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Is there any relation between the words "exercise" and "exorcise"?

Is there any relation between the words "exercise" and "exorcise"?

Take a look at the following two sources: Online Etymology Dictionary "to invoke spirits," from Old French exorciser (14c.), from Late Latin exorcizare, from Greek exorkizein "banish an

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Does LastPass provide phone support?

Does LastPass provide phone support?

Yes, 800-830-6680. I just googled. I don’t know to what extent they will help you with your problems (might need to be premium). I think the other people misunderstood your question.

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If a crook steals my phone number, what is there to stop them from stealing my bitcoin?

If a crook steals my phone number, what is there to stop them from stealing my bitcoin?

Like Robert mentioned, paper or offline wallets would have protected your friend in this circumstance. It seems like recently a lot of online bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallets are being hacked or attacked

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I have read that Quora accounts have been hacked. How do we know that we are hacked if our password is not changed?

I have read that Quora accounts have been hacked. How do we know that we are hacked if our password is not changed?

All the things that Jordan mentioned. Sadly it seems that Quora has no way of checking info about logins from suspicious places (they might email you if you suddenly login from somewhere far away but I’m

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How does Signal secure your communications?

How does Signal secure your communications?

Apparently the application code for the IOS app is open source and is located here. It seems they use the appropriately named Signal Protocol. According to wikipedia, The protocol combines the Double Ratchet

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How can I get stated as a beginner ethical hacker?

How can I get stated as a beginner ethical hacker?

Luckily there are lots of free resources available. Hack This Site Hack-with-Github/Awesome-Hacking Lots of ebooks on different tools and some good online courses. Youtube videos, open source tools…

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Is there any open source code for e-payment software, similar to PayPal?

Is there any open source code for e-payment software, similar to PayPal?

If I understand the question properly, Aleksandr Blekh answers the question well here: Are there any actual open source payment gateways, not just a library that integrates with other payment gateways?

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We are trying to achieve real time transcription during a person-to-person phone conversation. What is the cheapest/expeditious way of achieving it?

We are trying to achieve real time transcription during a person-to-person phone conversation. What is the cheapest/expeditious way of achieving it?

There might be some mobile app that does this. If not find some app that will actively record and send your calls somewhere and try to get that setup with some transcription service. Doing it in real time

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What are the best tools or libraries to use in meteor.js?

What are the best tools or libraries to use in meteor.js?

Here is a list of the most used Meteor packages (the old answer’s link is broken): The trusted source for JavaScript packages, Meteor resources and tools

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What is the best podcast recording software for Mac?

What is the best podcast recording software for Mac?

I use Audacity and have no complaints. It is free, relatively easy to use and runs on multiple OSs. It’s even open source: audacity/audacity

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What should I do if there's one month of summer left and I didn't accomplish what I proposed so far this year?

What should I do if there's one month of summer left and I didn't accomplish what I proposed so far this year?

It’s not too late to start. Just work towards what you had set out and try to get as much done as you can. I wouldn’t spend time kicking yourself for not achieving more. Generally a perfectionist attitude

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How do hackers find zero day exploits? What process is there for locating such a specific thing?

How do hackers find zero day exploits? What process is there for locating such a specific thing?

There are a lot of avenues that could lead someone to discover a zero day. It probably could occur as a more concerted effort when someone is specifically looking at certain features and trying to target

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How can I get rid of the "Mario Head" virus?

How can I get rid of the "Mario Head" virus?

Reboot in safe mode. Install an antivirus program of your choice (malwarebytes recommended), do a complete scan and hopefully it finds the virus and you are able to remove it.

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Objectively speaking, why should a CEO get paid in the millions?

Objectively speaking, why should a CEO get paid in the millions?

In another perspective, it may not really have any justifiable reason. It just is like that. The amount of money people make really isn’t so “fair” or always directly dependent on the amount of value they

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How is machine learning used in cyber security?

How is machine learning used in cyber security?

It is used in advanced malware detection for discovering abnormal system behavior.

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Should I memorize a bunch of chess openings to reach high ratings?

Should I memorize a bunch of chess openings to reach high ratings?

I would say so but not like in some flashcard form (I made that mistake). You should prioritize learning what is happening in the position over a rote understanding of it. If you want to play engine

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Meteor JS or ReactJS: Which to learn first?

Meteor JS or ReactJS: Which to learn first?

Well both are good. As mentioned, Meteor has more of its own functions so there is more meteor magic involved that complicates errors. When you are debugging this can make things problematic.

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How would you set up a security perimeter?

How would you set up a security perimeter?

Assuming this is for some physical building, I would implement the following: Walls Some form of biometric identification at the entry A Mantrap A security camera grid A good firewall and other network

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What's the best way to start a conversation with a person you barely know if you're not confident?

What's the best way to start a conversation with a person you barely know if you're not confident?

Maybe just start talking about something general like how the weather is or politics. Stuff like that isn’t too personal that they will have some thoughts about and move to more personal stuff.

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What is the best speech or text, which changed your way of thinking?

What is the best speech or text, which changed your way of thinking?

The Gospel of Thomas That is actually pure writing that hasn’t been corrupted. They decided to leave it out of the New Testament.