Password123... Er, I Mean 4

from here

What? Who, Me? Nah, I would never use a password like that, but I can see how adding 1 each time your password 'expires' might start to seem like a good option to people fed up by changing their password every 90 days. It's 1 step up from cycling through the minimum number of passwords necessary in order to get back to using your original one.

Bottoms Up And See You On The Other Side Of The Curtain

found on the art of trolling

It's probably harmless, but I was never interested enough in free drinks that I'd risk it to find out. Some people are, though, and some people probably didn't even read the line that said:

organ harvesting scam

Are You Sure You Wanna Be Like Them?

from here

Thanks to InfoSec Taylor Swift for drawing my attention to an example of "Military Grade" being used by marketing in the wild (and for being coy about it who it was).

Frankly, if the military were all they're cracked up to be I'd kind of expect them to be using AES, but that bit strength (448 bit encryption) sounds more Blowfish, which wasn't even one of the AES contenders (Twofish was, though).

These Bars Can't Hold Me

The basic idea behind any barrier is to control access. You're not supposed to be able to come and go as you please, but I don't think they thought that through in this case. Of course it may not be very long before before the baby rhino is too big to do that.

16 Characters Ought To Be Enough For Anybody

from here

Microsoft really needs to stop imposing ridiculous limits on things.

Not The Way Privacy Works

found on cheezburger

On the one hand, I do believe one has to put in effort to protect oneself. On the other hand, it’s unreasonable to expect people to protect themselves against certain things, like having your personal, private property stolen and shared with the world, or having your junk kicked unexpectedly.

Impersonate All The Banks!

from here

Thanks to the scammers who send me ridiculous emails.

Being A Whistleblower Blows

found on the meta picture

What is it with the United States and whistle blowers? The incentives are so perverse you'd almost think the authorities didn't want to hear about corruption and abuse among their ranks.

Who Needs Antivirus?

from here

Inspired by a Slashdot user (who reminds me of why I give Slashdot a wide berth).

Sk8ters Want Security Too

found on the meta picture

I've seen bike parking before but this is the first I've every heard of skateboard parking. I can't help but think you could simply remove one of the trucks and slide this thing out. Don’t most people just put these things in their locker (or carry them from class to class)? That's what I did when I was that age.