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Tatsuya Ishida
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A punk rock powermac linux hacker life log
14 July 2009 @ 01:00 pm
13 July 2009 @ 10:55 pm
Did some more ustreamin' and drew another picture of Hannelore.
( click here for FABULOUS SAVINGS no wait it is actually a picture of Hannelore )
( click here for FABULOUS SAVINGS no wait it is actually a picture of Hannelore )
13 July 2009 @ 12:19 pm
really enjoying chicago summer so far, lots of free things goin' on, free outdoor shows and art things and eating popsicles on the stoop etc etc
also really enjoyin the new bibio album it is all over the place
bibio - ambivalence avenue
bibio - jealous of roses
13 July 2009 @ 10:31 am
Oh. Hey. Hi, there. Didn't see you there.
New Dork Tower cartoon up today.
Click here, there or anywhere to see it.
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I'm trying to get back to three strips a week. While I'm still pushed for time, I've been really unhappy with the flow of the strip while I pulled it back to twice a week (even if that was only intended as a temporary thing during Louisa's first year). We'll see.
In some bad news, Comics Buyers' Guide has had to cut back on expenses due to the economy, and alas, alack, one of those expenses was Dork Tower. The editor says this is hopefully just a temporary thing, and given the feedback I get from the CBG staff and editors, I'm hoping so as well. Yet, for the first time in ten years, Dork Tower is exclusively a web-only strip.
This is a paradigm I've yet to get used to.
This is also a business model I need to figure out. While I'm notoriously unmotivated by money, the fact that there is now a Daughter involved and a College Fund to be funded puts a spin on things that wasn't there five years ago.
On the plus side, while there are still massive slowdowns on the Gamespy server, at least the move to the new server is expected to be VERY soon.So hopefully the site should be super-fast and super-spiffy super soon.
New Dork Tower cartoon up today.
Click here, there or anywhere to see it.
****
I'm trying to get back to three strips a week. While I'm still pushed for time, I've been really unhappy with the flow of the strip while I pulled it back to twice a week (even if that was only intended as a temporary thing during Louisa's first year). We'll see.
In some bad news, Comics Buyers' Guide has had to cut back on expenses due to the economy, and alas, alack, one of those expenses was Dork Tower. The editor says this is hopefully just a temporary thing, and given the feedback I get from the CBG staff and editors, I'm hoping so as well. Yet, for the first time in ten years, Dork Tower is exclusively a web-only strip.
This is a paradigm I've yet to get used to.
This is also a business model I need to figure out. While I'm notoriously unmotivated by money, the fact that there is now a Daughter involved and a College Fund to be funded puts a spin on things that wasn't there five years ago.
On the plus side, while there are still massive slowdowns on the Gamespy server, at least the move to the new server is expected to be VERY soon.So hopefully the site should be super-fast and super-spiffy super soon.
Current Location: Studio Muskrat
Current Music: "All of My Days and All of My Days Off" - AC Newman
13 July 2009 @ 01:00 pm
12 July 2009 @ 03:12 pm
Domenica, Cologno Monzese. Reduci da un matrimonio, rincasati alle 2.30, mr. sp0ngo, miss sp0nga e little sp0ngo passano una domenica pigra.
Sveglia alle 11. Brunch casereccio e DVD degli Iron Maiden 666 e dei Negrita "Viaggio stereo". Poi amarcord col filmino del matrimonio. E io che mi son perso da dirvi che la morfologica ha dato il suo verdetto. Maschietto. Daniele.
Poi mostriamo la casa ai cognati, prendiamo qualche foto per il web e cena cinese :-)
Sveglia alle 11. Brunch casereccio e DVD degli Iron Maiden 666 e dei Negrita "Viaggio stereo". Poi amarcord col filmino del matrimonio. E io che mi son perso da dirvi che la morfologica ha dato il suo verdetto. Maschietto. Daniele.
Poi mostriamo la casa ai cognati, prendiamo qualche foto per il web e cena cinese :-)
12 July 2009 @ 01:00 pm
11 July 2009 @ 01:00 pm
10 July 2009 @ 01:00 pm
09 July 2009 @ 03:24 pm
Somebody at Mozilla decided they need lots of 'true' random numbers.
My patience for this subject completely ran out about five years ago, so this post is going to show a complete lack of diplomacy. I would like to emphasize, in advance, that this is my honest, reasoned opinion, not said in anger, and that if you ask my opinion again in the future I'll say the exact same thing.
Once a computer has collected a small number of 'true' random bits (maybe it's 128, maybe it's 256, but regardless it's small) there's no need whatsoever for it to block on collecting more 'random' numbers. A pseudorandom number generator based on AES will be able to generate random numbers based on that seed until the end of the universe and noone constrained by the laws of physics and math will ever be able to tell the difference between that and 'true' random numbers. This is extremely well established cryptography. To require 'true' random numbers is, to use an apt analogy, wankery. It does not, and cannot, do anything to improve security, and it mostly just causes huge amounts of pain. It is (and I repeat myself, because I have a hunch people will think I'm glossing over some nuance here) of no benefit whatsoever.
My advice to the Mozilla foundation (and again, this is my reasoned opinion, not said in anger, and I won't be changing my mind later): find out who was responsible for this policy of requiring lots of 'true' random numbers, and fire them. Fire them today. They have demonstrated gross incompetence, a total lack of understanding of the very most basic concepts in security.
Some people might think that if I knew more about who was behind this and what their specific motivations are, then that might change my mind. That is incorrect. The security field is filled with people who to non-experts seem very impressive and knowledgeable, especially when they're advocating, and even moreso demanding, very painful and difficult things in the name of security. Most of these people are frauds. I have had it with paying homage to the concept of impartiality when discussing these peoples's opinions. If someone spouts a bunch of technical mumbo-jumbo to bring the conversation to a place which a lay person has trouble understanding, then they may be able to make the argument be based on pure rhetoric, but gross incompetence is still gross incompetence, and despite having found an effective way to bullshit their way through, they're still wrong.
My patience for this subject completely ran out about five years ago, so this post is going to show a complete lack of diplomacy. I would like to emphasize, in advance, that this is my honest, reasoned opinion, not said in anger, and that if you ask my opinion again in the future I'll say the exact same thing.
Once a computer has collected a small number of 'true' random bits (maybe it's 128, maybe it's 256, but regardless it's small) there's no need whatsoever for it to block on collecting more 'random' numbers. A pseudorandom number generator based on AES will be able to generate random numbers based on that seed until the end of the universe and noone constrained by the laws of physics and math will ever be able to tell the difference between that and 'true' random numbers. This is extremely well established cryptography. To require 'true' random numbers is, to use an apt analogy, wankery. It does not, and cannot, do anything to improve security, and it mostly just causes huge amounts of pain. It is (and I repeat myself, because I have a hunch people will think I'm glossing over some nuance here) of no benefit whatsoever.
My advice to the Mozilla foundation (and again, this is my reasoned opinion, not said in anger, and I won't be changing my mind later): find out who was responsible for this policy of requiring lots of 'true' random numbers, and fire them. Fire them today. They have demonstrated gross incompetence, a total lack of understanding of the very most basic concepts in security.
Some people might think that if I knew more about who was behind this and what their specific motivations are, then that might change my mind. That is incorrect. The security field is filled with people who to non-experts seem very impressive and knowledgeable, especially when they're advocating, and even moreso demanding, very painful and difficult things in the name of security. Most of these people are frauds. I have had it with paying homage to the concept of impartiality when discussing these peoples's opinions. If someone spouts a bunch of technical mumbo-jumbo to bring the conversation to a place which a lay person has trouble understanding, then they may be able to make the argument be based on pure rhetoric, but gross incompetence is still gross incompetence, and despite having found an effective way to bullshit their way through, they're still wrong.
09 July 2009 @ 12:28 pm
Hey! I also drew a guest strip for Rebecca Clements. It features Sammy the Chicken, who is a chicken!
09 July 2009 @ 06:17 am
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2009-07-09 06:15:08
hi there. people who ordered prints, they should be printed this week and mailed out next week. i'm shipping out after last season shirts today. |