I know that I have finaly grasped a concept once I have learned a way to exploit it.

Posted by Bryan Murphy | Posted in random madness | Posted on 28-05-2004

Thats the way my mind works. I always think of things in terms of not “how great it works now” but in terms of “how big a mess it will make when it eventually breaks down”.

Anti establishment and pessimistic, two traits that women love.

life

Posted by Bryan Murphy | Posted in life, random madness | Posted on 28-05-2004

confuse the way we all live life.
in acts of rage we throw the game
but still we play

Guatemalan Insanity Peppers

Posted by Bryan Murphy | Posted in random madness | Posted on 28-05-2004

The merciless peppers of Quetzlzacatenango!

Grown deep in the jungle primeval by the inmates of a Guatemalan insane asylum.

e-voteing

Posted by gryphn | Posted in random madness, security | Posted on 28-05-2004

This is an excerpt of an IM conversation.
[15:46] irq13: THis months cryptogram is sooo good.
[15:47] irq13: they talk about e-voteing.
[15:47] irq13: Schneier has a belief that he talks about in practical crypto about what you are trying to break into being worth more $ then the act of breaking in.
[15:49] irq13: He quantified the spending of candidates on a per vote basis and it turns out that 1 vote (based on what pres candidates in 2002 spent) is worth $200 – $500
[15:49] irq13: It would take 0.5% of a swing vote to get the other candidate elected, effectively being worth upwards of $100m
[15:49] irq13: So they have to have security that would deter someone who has about $100m to spend breaking it.
[15:50] irq13: That ain’t gonna happen…. especially with a default windows install.