#Security
43 posts2024 Year in review - Movies and TV Reviews
2024 year end Movies and TV Reviews
Read postEnable copy and paste on website that disable copy and paste
A tutorial on how to enable copy and paste on website that disable copy and paste. Specifically BrimFinancial
Read post2023 Year in review - Movies and TV Reviews
2023 year end Movies and TV Reviews
Read postIdea 097 - Modern decoder ring
A modern decoder ring that uses strong modern cryptography encryption methods
Read postIdea 080 - Real Identity provider
A identify provider for all digital platforms based on social trust
Read postIdea 67 - Deadmans vault SAAS SafePassage
End-to-end encrypted digital vault for storing and sharing sensitive information after death
Read postIdea 051 - Enigma machine kit
Recreate the German Enigma machine cipher device as a kit using PCBs
Read postIdea 041 - BioPunks Garden
Youre a Biopunk building their garden by selectively breeding for DNA markers in plants
Read postIdea 024 - Call to Adventure
A mystery letter is delivered filled with puzzles that need to be solved in order to give directions to a meeting place for the start of an adventure.
Read postIdea 011 - Birdhouse Crypto Puzzle
Homes for birds, and puzzles for humans
Read postIdea 001 - Cherry Blossom Profile Photo Booths
Set up a photo booth in a park when the cherry blossoms are blooming, offer to take free portrait photos to the public and use the experience to get better at portrait photography.
Read postTools and equipment 2022
Tools and equipment I use in 2022: VS Code, KiCAD, Sony a6400, Sigma 150-600mm, Logitech MX Master 3S, and a Pixel 6 Pro.
Read postCurrent tools and equipment (2021)
A list of my current tooks that I am using in 2021
Read postWebsite theme update
Why I rebuilt blog.abluestar.com on a fresh Jekyll theme, plus a 20-year history of my CMS choices from plain HTML to static sites.
Read postHow I buy bitcoins and Ethereum
How I buy Bitcoin and Ethereum from Canada using Coinbase, LocalBitcoins, and Quadrigacx, with the fees and signup time for each.
Read postNotes from January 2017
January 2017 links: HexCells, the Universal Play Machine, makerjs for laser drawings, Mosquitto MQTT, and Node-RED home automation.
Read postSimple security
Plain-language notes on picking a threat model and the low to high effort tools I actually use to defend against it.
Read postDomain names and registrar
Notes on consolidating 100+ domains across 6 registrars into one, with a short list of Gandi, EasyDNS, and name.com compared.
Read postGeneral status update
Six-month status update covering Google Authenticator two-factor setup across daily web apps and adding it to a test server.
Read postThe problems with sending a lot of emails.
Notes on running EveryDayFiction.com: the cost and deliverability headache of sending 2 million daily story emails a month.
Read postIntro to Security, Passwords
Intro to password security: long passwords, multi-factor auth, password databases, and why to use different passwords per site.
Read postGetting started with your Raspberry PI
Step-by-step Raspberry Pi starter notes: NOOBS, SSH, AdaFruit WebIDE, and a Python blink script on the GPIO pins.
Read postRaspberryPI - Find the MAC address and change the host name
How to find your Raspberry Pi's MAC address and rename its hostname so you can pick it out on a shared network.
Read postRaspberry PI and the GPIO pins
Setting up a Raspberry Pi headless, wiring the GPIO pins to an LED and a magnetic door switch, and pushing readings to COSM.
Read postHost gator has bad security and sucks.
HostGator emailed back my forgotten password in plain text, proving they store credentials unhashed in their billing database.
Read postRaspberry PI - Start up questions
Answers to the first questions a Windows user hits when booting a Raspberry Pi: power, USB current, login, keyboard layout.
Read postHow do you talk to someone over a common, instant message client (Gtalk, MSN) securely, with encryption
How to set up Pidgin with the Off the Record plugin to hold encrypted, verified chats over MSN or Gtalk.
Read postSQL Injection License Plate
A hacker changes his license plate to a SQL injection string in hopes of crashing the speed camera database.
Read postAbluestar.com privacy statment
A blunt parody privacy statement for Abluestar.com that says all data is collected, kept, and sold on request.
Read postInkPop.com, Are spammers and a security risk for their users. DONT USE THEM. They suck
Rant about InkPop.com sending repeat SEO pitch spam and storing user passwords in plain text.
Read postA perfect example of why you should use the same password on different websites.
Plenty of Fish stored passwords in plain text and got hacked, which is why reusing that password on Facebook is a bad idea.
Read postWhat I did in 2010, Year end review
Year-end review of 2010: lockpicking, QR tags, GPS tracking, wheatpaste Marios around Vancouver, time-lapse videos, and SkyZoo.
Read postOur privacy policy: We sell your data. You get our content for free, Deal?
A blunt walkthrough of what a website operator can actually learn about you from HTTP headers, cookies, IPs, and user agents.
Read postA web masters thoughts on mortality
Notes on writing a will that hands off domains, passwords, and a deadman switch so my sites keep running after I die.
Read postRPXnow and Windows live ID, problems signing out
Notes on why RPXnow users see scary Windows Live ID sign-out warnings, with the support thread that explains the gap.
Read postCakePHP - Security.level
Why CakePHP was logging users out at random, and the Security.level setting that fixed the session regeneration.
Read postinternet robot zombies
A plain-language take on form-spam bots, the botnets that run them, and why people buying the spam keeps it alive.
Read postAnti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement = BAD
A 2008 rant against ACTA and what it would mean for Canadian travellers, ripped CDs, and border laptop searches.
Read postOpen DNS
Review of OpenDNS, with notes on how its NXDOMAIN redirects break utilities that depend on a real not-found reply.
Read postHow to disable AVG 7 temporarily.
Steps to turn off the AVG 7 Resident Shield from the Free Control Center when you need to.
Read postSystem Information for Windows
SIW is a portable Windows utility that audited 30 office PCs in 15 minutes and exports full HTML hardware reports.
Read postThis Weeks Del.icio.us bookmarks 03/28/2007
Weekly del.icio.us dump covering a Van de Graaff generator, an LED sequence learner, GPS loggers, password crackers, and more.
Read postGoogle talk
Notes on Google Talk, the XMPP protocol behind it, and how to connect to the GTalk network from Trillian with the Jabber plugin.
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