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Build a Vernam Cipher

The current issue of 2600: The Hacker Quarterly has an article on cryptography that outlines the use of the Vernam Cipher (aka One-time pad) to encrypt text by hand. What makes this technique interesting is its ease of implementation, but even more interesting than that is the fact that the Vernam Cipher is the only …

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Home Automation Overview

When we receive a first-time visitor to our home they ALWAYS ask about the whole-home control panel mounted in our family room. This panel allows us to control and obtain status on just about every aspect of our house from a single location.  This, invariably, leads to questions about what my Home Automation (HA) system …

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Learning to Ride

My little girl hit a new milestone today by learning to ride her bike! Getting here, I can honestly attest, has been a very bumpy ride (pun intended), but alas she prevailed! Let me start with a little bit of context. Every child is different. I put my son on a bike at about five …

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Troy-Bilt Pump Repair

I bought myself a gasoline power-washer last year to replace my old washer and was really pleased with its performance.  At the beginning of summer this year, I set up my new washer for my annual outdoor cleaning.  I hooked everything up and gave the engine a pull. As expected it cranked right up and …

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Harvesting Addresses

Have you ever wished you could create a list of all of the email addresses that you have communicated with over the years? Perhaps you’re building an email distribution list or need to notify everyone that you’re changing your address. Whatever the reason, the task is very simple if you are using an email client …

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