Borepatch

This is a fascinating conversation.
This is SO not like the NASA interviews when I was a kid.

Who would have guessed a hundred years ago that Stanley Baldwin was right?
I dunno - he looks a little Woodrow Wilsonish to me.  But if you're right, you're right.
And Nota Bene: it seems that DuckDuckGo can't find the link to that last post.  Strangely, Google can.  Search sting site:borepatch.blogspot.com best worst presidents on each site. So long, DuckDuckGo, it's been fun.  But I can't trust you, and neither...

This post is the third in a series on how to make your home network harder to attack.  Here are links to posts one and two.
Post two introduces the concept of a Firewall which is a device that lets you connect to the Internet without letting the Internet connect to you.  Firewall technology comes embedded in your Internet provider's device like a Cable TV modem.  A recent...

Forget about the Internet and security for a moment - you already own something with a firewall.  Your car has one between the engine and the passenger compartment, even if your car isn't a sweet 1969 Dodge Charger.
The firewall in your car is designed to contain engine fires to the engine compartment, not letting the flames spread to the passengers.  Firewalls have been around cars for a long, long time - certainly since the 1930s, and probably a lot longer....