Bullshido

Apr 3, 20224 min read

The Wall!

#TIL that the iconic image of the album cover for the famous album The Wall was not actually the original cover. In fact, the text “Pink...

Oct 24, 20214 min read

A Kind of Magic!

The film Highlander (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander_(film)) was enormously popular when it came out, as were several of the...

Dec 21, 20207 min read

InfoSec as a Martial Art

In his classic series, Martial Arts and Ways of Japan (Weatherhill, 3 volumes, 1973–1974), Donn Draeger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do...

Oct 18, 20206 min read

InfoSec Bullshido – Zero-day

“Zero-day” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-day_%28computing%29) or “0-day” (also pronounced “oh-day”), is another term that we hear...

Oct 11, 20207 min read

InfoSec Bullshido – Dark Web

When considering the term “dark web”, I had trouble deciding whether to post under InfoSec Basics or InfoSec Bullshido. On the one hand,...

Aug 30, 20205 min read

InfoSec Bullshido – Password Complexity Rules

Bullshido (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bullshido) is a term referring to exaggerated or fraudulent claims around martial arts. The...

“In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms."