Gyroscopic Investing

dualstow wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:00 am Nobody for Yubikey, eh?
I’ll just leave this here. (Not about security keys; just a list of authenticator apps).
https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-authenticator-apps

yankees60 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:29 am I am more concerned that adding some additional layer of security could result in ME getting locked out from getting to my information!

Your fear is not unfounded, Vinny. I had a Google Titan key once upon a time and it locked me out of my own email for a while. I returned it for a full refund.

However, where 2FA is required, I prefer the authenticator apps to an SMS text, and am quite comfortable with it.
And, I mostly add 2FA even when it’s not required, since passwords are regularly bypassed these days.

Still working up the nerve to add the Yubikey to something.

How about Veracrypt. Anyone for Veracrypt? I love it.

dualstow wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 8:09 am How about Veracrypt. Anyone for Veracrypt? I love it.

This is the first time I've ever seen the word.

Looking at this ... nothing jumps out at me as to what it does and how to use it. Looks like it's set up for someone who already knows what they want it to do.

https://www.veracrypt.fr/code/VeraCrypt/about/

Well, that's not the case, but usually it goes like this:
One goes on a forum and says, "What's a good app/program for _____ing?"
That's probably how I ended up downloading Veracrypt many years ago.
But if you don't know what it is, that's one vote for "No, I don't use it."

P.S. Partly by coincidence, I just got this email this afternoon:

Top 10 Data Encryption Tools to Use in 2025

https://www.analyticsinsight.net/cybers ... se-in-2025

How is it February already?? The year just started. Fack.

The older I get, the faster every year, month, week, and day seems to pass.

ararrrrggGGHGHGH!!!

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 6:06 pm How is it February already?? The year just started. Fack.

How is it February 2025 already?? The year Decade just started. Fack

Fixed it for you

Hal wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:25 pm

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 6:06 pm How is it February already?? The year just started. Fack.

How is it February 2025 already?? The year Decade just started. Fack

Fixed it for you

It's just crazy isn't it??

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 6:06 pm The older I get, the faster every year, month, week, and day seems to pass.

ararrrrggGGHGHGH!!!

And you’re young. Wait til you get to the point where— well, I don’t know how it works for others, but for me, there was a point several decades ago until now that all feels like the recent past. Not that I can remember all the details, but early aughts (early 2000’s) until now is feels compressed.

And to you, M.
Hope a plane doesn’t fall on Punxsatawny Phil.

dualstow wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:36 pm

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 6:06 pm The older I get, the faster every year, month, week, and day seems to pass.

ararrrrggGGHGHGH!!!

And you’re young. Wait til you get to the point where— well, I don’t know how it works for others, but for me, there was a point several decades ago until now that all feels like the recent past. Not that I can remember all the details, but early aughts (early 2000’s) until now is feels compressed.

It is even scarier when you can clearly remember all the details ... except the event was many decades ago!

Mountaineer wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2025 4:57 am A very Happy Groundhog Day to all!

When I heard on the radio what day it was ... I thought back to that time when I was in third grade and weary of walking to school in the cold, cold, cold weather and was hoping so much that that ground hog would NOT see his shadow. But he did.

Why am I thinking of the term Helicopter Parent?

dont forget masks and boosters for healthy children.

but anti-lock breaks have saved me from 2 accidents. before i had them i slid into a gorge.

For some substance, if you're thinking about water filters talk to these guys https://www.purewaterproducts.com/black-and-white-ro

Bot activity on Amazon reviews and even reddit now, is high.

@Vinny — good luck with your basement stairs, man.

dualstow wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2025 9:11 pm @Vinny — good luck with your basement stairs, man.

It's possible it was quite a minor issue.

yankees60 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2025 4:12 pmCapture.JPG

According to the National Safety Council, in 1950 for every 100 million miles driven you could expect 7.59 deaths. In 2022 that number is 1.33 deaths. source

Your B’head initialism of the day: NMI = No Middle Initial.
Yes, there’s an initialism for no initial!

Xan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2025 10:19 am

yankees60 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2025 4:12 pmCapture.JPG

According to the National Safety Council, in 1950 for every 100 million miles driven you could expect 7.59 deaths. In 2022 that number is 1.33 deaths. source

You are probably too young to remember for certain holiday weekends how we'd be regularly updated for how many people were killed via card accidents during that weekend

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2025 12:40 pm Your B’head initialism of the day: NMI = No Middle Initial.
Yes, there’s an initialism for no initial!

An older gentleman I know joined the Army way back when, and filled out D (IO) in the middle name blank, meaning D (initial only). Of course the Army considered his middle name to be Dio for the entirety of his service.

Perfect

yankees60 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 02, 2025 4:12 pmCapture.JPG

Another on the same theme: