'Tech' Category
к марсу!
To Mars! Yes, Russia and China have decided to send a few spacecraft to Mars and one of its moons, Phobos. It’s the first step for them to get people to Mars. More and more I doubt we (USA) will get there first with setbacks like our shuttles and cutbacks like Bush has [...]
Computer Security
Depending on your news sources, you may or may not have seen the following table describing how easy it is to crack your password using the ‘brute force’ method. (guessing with completely random strings of letters)
Password Length
All Characters
Only lowercase
3 characters
4 characters
5 characters
6 characters
7 characters
8 characters
9 characters
10 characters
11 characters
12 characters
13 characters
14 characters
0.86 seconds
1.36 minutes
2.15 hours
8.51 days
2.21 [...]Looking for something to do?
I know lots of my friends are graduating from college this year and are now frantically looking for something to do. I’d like to remind you all of a great way to make some money this summer. Here is a hint: Did you know that Google is one of the best companies to work for [...]
RFID me!
Radio Frequency ID is the wave of the future! And by future I mean now! That’s right! Very soon, every passport issued by the US government will have a RFID chip with biometric and personal information on it. This is a terrible idea, but unfortunately a necessary one if we ever [...]
2029? 2880? Tomorrow?
Have you heard of 4581 Asclepius? How about 1566 Icarus? Probably not. Not like knowing their names could help you anyway. They are giant rocks in orbit around the earth. Each one is at least 1/2 a mile across and could cause the mass extinction of all life on the [...]
