How the Prime Meridian Changed the World: Not technical stuff but worth reading.

OpenSSH keys and the drunken bishop: Ever wondered about that visual fingerprint when generating SSH keys? Well this article brings some light on that. I’ve tried on my own and that’s fun:

$ ssh -o VisualHostKey=yes victor@cia.gov -p 1337
Host key fingerprint is xxxxx
+–[ RSA 2048]—-+
|        ..       |
|  .    ..        |
| o  . o. .       |
|. o. o =o        |
| o..  =.S        |
|…  …         |
|o=.   ..         |
|Eo.  .  .        |
| .o.  ..         |
+—————–+

The effects of computer programming on the brain: I should be worried about that. Are *YOU *addicted to programming? Just in case, let me know…

http://www.blackhatlibrary.net/Shellcodecs: Useful collection.

Use Google Authenticator For Two-Factor SSH Authentication in Linux: Add 2-factor authentication to your SSH linux server. 2-Factor auth seems to be quite trendy these days…

Call For Papers - Balkan Computer Congress 2013: My favourite anecdote related to this one: ... and because we're from Eastern Europe we like break things and stuff. (some SAP guy :-))

Emacs is dead: Old but worth mentioning it. I’ve never used Emacs btw. I’m a VIM lover since my birth.

Letter To A Young Programmer Considering A Startup: *I regularly get emails from young people, usually those with an interest in programming, who are trying to make decisions about school and/or their professional futures. This post is for those young people.*