Spec Bebop

I just love clever network hacks.

Speaking of which, I think I'm going to ask my boss if she'll send me to LISA. I didn't realize I had sysadmin heroes 'til I started looking at the program: Æleen Frisch! Michael Lucas! Tom Limoncelli (who's working at Google now, natch)! W. Curtis Preston! But also Dan Fucking Kaminsky, that's who:

I like big graphs and I can't deny...You other hackers can't deny...when a packet routes in with an itty bitty length and a huge string in your face you get sick...cuz you've fuzzed that trick...

...who's going to be presenting the results of a worldwide SSL scan among lots of other stuff.

I think it'd be great to attend, but it's a long shot. Wish me luck.