This post was reblogged from Futility Closet. It was originally written on 22 May, 2011 by Greg Ross. View the original article here. In 2001, USCD psychologist Vilayanur Ramachandran presented these shapes to American undergraduates and to Tamil speakers in India. He asked, “Which of these shapes is bouba and which is kiki?” Around 98% of the respondents assigned the name kiki to the spiky …
Try telling Password Nazi that your password is strong. Chances are, he’ll probably laugh in your face. The Password Nazi that I’m taking about is actually a website, PasswordMeter.com. It is by far the most thorough password checker I’ve encountered, checking over 15 aspects affecting PW strength such as number of characters, repeated characters, presence of symbols, and other factors. It …
This is the 250th post on Thought Box! Congratulations and long live this blog! Why is it that Twitter has a bird logo, and that a disproportionate number of its users (over 500 million) are humans? A few years ago, the Latvia-based IR Magazine’s staff was asking the same question. But instead of just wondering about it, they took a …
On Windows, it’s simple. WinKey + L is all you need to prevent unscrupulous people from taking over your computer when you’re away. On a Mac, however, the lock feature is hidden within a utility called Keychain Access. Besides being able to lock your screen, Keychain also stores passwords that you use on the computer and online. To enable screen …