It was a quiet evening. For a summer night it was relatively cool, with a fresh breeze blowing in across the desk, tickling my fingers as I type and otherwise go about my business. I was watchingEdward Scissorhands and wondered why it's always the sensitive guy with a good heart that has to suffer the…
How I went from superheroes to Columbo to beauty to Scarface
I was watching the Spider-Man trilogy in glorious HD the other day and I started thinking about the science behind superheroes. I remembered that there was some book written on just that topic. Feelingsomewhat lazy, I just asked ChaCha to find me the most popular book on superheroes and science. They gave me James Kakalios's…
Quick fix for not receiving MMS messages on your BlackBerry Curve (T-Mobile 8320)
A friend of mine sent me a picture message and it turns out that I received a text message instead. It said: Free T-Mobie Msg: You have received a picture message. You can view this message by logging on to my.t-mobile.com and navigating to MobileLife/Album. Knowing that the BlackBerry Curve has MMS capabilities (take that…
Only one mistake and it's all for naught Mr. Security Guard
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L76gTaReeg&eurl=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-9995253-83.html&part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5] This article is particularly interesting from a security perspective. The video highlights only one mistake that the security guard made: he didn't maintain control of the security verification process.Otherwise, he did well. He challenged the unknown persons, he demanded identification. Since they were unable to verify their identity, and therefore unable to verify…
Proof that I'm not paranoid
The Internet -- a private eye's best friend Thisis proof that I'm not paranoid. For years and years I have been saying that photos put you in a place and time and cannot be refuted. Privacy concerns are a real issue and I have no intention to start becoming lax on my policies. People may…
