Year: 2023

When I was a kid we went to Congregation B’nai Israel in Galveston, Texas. You wouldn’t think it, but Galveston has an old congregation by Texas standards and a beautiful Temple built by one of the great leaders in Texas Jewish history, Rabbi Henry Cohen. Every year we would do the first Passover seder at…

Throughout the Star Wars saga, the Force manifests in various mysterious ways. It guides, it connects, and sometimes, it influences. One of the most controversial and debated relationships in the series is that of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala. Their love story seemed rushed and, to many fans, somewhat inauthentic. Was it truly love or…

Abstract This white paper proposes a novel “supertoken” authentication system that incorporates multi-vendor verification. The supertoken system allows users to authenticate with multiple authorities, and then utilize this supertoken to verify their identity across various web platforms. This enhances security measures and mitigates the risk of a single password compromise or impersonation, by leveraging multi-vendor…

At my last shop the onboarding process was kept in newDev.html, which was accessible in the dev, QA and gold environments, but not prod. included all the installs, checking out from vc, creating a Yourname.java file that extended Developer, and wrote your deets to the DB. Then you had to edit the Rollcall class to…

Shield Your Wallet: The Importance of RFID Blocking Cards in Preventing Remote Skimming  tl;dr  Buy this for $10, protect 4 wallets. RFID Blocking Wallet Inserts In our increasingly connected world, technological advancements have revolutionized the way we carry out daily tasks. From contactless payments to smart transportation systems, convenience has become paramount. However, as we…

One of the big hassles in starting a non-profit is the pain in the ass of setting up a bank account.  Most of the big players have high fees. In my last nonprofit we were constantly being hamstrung by Truist, who is among the worst banks in the world, at least for nonprofits.  I’m not…

Friends, My time at People for Liberty has come to an end. I’m very proud of the work I did there and what I accomplished with my colleagues.  PFL is continuing on, and I wish them every success. I am seeking new adventures. I’m available for contract work or potentially more. I’ve also got a…