Security

For just about all of my life, I have lived in apartments and in other people's homes. Even when I had moved out on my own, nothing was ever truly mine. I was constantly in situations that threatened the need to move on once again.

Hey all you security “Big Brother is Watching” buffs (or not), here’s a new one for ya! Yep, Big Brother is still watching… but now he’s just looking a bit closer.

A new kind of camera was recently developed for security purposes that can see through clothing. It’s called Thru Vision and its creators hope it can be used in areas such as airports, train stations, etc.

So, our country has the means to take on any other country in this world. Russia, Iran, Iraq, China, North Korea, you name them. I don't know, it seems like our economy and foreign relations seem to overcome our own streets. We all know about gangs and gang violence, and it affects all of our lives, directly or indirectly, in some way or another.

So I've been talking with some of my friends about what their password strategies are and I'm finding some really good ideas that I thought I'd share here.

I actually wrote this a few weeks ago, about 3 hours into the morning... The profanity has been edited out from the original post...

I'd like to discuss with you all a very important issue affecting our society RIGHT NOW.

Car Alarms.

The neighbor's car just shut off after approximately 25 minutes of obnoxiously loud, uninterrupted, monotonous horn-blaring.

20 February 2008

Amtrak is a high speed train with service across the country. After September 11th, many people started traveling on the train more because there were fewer time consuming security checks. This is partly due to a lack of security increase on trains after 9-11. To make up for that, they are now planning to up security on Amtrak trains.

19 February 2008

Reader’s Digest gave Boston University an A grade on college campus security. Out of the 135 colleges and universities that participated, BU ranked 11th. Although Reader’s Digest calls BU safe I think students on campus, including myself, would question the accuracy of that statement.

After the Columbine shooting in 1999 in which 13 people were killed and 24 injured it seems amazing how many troubled people have embarked on a mission to do the same. After that horrendious day, the two shooters commited suicide leaving many people were wondering; what simply drove those 2 teens over the edge and commit one of the most deadliest school killings in U.S history.