Author: Chris Johnson
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Password Security/Password Managers
Password Security There are four ways of cracking a password. Guess the password Brute Force the password Go around the password authentication Trick the password from the owner If your password is easy to guess, then it is a weak password. Examples of weak passwords are: password, 1234, YOUR_NAME, BIRTHDAYS. Many things use a four…
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Trump Derangement Syndrome
An example — from an NYU professor: “{DJT’s holding a rally in Waco} sends a clear message…Waco has been a pilgrimage site for White power and militia movements… He is paying homage to this tradition and doubling down on his profile as leader of an extremist cult (MAGA). The stagecraft and rituals seen at this…
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Single Point of Failure?
Resiliency is a goal. I’m not sure if we ever actually reach it. In my configuration, I’ve decided that the loss of a single node should be tolerated. This means that any hardware failure that takes a node of line is considered to be within the redundancy tolerance of the data center. This means that…
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What Did I Buy?
In upgrading from copper to fiber, I’ve been exploring the different options and learning as I go. Some learning curves have been steep, others have been “relearning” what I already knew. One of the biggest things I needed to learn is that there are “switches” that are actually “routers”. That was mind-bending. The other is…
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Friends
Christmas is past for another year. It was better than expected. Watching movies with the family was good. My wife insists on “A Christmas Story”, as it is her favorite. I picked “Red One” on a recommendation from Scott Adams on X. The final movie was “A Christmas Story Christmas”. This last hit a bit…
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Merry Christmas!
Here is hoping that the happy man in the red suit brought you all you wish. More importantly, I wish you health and happiness in the coming years. -Chris
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What Time Is It?
I own a pocket watch. It is beautiful, but I don’t use it very often. I know that I own a couple of watches. One of them is a battery powered solar recharging thing. My standard “watch” today is my cell phone. When I was in high school, I was very interested in accurate time…