Pagina 18 – I was born not knowing and have only had a little time to change that here and there

In memory of Mark Hoekstra

24 Settembre 2008 di siderio

On Saturday September 20, 2008, Mark Hoekstra, the author of geektechnique.org, passed away. “Mark passed away on Saturday morning. Mark had just turned 34 on the 12th.” As an avid geektechnique reader, I’d like to remember him here. So long, and thanks for all the fun. R.IP.

Painless WordPress upgrade

17 Settembre 2008 di siderio

$> sudo rm- rf blog/ Disclaimer: do it at your own risk!

Milan in Sepia

16 Settembre 2008 di siderio

Milan in Sepia, originally uploaded by hayha. To a friend. We will miss you.

Another sad XOR story: Tornado plus from Alutek

10 Settembre 2008 di siderio

Tom Olzak from TechRepublic.com reports another sad XOR story. Whilst an indipendent confirmation would be needed, it seems that the Tornado Plus from Alutek present us with another bad XOR story: poor cryptographic knownledge and a strong target towards clueless home users. Tom says they used XOR encryption for real! OMG. More snake oil for … Leggi tutto

In the rushes

28 Agosto 2008 di siderio

barefoot, passing through
I knelt down to get a better view
of what grew there
well what grew there?
scared, heard a terrible sound
lay down played dead
that’s when I heard it clearer
in the rushes a voice said:

25 Agosto 2008 di siderio

via http://snackycracky.files.wordpress.com Thanks to Godog

I knew a guy who always had headaches

18 Agosto 2008 di siderio

This guy was always complaining about headaches. He would constantly be pounding his head into his fist and whimper to me that he felt like his head would split open. He took pain killers all the time, and for a long duration was addicted to a certain prescription pain medication. But none of that helped … Leggi tutto