Dropsafe

…is that sometimes you get presents in the mail. O”Reilly Associates have just sent me a copy of their new Network Security Assessment book by Chris McNab, a security-d00d that I know from the 2600-meets in London, amongst other places… I’ll let you know what I think. Alas my input-stack for books is rather deep

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I am still getting more hits on the password-cracker FAQ than on the blog, but am maybe getting an extra thousand hits in the fortnight to date. Interestingly the Livejournal syndication is up to 13 people, which is not bad, although there appears to be no way to look them up except by happenstance/comment. Interesting

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This is being blogged everywhere, but it’s still good… [www.tompaine.com] Here then, in Silicon Valley terms, is a review of the Bush administration’s year in Iraq: Saddam Hussein poses an ‘imminent threat’ to the American people. Version 1.0 – Saddam Hussein is an imminent threat Version 1.01 – Saddam Hussein is a gathering threat Version

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from Tariq; I am sure I know some people who think like this… One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river, his axe fell into the river. When he cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, “Why are you crying?” The woodcutter replied that his axe had fallen

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admittedly, he’s a friend of dave… see: [www.livejournal.com]

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[www.wired.com]

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apparently a colleague, shopping in london, just ran into elijah wood in harvey nichols.

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[slashdot.org] no commentary i can coutribute would add to the discussion

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Extract from IRC: <efi> this one was a marvel <efi> costs only 28 USD from Discovery channel <efi> and is available online <efi> i will send you the url later <alecm> please do <alecm> 😎 <efi> Actually i am looking now for building plans <alecm> make a big one ? <efi> uhum <efi> build one

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…the man from the CIA knows the answer: [crypticide.com]

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it seems that to get trackback working on blosxom, or perhaps on anything, requires some movable type CGI scripts to be installed. yet more code. bother. maybe i will try it when i have a free afternoon for code review and testing.

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Okay; Sunday, as promised previously… Having nearly been blown off the road on Saturday, I was considering the wisdom of going out on the bike again on Sunday, until I remembered it was time for the monthly meeting of Thames Vale Advanced Motorcyclists [www.tvam.org.uk] and an opportunity to get some much-needed practice in, on an

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