From Password Reset Mechanisms to OpenID: A Brief Discussion of Online Password Security
I tripped over an article this week on creating “SSH Bookmarks”, which are basically aliases for hostnames within your ~/.ssh/config …
Read MoreExtracting Meaning from Emptiness
We’re all well aware of the growing list of high-quality universities offering free online classes. It’s remarkable by any measure. …
Read MoreA Wake-up Call for “Moderate Religion” Apologists
I’ve been a role-player since junior high school, and I have been a reader of non-fiction long before that. I …
Read MorePew: 32% of Americans Believe Humans Evolved Without Supernatural Influence
I have a basic test I put myself through when I think about whether my work and/or my life has …
Read MoreGandhi Hated Black People, and MLK Was a Plagiarist
Sometime around this week marks one year that I’ve been back home in the Bay Area. It’s been the best …
Read MoreFederated ID, OpenID, and OAuth: A Web Authentication Primer
So I had one of my posts make the front page of Reddit on Friday. I ended up taking around …
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