The Real Reason Education Matters
I think a lot about education. What it is, how it’s best carried out, and when it matters and when it doesn’t. Many like to…
Author: Cybernoz
Vulnerability Management Without Asset Management, Isn’t
I’ve been doing some work for a client recently in the realm of vulnerability management. It’s an interesting area of information security because it draws…
IQ Is Real, And It Matters
I was just reading through this list of questions that Microsoft asks applicants and was struck by the thought that we, as a society, should…
Why Atheists Should Consider Discussing Religion With Their Moderately Religious Friends
This is an absolutely amazing post on perhaps the most important issue facing atheists today: how to deal with religious moderates (especially friends). You care…
No, Einstein Wasn’t Religious | Daniel Miessler
I grow tired of hearing people ramble on about how religious Einstein actually was when he clearly stated the exact opposite on numerous occasions. Listen…
Ruby Is Slow, and Rails Doesn’t Scale Well
When this talk comes from a Twitter developer, who loves both Ruby and Rails and happen to be running probably the most punished RoR site on the…
Secure Your Site With ROT26 Encryption
Well, I’ve just finished locking down the entire site with industry standard ROT 26 encryption. For those not familiar with the algorithm, it uses a…
A flaw in Verizon ’s iOS Call Filter app exposed call records of millions
A flaw in Verizon’s iOS Call Filter app exposed call records of millions Pierluigi Paganini April 05, 2025 A now-patched flaw in Verizon ’s iOS…
The List Of Shame: Websites That Don’t Allow Special Characters In Their Passwords
It’s 2007. There’s absolutely no excuse for websites today to not allow special characters in their passwords. Whether you use a memory scheme or an…
The Primary Law of Intelligent Immigration Policy
First, answer two questions: What is our country? What defines it? What parts could not be removed without it becoming something different? If a country…
Atheism and the Substitution Phenomenon
Many atheists that I’ve known, including myself, exhibited an interesting behavior during and after their transition from faith to non-faith. I call this behavior substitution.…
Why Some People Don’t Learn Anything In College
I’m constantly amazed by the number of people who seem to have learned nothing during four years at university. Until recently I’ve wondered how it…