Security Stuff
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Cheap Lockpicking Tools
Lockpicking, or Locksport isn’t the most expensive habit to start up. Often times, you have locks laying around (old computers have them, so do old file cabinets, etc). If you’re willing to put in a little elbow grease, you can avoid the expensive tools. Buy a few of the common picks, and tension wrenches, and…
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Rekeying a Kwikset Deadbolt
Update 2024: This was wrote back in 2019, and while Kwikset SmartKey was around, it wasn’t as common. If you see a small slot next to your keyway, this guide is likely not applicable to you. I’ve been largely an information security-heavy person, I’ve decided that I need to start getting “physical” with physical security.…
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Stop Using Security Questions
Please stop using security questions. Why security questions were designed with good intentions If you forget your password, a site can ask you a series of security questions. This allows you to recover your account while still potentially authenticating you with questions only you know. Account recovery options are always a great idea, but doing…
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Scanning IDs — Making Fakes Easier
This is a post from an earlier version of my site, moved to the current version for maximum enjoyment. Originally posted 2018-03-08 -Bob Not long before I procured my wonderful license, they were printed pieces of paper with a photograph attached, then laminated. For both security and durability reasons, all states have moved away from…
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New Atari 2600 Game — Speedway
Note: This is an old post that I’m finally (2024/12/12) getting back onto this blog. I used AI to generate the cover photo for this blog and, tbh, it’s just like a real Atari cartridge. The image is a shit ton cooler than the content I made back in 2014 (and released in January of…
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How to Scam Garage Sale Sites with Gift Cards
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: The title is correct, this is how to scam users of garage sale groups. The intended audience, however, is victims and group administrators. The goal here is to convey how easy it is to defraud people into purchasing gift cards, and why they should not be allowed for sale in these groups.…
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Typed, but didn’t send?
Obviously, this is pretty old. If you’re still using Facebook, the best option is to delete Facebook. That said, this sort of stuff is still valid on most platforms today.
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Function: Identify Image
This is from a very old post of mine, posted for archival purposes. Ever decide you had to hide an image file and you decide to change the extension to something like “.exe”, or perhaps, you used something like Signal messenger and downloaded an image but it didn’t have a valid extension? Back in 2013,…
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Hiding ‘Typing’ and ‘Seen’ from Facebook Chat
This is a very old post of mine from 2012. My advice has STRONGLY changed. Do not do this, in fact, just don’t use Facebook. Don’t use any social networks. They’re terrible and you are the product. I have no idea if this works anymore. Ever get annoyed by people typing “I KNOW YOU SEEN…
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SEO for Derps
This is a very old post of mine from 2011. It’s a shitpost, a troll, a joke. tbh I’m surprised I’ve been doing this for so long now. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the technique of making your site more readable for search engines, and increasing your rankings. This is the second article I’ve wrote,…
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Tips to Great SEO
This is a VERY old post from 2010. It’s here for archival purposes, but it may be inaccurate now. What is SEO? SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is the art of presenting a site in such a way that a search engine can read it easily. Good SEO also helps with social networking and bookmarking…
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fopen() for Databases?
This is a VERY old post of mine from 2009 that I’m sharing for sport. This entry assumes that you have some prior knowledge of databases, PHP, or other programming languages. However, for those that don’t, I’ll try to sum it up in a way for visitors to understand. The statement “fopen”, or as PHP…