December 2010
3 posts
Good time to change passwords
This article in Lifehacker - “How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords” outlines how simple passwords are easily hacked  (5 minutes for a lower case 6 character password, assuming it’s not in the dictionary in which case it would be faster), and how easy it is to make your password more secure.  Here are the first 3 password tips, read the article for the full list: Randomly...
Dec 16th
What international test scores really tell us:...
From the Washington Post: buried in the PISA report…. - The best performing school systems manage to provide high-quality education to all children.  - Students from low socio-economic backgrounds score a year behind their more affluent classmates. However, poorer students who are integrated with their more affluent classmates score strikingly higher. The difference is worth more than a...
Dec 13th
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