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A paper-based password system

Digital Inspiration has an interesting idea for people who have to log on to multiple web sites from public computers, or just for people who want secure passwords even if they don’t spend a lot of time in internet cafes. It uses paper.

If you use the same password for multiple sites, you . . . → Read More: A paper-based password system

Economic logic

What makes supermarket employees work harder? Why do rats drink more tonic water, when it becomes more expensive? (Rats hate tonic water, they don’t like the taste of the quinine in it), and why is your boss overpaid?

It’s all down to the logic of economics, according to Tim Harford, or as he . . . → Read More: Economic logic