# Daniel Fishman > not that anyone cares ## Posts - [Jennifer Ferro Dumnps Harry Shearer for TED](https://danielfishman.com/jennifer-ferro-dumnps-harry-shearer-for-ted/): Some relationships endure; some end. I’ve just finished celebrating the 20th anniversary of my wedding to Judith Owen. We’re staying together. On the other hand, Le Show is leaving KCRW Radio. Not of my volition. On Monday, April 15, I had an Income Tax Day to remember. I was invited to hear a “proposal” from […] - [The Real Story Of How Macklemore Got 'Thrift Shop' To No. 1](https://danielfishman.com/the-real-story-of-how-macklemore-got-thrift-shop-to-no-1/): by ZOE CHACE The No. 1 song in the country right now is "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, a rap group out of Seattle. Their claim to fame: They got the song to the top of the chart by themselves, without being signed by a major label. They've bragged about this success in a video […] - [Google Search Interface for Older Techies](https://danielfishman.com/google-search-interface-for-older-techies/): Click Image to go to site. Thanks to Norbert Landsteiner for creating this.   - [SNL iPhone 5](https://danielfishman.com/snl-iphone-5/): Saturday Night Live Pokes Fun at iPhone 5 Tech Pundits - [Flycut - App of the week](https://danielfishman.com/flycut-app-of-the-week/):   Flycut is an example of great software that does one thing well and solves a problem that almost everyone has.  It is a clipboard utility for the Mac that allows for practically limitless number of ‘copy’ items to remain available for paste.  The standard Mac clipboard keeps just one copy item – each subsequent […] - [It's Time for Common Sense](https://danielfishman.com/its-time-for-common-sense/) - [Mom SongAdira Amram](https://danielfishman.com/mom-songadira-amram/): Adira Amram – Mom Song – Music Video from Jim Turner on Vimeo. - [How To Delete Files or Folders from a Time Machine Backup - Update](https://danielfishman.com/how-to-delete-files-or-folders-from-a-time-machine-backup/): Feature no longer available. Apple has removed this capability.  For the reasons in the original post below it can at times be necessary to remove files not just from the current active drive but from all backups as well.  Now that this capability is no longer available on Time Machine, In modern versions of macOS […] - [A Fix for Mac OSX Archiver Hanging Up - Mountain Lion 10.8.2](https://danielfishman.com/a-fix-for-mac-osx-archiver-hanging-up-mountain-lion-10-8-2/): The Mac Archiver is Apple’s built in archive utility that handles  ZIP archives.  Recently, when I tried to decompress a downloaded ZIP file the Mac Archiver started up and then became         unresponsive.  I found the following solution corrects the problem – {C} 1) Using Finder, open the Applications folder then the Utilities […] - [Back to School - Notepad and Audio Recorder for Mac](https://danielfishman.com/back-to-school-notepad-and-audio-recorder-for-mac/):  Free or inexpensive software can make taking notes during class lectures more effective.  They accomplish this by recording the lecture as you take notes.  Later, by placing your cursor anywhere in the document, you can play the audio recorded at the time that note was taken.    These programs make it possible to add notes […] - [How To Transfer Mac Mail Junk Training Data to another Mac](https://danielfishman.com/how-to-transfer-mac-mail-junk-training-data-to-another-mac/): Back Up or Copy Your Mac OS X Mail Junk Mail Training Data   Like most modern email clients, Mac Mail includes a junk mail filter that can be trained for more accurate filtering.  By clicking on a JUNK or NOT JUNK button the system "learns" what emails to move to your Junk folder, and […] - [Defending Privacy at the U.S. Border: A Guide for Travelers Carrying Digital Devices](https://danielfishman.com/defending-privacy-at-the-u-s-border-a-guide-for-travelers-carrying-digital-devices/):   "Our lives are on our laptops – family photos, medical documents, banking information, details about what websites we visit, and so much more. Thanks to protections enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, the government generally can’t snoop through your laptop for no reason. But those privacy protections don’t safeguard travelers at the U.S. border, where the U.S. […] - [Restore Lost Buetooth Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Loepard](https://danielfishman.com/restore-lost-buetooth-mac-os-x-10-6-snow-loepard/): A friend lost their Apple bluetooth keyboard and Logitech bluetooth mouse.  Bluetooth controls were grey – computer appeared to not see the bluetooth hardware.  They recently updated from 10.5.8 to 10.6. Solutions was: MacBook (13 inch, Late 2008), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008), and MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) If the computer is on, turn […] - [Definitely Only for Dogs: Ring's Superbowl Commercial (Parody)](https://danielfishman.com/definitely-only-for-dogs-rings-superbowl-commercial-parody/) - [Carney’s World Economic Forum Speech Warns of Global Breakdown](https://danielfishman.com/carneys-world-economic-forum-speech-warns-of-global-breakdown/) - [Secret IRS Files Reveal How Much the Ultrawealthy Gained by Shaping Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Tax Cut”](https://danielfishman.com/secret-irs-files-reveal-how-much-the-ultrawealthy-gained-by-shaping-trumps-big-beautiful-tax-cut/): Billionaire business owners deployed lobbyists to make sure Trump’s 2017 tax bill was tailored to their benefit. Confidential IRS records show the windfall that followed. by Justin Elliott and Robert Faturechi Aug. 11, 5 a.m. EDT PRO PUBLICA - [4.2 Minute CS Degree](https://danielfishman.com/computers-explained/) - [How to dismiss multiples of the “Disk Not Ejected Properly” notification in macOS](https://danielfishman.com/how-to-dismiss-multiples-of-the-disk-not-ejected-properly-notification-in-macos/): Using terminal enter the command.: pkill NotificationCenter - [Update - AB 1139 Defeated](https://danielfishman.com/update-ab-1139-defeated/): Thanks to everyone who contacted their representatives to help defeat the bill. One of the reasons for the bill authored by Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) was to ensure that non-solar customers did not end up paying more at the expense of solar customers. This is a worthy goal however the bill as written would have penalized solar customers, effectively stopped new residential solar installations and would have a negative impact on climate change. Most of the bills provisions would have benefited the big power companies with no guarantees of consumer benefits. - [Stop California utilities from blocking the sun.](https://danielfishman.com/stop-california-utilities-from-blocking-the-sun/): UPDATE The bill was defeated however SCE continues to lobby California legislators to quash residential solar. - [Too Much Netflix?](https://danielfishman.com/too-much-netflix/): With so much time in lockdown and most film and TV production halted, many viewers have reached to bottom of the streaming barrel.  With the election quickly approaching consider this 966 page REPORT OF THE REPORT 116-XX SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE UNITED STATES SENATE ON RUSSIAN ACTIVE MEASURES CAMPAIGNS AND INTERFERENCE IN THE 2016 U.S. ELECTION VOLUME 5: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE THREATS AND VULNERABILITIES. - [Flashing TM-AC1900 to RT-AC68U/P](https://danielfishman.com/flashing-tm-ac1900-to-rt-ac68u-p/): UPDATE The firmware for the AC68U/P is no longer supported thus is no longer a recommended option.  If you flashed your  TM AC1900 to stock RT-AC68U/P then replacing the firmware will provide enhanced security. AI Suggestions Top Firmware Alternatives for RT-AC68U/P: Asuswrt-Merlin: This is highly recommended for retaining the familiar ASUS GUI while fixing bugs, enhancing performance, and adding user scripts. It keeps the Asuswrt interface but makes it more robust. FreshTomato: A fork of the original Tomato, often preferred for its stability, advanced, and intuitive GUI. It is frequently updated, making it excellent for security patches on older hardware. DD-WRT: A more advanced, […] - [Quarantine Activity 3 - Organize and Secure Your Passwords](https://danielfishman.com/quarantine-activity-3-organize-and-secure-your-passwords/): Updated Since the original post the need to properly manage passwords has become even more critical.  In the last few years data breaches have exposed the emails, passwords and other personal information of  hundreds of millions of individuals.  Using the same password on multiple sites is a recipe for disaster.  Password requirements for most sites require a minimum of 12 or more characters including uppercase, lowercase, numbers and symbols making them virtually impossible to memorize and the use of a password manager a necessity. Combined with 2FA – 2 factor authentication, a password manager can prevent your bank account from being […] - [Quarantine Activity # 10 -Digitize your Photos and Slides](https://danielfishman.com/things-to-do-while-self-quarantining-10/): Gather all your decades-past photo albums and shoeboxes of family snapshots and send them out to be scanned. Easier to Access and Share Protection from loss due to fire Covid19 friendly Scan My Photos Website Special Offer Signup Online Specials I have used ScanMyPhotos.com several times for both prints and slides.   They are not the least expensive however the quality is goo and they are local – in Irvine.  They run specials on a regular basis – sign up for their newsletter and order when there is a 33-40% off offer.  I generally get the highest resolution they offer with no […] - [THE NIGHT BUSTER KEATON DREAMED ME to Have West Coast Premiere at 24th Street Theatre](https://danielfishman.com/the-night-buster-keaton-dreamed-me-to-have-west-coast-premiere-at-24th-street-theatre/): 24th Street Theatre finds color in the lives of two orphan girls living in a silent film world of black, white and varying shades of gray. Debbie Devine directs the West Coast premiere of Kerry Muir’s magical, surreal, dream-like movie-within-a play, The Night Buster Keaton Dreamed Me, for an April 11 opening. Performances will continue through May 31, with low-priced previews taking place March 28 through April 5. Maya Brattkus (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Crucible at Theatricum Botanicum) and Olivia Cristina Delgado (A Mexican Trilogy at the LATC, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest at the Broad) star as sisters […] - [Wild Prairie Rose Film Screening Toronto June 1, 2019](https://danielfishman.com/wild-prairie-rose-film-screening-toronto-june-1-2019/): Our movie WILD PRAIRIE ROSE will be in Toronto at the ReelAbilities Film Festival.  The film will be shown – SATURDAY JUN 1 | 1:00 PM | AL GREEN THEATRE AL GREEN THEATRE 750 SPADINA AVE, TORONTO ON M5S, CANADA TEL: (416) 924-6211 mnjcc.org/agt/ Our director, Deborah LaVine, and Tara Samuel who plays Rose will be there! along with Sandra Lavine and me. - [HOWTO: Re-Index the Spotlight Index on a Mac](https://danielfishman.com/howto-re-index-the-spotlight-index-on-a-mac/): The file search tool Spotlight on Macs is a fast flexible way to find files, except when it isn’t.  Occasionally Spotlight does not find files I know are on my Mac and the index needs to be repaired.   To force Spotlight to delete an old index and create a new one: Click the Privacy tab. Drag the folder or disk that you want to index again to the list of locations that Spotlight is prevented from searching. Or click the Add (+) button and select the folder or disk to add. Choose Apple menu () > System Preferences, then click Spotlight. […] - [Wild Prairie Rose New York Premier April 3 and 4](https://danielfishman.com/wild-prairie-rose-new-york-premier-april-3-and-4/): Our movie WILD PRAIRIE ROSE will make it’s New York Premiere at the ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York.  The film will be shown – WEDNESDAY APR 3 | 7:30 PM | GOLD COAST ARTS CENTER 113 MIDDLE NECK RD, GREAT NECK PLAZA NY 11021, USA TEL: 516-829-2570 goldcoastarts.org THURSDAY APR 4 | 6:15 PM | MARLENE MEYERSON JCC MANHATTAN 334 AMSTERDAM AVE, NEW YORK NY 10023, USA TEL: 646-505-5708 www.jccmanhattan.org/film/reelabilities/ Our director, Deborah LaVine, and actors Troy Kotsur, Suanne Spoke, and Maya Brattkus will be there! Visit Wild Prairie Rose website - [HOWTO : View/Download My Photographs on Flickr](https://danielfishman.com/howto-view-download-my-photographs-on-flickr/): I share some of my photography on the photo sharing site Flickr.  Flickr was part of Yahoo and has since been purchased by SmugMug. This article explains how to create a free Flickr acount and how to view and download my photography.   If you do not have a Flickr account: Browse to https://www.flickr.com Click Sign Up Fill in the form as directed.  You can sign up with any of your existing emails addresses and do not need to sign up for Yahooo. Continue below If you already have a Flickr account: login at https://www.flickr.com Search for Daniel Fishman and select People Find my […] - [How to Free Up Space Used By Time Machine’s Local Backups on Your Mac](https://danielfishman.com/how-to-free-up-space-used-by-time-machines-local-backups-on-your-mac/): Time Machine doesn’t just back up to external drives. Enable Time Machine on your MacBook and it will create “local snapshots,” too — potentially taking up over 100 GB of disk space on its internal storage. These local snapshots appear as “Backups” when you look at the visual overview of storage in the About Your Mac window.CHRIS HOFFMAN has written a good article about  how you can free up that space and get more room on your Mac. - [Maya Brattkus in Kindertransport](https://danielfishman.com/maya-brattkus-in-kindertransport/): Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing ArtsNovember 11, 2018 A Play Reading of KINDERTRANSPORT BY Diane Samuels DIRECTED BY Deborah LaVine STARRING Jane Kaczmarek, Kate Burton & Barbara Bain WITH Maya Brattkus, David LM McIntyre & Samantha Ressler SOUND DESIGN BY Jeff Gardner     - [Tesla Model 3](https://danielfishman.com/tesla-model-3/): Get your own Model 3 (or S or X or Y or Roadster) and use my referral code for lots of cool free stuff.  https://ts.la/daniel62369 - [Cambria Film Festival: And the winners are ...](https://danielfishman.com/cambria-film-festival-and-the-winners-are/): BY STEPHEN H. PROVOST sprovost@thetribunenews.com LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST REDDIT PRINT ORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORY February 12, 2018 09:57 AM “Wild Prairie Rose” connected with a one-two punch at the Cambria Film Festival, walking away with both the jury and audience awards for Best Feature over the weekend. Director Deborah LaVine accepted the awards Sunday night at the Hearst Castle Theater, as the festival wrapped up its four-day run. “Wild Prairie Rose,” set in the rural United States during the 1950s, focuses on the character of Rose Miller, who “falls in love with a deaf man and must decide if she has the courage to […] - [Wild Praire Rose the Movie - Press Cambria Film Festival](https://danielfishman.com/wild-praire-rose-the-movie-press-cambria-film-festival/): On a high note: Cambria Film Festival wraps up at Hearst Castle  BY RYAH COOLEY Happily ever after For information and updates on the 2019 Cambria Film Festival, visit cambriafilmfestival.com. Just as the sun started to dip over the hills of San Simeon, we made our way up the winding Highway 1 on Feb. 11. Nary a zebra was in view tonight as we make the turn for Hearst Castle. With Valentine’s Day just days away, one would be hard-pressed to find a more romantic spot on the Central Coast than the castle, and the founders of the first ever Cambria Film Festival […] - [Saving Talk Therapy: How Health Insurers, Big Pharma, and Slanted Science are Ruining Good Mental Health Care](https://danielfishman.com/saving-talk-therapy-how-health-insurers-big-pharma-and-slanted-science-are-ruining-good-mental-health-care/): A must read critique of how managed care and the selective use of science to privilege quick-fix therapies have undermined in-depth psychotherapy—to the detriment of patients and practitioners.  Interviews with Enrico Gnaulati discussing his new book: WBUR  On Point  01/21/18 KPCC   Air Talk   12/28/17 Recent article College students need better mental health care  Salon 01/13/18 - [Fantômas—Revenge of the Image - Poster](https://danielfishman.com/fantomas-revenge-of-the-image-poster/) - [Fantômas—Revenge of the Image with Maya Brattkus October 19th - 28th Wuzhen China](https://danielfishman.com/fantomas-revenge-of-the-image-with-maya-brattkus-october-19th-28th-wuzhen-china/): Revenge of the Image, will receive its world premiere Oct. 19 at the Wuzhen Theatre Festival in Wuzhen China. The multidisciplinary work incorporates live performance and film to explore urban violence. CalArtian and mega-talent Maya Brattkus is among the cast of this piece focusing on the emergence of urban terror as an enduring facet of modernity. Inspired by the legendary figure of Souvestre and Allain's pulp fiction series as well as the films of Louis Feuillade.   Center for New Performance artistic director Travis Preston will direct the project, which was developed in collaboration with Tom Gunning.  [Wuzhen show poster]   - [HOW TO USE CIVICRM’S MOSAICO EXTENSION TO CREATE RESPONSIVE EMAILS](https://danielfishman.com/how-to-use-civicrms-mosaico-extension-to-create-responsive-emails/): Marisa Porter at Wanna Pixel Inc. has written an article about Mosaico, a drag and drop email builder native to CiviCRM.  Read the article.   - [Wild Prairie Rose - Winner Jury Award Best Feature - CATE 2017](https://danielfishman.com/wild-prairie-rose-winner-jury-award-best-feature-cate-2017/): APRIL 30, 2017   Wild Prairie Rose  was awarded the JURY PRIZE at the Cinema At the Edge Film Festival! We want to thank Michelle Danner, the jury, and everyone at CATE!  We had a fantastic time in Santa Monica!   [flickr-photoset:id=72157681865569380] - [Wild Prairie Rose - Winner Black Hills Film Festival - Best Feature Film 2017](https://danielfishman.com/wild-prairie-rose-winner-black-hills-film-festival-best-feature-film-2017/): We are so thrilled to announce that Wild Prairie Rose was named the BEST FEATURE FILM at the Black Hills Film Festival in South Dakota! As an independent film that was shot almost entirely in Beresford, SD this recognition means so much to us!  Thank you to the festival organizers and the jury for this honor!  If you are in the Black Hills area, WPR will screen on SUNDAY, APRIL 30th at the festival, and our director, DEBORAH LAVINE will lead a panel discussion on film making as well! We hope to see you there!             […] - [Digital Privacy at the U.S Border: A New How-To Guide from EFF](https://danielfishman.com/digital-privacy-at-the-u-s-border-a-new-how-to-guide-from-eff/): An update from the EFF on Digital Privacy at the U.S Border: A New How-To Guide from EFF – download the PDF. PROTECTING THE DATA ON YOUR DEVICES  AND IN THE CLOUD   We have fewer rights at the U.S. border than in the interior. Still, we can all take action before, during, and after our border crossings to protect our digital privacy.  See more at the EFF site. - [Russian Vodka Hack](https://danielfishman.com/russian-vodka-hack/): Russian Embassy buys its vodka like a suburban dad — at Costco Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak is Washington’s most dangerous diplomat Politico …..  At Russia’s fortress-like Embassy on Wisconsin Avenue, north of Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood, Kislyak also hosts parties for fellow diplomats, Russia specialists and other Washingtonians with personal or business ties to Russia. (Though elegant, those functions may also reveal hints of Russia’s economic malaise: At one recent event, bartenders served Kirkland vodka—the brand sold by the bulk-discount retailer Costco.) The Russian Embassy did not respond to a request for comment.   Read full story.   - [WPR Winner - Audience Choice Award - Sedona Film Festival](https://danielfishman.com/wpr-winner-audience-choice-award-sedona-film-festival/): We are thrilled, honored, and so happy to announce that Wild Prairie Rose won the AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD for a feature film at the Sedona International Film Fest!  So many people made this possible and we want to thank our amazing fans and audiences at Sedona!   - [Fun Article from a Friend and Infectious Disease Physisian](https://danielfishman.com/fun-article-from-a-friend-and-infectious-disease-physisian/): Fun article in New Repiblic from Dr. Steven Beutler is an infectious disease specialist and a really smart and nice guy. https://newrepublic.com/article/140702/medical-theory-donald-trumps-bizarre-behavior - [FBI Enlists Geek Squad](https://danielfishman.com/fbi-enlists-geek-squad/): Washinton Post By Tom Jackman January 9   At a giant Best Buy repair shop in Brooks, Ky., Geek Squad technicians work on computers owned by people across the country, delving into them to retrieve lost data. Over several years, a handful of those workers have notified the FBI when they see signs of child pornography, earning payments from the agency.  Read full article at Washington Post   NOTE – In this case, the alleged files weree in “unallocated space” – they had been deleted.  The tech had to intentionlly scan for dleted files and would not have been able to see […] - [Ramin Djawadi plays the Westworld theme song](https://danielfishman.com/ramin-djawadi-plays-the-westworld-theme-song/) - [How To Rack Mount a Behringer X32 Producer](https://danielfishman.com/how-to-rack-mount-a-behringer-x32-producer/): The Behringer X32 Producer can be easily mounted into a 19 inch console rackmount or road case, however it isn’t obvious and there is nothing in the Behringer manual.   The X32 Producer ships for desktop use with rounded molded plastic sides.  In the box are two steel brackets with hole patterns that do not line up with the screw spacing om the sides. The plastic sides are held on by 5 screws – remove the screws and the sides to access the metal frame.   There are 4 mounting holes near the bottom of the console for mounting the rackmount brackets.  Use […] - [HP "Time Bomb" Locks Out 3rd Party Ink Cartridges](https://danielfishman.com/hp-time-bomb-locks-out-3rd-party-ink-cartridges/): The Guardian Alex Hern Hewlett-Packard printers have suddenly started rejecting ink cartridges produced or refilled by third parties, apparently due to a “ticking timebomb” left by the manufacturer in an update released in March 2016. The printers, in the company’s OfficeJet, OfficeJet Pro and OfficeJet Pro X ranges, accepted refills made by third-parties and sold at a significantly lower price than the official ink made and sold by HP itself. But on 13 September, the printers began to reject those refills, with error messages including “cartridge problem”, “one or more cartridges are missing or damaged” and “older generation cartridge”. Adding insult […] - [FLIR ONE Thermal Imaging Camera & Nexus 5X Phone- Camera Not Recognized](https://danielfishman.com/flir-one-thermal-imaging-camera-nexus-5x-phone-camera-not-recognized/): The FLIR ONE is a thermal imaging camera attachment for iOS and Android devices.  The FLIR model for Android uses a micro USB connector while several newer devices including the Nexus 5X employ the newer USB Type-C connector.  Many micro USB to USB Type-C adaptors do not support the 5X being the host and the FLIR being the device (using a USB C to C cable to a Mac, for example, the Mac is the host and the 5X is the device).   Using a non-compliant connector the FLIR ONE Android app does not see the camera. The VicTsing USB 3.1 Type-C to […] - [Boosting Performace of Older Macs](https://danielfishman.com/boosting-performace-of-older-macs/): Older MacBook Pro computers made between 2009 and 2012 are routinely retired because they seem slow or will not hold a charge.  These models can have several more useful years with some simple and inexpensive upgrades.  The newer models – like the mid 2012 has a CPU almost as fast as the 2015 models.  Apple has made major improvements in battery life and the beautiful retina display however the perceived speed hasn’t changed much.  If you bought your son or daughter a shiny new Mac when they started college in 2012, that computer, with a few upgrades would be a perfect […] - [How to Create an OS/X USB Thumb-Drive Installer](https://danielfishman.com/how-to-create-an-os-x-usb-thumb-drive-installer/): Apple makes keeping your Mac software up-to-date a snap with the Updates feature of the Apple App Store App.  While upgrading from one version of OS/X to the next is usually successful, performance on older Macs that have had several updates can suffer.  A fresh install can provide the latest version of software without the downsides of multiple updates.  Another advantage of a fresh install is the oportunity to restore only the programs and data you really want. A fresh install will involve completely erasing your existing hard disk or SSD so having at least 2 backups is critical.  A current […] - [Jerohn Garnett hosts Jamie Gamble - Soultone Master Class](https://danielfishman.com/jerohn-garnett-hosts-jamie-gamble-soultone-master-class/) - [TRAILER: Wild Prairie Rose](https://danielfishman.com/trailer-wild-prairie-rose/): Wild Prairie Rose – a film directed by Deborah LAvine.  Check out the trailer, visit the website https://wildprairierosethemovie.com/. IMDB info.   - [Protecting Macs from Viruses and Malware](https://danielfishman.com/protecting-macs-from-viruses-and-malware/): March 11, 2016 For many years, computer viruses and malware were mostly the concern of Windows users.  Mac users faced very few threats. This has been atributed to the Mac’s sibgle digit market share and, some have argued, a more secure product.  One common misconception was that Macs were somehow imune from viruses and malware.  While the number of threats may pale in comparrisln to Windows, Macs are indeed suseptible to attack and more and more are appearing.  The time has come for Mac users to make secutity a priority.    In the last few weeks, researchers have found the first […] - [New Track from Max & Julian](https://danielfishman.com/new-track-from-max-julian/) - [Support Apple's Fight to Protect Digital Security](https://danielfishman.com/support-apples-fight-to-protect-digital-security/): Sign the petition at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/apple-privacy-petition   Read the letter from Tim Cook  http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/   - [Women write better code, study suggests](https://danielfishman.com/women-write-better-code-study-suggests/): BBC Online Computer code written by women has a higher approval rating than that written by men – but only if their gender is not identifiable, new research suggests.   The US researchers analysed nearly 1.4 million users of the open source program-sharing service Github.   They found that pull requests – or suggested code changes – made on the service by women were more likely to be accepted than those by men.   The paper is awaiting peer review.  Read more …..     - [Rarely Patched Software Bugs in Home Routers Cripple Security](https://danielfishman.com/rarely-patched-software-bugs-in-home-routers-cripple-security/): [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”381″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”265″,”width”:”400″}}]]     By JENNIFER VALENTINO-DEVRIES WSJ Jan. 18, 2016 11:58 a.m. ET   In late 2014, a small Massachusetts software company got an ominous email: A computer-security researcher said a flaw in one of its programs put millions world-wide at risk of being hacked.   Engineers at the company, Allegro Software Development Corp., analyzed the flaw in the program, which can help users access the controls of home Internet routers. They quickly realized something strange: They had fixed this bug nearly 10 years earlier. But it lived on, even in new devices.  Read the article at WSJ - [Librarian of Congress Renews and Expands Protections for Fair Uses](https://danielfishman.com/librarian-of-congress-renews-and-expands-protections-for-fair-uses/): The new rules for exemptions to copyright’s DRM-circumvention laws were issued today, and the Librarian of Congress has granted much of what EFF asked for over the course of months of extensive briefs and hearings. The exemptions we requested—ripping DVDs and Blurays for making fair use remixes and analysis; preserving video games and running multiplayer servers after publishers have abandoned them; jailbreaking cell phones, tablets, and other portable computing devices to run third party software; and security research and modification and repairs on cars—have each been accepted, subject to some important caveats. The exemptions are needed thanks to a fundamentally flawed […] - [Drupal Theming - A Basic Primer on Template.php and Template Files](https://danielfishman.com/drupal-theming-a-basic-primer-on-template-php-and-template-files/): [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”376″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”style”:”width: 200px; height: 206px;”}}]] Drupal themeing article by kristin brinner.     - [Stupid Patent of the Month](https://danielfishman.com/stupid-patent-of-the-month/): Method and device for interactive virtual control of sexual aids using digital computer networks     Raef the patrent More at EFF   - [Bug Lets Hackers Into Nearly Any Android Phone Using Nothing But an MMS Text Message](https://danielfishman.com/bug-lets-hackers-into-nearly-any-android-phone-using-nothing-but-an-mms-text-message/): A major flaw in Android software allows an attacker to take complete control of a device by simply sending a specifically crafted media text  message.  The flaw was first reported by Zimperium zLabs VP of Platform Research and Exploitation, Joshua J. Drake – See more at: http://blog.zimperium.com/experts-found-a-unicorn-in-the-heart-of-android/#sthash.92fOeK4Q.dpuf To kitigate the threat until an Android device receives a patch, go to Hangouts, select the menu in the upper left and select Settings.  SElect the SMS settings, scroll down until you see "Auto retrieve SMS and UNCHECK that box.   - [NEW Medium Troy & Lafa Taylor EP](https://danielfishman.com/new-medium-troy-lafa-taylor-ep/): Available Everywhere Spotify Apple Music Amazon Vocals: JoJo Ferreira, Lafa TaylorProduction: JoJo FerreiraBass/Synth: Jesse FerreiraTurntables: Connor SullivanViolin: Michelle WhitlockCello: Nancine McdonaldTrombone: Joe FreuenTrumpet: Tim MclaughlinEngineering: Chris Reesor - [NAS - Economy Edition](https://danielfishman.com/nas-economy-edition/): Good blog post by Brian Moses about his economy FreeNAS build. - [‘The Babies and Doggies Book,’ a labor of love](https://danielfishman.com/the-babies-and-doggies-book-a-labor-of-love/): By Anne Brice, | May 6, 2015 BERKELEY — By day, John Schindel is a graduate student affairs officer for UC Berkeley’s psychology department, but by night, he’s a popular children’s book author who has written 22 books for kids and toddlers. His newest title,The Babies and Doggies Book, features photos of the two groups of cuties in similar situations and expressing similar emotions. He created the book in collaboration with Molly Woodward, who lives in Berkeley. Read more …… - [Pharmaceutical Companies Buy Rivals’ Drugs, Then Jack Up the Prices](https://danielfishman.com/pharmaceutical-companies-buy-rivals-drugs-then-jack-up-the-prices/): By JONATHAN D. ROCKOFF and  ED SILVERMAN  WSJ April 26, 2015 9:00 p.m. ET   On Feb. 10, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. bought the rights to a pair of life-saving heart drugs. The same day, their list prices rose by 525% and 212%.   Neither of the drugs, Nitropress or Isuprel, was improved as a result of costly investment in lab work and human testing, Valeant said. Nor was manufacture of the medicines shifted to an expensive new plant. The big change: the drugs’ ownership.   “Our duty is to our shareholders and to maximize the value” of the products that […] - [Hospital Discharges Rise at Lucrative Times](https://danielfishman.com/hospital-discharges-rise-at-lucrative-times/): Long-term-hospital executives sometimes pursued that goal for financial reasons rather than medical ones, say doctors, nurses and former long-term-hospital employees interviewed by the Journal.   The Journal analysis of claims Medicare paid from 2008 through 2013 found long-term hospitals discharged 25% of patients during the three days after crossing thresholds for higher, lump-sum payments. That is five times as many patients as were released the three days before the thresholds.   Read more ….   - [GPG Suite for Mac - Privacy for People](https://danielfishman.com/gpg-suite-for-mac-privacy-for-people/): The GPG Suite for Mac provides everything you need to get started with secure communication and encrypting files in one simple package.  While no longer free unless you compile the code yourself, it is still worth the cost  ($24 per major relase) untill Apple builds encryption into Mac Mail.     Use GPG Suite to encrypt, decrypt, sign and verify files or messages. Manage your GPG Keychain with a few simple clicks and experience the full power of GPG without too much hassle. One shouldn't need to set up sophisticated encryption tools to protect their private mail, documents and records.  Amendment IV […] - [The Sun Sets on Radio Shack](https://danielfishman.com/the-sun-sets-on-radio-shack/): Founded in 1921, Radio Shack and their catalogs were part of my formative years.    Allied Electronics / Radio Shack was one of the great catalogs of the 60s.  Page through the 1967 catalogue.  The company filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday and stores are liquidating inventory this weekend.  If you need some toggle switches, panel lamps in various colors or some 2N107 transistors they are 80% off today – but most people don't need those things.  At 50% off normal prices, most other items can still be found online for about the same price and from companies that will take […] - [L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award nominations announced](https://danielfishman.com/l-a-drama-critics-circle-award-nominations-announced/): Seven nominees are vying for the best production award: "Firemen" at the Echo Theater "Floyd Collins" at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts One in the Chamber" at the Lounge Theatre Deaf West Theatre's "Spring Awakening" at Inner City Arts "Stupid … Bird" at the Theatre @ Boston Court "Taste" at Sacred Fools Theaterand  "The Behavior of Broadus" at Sacred Fools.  read more …   - [A Fix for Mac OSX Archiver Hanging Up -Update](https://danielfishman.com/a-fix-for-mac-osx-archiver-hanging-up-update/): A few years ago I experienced problems with Mac Archiver under Mountain Lion and posted a fix related to permissions.  Today Archiver again would not function and just hung when called.  The following fixed the problem and is much faster.  Start Activity Monitor from the Utilities folder in the Applications folder.  Sort the list alphabetically by process by clicking on the process name column heading.  Find the process “appleeventsd” and click the "force process to quit" button in the upper left of the Activity Monitor window.  The process will return the next time you uncomress a file. - [High Profile Cyber Attacks Open Door to More Surveillance](https://danielfishman.com/high-profile-cyber-attacks-open-door-to-more-surveillance/): Recent cyber attacks against private companies such as Sony, Target and Home Depot have legislators proposing new cyber security legislation that would open the door to more government surveillance and less individual privacy while doing little to address cyber threats.   Congress Should Say No to “Cybersecurity” Information Sharing Bills - [YouTube to Launch Music Subscription Service](https://danielfishman.com/youtube-to-launch-music-subscription-service/):   Google’s YouTube division plans to launch a test of its long-awaited music subscription service next week, the company said Wednesday.   Called YouTube Music Key, the service will be available on personal computers as well as smartphones running Google’s Android operating system to start. Beginning Monday, users will be able to listen to music without ads on the YouTube site. On smartphones, they will be able to play music in the background while they browse in other mobile apps, and store music for offline playback.   The service will be available free for the first six months, but by invitation […] - [Amazon Prime Photos - Unlimited Photo Storage Free with Prime](https://danielfishman.com/amazon-prime-photos-unlimited-photo-storage-free-with-prime/): Amazon has added free “unlimitted” cloud storage of photos called Prime Photos as another benefit of it’s Amazon Prime subscription.  The $99 a year subscription now includes free two day shipping, Prime Instant Video: unlimited streaming of movies and TV episodes, and expected by the end of the year, free 4K video streaming. The terms of Amazon Photo limiot a single image to 2GB and a video to 20 minutes.  A wide range of formats are supported.  According to the Amazon website: Supported File Types For photos: .bmp .gif .jpeg .jpg .png .raw .tif .tiff For videos: .mp4 (including mov, 3gp, m4v) […] - [Starbucks Brings Back Eggnog Latte - Responds to Customer Uprising](https://danielfishman.com/starbucks-brings-back-eggnog-latte-responds-to-customer-uprising/): Readers of this website have spoken and Starbucks, in an abrupt reversal will bring back the Eggnog Latte.  “We made a mistake,” said a Starbucks spokeperson, “We are very sorry.” More at USA Today     - [Amazon Lays an EGG - Drops Eggnog Latte for Most of US](https://danielfishman.com/amazon-lays-an-egg-drops-eggnog-latte-for-most-of-us/): Don’t expect to find Eggnog Lattes at Starbucks locations throughout most of the US this holiday season.  Starbucks, in an unpublicized decision, has cut off most of the country from the beloved Eggnog Latte.  Cliff Burrows, Starbucks president, has said “At Starbucks, we strive to create a culture that values and respect diversity and inclusion”.  Where is the respect and inclusion for the Eggnog Latte?   Let your voice be heard and demand Starbucks bring back the Eggnog Latte.    Use the form at http://customerservice.starbucks.com/app/contact/ask_retail_stores/    Eggnog Latte? WA, OR, AK, Northern ID, parts of Canada Yes Rest of the country No […] - [How to Stop Apple From Snooping on Your OS X Yosemite Searches](https://danielfishman.com/how-to-stop-apple-from-snooping-on-your-os-x-yosemite-searches/): BY ANDY GREENBERG   10.20.14 WIRED Apples new verson of OS/X called Yosemite captues Spotlight search terms sending them to Apple and then passing them on to Microsoft.  Learn how to turn of this “feature”.  Read more ….   - [Harry Shearer in Nixon's The One](https://danielfishman.com/harry-shearer-in-nixons-the-one/): Nixon’s the One is a new YouTube series performed verbatim  from the Nixon Whitehouse tapes.  Starring Harry Shearer. - [Costco Tire Center - Breaking News](https://danielfishman.com/costco-tire-center-breaking-news/): [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”323″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”style”:”width: 300px; height: 277px; float: right;”}}]] The Costco Tire Center has always been a great membership benefit but it has not been without problems.  While tire installation is generally fast, 20- 30 minurtes, waiting for them to get to your car can take hours.  As great a deal as the $1.50 hotdog and drink at the Costco Food court is, you can’t stretch that out for 2 hours.  The anouncement of appointments and extended hours Starting October 27, 2014 in Azuza (check your local warehouse) makes the Costco Tire Service close to perfect.   The Costco Tire Advantage already boasted incredible […] - [Short Spring Awakening Video](https://danielfishman.com/short-spring-awakening-video/):   - [DEAF WEST presents SPRING AWAKENING](https://danielfishman.com/deaf-west-presents-spring-awakening/): Deaf West Theatre, in association with The Forest of Arden, reinvents the multiple Tony Award-winning musical about lost innocence and the struggles of youth with an immersive production performed simultaneously in American Sign Language and spoken English. Based on Frank Wedekind’s controversial 1891 expressionist play of the same name and featuring an electrifying rock/pop score, Spring Awakening follows the lives of a group of adolescents as they navigate their entry into sexual awareness. Featuring a cast of 25 deaf, hard of hearing and hearing actors and musicians including MAX FISHMAN as himself.   All Shows Sold Out  Inner-City Arts 720 Kohler Street Los Angeles, CA 90021 […] - [James Bamford's Edward Snowden Article from Wired](https://danielfishman.com/james-bamfords-edward-snowden-article-from-wired/): James Bamford’s Wired article on Edward Snowden from August 2014.   http://www.wired.com/2014/08/edward-snowden/#ch-1 - [EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month](https://danielfishman.com/effs-stupid-patent-of-the-month/): EFF initiates a new blog – Stupid Patent of the Month, featuring spectacularly dumb patents that have been recently issued or asserted. With this series, we hope to illustrate by example just how badly reform is needed—at the Patent Office, in court, and in Congress. - [Identifying Back Doors, Attack Points, and Surveillance Mechanisms in iOS Devices by Jonathan Zdziarski](https://danielfishman.com/identifying-back-doors-attack-points-and-surveillance-mechanisms-in-ios-devices-by-jonathan-zdziarski/): Slides from the talk Identifying Back Doors, Attack Points, and Surveillance Mechanisms in iOS by Jonathan Zdziarski at the 2014 Hope X conference in New York.      - [Clone Dance Party](https://danielfishman.com/clone-dance-party/) - [Patent Reform by Example - Tesla Opens Up Patents](https://danielfishman.com/patent-reform-by-example-tesla-opens-up-patents/): Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk announced in a blog post he has "Open Sourced" Tesla's electronic vehicle patents.   - [FBI Weighs Looser Pot Rules for New Hires - Funny](https://danielfishman.com/fbi-weighs-looser-pot-rules-for-new-hires-funny/): From todays WSJ – quote from FBI Director James Comey   Congress has authorized the FBI to add 2,000 personnel to its rolls this year, and many of those new recruits will be assigned to tackle cybercrimes, a growing priority for the agency. That is a problem, said Mr. Comey, as a lot of the nation's top computer programmers and hacking gurus are also fond of marijuana.   "I have to hire a great work force to compete with those cybercriminals, and some of those kids want to smoke weed on the way to the interview," Mr. Comey said. He added […] - [Fixing the "ACL found but not expected on ..." error during OSX Volume Repair](https://danielfishman.com/fixing-the-acl-found-but-not-expected-on-error-during-osx-volume-repair/): Symptom – Running the OSX Disk Utility program and selecting Verify Disk permissions results is multiple error of ACL found but not expected on [filename]”  While these errors can be safely ignored (ACLs are Access Control Lists) it does make reading the results of the disk verify difficult.    Fix – Fletcher Tomalty has written a python script that can be run from the command line to remove these unexpected ACLs.  The script uses the OSX Disk Utility to find the files and then does a sudo chmod -h -N on each of them. I have used it successfully on Mountain Lion 10.9.9. - [FCC's New Rules Could Threaten Net Neutrality](https://danielfishman.com/fccs-new-rules-could-threaten-net-neutrality/): Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is circulating a proposal for new FCC rules on the issue of network neutrality, the idea that Internet service providers (ISPs) should treat all data that travels over their networks equally. Unfortunately, early reports suggest those rules may do more harm than good.  READ MORE - [Why You Shouldn't Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is](https://danielfishman.com/why-you-shouldnt-put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is/):   By ROBERT LEE HOTZWall Street JournalApril 18, 2014 Talk about dirty money: Scientists are discovering a surprising number of microbes living on cash.   In the first comprehensive study of the DNA on dollar bills, researchers at New York University’s Dirty Money Project found that currency is a medium of exchange for hundreds of different kinds of bacteria as bank notes pass from hand to hand.   By analyzing genetic material on $1 bills, the NYU researchers identified 3,000 types of bacteria in all—many times more than in previous studies that examined samples under a microscope. Even so, they could […] - [Proposal to Prevent Grid Attack Lacks Power, Critics Say](https://danielfishman.com/proposal-to-prevent-grid-attack-lacks-power-critics-say/): By REBECCA SMITH April 17, 2014 A year after gunfire knocked out a substation that funnels power to Silicon Valley, the U.S. government has promised to make power companies amp up protection of equipment vital to the electric grid.  Read full article at the WSJ See original post - [Project Tango](https://danielfishman.com/project-tango/) - [Viewing a winmail.dat Attachment](https://danielfishman.com/viewing-a-winmail-dat-attachment/): Problem – you receive an email that has an attachment named winmail.dat that your Mac Mail program can't view. Reason – The Winmail.dat file is used in Outlook when sending a Rich Text-formatted message however OS/X Mail as the receiving client does not use or recognize the winmail.dat file format. Solutions Ask the sender of the email to change their default email settings.  Microsoft suggests 4 methods here.  Then have the sender re-send the attachment.  This is often impractical as it places the burden on the sender who may be someone you don't want to burden.  It also only the solves your problem […] - [The Heartbleed Bug - What to Do Now](https://danielfishman.com/the-heartbleed-bug-what-to-do-now/): Websites that exchange sensitive information with users have, for many years now, secured the connection between a users browser and the web site by encrypting the information.  The system is called SSL for Secure Sockets Layer and TLS for Transport Layer Security and up until the begriming of 2012 the software that implemented these techniques, OpenSSL protected the information as it flowed over the  Internet by making it unreadable to anyone other than the intended recipient.  A programming mistake (A missing bounds check)  introduced into the software introduced a flaw in  a function of the TLS protocol called heartbeat.     That flaw allowed […] - [Windows XP Support Ends - Why You Need to Know](https://danielfishman.com/windows-xp-support-ends-why-you-need-to-know/):   April 8 2014 is the last day that Microsoft will support it’s Windows XP operating system.   This is important for anyone with a computer running XP  because that is the date Microsoft will stop issuing patches, or fixes, to the software leaving users vulnerable to attack when new exploits are found but not fixed.  Windows XP was first released in October of 2001 – over 12 years ago.  One might think that 12 years would be enough time to find and fix all the bugs in the software that allowed attackers to take over your computer but then one […] - [New Medium Troy Video](https://danielfishman.com/new-medium-troy-video/):   Teaser video for Bohemian Dub Orchestra project - [NSA surveillance program reaches ‘into the past’ to retrieve, replay phone calls](https://danielfishman.com/nsa-surveillance-program-reaches-into-the-past-to-retrieve-replay-phone-calls/): By Barton Gellman and Ashkan Soltani, Published: March 18 The National Security Agency has built a surveillance system capable of recording “100 percent” of a foreign country’s telephone calls, enabling the agency to rewind and review conversations as long as a month after they take place, according to people with direct knowledge of the effort and documents supplied by former contractor Edward Snowden.   Read more …..   - [Facebook Fraud](https://danielfishman.com/facebook-fraud/): Worth the time if you advertise on Facebook   - [Assault on California Power Station Raises Alarm on Potential for Terrorism](https://danielfishman.com/assault-on-california-power-station-raises-alarm-on-potential-for-terrorism/): By REBECCA SMITH February 5, 2014   SAN JOSE, Calif.—The attack began just before 1 a.m. on April 16 last year, when someone slipped into an underground vault not far from a busy freeway and cut telephone cables.   Within half an hour, snipers opened fire on a nearby electrical substation. Shooting for 19 minutes, they surgically knocked out 17 giant transformers that funnel power to Silicon Valley. A minute before a police car arrived, the shooters disappeared into the night.  Read the original WSJ article  about the susceptibility of the US power grid and how a critical vulnerability of being ignored. […] - [NSA Gadget Catalog - Stuff You Won't See at CES](https://danielfishman.com/nsa-gadget-catalog-stuff-you-wont-see-at-ces/): After years of speculation that electronics can be accessed by intelligence agencies through a back door, an internal NSA catalog reveals that such methods already exist for numerous end-user devices.   Read the full article here.   - [Codeacademy - Learn to Code](https://danielfishman.com/codeacademy-learn-to-code/): Take up the President's call to code – create a a free account at Code Academy and learn to code.  Stop complaining about buggy software and write your own health care exchange.   - [Just Code](https://danielfishman.com/just-code/) - [NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, . Wht Can't the NSA do the Health Exchange App?](https://danielfishman.com/nsa-tracking-cellphone-locations-worldwide-wht-cant-the-nsa-do-the-health-exchange-app/): By Barton Gellman and Ashkan Soltani, Published: December 4 The National Security Agency is gathering nearly 5 billion records a day on the whereabouts of cellphones around the world, according to top-secret documents and interviews with U.S. intelligence officials, enabling the agency to track the movements of individuals — and map their relationships — in ways that would have been previously unimaginable.  FULL ARTICLE   - [Amazon Prime Air](https://danielfishman.com/amazon-prime-air/) - [Apple Design Ad](https://danielfishman.com/apple-design-ad/) - [The sharps and flats of the music business](https://danielfishman.com/the-sharps-and-flats-of-the-music-business/): By Zoë Keating September 1, 2013   This year marks the 10th anniversary of the day I quit my software job. There was nothing wrong with my job; it was rewarding and I liked it, but “information architect” was not my calling. I didn’t want to sit at a computer all day. I wanted to make music. I’d played the cello since I was 8, but my fears — of rejection, of performing in front of an audience, of poverty — had stymied my attempts at making a living from music. Then I turned 31, and I was suddenly more afraid […] - [Recording Interviews using Skype and Audio Hijack Pro for Mac](https://danielfishman.com/recording-interviews-using-skype-and-audio-hijack-pro-for-mac/): A good tutorial on setting up Skype and Audio Hijack Pro to record telephone interviews.  Includes detailed port forwarding to eliminate use of super-nodes and practical stereo channel setup for easy post processing.  By Doug Kaye and Paul Figgiani on Slideshare. - [Medium Troy's Super Hyphy Concert Video](https://danielfishman.com/medium-troys-super-hyphy-concert-video/) - [How Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages](https://danielfishman.com/how-microsoft-handed-the-nsa-access-to-encrypted-messages/): • Secret files show scale of Silicon Valley co-operation on Prism  • Outlook.com encryption unlocked even before official launch • Skype worked to enable Prism collection of video calls • Company says it is legally compelled to comply By Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Laura Poitras, Spencer Ackerman and Dominic Rushe   Read on theGuardian site. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data - [In Depth Review: New NSA Documents Expose How Americans Can Be Spied on Without A Warrant](https://danielfishman.com/in-depth-review-new-nsa-documents-expose-how-americans-can-be-spied-on-without-a-warrant/): Celebrate July 4th and the 4th Amendment with this EFF article about the recently released NSA documents. EFF Article Download and read the pdf - [Flickr.com Enhances Free Accounts](https://danielfishman.com/flickr-com-enhances-free-accounts/): The photo sharing site Flickr.com has enhanced their free account to include 1 TB of storage and full resolution uploads.  Previously, only the $30/year Pro account offered full resolution as well as unlimited storage.  While 1TB isn’t unlimited it will cover most family picture needs.  Current high resolution DSLR cameras output .jpg files of about 8MB.per picture.   A 1TB storage limit would handle about 125,000 photographs  Assuming you take, on average, 100 pictures each week, it would take 24 years to reach the !TB limit.  While not the most convenient site for casual sharing,  it is a great way to archive […] - [U.S. Congress Tackles Problems that Don't Yet Exist](https://danielfishman.com/u-s-congress-tackles-problems-that-dont-yet-exist/): Why try to hammer out solutions to problems such as gun violence, immigration, healthcare costs  and jobs when the country faces the threat of Google Glass.  While unable to find bipartisan solutions to anything real, Congress is demanding answers from Google about the potential dangers from Google Glass – a product that  has not been released.  The letter to Google CEO Larry Page – see full letter below – requests that Google reply by June 14, 2013 with solutions to problems created by what the not-yet released device’s not-yet known features might do.   If they are sincerely concerned about privacy then […] - [Space Tree Video - Medium Troy](https://danielfishman.com/space-tree-video-medium-troy/): Change to full screen mode on lower right and select HD for best experience. ## Pages - [Behringer P16 Label Generator](https://danielfishman.com/behringer-p16-label-generator/): P16 Label Generator P16 Label Generator Create printable label strips for your Behringer P16 personal monitor mixer. 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