Leave an Outlet Free | Daniel Miessler
I was put in an especially difficult business situation recently. My company, represented by myself, and another company (a massive superpower) were working the same…
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New Project: PasswordStandards.com | Daniel Miessler
I’ve just registered the domain of passwordstandards.com as part of a new project. The goal of the endeavor is to call attention to online services…
Genetics and Prejudice | Daniel Miessler
It seems things are getting more intense on the genetics front, specifically with the implications of being able to clearly identify precisely which groups we…
This is How You Pronounce Ubuntu
It irks me when names are mispronounced—especially when it’s easy to figure out the right way to say it. Some examples include “line-ix”, “oh-es-ex”, or…
What Does OS X Say When You Ask it to Pronounce Itself?
In the tech world it’s easy to find debates about how to pronounce things. One of those things is OS X. Most people either say…
That Was Then, This Is Now
[ From a Forwarded Email ] School, 1967 vs. 2007 Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in…
How NOT To Do American National Security
I’ve been watching the Republican presidential debates with increasing unease. Why am I uneasy? Because these people are going to get us killed. It’s amazing…
Quote Drift | Daniel Miessler
Quote Drift is the phenomenon where you have a quote you enjoy from a movie or T.V. show and you go around repeating it constantly…
The Conservative Christian View of the Jews: The Standard for Cognitive Dissonance
Conservative Christians in the U.S. have a serious bit of cognitive dissonance on their hands when it comes to the Jews. On one side they…
How Planes Fly: What They Taught You In School Was Wrong
So we all know how planes fly, right? The top of the wing is rounded and the bottom of the wing is more straight. Air…
Penetration Testing is Easy — Too Easy
Penetration testing falls into three basic categories based on the posture of the organization you’re up against. Reality obviously has shades, but here are the…
What’s in a Memory?
I’ve been thinking about memories for as long as I can remember. What I’m most interested in is the mixing phenomenon: the functionality that makes…