The Definition Of Atheism, And Why It Is NOT A Belief
One of the common arguments from Christians is that atheism is a belief analogous to their own belief in God. The implication, of course, is…
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A Real Solution To The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
February 5, 2007 I’ve been thinking about this issue heavily for over a decade (since going to the Middle East while in the military), and…
Liberals and Conservatives: An Amazingly Accurate Oversimplification
Simply stated, liberals have a better vision of what the world should look like, but are generally incapable of developing policies consistent with getting us…
Security: How Network Ports Work
Many who are new to networking and security wonder what it means to have “ports” open on your computer. Some get rather anxious when an…
Security: Implementing A Secure And Usable Internet Password Scheme
Being an information security consultant I am often asked how to balance the need for online passwords that are both hard to guess and easy…
Free Will: The Necessary Delusion
One of the more interesting sub-debates associated with Atheism vs. Religion is that of free will. Quite simply, many Atheists don’t believe in it at…
Vista’s Security Hobbled By Microsoft’s Own Insecure Past
Yesterday I wrote about Joanna Rutkowska’s work that highlighted a serious security flaw in Windows Vista. Her finding was that in Vista, many applications require…
Rolex: It’s Not What You Think
Since getting my watch I’ve received some pretty interesting reactions from people. The biggest misconception people seem to have about Rolex is that any Rolex…
How To Search Your Site Using Google From Firefox’s Address Bar (with code)
I’ve recently started searching my site using Google rather than using the built-in WordPress search. That’s nothing new — pretty much everyone knows that if…
My Letter To A Linux Desktop User
I know you don’t believe me, as we’ve had this conversation before. But there will come a time in your life when you will grow…
You Are Wrong About President Bush
President Bush isn’t the hateful warmonger people make him out to be. I agree that he’s hurting the United States to an obscene degree (as…
Security Filters Are All The Same
Let me start by stating that much of what I’m about to cover was seeded by a wonderful talk I heard by Marcus Ranum back…