Security Lessons from a FerrySecurity Lessons from a Ferry
On Saturday I traveled from Victoria to Tasmania via the ferry (to attend LCA), they grossly failed in their security measures and provide three lessons for others: Make it possible[...]
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Security Enhanced PostgreSQLSecurity Enhanced PostgreSQL
Today was the first day of Linux Conf Au 2009 [1]. KaiGai Kohei was unable to attend the conference and give a database mini-conf presentation about his work on Security[...]
Old PDA vs New Mobile Phone for PDA useOld PDA vs New Mobile Phone for PDA use
Since about 2002 I have been using a iPaQ [1] for taking notes while on the move. I have a pair of H3950 iPaQs that were given to me for[...]
Planet FloodingPlanet Flooding
One annoying thing that happens regularly is “Planet Flooding”. This is when one of the many blogs that is syndicated by a public Planet installation changes it’s time stamps and[...]
Debian Multimedia and SE LinuxDebian Multimedia and SE Linux
I have just had a need to install packages from Debian-Multimedia.org to correctly play .3gp files from my mobile phone (the stock Mplayer in Debian would not play the sound).[...]
Video Camera for Shared MoviesVideo Camera for Shared Movies
I have never felt inclined to create content for Youtube due to the low resolution of the display and the fact that only one format is supported (Flash which is[...]
Tidal RiverTidal River
Tim (a member of my local LUG) writes about some observations he has made of a nearby river and speculates on a tidal bore-like phenomenon [1]. One thing that surprised[...]
Links December 2008Links December 2008
A teacher in Arizona steals Linux CDs from a student and then accuses a Linux distributor of being a criminal [1]. Even though she had used Linux in the past[...]
Per-process Namespaces – pam-namespacePer-process Namespaces – pam-namespace
Mike writes about his work in using namespaces on Linux [1]. In 2006 I presented a paper titled “Polyinstantiation of directories in an SE Linux system” about this at the[...]
Christmas Toys for ChildrenChristmas Toys for Children
It’s almost Christmas and time to buy scientific toys for children. Here are some random ideas, of course it’s probably too late for the online stores to deliver – but[...]