Wednesday, May 15, 2013

privacy in public toilets

found on thechive

the next time you find yourself wondering if privacy matters, imagine being one of the people these folks are waiting for.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

these are the people we trust to protect us?

from here (source image)

i don't know who these cops are trying to catch, but i'm pretty sure they're barking up the wrong tree.

Monday, May 13, 2013

just try not to think about where that tongue has been

from here

yes, some people actually choose a browser other than internet explorer for security reasons.

your password is incorrect

found on loljam

i wonder how long before "incorrect" becomes the first password people guess.

Friday, May 10, 2013

it's only a flash wound

from here (source image)

oh well, when all else fails to express how much some parts of "cyber" security seem like a witch hunt, there's always monty python.

door lock or password?

found on the meta picture

this won't work on all locks, of course. some (most?) lock by turning in one direction and unlock by turning in the other direction, so if you turn them all in the same direction you're either locking them all or unlocking them all. still, if/when it does work, it turns door lock security into password security.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

how to get an ipad

from here

ah net noobs, keeping spammers in business since the advent of spam. if you wants an ipad, you gots to pay. there ain't no such thing as a free lunch, especially on the internet.

click that and it's your innocence that will go away

found on know your meme

first day on the internet, kid? because there aren't too many other excuses for being this naive.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

go ahead and click it

from here


just in case you don't know, following malicious advice mallard's advice is probably not a good idea

this is always a trick question

original tweet
the more things you have installed, the more targets for exploitation there are - that's true even for security software so the real question is whether it does more good than harm. that is not easy to know when it comes to something whose true successes are silent.