Thursday, February 12, 2004 Thursday, February 12, 20043:49:38 PM #
Wednesday, February 11, 2004Our friends at Verisign like to use a trusted third-party source when verifying the identity of the contact information given in a certificate signing request. What this entails is that they call 411 and ask for a the listed telephone number of the requesting company. They then call that number, and ask to speak with the person requesting the certificate, or ask for confirmation that the requestor is employed by said company.
You would think that the phone company would be easily verifiable. Turns out that they can't just call the operator to get in touch with someone on staff, nor are the affiliates' listed numbers answered by live people. How funny is that?
11:08:40 PM # Google It!
categories: Identity, Security
Larry Staton just pointed me to Find Your Spot. In return for some personal preference information, they'll find all sorts of neat places that you'd like to live.
10:08:32 PM # Google It!
categories: Place
Tuesday, February 10, 2004Is it just me, or did the Democrats conveniently forget that they, in Congress assembled, are also responsible for the war, for the curtailment of our liberties, and for extreme copyright controls, among the other nasty businesses of government?
8:58:51 AM # Google It!
categories: Politics
Monday, February 09, 2004I heard on NPR this morning that Winston Churchill's speeches, in final draft, would be laid out in form as they would be spoken, turning from prose into poetry — and making them easier to read. Perhaps some of our incoherent politicians could use the same technique. All it takes is a helpful teleprompter programmer and the whole quality of public speech could improve.
10:44:42 AM # Google It!
categories: Language, Politics