Being Smart in the 21st Century
I think many are confused about what it means to be smart today. I hear people speaking often about others being “way smarter than them”…
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Connecting to Serial Ports from OS X
Get yourself a quality USB-to-serial connector. I bought a TU-S9 myself, and it’s worked flawlessly. Install its driver and reboot. You’ll now have a device…
Obama Cries as He Thanks His Team
With this man as my President I am more proud to be American than I have been in a long time–perhaps ever. I truly cannot…
The Future of AppSec Liability is Obvious
Photo by Bill Hornstein When you’re inside of a mess it’s sometimes difficult to see it for what it is. And this is the case…
The Future of Human Identity and Reproduction
November 12, 2012 I believe western civilization to be in the middle of a profound transition. The change I’m referring to is the move from…
The Morally Pure Way to Settle America
I’ve been thinking a lot about content for the book I’m working on, and given that the theme is speaking clearly and honestly about topics…
3 Ways to Use Vim Commands in Other Applications
I recently converted (from TextMate) to using vim for all of my text editing, and it turns out there are a number of places where…
Consulting Tip: Three Ways to Breeze Through Airport Security
As a security consultant I do quite a bit of travel for my job. It’ssomething I enjoy immensely, but standing in airport security lines canquickly…
9 Enhancements to Shell and Vim Productivity
If you enjoy the command line then you don’t need to be sold on efficiency or purity of action. But even those who grok CLI…
Profit vs. The Middle Class
Both the left and the right talk about the health of the middle class as a key indicator of American prosperity, but they fail to…
UL Top 10 AI Risks (v1)
Given the speed of AI improvement and adoption, it’s hard for most people to know what to be concerned about, and what to do about…
The Main Difference I See Between Today’s Liberals and Conservatives
Image: Erin Schell There are many differences between liberal and conservative belief systems, but one of them serves as foundation to all the others: for…