If random is secure, pseudorandom is pseudosecure September 15th, 2007

Do you bank online? How are you asked for your secret code? Three randomly placed digits of it, hmm? The reason for the randomness is that any malicious keylogging software can’t see your screen, just your keyboard: so even if it logged every time you banked online, the fraudster it reported back to could never [...]

Barcamp left me with a sticky keyboard September 15th, 2007

The inevitable keyboard accident happened at Barcamp, although not as badly as I think Tristan Roddis suffered. A few teaspoons of a particularly sugary branded drink ended up under my arrow keys, which meant that pressing up became an unpleasant feedback experience. I should’ve asked people for advice at the time, to be honest: I [...]