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Solving the EVIL java SSL issue

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:05:56 -0500

Testing web applications in developmental environments that attempt to utilize Https through unsigned certificates can be challenging, especially if you’ve never had the pleasure of working with Sun’s keytool utility and X.509 security certificates.

This issue manifests itself as javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeExceptions and sun.security.validator.ValidatorExceptions. For example, attempting to access untrusted Https through Java may yield stack traces with these tidbits:

Javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException:
sun.security.validator.ValidatorException:
PKIX path building failed:
sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException:
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Stay away from CarsDirect.com My Advice on a BMW 335i

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:08:12 -0500

I finally purchased my 2008 335i Sedan!

First of all, I wanted to thank everyone on these forums and encourage everyone to read as much as you can and participate!

I am writing this email in hopes that other newbies out there can learn from my mistakes and I wanted to give something back to the forum, granted not everyone might agree with my point of view, but I'm just sharing what I went through.

So the quest for a new car began 4 weeks ago and I narrowed down my choice to a 335i Sedan out of a IS350 (didn't like the disconnect from the road and the small windows!) and the G35S (its a great car, but its in between, jack of all trades, master of none)

[Mumbai - Day 1] Airport to Awakening, ramblings of man

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:09:26 -0400

Hey All-

Unfortunately, my email from the second flight didn’t send, so you get a two for one deal! That’s right this email contains both rants/raves about the flight from Frankfurt to Mumbai and my Mumbai experience as of 4/8 – 6:00pm!

Let’s start with the whole I need a ‘cell phone’ in India concept.. (since this is what is currently on my mind) I knew I would need a phone, but I didn’t realize how dependent you get with it and NO I don’t mean the kind where I like to just talk to people.. I’m talking about using a cell phone as a means of meeting people and more importantly informing your driver of your whereabouts so he can find you in the onslaught of the bajallion other brown people in india. Then one must ask the question.. how did we do it before? Since I didn’t have a cell phone today, I decided not to meet up with some friends (yes that could have been a stupid mistake.. but I just didn’t want to deal with the idea of going to a place.. and then have to frantically look for the person until we met.. I can say.. that even with having a cell phone.. meeting up with people isn’t ideal.. so now add in the fact that I’m in india, going to a place I don’t even know how to get to, and then expecting to meet a person.. I’m going to wait for my cell phone!)

Day 0 - In the Airplane from SFO -> Frankfurt, ramblings of a man..

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:08:19 -0400

Holla-

lets sync up with where I left out:

For those that don’t know, I am currently in schedule to be in Mumbai: 4/8-4/27 for work (If you want anything, let me know! I have already printed out a list of peoples’ bio-data)

I boarded the flight from sfo to frankfurt at 1.55pm.. Everything was fine and dandy.. until of course I sit down.. I sit next to a heavy-set individual that we will call MOTOOO.. which makes moving around very uncomfortable.. I’m pretty much playing fencing every couple of minutes with my elbow against his.... and of course..every now and then.. I slip and find myself crammed against the wall of the plane.. window seats!

Random Assortment of Great Quotes

Mon, 25 Dec 2006 21:08:22 -0500

If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that one of them is doing the thinking.
-- Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973)

(I have seen this attributed to Truman, as well)

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
-- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Music is the pleasure that the human soul encoutners from counting without knowing that it is counting.
-- Leibniz

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
-- Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

A brief summary of 99% of the people you will ever meet in college

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:39:06 -0500

Intellectual Superhero
Intellectual Superhero is neither an intellectual nor a superhero, but don’t tell him that! The Intellectual Superhero is easily identified by his complete inability to allow a class period to pass by without asking at least 654 questions designed to show how "witty" and "clever" he is. He will attempt to prove the professor wrong in every class with his inane bullshit, regardless of the fact that the professor has a doctorate in the field. If it’s a science course, the Intellectual Superhero will attempt to solve every problem using an alternate method, which is always incorrect. But don’t worry; he’ll still manage to waste 20 minutes of your life with his insane method of solving the problem. At least you’ll get to laugh at him when the professor proves him wrong.

Halloween 2006 - San Francisco - Pictures

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:16:10 -0500

We had a great time..attending San Francisco City Hall for Friday Nights halloween party and of course the next day at Fanatics!
Thanks to Everyone who came out!
Click here for Pics

An 'Ode to the Letter V - from V for Vendetta

Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:16:39 -0400

Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition.

The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous.

Vishal & Paragi 26th Birthday Party Gallery

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:23:28 -0400

First off..WOW! Thanks for everyone who came out to the Birthday! I believe everyone can attest to the fun they had!

Thanks to everyone who came out!

Click Here for the 26th Birthday Party Slide Show

My Weekly Top-10

Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:27:51 -0400

Vishals Top-10
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1. Webaroo
Webaroo indexes the “highest quality” websites for content and creates topic based web packs for download. The content in those webpacks is stored offline on your computer and updated periodically. To test it, I fired up my old PC, installed the 5 MB application, and downloaded the World News and San Francisco web packs.Then I unplugged from the net and tried it out. The webpacks were great, allowing me to search or browse content. I would love this on a plane. The specific website index didn’t work out so well - all formatting and CSS was stripped from the page and the site looked horrible. Still, the content was there.

Sunils Weekly Top 10

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 21:52:04 -0400

Vigilos - http://www.vigilos.com/

The company has raised $6M in a second-round funding led by return backer Northwest Venture Associates. Vigilos’ software platform is designed for government and businesses with one or more locations at which intrusion, access control, bar code, point-of-sale, video, audio and other physical security, transaction, and operational data is generated.

It seems like a smart idea. Security systems are generally from a previous generation. Vigilos is just bringing modern software and networking techniques. Founder and CEO Geof Barker co-founded The Cobalt Group, which did to the automotive industry what Vigilos wants to do to physical security. As co-CEO, Barker led Cobalt through a successful IPO. However, it does seem that Vigilos is having a bit of a slow start. It can be that way selling new apps into a space that isn’t accustomed to new apps.

My Weekly Top-10

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 13:49:10 -0400

Weekly Top-10

1. giftTagging.com
-Gifttagging.com, created by Jeremy Baines and his team, is a combination of Amazon Wish List and del.icio.us. Bookmark products using either their bookmarklet or firefox extension, tag them and place them either in your “gift list” or your “I have list”. Bonus feature: you can import your Amazon Wish List and start with that. Many of the features are similar to Kaboodle, although this is a highly specialized site focused just on gifts. I like it.

2. myPickList.com
Jeff Eichel’s MyPickList is better understood in terms of Yahoo Shoposphere - It’s a service to help people make money by recommending products they like to others. I’ve posted screen shots of how the service will look here.

My Weekly Start-Up Watch List

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:15:23 -0500

Weekly Top-10
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1. Evoca -- www.evoca.com
Evoca will change the way we communicate by empowering voices in ways never imagined before. We envision people everywhere speaking their minds, sharing their ideas, and storing their memories on Evoca. We see voice becoming the next tool for publishing and communicating online and through your telephone.

Evoca is clearly an ambitious project. The main issue is whether or not they can get and stay ahead of Odeo and become the brand people think of when they want to record and share audio files onlineSince others can comment on each file as well, Evoca has basically created a podcasting blog for each user. Add editing tools as I mention above, and they have a very nice platform

Sunils Weekly Top 10

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:50:43 -0500

Sky-Click http://www.sky-click.com/

Switzerland based Sky-Click is a an interesting idea released by Ads-Click that already launched a white label adwords/adsense-like plateform (used by Wanadoo ISP in Europe) as well as a pay-per-call ad format. Sky-Click is a 100% web-based solution to set up your call center, built on Skype API and very easy to implement and use. The service does not require any particular hardware investment and can be easily integrated in a web site (e-commerce for example). All you have to do is downloading Skype client on the call-center collaborators’ computer. On the end-user side all you have to do is press the “call” button that will initiate a call (or a video call) to the call-center.

Sunils Weekly Top 10

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:53:38 -0500

RapidMind www.rapidmind.net
RapidMind provides a software development platform that allows developers to take advantage of a new generation of high performance processors. These new processors, including the GPU, IBM Cell, and other multi-core processors can offer applications an order of magnitude increase in performance. Based in Waterloo, Canada, RapidMind is a venture-backed private company that is built on over 5 years of advanced research and development.
While new processors offer much faster computational capabilities, their architecture poses challenges for application developers, said Monteyne. RapidMind's software is designed to make development simpler for programmers by allowing them to use standard C++ programming to create high-performance applications.Its technology is aimed at sectors including video game development, image processing, content generation and scientific computation.