Watch all the passwords!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com?v=0uXbosbLBBQ] Here’s all 25,727 passwords from the LulzSec hack, displayed one password per frame.  Here’s a hint when “000000” is display for about 30 seconds or so, that’s not a good thing.  That means multiple people were using the same password…

A Girl and Her Bike: Victory (sort of)

I was stopped at the intersection of 13th and Kenyon St. NW at a red light, waiting to turn left onto 13th St. Kenyon is a one-way street going west, and I was on the left side of the street, since I would be turning left. While waiting for the light I heard a car […]

10 Free Desktop Applications for Managing Your Code Snippets

One problem I have always had, is keeping my programming code organized.  I have short demonstration applications, code examples, and more scattered around.  Some of it in Evernote, some of it just in a file in my programming directory… I have yet to find the right application for the job… But, I’ll be going through […]

Defining the DBE & KCMG

Well, when reading books that are written by the British, sometimes you run into odd little phrases or acronyms…. Here’s two that I have never run into before: DBE / KBE – Dame [or Knight] Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) or […]

Pioneer VSX-1021-K AV Receiver Integration

Nsheldon, over on the Perceptive Automation Forums, has documented how to connect the Pioneer CSV-1021K AV Receiver into your Home Automation.  The workflow he documents involves Indigo Pro, but in theory other software can implement this technique. Any Elite Series receiver can be integrated in this manner… Pioneer VSX-1021-K AV Receiver Integration Part of my […]