It’s just not worth the risk. When people reuse passwords, this happens. Remember – the web is a community, and *your* security hole is not *your* security hole – it’s everyone’s! 1.3M people use the same password across sites… and … Continue reading
Here is a beautiful story – an old Father, mentoring his young daughter. If there is anything that he has learned, he wants to pass it on, because he wants the best for her. He’s seen a little bit of … Continue reading
The big story in the news right now is the leaking of sensitive US Military documents. The US Ministry of Defense says the leak puts US soldiers at risk. So says Hillary Clinton. At risk of what? Public scorn? Budget … Continue reading
The $1,000,000 Dinosaur Apparently, people pay a lot of money for dinosaur bones. At least, they do at dinosaur bone auctions. I wonder why. Granted, near-complete allosaurus skeletons don’t exactly grow on trees – how big a tree would that … Continue reading
I’m kicking around the idea of staying off the internet for a month. I’d probably still keep e-mail but I’d cut out all blogs and surfing. My job requires me to use Google quite a bit so it wouldn’t be … Continue reading
heart of mighty oak will not bend or break or tear you can’t keep me down Why are oak trees mighty? Is it because we can place them under load and test their ability to withstand tensile and compressive pressures? … Continue reading
Interesting. If, by interesting, you mean abhorrent.
So often, we find ourselves talking about the Church… But not talking about Jesus. Witness(and read, it’s excellent) this article in the New Yorker (examining the Papal visit to Britain). Conventional wisdom holds that such respect is increasingly misplaced, and that … Continue reading
Talent, well applied, can make big things happen on the internet. Even if they’re just memes The internet is a giant magnifying glass; it doesn’t change things, but it makes things ever so much more so. Great stuff on the … Continue reading
From CBC : Federal Transport Minister John Baird is probing whether airlines are following the rules requiring staff to see the faces of all passengers, including those wearing veils. By now, news stories of police seeing this or that on … Continue reading