How to make your vulnerable bits more vulnerable

from here and here

Look, I'm not saying you shouldn't stick your penis in an Internet appliance, I'm just saying that choosing a "smart" version of anything will always include risks that the dumb version doesn't have. If you want to take those risks with your genitals then so be it, just as long as you understand what those risks are.

Because unsuspecting victims aren't looking for "Free Hugs" during a pandemic

found on Memedroid

The bad guys are always adapting so we have to keep on our toes too.

I love being thanked for placing zero orders

from here

I'm sure the invoice is a real page-turner too.

I can only assume the 1337-speak slipped into it because some kid is behind this obvious spam/scam; in which case congrats on being slightly smarter than a spam filter, kiddo.

It's Not Malware, It's Alternative Software phone case

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This is an interesting design that you can find on shirts and mugs and laptop sleeves and all sorts of other things. The thing is, something about it looked familiar to me, and not just because it was an obvious riff on the "alternative facts" nonsense the Trump administration was known for in it's early days. While it's possible it could be a coincidence, I prefer to think the artist is a fan.

Now Silicon Valley is disrupting palm readers

from here and here (image and article source)

I'm not sure we're ready for biometric payment systems yet. I hope the are appropriate protections for consumers, but I'm not sure what kind of protection would be possible against the obvious nightmare scenario.

What a thoughtful deterrent

found on Izismile

I guess "trespassers will be prosecuted" didn't really convey an accurate threat model to the thieves.

This isn't even it's final form

from here

It's bad enough when individual neighbors have surveillance gear pointed every which way, it's so much worse when they're all linked together without anyone's consent.

You're gonna need a bigger fence

found in Imgur

When people don't care about security, they're bound to do a half-assed job of preventing unwanted outcomes.

Security has evolved since then

from here and here

It's not really extinct, of course,  and neither are the dinosaurs (they're birds now).

Never underestimate your adversary

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We usually don't consider cows to be clever, thinking creatures. It probably makes it easier for us to eat them if we don't. But it turns out they are smarter than you might expect, so if you have cows you better be prepared for that.