Flashlight Defeats Camera

Overload a lens with light, and it freaks out and basically goes blind.

Flashlight beats camera keriblog

That’s why you see celebrity’s bodyguards pointing flashlights into cameras, they’re preventing photos from being taken.

 

 

Spyder = Convertible = Cabriolet = Spider

The words are synonymous:

Spyder / Spider / Cabriolet all just mean… Convertible.

I prefer the term “convertible” because that’s the one in our lexicon.

Plus, it seems a bit fancy-for-fancy’s-sake, like saying “what’s your SSID?” instead of “what’s your WiFi name”… like that.

 

 

The Math Behind Having a Long Password

Longer passwords are better, but why? 2 reasons.

1st – this mathematical formula:

XY= Z

2nd – that a password guessing script can make 25 billion guesses, per second.

So! 

The password – kerio – uses only lower case alphabetical characters, of which there are 26.

So our formula is: 265 = 11 billion = cracked in 0.5 seconds

The bigger both numbers =
the better off you are

Here’s a proper, 25-digit password:  “)pCdjAL’x*^KgV3XE!x*w!1P

It uses lower case letters (26), upper case (26), numbers (10), and symbols (32) = 9425 = 2.1291014e+49 = cracked in weeks = attacker likely moves onto an easier target

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The 2015 Subaru Legacy

It’s Subaru’s fully-refreshed, entry-level sedan.

2015 Subaru Legacy AWD

– 2.5 L 4-cyl. boxer engine
– CVT automatic with standard paddle shifters
– 175 hp and 174 lb.-ft.
– starting at $23,495

Competitors: Honda Accord, Nissan Altima, Toyota Camry, Ford Fusion

Short review – loved it for 3 reasons

1 – it’s available in MANUAL

2 – List of standard features is strong

This is the base model, and includes: heated seats, automatic up/down front windows, rear-view camera, 10-way driver seat, Bluetooth and USB, riding on 17-inch wheels.  But the best standard feature is reason 3…

3 – All-wheel Drive comes standard

Lowest price in the country for an AWD sedan. And if the Legacy’s competitors even offer it, it’s about a $5,000 upgrade.

1 – the base finishings and materials do a good job faking it

2 – the infotainment system is all-new too, replacing the disaster that Subaru’s system once was

3 – good rear seat room, see next paragraph

4 – really into that cell phone pocket

The backseat will easily house to two large humans, and the fabric is cozy.

There’s no heat ducts back there though, maybe the only negative I found on this car.

The engine is a CVT, which like any good Canadian auto journalist I despise.

But Subaru does a better job than most, see: first CVT engine I ever liked.)

Has a great launch, steering is quick, and although the handling is slightly soft it’s supposed to be, it’s a sedan not a sports something #s

(see the steering in action in the photo I used for my column, Solving Crimes using Car Clues)

Subaru seems to get forgotten, but this Legacy is going to start changing that.

Read my detailed review on Autonet.