Control key stopped working on my host after running a guest in VMWware Workstation. And I use the control key A LOT. Here’s how I ended up fixing it.

A case of organizational security process failures leading to a very-avoidable leak of over 200,000 patient medical records.

Challenges testing virtual machines and Docker services at the same time on Windows.

A letter of opposition to the anti-encryption bills being pushed through Congress.

According to recent reporting from the Washington Post, the 2017 Vault 7 leaks of classified CIA information and offensive hacking tools was the result of woefully lax security procedures.

Turning an antique board of unfinished mahogany into a wonderful coffee table we’ll enjoy for years to come. (With pictures!)

Mullen responds to the President’s St. John’s Church ‘photo op’, highlighting the dangerous precendent and inappropriate co-opting of the military for political purposes during these crises.

Prayers from today’s Divine Office that are particularly poignant during this COVID-19 economic crisis.

This article from WIRED’s Andy Greenberg is a must-read for anyone remotely interested in technology or how what someone does to a computer system can have massive financial and geopolitical implications.

I built myself a woodworking workbench for the rest of my life. Classic 18th century French design, 8 feet long, stout, and strong.