Mar 7, 07:06 AM (noon) - by dedi
it’s funny how much time can fly when you’re getting stuff done. we’ve named, designed and started on the next “sketchie” as we’re calling them now.
gossamer will be a tissue box that scans emails captured on the network for viruses. when it finds an infected file, it will sneeze and print out a bug ticket or a little notice on how to eliminate the virus. the bug ticket will come in the form of a fine much like a broken headlight ticket does and the offending user will be notified that they have “x” number of days to fix the problem.
so far gossamer is all software and drawings, but as soon as the mini printer arrives we’ll figure out how to make it look convincing. i’m already almost done with our new case mod. we decided to pull the computer parts out of ptooie and set them up in a stabler case. this will allow up to “re-pot” ptooie into something less huge. we might even be able to use real dirt this time. i’m hoping we can fit ‘em both into a radio flyer red wagon for our final presentations.
once gossamer is finished, i think any additional work will be online. some ideas include running a fake phishing scam that redirects to a teaching page on phishing. there’s a new law being proposed that may include jail time for such activities, so we best step on it!
Feb 13, 01:08 PM (evening) - by dedi
i’ve got instiki running at http://thesis.kweerious.com now. and it’s working smoothly. this is just a quick note to myself to watch out for hieraki. it’s like insitiki, but with a hierachial focus that might be a better fit for us. just a thought.
i’m also falling hard for ruby on rails. i need to stop and start up on thesis stuff again, but whoa…nice. i definitely need a break, so we’re going out tonight.
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Feb 8, 06:10 AM (morning) - by dedi
it might be a good idea to take a good look at using hashing to store passwords (esp. in databases) as a best practice to recommend.
hashing
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Feb 7, 04:40 PM (primetime) - by dedi
tenative thesis schedule
- week 4 (feb 3 – feb 10): rough draft of abstract, personal statement and research
- week 5 (feb 10 – feb17): begin work on next zoo creature, come up with a site for manual
- week 6 (feb 17 – feb 24): complete ptooie; test ptooie; choose next zoo creature; work on new zoo creatures
- week 7 (feb 24 – mar 3): thesis presentation
- week 8 (mar 3 – mar 10):
- fake week (mar 10 – mar 17): spring break
- week 9 (mar 17 – mar 24):
- week 10 (mar 24 – mar 31):
- week 11 (mar 31 – apr 7):
- week 12 (apr 7 – apr 14):
- week 13 (apr 14 – apr 21):
- week 14 (apr 21 – apr 28): thesis presentation
- finals/thesis week (apr 28 – may 5): thesis presentation
- thesis week (may 5 – may 12): final thesis presentation
filed under thesis