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jeffh: Can’t find my corkscrew. Should get a wing one to replace the waiter’s friend I had.

Jeff Holden — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:57:42 +0000

jeffh: Can't find my corkscrew. Should get a wing one to replace the waiter's friend I had.

jeffh: Video editing is more fun than information security and is less stressful. Time to switch careers. Just half kidding would if I could.

Jeff Holden — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:46:21 +0000

jeffh: Video editing is more fun than information security and is less stressful. Time to switch careers. Just half kidding would if I could.

jeffh: R.I.P Juniper bush you just got too big.

Jeff Holden — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:39:15 +0000

jeffh: R.I.P Juniper bush you just got too big.

jeffh: I take that back no one calls me unless I am in the bathroom, eating, in a meeting, or merging onto the freeway. Also at one other time.

Jeff Holden — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:44:57 +0000

jeffh: I take that back no one calls me unless I am in the bathroom, eating, in a meeting, or merging onto the freeway. Also at one other time.

The Real Story On WPA's Flaw

Jeff Holden — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:14:00 +0000

Glenn Fleishman writes "The reports earlier today on WPA's TKIP key type being cracked were incorrect. I spoke at length with Erik Tews, the joint author of the paper that discloses a checksum weakness in TKIP that allows individual short packets to be decrypted without revealing the TKIP key. I wrote this up for Ars Technica with quite a bit of background on WEP and WPA. Tews's paper, co-written with Martin Beck, whom he credits as discovering and implementing a working crack (in aircrack-ng as a module), describes a way to use a backwards-compatible part of TKIP to exploit a weakness that remains from WEP. ARP packets and similarly short packets can be decoded. Longer packets are likely still safe, and TKIP hasn't been cracked. Don't believe the hype, but the exploit is still notable."

Swann’s MovieStick begs to be used for nefarious ends

Jeff Holden — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:23:00 +0000

Filed under: Digital Cameras

With all the layoffs we've been seeing lately, it looks like an increasing number of tech professionals will be going mercenary in order to pay the bills. Of course, Engadget does not condone industrial espionage in any way, shape or form -- but if you do happen to find yourself "in the cold," as Le Carré used to say, you might consider Swann's MovieStick. This thing is small enough to fit inside a packet of gum, includes a lithium-ion battery (rechargable via USB) and can store up to 2.5 hours of video on a 2GB MicroSD card (not included). There is no word yet on release date, video quality or battery life, but we're sure that this $119.99 (retail) beauty is just the trick for all those patented industrial processes you plan on stealing. But don't steal them. For realz.

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jeffh: Why is it no one ever calls me except when I am in the bath room or merging onto the freeway?

Jeff Holden — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:12:21 +0000

jeffh: Why is it no one ever calls me except when I am in the bath room or merging onto the freeway?

jeffh: Someone actually listen to me http://vote.sos.ca.gov/ is now text only. I take full responsibility for getting this situation corrected.

Jeff Holden — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:47:01 +0000

jeffh: Someone actually listen to me http://vote.sos.ca.gov/ is now text only. I take full responsibility for getting this situation corrected.

jeffh: Epic Fail for the California state election results page. Your servers can’t keep up go text only for now you don’t need pretty graphics.

Jeff Holden — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:01:36 +0000

jeffh: Epic Fail for the California state election results page. Your servers can't keep up go text only for now you don't need pretty graphics.

jeffh: Don’t blame me I voted for Nader, since there wasn’t a none of the above choice.

Jeff Holden — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:26:53 +0000

jeffh: Don't blame me I voted for Nader, since there wasn't a none of the above choice.