Monthly Archives: August 2013

PSA #2 Malware

Posted on August 5, 2013 by On the North River

Feds Are Suspects in New Malware That Attacks Tor Anonymity Security researchers tonight are poring over a piece of malicious software that takes advantage of a Firefox security vulnerability to identify some users of the privacy-protecting Tor anonymity network. The … Continue reading →

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Fox Poll

Posted on August 5, 2013 by On the North River

Question of the Day Q: Would you eat a hamburger made of artificial meat created in a lab? Yes No Not sure Answer: Qualified Yes, because the only way I would eat an artificial hamburger is if I was on … Continue reading →

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What would happen in Your Town?

Posted on August 3, 2013 by On the North River

Armed citizens force officials to back down A group of 160 citizens, many if not most of whom were armed, confronted government officials Tuesday who had attempted to have a wounded Army veteran kicked out of a meeting due to … Continue reading →

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It’s Basic.

Posted on August 2, 2013 by On the North River

As a Basic cable subscriber, I have been paying less than ten bucks for Comcast TV to deliver the “over-the_air” channels along with the hi-speed internet. Then the FCC got involved last year and granted Comcast the right to encrypt … Continue reading →

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G*d_D*mn it! I missed!

Posted on August 1, 2013 by On the North River

Massive solar flare narrowly misses Earth, EMP disaster barely avoided The earth barely missed taking a massive solar punch in the teeth two weeks ago, an “electromagnetic pulse” so big that it could have knocked out power, cars and iPhones … Continue reading →

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