Certainly, one of the most thoughtful and scholarly practitioners of security research; behold, as Mr. Ranum holds forth.
via: http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/news_and_events/events/security_seminar/
Archive | November, 2014
The Sounds of Interstellar
A look at the sound design of Interstellar, including some of the cool rigs they built to record sounds for the movie, including a truck driving through a corn field, sand hitting the outside of a car, and robots walking.
via: http://devour.com/video/the-sound-of-interstellar/
What Texting Does to the Spine
A new study suggests that looking down at a cell phone is the equivalent of placing a 60-pound weight on one’s neck.
via: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/11/what-texting-does-to-the-spine/382890/
Video: Ken Block Shreds LA in a Ludicrous 845-HP Mustang
0:55—Block spins all four wheels with the car chained up to keep it from moving, à la King Kong in his New York stage debut.
4:56—20 seconds of donuts around Randy’s Donuts shop.
7:35—Block blasts past a line of police cars following a white SUV in an ode to OJ Simpson’s run from the law.
8:25—Donuts timed to slide under an outrageously bouncing lowrider. This is the part of the video that most resembles a terrifying mini golf obstacle.
9:32—The reminder that when you spin your tires and surround your car with smoke, seeing where you’re going gets way harder. Which makes what Block’s doing all the more impressive.
via: http://www.wired.com/2014/11/ken-block-gymkhana-7/
The Marshmallow Test
Walter Mischel has written a book about the test, its findings, and learning greater self-control: The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control.
The world’s leading expert on self-control, Walter Mischel has proven that the ability to delay gratification is critical for a successful life, predicting higher SAT scores, better social and cognitive functioning, a healthier lifestyle and a greater sense of self-worth. But is willpower prewired, or can it be taught?
In The Marshmallow Test, Mischel explains how self-control can be mastered and applied to challenges in everyday life — from weight control to quitting smoking, overcoming heartbreak, making major decisions, and planning for retirement. With profound implications for the choices we make in parenting, education, public policy and self-care, The Marshmallow Test will change the way you think about who we are and what we can be.
