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Create a password of adequate complexity which you will be able to remember. Ideally this should be at least 10-12 characters in length. Then every time you are asked to create a password for a site, simply use the password that you remember PLUS a descriptive item unique to that site that you can remember. This could be as easy as the site name or other descriptive item that you think of when you think about that site.

The main point is making your password longer in length and unique to each site without adding any additional strain to remember some inane bunch of characters, which makes the password easy to remember.

As I see it this method has the potential benefit of increased protection not only from brute force methods but also in case your password is compromised.

So, I just finished reformatting / installing windows 7 on my work machine at home and I try and access my data partition, and bam: “Access denied”. Fuck. There’s always something with installs…

I had had problems like this before and knew already that I needed to take ownership of the drive. So I open the security settings and find that indeed I needed to change the owner of the drive and its contents to my user’s guid.

Didn’t work. It could see the files there and try and apply permission settings to them but it still wouldn’t let me browse the drive. I tried googling the problem, and there were a few people who had experienced similar problems (here for example).

Couldn’t find an answer, but I did glean an interesting question to ask: was it possible to see the contents as an administrative user?

Turns out, it was possible: I opened a command prompt as an administrator (Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt then Right Click “Run as Administrator”). There I was able to browse the contents. So I then thought to myself that I needed to perform the permission operation using this administrator user mode. So I opened up IE as an administrator, and was able to view the contents. I then reran the permissions operation and encountered a message i hadn’t seen before: Something to the effect of: “User does not have access to the File System Information, Do you want to give the user Full Control?” I clicked OK, let the operation finish and exited.

No dice. So as a last resort I added my user to the file permissions window on the IE browser window and gave my user full control there. And finally I could browse my drive normally.

Should the government create state and federal certificate authorities whose job would be to sign PGP private keys allowing you to have a “digital identity” which they could distribute along with other forms of (state/federal) identification, if you choose?

Most people know that I am no fan of government encroachment where they don’t belong (like in your homes, or protecting the profits of health insurance and big corporations).

Given the above, I do believe we should have the ability to have a digital certificate signed by the government which could be used to prove identities over the internet.

Anyway what do you think?

The following series of images demonstrate how close to a mirror I need to be in order to see my entire face in focus. Note: I am not very pleased.

Enjoy.

Went to Flight of the Conchords with Jeff (pictured).   Radio City Music Hall was an interesting spectacle.  The show was very good. We enjoyed it.  Here are the 2 usuable pictures (of 3…) from the evening:

When going up or down an escalator with my hand on the moving belt, I sometimes get the feeling that my fingers might be cut off by some sort of razor blade that I couldn’t see to avoid.

Anyone else get this feeling?

I would like to propose a simple question:  “Who do you believe has had more influence on how you make your decisions: Your religion or your conscience?”

I don’t know how common this is, but I am generally uncomfortable with the whole haircut experience. I am admittedly a rather introverted person with a tremendous amount of social anxiety. After all, I am a programmer. Hell, I don’t like talking online either.  It takes a lot of energy for some reason.   If I had to guess it would probably be due to the lack of confidence (i.e. no self esteem), but I could be wrong, I am not a doctor.  Oh and also the lack of identity with loved ones, but hey we’re getting off the subject.  Back to haircuts.

So, the small talk that occurs during a hair cut is pretty fucking uncomfortable.  I mean, jesus, how the fuck can I entertain someone for fucking 30 minutes or whatever (it feels like two hours…). You sit there trying to figure out what this person likes/dislikes in order to not feel like a dick (i.e. that guy who just fucking snubs the person). All the while no matter how your hair comes out you will just walk out pay a tip and leave.  You just want out, quickly.  It takes me two months to go get another one.    As the time approaches, I get more and more anxious about scheduling one, I panic every time until it gets to absolute end of what I’m willing to let it grow to, and I must grin and fucking bear it.   Now I am at the period where it is a little too short, but will grow out well in a week to what I want for the next month or so. Then the anxiety returns.

I like my barber/styles/whatever.  He is a good guy.  But I can’t stand the constant talking time.

Come to think of it, this applies to therapy, too.  Interesting…

Holy fuck, this thing is cool.  Now I can trace like a champion!  Here is just a sample self portrait tracing I completed:

A sketch

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To cheat at Wolfenstein you need to access the developers’ console (Most people who have played first person shooters on a computer should be familiar with the console).

First please be holding your iPhone horizontally as if you were playing the game. Now, to open the console, you have to place 4 fingers on your iPhone.  This should bring the console down and a keyboard up.

For god mode (immortality): type “god” into the console.   You will see the console then reply “God Mode: On”

For all weapons/keys: type “give all” into the console.  Nothing will happen.

Then to close the console and return to the game, place 4 fingers again on the iPhone.

You will then see you currently wield the chain gun, full ammo, and both keys.

Here are some screenshots of the console open, and the commands being entered with the final shot of me taking damage from about 3 zombie nazis:

Happy Fragging.

Updated: fixed method of unlocking the console.