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…
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The Whitehouse.gov Website’s Robots.txt File Has 1839 Lines In It
1839? I’m sure they’re not trying to hide anything, as doing so with a robots.txt file would be asinine, but 1839 entries is just insane.…
Why The Valentine 1 Radar Detector Is Stupid
If you’re into cars, driving fast, or just technology in general you’ve likely heard of the Valentine 1 radar detector. It’s widely accepted to be…
7 Relatively Unknown But Very Powerful Vim Features
I’m a bit obsessed with mastering vim. I kind of feel like I’m killing kittens every time I do something inefficiently. I know plenty of…
Cognitive Dissonance: Materialism | Daniel Miessler
I really, really like stuff. Particularly high-quality stuff. I’m a pretty philosophical guy, and I fully understand that material things don’t ultimately matter, yet I…
Great vs. Better: The Eternal Quest For Enough
For most people of a materialistic nature, “better” is always superior to great. This is a problem because there’s always something better. If there isn’t…
Teachers and Sex: Yes, There IS A Double Standard
I’m not sure how many agree, but all things being equal I think a male teacher having sex with an underage female student is far…
How to (Definitively) Pronounce Linux
There is a lot of debate about how to properly pronounce Linux. This will conclusively resolve the topic for anyone interested. Everyone has their own…
Black Nannies Don’t Want To Work For Black Families?
From this NY Times article: It’s interesting that those middle class families that are complaining about unfair treatment don’t realize that they’re being judged according…
The Consultant Joke | Daniel Miessler
A shepherd was herding his flock in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him. The driver,…
Digg and Reddit: Please Learn The Difference Between Original Content and Blogspam
Nothing is worse for systems like Digg and Reddit than repetitive, mediocre content. These networks are designed to magnify the efficiency of the Internet by…
GTD Basics | Daniel Miessler
Collect Capture everything that you need to track or remember or act on in what Allen calls a ‘bucket’: either a physical inbox, email inbox,…