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Most people do not understand, or care to understand, what "security" means. You highlight training as a control. Training is expensive - to reduce cost and enhanced effectiveness,…

It has been proposed in the past - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara_Sea .

Seems like Wall-E may have been close to non-fiction than fiction.

> "Except there isn't really an alternative to Twitter" I'm curious, what's the problem with that?

Almost everyone in my office has issues with Bluetooth headphones mysteriously disconnecting - the sound output drops even though Bluetooth is still connected. Very annoying and ca…

Considering the proximity to European markets (and maybe East Coast US as well) and the abundance of potential for geothermal energy in Iceland, I would have thought this would hav…

I'm not sure about including e-Ink, I feel like if people are outside they should be doing something other than staring at their phone...

My understanding is that China is offshoring a lot of stuff to Africa. Wages are still lower there.

Has anyone made this stuff work in a country outside the US? I've done a bit of research into this in NZ, where it seems to be a lot harder to grind points (e.g. FlyBuys / Airpoint…

Having just read through >300 resumes to fill several security consulting roles, my anecdata is that a well laid resume makes with good design does make a good first impression and…

I have to add the obligatory reference to Freakonomics and the impact your name has on "how a child performs in school and even her career opportunities". Great write up in either …

To a certain extent, yes. But having experience in dealing with schools for IT (in NZ), you'll be hard pressed to get them to spend money on upgrades when the current solution "wor…

A not insubstantial amount, I'd predict. (Anecdata) I had to prove that the work I did on a car (replacing the bumper) didn't cause a fire which burned down the garage and house it…

The fakes can do this too, though... And how do you validate what is displayed on TV? Who will validate most videos they see?

My (non-US) understanding of the outrage is that they feel that the person saying it is not actually going to actually keep the victims in their thoughts and prayers...

I think this is a better aphorism than "trust, but verify". I work in the information security assurance field, I swear that 90% of the issues I see at companies with external serv…

I'm curious, when you say "Just find something else to drink, ideally which isn’t fizzy", do you include fizzy water? I only ask as I bought a sodastream machine after realising wh…

"Contracts prohibit merchants to charge more than cash" - Interestingly, this is changing in New Zealand. More stores are passing on the fees (2.5%?) if you pay using a credit card…

It may well do, but then so do the best jokes / satire.

I didn't realise the word "cyber" had been around that long... As much as I (have to) use the word, I didn't know it's background.

The costs to refit would be enormous. I think there are some issues on longer lines with things like inductance, cable size requirements, etc as well.

From what I read, not so much "without properly setting up", more sabotage: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/07/05/soldier-...

Try it again and rediscover them! Now having kids myself, I've gotten back into the habit just so I can introduce them to these fascinating little creatures.

I don't think it is a slight against Ghana. They may well be ahead of the curve on something we may all have to move back to, i.e. "Recycling animal and human dung is the key to su…