Wed Jul 4 03:48:12 EDT 2018 ( Read more... )

Firefox v57 hit a couple of weeks back. Most of the previous add-ons/extensions are not useable. There are new versions for some, there may be new versions coming for a few more, and a great many will not be updated. (They did announce the change some time ago, and there's been a transition period allowing old- and new-style extensions.) This has ( Read more... )

Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 01:22:26 +0000

This kind of crap is why I keep my browser locked down (NoScript, RequestPolicy, Privoxy, Ghostery):New Twist to the Telephone Tech Support Scam
13 November 2014

Alert Number I-111314-PSA

http://www.ic3.gov/media/2013/130718-2.aspxRANSOMWARE PURPORTING TO BE FROM THE FBI IS TARGETING OS X MAC USERS ( Read more... )

Thu Aug 28 19:23:55 EDT 2014

The next step in the battle between tracking us and anonymity:Canvas fingerprinting is one of a number of browser fingerprinting techniques of tracking online users that allow websites to uniquely identify and track visitors without the use of browser cookies or other similar means. The technique received wide media ( Read more... )

Sat Nov 24 23:49:01 EST 2012

My prime objective for the day was to go out to bikes@vienna to get a Primo Comet 20"x1.35" front tire for my bike. It was staggeringly expensive at $65 (my 26" rear tires are generally $15-20), but the previous tire has lasted many years (outlasting 3 or 4 rear tires), and I have some interest in keeping this local ( Read more... )

Thu Nov 24 18:55:20 EST 2011

Zhong Wen 0.2.3 by Terry Yuen
Mouse over a Chinese character to find out its meaning.
A popup will appear showing the 'Pinyin' pronunciation, the simplified character form, and the English translation.

(Reviews are mixed.)

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Sun Oct 16 16:13:23 EDT 2011

I seem to have lost a posting I was making to the Spamsnark community. I was using Firefox AddOn DeepestSender, and I hit POST before I meant to. The entry was mostly done, so this wasn't a disaster - except that the entry doesn't show up anywhere - not in Spamsnark, nor in my journal, nor in any of my other communities. I'm ( Read more... )

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