On a whim, I wrote my first letter to a senator tonight. Thought it would be more useful than attending an anti-war protest where everyone else already agrees with you. I’ve grown somewhat tired of the war coverage so I’m gonna try to stop blogging about it. That monkey is going down in 2004. Picked … …
Walked knee-deep into snow almost as soon as I set foot outside the apartment today. Wahoo! Don’t forget extra socks if you’re out in it… Office is a bit of a ghost town today. Locks and Full Disclosure. In this month’s Crypto-Gram, Schneier discusses security through obscurity with regard to physical locks, software security vulnerabilities, … …
William Gibson is scheduled to make an appearance at the Barnes & Noble at Union Square this Thursday. Sweet. Converted my sports news pager from C to Perl today. My bizarre idea of fun… I came up with a better way of dealing with the parser, which makes me very happy. The GnuCash conversion may … …
Tax Program Develops An Insulting Approach. The product activation introduced in TurboTax 2002 ticked me off as well, but maybe not as much as the need to upgrade to Quicken 2001 to import my data. Looks like Intuit is borrowing a page from the Microsoft playbook. This could be the year I switch to GnuCash … …
Well, I found out today why there have not been any recent movie reviews by Steven Rosen in the Denver Post. According to a staff writer, he has resigned and moved to L.A. I have always found his write-ups to be excellent despite the fact that they were often filled with spoilers. Amusingly, I would … …
Worm Hits Microsoft, Which Ignored Own Advice. Ha ha!
Master Key Copying Revealed. A link to Matt Blaze’s research paper can be found on his site.
Johansen Verdict Appealed by Norwegian Prosecutors. The DeCSS case in Norway isn’t over just yet. As long as I am on the topic, here is a link to various DeCSS sources.
Unintended Consequences: Four Years under the DMCA. This ill-conceived piece of legislation needs to be rewritten or scrapped. Slave lyrics. The other lyrics I’ve found online don’t seem to match the version I’m listening to so here is another shot at it.
Brio documentation. Brio Intelligence Server Guide and other useful documentation.