I have over 150 unique accounts on different web sites now, from this site to all kinds of services and companies. Not long ago, hackers gained access to my ebay account even though I hadn’t used it in years, nor had I succumbed to any phishing attacks.
My theory for how they gained access is this: I used to use just a few easy-to-remember passwords for all these sites. Then said hacker got a hold of one of those site’s servers and thereby gained one of my common passwords. They then tried signing in as me on ebay — which had that same password — and then tried to sell fake goods as me.
I caught it in time. But it highlighted for me how using just a few passwords across so many poorly secured web sites was leaving me vulnerable.
So I’d like to suggest that you consider a password tool of some kind, and randomly generated passwords for each site, to avoid that particular form of identity theft.
the moth is a live story telling project. and they podcast the recordings. i love hearing people’s stories; wish i was better at recording and telling my own narratives.
of course, actual death and violence is as awful in war. but there’s something about the wonton torture of non-combatants that takes it to the next level of awful.
what is more haunting though is the final quote, from the member of that unit who was interviewed for the story, “There’s a possibility this could happen again. Because in a war, you have to win.”
i really appreciate jsmooth’s videos and commentary. it does seem like we hyperfixate on the sound bites more so than the underlying context, especially as media becomes faster.
i’m not sure why we celebrate the new year close to the winter solstice. sure days are starting to get longer now, but it’s still the dead of winter. i can appreciate why some cultures celebrate the new year closer to the spring equinox. that is more a time of renewal to me.
in 2010 the tibetan new year coincides with valentine’s day, which will make being buddhist and in a relationship trickier. if you had to choose which activities to attend, would you do something with your sweetie or with your sangha? if i have a sweetie when that lunar event arrives, i think she would have all my attention honestly.
2009 was a year with many big transitions for me, but it still felt like it flew by; very rich year nonetheless. welcome 2010, you’re looking full of possibility.
Posted in general by David
October 24, 2009 Tags: poem
the oregon commission for the blind has a short poem in braille on the hand rail outside their building cast in bronze by keith jellum in 2008. it reads:
The brash, strutting crows
Impress themselves
Their private joke
Aloft in the wind.
i noted this some time ago, but it’s a riddle for me. why this poem in particular?
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