preschooler Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Thu, 22 Nov 2018 22:30:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 Don’t run unknown executables for a dollar. And PLEASE don’t for a penny! https://dfarq.homeip.net/dont-run-unknown-executables-for-a-dollar-and-please-dont-for-a-penny/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dont-run-unknown-executables-for-a-dollar-and-please-dont-for-a-penny Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:00:32 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7236 I can’t bribe my preschooler with a penny anymore, but, sadly, a consortium of Carnegie Mellon University, NIST and Penn State University found that 22% of respondents through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk were willing to run a dodgy unknown executable in

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]]> 7236 Some tips for trolling fake technical support calls https://dfarq.homeip.net/some-tips-for-trolling-fake-technical-support-calls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-tips-for-trolling-fake-technical-support-calls Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:54:49 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=7221 I did a little more digging after getting yet another fake technical support phone call last week, and I’ve done some thinking on my own. If you want to troll these criminals when they call you, here are some ideas.

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]]> 7221 Hints for surviving if the shutdown put you out of work https://dfarq.homeip.net/hints-for-surviving-if-the-shutdown-put-you-out-of-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hints-for-surviving-if-the-shutdown-put-you-out-of-work https://dfarq.homeip.net/hints-for-surviving-if-the-shutdown-put-you-out-of-work/#comments Fri, 04 Oct 2013 03:58:18 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6857 I’ve seen plenty of news stories of how the government shutdown is affecting 800,000 or so government employees. What the news stories fail to mention is a large number of contractors are out of work too, until this passes. I

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/hints-for-surviving-if-the-shutdown-put-you-out-of-work/feed/ 3 6857 My nocturnal-minded son https://dfarq.homeip.net/my-nocturnal-minded-son/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-nocturnal-minded-son https://dfarq.homeip.net/my-nocturnal-minded-son/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:00:06 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6388 My preschool-aged son and I were running errands one evening when his mind tracked towards our dog and the last time we put her in the kennel. This was a subject of great concern to him, which reminded me of

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/my-nocturnal-minded-son/feed/ 1 6388 Buy toys now, but keep procrastinating on the electronics https://dfarq.homeip.net/buy-toys-now-but-keep-procrastinating-on-the-electronics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buy-toys-now-but-keep-procrastinating-on-the-electronics Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:33:53 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=4605 According to The Consumerist, if you’re shopping for Christmas (or Hanukah or Kwanzaa or any other giving occasion) gifts right now, this is a good time to buy toys but not necessarily electronics. The logic makes sense. With toys, there’s

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