I would add a 5th item: 5. Develop Reusable Security Architectures that cover common scenarios and include appropriate protection by design Tools are sexy; secure design is hard. That’s why you …

This is a great article by Peter Gutmann and Ian Grigg on security usability that lists the six principles for a secure communications system put down by Auguste Kirchoffs ca. 1883. Even he understood …

It’s still a shitty law though. Something else I will happily ignore to avoid my fair use rights being infringed. Again, how could I watch DVDs (legally rented/owned) on my Linux box without …

07:00 Hey, I’m on a Linux computer and because they insist on requiring Flash to play the videos, the only way I can view them is to download them and watch them with Xine. I plan on violating …

quot- Summary: people link to bloggers that provide more original content than who just provide links to other places that do so. Funny because I was just thinking about this regarding this blog. I …

I was bummed that he didn’t come to Seattle on his tour, but I’ll enjoy listening to the mp3 of his appearance in Silicon Valley. Who Has Time For This?: Silicon Valley Loves Richard …

This is great news. They did the same with other phones, including the e815 that I have. Fortunately, there are ways around this to re-enable the crippled features, but they are out of reach to most …

It is hard to believe that such a blatant undervote error could be attributable solely to the DRE itself not properly recording them. But user interface designs can certainly be abused maliciously, or …

The Ward-O-Matic: Fallout Shelter Handbook 1962 I’ve been working on emergency preparedness for my neighborhood lately so this is very apropos. BTW, I found a $79.99 Ready kit at Home Depot that …

Boing Boing: Atrocious apostrophe’s and “quotation” “mark” “abuse” photo galleries Two Flikr galleries dedicated to photo’s of apostrophe and quotation …