Passwords, passwords... passwords

So what's the deal with passwords

I came across an article from CSIRT-MU saying that passwords are like toothbrushes — change them and don't share them. The headline is catchy enough to draw readers in. However, I came away somewhat disappointed by the article. In the section on creating passw...

8th Dec 2018

BigClown

Playing with sensors, or: IoT is trendy.

BigClown isn't new to me — back when they were looking for backers on Indiegogo I supported them. I thought their idea was great. The advertised integration with the Turris router sounded more than promising.

Turris still doesn't have BigClown support...

24th Nov 2018

Our New Station

Or: a trip to see the station of the future

The City of Brno organised a guided walk to show the public up close the future site of the new train station. As a regular commuter I was interested, so I signed up. It started from Petrov — the landmark that the future boulevard from the station...

24th Nov 2018

WiFi free

Network woes

When you're waiting in a hospital you want to pass the time — I get it. That's why some hospitals have set up WiFi. If the hospital doesn't have WiFi, you have mobile data, right? Yes, that expensive data… And since I was waiting at a hospital and wanted to work and save on da...

21st Nov 2018

Blindness?

How public perception shifts

The Stork Nest affair has been going on for a while now. It always seemed to me that people who vote for ANO automatically stand behind AB. That impression came from discussions, articles, and comments about this case. Over the past week I've started to change my m...

18th Nov 2018

Post Office Confusion

Two registered letters and one tracking number

I received a failed delivery notice in my letterbox. The tracking number was RR712292897CZ. I took this notice to the post office and collected a registered letter. At home I looked at what had been sent to me — tracking said it came from Prague....

2nd Nov 2018