Category Archives: General

Where will you go today

I just heard about ‘Shopping Walls‘. Basically, if you see something you want to buy, you take a smartphone picture of the code box next to a picture of item and you will be automatically routed to a web site where you can quickly seal the deal and get the item mailed to your home.

Now if I was of a nefarious bent of mind I would cover the little code box with a code box of my own and direct this person, who is about to  disseminate credit card/account information and who expects to provide this information, to a dummy website of my own design that will collect the sensitive information. I might even relay the information through to the store so that the buyer does not notice that anything untoward may have happened.

(I don’t have a smart phone so I have no idea what they are doing.)

 

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Just missed it

UP: Steam.

Elaine was wondering about the puff of steam she saw receding towards Colorado Springs and the bunch of anoraks that were hanging out at our RR crossing as she returned from the store.

I will try to get by the rail yard tomorrow and see the engine up close.

 

 

 

Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness

Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness | Video on TED.com.

An intriguing talk. If I lived in a dense urban area I might consider the editing he talks about. My main problem is that I don’t want to put my books into digital format.The second problem is that you can’t fit two people into his space. That will need some extreme editing.

I wonder how he gets that coffee table to seat 10 for dining? I think I found the link. Its not a coffee table.