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A visit to the new planetarium, and so much more.
Earlier I posted some memories of the old Hayden Planetarium in New York City. As a child it was one of my favorite places to go. Finding myself in New York City once again, I decided to take the...
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If the shoe fits…
When I was a kid, I remember encountering one of these at the home of an older relative. Being naturally curious, I unscrewed the thing and smelled it. Eeyagh! Hideous! I didn’t even bother asking...
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No Wi-Fi for me at Motel 6 tonight
Edit: as of this morning, February 9th, whatever glitch they were experiencing has been repaired. So props to the local establishment, but still scratching my head that the national helpline considers...
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Refugees and the bar fight: a brilliant analysis
Shamefully purloining this essay from Emlyn Pearce, because it deserves to be more widely understood. So a lot of British people seem to be wondering why refugees don’t stay in their own countries and...
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More Domain Registration Jiggery-Pokery
I’ve mentioned domain registration scams before. Here’s another one to watch out for. The scumminess just drips off of this one. Domain Notice <info@quickdomainsubmit.net> Feb 9 at 1:28 AM To:...
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Beware the IRS Impersonation Scam
Rule No. 1: The IRS will never call you to demand immediate payment of taxes. Ever. If anyone on the phone claims to be from the IRS, threatening to have you arrested if you don’t immediately wire...
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What the hqiz is a skeuomorph?
Is it this? Nah, that’s the xenomorph from the almost-forgotten TV drama, “Something is Out There.” For what it’s worth, it was quite terrifying at times, but noteworthy as it used this term long...
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The Robocalls are Getting Worse
I’ve had five today alone, and now my auto-reject list is full. Most recently I’ve seen: “Business Opportunity” scam (multi-level marketing, one-up gifting scams, etc.) “Congratulations! Your phone...
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Some things come and go, some things stick around
When I started shaving as a lad, I was able to use a blade for a while but there was a lot of blood involved until my skin got used to it. I began to understand the impact of “bleeding from every...
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Bad People / Good People
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bedford, NH – March 20, 2016 – A robbery occurred last night at the Animal Rescue League of NH; a nonprofit that helps thousands of pets each year. The outside door to The...
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Sir Vival: The future that never was
Reblogged from a post at lafinlarry.net by Pepelaputr. I had never heard of this wonderful bit of bizzarrity, and thought it should get wider exposure. Walter C. Jerome of Worcester, Massachusetts was...
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Domain Registraton Scam – Bad Actors from China
Be careful out there. I just got this email the other day, and while it looked dodgy from the outset, I thought I’d follow it down the rabbit hole to see where it went. Dear sir or madam, We are a...
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Malware Payloads
I’ve noticed a lot of malicious emails coming through to one of my addresses lately – interestingly enough not at Gmail, which may even filter these things out before they are even sent to Spam – but...
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Klaatu Barada Nikto
When I purchased the relatively recent remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still”, it included a nice remastered copy of the 1950 original so my money wasn’t a total waste. If you’ve never seen it (Ai!...
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Did you know the Post Office sells your information?
I wish I had known this long ago. I would never have put in forwarding requests. It’s mean, it’s ignorant, and from a moral standpoint it’s downright reprehensible – but it’s legal, and they do it...
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Ten Crypto-Emails in a Single Day
Please, please, be careful out there. The Crypto-scammers are ramping up their game. Below are eight of the ten spam emails I received only today. Each one was equipped with its own attachment, which...
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Improving the web, one word at a time.
XKCD is a wonderful strip. Sometimes Munroe’s posts are based in deep and often incomprehensible (to me) math, sometimes intriguing science, and sometimes the most violently twisted whimsy one could...
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Nine more Crypto Emails
Today in the mail, another gush of spam emails, each one with a .zip attachment labelled “invoice” or “statement” or “employees” or some other innocuous title. Each one containing a .js (javascript)...
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go0dvinez: Malware Central
With uBlock Origin attached to Chrome and a host of other malware protections on my computer, I almost never see ads, spam, malware, popups, popunders, or any such things. My phone is not so fortunate....
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Celebrity Names (The original kind)
Cross posted From Livejournal What’s in a name? Apparently, a lot when it comes to fame and fortune. Stage names are a longstanding tradition, and there are a number of reasons for adopting one. Fear...
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