Security is ImpossibleSecurity is Impossible
The Scope of the Problem Security is inherently complex because of the large number of ways of circumventing it. For example Internet facing servers have been successfully attacked based on[...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 2Samsung Galaxy Note 2
A few weeks ago I bought a new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android phone. As I predicted in my post about Phone and Tablet Sizes [1] the Note 2 with[...]
Links June 2013Links June 2013
Cory Doctorow published a letter from a 14yo who had just read his novel “Homeland” [1]. I haven’t had anything insightful to say about Aaron Swartz, so I think that[...]
Nexus 4Nexus 4
My wife has had a LG Nexus 4 for about 4 months now so it’s time for me to review it and compare it to my Samsung Galaxy S3. A[...]
Links May 2013Links May 2013
Cameron Russell (who works as an underwear model) gave an interesting TED talk about beauty [1]. Ben Goldacre gave an interesting and energetic TED talk about bad science in medicine[...]
SCSI FailuresSCSI Failures
For a long time it was widely regarded that SCSI was the interface for all serious drives that were suitable for “Enterprise Use” or for anything else which requires reliable[...]
Noise from ShavingNoise from Shaving
About 10 years ago I started using an electric shaver. An electric shaver is more convenient to use as it doesn’t require any soap, foam, or water. It is also[...]
No Backups WTFNo Backups WTF
Some years ago I was working on a project that involved a database cluster of two Sun E6500 servers that were fairly well loaded. I believe that the overall price[...]
Advice on Buying a PCAdvice on Buying a PC
A common topic of discussion on computer users’ group mailing lists is advice on buying a PC. I think that most of the offered advice isn’t particularly useful with an[...]
Voltage Inside a CarVoltage Inside a Car
I previously wrote a post with some calculations about the power supplied to laptops from a car battery [1]. A comment on the post suggested that I might have made[...]