Affordable 3D printers are oft speculated as the next revolution in computing. Imagine a part breaking for an appliance of yours and the manufacturer stopped carrying parts for that model. Instead of having a broken hunk of junk, you could measure, design, and print the part yourself. After installing it, your appliance is back to working condition. 3D printing is also heralded … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2012
Book Review: Tangled Web – A Guide to Securing Modern Web Applications
Tangled Web by Michal Zalewski is an incredibly detailed book on the topic of web technologies. It includes an encyclopedic history of HTTP, HTML, browsers, and the path that has led us to where we are now. The book is well referenced with plenty of endnotes to guide you to further reading on the topics. With a focus on security in web applications, the amount of knowledge … [Read more...]
IL Senator Dick Durbin’s response to a constituent’s objections to PIPA
On the SOPA/PIPA blackout day, I wrote my legislators. Illinois Senator Mark Kirk (prayers for a quick recovery) came out in opposition of the bill late in the day. Senator Dick Durbin remained supportive of the bill despite hundreds or thousands of his constituents contacting him in objection of PIPA through his website contact form or commenting on his Facebook page. With … [Read more...]
Google unifies its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy across products with update
Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service are getting an overhaul to allow information about you pass between products. While the benefits to that are obvious, so is the (justified?) paranoia that the amount of data Google has on you is a little too alarming. … [Read more...]
Technology in Obama’s 2012 State of the Union Address
The Obama administration has embraced technology more than any previous Presidential administration. From using YouTube, to redesigning the White House website with open-source Drupal, using a Blackberry, and holding discussions on many social websites, President Obama can certainly be considered as technology-aware. With the 2012 State of the Union Address last night, various … [Read more...]