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Response to the PHP2Shell Vulnerability
Approximately two weeks ago, on October 20th, an extremely serious security flaw was disclosed for PHP—the software that powers the vast majority of web servers and roughly 70%...
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It’s Official - We’re Expanding
Our occasional collaborator and co-host Dr. Nadine Robinson is now formally working with the Smartypants team to help communicators and adminstrative staff make safe and...
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The Battle of the Bots…And Best Tools for Transcripts
All of the major tech players are releasing every more powerful A.I. tools. While many freelancers just want a reliable way to create transcripts from recordings.
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AI in Everyday Life - Part 1 of 5
The first of five two-hour sessions about AI in Everyday Life. Discussions, demostrations, relevant videos and video clips, documents and some very recent news about the world...
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An Overview of AI in Everyday Life for SCANS (Senior Collage Association of Nova Scotia)
AI seems like it just arrived, when in fact it's pretty much everywhere. This hour-long overview was a pre-amble to a 10-hour course that went far and wide to find real-world...
Continue ReadingAlan Ralsky Spam King Sentencing?
According to dozens of news stories filed in June 2009, Alan Ralsky and a half dozen of his associates pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges related to tens of millions...
Continue ReadingSpam Crisis in China
More and more of the rising tide of spam landing in my inbox - and I suspect in yours as well - has an association with China and generally not a good one.
While Spamhaus.org still...
Continue ReadingFacebook Phishing Scam with Canadian Connection
One of today's widely distributed junk emails is a Facebook phishing scam - Subject: Facebook Update Tool - claims that "Facebook will be implementing a new login system that will...
Continue ReadingCalling all Anglican mysoginists and homophobes: become an official Catholic
I write this with all due respect to my Catholic friends, family and colleagues.
In the news today: "Pope Benedict XVI offers a home to Anglicans who have broken with their church over...
Continue ReadingWhen Media Consolidation Goes Bad
In Monday's Globe & Mail, two full pages in the first section battled it out for the public's vote either for or against carriage fees for TV content by cable and satellite companies....
Continue ReadingAnother Home-Grown Spammer - hgmi.ca
It seems that every time I go on the road - which is when I turn on my cellphone - another local company decides to start spamming me.
The latest: Help Group Management (hgmi.ca) of...
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