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Links for 2009-01-25

Automated Protocol Reverse Engineering — BreakingPoint - During the development of AppSims we come across the occasional undocumented or proprietary network protocol, usually during our response to supporting specific customer requests, at which point developing the AppSim becomes a little more interesting than the usual routine of poring through the protocol specification coupled with observing real systems using the protocol to determine implementation or platform nuance. When trying to implement an AppSim for an unknown protocol, a specification to work from is simply a luxury that you don't have. It's at this time that protocol reverse engineering comes into play.
jeff bezos demonstrates the 5 why exercise, root cause analysis, cause and effect, ishikawa diagram | shmula - I’m always impressed when CEO’s demonstrate Deming-like behavior as they lead; it’s rare, but there’s almost a magical, mobilizing, and inspiring force that happens when CEO’s or corporate leaders behave in a respectful, inspiring, common-sense, and thoughtful way.
Where Are the AB Testing Frameworks? | Spiteful.com - Everyone with a sign up page should use AB testing. Not everyone needs a message queue.
A Coding Fool: Cheat Sheets - CSS, Design Patterns, HTML Character Entities, HTML Colors, LINQ, XHTML
Kurt Gödel: A Contradiction in the U.S. Constitution? ‎(Kurt Gödel: A Contradiction in the U.S. Constitution‎) - The story of Gödel's citizenship hearing has been much repeated over the years. What is known was that on 5 December 1947, Kurt Gödel went to his citizenship hearing in Trenton, New Jersey. The examiner was Judge Philip Forman. As his witnesses, Gödel brought his two closest friends, Oskar Morgenstern and Albert Einstein. Gödel was granted citizenship, and took his oath on 2 April 1948. Afterwards, Morgenstern told many people that he and Einstein had had their hands full preventing Gödel from derailing his citizenship chances. Gödel, in his usual manner, had read extensively in preparing for the hearing and had discovered a contradiction in the U.S. Constitution, one which would allow the U.S. to be turned into a dictatorship. Gödel, in fact, claimed a proof of this and despite his friend's warnings brought this up at the hearing. Fortunately, Judge Forman knew Einstein -- when Einstein became a citizen, Forman had administered the oath.
Digg Layoffs Mean More than Just Cost Cutting | uncov - There's a big to-do in the Valley now because Digg just laid off ten percent of its workforce. While that only amounts to seven employees, for some people, it's like a cup of cold water to the face

This is a collection of links I have bookmarked on del.icio.us for the date 2009-01-25