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This include facebook, twitter, etc: http://www.eweek.com/security/slideshows/securing-sensitive-personal-data-in-cloud-services-10-best-practices.html

My feet are cold.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/01/02/federal-judge-upholds-government-right-to-search-electronics-at-border/ Published January 02, 2014 - Associated Press U.S. border agents should have the authority to search laptop computers carried by news photographers and other travelers at international border crossings without reasonable suspicion, a federal judge in Brooklyn ruled Friday. In a written decision, U.S. District Judge Edward Korman granted a government motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by civil rights attorneys that claimed the practice was unconstitutional and sought to have it halted. Korman found that the plaintiffs hadn't shown they suffered injury that gave them standing to bring the suit. He also cited previous rulings finding that the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches doesn't apply to the government's efforts to secure international borders from outside threats. The American Civil Liberties Union, the New York Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers had filed the suit on behalf of the National Press Photographers Association, criminal defense lawyers and a college student: Pascal Abidor, a French-American citizen whose laptop computer was confiscated at the Canadian border. In a statement, an ACLU attorney said the organization was considering an appeal. "Unfortunately, these searches are part of a broader pattern of aggressive government surveillance that collects information on too many innocent people, under lax standards, and without adequate oversight," said the lawyer, Catherine Crump. The decision on Tuesday took sharp aim at claims by the photographers and the others that the searches by the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection could unmask confidential news sources or reveal sensitive professional or personal information. Abidor alleged that an inspection of a computer containing research he'd done abroad on the modern history of Shiites "had an extreme chilling effect on my work, studies and private life." The plaintiffs "must be drinking the Kool-Aid if they think that a reasonable suspicion threshold of this kind will enable them to 'guarantee' confidentiality to their sources, or protect privileged information," Korman wrote. "Nor is this the only consideration that prevents them from guaranteeing confidentiality. The United States border is not the only border that must be crossed by those engaging in international travel." Abidor "cannot be so naive to expect that when he crosses into Syrian or Lebanese border that the contents of his computer will be immune from searches and seizures at the whim of those who work for Bashar al-Assad or Hassan Nasrallah," the judge added, referring to the president of Syria and leader of Hezbollah.

...and then people download all the buggy add-ons like adobe's products (flash, reader, etc.), toolbars and other bloatware, spyware and trackers, and then wonder what happened to their snappy new browser and the more intelligent folks question why they switched.

Rare weather event fills Grand Canyon with fog: Usually the Grand Canyon offers stunning views stretching for miles, deep into valleys etched by the Colorado River. But that vista has changed over the past few days, as a rare weather event has filled the canyon with fog, offering an even more stunning view than is typical. The weather event is known as a temperature inversion, and it only happens every few years, according to the National Park Service, who wrote about the event and posted photos of it on its Facebook page. Temperature inversions typically happen in the winter when there are long nights, and as the name implies, an inversion takes place when a layer of cool air gets trapped underneath warmer air, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). This is the reverse of the usual pattern, with temperature generally decreasing with increasing altitude. [See Amazing Photos of the Grand Canyon] "Once the sun goes down, the ground loses heat very quickly, and this cools the air that is in contact with the ground," the NWS explained. "However, since air is a very poor conductor of heat, the air just above the surface remains warm. Conditions that favor the development of a strong surface inversion are calm winds, clear skies, and long nights," which is exactly what's taking place in the Grand Canyon now, according to weather reports. "Calm winds prevent warmer air above the surface from mixing down to the ground, and clear skies increase the rate of cooling at the Earth's surface," the NWS continued. "Long nights allow for the cooling of the ground to continue over a longer period of time, resulting in a greater temperature decrease at the surface." If moisture is trapped in this layer, it can form fog, as happened in this case. So far the inversion has taken place on two of the past few days in the Grand Canyon, which rarely happens, especially on days with blue, clear skies, the NPS wrote. The Grand Canyon, which wends 277 miles along a sinuous path, became a national park in 1919; at that time some 44,173 visitors enjoyed the billions of years of history tucked into its colorful rocks. That's compared with the nearly 5 million visitors to the park today, according to NPS.

I only have 3 Q-tips left.

You make a million and you'll still get $10,000... but we heavily tax your million leaving you with only $30,000 -- the money has to come from someplace.

Lacey Banghard - yes, that's her real name!

Mine was a fire truck like this one I received when I was 5:

Great thoughts so far everyone! I have a few problems with the non-price receipts: -When the gift is exchanged, the recipient doesn't know how much credit they have and may substantially under or over-spend. - Some stores unfortunately will do an even-trade on an exchange for a replacement item of lesser value -- a loss for you and the recipient, a gain for the store. -Some stores are sneaky and will only credit the current after-Christmas sale price when a gift receipt is used. But, gift receipts are better than having something tossed in a dark closet never to see the light of day again.

I've learned the hard way over the years what are bad Christmas gift ideas for girlfriend (or SO): $100 as a gift card is ok, $100 in cash is bad any appliance or kitchen implement - even if she specifically asked for it any cleaning item - even if she specifically asked for it clothes - you will never get the size right, even if you buy something identical to what she already has in another colour and bring that item to the store to have a female sales associate confirm the size correct -- the one she has is too big or too small. Diet or fitness products - 'nuff said Tickets to sporting events Perfume - see "clothes" above Anything that resembles something her mother has Cosmetics (especially wrinkle cream) A gift you've already given - we men have horrible memories, I keep a "gift book" and write down what I've given for birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, etc. A bowling ball with "Homer" on it: Any thoughts on good gift ideas or other things to be avoided?

With CREB just a click away, I'm never really alone - all you folks are here to keep me company.

Mr. Dressup. a.k.a. Ernie Coombs:

Great conversation, cuddles, kissing and hugs are the best part -- without them I may as well stay home and toss in a video.

I used to have a Samsung Nexus (android) and now have a Nokia Windows 8.1 phone and love the upgrade.

crackling of an album. Left boob or right boob?

Do you think we'll be deleted from Santa's good-boy list too?

Way to go Splitz!

Simple tester checks Christmas-tree lights by William Dias, Brown&Sharpe, North Kingstown, RI Why is it that you always test 48 bulbs before you find the bad one in a 50-light string? The simple circuit in Figure 1 allows you to divide and conquer, greatly reducing the time it takes to find the bad bulb. The circuit uses a pair of NE2 neon bulbs with current-limiting resistors. You can use a pair of Radio Shack 272-1100 bulb-resistor sets. It's convenient to house the tester in a clear piece of plastic tubing, with the probe tip emerging from one end and a light-duty power cord emerging from the other end. You place the bulbs in the tube such that one is close to the probe tip and the other is near the power cord, so it's easy to remember which bulb lit last. The probe tip connects to common point between the neon bulbs. It consists of thin spring wire with all but the last ¼ in. insulated. You use the bare tip to make contact with the crimp connectors in the base of the bulbs. Series-string Christmas-tree lights come in two types. The first type is the continuous-series string (Figure 2a). In this configuration, one wire from the plug goes from bulb to bulb until it reaches the last bulb. A return wire bypasses all the bulbs and returns to the plug. The second type is the alternating- series string (Figure 2b). In this connection, one wire from the plug goes to the first bulb, and the other wire from the plug goes to the second bulb. The connections then alternate through the string. To troubleshoot a defective continuous series string: Plug in both the tester and the bulb set. Insert the tip of the tester's probe into the wire hole in the base of the first bulb. One of the neon bulbs should light; remember which one. Move halfway down the set and insert the probe again. If the same neon bulb lights, then the problem is in the second half of the set. If the other neon bulb lights, then the problem is in the first half of the set. Either way, you are testing 25 of the 50 bulbs without breaking into a sweat. If the original neon bulb lights, move halfway down the remaining part of the set and try again. If the other neon bulb lights, you must move back halfway to the last bulb you tested and try again. This process should allow you to find a bad bulb in a set of 50 in only seven steps. You know you have the bad bulb when inserting the probe tip into one side of the bulb lights one neon bulb and placing the tip in the other side lights the other neon bulb To troubleshoot a defective set with many bad bulbs, use the same process as above. At some point, you will reach the dead spot between two or more bad bulbs. When you reach this point, neither neon lamp will light. Back up, just as if the other neon bulb had lit. You know you have a bad bulb if the probe lights when you plug it into one side and nothing lights when you plug it into the other side. Replace this bulb and start over. To troubleshoot an alternating-series string, you must work in pairs. Test the first bulb, and one neon bulb lights. Test the second bulb, and the other neon bulb lights. Now move down the set an even number of lights and test the next pair of lights. When you pass the bad bulb, the same neon lamp lights for both series-string bulbs.

Jed Clampet on one episode of the Beverly Hillbillies arranged for snow -- you could go out and play in it all day long wearing shorts and a t-shirt (it was 80 degrees out) and vacuum it up when you're done. What we need is to switch to that kind of snow here in Canada.

You make an excellent point!

To borrow a bit from Ice: Of course she can contact me anytime.... phone....text....bbm....drop by the house....after all communication is important. I'm single, so I especially like the "drop by the house" option - and if you do, bring a girlfriend or two with you -- we can all play twister!

And a good story is that the passwords aren't to keep your SO out, they're there in case you lose your phone/computer. Easy cover stories: a) it's a "wrong number" text b) it a drinking buddy screwing with you seeing if he can get you in trouble