Tag Archive for: Taking

Taking a moment to thank the Internet, Google and Howard Johnson’s

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Oh, sure, we take this stuff for granted today (except for Howard Johnson’s). Yet every now and then I feel a need to thank the Internet and Google for doing what they do best: finding answers to questions that would otherwise nag me no end.

This morning I read a story about the impending closure of the Howard Johnson’s restaurant in Lake Placid, N.Y. As the story noted, this iconic eatery, owned and operated by the same family for more than 50 years, is one of only three HoJo’s restaurants still in operation in the United States.

Where are the other two?

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Network World Paul McNamara

Another Bitcoin robbery: Evolution drug market closes, taking $11.7 million

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At this point, people who use Bitcoin have to know that their money could simply disappear at any moment, right?

The latest example is Evolution, the largest black market website left standing after the Silk Road was taken down by authorities on multiple occasions, whose owners appear to have shut down the service and run off with more than $ 11.7 million in Bitcoin, Ars Technica reported yesterday.

Former users of the Evolution marketplace are pointing at a Bitcoin wallet that was active earlier this week and holds more than 43,000 Bitcoins, according to Reddit posts quoted at Ars Technica.

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Network World Colin Neagle

Android Lollipop: Taking mobile security to a new level – TechRepublic

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Android Lollipop: Taking mobile security to a new level
TechRepublic
The state of mobile security seems to constantly be on the defensive side of the game. Half of the time, we're checking threats against paid-for "research" that happens to be generated by one of the many companies selling protection for our device. But …

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NIST taking input for mobile security guidelines – PCWorld

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NIST taking input for mobile security guidelines
PCWorld
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a guide for testing third-party apps to ensure that they are secure and don't introduce any vulnerabilities. The government agency has prepared a draft of its recommendations, …

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