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Oct 28
So now that it's out that Apple is spying on you, people have been clamoring for a way to hide your IMEI from the all-seeing eye of Apple's Stocks and Weather applications. These apps send your IMEI as well as your iPhone firmware version to Apple for their nefarious usage statistic processing.

This is a big deal, because the IMEI is sent in plaintext, over any Wi-fi network you may currently be connected to. So anyone listening on that network will be able to grab your IMEI and do stuff with it, like, um, yeah, I'm not sure they can do anything with it.

Until now you just had to avoid the Stocks and Weather apps and/or wrap your phone in tin foil to prevent them from reading your thoughts.

Concomitantly, I have produced a simple command-line utility to patch out the nefarious code from Stocks and Weather allowing you to check your portfolio and the weather without worrying about...

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Tagi: tin foil, imei, iphone, seeing eye, phe, wi fi, apps, stocks, weather, apple, command line utility

Dec 4
Itâ??s not too late to ensure that your home, from outside in has been poked, prodded, and provided for when it comes to winter care. Below are some steps you can take that will your home more comfortable, energy efficient and save money; you may even prevent damage caused by colder temperatures and weather conditions. [...]

Tagi: winter care, colder temperatures, weather

Dec 4

Yesterday the Japanese announced the first space beer. Now the British are claiming the first teddy bear astronauts, who were photographed in space from a home-made vessel with two digital cameras, a flight computer, GPS, and radio.

The four cuddly astronauts travelled on board the spacecraft for two hours and nine minutes, reaching the 19 miles high mark powered by a latex weather ballon made by the Space Flight club at Cambridge University. They were wearing special suits made by school children, which saved them from freezing at -63.4Â? F. No, I'm not kidding. The team was investigating what materials would protect the furrynauts better.

If you haven't melted by now, you are not human. And NASA, wake up and smell the coffee. We are losing another space race here. [Daily Mail]



Tagi: daily mail, flight computer, flight club, cambridge university, space space, space race, brith, space flight, digital cameras, astronauts, spacecraft, teddy bear, nasa, latex, gps, weather, suits, coffee, radio

Mar 30
A screen door is normally fixed on the outside of a regular door leading to an outdoor space, and is typically lightweight with a mesh screen. It offers some security and protection from the weather, while letting you have visual access to your backyard or porch from the comfort of your home.

Tagi: screen doors, mesh screen, outdoor space, porch, weather

Mar 31
It's going to be in the 70's this weekend here in Vermont. Weather like that heralds Spring's official arrival, which means it's cleaning time. Here's a few around-the-house Spring cleaning chores you should consider tackling in the next few weeks: 1) Clean Your Grill. There's a reason I put that one first, and it's not just because I have to do it. Guests don't want to see their burgers, chicken breasts or sausages cooking on filthy cooking grates. Take an hour and thoroughly ...

Tagi: th weekend, chicken breasts, cooking grates, spring cleaning, reas, heralds, sausages, chores, burgers, weather

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