Realistic Video Games – Unreal Engine 5 My mind was blown when I got my first glimpse of Unreal Engine 5. Unreal is a first-person shooter video game developed by Epic MegaGames and Digital Extremes and published by GT Interactive for Microsoft Windows in May 1998. It was powered by Unreal Engine, an original game… Continue reading Realistic Video Games – Unreal Engine 5
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The Story Behind the 405 Movie
The Story Behind the 405 Movie If you have never seen it, then you need to spend 3 minutes and watch this little movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ7ImM9Bys8 This entire 180-second video is CGI, was produced in 2000, and is the brainchild of Bruce Branit and Jeremy Hunt and made on a $300 budget ($140 of that budget… Continue reading The Story Behind the 405 Movie
Will We Ever Learn To Use Better Passwords?
Will We Ever Learn To Use Better Passwords? From the other side of the pond, London-based Credit Card Payment Company, Dojo, did an analysis of 100,000 breached passwords and discovered that the most commonly hacked passwords were ‘qwerty’, ‘123456’, ‘password’, and ‘1111111’. Also on that list are terms of endearment like ‘love’, ‘baby’, and ‘angel’.… Continue reading Will We Ever Learn To Use Better Passwords?
Busch Gardens
Busch Gardens I had military appreciation tickets for Busch Gardens, so my wife and I made a weekend out of it. We haven’t been on a date in a few years, mostly thanks to COVID. And the last time I was at an amusement park, I got injured on a roller coaster. Since I’m heading… Continue reading Busch Gardens
More Credit Card Skimmers
More Credit Card Skimmers After we learned all about Credit Card Skimmers and how difficult it can be to stop the spread of them, how are they showing up everywhere? You Can Buy Them A quick search on the web reveals that you can buy them on sites like Wish.com, Alibaba, and even eBay. I… Continue reading More Credit Card Skimmers
What is a Credit Card Skimmers?
What is a Credit Card Skimmers? A credit card skimmer is an electronic device that records or skims the data from the credit card so that data can be used or sold. Usually, the skimmer records all the required data to allow “card not present” sales using that card’s data. These compromised or skimmed card… Continue reading What is a Credit Card Skimmers?
Hotel and Airbnb Security – Part 3
Hotel and Airbnb Security – Part 4 I was asked if I could post some information about spy camera frequencies and since I was once a signals intelligence technician (MOS 2631) in the Marine Corps and I have done some TSCM (Technical Surveillance Counter Measures) work as well, that request is right up my alley.… Continue reading Hotel and Airbnb Security – Part 3
Getting Gas and Skimmers
Getting Gas and Skimmers I went to Costco this morning on my way to work as my car was on fumes, so besides the pain of getting reamed by the $3.85 a gallon price tag, it should be a fairly painless task. I pull up to the pumps just a few minutes after they open… Continue reading Getting Gas and Skimmers
We Are All Sick and Twisted
We Are All Sick and Twisted I actually have a story that fits in perfectly with this post. It was 1993 and I was on travel to California (Point Mugu to be exact) and my Marine buddies and I were on the Venice Beach boardwalk. I haven’t been there since, but in the 90’s the… Continue reading We Are All Sick and Twisted
Domain Tasting Left a Bad Taste In My Mouth
Domain Tasting Left a Bad Taste in My Mouth What is Domain Tasting?There is a dirty little cybersquatting practice called Domain Tasting. “Domain Tasting” refers to a situation where an entity registers a domain name and then tests to see if the name has sufficient traffic to provide more income than the annual registration fee… Continue reading Domain Tasting Left a Bad Taste In My Mouth
