Anti Polygraph
Here is a 176-page PDF paper on the fallacy of polygraph exams (a.k.a. “lie” detectors). I have not read up on this subject in some time but this looks to be a good read. Lie Behind the …
Stupid Security
Found out about this great site through this month’s Crypto-Gram newsletter. It posts articles on – you guessed it – all the stupid security measures people come across. Stupid …
E Voting Systems Assailed
A great article with some perfect quotes from leading advocates and experts for voter verifiable audit trails. Also, there are some documented cases of voting machine errors in the article. New Voting …
Seattle Area volleyball site
Scott Marlow maintains a very cool site on Seattle-area Volleyball programs, gyms, groups. https://www.seanet.com/~swmarlow/volleyball.html
Juxtaposition Mobile Edition-
I just found out some very simple instructions and a sample template to make a parallel WML version of this site for viewing on my mobile phone (I do work for a wireless phone company, after all). …
Users tricked into believing a Nokia upgrade hoax
“Nokia 7650 upgrade - hoax An internet hoax is traveling round the internet that purports to be a press release from Nokia offering an upgrade for owners of the Nokia 7650 handset to support a …
Black Box Testing Your Brain
New Scientist “The world’s first brain prosthesis - an artificial hippocampus - is about to be tested in California.” This is the result of black-box testing the …
Space Elevators: fact or fiction?
A slashdot article about a book (see below) researching whether the sci-fi Space Elevator could be practically manufactured is out: This is some of the fruits of ongoing NASA-sponsored research. What …
Fuel Cells Coming To A Laptop Near You
Cool! InfoWorld:�Toshiba prototypes methanol fuel cell for laptops:�March 05, 2003:�By�Gillian Law:�End-user Hardware
SSL Patent suit update: victory for SSL!
07:00 A press release on RSA’s website announces that a unanimous verdict was reached on all infringement claims in favor of the defendants, RSA Security Inc. and Verisign Inc. RSA Security | …