When is an Idea Ridiculous?
I’ve been debating here for quite some time the question of how direct, or even confrontational, to be with those who make strong and specific…
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A Simple Script for Harvesting DNS, Country, State, and City Information From a List of IP Addresses
My buddy at work asked me if I could find some location information for a list of IPs. I knew of the GeoIP / GeoLite…
A Deductive Moral Argument for Helping Those Who Fail
There is no supernatural origin of free will. All human action is the product of the interaction of a finite number of variables. These variables…
Twitter Explained in Three Paragraphs
People struggle with why Twitter is special. It’s special because it counters, better than any other technology, the timeless social obstacle of “out of sight,…
Does Your Morality Come from God or From Within?
One of the most common arguments from the religious is that without God there would be no morality. Non-believers reject this, and there’s an easy…
Three Ways of Learning About the World
There are three fundamental ways of learning about the world, and they map well to concepts we’re all familiar with: Philosophy: Determine the nature of…
The Connected Web: Why It’s Time For Strong Authentication
It’s getting exciting in the world of cross-network authentication. Let’s review. I can now: We’re quickly approaching the point where we’re going to be able…
A Better Website Concept: A Lifestream Interface
May 4, 2009 One of the things I’ve always found lacking with the various types of RSS feeds available from social services is the lack…
How to Build a Strong Argument
In the spirit of improving my debating skills (both written and oral) I’m setting out on a short project to learn, re-familiarize, and remind myself…
Moderate vs. Extremist Religion | Daniel Miessler
Image from the Star Tribune This boy will likely die soon as a direct result of a false belief. His mother doesn’t want to give…
Standards For Addition to Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, and LinkedIn
Here’s an interesting question: what is your standard for deciding when to add a given person to these various services? Twitter Facebook Friendfeed LinkedIn Here…
Verisign VIP for Two-Factor Authentication, and PIP for OpenID
I’ve been using Verisign VIP for a while now with a hard token like the one seen below. It allows you to add two-factor authentication…