Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Have you ever wondered how the first straight edge was made, without a straight edge? Let Adam Savage (of Myth Busters fame) offer up an explanation using rocks. You should watch up until 6:18 for the full explanation of how to rub, but feel free to watch the whole video …
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I do not remember these adverts from the 1960s but I do remember getting Thunderbird models from cereal packets and watching Thunderbirds on a Saturday morning with my Grandfather. (For those of you who do not know what Thunderbirds was back in the 1960s, there is a primer video at …
Last week we looked at the internet of 1994, this week we are looking at an “internet” of the 1970s as shown on Tomorrow’s World. For those younger readers; Tomorrow’s World was a popular TV programme on BBC looking at science and technology – it ran for 38 years. It …
This is a follow-up to Bruce Schneier’s earlier post – Bruce Schneier on CAPTCHA. Just a bit harder: As Long as We’re on the Subject of CAPTCHAs – Schneier on Security Because it is 2023 Lets look aback at 2022… Here are two of my favourite “look back” articles and …
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Let’s finish the year on one of my favourite Because It’s Friday topics – flying cars. Here is a video from Adam Savage – of MythBusters fame – looking at a flying car that is very close to production and commercial use as an air taxi to feed regional airports …
