Welcome to skyNomad
Welcome to my blog. Here is where I rant and rave, post bits of code that I hope someone might find useful, and write whatever I want.... because I can. ;) . I hope that perhaps some of the content here will be of some benefit to someone. If you'd like to contact me, you can email me at ralfepoisson@gmail.com. Just please do not spam me.
Recent Posts
IT Web 2009 Notes
From 25 May 2009 to 28 May 2009 I attended the 3rd Annual IT Web Security Summit. It had some interesting talks from international and local speakers. Here are my notes from the summit.
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2009-06-16 20:39:39
Penetration Testing
Two part presentation done in collaboration with Matthew Erasmus detailing the five stages of conducting a complete penetration test: Reconnaissance, Enumeration, Vulnerability Analysis, Exploitation and Reporting.
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2009-05-20 08:32:54
Prime8 : OpenSource LDAP AddressBook
I am launching a new OpenSource project called Prime8. It is a web-based LDAP AddressBook application for viewing and maintaining a LDAP directory.
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2009-03-03 15:44:32
The Problem of Theoretical Abstraction in Psychology
A quick thought on the underlying problem with the contemporary practice of psychological therapies. (Just my little opinion)
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2009-02-21 23:06:33
Injection Attacks
Here is a presentation I have put together for a White Hat Advisory talk. It covers SQL Injection, Script/Code Injection and Shell Injection attacks.
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2009-02-20 16:42:58
Google Contact Export Script
I wrote this little Python app to backup my Google Contacts into a csv file. This can then be pulled into a spread sheet, or used in another application etc...
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2009-02-01 14:56:52
MySQL Schema Generation Script
I created this short PHP script to generate a complete set of SQL commands to recreate the database and table structures within that database.. Enjoy.
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2009-01-27 21:33:25
The Myth of Biology
This is my comment in response to a recent Opposing Views debate based upon the nature-nurture controversy of sexuality. I provide an alternative view in which sexuality is a result of social repression and neither specifically nature nor nurture in orig
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2009-01-26 21:12:01
The Psychology of the Social Web
An analytical look at the psychological forces behind engaging in ambient awareness culture.
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2008-12-05 12:03:33
Improvisation on "Mary Had A Little Lamb"
In this video clip, I was at a soiree concert in Northdean improvising over "Mary Had A Little Lamb". The video quality is quite poor, but at least you can hear what I was trying to accomplish through sound.
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2008-12-04 09:50:26
Freud's Dream-work : The Mechanisms of Condensation and Displacement
Since man's beginning, there has been a fascination with dreams, and man has been seeking answers from all kinds of sources, mythological to biological. In this article I shall be examining Freud's theory of dreams by concentrating on two primary mechanis
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2008-12-03 06:58:49
The Pathology of the Pathology
In a culture of psychiatrists, psychologists and psychopathologies, the thought that mental illness could be dictated by society may strike a dissonant chord with some. In this article, I have a look at how society shapes our pathologies of the mind.
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2008-12-02 22:23:05
The Self : A Social Entity
In modern society, there is a prevailing view of the individual 'self' as being a self-contained, independent entity, which is separate from others around us. This Atomism can hinder the understanding of the individual in a social construct. In this arti
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2008-12-02 22:18:47
SQL Injection
There is a lot of hype around SQL Injections, but very few people seem to know what exactly they are. Essentially, SQL injection is a technique employed to manipulate a legitimate database query in order to return falsified data.
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2008-11-30 22:42:10
When Does Life Begin : An argument against abortion
In the wake of American Presidential Elections, much debate is being fulled regarding a wide range of topics. Not least among them is the issue of Abortion. It is, essentially, a question of ethics and morality. Here are my thoughts and reasonings...
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2008-11-26 10:11:00
SQL Hacks
Here is a slide show presentation for a talk I'm giving at Ductape this evening. It contains some useful SQL Tricks for getting the most out of your data and also some nifty stuff you can get SQL to produce.
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2008-11-25 16:05:18
My new Squidoo Lense : AGI-PHP
I've just started a new Squidoo Lense
agi-php. It's an attempt at collating resources for PHP AGI in one place to make it easier for those new to Asterisk Gateway Interface
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2008-11-20 18:18:57
Quantum Cryptography
Quantum Cryptography is the application of quantum mechanics and physics primarily to the art of cryptographic key distribution. Here is a slide presentation I have put together for a talk on the subject I am planning on giving in a few weeks time.
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2008-11-16 20:13:10
Implications of orbital angular momentum in quantum physics
There have been very important developments in optics and quantum mechanics. In this article, I briefy describe the application of orbital angular momentum to photons and the implications thereof.
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2008-11-16 19:35:44
Practical Artificial Intelligence in Java [ Free eBook ]
Mark Watson has released an excellent book entitled "Practical Artificial Intelligence Programming with Java : Third Edition". It is aimed towards Professional Programmers who either have an interest in Artificial Intelligence or need to make use of AI te
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2008-11-11 15:50:22
Barcode Hacking
Barcodes have become such an integral part of our daily life, but have you ever stopped to wonder how they actually work? What do those little black lines mean?
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2008-11-11 14:39:14
Mini PHP FrameWork
This is a very simply structure and base classes/function
libraries which I use as a starting point for almost every
web application I write. I am releasing it into the
OpenSource wilderness for people to use and learn
from (hopefully).
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2008-10-31 10:20:44
Launching tnyMail Alpha
I'm Alpha testing on a new application of mine called tnyMail. It is a free, anonymous, instant email forwarder generator.
Click here for more information
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2008-10-28 10:20:42
FreeRadius Database Structure
I have recently been working on a project involving FreeRadius, and to make my life a little bit easier, I decided to construct an Entity Relationship Diagram for FreeRadius. So here it is for anyone interested.
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2008-10-21 11:22:45
In The Jungle
Here is an arrangement I put together for a music teacher. It is for a primary school music class. The instruments in this arrangement are piano and two xylaphone groups.
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2008-09-30 17:38:01
Open Learning: Free Computer Science and Electronic Engineering courses online
Standford University is offering completely free computer science and electronic engineering courses ranging from software methodologies to robotics from their website Standford Online Courses). All l
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2008-09-18 10:30:29
PHP API / Function Library for Asterisk AGI
I have, over the last few months, been writing a large call card based system built ontop of Asterisk, using the Asterisk Gateway Interface (AGI). If one chooses to do such development in PHP, the options are very limited. I eventually ( out of desparatio
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2008-09-16 17:43:48
FreeRadius ODBC Connection Monitoring Script
Here is a script some sysadmins might find useful. This script monitors a log file for ODBC connection errors. Once an error is found, the script will continue to pin the database server until a response is achieved. At that point a command will be execut
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2008-09-09 13:21:19
OpenSource Web Development Lecutres
For those who have attended any of my courses, or are interested in starting to get involved in Open Source Web Development, I have provided some of my lecture notes and lecture slides for your enjoyment.
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2008-09-01 10:59:49
PHP Database Engine Class
Here's a nice little PHP Class I wrote to handle database connections. It is simple to create and can be used site-wide to handle all database queries and responses. It will take care of mysql errors and all the other bits and pieces. It also integrates w
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2008-08-15 23:24:53
Launching My Blog
It's taken me a hell of a long time to finally get round to setting this up. But, I'm proud to say I've finally done it..... So here it is, my little spot on the internet. Welcome to skyNomad. Here I'll pst blog entries (about whatever I want, so don't co
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2008-08-15 00:00:00
