Monthly Archives: March 2012

Cryptography pioneer: We need good code

In Black Hat keynote, Whitfield Diffie formulates three rules for making applications secure in the age of the Internet. Cryptographer Whitfield Diffie reckons one of the most important things for good cryptography and security in the age of the Internet … Continue reading

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iPad micro-SIMs in Europe

In The Netherlands go to a “BelCompany” store and buy a “vodafone” micro-SIM card: €5, 200MB. In Belgium go to a “Belgacom” store and buy a “Play&Surf for iPad” proximus MicroSim Card: €10, 200MB. In England go to a “Three … Continue reading

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Coursera

The first two of the Stanford online courses are now available! Here are the first two I am taking, I’m still waiting for a couple more. ALthough the following two courses don’t officially start until March 12, 2012 the first … Continue reading

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Open-plan Offices

From: The New York TImes, Sunday Review Anyone who has ever needed noise-canceling headphones in her own office Headphones are the new office? People whose work is interrupted make 50 percent more mistakes and take twice as long to finish … Continue reading

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