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Designing an Authentication System

I read through housing.usc.edu/htp/dialogue.htm. It’s very interesting. If you haven’t read it already, I recommend that you do. What follows are my comments and ideas, just things that popped into my head while reading: Why can’t Charon just keep granting new tickets without asking for a password again? A ticket is not required to maintain…Continue Reading…

Google Talk

I’m on Google Talk.

USC Computer Lab

I’m blogging from the USC computer lab (I think it’s the one located at KOH). They’ve got lots of PowerMac G5’s (the Dell’s seem to be more popular, at least right now). There are lots of computers available. I wonder what is and isn’t allowed here. Games? The connection speed is simply amazing, far better…Continue Reading…

Programming vs Computer Science

There is a huge difference between computer programming and computer science . Computer science is the study of computation, and computer scientists learn deeply about algorithms, computability, AI, data structures, compilers, operating systems, graphics, and much more. A BS or MS in CS isn’t supposed to train you to be a systems administrator or a…Continue Reading…

USC Day One

I moved into my dorm at USC today. That is, the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. It’s rather nice. I lost lots of stuff. I’ll have to get that organizer I bought from Staples from home, to sort out all the papers. I’m running on my dad’s old laptop. Dell Inspiron 300m; extended…Continue Reading…

WordPress 1.5.2 released

Looks like mostly security fixes, and some other minor enhancements. I just hope it works with Spam Karma 2! guff is calling it the Lush Life edition. 24 Aug 2005 I’ve upgraded. Notice any bugs? Let me know.