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Thursday, September 27, 2012
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Flip Torch Zippo: All the Light, None of the Burning [Flashlights]
Flip Torch Zippo: All the Light, None of the Burning [Flashlights]:
For a different kind of light in your pocket, swap out your official Zippo for this lookalike that has the flint wheel and wick replaced with a set of ultra-bright white LEDs. It will never get even remotely hot enough to light a cigarette, but should help you find a more reliable source of fire when it's dark out.
The Flip Torch is powered by three AG3 batteries which don't sound like the easiest things to replace. But these are LEDs we're talking about, and hunting down fresh batteries shouldn't have to happen that often. As a bonus, for just $15 it's a completely safe way to practice your Zippo tricks without the risk of setting anything ablaze.
[Red5 via GeekAlerts]
For a different kind of light in your pocket, swap out your official Zippo for this lookalike that has the flint wheel and wick replaced with a set of ultra-bright white LEDs. It will never get even remotely hot enough to light a cigarette, but should help you find a more reliable source of fire when it's dark out.The Flip Torch is powered by three AG3 batteries which don't sound like the easiest things to replace. But these are LEDs we're talking about, and hunting down fresh batteries shouldn't have to happen that often. As a bonus, for just $15 it's a completely safe way to practice your Zippo tricks without the risk of setting anything ablaze.
[Red5 via GeekAlerts]
The 20 Most Common PINs Are Painfully Obvious [Security]
The 20 Most Common PINs Are Painfully Obvious [Security]:
We already know people are really bad at picking passwords, but they're also god awful at choosing obvious, crackable credit card PINs. In fact, the most common four-digit code is not-so shockingly, 1-2-3-4. Come on, people.
Privacy guru Nick Berry crunched the numbers from previously exposed pass codes to find the 20 most popular and 20 rarest PINs. Collective facepalm! He learned that 1-2-3-4 is used more than 10 percent of the time. And it doesn't get better as the list goes on—the second most common PIN is 1-1-1-1. The third? 0-0-0-0. Honestly, as it continues, it gets even more depressing, because most of the combinations are just single digits repeated four times. God forbid you get hacked, but if you use one of these PINs, you're asking for it.
Sadly enough, Berry found that his list of most common combos can be used to guess more than a quarter of PINs out there. You can see the list above, but please, if yours is mentioned, go change it. Right now! [Data Genetics via Apartment Therapy]
We already know people are really bad at picking passwords, but they're also god awful at choosing obvious, crackable credit card PINs. In fact, the most common four-digit code is not-so shockingly, 1-2-3-4. Come on, people.Privacy guru Nick Berry crunched the numbers from previously exposed pass codes to find the 20 most popular and 20 rarest PINs. Collective facepalm! He learned that 1-2-3-4 is used more than 10 percent of the time. And it doesn't get better as the list goes on—the second most common PIN is 1-1-1-1. The third? 0-0-0-0. Honestly, as it continues, it gets even more depressing, because most of the combinations are just single digits repeated four times. God forbid you get hacked, but if you use one of these PINs, you're asking for it.
Sadly enough, Berry found that his list of most common combos can be used to guess more than a quarter of PINs out there. You can see the list above, but please, if yours is mentioned, go change it. Right now! [Data Genetics via Apartment Therapy]
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