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Prioritizing time for creativity
If you want to be more creative, you need to intentionally prioritize time to practice creativity.
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End-to-end encrypted secret sharing
Secret sharing typically requires a trusted third party to communicate a secret from point A to B. Encrypting those secrets at point A and only allowing point B to decrypt them removes any risk in the transfer.
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A new tech stack for WordPress
A solid blog starts with a solid foundation – in this case WordPress and the tech stack that powers it.
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Find your voice
Successful blogging is all about narratives. Compelling narratives are all about the voice used to tell them. Finding your voice is critical.
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The Journey to 100k Daily Readers
In 2022, I make my return to daily public writing. Join me on this journey as we build a tech-focused blog from scratch all the way to 100k daily visitors.
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Cracking the Uncrackable – Hashtopolis
In part 5 of our Bitcoin series, we leverage Hashtopolis to distribute a cracking operation across multiple independent machines.
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Cracking the Uncrackable – Hashing Setup
If like last week simply guessing a password is insufficient, then you can bring out the big guns. I’m talking about Hashcat, and advanced system that allows you to automate the cracking of passwords using optimized GPU code. Rather than manually guessing one password at a time – or even iterating over one password at a time – Hashcat can automate password cracking attempts using various rules. A password of password is unique from one of P@s$w0rd1. There are a slew of rules and configurations that enable Hashcat to stretch a smaller password list by swapping characters and applying transformations…
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Cracking the Uncrackable – Password Guessing
Last week we covered the basics of how Bitcoin keys work and how software like Bitcoin Core can protect a private key with a user-defined password. Assume you’ve set up your wallet, set a password, then left things along for long enough to forget your password. Now Bitcoin has exploded in value and you want back in. If it’s your own wallet, chances are high you know enough about how you set your password that you can guess what it was. Maybe you remember a handful of words from a mneumonic. Or that you had used you child’s birthday to…
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Cracking the Uncrackable – Background
Last time, I explained the backstory for why I’m treading down this bizarro path in the first place. If I can’t find my Bitcoin and it’s nearly impossible to turn a profit from mining as a hobby, I’ll try to buy my way into wealth instead. The very first step forward is to acquire a wallet with sufficient funds to make the journey worth it and sufficient information about the password to give me a head start. But before we dive into that, let’s discuss why it’s possible to “recover” a Bitcoin wallet in the first place. Bitcoin Keys To…
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Cracking the Uncrackable – Background
Last time, I explained the backstory for why I’m treading down this bizarro path in the first place. If I can’t find my Bitcoin and it’s nearly impossible to turn a profit from mining as a hobby, I’ll try to buy my way into wealth instead. The very first step forward is to acquire a wallet with sufficient funds to make the journey worth it and sufficient information about the password to give me a head start. But before we dive into that, let’s discuss why it’s possible to “recover” a Bitcoin wallet in the first place. Bitcoin Keys To…