The WiKID Blog

The WiKID Blog, musings on two-factor authentication, information security and some other stuff.

trackbacks-are-working-moderated

Posted by: admin 16 years, 3 months ago

Just an FYI. I have turned trackbacks back on, with moderation. I didn't realize they were off ;).

they-can-wash-my-cold-dead-hands

Posted by: admin 16 years, 3 months ago

Once again, the people in charge of selling soap have come out with a study "proving" that men need to wash their hands more frequently. In Atlanta, they chose the men's room at Turner Field to gather their "data". This location is an excellent choice to validate the predetermined outcome of their "study". The men's room sink counters at Turner Field are cesspools of what is hopefully water that's been sitting there since the Braves' last pennant win. In these washrooms, I go by the Straight Dope's summation of the study by Charles Gerba:

As Professor Gerba's research would later determine, however, the bathroom was hardly the most dangerous part of the house, microbe-wise. The real pesthole: the kitchen sponge or dishcloth, where fecal coliform bacteria from raw meat and such could fester in a damp, nurturing (for a germ) environment. Next came the kitchen sink, the bathroom sink, and the kitchen faucet handle. The toilet seat was the least contaminated of 15 household locales studied. "If an alien came from space and studied the bacterial counts," the professor says, "he probably would conclude he should wash his hands in your toilet and crap in your sink."

I have taught my son not to wash his hands there, not that we go anymore -and that's not because it's too expensive or that they are losing, rather it is the constant barrage of incredibly loud commercials, the horrible music and the fear that some creep is watching me in the bathroom, with a clipboard.

the-tenth-reason-to-embrace-two-factor

Posted by: admin 16 years, 3 months ago

To add to the Top 9 Reasons to Embrace Two-Factor Authentication We now have Number 10:

the-problems-at-palm-and-some-suggestions

Posted by: admin 16 years, 3 months ago

BusinessWeek points out the struggles at Palm, how their operating system is 5 years old, the last Treo was released in 2003 and they've canceled the Foleo. They announced a new Treo for Europe, which looks interesting.

in-omoha-call-911-on-smokers

Posted by: admin 16 years, 3 months ago

Via Overlawyered.com:

In Omaha, which recently enacted a restaurant smoking ban, authorities are urging vigilant citizens who notice illicit smoking to call 911 to summon a police response. The local emergency coordinator has objected, saying 911 calls over smoking could overwhelm the system and distract dispatchers from more dire emergencies, but the police department says it is sticking by its advisory.

or perhaps, you could just ask the person not to smoke. Then, if you get your ass kicked, call the police.

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