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TLS False Start is dead
So for about a year and half, Chrome has been speeding up TLS / SSL connections by a mechanism called “TLS False Start.” The performance improvements were impressive; False Start dropped connection...
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HOPE #9
When one has a serendipitous day off in NYC there are several things one might go see / do. The views on the top of the Rock and Empire are amazing, visiting the Brooklyn Brewery is fun and eating a...
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Travel hacking
This NY Times article has outstanding cradle-to-grave travel advice. Some of these recommendations are a little too George Cloonely ala “Up in the Air” (there is a great Zach Galifianakis cameo in...
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It’s the end of the olympics as we know it… and I feel fine
How did you find out that Ryan Lochte took gold in the 400 meter IM over Michael Phelps yesterday? Did you read about in your paper this morning? Did you watch it on NBC’s evening broadcast? Or did...
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Hello world from ChrUbuntu!
After following these instructions, my Chromebook is now running ChrUbuntu! The install is fairly painless and the instructions worked for me without any modifications. It took about 15 minutes for...
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Supporting Open Access research
I’ve started a small, graduate research project for my AI class that’s been stealing my attention lately. I’ll be data mining a large data set with the machine learning software Weka, to train the...
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BeagleBone Tor
My BeagleBone Black (BBB) is now helping preserve Internet freedom by running a Tor relay. Tor is: free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that...
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Opportunity for public comment on NSA surveillance
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is seeking public comment on: how in light of advancements in communications technologies, the United States can employ its technical...
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I do not consent
When I started at the Naval Academy in 1998, I never expected I’d be in a war. Even after the attacks twelve years ago, I still never thought I would be a “boot on the ground.” When I joined the...
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Thoughts on Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon
Bleeding Edge is filled with 9/11 conspiracy theories, eccentric characters, and a wild alternative universe called the “Deep Web.” It is very Pynchon; the only difference is that this universe is...
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