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Thursday, January 20, 2005
US-CERT Cyber Security Tip ST05-002 -- Keeping Children Safe Online

Keeping Children Safe Online:

"When a child is using your computer, normal safeguards and security practices may not be sufficient. Children present additional challenges because of their natural characteristics: innocence, curiosity, desire for independence, and fear of punishment. You need to consider these characteristics when determining how to protect your data and the child."

Categories: Technology
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Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods. --Socrates


Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Enduring Freedom Killed In Action Fund

I want to call your attention to the Enduring Freedom Killed In Action Fund, established to support families in which a parent has been killed in Afghanistan or Iraq. I found out about it through direct mail, but what caught my attention was an endorsement from retired General Tommy Franks. From their site:

"In the pursuit of liberating these victims of oppression in Afghanistan and Iraq, the ultimate sacrifice is being made by hundreds of America's finest young military personnel. Many leave behind a spouse and small children. Unable to afford the life insurance that was offered to them, they must now survive on the insufficient standard military death benefit of $12,000. It is the goal of the Enduring Freedom KIA Fund to give financial aid to those needy and deserving families."

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Netflix Does RSS Right

Netflix has a number of RSS feeds, including three personalized feeds for the Queue, Most Recent Rental Activity, and Recommendations.

Categories: RSS, Sites
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intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office. --Ambrose Bierce


Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Donate to Doctors Without Borders

We've been talking about how best to donate to relief efforts after the tsunami. As I write this, the Doctors Without Borders web site is redirecting to a search page, but you can still reach the donation page directly.

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Other choices for helping out are detailed here.

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There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred billion. It's less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers. --Richard Feynman