NHL Stanley Cup (Not a really long boring NHL post).

St. Louis v Boston

Game One, Monday May 27, 2019

The Puck hits the ICE in about 24 hours from now for Game One of the NHL Stanley Cup.

This year, it's the St. Louis Blues vs the Boston Bruins. Games one and two are on Boston home ice.

In past years, I wrote more often during the playoff series. This year, I kind of lost interest after some of my favorite teams were eliminated early on. The Penguins, NY Islanders, Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Preds, the Washington Caps (last year's Champ) and the Columbus Blue Jackets...I thought they'd make it further than they did.

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The interesting development with St. Louis is that for most of the season, they ranked last, or second to last. St. Louis started 2018 Pre-Season games (see September 30 image #4) in the Number Two slot! Soon into regular season, they sank. They couldn't get anything right and wins were scattered. The Blues got a few things going in January 2019, one being a win against the Caps. No one saw that coming. Their play in March started to simmer, their playing improved, they found a cohesive plan and strategy.

Still, the Blues struggled in the Second Round of playoffs against the Stars. They fought their way through and won. And I didn't expect the Blues to win their series against the Sharks.

Boston maintained solid play all season. They're going to be hard to beat, but considering how the Blues spun 180 degrees from looking like they had no chance of going anywhere against any team, they may pose more of a challenge than the Bruins see coming.

The Blues haven't been in a Cup game since 1970 - and coincidentally it was against the Bruins - and they've never won the Stanley Cup. Boston won The Cup in the 2010-2011 season and they have six Cups to their name.

The Blues have momentum and desire. The Bruins have history and a solid, well-played season. This should be a good series.

Christine Pelosi rips "despicable" doctored video making mom Nancy a slurring drunk.

AOL (who dey?): Nancy Pelosi's daughter rips 'despicable' doctored video smearing House speaker.

On Thursday, Christine Pelosi accused the GOP and its allies of “pumping this despicable fake meme for years!”

“Now they are caught,” she wrote, adding, “Madam Speaker doesn’t even drink alcohol!”

Who would refer to their mom as "Madam Speaker", even if their mom is the Speaker? Pompous Elitism; like mother - like daughter.

If Nance is a teetotaler, then why the need for all the booze on her flights?

The Pelosi-owned Napa Valley winery makes her the fourth richest Californian in Congress.

Any search on You Tube of "Nancy Pelosi slurring" and "Nancy Pelosi gaffes", results in tons of clips spanning many years of the near-octogenarian Speakeress botching her words, fumbling and confusingly attempting to complete a sentence, among other anomalies. Her words and actions resemble not so much someone drunk, but someone displaying the effects of several TIA's that occurred over a period of many years.

A small selection of Pelosi You Tube videos where her speech and actions are very incoherent, to say the least:

* Pelosi wishing reporters "Happy Thanksgiving" on Valentines Day.

* Pelosi repeatedly stumbling over pronouncing Lin-Manuel Miranda. Okay, not as easy to say as "John Smith", but not that difficult of a name to pronounce. Phonetically, it's pretty simple: "Lin Man-well Mi-ran-da".

* Pelosi saying, "The Roman Post Office delivered Paul's letters to the Churches."

* Pelosi cackling.

* Pelosi Dingbat Montage.

* Pelosi on a mumble-jumbling roll.

If Nance truly doesn't drink alcohol, then whatever her problem is, it is a much scarier health concern.

Yeah, Christine, Republicans have been altering videos of your mom for years. It's all part of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy. On behalf of the VRWC, what took you so long in discovering our nefarious plot?

Meteor Lights-up The Sky In Australia

Meteor Lights-up The Sky In Australia - The Weather Channel - You Tube:

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More global warming alarmism; U.S. cities and landmarks COULD be underwater...by 2100.

(Big sigh...)

Business Insider: Disturbing before-and-after photos show how US cities — and their famous landmarks — could be underwater in 80 years.

A few years ago, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted that the world's sea levels would rise an additional 3 feet by 2100. But earlier this week, a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences more than doubled this worst-case estimate, predicting that sea levels could rise by around 6.5 feet in the same time frame.

For coastal cities like New York and San Francisco, this spells bad news for low-lying waterfront neighborhoods — and the many landmarks within them.

Climate Central's Google Earth plug-in shows what US cities would look like in the most extreme cases of sea-level rise.

And we know we can completely Trust in the accuracy of Teh Googel, right?

Statue of Liberty - current.

 Statue of Liberty - underwater.

 Palm Beach, FL - current

 Palm Beach, FL - underwater

PROS: 

Significant reduction in street vehicles and pedestrian traffic!

More places accessible by boats! More boating! Yay!

Long drives to the beaches eliminated!

Home-to-work commute by water-sking!

Fishing easily available almost everywhere!

Can play "Waterworld" for real!
Reductions in home and business fires!
Porpoise Lassoing finally legalized and recognized as a sport!
Fun times at High Tide!
Finally a reality to living under the sea.
Ski-jetting everywhere!
Big decrease of lawns to mow and maintain.
Good deterrent to Zombie attacks.
More Hydroponic alternatives.
Fewer seasonal allergies.

CONS:
Extra water.
Possible increased risk of Cthulhus.

Did I miss any?

And another Snowflake melts.

Deranged is officially an understatment.

Non Compos Mentis? Yeah, now we're getting warmer.

Via Allan C. Kraemer - (adult language advisory and view in full screen mode):

She makes me laugh and laugh...

Lyon, France Terror Attack: Suitcase Detonated Had Remote Control System

Sputnik News: Suitcase Detonated Had Remote Control System.

The suitcase that exploded near a bakery in the French city of Lyon on Friday had a remote control system, local media reported on Saturday, citing sources close to investigators.

According to the BFMTV channel, the detonated bag contained flechettes and a remote control system.
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As shown by CCTV cameras, a man, aged 30-35, rode a bicycle to the bakery and set aside a bundle, which subsequently exploded. The law enforcement forces failed to idenify the person responsible for the attack despite having the CCTV footage as the perpetrator was wearing sunglasses and a cap. The police are now searching for the suspect who is still on the loose, according to French anti-terrorism prosecutor.

Daily Mail: Manhunt for Lyon 'nail bomber' suspect in sunglasses and a cap.

The parcel bomb was packed with nails, screws and bolts outside a bakery[.]
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Police issued an appeal for witnesses on Twitter as they sought the man believed to be in his early 30s, who was picked up by security cameras on a mountain bike immediately before the explosion.

 Image via Daily Mail

Reuters: Terrorist attacker used homemade explosives.

A source close to the investigation said traces of DNA were isolated from the remnants of the bomb. Police found the attacker used triacetone triperoxide or TATP, a powerful homemade explosive.

The case is being handled as a terrorism investigation given the circumstances of the attack, committed in broad daylight, and the use of an explosive device capable of hitting a large number of people with screws and metal balls packed into a bag[.]

Sputnik News: 28th week of Yellow Vests Protests.

Activists have gathered on Saturday in different cities in France for the 28th consecutive week of Yellow Vests protests.

In the lead up to the European Parliament elections, the biggest Yellow Vests marches are being held in Paris and Amiens, the birthplace of the incumbent French president.

Sputnik News Video:  Yellow Vests Hold 28th Week of Mass Protests in Paris.

Junk drawer.

Clearing out some saved-up-over time images I found at various place around the interwebz (aka Albert Gore, Jr.'s Super Information Highway).

Time to clear out the junk drawer file.

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The juxtaposition of the headlines kills me:

Sometimes think not through is what do we:

No one noticed, until...

For curious sundry items?

Lyon, France Attack; most MSM headlines couch their wording and Macron eventually utters, "Attack".

BBC: "Explosion" injures pedestrians in Lyon.

Reuters: "Suspected suitcase bomber blast" in Lyon.

Newsday: "Low force blast" in French city of Lyon wounds 7; "cause unclear".

Bloomaberg: "Blast in French City of Lyon...Cause Unknown."

ABC News: Blast leaves 8 with "minor injuries".

Daily Telegraph: 13 injured in Nail Bomb blast.

Daily Mail: Terror attack in Lyon: Police hunt man seen leaving parcel bomb outside bakery that left 'at least 13' injured including an eight-year-old girl, as Macron condemns the 'attack'.

Breitbart: President Macron Confirms Lyon Explosion is ‘Attack’.

It's a mystery who, or what group, is responsible for this low force, cause-unknown, explosion terrorist attack.

Jerry Nadler Feeling Much Better.

NY DEM Jerry Nadler Tweets he is feeling better after almost passing out earlier today.

The Sun Best describes the almost passing out a "sudden health scare."

Nadler: "Glad to receive fluids."

CAIR files complaint regarding 2018 incident at Minnehaha Regional Park.

KSTP: CAIR announces plans to file complaint in regard to 2018 Minnehaha Regional Park incident.

The Council on American–Islamic Relations-Minnesota announced Friday that it is filing a complaint with the Department of Human Rights against the Minneapolis Parks and Rec Board in relation to an inaccurate 911 call at Minnehaha Regional Park in July 2018 that resulted in four innocent Somali American youths in handcuffs.

The organization also announced it would be filing a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Administration Data Practices Office.

"We are moving forward with this case because we believe the Minneapolis Park Board Police is acting in bad faith," Jaylani Hussein, director of CAIR-Minnesota, said during a press conference Friday.
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"We believe that this incident could have been dealt with much different response and due care," Hussein said. "We have reached out and done our part to make sure we work with Minneapolis Park Board in order to understand the full scope of the incident and to come to a solution. But we believe since this incident ... Minneapolis Park Board has refused to provide information about this incident and other incidents that have happened that are very similar."

The MPRB issued a statement in response Friday afternoon:

"The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board has responded to CAIR's data requests and has provided them with the public data we can legally provide," it read. "We will review and respond timely to any complaints CAIR files with any federal, state or local agency."

According to police, a 911 caller on July 10, 2018, reported four males holding knives and sticks at the park. The caller said one suspect said he had a gun in his backpack and that the suspects were assaulting the caller's boyfriend.

I have a few questions. What additional information does CAIR feel it is entitled to? Spell it out. What do you believe is being hidden or kept from you?

With the statement: "We believe that this incident could have been dealt with much different response and due care." Okay, fine. Please explain in detail, and with examples, what and how you "believe" the procedure and process should be handled.

CAIR, please explain what you "believe" the process should be when police receive a 911 call like the one described above and when they arrive on-scene, observing unknown and potential threats? Should the cops offer potential suspects candy and donuts and have a cheerful chat with people who may be armed and dangerous? How are the police supposed to know who does and who doesn't present a threat?

This "issue" will go away, I imagine, after the City of Minneapolis ends up paying CAIR a nice chunk of money and the idiot Soy Boy-child Mayor Jacob Frey (Super Lib) orders more "sensitivity training" for those working in the dangerous, and often fatal, field of law enforcement.

John Brennan's cryptic tweet decoded?

An interesting thread at Reddit:

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Thread comment header:  "John Brennan's tweet decoded! He ordered the assassination of Trump. John 3:13 = JFK Zapruder film frame 313. The frame the bullet hits JFKs head."

Frame 313 of the Zapruder film does appear to be the correct frame number. Time:

...LIFE withheld the gruesome frame No. 313—a picture that became influential by its absence. That one, where the bullet exploded the side of Kennedy’s head, is still shocking when seen today[.]

What Brennan wrote is exactly James 3:13. Bible Gateway:

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

What grudge does Brennan have with President Donald Trump? Well, there are a lot of details in that answer, and see Intel Today for the full background.

A very worried John Brennan

Recall WikiLeaks publishing some of Brennan's hacked emails

Today, 21 October 2015 and over the coming days WikiLeaks is releasing documents from one of CIA chief John Brennan's non-government email accounts. Brennan used the account occasionally for several intelligence related projects.

RT: Brennan's hacked emails include his thoughts on toture, Iran and Afghanistan. And yeah...his hacked email was an...AOL account. Who dey?

Completely hilarious that CIA Director Brennan still uses an AOL account for personal email. Probably has a Prodigy mailer CD too[.]

Brennan, a Deep-Stater and loyal Clintonite, is busy pointing fingers at others, including James Comey and James Clapper.

Conservative Review: Brennan worried about jail.

On Monday, former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino appeared on “Fox & Friends” and blasted Obama administration CIA Director John Brennan, saying he “has disgraced the country.”

Bongino was responding to a tweet from Brennan over the weekend claiming Republican leaders  in Congress would do “a great disservice” to the country if they allow Trump to order an investigation into potential interference in the 2016 election by the Obama administration’s intelligence agencies.
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Bongino slammed Brennan as a disgrace and said he was “worried about staying out of jail” because there were criminal leaks to the media Bongino asserts Brennan was involved in.

Brennan was a main architect in then-president Barrack Hussein Obama's "kill list", and Brennan was instrumental in weaponizing the CIA, especially with drones, for the Obama Admin.

James 3:13 and the Zapruder frame 313? An ambiguous, openly veiled threat from Brennan to Trump? A big plate of nothing? A wildly-stretched conspiracy theory from someone on Reddit?

Maybe yes, maybe no - right? Maybe.

One interesting comment at the Reddit thread is why would someone like Brennan use any biblical verse of "3:13" - but especially James 3:13 - knowing that any good conspiracy theory would hop on that reference, tying it to frame 313 of the Zapruder film?

That's a good observation. As good as a follow-up comment noting that if linking the James 3:13 verse to the Zapruder frame 313 is intentional, what better way for Brennan to operate in plain sight?

  Stimpy HAZ popcorn ready!

Nadler almost passes out.

Roll Call: Rep. Nadler appears to ‘almost pass out,’ gets medical help at event.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler came close to collapse in his home state of New York while attending an event with Mayor Bill de Blasio.

At a Friday press conference in New York City, de Blasio came to Nadler’s aid, offering water and making sure the fellow Democrat was feeling alright.
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The story was first reported by NBC News 4 in New York, which reported he appeared to “almost pass out.”

In a video from NBC News 4, de Blasio asks Nadler if he was OK. Nadler can be heard responding with a faint “no” before putting his hand over his face. He then put his head down on the table where he was sitting.

And she's gone...Theresa May resigns.

BBC: Theresa May resigns over Brexit: What happened?

In an emotional statement outside her office in Downing St, Mrs May finally announced she was stepping down as prime minister.

She will quit as Conservative party leader on 7 June but will stay in office until a successor is found.

 So...June 7th plus one second?

 

Five fingers and a thumb.

Six-finger discount? Twelve?

Not pho-shopped as far as I can tell.

(Genetics) The Tech: Even though rare, having extra fingers or toes is usually dominant.

Sweet Asteroid of Death teases us once again.

Express: NASA asteroid Earth approach: MILE-WIDE asteroid with its own MINI MOON set to skim Earth.

NASA has warned an asteroid big enough to boast its own mini moon will this week make a near-Earth approach.
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Asteroid 1999 KW4 is actually two objects, consisting of a larger space rock measuring 0.8 mile across (1.3km) and a mini moon orbiting it.

WSFA: ‘Potentially hazardous asteroid’ with its own moon to pass by Earth this weekend.

It will only travel as close as 3.2 million miles from Earth, which equals about 13 times the distance between the Earth and the moon, CNET reported.
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The flyby will be visible starting May 24 and last until May 27. If you miss it, you’ll have to wait until 2036 to see it again.

The second image...it's a two-day old muffin marked down half-price in the bakery shelf at Starbucks.

3,372,362 and climbing every 13 seconds.

I've been meaning to mention The World Wide Web Gun Defense Clock, a site listed under the 2nd Amendment sidebar on the right. Be sure to click on "Want to Know More?" and explore the statistics.

The number will be higher by the time you click on the link.

Meghan McCain Demands to be taken cereal!

Meghan McCain is cereal; super cereal. 

Yahoo: Meghan McCain Demands to Be Taken Seriously by ‘The View’ Co-Hosts.

[.]Meghan McCain seemed a bit irritated and annoyed with her colleagues for not taking her viewpoints on politics seriously enough[.]

 Epic Injustice!

"Cover-Up" the bestest buzzword put into play by DEMS since "Impeach".

Ooooooooh...the DEMS drag out "Cover Up" as their latest catchphrase because..."impeach" has lost its shock-value? What took 'em so long?

My favorite gin blossom DEM is Steny Hoyer, who sobered up long enough to parrot DEM talking points. Washington Examiner:

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday that most House Democrats aren’t demanding immediate impeachment but aim to show the country that President Donald Trump is hiding something big.

“The big issue that I think needs to be made to the American people is that this president is conducting one of the biggest cover-ups of any administration in the history of the United States[.]”

 

 Steny Hoyer; Wasting Away in Margaritaville

Now I understand how Twitter works: Ban James Woods for paraphrasing a quote from The Wire and Emerson but crosshairs on Julian Assange is fine.

Bounding Into Comics: James Woods responds to Twitter ban.

Actor James Woods has responded to his ban on Twitter.

The conservative actor was banned from the platform after quoting the television show The Wire. Woods wrote, “”If you try to kill the King, you better not miss.” #HangThemAll” The quote from The Wire paraphrases Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Woods’ girlfriend Sara Miller revealed Twitter claims the tweet violated their “rules against abusive behavior.”

    Of course Twitter doesn’t inform his followers. @RealJamesWoods has received the following email: pic.twitter.com/2nnnVBVktQ

    — Sara Miller (@Millerita) April 20, 2019

Woods spoke to The Daily Wire where he indicated he will not be returning to Twitter, “Twitter demanded that I rescind my tweet paraphrasing Emerson.” He added, “It now seems they have chosen to delete that tweet from my account without my permission. Until free speech is allowed on Twitter, I will not be permitted to participate in our democracy with my voice. As long as Jack Dorsey remains the coward he seems to be, my Twitter days are in the past.”

And then there's the below, Julian Assange in unmistakable crosshairs. Not linking directly to the account, you can find it on your own if you really want:

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From The Twitter Rules:

WATB Twitter CEO and Soy Boy Jack Dorsey, below. I think his issues stem from his inability to grow a real beard and, maybe, the nose ring:

Twatter CEO, Censor and Hipster Doofus Jack Dorsey

Zazzy Nadler!

CNBC: Nadler threatens to go to court to force ex-White House counsel Don McGahn to testify.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., on Tuesday threatened to go to court to get former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify before his committee.

“Let me be clear: This committee will hear Mr. McGahn’s testimony, even if we have to go to court to secure it,” Nadler said.

NY Post: Jerry Nadler’s cynical, cowardly show.

Everyone on Judiciary knows perfectly well that Congress can’t compel testimony from top presidential advisers except in the most extraordinary circumstances: The chief executive’s right to frank, confidential discussions with his staff is well-established.

So Nadler’s bluster about how he’ll “go to court to secure” McGahn’s appearance is just noise for the cameras.

The Zazzy Nadler in June's GQ, on sale now:

Other Zazzy DEM.

Game of Thrones finale continuity error...NO...not the water bottle.

Newsweek: 'Game of Thrones' Fans Spot Water Bottle in 'The Iron Throne' Finale, But Was There a Second One?

Yes, there was a second continuity error. But very few caught it:

Tech News

Technocracy: UK Pedestrian Fined $115 For Avoiding Facial Recognition Camera.

Police fined a pedestrian £90 for disorderly behaviour after he tried to cover his face when he saw a controversial facial recognition camera on a street in London.

Officers set up the camera on a van in Romford, East London, which then cross-checked photos of faces of passers-by against a database of wanted criminals.

But one man was unimpressed about being filmed and covered his face with his hat and jacket, before being stopped by officers who took his picture anyway.

After being pulled aside, the man told police: ‘If I want to cover me face, I’ll cover me face. Don’t push me over when I’m walking down the street.’

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C|Net: Good reasons not to trust tech companies.

...why wouldn't a company like Facebook go the extra step and just listen in on our conversations through our phones?

"Most Americans can't go through their day without having one of these companies in their lives," said Margaret O'Mara, a history professor at the University of Washington and author of The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America.

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TechTalks: Self-driving forklifts are here.

...factories and industrial complexes are closed environments, and are much more predictable. There’s no threat of kids running in the forklift’s path, and the lighting, weather and traffic conditions are usually constant. “The rules for forklifts are easier than self-driving cars because the environment is structured,” [says Saurav Agarwal, CTO and co-founder at Stocked Robotics, an Austin-based AI company focused on automating industrial vehicles].

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Here's a trip down memory lane. TechSpot: The Most Memorable Game Controllers over the past 40 years.

The departure from the arcades has drastically morphed how players control games. Here we will take a look at some of the more memorable gamepads and controllers for consoles and PC over the last four decades.

How many do you remember? Hit the link for more.

 

 PC Gaming Technology circa 4th 5th Millennium BC

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ZD Net: Six ways the new Mac Pro could go terribly wrong.

Once upon a time, Apple understood extreme pro users. From about 2006 to about 2012, Apple sold what is fondly referred to as the "cheese grater" Mac Pro, so named because the holes on the side of the unit were reminiscent of a cheese grater.
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Then, in 2013, Apple introduced what's come to be known as the "trash can" Mac Pro, because it looks like a glossy little trash can. When Phil Schiller introduced it, he was so proud of it that he bragged, "Can't innovate, my ass."

Since then, that machine has been pretty much a failure.
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It's entirely possible the new Mac Pro could go horribly wrong:
#1 Proprietary modules and module interfaces

#2 Limited module selection

#3 Lack of user maintainability and some kind of unexpected lock-in

#4 Lack of, or minimal upgradeability

#5 Form over functional heat management

#6 Pricing that limits purchases to high-end enterprises only

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Extreme Tech: Elon Musk: Tesla Broke in 10 Months Without ‘Hardcore’ Cost Reduction.

Tesla may have just raised $2.7B in additional funding, but the company’s cash burn rate is so high, even that amount won’t keep the lights on for very long. According to CEO Elon Musk, the company is instituting “hardcore” cost-cutting rules and scrutinizing every penny that leaves the firm.["]

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MobileSyrup: Justin Trudeau to launch Digital Charter to combat hate speech and disinformation.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government will be launching a digital charter in order to combat hate speech and online disinformation.
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“We look forward to working alongside internet companies, but indeed, if they do not choose to act, we will be forced to continue to act in ways that protect Canadians and we will have more to say about the kinds of tools we will be using in the coming weeks and months,” Trudeau said.

Learn To Code Launch Digital Charters.
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Technology.Org: Same computer password for the last 10 years? You might need a vibrating cybernudge.

Researchers say changing human behaviour key to foiling cyberattacks.
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People routinely put off, ignore or forget cyber security measures such as changing passwords, updating privacy settings and locking computer screens.

So..."passwordABC1", "Admin123" and "tHatsHitheadBoss88"...I should change those then...?