I’ve mentioned the memory tricks that I use before, a couple times. Yesterday I had a rare chance to really put them to the test. I’d used those tricks to remember the combination to a lock that I’d put on our shed, maybe six or seven years ago. The lock was on there for less [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Memory category.
“Use MD5 Hashes and Your Favorite Site for a Secure Password”
I was discussing our password security schemes with Ploni over (encrypted) e-mail recently, which reminded me of a post I recently saw on the subject that uses a different take: an MD5 hash of a file or phrase as the core. (Interesting idea, though not as convenient as simply learning to remember secure passwords.)
“Brain Is a Co-Conspirator in a Vicious Stress Loop”
Neat information.
“Can We Increase Our Intelligence?”
I’m fascinated by this kind of stuff, and thought I’d share it. There’s also another article by the same people that’s just as interesting, on the interaction of genetic disposition and environment in producing behaviors.
Foul-Mouth Passwords
I stumbled over an interesting article, from a couple years ago, on passwords. The most interesting part, to me, was a pair of statements buried in the text: *Cuss words were very popular. Boy, there’s a lot of aggression out there. *I was surprised about how many Christian-sounding — for example, “Ilovejesus” — log-on names [...]
“Bruce Schneier Blazes Through Your Questions”
Interesting interview with one of my favorite computer security writers, especially (to me) the part about how he handles passwords: Q: How do you remember all of your passwords? A: I can’t. No one can; there are simply too many. But I have a few strategies. One, I choose the same password for all low-security [...]
Don’t Forget To…
The hardest thing about remembering something is remembering it long enough to remember it. Okay, that sentence is a little convoluted, but that doesn’t affect it’s accuracy. The hardest part about remembering something is keeping it in your head for more than a few seconds in the first place — once you can do that, [...]
“Neurobiologists jam brain’s ‘memory machine’”
Yet more memory tricks, courtesy of your local mad scientist. Now if only they could help me remember things, as well as forgetting them…
“Scientists find drug to banish bad memories”
As featured in British author Peter F. Hamilton’s A Quantum Murder and the movie Paycheck, the technology for wiping specific memories is on it’s way to reality. This could be a very good thing, in some cases.