Ildren-Chay

In a bit of a pickle as to how to surreptitiously communicate with other grown-ups in the presence of children, now that my daughter is old enough to figure out things that I spell aloud instead of say. Pig Latin seems useless.

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I’m Never Clicking on Anything Again

Yesterday I fell prey to my first phishing attack in years. I caught it a minute after I clicked the link and provided my Twitter account info, but the damage was already done. It took nearly an hour to change all the relevant passwords. Had it been a more “secure” password that got compromised it…

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The Power of the Movies

JOE BERLINGER AND BRUCE SINOFSKY IN COURT TODAY TO WITNESS THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR HBO DOCUMENTARY PARADISE LOST ——– Filmmakers To Change Ending As Decision Is Handed Down ——– Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols And Jessie Misskelly Set Free ——– Paradise Lost 3:  Purgatory Set To Air On HBO Jan. 2012 ——– JONSEBORO, ARK., Aug. 19,…

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The Long and Winding Road

How my new ThinkPad made it to my doorstep in 5 days… 07/21/2011 2:36 P.M. Delivered To Customer San Francisco, CA, United States 07/21/2011 3:56 A.M. Out For Delivery 07/21/2011 1:15 A.M. Arrival Scan Oakland, CA, United States 07/21/2011 12:57 A.M. Departure Scan Oakland, CA, United States 07/20/2011 9:14 P.M. Arrival Scan 07/20/2011 8:54 P.M.…

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Vacation Ending

After a week in the South, it’s going to be tough to go back to all those surly, big-city folk. I see why people like it here… but they need to do something about the heat, stat.

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