Recording and Replaying Experiences | Daniel Miessler
One of the things I worry about most is not being able to recall the great experiences that have happened to me over time. It’s…
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The Worst Way to Waste Time
There are many things to regret as one nears death, but I understand people tend to regret most the things they didn’t do rather than…
Three Proxy Options Every Security Pro Should Consider Using
Working in the information security field it’s frequently handy to be able to browse the web in different configurations. Sometimes you want to be able…
Do a Google Search for ‘ip’ and Get Your IP Address
Millions of us know the trick of getting our public IP address. Most go to ipchicken or the site aptly called “whatismyip”. Well, Google just…
Linkclump for Web Testing | Daniel Miessler
Anyone who does web security testing knows that the browser is the most important tool in the arsenal. Scanners are nice and can help save…
10 Ways to Test Your Website Performance
So you’ve replaced Apache with Nginx, or put Varnish out in front of your main webserver. Or maybe you just spent time converting all your…
How I See Class | Daniel Miessler
I recently read perhaps the best book ever written on the American class system, and it set me to thinking quite a bit about the…
Human Accomplishment: Engines vs. Fuels
I think a lot about why some people are highly productive and successful while others produce nothing in their lifetimes. Some get Ph.Ds and spend…
A Response to Dinis Cruz’ Comments on Invisible Security
Dinis Cruz did a presentation at OWASP recently on why security should be invisible to developers. His basic idea is that security is for security…
Is Discipline a Solution for ADD?
Caution, anecdotes ahead. I was reading some symptoms of ADD today and was stunned by the fact that they all were the exact symptoms of…
Do Children Make Parents More Conservative?
I had an interesting idea this weekend regarding the effect that having children has on one’s life views. I was talking to a friend of…
I’ll Not Hear Another Word About Apple Restricting Freedom
From Stallman to Raymond, the favorite counter-tone in recent days has been that jobs was a great marketer and a shrewd businessman, but that he…