<![CDATA[[SecurityRatty] tag: kids]]> http://securityratty.com/tag/kids Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:02:00 +0000 iRatty Engine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[A Parent's Guide to Safe, Simple, Kid-Friendly E-Mail]]> http://securityratty.com/article/4256d21a8c8386100d203eee25fc7f46 http://securityratty.com/article/4256d21a8c8386100d203eee25fc7f46 Add to digg Add to StumbleUpon Add to Twitter Add to Slashdot
]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0000 kids exchange messages messages crude spam online predators friends techniques family A Parent's Guide to Safe, Simple, Kid-Friendly E-Mail <![CDATA[Wells Fargo Opt Out 800 Number]]> http://securityratty.com/article/7196138e5586bb624e0e2802946ab975 http://securityratty.com/article/7196138e5586bb624e0e2802946ab975 I have been a happy customer of Wells Fargo for a couple of years now, but one thing has always bothered me: being solicited by loosely affiliated companies. Well, I finally found out how to fix this. I called 888.528.8460, which is their "privacy preference line". From there I was able to opt out of all solicitation for new services.

We'll see how well it works.

I'm not a crazy environmentalist, but waste makes me cringe. I make it a habit to contact companies that mail me catalogs that I don't read, telling them to take me off of their lists. I also do little things like bring a couple of bags to the grocery store every time I go in order to avoid generating more plastic waste.

The other day, I was buying my son a sweatshirt in T.J. Maxx, and the clerk popped it into a plastic bag. I said, "Thanks, but I really don't need that bag." He promptly balled it up and threw it in the trash. It makes me sad how so many people just don't get it. If everyone would just think a little bit about this in their daily lives, I think it'd make a big difference for the world we leave to our kids and grandkids.

]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:04:26 +0000 plastic waste plastic bag waste contact companies bag companies privacy preference line opt grocery store Wells Fargo Opt Out 800 Number <![CDATA[School Too Lazy to Secure Files, Arrests Student for Warning]]> http://securityratty.com/article/e850327645d6181a5988c4860e9f938a http://securityratty.com/article/e850327645d6181a5988c4860e9f938a Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:00:01 +0000 felony public network share felony charges student password clifton park shenendehowa officials social security shenendehowa student employee information School Too Lazy to Secure Files, Arrests Student for Warning <![CDATA[School Too Lazy to Secure Files, Arrests Student for Warning]]> http://securityratty.com/article/c3508e568c77d0efb8f7cf8e9f194c52 http://securityratty.com/article/c3508e568c77d0efb8f7cf8e9f194c52 ]]> Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:00:01 +0000 felony public network share felony charges student password clifton park shenendehowa officials social security shenendehowa student employee information School Too Lazy to Secure Files, Arrests Student for Warning <![CDATA[How to save yourself from your kids online]]> http://securityratty.com/article/432f25e3aeb0b9c72f5f3114215a03ce http://securityratty.com/article/432f25e3aeb0b9c72f5f3114215a03ce Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:00:00 +0000 information security industry kid safety dinner engagements casual conversation privy topic internet world stories How to save yourself from your kids online <![CDATA[Enigma - Crypto for Kids]]> http://securityratty.com/article/e98cfd5dec1ad3c71c2b9ba476220c89 http://securityratty.com/article/e98cfd5dec1ad3c71c2b9ba476220c89 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:01:54 +0000 html brilliant blog wired Enigma - Crypto for Kids <![CDATA[Brighton Street Culture]]> http://securityratty.com/article/58b4eb4c1e8f12e312be92ec4dadc03d http://securityratty.com/article/58b4eb4c1e8f12e312be92ec4dadc03d Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:26:28 +0000 air tonight gorilla suit brighton time guy kids hilarious genesis brilliant Brighton Street Culture <![CDATA[Hey Kids, How About a Little More Innovation?]]> http://securityratty.com/article/19a96550c3b572502c4e764066dce91f http://securityratty.com/article/19a96550c3b572502c4e764066dce91f Tim O'Reilly's piece in the LA Times has a lot of people talking:


He is urging young entrepreneurs and engineers to stop making some of  the sillier software that lets Facebook users throw virtual sheep at  their friends or download virtual beer on iPhones, and instead start  making a real difference in the world.

He says it's not just the right thing to do, but also the smart thing  to do -- especially as the credit crunch spreads to Silicon Valley,  venture financing becomes scarce and start-ups have to retrench.

When this grizzled, 54-year-old tech-industry veteran talks, Silicon  Valley tends to listen, if only to argue with him.


This is actually about the 6th time I have heard this this year. I have to say I pretty much agree on the face of it. But I wonder if its not so much a generational question as its that computers are just not as challenging as they used to be. Writing PERL shopping carts and online editors were a challenge in 1995, not so much any more. Maybe the issue is that "kids" of today who want to work on enabling technologies and do real innovation have migrated off to biotechs and nanotechs. 

We still have a lot of problems to solve in computers, so don't get me wrong we can use help from the next generation. But you get the sense the industry is maturing and not this wide open greenfield like biotech and nanotech or early dotcom days. There are a lot of cool things going on, but a lot of it seems like incremental upgrades. Important yes, but earth shattering, not so much. Take for example, Infinera, very cool stuff but its your classic, "we don't make X, we just make X work better." product.  I am not complaining - as an engineer, I like reliability. As a security person, I need better security tools. As a digital citizen, I want things to work better. But you know all of us making better brakes, better airbags, and better seat belts, is not going to be as exciting as the building the first car. What was the last computer technology that was mind blowingly innovative to you?


]]> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:25:48 +0000 lot silicon valley download virtual beer cool stuff credit crunch spreads cool mind blowingly innovative virtual sheep seat belts Hey Kids, How About a Little More Innovation? <![CDATA[Hey Kids, Leave Those Sheep Alone]]> http://securityratty.com/article/41e8a9a82701d0c1e97bcf06b21b217d http://securityratty.com/article/41e8a9a82701d0c1e97bcf06b21b217d Tim O'Reilly's piece in the LA Times has a lot of people talking:


He is urging young entrepreneurs and engineers to stop making some of  
the sillier software that lets Facebook users throw virtual sheep at  
their friends or download virtual beer on iPhones, and instead start  
making a real difference in the world.

He says it's not just the right thing to do, but also the smart thing  
to do -- especially as the credit crunch spreads to Silicon Valley,  
venture financing becomes scarce and start-ups have to retrench.

When this grizzled, 54-year-old tech-industry veteran talks, Silicon  
Valley tends to listen, if only to argue with him.


This is actually about the 6th time I have heard this this year. I have to say I pretty much agree on the face of it. But I wonder if its not so much a generational question as its that computers are just not as challenging as they used to be. Writing PERL shopping carts and online editors were a challenge in 1995, not so much any more. Maybe the issue is that "kids" of today who want to work on enabling technologies and do real innovation have migrated off to biotechs and nanotechs.

We still have a lot of problems to solve in computers, so don't get me wrong we can use help from the next generation. But you get the sense the industry is maturing and not this wide open greenfield like biotech and nanotech or early dotcom days. There are a lot of cool things going on, but a lot of it seems like incremental upgrades. Important yes, but earth shattering, not so much. Take for example, Infinera, very cool stuff but its your classic, "we don't make X, we just make X work better." product.  I am not complaining - as an engineer, I like reliability. As a security person, I need better security tools. As a digital citizen, I want things to work better. But you know all of us making better brakes, better airbags, and better seat belts, is not going to be as exciting as the building the first car. What was the last computer technology that was mind blowingly innovative to you?


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