(Note, Sept. 7, 2016: In 2013, level 8 was the highest attainable in Ingress. It has since been increased to 16.) This is a progress report on my Ingress play — so those not interested can stop reading and not waste any more time. I finally reached Level 7 last week. A great feeling. As … Continue reading Ingress Level 7: The false summit
I was out early this morning. There were some unclaimed Ingress portals on my map and I wanted to get to them first, since that’s the easiest way for a solo player to rack up some points. And I did. Five portals altogether. Then I started to work my way back home, pausing wherever I … Continue reading Grandma playing Ingress stopped by cops
I grabbed this screenshot from the Ingress (game) Intel map last night because I don’t expect to see something like this very often. It was a team effort by Enlightened agents to capture the necessary portals (green dots) and then link them to cover a huge portion of the state of Colorado (borders visible as … Continue reading An ‘Enlightened’ Colorado
Last month’s post “Password predicaments” generated a lot of discussion on password managers. As a follow-up I refer you to an Ars Technica article that appeared yesterday — “The secret to online safety: Lies, random characters, and a password manager — Or, how to go from ‘123456’ to ‘XBapfSDS3EJz4r42vDUt.’” It’s an in-depth discussion of password managers with detailed explanations of how several of them work. Screenshots are enlightening for those who’ve never used a pw manager. The lengthy article closes with a discussion of strong passwords, passphrases, and how to create them. Lots of great information, even if you aren’t actively shopping for a password manager. It’s never too soon to reexamine your security measures. … Comments »
I was checking out my Ingress Intel map a few days ago and on the COMM I noticed the following remarks: “Anybody else hanging around?”“Nope, just an old lady and her dog.” Just an old lady!? For all they knew, that old lady could have been an L8 enemy agent. Those young geeks playing Ingress … Continue reading Grandma plays Ingress
I moved away from Oklahoma City and Tornado Alley in 2005, but some days it seems like I’m still there. This afternoon I turned on CNN and was greeted with live video of a tornado funnel in Edmond, immediately north of OKC. I lived there for 10 years. One of my sisters lives there now, … Continue reading Tornadoes, technology, and hometowns
