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Blackberry
Got me a Blackberry. My old Nokia has been irking me as of late, and I have been…
Writing
It seems my writing has gone from something of an experiment/curiosity to something…
Network Intrusion Prevention Systems
Anyone keeping track of the security vendor/technology hype knows that IPS has…
Geek Battles: A Call for Perspective
“Linux sucks as a desktop.” “Windows is insecure.” “OS…
Why You Should Dump Internet Explorer
The time has come to dump Internet Explorer. I know, I know — you may have…
A Bigger Boat
Well, I have published another article after over a year without doing so, and…
Lifecasting: What It Is and How It Will Change Society
Our society is about to change drastically, and not in 20 or 50 years, and not…
CSRF is Wicked
I’ve been studying web security again recently and decided to do a POC of…
Is Pre Big-Bang Agnosticism a Belief?
Within the context of this thread I’ve been having a conversation with a…
The Best Argument I’ve Ever Heard For Why Someone Believes in God
A new friend and I had an extraordinarily productive and meaningful discussion…
Collage
My collage is probably the best gift I have ever received.
…Don’t Anticipate Greatness
Anticipation of greatness is a near guarantee of mediocrity. It sucks to have…
The Watch
I will own a Rolex. Right now I am leaning toward the Submariner with the blue…
Being Wrong Helps Most
Being right is boring, not knowing is through-provoking, but being wrong is absolutely…
Certainty=Cluelessness
If you are not torn on complex moral issues, you are probably wrong. [ Apr 17,…
Humor Limits
When is it o.k. to draw humor from a subject or situation that is painful to others?…
Question Holes
The more questions you have floating around in your mind at any given time, the…
We Want What’s Transient, and Ignore What’s Already Ours
Why is it that nothing at all is of interest when you have 40 channels of T.V.…
Making Lists
I recently noticed something interesting about myself; when I make a list of things…
Managing Balances
Intelligence may be seen as a mastery of a series of life’s compromises.…
Entropy
Entropy is utterly depressing. [ Nov 25, 1996 ] [ UPDATED November 2014 ] I remember…
Weaknesses
Understanding other peoples’ weaknesses doesn’t make your own any…
Intellectual Comfort
[ Nov 20, 1996 ] I must ensure that I do not, as I age, come to the conclusion…
Life As A Game
When one looks at life as a game, I would propose that one should not complain…
