Kahomono - Still Lucky After All These Years

Random musings on whatever catches my attention that day

David F

Demented

Those who know me, know that sometimes my taste in entertainment runs to the moderately insane. And there's few who are more insane than ol' Warren Zevon https://youtu.be/UvTv-I2Y390 If "Werewolves of London" is mostly what you know of his, you're missing out.

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David F

LastPass Ouch

Woke this morning to the news that my password manager of choice, LastPass, had a bug that (for the first time I can recall), put the passwords in the vault at risk. In the linked article, Tavis Ormandy suggests dumping LastPass and going to another…

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David F

Where to Block Ads Next

I have long been an advocate of aggressive ad-blocking, but even I did not think it would come to this. Windows 10 is now delivering ads directly, without bothering with the browser middleman! Thankfully I do not have to use Windows 10 anywhere, at home…

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David F

Beast Master

If you have watched American Ninja Warrior, you have seen the white-chocolate-and-Grand-Marnier version of obstacle-course reality game shows. Which, apparently, is a whole category now. Now check out the black-licorice-and-tequila-shots version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gwO4qX_tRg Silly things to watch. Bread and circuses.

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David F

Veridian Dynamics

Better Off Ted doesn't feel like a documentary. Not quite. But the way our corporatist kleptocracy is working, it's close enough. And it's leaving Netflix April 1, so catch up now.

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