This explains a lot. The Dunning-Kruger effect describes the phenomenon whereby…
Archives for 2007
An Oversimplification of the Subprime Morgage Crisis
I’m not an economist, but I read a lot. Here’s what happened: greed…
A Three-Dimensional Approach to Organizing Your Feeds Using Google Reader
I’m constantly optimizing how I do things, and nowhere is this more important…
Say Goodbye to U.S. Particle Physics
This is sickening. Fermilab, The United States’ main particle physics lab,…
Port Mirroring on a Cisco 3550 Switch
Just for reference… Source port(s): Switch# config t Switch(config)# monitor…
Is It Wrong to Have Children?
I’ve thought a lot about having children over the years. Not so much whether…
Was the Last Time Your Last?
I used to be into BMX bikes. I was obsessed. Every little thing about it was interesting.…
Apple vs. AT&T
As you may have heard, AT&T’s chief executive disclosed last week that…
How to Name a Suburb Development
We’ve all seen them — these contrived little mini-communities with…
A Shining Example of Socialism, and Why America Can’t Compete
[ Norway: A Socialism Proof of Concept ] So here’s the question —…
How to Migrate Your Custom Domain’s Email to Google (And Maintain Your Addresses)
After over six (6) years of handling my domain’s email through self-built…
Genetics and Prejudice
It seems things are getting more intense on the genetics front, specifically with…
New Project: PasswordStandards.com
I’ve just registered the domain of passwordstandards.com as part of a new…
Leave an Outlet Free
I was put in an especially difficult business situation recently. My company,…
Stdout, Stderr, and Tee
My friend Jason just posted a really cool command line trick that lets you log…
That Was Then, This Is Now
[ From a Forwarded Email ] School, 1967 vs. 2007 Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting…
What Does OS X Say When You Ask it to Pronounce Itself?
In the tech world it’s easy to find debates about how to pronounce things.…
This is How You Pronounce Ubuntu
It irks me when names are mispronounced—especially when it’s easy…
How NOT To Do American National Security
I’ve been watching the Republican presidential debates with increasing unease.…
What’s in a Memory?
I’ve been thinking about memories for as long as I can remember. What I’m…
How Planes Fly: What They Taught You In School Was Wrong
So we all know how planes fly, right? The top of the wing is rounded and the bottom…
Penetration Testing is Easy — Too Easy
Penetration testing falls into three basic categories based on the posture of…
Thank You, MS05-039
Ah, hacking the Gibson and listening to pre-reign-in-blood Slayer. Life is good.…
The Conservative Christian View of the Jews: The Standard for Cognitive Dissonance
Conservative Christians in the U.S. have a serious bit of cognitive dissonance…
Quote Drift
Quote Drift is the phenomenon where you have a quote you enjoy from a movie or…
