Technology & MSG

Quite a bit of heavy reading this week, mostly pertaining to cryptography. More interesting (and a lot more accessible), there’s slick little Flash video showing how Simple Power Analysis (SPA) can conceivably reveal the bits of a cryptographic key as they’re being processed on-chip. Inexpensive and quite scary, assuming you have physical access. Sadly, there’s [...]

Read Full Post »

In an attempt to educate myself, I’ve been reading through NK Guy’s Canon EOS Beginners’ FAQ. There’s a lot here.
While I stumbled upon it while looking for something else, there’s something about the writing style that’s comforting and inviting. I get the impression that the author could go over-the-top with technical jargon that would be [...]

Read Full Post »

I ran out of books. I found myself rereading a paperback that I’ve had for a decade. So on Saturday afternoon I went out with a few friends and picked out some new books to read. It’s a sizable but eclectic list: fiction, nonfiction, humor, mystery, etc. I probably won’t have all of them read [...]

Read Full Post »

I was reading Scott Smith’s novel A Simple Plan. It’s a dark tale about a trio who come across a large sum of money. It’s more about the sick and twisted acts that greed can inspire in people. It left me feeling very uncomfortable, such that I was having work on it. I can’t remember [...]

Read Full Post »