Archive for August, 2019

Was the Automotive Era a Terrible Mistake? | The New Yorker

Monday, August 5th, 2019

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/was-the-automotive-era-a-terrible-mistake

Low-level password protection

Sunday, August 4th, 2019

QT:{{”
You set up two pages (e.g., page.html and protectpage.html). page.html has the javascript code snippet within the tags. protectpage.html has the protected information. If someone enters the correct password — ‘letmein’ in the example — the protected page opens in a new browser window.

Of course, the password is identifiable by viewing page source. Also, a webcrawling bot will probably index or scrape protectpage.html at some point.

Anything more sophisticated is challenging.
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http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/cut10.shtml

Low-level password protection

Sunday, August 4th, 2019

QT:{{”
You set up two pages (e.g., page.html and protectpage.html). page.html has the javascript code snippet within the tags. protectpage.html has the protected information. If someone enters the correct password — ‘letmein’ in the example — the protected page opens in a new browser window.

Of course, the password is identifiable by viewing page source. Also, a webcrawling bot will probably index or scrape protectpage.html at some point.

Anything more sophisticated is challenging.
“}}

What Animals Taught Me About Being Human – The New York Times

Sunday, August 4th, 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/magazine/what-animals-taught-me-about-being-human.html

Theranos Whistleblower Shook the Company—and His Family – WSJ

Sunday, August 4th, 2019

https://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-whistleblower-shook-the-companyand-his-family-1479335963
QT:{{”
Tyler Shultz says he wanted to shield reputation of former Secretary of State George Shultz, a Theranos director and his grandfather; $400,000 in legal fees
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How to View and Share Stored WiFi Password on iPhone/iPad

Sunday, August 4th, 2019

Keychain access on a mac
https://www.imyfone.com/iphone-tips/how-to-view-wifi-password-on-iphone/

Set Up an AOL Email Account Using Apple’s Mail App

Saturday, August 3rd, 2019

Works with the iphone

https://www.lifewire.com/access-your-aol-email-using-apple-mail-2260068

IMAP server: imap.aol.com
IMAP User Name: Your AOL screen name
IMAP password: Your AOL Mail password
IMAP Port: 993
IMAP TLS/SSL: Required
SMTP server address: smtp.aol.com
SMTP user name: Your AOL screen name
SMTP password: Your AOL mail password
SMTP port: 587
SMTP TLS/SSL: Required

Grip strength may provide clues to heart health – Harvard Health Blog – Harvard Health Publishing

Saturday, August 3rd, 2019

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/grip-strength-may-provide-clues-to-heart-health-201505198022

Theranos and Silicon Valley’s ‘Fake It Till You Make It’ Culture | WIRED

Saturday, August 3rd, 2019

https://www.wired.com/story/theranos-and-silicon-valleys-fake-it-till-you-make-it-culture/

Changing how Google Drive and Google Photos work together

Saturday, August 3rd, 2019

https://www.blog.google/products/photos/simplifying-google-photos-and-google-drive/