At Facebook, zero-day exploits, backdoor code bring war games drill to life
How do companies prepare for the worst? By exposing workers to lifelike crises.
Not Just AstLinux Stuff: Packets of Death
I created AstLinux but I write and rant about a lot of other things here. Mostly rants about SIP and the other various technologies I deal with on a daily basis.
A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: Attack of the week: TLS timing oracles
blog.cryptographyengineering.com
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The Turn - 93.12
William Langewiesche on the banked turn
Hasnain says:
"At the very heart of winged flight lies the banked turn, a procedure that by now seems so routine and familiar that airline passengers appreciate neither its elegance and mystery nor its dangerously delusive character. The author, a pilot, takes us up into the subject."
A great read from the Atlantic, as always.
Posted on 2013-02-02T09:15:23+0000
Computer Science PhD trends
One of the most under-rated gems in professional computer science is the Taulbee Survey put out every year by the Computing Research Association. It is a treasure trove of statistics, hard data and...
http://pike.psu.edu/dongwon/pro/grannies.pdf
pike.psu.edu
Hasnain says:
"The Dead Grandmother/Exam Syndrome and the Potential Downfall Of American Society."
Why do so many grandmothers die right when their grandkids have exams?
Posted on 2013-01-30T09:52:28+0000
For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of World War II
In 1978, Soviet geologists prospecting in Siberia discovered a family of six, lost in the taiga
Programming Languages
Programming Languages is a free online class taught by Dan Grossman of University of Washington
Hasnain says:
For whoever's interested in taking the programming languages course at LUMS over the spring.
Posted on 2013-01-16T17:44:33+0000
Real-World Crypto Workshop
Real-World Crypto Workshop
Suds for Drugs
Tide detergent: Works on tough stains. Can now also be traded for crack. A case study in American ingenuity, legal and otherwise.