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...true, he laments. "Everybody knows their sign." People even use it to verify identity--Kirshner's underage son once got carded by a bartender who, examining his fake ID skeptically, quizzed him on his birthday and his sign. "It just goes to show," Kirshner jokes, "that's one thing astrology's good for-it provides a good question to ask as a bouncer...

Author: By Alicia A. Carrasquillo, Sarah L. Gore, and Samuel Hornblower, S | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Astrology with Prof. Kirshner | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...Looking up the reading for the sign of Leo, and his birthday, August 15, Kirshner jokes briefly about the strange font, muttering "weirdo typography," and then begins reading...

Author: By Alicia A. Carrasquillo, Sarah L. Gore, and Samuel Hornblower, S | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Astrology with Prof. Kirshner | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...Enthusiasm and intelligence are usually associated with your birthday. You are usually able to grasp information quickly...

Author: By Alicia A. Carrasquillo, Sarah L. Gore, and Samuel Hornblower, S | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Astrology with Prof. Kirshner | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...most common attack reported by hacker watchers makes use of a Trojan horse. These are programs with bizarre names like Back Orifice or Net Bus that can be hidden in an e-mail attachment--say, one of those animated birthday cards people seem to like e-mailing. Once you open it, you've installed the software--and the wily hacker has remote control of your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hacker's Delight | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...this magazine) and Excite@Home are working on bigger and better firewalls to help stop snooping. Since they're twice as fast as DSL phone lines, cable modems are worth the risk. They will never be hackproof, but they should be a lot safer by the time my next birthday rolls around. This year, I'll have to settle for socks again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hacker's Delight | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

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