Ok, I've been having a debate in my head for about a week now, and so I figured I'd open it up for discussion:

Right now, I have three classifications of passwords:

• "Secure" - A memorable, yet obscure base (would look random to most people) with host-specific unique data inserted within (via a mental hash function)
• "Screen-door lock" - a simple mixed ( Read more... )

When I watched baseball as a kid, it was a really simple affair which basically boiled down to "I hope the Mets win".  My friend Matt Hansen and his father were WAY into baseball, and that's where I became interested.  I didn't know anything about statistics, rosters, or even the minor league (beyond it's existence).  We'd watch a game on TV or ( Read more... )

While it certainly wasn't the nerdiest thing I have ever done, waking up at 6am on Friday morning to get an iPhone 3G is up there. I got to the Chestnut Hill mall around 6:40am and was approximately 50-60 people deep in the line. The store was not opening until 8am, so I sat down on the floor, busted out my laptop, and caught up on my RSS feeds, ( Read more... )