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xkcd: Password Strength

adam — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:43:55 +0000

As always, xkcd makes a great point through a comic with “Password Strength”.

Password Strength

I do not know if the point he is making is actually valid, some research will be required.

Update: Ben Rockwood comments on the webcomic with “Password Myths”.

I believe that Mr. Rockwood is correct in his appraisal that we should all start using the term pass phrase.

Rands In Repose: Lost in Translation

adam — Mon, 23 May 2011 16:52:53 +0000

As always, Rands has something interesting to say about becoming a manager for the first time:

Your confidence is going to be artificially high. This new job, hobby, or sport is going to appear magically easy. You’re going to feel gifted. Those watching your miraculous aptitude keep saying, “beginner’s luck”, but that’s neither what you’re hearing nor what they’re saying. What you’re hearing them say is, “We are jealous that you are gifted at this thing you totally don’t understand”, but what they’re actually saying is, “We understand it’s intoxicating to instantly feel like an expert and we will most certainly bite our tongues when you painfully discover how much you have to learn.”

via Rands In Repose: Lost in Translation.

Morocco 2010: Essaouira

adam — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:44:04 +0000

We stayed at Villa Maroc, in Essaouira, for two nights. Great place with great food.

Morocco 2010: Departure

adam — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:27:07 +0000

Heading out to see my wife—meeting her in Casablanca. I think I’ll try and update my blog while I’m on the move this time, assuming I find reasonable data access. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Location:Saint-Laurent,Canada

Context Change

adam — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:10:41 +0000

Today marks the last day of my work with dotSUB. I decided some time ago to accept the full-time position of Chief Technology Officer at Versature Corp.

So today I reflect on the past and look toward the future.

Obama

adam — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:21:17 +0000

As I listen to the speech being given by Obama, one line stands out for me:

As for our common defence, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

This man is a breathtaking orator.

I Am Now a Radio Amateur

adam — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:14:49 +0000

I can pat myself on the back, as I am now a licensed Amateur Radio operator, call-sign VA3SHR . Continue reading →

Stop Motion Graffiti

adam — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:56:18 +0000

I am incredibly humbled and awed by this art:

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

Quote of the Month: Steve Jobs on Spending Money

adam — Fri, 11 May 2007 12:50:07 +0000

At Apple Inc.’s May 10 annual shareholder meeting, a member of the audience questioned Jobs on Apple’s relatively low figure of reinvestment in R&D, saying that he felt the company was missing low handing fruit with new product opportunities, particularly with the delay of Leopard. Jobs responded:

I wish it was just a matter of writing checks. If it was just a matter of spending money, Microsoft would deliver good products.

Terrific quote.

The Taming of the Beast

adam — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:33:48 +0000

Oxford had a serious trim this morning, it is hard to believe this is the same animal!