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Company claims to have a "secure" phone ... maybe - maybe not. This is also from the article: "The phone is carrier independent so we’re holding out for that T-Mobile upgrade. Of course, just because the company proclaims its immune to hacking, doesn’t mean some programmer isn’t figuring out a way to break into it. Also, it’s unclear if the phone remains encrypted when it’s only operating between two Blackphones." Meet Blackphone, A Highly Secure Device Perfect For Paranoid Sext Fiends Bonus: It doesn't support Path. Jordan Valinsky 1/15 http://betabeat.com/2014/01/meet-blackphone-a-highly-secure-device-perfect-for-paranoid-sext-fiends/ It’s no Lumia, but this sounds impressive: A Madrid-based communications firm said it has created the first fully secure and encrypted smartphone that lets users send and receive calls (and texts) without being vulnerable to hackers or snoopers. Dubbed the Blackphone, its sleek all-black case and touchscreen makes it look like it fell out of the pocket of James Bond’s blazer. The Android-based device uses an operating system named PrivatOS that promises highly secure privacy protection that would make the NSA wince. The yet-to-be-priced phone can transfer encrypted files and features a video chat option.

Just this afternoon Dorian announced that he has finished a beta version of his K-Meleon browser. Kmeleon 74 Beta ... if anyone would want to try it out. Download link in his post. http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/forum/read.php?1,125632,page=9 Posted by: Dorian Date: January 16, 2014 01:29AM Kmeleon 74 Beta Locale file It's a full build and I'm trying different things, a compact theme and an about:home page. I'll make an announcement. Quote Fixed print (but not print preview) Fixed XUL dialog size and duplicate dialog Fixed context menu on XUL Fixed profile initialization (components failing to load, incorrect location for cache) Fixed privacy clear history Fixed bookmarks unicode characters Fixed password manager Added autocomplete for password (and maybe for form filling too) ...

So if I understand this right about future XP updates ... say only two people sign up for these future updates, MS will pay wages and salary ... $50,000 to $100,000 or more to some employees to keep XP updated. Wonder what the "signup" total would have to be to make it worthwhile for MS?

Monday night I came across a radio show that I had never heard of before called Ground Zero, what good timing on my part, they had a guest talking about radiation and Geiger Counters. The show is available for mp3 download, which I just did. It's free at this time ... most of those shows charge or you have to be a paying member to listen to a previous show. I missed the first 20 minutes and I was listening to a station in NY that kept fading in and out. The guest Miriam German talked about a web site that is still being put together ... the goal is to have volunteers across the country (US) maybe also Canada and the world who have Geiger Counters to take readings for "hot spots" to warn people or give them a heads up on a problem area. This may also work with seafood and food in general, not sure ... this is all in the early stages. These volunteers are doctors, teachers, clerks, truck drivers ... just ordinary everyday people feeding their readings into the web site. There already seem to be readings posted from various places. I think I can post about the program that was actually aired Monday night ... I will do so but a moderator may think otherwise. I will post the new web site that is still under construction. Ground Zero (radio program) http://www.groundzeromedia.org/ RadCast.org ... new web site, some of what they do # Monitor radiation levels across the country 24X7 # Field test monitoring of marine life (Seaweed, Starfish, Fish, etc.) http://www.radcast.org/ This was the show from Monday night: 1/13: Nuclear Unclear with Miriam German While it may not yet be time to panic, we shouldn’t kid ourselves into thinking we aren’t going to see effects from ****ushima and future disasters. This future is going to force us to become citizen scientists and active biological researchers in order to survive. Tonight on Ground Zero, Clyde Lewis welcomes Miriam German of RadCast.org to take a reading of our situation that is ‘Nuclear Unclear‘! The broadcast ... mp3 download. There is a Download arrow to the right of Save To Favorites. http://soundcloud.com/groundzeromedia/2014-01-13

As JorgeA would says ... "It just gets worse!" What does someone have to do ... keep your computer in "lead case" ? NSA Reportedly Using Radio Waves to Snoop on Offline Computers Worldwide January 15, 2014 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/01/15/nsa-maps-pathway-into-computers-report-says/ The National Security Agency has placed software on nearly 100,000 computers around the world that allows the U.S. to conduct surveillance on those machines using radio frequency technology, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The secret technology allows the agency to gain access to computers that other countries have tried to protect from spying or cyberattacks, even if they aren't connected to the Internet, The Times reported, citing NSA documents, computer experts and U.S. officials. The software network could also create a digital highway for launching cyberattacks by transmitting malware, including the kind used in attacks by the U.S. against Iran's nuclear facilities, according to the report. more at the link ...

All interesting comments and nothing against any post ... but I don't really care about anymore MS updates. I updated through the Dec 2013 updates (with my fingers crossed!) and have a fantastic working XP setup with an image backup from a week ago. After the MS XP update fiasco yesterday from when I went from 1 update that later disappeared to 2 new updates ... what is going on? I ran an update check on Mon the 13th and no new updates were showing, then Tue morning I have one required update that is gone in a few hours to being replaced by 2 new updates. Who needs this crap? ... I'm tired of being a "nervous wreck" the week before MS updates are released every month. I don't sleep good ... I sit up in bed sometimes at 3am worrying if I will still have a "working computer" after the updates are released. I'm not going to end up on Prozac because of some stupid MS updates that are probably not important or even actually fix anything. ... OK, I was "over the top" on the update thing, but I have stopped with the December updates till April / May and then will run the update check and go for what shows up as a final ... but I still have my image backup to rely on, if the last updates actually screw up my computer. Maybe there will be more updates after April ... personally, I hope not, I want to be through with them once and for all and finally enjoy Windows XP to the fullest.

It seems the MS January updates are mostly important for Windows XP ... January 2014 Patch Tuesday kicks the year off with four 'Important' security updates Written by Ron on January 13, 2014 http://www.winbeta.org/news/january-2014-patch-tuesday-kicks-year-four-important-security-updates The January 2014 Patch Tuesday is upon us, taking place January 14th, and we are expecting to see four Important updates and zero Critical updates for various Microsoft software products. While this month's Patch Tuesday remains light, the most notable update will be for Windows XP. Windows RT and Windows 8.1 will not be receiving any security updates this time around, as the primary focus for the January 2014 Patch Tuesday will be for Windows XP, Server 2003, Office, and Dynamics AX. Windows 7, on the other hand, does receive one Important update, addressing elevation of privileges. This month's Patch Tuesday is set to take place Tuesday, January 14th. I just took a couple of paragraphs out of the small article. also ... Microsoft Expected to Patch XP Zero Day on Patch Tuesday http://threatpost.com/microsoft-expected-to-patch-xp-zero-day-on-patch-tuesday/103543 Microsoft announced Thursday that it plans to release four bulletins next week as part of the year’s first batch of Patch Tuesday security updates, none of which are rated critical. Despite the relatively light load, the patches do address a zero-day vulnerability in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 made public in early November. Hackers were actively exploiting the flaw in the ND Proxy driver that manages Microsoft’s Telephony API on XP via infected PDF attachments. Exploits work only in conjunction with an Adobe Reader vulnerability that has since been patched. found a little more XP news ... Microsoft preparing urgent patch to secure Windows XP as end-of-support draws close tech2 News Staff / 13 Jan 2014 http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/microsoft-preparing-urgent-patch-windows-xp-208380.html Microsoft is working on a patch for the Windows XP that will be released on Patch Tuesday to avoid attackers from completely taking over the affected computers, reports PCWorld. Late in November, Microsoft has issued a security advisory about the discovery of vulnerability in a kernel component of its Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Symantec now reveals in a blog post that the attacks have been active since the beginning of November. It arrives as a malicious PDF file with names such as syria15.10.pdf or Note_№107-41D.pdf. The blog post further says that “successful exploits will result in complete compromise of affected computers and patching of XP will make it less vulnerable.” The urgency for patching of XP comes as a result of Microsoft’s decision to end support to XP in April. It is in April at the Build conference that the company also plans to reveal the vision for its upcoming Threshold aka Windows 9 platform, which is likely to start shipping in April 2015.

DosProbie ... Registry Recycler seems to be a nice little program. I tried the portable version and it worked just fine on XP. I see the last update on Nov 1st included Windows 8.1 compatibilty. Changelog Registry Recycler 0.9.2.6 - 1st November, 2013 * Extended Uninstall Entries category scanning * Added auto Shutdown and Restart settings * Updated White List * Minor GUI improvements * Resolved ownership issue when scanning some registry keys * Added Windows 8.1 compatibility So everybody has a program to use. I mentioned EasyCleaner since it will work with Windows XP and older but Registry Recycler will do a registry defrag. thanks ...

Here's an older registry cleaner program that maybe some newer people didn't know about. I believe Fred Langa ... from his old column years ago, recommended EasyCleaner as a very safe registry cleaner for a novice to use. It is older, not updated since 2006 but it works and is much more than just a registry cleaner. A lot in this program ... it's free but listed as only for Windows 95/NT/98/Me/2000/XP. However, Major Geeks says "Windows All" so it is misleading going beyond Windows XP ... maybe it works, maybe not. Probably a registry backup with ERUNT would be in order before trying it out. EasyCleaner 2.0 by Toni Arts http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/easycleaner.html EasyCleaner is a small program which searches Windows' registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. Deleting these entries will speed your computer up. But as you already might know, deleting entries from registry can be dangerous for your computer, so it is wise to make a backup of your registry. On my computer, deleting entries which were pointing nowhere, speeded my computer up! EasyCleaner also lets you delete all kinds of unnecessary files like temps, backups etc. You can search for duplicate files and you can view some intresting info about your disk space usage! ToniArts may not be held accountable in any way if EasyCleaner affects your computer in a negative way. here's a list of some features: # Finds invalid registry entries - deleting them speeds up your computer up to 20%! # Finds duplicate files - deleting them will free disk space! # Finds all unnecessary files like backups, temps etc. # Very user friendly! # Shows some intresting info about your disk space usage. # Very customizable. # Uses only little amount of recources while running! # Huge help file which gives you every little detail about EasyCleaner! # And much more... also this site ... but it only lists up to XP as working. ToniArts EasyCleaner http://download.cnet.com/ToniArts-EasyCleaner/3000-2094_4-10529179.html EasyCleaner is a small program that searches through Windows registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. EasyCleaner also lets you delete all kinds of unnecessary files like temps and backups. You can search for duplicate files and you can view some intresting info about your disk space usage. You are also able to manage startup programs, invalid shortcuts, and add/remove software list.

OK ... good reading. I have come up with another possible meaning about the logo or phrase. My first two (mentioned earlier) are as follows ... #1 being sort of a blunt message to the British and King George or (#2) just a "general" message to the colonials for everyday life ... "Mind Your Business". However, after giving it some more thought, I know exactly what Ben meant by the phrase. Ben was famously know as womaniser in early Philadelphia and later during his stay in France ... but getting back to Ben being in Philadelphia, probably many were always wondering where Ben was headed ... or what Ben was up to after the sun went down (or didn't go down!) so we have "Mind Your Business" stamped on the coin. This just has to be the "real story" behind it !

Very interesting about the 1776 Continental Coin ... I never knew that. So what did old Ben really have in mind ... good question. I can see it having two meanings ... but I don't want to touch on politics, even from over 200 years ago. These coins or the logo should be minted again !

This is interesting ... remember the stories awhile back about the spook place being built in CA and how much water and electricity it needed to operate. Some people want to shut the supply off ... like that will happen but maybe there is hope for one "last stand". I agree with you JorgeA on your comment ... Our debt of gratitude to Edward Snowden grows on a daily basis. California Legislators Introduce Bill To Banish NSA Bipartisan duo wants to cut NSA's utilities, ban research at state schools and impose sanctions on contractors By Steven Nelson January 7, 2014 http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/01/07/california-legislators-introduce-bill-to-banish-nsa A bipartisan team of California state senators introduced legislation Monday that would prohibit the state and its localities from providing "material support" to the National Security Agency. If the bill becomes law, it would deny NSA facilities access to water and electricity from public utilities, impose sanctions on companies trying to fill the resulting void and outlaw NSA research partnerships with state universities. Companies with state contracts also would be banned from working with the NSA. "I agree with the NSA that the world is a dangerous place," state Sen. Ted Lieu, the bill's Democratic co-author, said in a statement. "That is why our founders enacted the Bill of Rights. They understood the grave dangers of an out-of-control federal government." Lieu said the NSA's surveillance programs pose "a clear and present danger to our liberties." "The last time the federal government massively violated the U.S. Constitution," he said, "over 100,000 innocent Americans were rounded up and interned." State Sen. Joel Anderson, a Republican, is Lieu's co-author. The California state senate has 40 members. "I support this bill because I support the Constitution, our Fourth Amendment rights and our freedoms to live in the United States of America," Anderson said. also ... from December New Legislation Would Ban NSA From Arizona http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/12/09/new-legislation-would-ban-nsa-from-arizona State senator says 'the NSA isn't welcome in Arizona unless it follows the Constitution' ...

OK ... always good to have more "news links" ... better chance that one link will have the truth while the others dish out the fluff! I've added the link to my list. This came from the link ... maybe it's getting into the food supply ... "We see radiation from ****ushima in soils in Southern California, especially our desert regions” — High concentrations in seaweed prevented harvest this year — Also found in cattle and chicken feed. Hope I didn't cross the line ... I did say "any government" since I doubt that any are completely truthful to their people. We are probably on our own. jaclaz ... I have been seeing the word dosimeter mentioned in my searching around. I think I have found a reasonably priced Geiger Counter with mostly positive reviews (a few negative) and two of those positive reviews were by engineers who don't seem connected to the company. One said this ... For an engineer working in the field, the standards for radiation detector are more demanding than those of "an amateur scientist" and this Geiger does the job well. I was somewhat surprised how accurate it is for what I have paid for it. Basically, it will measure up to 999 micro Siverts per hour. This is the same range as Inspector+ from SE International, or Rad Alert geiger counters. PRM-8000 range is slightly higher (about 2milliSv) while Monitor4 measures up to approximately 500 micro Sieverts per hour. The antique alarm clock or radium hands usually measure under 5 microSieverts per hour, well within the range of our most basic model. It is hard for me to imagine a consumer product that would measure over 1milliSieverts per hour. Case in point: effective dose of inhalation of 1 mg of pure natural Uranium is mere 0.2 milli-Sieverts, which is well within the range of this Geiger. The biggest issue is not just the range but also precision over the wide range of measurements. This is where RD-1212 impressed me the most and why I gave it 5 stars. Ever since I got it, I have been cautiously testing it in the field and around the plant where I know what the readings should be, and this little guy was accurate within mere 10% off our industrial equipment and often enough right on the spot. This is clearly a professional piece of equipment. Thank You guys! .... I'm still checking around and I have a second e-mail to the company, waiting for a reply to my questions. They answered my first e-mail very fast. ...

Just asking if any MSFN member actually owns a Geiger Counter? For many years I have wanted to get one thinking it might come in handy one day for checking food and just about anything, especially if a person has a family and just wants some first hand knowledge of what is going on. I feel the government (any government) can't be trusted to give us all the facts unless they get caught up in a lie or cover up, like Japan did with it's people. I can't believe an amateur would discover radiation on CA beaches ... the agencies have known for some time that this radiation wave was heading for the western coast of the US and Canada and they have to have been checking constantly on it's progress. They have satellites that can track radiation anywhere and they may have been dropping floating radiation detectors into the ocean between here and Japan to chart everything ... but it takes an amateur with his own Geiger Counter to alert people about something. Who can say if the radiation is from Japan or another source but it seems to be there. Something very strange about all this ... don't alert the Sheeple ! ... a good case for people to get a Geiger Counter of their own before they are "outlawed" and taken off the market. At one time you could buy a Geiger Counter from Sears ... it was in their catalog but it was a large hand held device, just like you see in old 1950's science fiction films ... today they are more compact and easier to carry around. There are many on the market but which is the best one to own ... anyone here own what they think is a top quality device? ...

Some further news from California about possible radiation ... like before some words may be "filtered" after I post this. Has Fukushima’s Radioactive Wave Already Hit California? http://www.infowars.com/has-fukushimas-radioactive-wave-already-hit-california/ Health officials confirm spike in radiation on San Francisco beach but have no answers Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones Infowars.com January 6, 2014 Predictions that Fukushima’s radioactive ocean plume would hit the west coast of the U.S. sometime in 2014 may have already come to pass, with a new video showing Geiger counter readings of background radiation at a beach in San Francisco over five times the safe level. Days after a YouTube video emerged showing background radiation at a Coastside beach reaching over 150 micro-REM per hour, Health officials in San Mateo County confirmed the spike but said they were “befuddled” as to its cause. However, officials dismissed the possibility that the readings could be linked to Fukushima radiation reaching the west coast despite forecasts by experts last summer that radioactive particles from Fukushima would reach U.S. coastal waters in 2014. The video shows a man measuring radiation readings at different spots on a beach south of Pillar Point Harbor. Background radiation in the areas immediately surrounding the beach are normal, but once the man approaches the water itself, the radiation spikes to at least 500 per cent safe levels and the Geiger counter’s alarm goes off. The man behind the video claims that on his previous visit to the same beach, radiation readings were 13 times the safe level. “In the following days, other amateurs with Geiger counters began posting similar videos online,” reports the Half Moon Bay Review. “The videos follow other alarming news last month that starfish were mysteriously disintegrating along the West Coast, a trend that has not been linked yet to any cause.” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Public Health are now investigating the cause of the radiation and more information is expected to be released this week. While officials will almost certainly downplay the situation in order to prevent panic, it’s important to remember that genuine public health crises are virtually always preceded by government duplicity. TEPCO and the Japanese government have repeatedly been caught lying in their efforts to downplay the scale of the Fukushima disaster. In September it was confirmed that radiation readings around the power plant were 18 times higher than previously reported by TEPCO. After a tank leaked 300 tonnes of toxic water in August, groundwater radiation readings at the plant soared to 400,000 becquerels per litre, the highest reading since the nuclear accident occurred in March 2011. EPA officials in America also lied in the weeks after 9/11 when they told rescue workers and the general public that the air at ground zero was safe to breathe. According to insiders, EPA officials knew that the dust in the air was laden with asbestos but chose to cover up the truth, leading to at least 20,000 ground zero workers suffering debilitating illnesses and numerous deaths. Mainstream media outlets have also largely toed the line on Fukushima despite overwhelming evidence of a cover-up of the true scale of the crisis by Japanese authorities. Former MSNBC host Cenk Uygur was told not to warn the public about the danger posed by the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant during his time as a host on the cable network. Concerns that the federal government is preparing for some form of nuclear emergency have heightened after it was revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services has ordered 14 million doses of potassium iodide, the compound that protects the body from radioactive poisoning in the aftermath of severe nuclear accidents, to be delivered before the beginning of February. also related to the above story ... Health officials respond to beach radiation scare http://www.hmbreview.com/news/health-officials-respond-to-beach-radiation-scare/article_8c7e7fb0-74de-11e3-9c9d-001a4bcf887a.html?mode=story Friday, January 3, 2014 Mark Noack An amateur video of a Geiger counter showing what appear to be high radiation levels at a Coastside beach has drawn the attention of local, state and federal public health officials. Since being posted last week, the short video has galvanized public concerns that radioactive material could be landing on the local coastline after traveling from Japan as a result of the 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi reactors. Government officials say they are looking into the video shot on Dec. 23 and performing their own sampling of the beaches, but they have found no indication so far that radiation levels were hazardous. “It’s not something that we feel is an immediate public health concern,” said Dean Peterson, county environmental health director. “We’re not even close to the point of saying that any of this is from Fukushima.” First posted last week on YouTube, the seven-minute video shows the meter of a Geiger counter as an off-camera man measures different spots on the beach south of Pillar Point Harbor. The gadget’s alarm begins ringing as its radiation reading ratchets up to about 150 counts per minute, or roughly five times the typical amount found in the environment. Counts per minute is a standard way for Geiger counters to measure radiation, but it does not directly equate to the strength or its hazard level to humans. Those factors depend on the type of radioactive particles and isotope. Nonetheless, the video went viral online, gaining nearly 400,000 views in the last week. ... more at the link.

OK ... I was puzzled for a few minutes after I posted this ... why the whole word was not printing out and decided it was being "filtered" somehow. I thought a moderator would look into it or at least confirm the problem. thanks

The radioactive debris from Japan has been starting to show up on the West Coast in 2013 ... have to think about swimming, eating seafood and who knows what else. US Government Orders 14 Million Doses of Potassium Iodide Paul Joseph Watson January 1, 2014 http://www.infowars.com/us-government-orders-14-million-doses-of-potassium-iodide/ The Department of Health and Human Services has ordered 14 million doses of potassium iodide, the compound that protects the body from radioactive poisoning in the aftermath of severe nuclear accidents, to be delivered before the beginning of February. According to a solicitation posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, the DHHS asks contractors to supply, “potassium iodide tablet, 65mg, unit dose package of 20s; 700,000 packages (of 20s),” a total of 14 million tablets. The packages must be delivered on or before February 1, 2014. ... more at the link but this is from article ... "Last month it was revealed that 71 U.S. sailors who helped during the initial Fukushima relief efforts are suing the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) after they returned with thyroid cancer, Leukemia, and brain tumors as a result of being exposed to radiation at 300 times the safe level." another article ... Radioactive Debris in Pacific Ocean: Fukushima Radiation is Tearing up the West Coast of the US and Canada By Ethan A. Huff Global Research, October 28, 2013 NaturalNews Particularly on the West Coast of the U.S., a multitude of strange animal deaths, high radiation readings and other recent anomalies suggest that the Fukushima disaster is far from over. It is simply ludicrous, in other words, for anyone to suggest at this point that these Fukushima woes are dwindling, as fresh evidence suggests that quite the opposite is true. A recent report by Michael Snyder over at TheTruthWins.com highlights 28 signs that the U.S. West Coast is still being torn up by nuclear radiation from Fukushima. Many of these signs include strange illnesses and mass deaths among sea creatures and other animals, as well as high radiation readings from dozens of monitoring stations. “Every single day, 300 tons of radioactive water from Fukushima enters the Pacific Ocean,” writes Snyder about this one major sign. “That means that the total amount of radioactive material released from Fukushima is constantly increasing, and it is steadily building up in our food chain.” Radioactive debris mass the size of California still impacting West Coast Another obvious sign is the recent mass migration of radioactive debris the size of California across the Pacific Ocean. BBC News in the U.K. reported last year that literally millions of tons of radioactive debris had begun traveling across the Pacific Ocean, and that some of it had already impacted Hawaii and even the West Coast. There has also been a series of strange animal deaths recently, including masses of sea lions, sockeye salmon and other sea creatures washing up on the shore. Many of the polar bears, seals and walruses observed along the Alaska coastline have also been found to have major fur loss and open sores, both of which are indicative of radiation poisoning. also ... Fukushima Debris "Island" The Size Of Texas Near US West Coast Tyler Durden on 11/06/2013 http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-11-06/fukushima-debris-island-size-texas-near-us-west-coast

Still using my cellphone from 2004 so I'm a little behind the times and knowledge dealing with "smartphones" ... could a person maybe use a "fake" e-mail or a disposable e-mail like "10 Minute Mail" ... 10 Minute Mail Your e-mail address will expire in 10 minutes. http://10minutemail.com/10MinuteMail/index.html Would a person need it more than ten minutes? That might solve not having to use your real e-mail or maybe just a junk e-mail. ...

I read this story yesterday but I'm sure Charlotte or JorgeA will be able to find more information dealing with it. Nothing is safe anywhere, even if you live in the "back woods" minding your own business ... thinking "just me and my Wi-Fi" ! NSA Can Hack WiFi Devices From Eight Miles Away http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/30/nsa-can-hack-wifi-devices-from-eight-miles-away/ The NSA may have the ability to intercept data from around the world, but we now know that it has some impressive (and intimidating) equipment for snooping on nearby targets. Security guru Jacob Appelbaum told those at the Chaos Communications Congress this weekend that the NSA's big box of tools includes Nightstand, a custom device that can compromise WiFi networks for the sake of inserting spy software. The Linux-powered device can exploit Windows systems from up to eight miles away; it's unlikely that you'll catch agents wardriving in the parking lot. Nightstand may not see significant use today given that it dates back to 2008, but its existence suggests that the NSA also has newer, more advanced WiFi surveillance gear at its disposal. .... there isn't too much more on the subject, if it's true. Maybe our crack spy news team can find more. They find many links to everything.

Thanks DosProbie for the clarification on CCleaner. I didn't think it actually cleaned all flash cookies after searching around in Google, it is supposed to clean some flash cookies but probably not all. I don't depend on it, that's why I was searching around for a good flash cookie cleaner as a separate program ... I like the program that I posted about, when I have Javascript turned off in the K-Meleon browser (or other browsers) many flash cookies can show up in a very short time, sometimes there will be just a few but sometimes there are a lot of "strange" looking things in the view window. I check frequently with Flash Cookies Cleaner to get everything out while I'm online, I have a shortcut in the Quick Launch section. The maker claims that it removes every Flash Cookie from your system. I can't be 100% about that also ... but it does remove everything in the view window. I feel better that I can easily check for flash cookies and get rid of them. ...

Reading up a little more on Snapchat, just in July (2013) they were valued around $800 million and in four months (Nov) $3 billion and the company has never made a penny in revenue. However, some on Wall Street think $4 billion would be fair ... for a company with zero revenue or profits. Maybe they can get another billion or two ... man, why couldn't I think of putting a company or something together that will probably never make money or a profit but still be worth $3 billion? What other "billion dollar" no profit companies are lurking just around the corner? Maybe it will all work, people went crazy over "tulips" in the 1600's! Tulip Mania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

Yes JorgeA ... you are so right ... It just gets worse ! I was reading all this earlier but I figured you or Charlotte would bring everyone up to speed on the latest news. This part is crazy ... "The NSA calls this method interdiction. At these so-called "load stations," agents carefully open the package in order to load malware onto the electronics, or even install hardware components that can provide backdoor access for the intelligence agencies. All subsequent steps can then be conducted from the comfort of a remote computer." What other stuff is being "carefully opened" and being resealed?

Here, Here ... I'll drink to that ! Wonder how the company stock will do in 2014 as the active numbers drop and really young people now ... as they get older, just never sign-up. I find this interesting in the article: WhatsApp has overtaken Facebook as the number one way to send messages, say the researchers, while Snapchat has gained in popularity in recent months by allowing users to send images which “self-destruct” after a short period on the recipients phone in order to maintain privacy. Snapchat claims that 350 million images are sent every day, and reportedly recently turned down a $3 billion (£1.8 billion) acquisition offer from Facebook. Co-founder Evan Spiegel, who lives at home with his father despite an estimated net worth of $3 billion, last month told The Telegraph that “deleting should be the default”. ... turning down an offer of $3 billion? ... take the money and run, enjoy the short life we all have on this planet. Always something "new" on the horizon to sink your ship !

The times change fast ... I still like e-mail. Young users see Facebook as 'dead and buried' Matthew Sparkes 27 Dec 2013 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/10539274/Young-users-see-Facebook-as-dead-and-buried.html

Just to refresh the news about a "possible" new K-Meleon browser on the horizon, or as new as can be going into 2014. Since my last post, things seem to be falling into place ... many people coming up with solutions for a better KM browser. This was just posted by adodupan under the thread: Re: Anyone still using kmeleon? He's talking about a "fully functional browser" maybe sometime in 2014. http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/forum/read.php?1,125632,page=7 Posted by: adodupan Date: December 27, 2013 01:05AM Dorian, i wrote code for right click in xul files. Code still needs some finesses, but it works. Problem that i can not solve is the problem with nsIPromptService. For example, in config.xul file context menu opens with no problems now, and all commands are executed, except when it is necessary to open a new chrome window (nsIPromptService). One more problem, youtube clips do not play as expected. If you can solve these two problems, we have a fully functional browser. Regards to all There are many people involved ... read the lasts 15 or so posts (page 6 and 7) before adodupan's post leading into Dec 24th. Guenter from Germany has posted on Dec 25 what I think is "Christmas - Holiday" greetings in 100 languages (+ or -) ... I was counting them and lost count near the end ... very close to 100. Fred sent a greeting from Switzerland ... these are also project contributors. I just thought anyone liking K-Meleon and not having been to the KM forum lately might like an update ... a lot going on over there.