Alec BenzerWhy do we still have passwords?Almost all websites let you reset your password via email. This means that access to your email account is already going to imply access…Apr 9, 2019Apr 9, 2019
Alec BenzerDon’t checkout master locallyhttps://alecb.me/dont-checkout-masterSep 23, 20173Sep 23, 20173
Alec BenzerELI5: Why is the set of real numbers uncountable?Suppose you thought you could count every real number. What this means is that you have some real number that’s first, some real number…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
Alec BenzerELI5: Diffie-Hellman key exchangeConsider questions like “What color do you mix with red to get green?” Imagine you had access to a lot of paint, but knew nothing…Mar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017
Alec BenzerErrors are importantSecond to generics support, the thing people like to complain the most about in Go is how often you need to writeMar 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017
Alec BenzerImplementing a stack language in OCaml with continuationsI’m subscribed to my school’s SigPLAN chapter’s mailing list, and we just got mailed out a challenge to implement a stack language in…Jul 30, 20161Jul 30, 20161
Alec BenzerBlogging BiasI’ve been trying to blog on and off for several years. I don’t really put a whole lot of time into it, partly because I find it really…Jul 30, 20161Jul 30, 20161
Alec BenzerFree SpeechAs many are quick to point out, people often misunderstand what the right the free speech means, and what exactly the first amendment does…Jul 23, 2016Jul 23, 2016
Alec BenzerEntropy of Android’s unlock patternsHaving just got an Android phone for the first time, I was curious about how secure it was to try using a pattern unlock instead of a…Mar 22, 2015Mar 22, 2015
Alec BenzerHow long ago is 2ˣ nanoseconds?²¹⁹ nanoseconds ago is a little under a millisecond agoDec 29, 2014Dec 29, 2014