Category: Mix

xargs vs. exec {} | Daniel Miessler
04
Apr
2025

xargs vs. exec {} | Daniel Miessler

There is a bit of a debate in some circles about using xargs vs. the -exec {} option that’s built…

My Gaming Idea | Daniel Miessler
04
Apr
2025

My Gaming Idea | Daniel Miessler

[ July 27, 2006 ] A long time ago (a couple of years) I considered going to market with a…

Self-Control is The Key to Success
04
Apr
2025

Self-Control is The Key to Success

I’ve been thinking lately about how I can improve myself, or, more accurately, what the barriers are to my growing…

Concepts | Daniel Miessler
04
Apr
2025

Concepts | Daniel Miessler

This is one of my most ambitious projects, as it aims to capture everything I learn through books, film, education,…

China Illustrates How Not To Do Firewall Filtering
04
Apr
2025

China Illustrates How Not To Do Firewall Filtering

Someone’s noticed a very interesting fact about firewall filtering that relies on session sniping, i.e. killing connections with RST packets….

Liberals and Conservatives: Taking a Step Back
04
Apr
2025

Liberals and Conservatives: Taking a Step Back

This is a very old post that I no longer agree with, but it’s still worth reading. One thing that…

Studying Religion and Atheism From Different Perspectives
04
Apr
2025

Studying Religion and Atheism From Different Perspectives

I read in a review of Christopher Hitchens’s book God Is Not Great that he approaches the argument for atheism…

The Best Generations | Daniel Miessler
04
Apr
2025

The Best Generations | Daniel Miessler

According to today’s regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were kids in the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, or even maybe…

Explaining The Monty Hall Math Puzzle
03
Apr
2025

Explaining The Monty Hall Math Puzzle

A few weeks ago a buddy of mine busted out the MHP on me. For those not familiar, it’s a…

Nanotech Musings | Daniel Miessler
03
Apr
2025

Nanotech Musings | Daniel Miessler

I’ve been thinking a lot about the future lately. A couple days ago I started fantisizing about what nanotechnology could…

How To Advance In InfoSec: Don’t Study, Do.
03
Apr
2025

How To Advance In InfoSec: Don’t Study, Do.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how to get to the next level in my field of information security, and…

What Mail Server Do The Big Universities Use?
03
Apr
2025

What Mail Server Do The Big Universities Use?

Ever wonder what mail servers people run? I found myself wondering what the top universities used, so I wrote a…