Bruce Schneier’s Twisted Mind
SmartWater is a liquid with a unique identifier linked to a particular owner. “The idea is for me to paint this stuff on my valuables as proof of ownership,” I… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Stylesheet Changes
After testing the site with Safari for the first time I ended up making some massive, long-overdue changes to the stylesheet, which hopefully will allow things to display better in… Read more »
E-voting vendor blocks security audit with legal threats
Problem: the voting machines report numbers that don’t add up. Attempted solution: local authorites commision an independent audit of the machines to determine the source of the problem. Checkmate: the… Read more »
Grace Hopper’s “Bug”
“Robert X. Cringely” (Mark Stephens) repeats and debunks the story the Admiral Grace Hopper invented the term “bug” (refering to computer problems.) Actually I’m pretty sure that she never intended… Read more »
The Spitzer Scandal
Like most people I have been following the unfolding problems of New York governer Eliot Spitzer with a mixture of amusement and disdain. However one detail seems particularly striking: [Spitzer]… Read more »
GoDaddy Silences Police-Watchdog Site
GoDaddy’s continued willingness to shut down any site that draws complaints makes one thing clear: you should never register a domain with GoDaddy unless you are certain that your site… Read more »
Perils of New Technology
Michael Nygard provides an unexpected reason why you should probably avoid buying the latest and greatest technology: Steve Jobs made me miss my flight.
Optimize A Fresh Ubuntu Installation
Wired provides a useful list of standard add-ons: Optimize A Fresh Ubuntu Installation. Also check out Medibuntu, which automates a lot of this stuff much more safely than Automatix. (Warnings… Read more »
US government forces military secrets on Brit webmaster
Article from The Register. I thought of making a list of all the basic security practices being violated here, but I gave up. It just boggles the mind.