Good Times With Varnish, Nginx, and Apache Bench
I learned some web server Kung Fu this weekend. I now know how to set up both Nginx and Varnish, and I’ve been messing around…
Author: Cybernoz
One’s Belief in Free Will Defines His Politics
I write a lot about free will, and people don’t understand why. I’ll try here again to explain. Simply, one’s stance on whether or not we…
The Republican Response to the SoTU
So I saw Obama’s SOTU speech last night. I have been avoiding political news for the most part lately, so it was interesting to see…
Communicating Optimally in Email | Daniel Miessler
The fundamental source of poor email style is the practice of quoting the entire message you’re replying to. If that’s what you do, then it…
Determining a Personal Data Retention Strategy
If you spent any time in the IT world you’re likely to be particularly tuned to the threat risk of losing data. Losing data sucks,…
Get Full Access to Safari Books Online Just by Having a Library Card in California
If you haven’t heard of Safari Books Online it’s basically a massive collection of the most popular technical books (over 12,000) that you can access,…
Google holds illegal monopolies in ad tech, US judge finds
Google illegally dominates two markets for online advertising technology, a judge ruled, dealing another blow to the tech giant and paving the way for US…
The Simple Barrier to the Rich Being Willing to Pay More Taxes
Waste and irrationality. I think many among the rich would be far more willing to pay a larger portion in taxes if they believed it…
Why I Like Nice Things
I often take criticism for my desire to own expensive things, live in nice neighborhoods, eat in quality restaurants, and otherwise surround myself with what…
LummaStealer Exploits Windows Utility to Run Remote Code Disguised as .mp4 File
The Cybereason Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) has shed light on the sophisticated tactics used by the LummaStealer malware to evade detection and execute malicious…
Woolworths extends agreement with Google Cloud
Woolworths Group has renewed an agreement with Google Cloud for a further five years. The retailer said that it would look “to further strengthen data,…
Beyond SSH Bookmarks | Daniel Miessler
I tripped over an article this week on creating “SSH Bookmarks”, which are basically aliases for hostnames within your ~/.ssh/config file. I think this is…