Hacking. Luis von Ahn: CAPTCHAs? My fault… Posted by Ethan on Oct 23rd, 2009 in Poptech '09 | 0 comments I’m blogging from Camden, Maine, at the wonderful Pop!
Tech conference. This year’s a special treat. My wife, the lovely Velveteen Rabbi, and I are team-blogging, trading off posts. Cyber security experts learn from ant tactics. Pleasing Google's Tech-Savvy Staff. Javascript Password Strength Meter. What makes a strong password?
This quick and dirty password strength meter is meant to help users learn how to create stronger passwords. Because it's written in Javascript the password is never sent over the network. Feel free to audit the code and recommend some better regular expressions, weightings, or bug fixes by submitting a comment. NOTE: This was meant as a quick and dirty educational tool. If You Were a Terrorist, How Would You Attack? - Freakonomics -
The TSA recently announced that most airplane carry-on restrictions will stay in place for at least another year, until new X-ray technology has been fully installed.
Surprisingly, one item that will now be permitted on board is a lighter. While it seems crazy to keep people from bringing toothpaste, deodorant, or water on a plane, it doesn’t seem so strange to ban lighters, which could be used to start fires.