Google and Apple's updated default search agreement
United States v. Google, No. 20-cv-3010 (APM) (D.D.C. Aug. 5, 2024). …
2024-09-15#technology#business#game-theory
Package manager package manager package manager
Let’s pretend I’ve decided to manage my JavaScript projects with package managers. …
2024-09-08#humor#programming
Firefox zero-day: You can't leave this page (2)
This a 0-day announcement showing web pages can prevent visitors from navigating back away from their website. …
Hey Are you open to working on projects right now?
Sharing my experience here with a spearphishing campaign where somebody approached me as a potential client. But their intention was to have me run software on my computer. The goal was assumedly to steal any cryptocurrency I have access to. …
2024-05-05#scam
How to fully spend AmEx gift cards on Amazon in 2024
Great news! You just got an American Express gift card! …
2024-02-20#how-to
Numerology for 1 to 10,000 things
Have you ever been staring at a list of things for sale. And they are serial numbered between 1 and 10,000, inclusive, and you wonder which one to buy? …
2023-12-27#how-to
How to connect Roku to Xfinity Wi-Fi
Connecting your Roku device to Xfinity Wi-Fi can be tricky, especially since Roku devices do not come with any built-in browser. This limitation makes the standard login process through a web page impossible. However, there’s an effective workaround using a computer to spoof your Roku’s MAC address, allowing you to authenticate on the Xfinity Wi-Fi network. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do it, specifically tested and confirmed for the Roku 4K version. …
2023-12-18#how-to
Open letter to American Airlines about also-known-as name policy
Here is an open letter to American Airlines about multiple system failures we found on a recent trip. I hope this letter is helpful, fun and… actionable! Please let’s work together to make flying better in the 21st century. I still have a lot of the world left to see!!! …
2023-10-19#my-life
IRS proposed regulation for crypto
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed regulations for how taxes and transaction reporting will apply to crypto and other digital assets. …
2023-10-16#blockchain
You can break into these dApp admin accounts today
Alternate title: how to properly implement logins with a public-key system …
2023-09-13#blockchain
What is the worst thing that could happen if I sign a bad message?
Did you ever quickly sign a message and not know what it was? …
2023-08-13#blockchain#security
RainbowMask, use random accounts to login to Web3
Introducing RainbowMask, login to any Web3 website without making an account …
2023-07-11#blockchain#dumb-business-ideas
The case for war against Canada
I trained a neural network using war-is-always-the-answer articles from Bill Kristol. …
2023-06-29#neural-networks
Which campaign is from a neural network?
In politics, the mechanics of winning relies on getting broad messages delivered in very specific ways to excite people enough to go vote. …
2023-06-13#neural-networks
The European Data Act and regulating calculator.exe
The European Data Act codifies requirements for smart contracts. …
2023-05-31#blockchain
Quasi fungible token and MiCA
This week, Europe passed legislation regulating markets for crypto tokens. This is the markets in crypto-assets (MiCA) regulation. There’s a few ways to read regulation: …
2023-05-19#blockchain
What is money, and how is Bitcoin/tokens different?
How well do you kow what money is? We will explore a few intuitive things that money is, break them down, and then see how Bitcoin and tokens on blockchain are so much different. …
2023-05-15#blockchain
Moon dust: auditable, versioned databases
Blockchain people have been to “the moon” and back down to Earth. We brought back moon dust. …
2023-04-23#blockchain
OpenSea cooperated transaction with SDN sanctioned entity
This article is a review of facts and is not an allegation of any crime. …
2023-04-11#nft
The future of Web3 is still custodial
And so was the past. A fairer title here would be “the future of digital-signature-based commerce (or ‘blockchain’) will still rely on custodians”. But we’re writing blog posts here, people, not dissertations! …
2023-03-13#blockchain
FYI, some of my older blogs posts are hosted at privacy log (vulnerability disclosures) and Life but I am migrating them to here one by one.