I listen to a lot of podcasts during my commutes to and from school/work, my personal favorites being This Week in Tech, Keith and the Girl, and No Agenda, but I recently stumbled upon a new one that would have dethroned these if it hadn’t been discontinued. I am talking about “I Love Movies” with...

I just read in the Chicago Tribune today that my favorite graffiti artist of all time, Banksy, has apparently been exposed. As an artist famous for his mysterious hidden identity with his “work” selling for upwords of $500,000 it would seem inevitable that he would be unmasked eventually....

Security researcher and network guru, Dan Kaminsky, uncovered a very serious Domain Name System (DNS) vulnerability about six months ago. A vulnerability that essentially affects the foundation of the Internet and would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web. With what is known as a DNS cache...

Episode 2 of my travels in the Philippines with friends Jonathan, Susie, Chris & company. Our 1.5 week stay in Manila was booked at The Mabuhay Manor, a pleasant hotel situated nearby the airport and the Mall of Asia. They won’t tell you that the Manor is located right next to a slum area...

The following travelogue recounts my two week adventure in the Philippines and Japan with friends: Jonathan, Susie, Chris & his family. You could say that a 12+ hour flight from Chicago O’Hare to Narita Japan and then another 4 hour flight from Japan to Manila was a just a tad bit tedious....