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On The Insecurity Of Passwordspassphrases These Days
In a posting to the cryptography mailing list. Interesting statistics in the presentation. Update your threat models! Folks might want to look at https://www.huitema.net/talks/ietf63-security.ppt the …
Creative Zen Digital Media Players Ship With A Worm
Glad I’m sticking with the Neuros which doesn’t run Windows now and will run Linux in the next version. Not to mention the open source aspects and the ability to play OGG/Vorbis audio …
Are You Blocking Flash Cookies
Spammers and people without regard for your privacy or your privacy preferences (blocking cookies means I don’t want them in any form) are insidious. Unbeknownst to many people, Macromedia Flash …
Great Site On Bayesian Statistics
This site has a great overview of Bayesian statistics (the basis for bogofilter , why my email is still useful). Also look for information on common misinterpretations of statistics and statistical …
Movable Type 32 Upgrade Woe New Templates
I was having the same problem as in this posting to the MT forum after upgrading to the new 3.2 templates by copying them in from the default_templates directory or from the movable type templates …
Federal Court Quot Smacks Down Quot Specious Dmca Claim
Fed. Circuit Smacks Down Bad DMCA Decision Re: Independent Repair Techs Great news for the public’s rights over “copy” rights. the DMCA must be read in the context of the Copyright …
The browser wars are back: on security turf
In this article, OSS means slower patches, David Sykes from Symantec makes some absurd claims about open source being slower to patch than closed source. “It is relying on the goodwill and best …
Ld50 Of H20
This calculator for the lethal dose (toxicity) for caffeine reminded me that even water has an LD50 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LD50 Intraperitoneal Mouse LD50 (for water): 190 g/kg Intravenous …
Doj Puts Porn Over Terrorism
[infowarrior] - Top DoJ Priority Isn’t Terrorism, it’s Adult Entertainment This is disgusting. I’m glad it is getting such a negative public reaction.