Because the Wi-Fi hotspot is providing your internet access, it can try to trick your device into accessing an imposter site. The VPN suggestion protects against this threat. Strong passwords protect against “dictionary” and “brute force” attacks, where someone (usually using rented “bots”) tries to guess your password, either using a dictionary of common words […]
Blog: Really, Rep. Rohrabacher, cow farts are a big problem for our planet
I wonder if Rohrabacher is aware of the commercial operation just offshore of his Orange County district that is producing a type of kelp for use as an additive to cattle feed to minimize methane emissions. Incidentally, that operation produces tax-paying jobs in the district that just voted him out of office. Source: latimes.com – […]
Blog: In the Salt Lake tabernacle Brigham Young built, 360 voices blend with frontier history
There’s nothing particularly Mormon, or American, about “Ubi Caritas.” It’s a Gregorian chant at least 11 centuries old, was rearranged by French composer Maurice Duruflé in 1960 and has been sung by church choral groups around the world. But I can tell you that when it is performed by a certain famous choir in a […]
Blog: Vegan is the future of food, and the L.A. City Council should recognize that
Within that short period of time, vegan fare has proliferated. All one has to do is go to the HappyCow.net and search for a town or city in the U.S. or abroad and, in most cases, one will be amazed at how easy it is to find either a vegan restaurant or one that has […]
Blog: L.A. is exactly the right place to ditch cars for biking, transit and walking — so why raise speed limits?
To the editor: The state Legislature’s reluctance to lower speed limits is not surprising, given that California includes many low-density areas where traffic congestion and pollution are not top priorities. Less defensible is the lack of concern about this issue here in Los Angeles, where mild year-round weather conditions and thoughtful city planning projects make […]
Blog: $100 million for a wedding in India is an abomination
Yet multibillionaire Mukesh Ambani decided that $100 million would be better spent on his daughter’s wedding than on improving the lot of his countrymen. I know it would have been an enormous sacrifice, but he probably could have thrown a decent wedding for her if he had only spent $50 million or so and used […]