Someone pointed out this Gentoo flame article the other day and I just got around…
Security: Identification, Authentication, and Authorization
Many grapple with the concept of authentication in information security. What…
Markus Ranum: An Idealist To A Fault
Markus Ranum is a highly-respected (for good reason) information security professional…
Passive Learning
Many people who read this blog are familiar with what I call passive learning…
Good DRM
I will, in the course of my information security career, become well versed on…
When Will Windows Be Ready For The Desktop?
You’d think certain things would come second nature to a major OS —…
Why Consultants Have A Bad Name
I’ve always heard two things about IT consultants — 1. they make tons…
Reading News The GTD Way
The way most of us take in daily news is horribly inefficient. The problem isn’t…
The Power Of Firefox Quicksearches
One of the coolest (yet little-known) features in Firefox is the ability to search…
How To Use Python To Get Your External IP
I was having some issues involving losing connectivity to a system of mine due…
Firefox QuickSearches + Delicious Search = Godlike Powers
I was looking for a bookmark of mine on delicious a moment ago and did so in a…
Windows File Sharing: Facing the Mystery
For one reason or another, there is quite a bit of confusion surrounding the technologies…
Books and Demons
I have an obsession with reading. Well, actually, as it stands now, it’s…
Addicted To Better
If you’re like me (which you likely are since you’re reading this),…
How I’d Save The United States
I’ve been experiencing growing frustration with social/political issues…
Of Sigs and Ego
I’ve recently been toiling with the issue of listing credentials in my email…
AJAX : What’s All The Commotion?
If you’re a geek like me (which you might be if you’re reading this),…
Cool Unix Quote
“UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius…
A Thought On Identity Theft
As we all know, tons of people are having their identities stolen — the…
Adult Memory: Bad or Just Full?
This Wired piece supports a thought that I’ve had for sometime about the…
Real Hacking
/. is running a story on the upcoming OpenBSD Hackathon, and I thought it important…
Rolling Dice With Python
A buddy of mine asked me a couple days ago if it’d be possible to write…
University Regret
Over the last few months I’ve found myself on more than a few occasions…
Input Expansion
Well, after watching PBS over the last week I’ve come to realize that my…
Podcasting + Excercise : A Perfect Match
I think a big part of a person’s strengths is knowing how to properly handle…
