Law #1: If a bad guy can persuade you to run his program on your computer, it's not your computer anymore
Law #2: If a bad guy can alter the operating system on your computer, it's not your computer anymore
Law #3: If a bad guy has unrestricted physical access to your computer, it's not your computer anymore
Law #4: If you allow a bad guy to upload programs to your website, it's not your website any more
Law #5: Weak passwords trump strong security
Law #6: A computer is only as secure as the administrator is trustworthy
Law #7: Encrypted data is only as secure as the decryption key
Law #8: An out of date virus scanner is only marginally better than no virus scanner at all
Law #9: Absolute anonymity isn't practical, in real life or on the Web
Law #10: Technology is not a panacea

Courtesy of Microsoft

Did a little research tonight after seeing this article. Though the man only made it down 39 floors, I was curious to see how long it would take to fall from the top to the bottom. It would take an average weight human male 23 seconds to fall from the top of the Burj Khalifa to the ground, taking into account air reistance. The unfortunate individual would reach a maximum velocity of around 42 m/s (94 mph) after approximately 11 seconds.
Thanks, Wolfram Alpha for saving me calculation time!



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