Geek Battles: A Call for Perspective
“Linux sucks as a desktop.” “Windows is insecure.” “OS X is for rich, trendy art majors.” Depending on who’s in earshot, spouting off any of…
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My First Experience With Linux
[ Dec 31, 1999 ] Well, it is the day before. The day of, actually. As I write this it is 1:55 p.m. and I…
The Best Argument I’ve Ever Heard For Why Someone Believes in God
A new friend and I had an extraordinarily productive and meaningful discussion about religion last night. This is noteworthy because he is a devout Mormon…
CSRF is Wicked | Daniel Miessler
I’ve been studying web security again recently and decided to do a POC of CSRF (Sea Surf) (Cross Site Request Forgery). It’s been done/covered many…
Is Pre Big-Bang Agnosticism a Belief?
I’ve been having a conversation with a friend about whether atheism and agnosticism is a belief. First off, let’s synchronize. If one were to claim…
Don’t Anticipate Greatness | Daniel Miessler
Anticipation of greatness is a near guarantee of mediocrity. It sucks to have to psyche yourself out, but it helps to do so if you…
An NMAP Primer | Daniel Miessler
Nmap is the definitive port scanner. If you have any need for this sort of tool it would behoove you to become familiar with at…
The Watch
I will own a Rolex. Right now I am leaning toward the Submariner with the blue face. Color I am usure of because I don’t…
We Want What’s Transient, and Ignore What’s Already Ours
Why is it that nothing at all is of interest when you have 40 channels of T.V. in perfect clarity, yet when your cable goes…
Humor Limits | Daniel Miessler
When is it o.k. to draw humor from a subject or situation that is painful to others? Are there certain things that simply should never…
Intellectual Comfort
[ Nov 20, 1996 ] I must ensure that I do not, as I age, come to the conclusion that I have everything figured out.…
Question Holes | Daniel Miessler
The more questions you have floating around in your mind at any given time, the more answers you can glean from day to day experiences.…