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https://robertheaton.com/2020/04/27/how-does-a-tcp-reset-attack-work/
How does a TCP Reset Attack work? | Robert Heaton
A TCP reset attack is executed using a single packet of data, no more than a few bytes in size. A spoofed TCP segment, crafted and sent by an attacker, tricks...
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https://robertheaton.com/2018/11/28/https-in-the-real-world/
HTTPS in the real world | Robert Heaton
In cryptography, trust is mathematically provable. Everything else is just faith.
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https://robertheaton.com/2019/02/24/making-peace-with-simpsons-paradox/
Making peace with Simpson's Paradox | Robert Heaton
Two years ago you were diagnosed with a kidney stone. You went to see your town’s most famous kidney doctor, Dr. Alpha. She explained that you had two options...
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https://robertheaton.com/2019/01/27/third-party-dream-cookies/
Third-party dream cookies | Robert Heaton
It’s yet another night.
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https://robertheaton.com/2018/11/03/programming-project-4-photomosaics/
Programming Projects for Advanced Beginners #4: Photomosaics | Robert Heaton
This is a programming project for Advanced Beginners. If you’ve completed all the introductory programming tutorials you can find and want to sharpen your...
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https://robertheaton.com/2019/02/16/introducing-afl-ruby/
Introducing Afl-Ruby: fuzz your Ruby programs using afl | Robert Heaton
American Fuzzy Lop (afl) is a popular fuzzer, traditionally used to find bugs in C and C++ code. python-afl and aflgo have adapted afl for use with python and...
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https://robertheaton.com/2018/10/09/programming-projects-for-advanced-beginners-3-a/
Programming Projects for Advanced Beginners #3a: Tic-Tac-Toe AI | Robert Heaton
This is a programming project for Advanced Beginners. If you’ve completed all the introductory programming tutorials you can find and want to start sharpening...
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https://robertheaton.com/2018/07/02/stylish-browser-extension-steals-your-internet-history/
"Stylish" browser extension steals all your internet history | Robert Heaton
Before it became a covert surveillance tool disguised as an outstanding browser extension, Stylish really was an outstanding browser extension. It bestowed...
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https://robertheaton.com/2018/08/20/how-i-kicked-my-email-compulsion/
How I kicked my email compulsion | Robert Heaton
One of the sadder things that I have witnessed occurred at gate 10 of San Francisco Airport. I was sitting patiently by the desk, waiting for the 17:37 Virgin...
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https://robertheaton.com/2019/04/14/open-source-for-advanced-beginners-1-bashplotlib/
Open Source for Advanced Beginners #1: bashplotlib | Robert Heaton
This is a project for advanced beginner programmers.
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https://robertheaton.com/2016/10/22/a-tale-of-love-betrayal-social-engineering-and-whatsapp/
A tale of love, betrayal, social engineering and Whatsapp | Robert Heaton
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https://robertheaton.com/2019/03/25/what-beginners-mind-is-really-like/
What beginner's mind is really like | Robert Heaton
I have no idea what to do next.
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https://robertheaton.com/2014/01/20/cookieless-user-tracking-for-douchebags/
Cookieless user tracking for douchebags | Robert Heaton
Cookies are the go-to mechanism for online user tracking. A cookie is essentially a tiny text file stored by your browser, so a website using a cookie to store...
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https://robertheaton.com/2017/11/20/how-does-online-tracking-actually-work/
How does online tracking actually work? | Robert Heaton
The online tracking industry is both horrifying and begrudgingly impressive. No human being wants to give trackers any of their data. No one wants trackers to...
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