NEWJERSEY: Missing children
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
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SECURITY: Tricks for passwords
Wednesday, December 31, 20146 simple tricks for protecting your passwords
By Maria Korolov Follow
Network World | Dec 22, 2014 3:00 AM PT
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We all know that the current username-and-password system is broken. With Russian hackers reportedly sitting on over a billion passwords, and new breaches hitting the news on a regular basis, it’s fair to assume that if hackers don’t have your password already, they’re about to.
“Most websites and companies require passwords that are at least eight characters long, contain lower and upper case characters, a number, and one or more special characters,” says Vincent Berk, CEO of network security firm FlowTraq.
These kinds of password policies have actually reduced security overall, argues Jacob West, CTO at HP Enterprise Security Products. “We need to bring some sanity back to our password policies,” he says. “A human will never be able to meet these requirements.”
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1. Letter substitution cipher: a=b
2. Letter substitution cipher: a=s
3. Never write down encrypted passwords; banana, not nsmsms
4. Use earworms to your advantage: Wheels on the bus go round and round
5. The mnemonic code: a=alpha
6. Add site name to end of password: banana-twitter
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One popular alternative is to use a password management tool that keeps all your passwords in an encrypted file, usually in combination with apps on your desktop, laptop and mobile devices.
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I have used all of these at one time or another.
I think LASTPASS with a complex master password written no where is “good enough” for my non-financial passwords. The few financial ones I have memorized.
AND … …
For those sites who use “security questions”, Users should treat those just like passwords. Do NOT use real answers.
Happy New Year!
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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: “Main Street” was financially “raped”
Tuesday, December 30, 2014http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/business/fresh-doubt-over-the-bailout-of-aig.html?_r=0
Fresh Doubt Over the Bailout of A.I.G.DEC. 20, 2014
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON
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Last week, Edward Kane, a finance professor at Boston College and an expert on financial regulatory failures, said, “We’ve learned so much from this case that everyone wanted to cover up.” Mr. Kane said that while he is not on Starr’s side in the litigation, the facts that it has surfaced are important for citizens to understand.
“These are the equivalent of storm troopers marching in and throwing their weight around and telling lies about it afterward,” he said. “The lawsuit is an effort to make these people accountable that has not been available through the political system.”
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It’s clear to me that Goldman was pulling the strings from behind the scenes.
Bear Sterns, a Goldman competitor, was executed!
The FED and Treasury stampeded Congress into the rescue.
And as soon as the funds were voted, the “rules of engagement” were changed to benefit the Big Banks and Wall Street. AKA Goldman.
Argh!
And “We, The Sheeple” and the Taxpayers, as well as “Main Street” were financially “raped”!
And, Ms. Warren not withstanding, it continues to go on!
Argh!
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TECHNOLOGY: Equip ALL planes with a locator that can’t be turned off
Monday, December 29, 2014http://apnews.myway.com/article/20141229/as–indonesia-plane-f312b6eda8.html
In crowded skies, lost plane’s request for new path denied
Dec 29, 10:08 AM (ET)
By TRISNADI MARJAN and MARGIE MASON (AP)
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SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — The plane sought permission to climb above threatening clouds. Air traffic control couldn’t say yes immediately — there was no room. Six other commercial airliners were crowding the surrounding airspace, forcing AirAsia Flight 8501 to remain at a lower altitude.
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First, how crowded are the “friendly skies”?
Second, in today’s age, one always thinks of terrorism.
Third, guess “we” still have not fitted ALL planes with a locator that can’t be turned off.
Fourth, didn’t, after the MH370, we learn that the engines “call home”?
Argh!
Praying for these souls and their families. But it looks grim.
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TINFOILHAT: Did dot gov pay Sony to pull the movie?
Monday, December 29, 2014http://www.commanderzero.com/?p=2283
Just some ramblings
Posted on December 19, 2014
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Im fascinated at the notion of the North Koreans determining what movies we can and cannot watch. I have a conspiracy theory that the .gov paid Sony to pull the movie and compensate them for their loss in order to avoid the threatened ‘events’ that would take place at theaters in the US that showed the movie. But…thats all conspiracy theory. On the other hand, you can bet right now that industry underwriters are changing their policies to specifically exempt this sort of blackmail in future studio insurance policies.
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Certainly makes sense.
Given how chummy BHO44 is with the Hollywood elite.
Not that “We, The Sheeple” will ever find out!
Argh!
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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Eliminate the death tax
Sunday, December 28, 2014http://www.economics21.org/commentary/tax-change-business-alive-after-your-death-2014-12-19
This Tax Change Could Keep Your Business Alive After Your Death
Diana Furchtgott-Roth
12/19/2014
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As 2014 draws to a close, many people are thinking of tax planning strategies. Some might donate to charity, others might choose to pay state taxes early. One novel idea that has just been proposed on Capitol Hill would allow people to decide when to pay estate taxes.
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Here’s a better idea. Eliminate the death tax entirely.
Since only “poor” people pay it!
Argh!
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As 2014 draws to a close, many people are thinking of tax planning strategies. Some might donate to charity, others might choose to pay state taxes early. One novel idea that has just been proposed on Capitol Hill would allow people to decide when to pay estate taxes.
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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: Utah’s Republican Crony Capitalism
Saturday, December 27, 2014http://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2014/12/15/republican-crony-capitalism-run-amok-out-west/
STATE & URBAN 12/15/2014 @ 6:18AM
Republican Crony Capitalism On Display Out West
Patrick Gleason
Contributor
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Utah’s traditional insurance brokerage community is none too pleased about having to compete with Zenefits. On November 20, Utah Insurance Commissioner Todd Kiser sent a letter to Zenefits, informing the company that it is violating Utah inducement and rebating laws because it offers its software for free. Kiser said the company should be assessed $5,000 for each violation and twice the profit generated per violation. Because of this, Zenefits would currently be on the hook for at $97,000 penalty.
Kiser told Zenefits that it could come into compliance with state law by raising prices and ceasing to advertise. Zenefits does not charge businesses for their software, but they generate a profit from commission paid by the insurance providers with which they connect their clients. Zenefits understandably does not wish to go along with Kiser’s orders. It’s worth noting that Commissioner Kiser was an insurance broker for 25 years prior to being elected to the state legislature. Kiser’s dictate, at the expense of small businesses, will protect brick-and-mortar brokerages like the one he used to run. He even said, in his own words, “the ease of using Zenefits” is part of the reason why he went after them.
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“Crony capitalism is a term describing an economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism in the distribution of legal permits, government grants, special tax breaks, or other forms of state interventionism.”
Crony capitalism – Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crony_capitalism
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Anyone, who thinks that EITHER political party is not corrupt, is naïve at best.
This is an example of why the USA isn’t “land of the free”.
You can’t compete if you don’t kowtow to the politicians and bureaucrats!
At least, the Mafia protects you for your money!
Robbery is robbery reguardless of if you use the guns of Gooferment or your own.
Argh!
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POLITICAL: Time to end the “(pseudo) War on (some) Drugs”!
Friday, December 26, 2014New Jersey Physician Charged With Five Others For Running Prescription Drug Ring
A suspended Middletown physician was busted along with five others for selling forged Oxycodone prescriptions for $300 to $400, police say.
By Caitlin Brown (Patch Staff)
December 20, 2014 at 8:19am
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Detectives have dismantled a prescription drug ring run by a suspended physician Thursday night following a monthlong investigation, announced Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni.
Six people were arrested for their respective roles in a prescription drug ring, including Dr. Kenneth Lewandowski, 51, of Tatum Drive in Middletown, who is charged with six counts of third degree Conspiracy, six counts of third degree Forgery and the Unlawful Practice of Medicine – a third degree crime.
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“Drug addiction is a menace to our society. The Middletown Police Department remains firmly committed to working closely with our law enforcement partners to apprehend and prosecute anyone involved in illegal drug sales. This case is a great example of how law enforcement is working together to address this deadly issue,” said Middletown Police Chief R. Craig Weber.
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“We cannot fail to recognize that drug dealers don’t just hang out on street corners or in parking lots. Sometimes drug dealers wear familiar uniforms, have specialized degrees and they live and work within our communities,” Gramiccioni added. “Our preconceived stereotypes are challenged when a trained physician turns his back on his duty to save lives so he can rake in cash at the expense of others enslaved by these drugs.”
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Don’t buy into the “(pseudo) War on (some) Drugs”?
All the force that the Gooferment has applied to this “problem” and the Unintended Consequences are the real problem.
With all the “laws”, diktats, and regulations haven’t budge the rate of addiction.
And the prisons are filled with “offenders”.
Time to recognize that Prohibition didn’t work for booze and it’s not working against certain drugs.
Sad that in the Gooferment Skrules it’s easier to get Marijuana than booze.
All this does is make it “cool”.
And very dangerous.
Let’s turn from the meme of “force” and “prohibition” to the meme of it’s a “medical problem”.
In the meantime, let Walmart be our weapon against the illegal drug dealers who kill the unfortunate addicts. It’s rumored that if there was a free market in drugs, that the junk would be cheaper than aspirin. And a lot safer.
Envision that an addict could be a burger flipper and afford his addiction.
And, we could shift the budget from “enforcement” to “treatment”.
Laissez-faire is an economic system in which transactions between private parties are free from intrusive government restrictions, tariffs, and subsidies, with only enough regulations to protect property rights.
Want to kick the habit? Then there are resources available. Don’t want to? Make it cheap and safe for an addict to indulge.
It’s immoral to coerce people to behave the way the Gooferment thinks is “good for them”.
Argh!
Time to end the “(pseudo) War on (some) Drugs”!
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POLITICAL: “No room at the inn”
Thursday, December 25, 2014http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/18/ending-the-invisibility-of-homelessness/
Ending The Invisibility Of Homelessness
by Kevin F. Adler
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Last night in San Francisco, 6436 of our neighbors slept on the streets or in shelters.
The lack of affordable, safe, and supportive housing is a scourge on society. It costs $90K to maintain a human being on the streets for a year, compared to $18K to provide supportive housing to a previously homeless person. Over the last 10 years, an influx of 75,000 people have moved to San Francisco, while only 17,000 new housing units have been built.
We can end chronic homelessness by 2020 by providing affordable, safe, and supportive housing options to the homeless and by electing representatives who will fight for housing as a basic human need.
But providing support means understanding that the needs of the homeless extend beyond housing.
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I empathize with the plight, and I blame the Gooferment for it.
Between “rent control”, zoning, and welfare, the Gooferment has created the problem.
Add to that the deinstitutionalizing of vast numbers of the mentally ill and breaking the promise to provide “community support”, Gooferment made the problem worse.
Throw in the “(pseudo) War on (some) Drugs” and the mess is complete.
Gooferment drove out the “charity” in our hearts by taking over and providing the “safety net”, which is more like a trap.
Argh!
Separation of Charity and State is the answer. That and rolling back the diktats of the State that make house unaffordable.
In word, the Gooferment isn’t helping.
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INSPIRATIONAL: Weihnachtsfrieden versus Trêve de Noël
Wednesday, December 24, 2014https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce
Christmas truce
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Christmas truce (German: Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front around Christmas 1914. In the week leading up to the holiday, German and British soldiers crossed trenches to exchange seasonal greetings and talk. In areas, men from both sides ventured into no man’s land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to mingle and exchange food and souvenirs. There were joint burial ceremonies and prisoner swaps, while several meetings ended in carol-singing. Men played games of football with one another, giving one of the most enduring images of the truce. However, the peaceful behaviour was not ubiquitous; fighting continued in some sectors, while in others the sides settled on little more than arrangements to recover bodies. The following year, a few units arranged ceasefires, but the truces were not nearly as widespread as in 1914; this was, in part, due to strongly worded orders from the high commands of both sides prohibiting fraternisation. Soldiers were no longer amenable to truce by 1916. The war had become increasingly bitter after devastating human losses suffered during the battles of the Somme and Verdun, and the incorporation of poison gas.
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Can’t have peace break out when a very profitable war was being waged.
Time to bring all our girls and boys home NOW!
It the Gooferment’s politicians and bureaucrats want to fight a war, let them lead from the front.
Any volunteers.
Only military veterans should be able to vote!
Robert Heinlein’s idea from Starship Troopers that only those who have served have the right to vote, because only those who have served have put the greater good ahead of their own personal safety and thus only those who have served could be seen to be responsible enough to understand what voting means … …
The Vet knows what voting for a war means … grunts are going to die.
Dona Nobis Pacem
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This Tax Change Could Keep Your Business Alive After Your Death