Author: Dr Wingnut
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Office Workers Willing To Leak Passwords for Chocolate
Almost three quarters of office workers in an impromptu man-on-the-street survey were willing to give up their passwords when offered the bribe of a chocolate bar. The organizers of the conference Infosecurity Europe 2004 plans to announce on Tuesday that they surveyed office workers at Liverpool Street Station in England, and found that 71 percent…
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Money, Property and Prestige
To try to extinguish the drive for riches with money is like trying to quench a fire by pouring butterfat over it.Hindu proverb
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You Can’t Kill the Rooster
When a hurricane damaged my father’s house, my brother rushed over with a gas grill, three coolers full of beer, and an enormous Fuck-It Bucket — a plastic pail filled with jawbreakers and bite-size candy bars. ("When shit brings you down, just say ‘fuck it,’ and eat yourself some motherfucking candy.") There was no electricity…