Some thoughts on 'The Mystic Masseur'
From the Blog beanbagtalesI'm not a huge fan of V.S. Naipaul and the only reason which propelled me to read this book was the Ivory Merchant film made on it. The movie was a disappointment which came as a surprise since most films made under the Ivory Merchant banner are very impressive (I recently saw Anita Desai's* 'In Custody'* and liked it immensely) but this one fell short especially where the screenplay was concerned. The book, on the other hand, was a pleasant surprise. It was the right length unlike 'A House for Mr. Biswas' which seemed never-ending. The few conclusions I've come to (one a lighter note) after finishing it are: 1. The quantity of books on display in your house is directly proportional to making a good impression on people. Especially if you live in a place where most people are ilpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
The Heartbleed bug!
From the Blog ayaz This is big. Why is it big? SSL is part of the core infrastructure on which the Internet as we know it today runs. Millions, if not more, of people who browse the Internet and use any manner of services on the Internet rely on SSL to keep their data secure and confidential. With this bug, anybody with tools, know-how and motive can cause an affected website or service to leak enough private data to be able to decrypt secure information. It is big because the very reason why we use SSL today is defeated. How does the bug work? The technical details of how the bug works are, well, rather technical. You can read about them here: - Heartbleed.com - Heartbleed bug live blog The bug exploits a memory overrun issue in a function of OpenSSL known as *heartbeat*. When exploitepakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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