Category Archives: Technology
RIP: Peter Eckersley
Earlier this year – I wrote a short post about Aaron Swartz. And now unfortunately, Aaron’s old roommate also just passed away on 09/02/2022. Some of his major accomplishments are the following: Founding Lets Encrypt Developing Cert Bot Privacy Badger Chief Computer Scientist @EFF HTTPS Everywhere Assisting with COVID19 mitigation The above list is just…
Inspiration For The Makers
Have you ever tried to do something that didn’t turn out? Ever tinker with something and feel bad how it is? I know I have – too many to list. Some were bad soldering projects (mod’ing old consoles) and poorly written python code for Omega2. Others projects were too ridiculous to even start. Including silly…
RIP: Aaron Swartz
Think deeply about things. Don’t just go along because that’s the way things are or that’s what your friends say. Consider the effects, consider the alternatives, but most importantly, just think. — Aaron Swartz Just remembering Aaron Swartz who died on this day 9 years ago. He was a true activist for digital rights who…
Join Me On Mastodon
Social media has always been a difficult subject. Even from myspace to livejournal. I joined Facebook back in 2004 and remember for awhile enjoying it. There was a period when you needed a work network or university address to join, and it was full of people discussing their projects and goals. But then something happened….
Linux Desktop & Ubuntu
Back in high-school, my friend Sean Rice [LINK] introduced me to Linux & Open Source software. I have fond memories of finishing up math homework, watching South Park (don’t judge, I have a soft spot for satire and political humor), and going over his home to tinker with Linux. Recently, I found a really old…
RIP: Dan Kaminsky
Sad to hear Dan Kaminsky passed away yesterday at the young age of 42. He was an amazing researcher and teacher – and a true pioneer in privacy. He dates back to 2005 – helping expose the Sony Rootkit scandal [LINK] as well as hardening DNS. What troubles me the most about this, is how…
Pwnagotchi
I am loving this pwnagotchi I threw together with a rpi zero and hat. So far c1pher has gobbled up 65 handshakes. Also — big shout out to Sean Rice [LINK] for printing me a custom 3d case!