Category Archives: NEWSBYTES

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

Ohio man sentenced to wear ‘BULLY’ sign is jeered, taunted   Edmond Aviv, 62, sits with a sign he made at a street corner in the Cleveland suburb of South Euclid, Ohio April 13, 2014. (Reuters) – An Ohio man sentenced by a judge to spend Sunday wearing a sign reading “I AM A BULLY” at a busy… Read More »

NSA Used the Heartbleed Bug to steal passwords

Report: NSA Exploited Heartbleed to Siphon Passwords for Two Years The NSA knew about and exploited the Heartbleed vulnerability for two years before it was publicly exposed this week, and used it to steal account passwords and other data, according to a news report. Speculation had been rampant this week that the spy agency might have known about the… Read More »

DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME

EB and I want to help you keep safe — on and off the Web. We hope the following will prevent you or someone you love from ingesting too much toothpaste, too many carrots, too much Windex, or too much of a lot of other things, including water. Did you know you could die from drinking too much… Read More »

Smell Phones Are Coming

Holiday albums could be less forgettable when pictures of a Mediterranean meal carry the scent of olives; a selfie on the beach contains a trace of salt spray or a rainy London scene conveys the distinctive aroma of freshly wet concrete. If the digital age has increased the volume of communication, it may not have improved the quality.… Read More »