Kahomono - Still Lucky After All These Years

It's an emergency! But... not really. Imagine a 911 caller who needs to report a home invasion. But they start their conversation with the operator talking about a business meeting they had that week (China). And a friend (U.K.) who's going through a tough divorce. And…

Gert sez, Happy #Caturday!

There are great political protest songs. Protesting and raising awareness of war, famine, fascism, injustices of every stripe. And then there's this. And still, I always smile at the image of Mrs. Charlie slinging a sandwich to her starving husband on the moving train. (Why…

If it's tax cuts for billionaires, or wars to pump up business for multi-national arms dealers, don't think, don't question! Just Do It! But for anything like Medicare for All or a Green New Deal, anything that might benefit someone who doesn't run their own SuperPAC...

Today's blog is at Safer Computing, about how your data can be held for ransom, and what you can do about it.