Comments on: The perils of the dark side http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/12/the-perils-of-the-dark-side/ As honest as a gambling man can be Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:12:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mr. McLaren http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/12/the-perils-of-the-dark-side/#comment-45162 Mr. McLaren Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:07:47 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/12/the-perils-of-the-dark-side/#comment-45162 That's a good idea, but probably too much work for the amount of evil I get into. The day-to-day stuff I have in place stops 100% of problems unless I do something dumb-assed. And since the threat model is "I am a dumb-ass" any scheme that requires me to know ahead of time that I'm engaging in a risky activity is kind of moot :) Still, I should put that on the list. Along with running a P4 server to version my personal files. I still need to get that set up. That’s a good idea, but probably too much work for the amount of evil I get into.

The day-to-day stuff I have in place stops 100% of problems unless I do something dumb-assed. And since the threat model is “I am a dumb-ass” any scheme that requires me to know ahead of time that I’m engaging in a risky activity is kind of moot :)

Still, I should put that on the list. Along with running a P4 server to version my personal files. I still need to get that set up.

]]> By: Biff http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/12/the-perils-of-the-dark-side/#comment-45160 Biff Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:14:08 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/12/the-perils-of-the-dark-side/#comment-45160 This might not help you help your mom, but you should consider using VM's for surfing questionable content. If something 'bad' happens, you just delete the VM, copy a fresh one and start again. Once you have satisfied yourself that whatever you downloaded is ok, move it to your normal working environment. This might not help you help your mom, but you should consider using VM’s for surfing questionable content. If something ‘bad’ happens, you just delete the VM, copy a fresh one and start again.
Once you have satisfied yourself that whatever you downloaded is ok, move it to your normal working environment.

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