Jim Taylor
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Jim Taylor
@demystified.info
Technologist. Demystifier. Author.
@michaelcrider.bsky.social Farnsworth’s public-facing sight [sic]
July 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Hey @passkeys.dev, I think your device support matrix needs to be updated. Windows (11) has had synced passkeys since Oct 2024, but you still have a note about device-bound only.
June 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Hey @namanyayg.bsky.social, your "Vibe Coding is a Dangerous Fantasy" blog was excellent. I'm interested in your security for vibe coders book.
March 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@paramountpictures.bsky.social I want a Captain Pike cookbook! Please.
March 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Pop quiz: Which password is more secure?
A) Mbxsa38!
B) gacrpooofent

The answer is B. Surprised?

Learn more about password strength at demystified.info/security.html.
Login Security Demystified
Everything you need to understand about account security.
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March 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
New content at Demystified.info. I dig into blockchain, passwords, passkeys, and login security.

All feedback is gratefully accepted.

If there's other tech you'd like to see demystified, let me know.
Demystified
Understanding blockchain, passwords, passkeys, DVD, and more.
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February 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I want the old, chipper Google Assistant voice back. Not the Gemini voice that says "today's temperature will be <pause> forty-seven dot," and flatly tells me to "have a good one" as if her pet mouse just died.

Google: one step forward, two steps back.
January 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Octordle in 9! New record! (For me, anyway.)

Daily Octordle #1073
7️⃣5️⃣
8️⃣9️⃣
6️⃣1️⃣
3️⃣4️⃣
Score: 43
January 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Reposted by Jim Taylor
December 3, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Reposted by Jim Taylor
“How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils”: Does it matter when an estimate is off by a factor of 10?
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/12/13/h...
“How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils”: Does it matter when an estimate is off by a factor of 10? | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
December 13, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Jim Taylor
Did anyone see the little comedic riff Brady and Gronkowski did on the Fox pregame show on Sunday where they pretended to be Belichick making a recruiting pitch?
BREAKING: Bill Belichick, who led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl wins, set to be named UNC head coach, according to multiple reports.
Bill Belichick, who led Patriots to six Super Bowl wins, set to be head coach for UNC
Belichick, 72, mutually parted ways with New England in January 2024. He has never coached a college program.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:04 PM
I backed One Billion Users: The Social Media Card Game on @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/mma...
One Billion Users: The Social Media Card Game
A competitive card game to build the biggest and best social media platform
www.kickstarter.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:10 AM
Reposted by Jim Taylor
Given this, completely unreasonable to expect low-information voters to understand that inflation was global, mostly not caused by Biden policies 3/
November 15, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Hello, world. Hello, Bluesky.

Hey you with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race
A celebration
Mr. Blue Sky's up there waitin'
And today is the day we've waited for

Hey there, Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around, see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
November 15, 2024 at 12:44 AM