Not That I’m Getting Excited Or Anything, But We Are Getting Close To The Big Day.

You can thank Sandy

"You can thank Sandy"  A friend got a marketing E-mail for some webinar saying that due to an overwhelming demand from people affected by Hurricane Sandy the discount registration period was being extended. The E-mail opened with large, bold type "You can thank Sandy." Shortly thereafter, he received another E-mail from that company apologizing for the insensitive tone of the first E-mail. E-mail #2 also added that appropriate steps were taken to make sure this would never happen again.  I have to say that I didn't find the Sandy reference insensitive and I certainly hope that appropriate steps doesn't mean that someone lost a job. How do other people feel about this? Given that the current Noreaster is being referred to as Son of Sandy is anyone really offended?

Copiers are full of your secrets!

Copiers are full of secrets.

Did you know that modern copiers have a hard drive that digitally retains every (or nearly every) document copied on that machine and the vast majority of those machines are without any mechanism to erase or encrypt the data.  As a result when you sell or trade in a copier you are probably sending all kinds of private information that identity thieves can then get their hands on.

In addition, lawyers conducting discovery should be aware that an individual's copier or a company's copier may be a source of information relevant to an on going law suit.

One law firm I spoke with purchased what was represented as brand new copier and its hard drive was full of documents from and accounting firm. 

For a brief primer check out this video from CBS News that aired in 2010.  

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6412572n

What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas.

Three words, Suzy Favor Hamilton.

People came up with a lot of great concepts for this site.

Jen Bartels and Devlyn Corrigan

Onion Tea

I was at my desk late last night as our Russian cleaning crew made its rounds. They are very nice people and one of the women heard me coughing and suggested a remedy. Onion tea. "Like onion soup?" I asked. "No, no put onion in boiling water for a few minutes and then add lemon and honey."

Then she started down the hall and came back to add, "Use red onion."

I guess I should have known that.

Maybe I'm a closet Czarist because I was thinking white onion.

From subpoenas to secret court orders, the government has an arsenal of legal tools for sweeping up your personal data.

Vineta Kaulača (Latvian, 1971), Surface of the River III, 2016. Oil on canvas, 80 × 60 cm.

What does "has a servant's heart" mean?