A Technical I.T./DevOps Blog
Problem scenario
You spend too much time reviewing non-sensical or spammy comments on your website. You have to review 10 to 20 messages per day. What can you do to have a Turing Test to ensure you have “real” comments only on your website?
Solution
You should implement a Captcha plugin. A simple captcha (e.g., an arithmetical problem) can greatly reduce the low-quality bot-produced spam messages to your website.
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Problem scenario
You remember that Mark Rippetoe said something about the hips and the back battling in the deadlift. What was this about?
Answer
“The back muscles and the hamstrings are in a war for control over your pelvic position, and the lower back must win.”
Listen or watch this video (which is set to the two-minute 30-second mark): https://youtu.be/p2OPUi4xGrM?t=149
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Managing remote teams is more common than ever in today’s increasingly digital world. However, with this convenience comes a heightened risk of insider threats. There are recommended practices to mitigate these risks and protect your organization’s data. Techdeck.info shares some comprehensive strategies to help you achieve this goal (by providing some different perspectives compared to what is normally on continualintegration.com):
Reinforce Robust Password Protocols
Enforcing strong password policies is vital to safeguarding your remote team.
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Problem scenario
No one can convert BUSD on Binance.us to another type of cryptocurrency. A U.S. Citizen wants to transfer BUSD to a new exchange from Binance.us. Which one is available?
Answer
Coinbase. WARNING: You will not be able to convert BUSD to a different cryptocurrency or sell it for US dollars on Coinbase.
To exchange BUSD to something else,
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Problem scenario
You see unrecognized charges from “SIMPLISAFE 888-957-4675 MA ITEM TRANSFERRED FROM PREV ACCOUNT” on your credit card. Why are these charges different amounts from what you are used to?
Possible Answer
Simplisafe started breaking up the charges to the credit card. If you have different accounts, they are not consolidated on the payment statement any more.
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Problem scenario
Some URLs are hyperlinked in the soft-copy of a Wordpad document. You want them to print black. You highlight the blue URL and make the text black. But the blue text does not show up when you print the file in hardcopy. How do you get the text to print out in black?
Solution
1. In Wordpad, with the document open,
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Problem scenario
Edmund Randolph was the attorney general under George Washington. George Washington evidently trusted Edmund Randolph. But George Washington did not forgive George Mason for refusing to sign the Constitution. Why was Edmund Randolph different?
Possible Answer
At the Virginia ratification convention, George Mason voted “no,” but Edmund Randolph voted “yes.”
The source of Edmund Randolph doing these things is https://edu.lva.virginia.gov/oc/stc/people/edmund-randolph.
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Problem scenario
In the book The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Paine, and Your Freedom by Andrew J. Galambos on page 145 refers to Charles Henry Lee talking about the Declaration of Independence as a mangled document. Was it Charles Henry Lee or Richard Henry Lee?
Answer
It was Richard Henry Lee who referred to the Declaration of Independence as “mangled.” The reference to “Charles” appears to be a typo;
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Question
The top of the first page says “The work needed to be completed before Henry Lee’s motion proclaiming independence was due for debate on July 1…” Why does Dr. David Head’s laminated study guide refer to Henry Lee moving for independence from Great Britain?
Answer
It is a mistake. It should say Richard Henry Lee.
The laminated guide is not bad all-in-all.
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Question
Can Windows systems be more secure than Linux?
Answer
Yes. One example is the OpenSSH vulnerability that was disclosed in July of 2024. OpenSSH users on Linux were susceptible to a bug.
…we have concluded that Windows installations are not vulnerable.
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