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Talking Security and Niagara2 and Social Networks
February 2008: Constantin Gonzales interviews me for a SystemHelden podcast. Related blog post.
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Security and the UltraSPARC T2
February 2008: Explaining the benefits of hardware crypto-acceleration and Chip Multi-Threading (CMT) architectures – also called Hyperthreading and similar terms – in the UltraSPARC T2 line of CPUs; the presentation was delivered in Germany, but regrettably not in German. Related blog post.
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Upon Web2.0 Security
April 2007 – this was a experimental opinion-piece on the invalidity of Web2.0 Security – all the rage at that point – which I shot with my iMac built-in webcam, just to see if it would work:
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Defence in Depth – Castle Assault
In late 2002 I produced a 30 minute security training video to convey the concept of “defence in depth”, and to illustrate this waged a one-man assault on Maiden Castle – a bronze-age hill fort. The video worked quite well, although I regret losing the footage of my being lacerated by barbed wire – which…
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Hacking a Topbox
This was my first-ever video, done in 2001 to try and demonstrate the failings of perimeter security be analogising it with evident security issues in common office furniture. It’s a bit rough, but the message is clear:
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Spelt Bread Recipes?
On a whim I bought a largeish bag of spelt flour (ed: must keep this post short, my pun-resistance is weakening) and so far have made one loaf, on a basis of “low in gluten so treat it like 100% wholemeal and shove it through the breadmaker”. The result is a moist loaf with a…
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Twitter Updates for 2010-04-12
Annoyingly my rhubarb swiss chard http://bit.ly/bc4BP9 is so verdant and _so_much_ like "real" rhubarb that I'm scared to eat the leaves # Absolutely brilliant idea for home cable management: http://uk.askmen.com/daily/photo_blog/simple-yet-brilliant.html # Fear and Loathing on Sesame Street? http://bit.ly/aaG8ge <- best visual muppet gag #
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Twitter Updates for 2010-04-11
Dropsafe: Testing Android WordPress app http://dropsafe.crypticide.com/article/3932 # Dropsafe: Pink and Green http://dropsafe.crypticide.com/article/3934 # To ape #apple #mac is not to be #apple #mac. RT @hal_pomeranz @qhartman: Ubuntu 10.04 From Annoyed to Incredulous http://bit.ly/a9Z8vY # Using / Installing "Wordpress Mobile Edition" from CrowdFavourite/AlexKing for mobile blog legibility. Mr Gerhard will be pleased… # @DeirdreS tell them…
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Testing Android WordPress app
Test test test, etc. The sky is blue, the sun warm; time to plant some more seeds, I feel…
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Twitter Updates for 2010-04-10
"Not in my name?" Guadrian: #TalkTalk #039;s refusal to cooperate [with blocks] reflect growing resistance to the #debill http://bit.ly/dbAGVk # I'm pretty sure the kids don't see their art in the same way as the painter, but still, it's great: http://themonsterengine.com/artwork # The British Internet is filled with Traffic Containing Pirated Intellectual Property (TCP/IP) –…
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Write to your MP to ban TCP-IP from the *British* Internet #debill
After watching BBC Parliament for the past three days, I can only surmise the following: The British Internet is filled with Traffic Containing Pirated Intellectual Property (TCP/IP) We must all write to our MPs to have it banned immediately! Banning TCP-IP from the British Internet would be a strong statement for this Government to make,…