Don’t use third-party password managers
https://mashable.com/article/password-manager-breaches-lastpass-lessons-learned

https://www.mintmobile.com/network-management-policy/

AirTag issues

“Unsecured” WiFi networks– is this a Problems?? how About Evil Twin??

QR code Fraud or “Quishing” is like Phishing: a Look Alike Site or Credetianl
that are  not what they seem
with bogus stickers added to ads or at events

PG&E Fraud Increase due especially to recent changes in their payments system…

Pool pumps, after today’s Zentech. I found info about “Pump Affinity Laws”. I wasn’t aware of them. Power consumption decreases by the cube of the reduction in speed. ie: reducing pump speed by half causes power consumption to drop to 1/8th of original level. AMAZING!!! Keith Gebhardt

Mystery Tech Fails–
– the Backup tape (or Flash Drive) failed affected by a car heater on the way home
– The PC Desktop crashing exactly every 20 minutes in a small out of the way town
– the office computers that mysteriously slow down because unless it’s Saturday
no one can hear Dead FAn
– SMART Drive Hard Disk Test utility slow downs:
For MAC: DRIVEDX. For PC: CrystalDiskInfo
Fod SSD (More resaerch Needed) SSDLIFE
Weird Problems with PCS and MAC is attached to failing storage over USB

The X-Y Paradox, the 3-body problem and the 2 envelope problem : )
Finally Conway’s Game of Life Here are the Rules and a Demo

Finally:

Apropos Nothing:

He who controls the past controls the future.
He who controls the present controls the past.

Or, She, I guess. or It. Or They.

New California state “Self Generation Incentive” subsidy for Solar and Power Storage-
Please check carefully when googling- Lots of Scams and “Sponsored” ads..
Above is a .GOV site, for example.

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Denmark trying to save govt.employees cost fromOffice365 Subscriptions by using “Linux”
Likley many Developers from there- Plus, Hey, “Free” (GNU? Linux? OpenSource? …)

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Does Windows 10 reach End of Life on October 2025?!

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Saving power and efficiency in motors– “Variable Frequency Drive” as opposed to relying on USA 60Hz induction speed

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A Bit about Electricity: Breakdown Voltage in Air 3000V/mm, 76,000 (76Kv) Per Inch when Insulators become Conductors
HOWEVER nothing less than 300V can bridge any gap– hence cable ratings BTW ‘plasma’ (a Flame) can easily conduct electricity even at low voltage ; ) which is how gas powered electrically ignited devices ‘know’ they are running!
Some of this knowledge led ATT to consider creating transistors….

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Some Privacy Situations: The sheer inconvenience of a system locking out ALL peripherals such as USB devices 

Carissa Veliz, Privacy is Power and Jon Fassman, We See it All as recommnded by an (Anonymous!)  listener
Proteon Mail — IS it Secure? A little about Vigilant Optimism as opposed to paranoid schizophrenia

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Google History!!

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Don’t let it Get to you! Listen to KVMR’s Zen Tech

Disinformation rife again about rapidly changing news
And how; the LA riots

Apple ID more obstreperous than ever about Lost Passwords etc due to the efficiency of AI Cracking
as after all this is the “Keys to the Kingdom”

What’s Multi Factor Authentication?
– Something you know, Password- Pin- Date etc
– something you own, Cell phone, smart card, key…
– and something you ARE: Fingerprint, Face, Iris, voice, DNA…
– Dynamics: Location, behavior (Keystrokes, time of day etc)

Good choice for a Second Factor: Google Authenticator

https://microbit.org/ Easiest way to learn IOT/Micro programming *
Buy device for $20 off Amazon etc, v2 or Higher

Data Loss profile fingerprints vulnerable info on WebSites…

Ryzen Tiny Powerful PC Windows 11 Pro – Search for Deals on Amazon, Etc..

Embedded System Emulator & its Learning Curves
https://wokwi.com/

[Female Mosquito Background Sound]
Mosquito Time! UV DOES NOT work to attract them to get zapped-
Coils to Kill Em containing Prallethrin which is ALMOST Natural. : )
More: mosquito-hearing

A Little about Cable Modems, DSL, Etc???

How to Become a Hacker? Discuss…

New Career??  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_Context_Protocol

ISS passes directly overhead – 89deg.  Rises 21:02. See free app SpotTheStation, and Website:

“This is Not a Scam” Email from PGE. Really?