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2010.03.17:
#BSidesAustin 2010 Recap
2010.03.17:
Reflecting on RSA 2010
2010.03.08:
Security BSides Austin 2010 - Join Us Saturday!
2010.03.04:
RSA 2010 - Day 2 Round-up
2010.03.03:
RSA 2010 - Day 1 Round-up
2010.03.02:
RSA 2010 - Innovation Sandbox: Not Really Innovative
2010.03.01:
Annual ABA ISC+EDDE Meeting After-Report
2010.02.25:
The Need for Consumer-Oriented Intervention
2010.02.24:
RSA 2010 Is Nearly Here
2010.02.22:
Micro-Generation Closer to Reality
2010.02.19:
A Sense of Self-Preservation
2010.02.16:
2010 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Errors Released
2010.02.15:
Uninspired.
2010.02.11:
Quick Link: "Chip and PIN Is Broken"
2010.02.04:
Buy My ShmooCon Ticket!!
2010.02.03:
Another ISSA Journal Cover
2010.02.03:
BSides or Be Square: San Francisco and Austin
2010.01.25:
Simply Unfair: The NFL OT Rules
2010.01.25:
Non-Fiction: The 50th Law & Managing Softly
2010.01.19:
Much Adieu: MS Search Data
2010.01.15:
Makin' the Grade: On the D-List
2010.01.14:
Do We Give Google Too Much?
2010.01.13:
DIRECTV's Billing System of Doom
2010.01.11:
Newark Breach Hype to Hysteria
2010.01.11:
Wow, 3 Years Went Quickly
2010.01.11:
The Three Domains of Application Security
2010.01.06:
RSA 2010: Check Out This IAM 1-Day Tutorial
2010.01.06:
Sponsors, Supporters, Speakers Needed for BSides Austin
2009.12.29:
Unhappy New Year - Unemployed Again
2009.12.16:
2010 Prognostication
2009.12.14:
NSS Labs Releases IPS Results
2009.12.10:
More On Possibility and "Risk"
2009.12.09:
Quick Security Lessons From Target
2009.12.09:
How Not To Talk To Customers
2009.12.08:
Actually, Possibility IS Probability (As Is Likelihood)
2009.12.07:
Embrace Murphy's Law
2009.12.04:
Creating Epic Fail Conditions: PCI and Best Practices
2009.11.30:
BeFUDdled by Risk
2009.11.23:
Life As a Moving Experience
2009.11.23:
Top 11 Signs We Never Settled in Phoenix
2009.11.13:
How NOT To Build a Security Program
2009.11.12:
A Couple (Brief) Political Quibbles...
2009.11.12:
Big, Nasty, Unfixed Adobe Flash Bug
2009.11.09:
EFF Quote of the Day
2009.11.04:
Fail: The Arizona Experiment
2009.11.04:
Things You Think About In Hospitals
2009.10.20:
Gainfully Employed: Foreground Security
2009.10.05:
Surviving in Degraded Conditions: A Human Analogy
2009.10.05:
NSS Labs' Endpoiont Security Report
2009.10.05:
Fiction: "Ender's Game" and "Speaker for the Dead" by Orson Scott Card
2009.10.01:
Today is Helio Gracie Day
2009.09.30:
Hotel Showerheads
2009.09.25:
Recent Reading (Books)
2009.09.25:
The Writing Funnel
2009.09.22:
IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY: Looking for Work
2009.09.21:
CIScon 2009 Summary
2009.09.01:
"Elasticity" - My Article is Sept '09 ISSA Journal Feature!
2009.08.28:
Next SunSec - Tuesday Sept 1st!
2009.08.28:
Goat of the Week: Farhad Manjoo of Slate.com
2009.08.28:
w00t - Snow Leopard is out! :)
2009.08.26:
My Jiu-Jitsu is Frustrating Me
2009.08.25:
Request FISMA Data Transparency
2009.08.21:
Defensibility and Recoverability
2009.08.17:
Tokenization: Someone Else Gets It
2009.08.10:
Black Hat / Security B-Sides / Defcon Thoughts (finally)
2009.08.05:
Quick Note...
2009.08.05:
Help a Grad Student: Cloud Security Survey
2009.07.24:
Where Will YOU Be Next Week?
2009.07.24:
Emerson on Friendship
2009.07.22:
Nice Mention on Digital Soapbox
2009.07.21:
Humor: A Movie Never Made
2009.07.20:
The Modern Dark Age
2009.07.19:
Security B-Sides Needs Your Support
2009.07.16:
On "Responsibility Without Authority"
2009.07.16:
Do You Need a Security Department?
2009.07.16:
Pavel Brings RKC to Philly - 1st Time!!
2009.07.13:
Response to "Sue the Auditor..."
2009.07.08:
Please Stop Cyber-*'ing Everything
2009.07.08:
InfoSec as Counterculture
2009.06.28:
Cut Through the Noise, Focus, Find Success
2009.06.25:
Hotel Booking Nightmare (Or, Avoid hotels.com - Seriously)
2009.06.23:
About Me
2009.06.22:
On Firm Foundation Grounded
2009.06.20:
Fun Reading: Hikaru no Go, Nightwing
2009.06.20:
Non-Fiction Review: The New School of Information Security
2009.06.20:
Fiction Review: Tetraktys by Ari Juels
2009.06.19:
Privacy Doghouse: City of Bozeman, MT
2009.06.17:
How NOT to Build a Security Program
2009.06.15:
Sometimes Changing the Problem Helps Solve the Problem
2009.06.04:
Mulligan: Recasting "Dowsing Your Way Through Enterprise Risk"
2009.06.03:
Feeds...
2009.06.02:
PCI Is a Distraction (proof!)
2009.05.31:
Knowing One's Strengths
2009.05.31:
Technique is Important (but not everything)
2009.05.26:
A Realistic Case for Regulations
2009.05.21:
FYI: Feeds, CMS
2009.05.21:
More on Tokenization
2009.05.20:
The New School of Privacy
2009.05.19:
Presenteeism and Inadequate Vacation Affect Security
2009.05.19:
New White Paper: "PCI: Requirements to Action" from T2P
2009.05.19:
Dowsing Your Way Through Enterprise Risk
2009.05.15:
Which Came First: The Software or The Security?
2009.05.15:
Does Tokenization Solve Anything?
2009.05.08:
Well, /That/ Didn't Work!
2009.05.08:
Are Security Conferences Worthwhile?
2009.05.07:
"The InfoSec Prayer" by @lmacvittie
2009.05.05:
Quick Note: Back to Full Feeds
2009.05.04:
Controlling the Bacon Fever Frenzy
2009.05.04:
Last RSA Vendor Post: Solera Networks, Yubico
2009.05.04:
Ingrian "Data Secure" Lives On at SafeNet
2009.04.28:
RSA 2009 Conference (and related thoughts)
2009.04.26:
Truism: We're All Going to Die
2009.04.22:
A Cloud Hangs Over the Expo
2009.04.21:
RSA 2009: Monday 4/20 Notes
2009.04.18:
Falcon Shrugged: Debunking Myths of "PCI Shrugged"
2009.04.17:
Friday Round-up Brief
2009.04.17:
Great Advice from Matthew Childs on TED.com
2009.04.14:
Where's Ben? / RSA Reminder
2009.04.10:
Sorry Anton, PCI Absolutely Is a Checklisty Distraction
2009.04.02:
The Elephant and the Eye of the Needle
2009.04.01:
No Joke - Follow Me @falconsview
2009.03.29:
RSA Is Right Around the Corner
2009.03.29:
Facebook Passes the Buck
2009.03.27:
Overwhelming Flood
2009.03.24:
Dragon Door Cuts Kettlebell Prices
2009.03.16:
Quick Jest: The PCI Compliance Business
2009.03.16:
Security in the Comics...
2009.03.10:
OASIS EKMI Coup D'état
2009.03.10:
Stupidity at BestBuy.com
2009.03.10:
Oppose Merit-Based Pay for Teachers
2009.03.09:
Review: CISSP in 21 Days
2009.03.08:
Good Quote to Ponder
2009.03.06:
Ummm... Squeeze Me?
2009.03.05:
Attacks on Chip n PIN, TomTom (Linux)
2009.03.02:
Security, Development, Incentives, and Acceptable Use
2009.02.24:
You Can't Manage Security Without Risk Management
2009.02.20:
Survived a Class with Rodrigo Gracie
2009.02.19:
Some Random Security Thoughts
2009.02.12:
PCI DSS v1.2 in a Nutshell
2009.02.11:
Sports and Risk Decisions
2009.02.11:
Three Kinds of Crazy
2009.02.05:
Seeking Last-Minute SchmooCon Ticket
2009.02.02:
xkcd on Security
2009.01.29:
Have Regulations Made eCommerce Safer?
2009.01.26:
Epic Fail: My January Blogging
2009.01.14:
It's "Security" - Not "Secure IT"
2008.12.29:
The Need for Quality Metadata
2008.12.18:
Wait, Wait, No, I Have a Better Idea...
2008.12.18:
Well This Explains Everything!
2008.12.17:
A Couple Feed Updates
2008.12.17:
Non-Fiction Review: 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl
2008.12.17:
Twelve Days of EFF (Please Donate)
2008.12.08:
CSIS Commission: "Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency"
2008.12.07:
Dilbert on Workstation Security
2008.12.05:
Uh, What Alan Said
2008.12.04:
Good Round-Up of Mass. 201 CMR 17.00
2008.12.03:
Shameless Self-Promotion: New Resume, Links Posted
2008.11.27:
Be Thankful
2008.11.21:
CISSPs - ISC2 Board Elections
2008.11.18:
Various and Sundry InfoSec News Items
2008.11.15:
Spam Economics
2008.11.14:
Excellent Crypto Law Resource
2008.11.11:
Why We Hate the Insurance Industry
2008.11.10:
Remote Key Copying - Eep! :)
2008.11.10:
Death and Renewal
2008.11.10:
Reader Poll: Full vs Partial Feeds
2008.11.08:
SC World Discount Available thru Security Bloggers Network
2008.11.07:
Friday Funnies: "Star Wars" - an a capella tribute to John Williams
2008.11.03:
My Most Important Post Ever
2008.10.27:
Prime Example of Extremist Wackos
2008.10.23:
MS Releases Critical Patch Out-of-Cycle
2008.10.22:
Refuting Falsehoods vs Blind Zealotry
2008.10.22:
Choosing Good Passwords :)
2008.10.14:
This Can't Be Good: Uranium Mining the Grand Canyon
2008.10.13:
xkcd - "Steal This Comic"
2008.10.10:
Contributing Writer: Truth to Power
2008.10.09:
The State of American Government and Politics
2008.10.06:
Out with TMDA, In with Spam Assassin
2008.10.06:
Congress: A One-Trick Pony
2008.10.04:
El Reg
Commentary: Sudden outbreak of democracy baffles US pundits
2008.10.03:
Stupidity Prevails: How the Bailout is Like Enterprise Security
2008.10.03:
From Hollywood: Don't Vote (Unless You Care)
2008.10.03:
Published in EDPACS: "Key Management: The Key to Encryption"
2008.10.02:
Earmarks+Tax Breaks = Bailout Success
2008.10.01:
Snow on Mars!
2008.10.01:
GAH! Congress Lifted Offshore Drilling Ban?!?
2008.10.01:
It's National Cyber Security Awareness Month
2008.09.29:
Thank You Congress!
2008.09.28:
Protest Bailout with CODEPINK
2008.09.28:
First Kettlebell Workout in 5+ Weeks... Oof!
2008.09.28:
SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1
2008.09.28:
The Bailout in Perspective
2008.09.28:
Shame on Congress: 11th Hour Bailout Agreement
2008.09.26:
Bumper Sticker Idea
2008.09.25:
Urgent: Call Congress, Resist the Bailout, Demand Hearings
2008.09.25:
Summary of IEEE Key Management Summit 2008
2008.09.23:
IEEE Key Management Summit 2008
2008.09.22:
Open to Opportunities
2008.09.16:
Strangely Appropriate: WB Yeats' "The Second Coming"
2008.09.16:
The Value of Dissension
2008.09.13:
Life and Times... Or, Why My Blogging Has Slowed...
2008.09.08:
Comms. Guide for Gen X/Y
2008.09.06:
Fedora 9 Upgrade Snaffus!
2008.09.06:
Blind Acceptance of Mediocrity
2008.09.04:
Protesting Now Considered Terrorism
2008.09.04:
Hyprocisy and Irony in Minnesota
2008.09.03:
Security Industry in a Nutshell? :)
2008.09.01:
GOP Uses Strong-Arm "Security" Tactics
2008.09.01:
Returning to Regularly Scheduled Programming...
2008.08.27:
Things I Learned at 3am This Morning
2008.08.26:
Baby Tomhave Update: Laila Cosette Tomhave
2008.08.26:
Baby Tomhave Update: At Maternity, Progressing Well!
2008.08.25:
Why I Didn't Buy a Hybrid
2008.08.22:
Favorite Olympic Moments
2008.08.21:
This Disturbing American Government of Ours
2008.08.21:
The Onion: Phelps Returned to Sea World Tank
2008.08.20:
Coach Your Way to Better Security
2008.08.20:
Non-Fiction Review:
Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others
by James Flaherty
2008.08.18:
DIY DefCon 16 Badge by Jack :)
2008.08.18:
China Wins Much Gold, US Many Medals
2008.08.18:
Non-Fiction Review:
Yes, You're Pregnant, But What About Me?
by Kevin Nealon
2008.08.15:
Skip
Tropic Thunder
2008.08.14:
A Systematic Approach to Risk Management
2008.08.13:
Tax Dollars at Waste: USAF Cyber Command Suspended
2008.08.13:
Faking the Ceremony Follow-Up
2008.08.13:
Interesting Phone Scam
2008.08.12:
This Digital Life: Reality and Fiction Blur
2008.08.10:
2008 Goals: July Progress Report
2008.08.08:
Clarified's Visualization of DNS Patching
2008.08.06:
Hilton Responds to McCain Ad :)
2008.08.06:
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
2008.08.04:
"Dependence," Not "Addiction"
2008.08.04:
Free Topo Maps from USGS
2008.08.04:
Monday Diversions: The Guild
2008.08.01:
More from WaPo Article on Border Searches/Seizures
2008.08.01:
Indefinite Laptop Seizures at the Border? *sigh*
2008.08.01:
Top 10 Reasons I'm Not Attending BlackHat
2008.07.29:
Non-Fiction Review:
Today's American: How Free?
by Freedom House
2008.07.28:
Engineering Prowess :)
2008.07.26:
Wine Review: 2006 Cellarmaster's Riesling from Columbia Winery
2008.07.22:
One More Thing... Defining Energy Independence
2008.07.22:
Don't Believe the Drilling Myth
2008.07.22:
When Admins Go Bad
2008.07.21:
New Feature: Wine Reviews
2008.07.19:
Non-Fiction Review:
Ask the Right Questions Hire the Best People
by Ron Fry
2008.07.11:
The Absurdity of Physical Security Screening
2008.07.11:
Obama on His FISA Vote
2008.07.09:
Seriously, the DNS Flaw is Big (they say)
2008.07.08:
Urgent Action: Major DNS Flaw Identified
2008.07.07:
Urgent - Action Needed: Call Your Senator Today on FISA!
2008.07.06:
Rafa Wins!!!
2008.07.05:
On DVD:
I Am Legend
and
Definitely, Maybe
2008.07.04:
Cleaning Out the Google Starred Items...
2008.07.04:
2008 Goals: June Progress Report
2008.06.24:
Focus on the... Hate?
2008.06.24:
Little Miss Yawning
2008.06.23:
Sudden Climate Change is Normal
2008.06.23:
Celebrity Death-Trio: Who's Next to Go?
2008.06.22:
Little Miss in 3D! :)
2008.06.21:
Resist Strictly Incremental Changes
2008.06.19:
Urgent: Call Congress - Telecom Immunity (again!)
2008.06.18:
Security is Like Fighting Ants
2008.06.18:
Good Commentary on Airport Security Insanity
2008.06.16:
The Pain of Ordering a Ford Escape Hybrid
2008.06.15:
Shawn's (Amazing) India Photos
2008.06.14:
More Preggie Pics Posted
2008.06.14:
Non-Fiction: Steve Martin's
Born Standing Up
2008.06.14:
Missed This Friday: Tim Russert Dies
2008.06.13:
My Monster Name
2008.06.12:
2008 Goals: May Progress Report
2008.06.12:
Non-gov InfoSec Position in Reston, VA
2008.06.11:
SCADA Hole, InfoSec Humor
2008.06.10:
Wild Weather
2008.06.10:
More Indications of the Coming Ice Age...
2008.06.09:
Reading: Farewell to Alms Tossed, On To Born Standing Up
2008.06.09:
Movie Review: Indian Jones and those darned Crystal Skulls
2008.06.04:
Obama NoVA Rally Tomorrow (Th 6/5)
2008.06.04:
Gartner IT Security Summit: Needs More Cow Bell?
2008.06.03:
Published in BT Initiatives
2008.06.01:
Heading to Gartner IT Security Summit Monday
2008.05.29:
The Simulator Was Hung O'er the Doorway with Care...
2008.05.28:
Moving, Moved, On the Move
2008.05.22:
Brief Thoughts on American Idol
2008.05.22:
Let the Airlines Die (please, I beg you)
2008.05.21:
My Wife, A 2008 Super Teacher Award Winner!
2008.05.20:
Rant: You know you're a pathetic, lame hacker when...
2008.05.20:
Rant: Why My ISP Sucks
2008.05.19:
Mail Problems, Busy Week
2008.05.16:
Lazy Friday Pseudo Link Love
2008.05.14:
A High-End Sniffer/Analyzer/Recorder: NetWitness
2008.05.13:
Privileged Password Management: Cloakware & Cyber-Ark
2008.05.09:
Reflections on the 2008 RSA Conference
2008.05.07:
Process Improvement: Overcomplicating the Simple
2008.05.05:
Non-Fiction Review: Economics & Strategies of Data Security by Dan Geer
2008.05.04:
2008 Goals: April Progress Report
2008.05.03:
What a Dud: Dani's Duds
2008.05.02:
SCO CEO Fails History
2008.05.01:
The Internet is of the Devil
2008.05.01:
More Bad Math: Gas Tax "Holiday"
2008.04.30:
Security Poetry...
2008.04.29:
PCI App Security, Kraken Hackback Ethical Dilemma, and MS Forensics
2008.04.28:
The Tax Rebate for Big Oil Conspiracy :)
2008.04.28:
Names Can Be Deceiving
2008.04.27:
HBO's "John Adams" Miniseries
2008.04.25:
Killing Security, Piece by Piece
2008.04.24:
But The Earth Remains Forever...
2008.04.23:
Fuzzy Math: When 10 Points is Really 9
2008.04.22:
Earth Day 2008: Reduce, Sustain, Prepare
2008.04.22:
Earth Day 2008
2008.04.21:
NSFW: Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham with "Achmed the Dead Terrorist"
2008.04.20:
Free 30-day Membership to WSC/NYSC/BSC/PSC
2008.04.20:
Why I Blog
2008.04.20:
Fiction Review: Broken Angels by Richard K. Morgan
2008.04.17:
Down...
2008.04.13:
More Travel This Week...
2008.04.13:
Rant: Bitter About the Spin...
2008.04.12:
RSA 2008 Day 5: The End is Here
2008.04.11:
RSA Day 4: Malcolm Gladwell and the Bash
2008.04.10:
RSA 2008: Day 3
2008.04.09:
RSA 2008: Highlights From Days 1-2
2008.04.05:
Off to RSA 2008...
2008.04.05:
Sick Ride: Terje's First Descent
2008.04.05:
2008 Cherry Blossom Pics Posted
2008.04.05:
"The Week" on Black Holes and End Times :)
2008.04.04:
2008 Goals: March Progress Report
2008.04.04:
Non-fiction:
Steve & Me
by Terri Irwin
2008.04.04:
Points of Order: Gender Names, Harassment Claims, and Tang
2008.04.03:
Our Own Little Lady
2008.04.03:
Russia's Medvedev Seems to Get It
2008.04.03:
The Law is Overrated (apparently)
2008.04.02:
Best of April 1st, 2008
2008.03.31:
Correction: The Key Management Lifecycle
2008.03.30:
And Now, Something Funny!
2008.03.29:
Fiction Review: George Orwell's
1984
2008.03.27:
Disturbing Documentary: BBC's "The Power of Nightmares"
2008.03.27:
1337 h4X0r tome: "The Internet for Dummies"
2008.03.27:
Danner: "Taking stock of the war on terror"
2008.03.26:
Brett's "Ah-Ha Moments"
2008.03.25:
Unbalancing the Equation to Achieve Improved Data Privacy and Security
2008.03.25:
Eventually, Propoganda Fails, As Does Image
2008.03.24:
Comments on Google Interviews...
2008.03.21:
The Key Management Lifecycle
2008.03.21:
The Security Mindset
2008.03.19:
Interesting Morality Commentary on Current Economic Crisis
2008.03.19:
Why the Clear Program is Kind of Stupid
2008.03.18:
Obama's Speech in Philadelphia
2008.03.18:
Fear In a Time of War
2008.03.17:
Quick Tip: Banana Cream Muscle Milk + Peanut Butter != Good
2008.03.16:
The Politics and Bad Science of Global Warming
2008.03.15:
RKC II Jones: "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail!"
2008.03.15:
Montana Leads Fight Against REAL ID
2008.03.14:
When "PhD" Doesn't Entitle You to be "Doctor"
2008.03.13:
Bush is FUD, FUD is Bush
2008.03.13:
Suffering a Fool
2008.03.12:
Non-Fiction: The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
2008.03.12:
A Good Grief: TIA Lives On
2008.03.12:
Mulching Season is Upon Us
2008.03.11:
End of an Era: F-117 Retiring
2008.03.10:
A Few Quick Thoughts...
2008.03.06:
Transformational Change Starts with the Business
2008.03.05:
Mid-Week Blogroll...
2008.03.02:
2008 Goals: February Progress Report
2008.03.02:
My Philosophy of Security
2008.02.29:
Failure to Recognize a Creepy Receipt
2008.02.27:
On the Dem Debate...
2008.02.25:
I Hate Traffic: Right Turn on Red During Rush
2008.02.24:
Good Kettlebell Article on
Men's Vogue
2008.02.24:
How Do They Know?
2008.02.24:
Should I Quit My Gym?
2008.02.23:
Various and Sundry
2008.02.20:
Time Magazine on Education
2008.02.19:
Sure, Liberty For Cubans, But What About Us?
2008.02.18:
Monday Blogroll...
2008.02.17:
Answer The Question, Please
2008.02.15:
Friday Funnies: The Trunk Monkey
2008.02.14:
Non-Fiction Review: The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama
2008.02.14:
Media Hype: Fast Food Bad For Liver
2008.02.13:
I've Been Slack, But More Coming...
2008.02.12:
Hold That Feedburner Thought...
2008.02.12:
Call to Action: Telecom Immunity Slips Through
2008.02.12:
Moving to Feedburner, Please Move With Me
2008.02.12:
VA, MD, and DC: Find Your Primary Colors
2008.02.10:
PlayPumps: Kids+Well=Good
2008.02.09:
New Authentication Schemes
2008.02.08:
No Cable Cut Conspiracy, Much Ado About Nothing
2008.02.08:
New Series: Traffic Rants - Today: Stupid Flow in Reston, VA
2008.02.07:
Patch Tuesday to be a Doozy
2008.02.07:
The Faulty Logic of Politicians on Stimulus
2008.02.07:
Romney Drops Out, But Not Without More FUD
2008.02.07:
AOL No Longer Equal to Sum of Parts
2008.02.07:
Cool Tech: Cisco TelePresence
2008.02.06:
More on Cable Cuts...
2008.02.06:
Lending Markets = House of Cards?
2008.02.06:
More on Cable Cuts, Maybe a 5th Incident
2008.02.05:
A Novel Self-Help Idea
2008.02.05:
Leica Offers Perpetual Updates for M8
2008.02.05:
Bellovin on Cable Cuts...
2008.02.04:
2008 Goals: January Progress Report
2008.02.04:
American Ballet Theatre:
The Sleeping Beauty
2008.02.04:
A Brief Blogroll from the Weekend
2008.02.04:
New England Who? How 'Bout Them Giants!
2008.02.03:
Video: Weekend Plans from Riegel & Blatt
2008.01.31:
Bipartisan Statement: No Rebates for Illegal Immigrants
2008.01.30:
MythBusters: Plane on a Conveyor Belt
2008.01.30:
A Handful of Political Stories
2008.01.30:
A Few Tech and Security Links
2008.01.29:
ACLU on FISA, State of the Union Address BS
2008.01.29:
Lessons on Privacy
2008.01.28:
The (dysfunctional and deluded) State of the Union
2008.01.28:
America: Bubbleland
2008.01.28:
Interesting Book on Game Theory
2008.01.28:
Happy Data Privacy Day, Happy Birthday LEGO Block
2008.01.28:
The Use of FUD in the FISA Debate
2008.01.28:
The Tipping Point
Challenged
2008.01.28:
Security Risks of FISA Reform
2008.01.27:
A Brief Political Roundup
2008.01.25:
Aussie Open: In With the New?
2008.01.25:
URGENT: Call Your Senator - Say NO to FISA & Telecom Immunity!
2008.01.24:
Bush's Delusion Illustrated
2008.01.23:
Rasch on ND Ruling
2008.01.22:
DLM: Hard Core Negotiating Tactics for Car Purchases
2008.01.22:
Funny Mashup: the "downfall" of the cowboys...
2008.01.22:
Don't Panic: Recession, Maybe, But Not Total Collapse
2008.01.20:
On DVD - Black Adder: The Complete Collector's Set
2008.01.17:
Buy My Copy: Oliver North, Under Fire, 1st Edition, Signed
2008.01.16:
Today's ThinkFast Has Some Gems
2008.01.15:
Point of Order: Universal Healthcare
2008.01.15:
Huckabee Scares Me, and He Should Terrify You Too
2008.01.15:
What I've Been Reading: Politics & Economy
2008.01.15:
What I've Been Reading: Security
2008.01.15:
What I've Been Reading: Miscellaneous
2008.01.15:
A Few Pending Posts...
2008.01.13:
Great Expectations
2008.01.11:
Pasta That's Good For You!
2008.01.11:
An Orange Day: Protesting 6 Years of Gitmo
2008.01.07:
Non-Fiction Review: Security Data Visualization
2008.01.07:
MadTV Parody of iPod "Feist 1234" Ad
2008.01.07:
Thoughts on the New England Patriots...
2008.01.07:
What I've Been Reading...
2008.01.07:
Fiction Review: The Bourne Ultimatum
2008.01.04:
Demand Justice, Support Wexler Impeachment Initiative
2008.01.04:
30-second Thought: Obama-Edwards '08?
2008.01.01:
Happy New Year!
2007.12.30:
Back From the Holidays...
2007.12.19:
A Ridiculous Gift Idea
2007.12.19:
Why the Major Airlines Annoy Me
2007.12.18:
Ditching Thermogenic (for now)
2007.12.17:
FISA Bill Withdrawn
2007.12.17:
Call Your Senator Right Now! Say No To FISA & Telecom Immunity!
2007.12.17:
Freedom of Religion Is Not Promotion of Religion
2007.12.16:
Floundering Economy, More on Bali, Turkish Raids
2007.12.16:
Trying a Thermogenic: Cytolean
2007.12.16:
World Politics: Bolivia Falling Apart?
2007.12.16:
NFL Legends: Brady, Manning, Favre
2007.12.16:
Kurdish Iraq: When Success Erodes
2007.12.16:
Attended NSO's Annual Holiday Pops Concert
2007.12.16:
Non-Fiction: Bjorn Lomborg's
Cool It
2007.12.14:
EFF - URGENT Action Alert: Telecom Immunity Showdown in the Senate!
2007.12.14:
Trimming My InfoSec Data Sources, Sharing with Google
2007.12.14:
The Annual Holiday Letter
2007.12.12:
Cookie Season is Upon Us!
2007.12.08:
On Making or Renewing Friends and Acquaintances
2007.12.07:
Fine, Don't Even Try to Hide Your Corruption...
2007.12.06:
Fit By Christmas: An Attempt
2007.12.06:
Save $1000 on June RKC Program in St Paul, MN
2007.12.06:
Session Fixation, Mandated Spying, and Why We Need Religion
2007.12.06:
Overt Religiosity: A Threat to America and Democracy
2007.12.04:
Heads-Up: AppSec Consulting Opps w/ BT INS
2007.12.03:
Post 200, Updates on "Teacher and the Bear"
2007.11.30:
Onion: Underfunded Schools Forced To Cut Past Tense From Language Programs
2007.11.30:
As If This Teacher Hasn't Endured Enough...
2007.11.30:
Exploit Packs Change Economic Model
2007.11.29:
Updated: More on the Case of the Mistaken Teddy Bear Persona
2007.11.29:
Grab Bag: Chuckles, Hybrids, and Earphones
2007.11.29:
D'OH! Brilliantly Simple Password Compromise Scheme
2007.11.29:
British Teacher Jailed Over Teddy Bear Naming
2007.11.28:
Travelog: Ben & Hanna Go To England
2007.11.28:
Thought Police in Guise of Nationalism
2007.11.28:
Thought Police in Guise of Nationalism
2007.11.26:
Pardon the Dust... Upgrade Underway...
2007.11.18:
Sponsored Link: Amazon "Black Friday" and Deals
2007.11.15:
The Danger of Intolerance in Public Fora
2007.11.14:
Trying to Tackle "Guilt By Association" Concerns
2007.11.12:
When Inflexible Meets Uncreative
2007.11.11:
Call Your Congresscritter: Copyrights and Financial Aid?
2007.11.06:
Excellent Secure Coding Paper
2007.11.06:
Quick Supporting Links...
2007.11.06:
Poor Handling of False Positives by FBI
2007.11.05:
Stupidity or Oversensitivity?
2007.11.04:
Quick Rant: Unpardonable Sins of Sites
2007.11.02:
James R. Flynn: What Is Intelligence?
2007.11.01:
Um, no. Don't be stupid. And, a cool list.
2007.10.30:
Warmonger (noun):
See Norman Podhoretz
2007.10.29:
Amateur Hour
2007.10.29:
Guilt by Association
2007.10.26:
Big Red Arrives!!! :)
2007.10.21:
Going Big(ger): 32kg Russian Red Kettlebell
2007.10.18:
NeoCon Fascism On the March
2007.10.18:
The Changing Winds of Information Security
2007.10.17:
Sponsored Link: MP3 @ Amazon
2007.10.17:
Security, Networking, or Linux Jobs
2007.10.16:
On Finding Security Jobs...
2007.10.16:
For Those In Need of Work...
2007.10.14:
Going Green in IT
2007.10.10:
xkcd: "Exploits of a Mom"
2007.10.06:
A Visual Walk Through Time
2007.10.04:
Colbert - Nailed 'Em: Cyber Terrorists (or "Cyberrorists")
2007.09.30:
Shadows of a Cluttered Mind...
2007.09.21:
Not Yet Dead
2007.09.13:
Excellent Documentary: Why We Fight
2007.09.11:
The Bourne Identity: Movie vs Book
2007.09.10:
Leaving AOL
2007.09.09:
2007 US Open (NYC), Thanksgiving in London
2007.09.07:
The Real Source of Global Warming :)
2007.09.05:
Not Barking, Just Busy
2007.08.29:
Ah, the Life Ambitions of Youth...
2007.08.27:
Line Silence Explainer
2007.08.23:
Thoughts on Leadership...
2007.08.20:
A Kettlebell Full House
2007.08.19:
Trying for New Revenue Streams...
2007.08.19:
Rep's Response to REAL ID Query
2007.08.15:
Environment + Politics = WWIII?
2007.08.14:
Unofficial Threat of the Month: Phishing
2007.08.14:
Interesting Cognitive Research On Road Signs
2007.08.13:
Our First European Adventure
2007.08.13:
Security is Cute and Cuddly
2007.08.12:
Getting Off of Windows...
2007.08.12:
Why YouTube Sucks Donkey
2007.08.11:
Triumph in the Courts: SCO Summarized Out
2007.08.10:
FISA Free, Feds Could Be Hacker Enablers
2007.08.09:
Taking the Plunge: Google Reader, Facebook
2007.08.08:
Unsuited For Space
2007.08.08:
Thoughts on the Harry Potter Series...
2007.08.07:
New KBs, Nasty Weather, and the Decline of Western Civilization
2007.08.06:
Home Again, And Then Some...
2007.07.29:
When in Roma...
2007.07.27:
Dragon Door Affiliate, Upcoming Outage
2007.07.24:
Guy Kawasaki: The Art of Innovation
2007.07.23:
Me & Li'l Red
2007.07.18:
Pardon My Harry Potter Hiatus
2007.07.13:
If At First You Don't Succeed...
2007.07.09:
Legal Items of Note: Blog Law, GPL, 9th Circuit Ruling
2007.07.06:
New Takes on Old Slogans
2007.07.06:
Evidence Emerging on Ancient Heat Waves
2007.07.05:
In the Bog...
2007.06.30:
In a Word: Exhausted (Bangalore Series Concludes)
2007.06.28:
Five Down, One To Go (The Bangalore Series)
2007.06.28:
Bangalore: Day 4 Recap (food!), Day 5 Underway
2007.06.27:
Security Idiocy: Politicians, Mobiles
2007.06.26:
Bangalore, The Third (day)
2007.06.25:
Bangalore, Day 2: No Free Lunch!
2007.06.24:
Day 1 Complete: Exploring Bangalore
2007.06.24:
First Impressions: Bangalore, India
2007.06.20:
Sick of A**holes
2007.06.19:
Quick Update: A Head-Down Week
2007.06.15:
Schneier: Be a Skeptic
2007.06.14:
Grab Bag: Farewell RTC, Dobbs on CNN.com, etc.
2007.06.13:
A Good Last Mile (and a half)
2007.06.11:
Whose Government?
2007.06.10:
Pavel Power for New PRs!
2007.06.08:
Justice Served for Crybaby Hilton
2007.06.07:
And Yet Another Indication the Models Are Wrong
2007.06.05:
Officially on the Pavel Bandwagon!
2007.06.04:
Cool New Fuel Cell Technology
2007.06.04:
Schneier on Cyberwar
2007.06.03:
Notes on Cialdini's
Influence
2007.06.01:
TRAC DHS Report, Schneier Essay
2007.05.30:
Population Majority Now Urban
2007.05.29:
Back From Holiday...
2007.05.24:
Heading to India!
2007.05.22:
Ask Congress to Fight DOJ Copycrime Proposal
2007.05.22:
Some Folks Just Don't Get It
2007.05.21:
The White House is Irrelevant
2007.05.18:
Schneier on Overreactions
2007.05.17:
More Evidence Climate Models Wrong
2007.05.17:
Immigration Reform - No Obvious Answer
2007.05.16:
Global Climate: Blind Leading the Blind
2007.05.16:
Reaching a Tipping Point
2007.05.16:
Lost Email == Dirty Politics
2007.05.13:
Welcome New Postage Rates/Rules!
2007.05.13:
Iraq Casualty Hits Closer to Home
2007.05.12:
Learn From the Pygmies
2007.05.12:
Another PR Day at the Gym!! :)
2007.05.10:
UN Warning on Biofuels
2007.05.09:
Two For the Stupid Files: Disney, Religious Overstepping
2007.05.09:
Investigation Works, (Media) Panic Ensues
2007.05.08:
Blogging and the Law
2007.05.07:
DoD Intelligence Fails Occam's Razor
2007.05.02:
More Conflicting Info On Global Warming
2007.05.02:
Don't Get Down on America
2007.04.29:
Education As Threat to National Security
2007.04.28:
A Couple New PRs, No Flag Football
2007.04.26:
Reflection on
Facilitative Leadership
2007.04.24:
Change Is Hard: Email System Migration
2007.04.23:
Google AdSense: Da Bomb
2007.04.23:
Fighting Unfair Royalties: The SaveNetRadio Coalition
2007.04.22:
VT Killer: Blatant Narcissist
2007.04.21:
Sunday, April 22nd: Earth Day 2007
2007.04.20:
VT Day of Mourning
2007.04.19:
KPMG Publishes "Profile of a Fraudster"
2007.04.18:
Appropriate Blame Placement Response
2007.04.18:
Support Firefox, Open Standards
2007.04.17:
Dear Media: Shut Up (please)
2007.04.15:
Ranum's
The Myth of Homeland Security
2007.04.13:
Waking a Vivid, Active Dreamer
2007.04.12:
Stupidity Files: Politics, Self-Promotion, Hype Hype Hype!
2007.04.10:
Trans Fats and Truth In Labeling
2007.04.08:
Back from Crested Butte
2007.04.03:
The Long Tail, by Chris Anderson
2007.04.03:
Heading to Colorado...
2007.04.03:
2007 Cherry Blossoms!
2007.04.01:
Human Arrogance and the Pending Ice Age
2007.03.30:
Another Week Gone... *whew*
2007.03.27:
Another Long Tail Example
2007.03.26:
Notes from "The Long Tail"
2007.03.24:
Thoughts on "An Inconvenient Truth"
2007.03.22:
What Dobbs' Said
2007.03.21:
Publish or Perish? Or, Write Early, Write Often.
2007.03.21:
Nmap News, Beware GoDaddy
2007.03.21:
The Peak of Hyperactivity
2007.03.19:
Reflections on the Minnesota Trip...
2007.03.17:
Why American Cars Annoy Me
2007.03.17:
Freud: The Future of an Illusion
2007.03.15:
In Moorhead, Antagonizing Young Minds
2007.03.14:
Heading to Minnesota...
2007.03.14:
Josh Groban: A Most Excellent Concert
2007.03.12:
Geek Humor...
2007.03.11:
Odds and Ends
2007.03.09:
FBI Abuse of NSLs
2007.03.09:
Reality to DHS: Information != Profile-ability
2007.03.08:
Ficlets
2007.03.07:
Assurance and the Iceberg Principle
2007.03.04:
March 4th, And I Did
2007.03.04:
Attack on Web 2.0 Exemplar: WordPress 2.1.1
2007.03.02:
New Threats in Web 2.0
2007.02.27:
Notes on "The Psychology of Security"
2007.02.26:
Ow! Yet Another Climbing Injury (YACI)...
2007.02.25:
Wintry Weather and an Official Letter
2007.02.21:
Line Noise and Sore Joints
2007.02.18:
Redefining What I Do
2007.02.15:
Back in the Saddle, Ice Sucketh
2007.02.13:
Storyhill Official Album Launch
2007.02.13:
An Excellent Middle East Political History
2007.02.13:
Steady Improvement, But...
2007.02.11:
Through the Ringer and Back
2007.02.05:
A Workout Milestone
2007.02.05:
So Much For Da Bears...
2007.02.01:
The Height of Stupidity in America
2007.01.31:
*yawn* Hump Day, Finally
2007.01.28:
Web 2.0 vs. Privacy & Security
2007.01.28:
A Grab Bag of Random Thoughts
2007.01.25:
Beards Grow, No Trying Involved
2007.01.24:
"Not For Use By People of Average Intelligence"
2007.01.24:
Is Politics Always SSDD?
2007.01.24:
When Experience Overcomes Compensation
2007.01.22:
Finally - Major Web Upgrade Completed!
2007.01.21:
Why I find iPod and iPhone Interesting
2007.01.20:
Ok, So, I Accidentally Broke the Treadmill
2007.01.20:
Excellent Book on the Tricky Brain
2007.01.19:
Oops, Wrong Iron - Get Your Own Fire
2007.01.18:
Computer Security Awareness Video Contest
2007.01.16:
Irons in the Fire
2007.01.15:
Embarking on Fitness Mini-Campaign
2007.01.13:
Hiking Through the Peaks and Valleys
2007.01.12:
TGIF (and a side of potassium)
2007.01.11:
Funny how the mind goes blank...
2007.01.10:
First Official Post
2007.01.10:
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