Caught up with the most recent Freakonomics podcast episode yesterday and found the whole thing fascinating. The episode starts out with a pretty basic question that many of us who have a deep interest in internet technology and culture have been talking about for awhile now. It’s a remarkable ecosystem that allows each of us…
“So far, Ars isn’t aware of reports of such malicious tools circulating in the wild, but it wouldn’t be surprising if they exist and are already being used. Readers are once again advised to use a password manager to store a unique, randomly generated password that’s a minimum of 10 characters long and contains a…
“Data from the accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometers could be used to monitor the way your wrist moves, whether you’re tapping in your pin at a cash point, or entering your Facebook password on your phone. There are a wide range of scenarios where your wearable could be compromising your security.” Yeah, it’s unlikely, but if…
We’ve read about people selling their organs to get their hands on an iPhone, but I’ve never before heard of a couple willing to face-off with a live alligator for one. That’s the somewhat bizarre situation a Florida couple found themselves in recently, however, when 24-year-old Anthony Larrimore dropped his iPhone while snapping pictures of an alligator…
Yes we certainly have come a long way, and more importantly, if you can spend that little to get 8TB of storage, there’s simply no reason to not have a backup of all the data on your machine. On the flip side, if everyone can easily have 8TB+ of storage in their home, we need…
I was looking at the Statcounter website earlier and watch my browser page refresh to show me an advertisement. That’s annoying behavior, but one that, unfortunately, is becoming more and more common on the web when I’m not running an Ad-blocker. What was much more than just annoying, however was what the “advertisement” actually was….