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United States Virgin Islands Hospital

18 January, 2013 Geof Franklin Leave a comment

Sounds impressive. The building on their web page also looks impressive.

But this isn’t in the Virgin Islands.

The St. Croix Source published this article today, warning of the hoax. My jaw dropped and, Continue reading United States Virgin Islands Hospital →

Geof Franklin

Researching ways to improve scientist’s access to data. Programming software to solve humanity’s problems. Disseminating emergency preparedness knowledge. Sharing knowledge about science. Practicing amateur radio. Serving humanity through volunteer efforts. Drives a robot to work.

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Emergency Preparedness

RFID and cloning access into your building

21 November, 2012 Geof Franklin Leave a comment

I got call this morning from a friend who was very concerned over a piece that ran on the news last night. It’s about RFID tags and their ability to be cloned with a simple hand-held device. (Here’s a link to the story for those who want to read it.. http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/20150365/ga-tech-buzz-cards) ..I admit when I saw this on the news last night I was less than amused. We’ve known about RFID cloning for years now and

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Geof Franklin

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Computers

SC DOR Hacked

2 November, 2012 Geof Franklin Leave a comment

Oh boy. Reports out today say that the State of South Carolina’s Department of Revenue has been hacked. Early reports suggest 3.6 million tax returns were exposed, later reports show 3.8 million and 700,000 business tax records were exposed. That’s something approaching 77% of the population of the state. Continue reading SC DOR Hacked →

Geof Franklin

Researching ways to improve scientist's access to data. Programming software to solve humanity's problems. Disseminating emergency preparedness knowledge. Sharing knowledge about science. Practicing amateur radio. Serving humanity through volunteer efforts.