Tag: popular culture

Cyber Dreaming (on Such a Winter’s Day)

Cyber Dreaming (on Such a Winter’s Day)

After being stuck inside my house for 3 days, I decided for new ways to connect myself with the outside world. I figured that there were pretty good odds that one of the people on these networks lived in a place that wasn’t getting bombarded with an onslaught of snow. The first site/network that I …

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Phishing on Twitter

Phishing on Twitter

It is a rare occurrence that I would stumble across a timely topic. However, it seems that my theoretical academic discussion has turned into a real-world threat. I’ve been working all day, and I finished eating dinner when I see the warning issued by Twitter. The questions that I asked from the last post seem …

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One More for the Road…

One More for the Road…

Twitterkins lead me down another thought path when he tweeted me “who’d impersonate me when they’d gain nothing? Do identity thieves twitter? Like, to make it ‘look good?’” I really don’t have a good answer to this question. Also, I figured that this question deserved more than a simple 140 character answer. So, I figured I …

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Identity Validation Online

Identity Validation Online

I was having a conversation with my wife about the Twilight Zone. Every year the Sci-Fi channel as a 24-hour marathon of most of the episodes. My wife was telling me about her favorite episode “The Changing of the Guard” and how it makes her cry everytime she sees it. During this talk, Paul F. …

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