I was born in December of 1954. When I was going to college the first time (in the mid seventies) I worked in a record store. This… Read more “Why is this called Daav0’s blog?”
Author: daav0
My name is David Perry. Daav0 is a nickname I picked up years ago when I worked in a record store. At the time I was a big fan of DEVO, and I guess I still am. All of my adult life has been engaged in educating people about the uses and abuses of technology. We are looking forward to a world that only science fiction has seen up to this point. Things will be different, and very much different. Old models will not apply. Let's get there together, and in one piece. Persevere. (someday I will blog about why all my posts end with the word persevere, but the meaning of it speaks for itself. Keep on keeping on, one foot in front of the other, be the journey, not the goal.) Peace Be With You
The Y2K antivirus Crew

This is myself, Jimmy (Chengi) Kuo, Commander John McCarthy (retired) and Stephen Trilling. Although the photo commemorates us all working together at the y2k rollover in DC, it was taken at the 2003 President’s Initiative to Secure Cyberspace at Stanford University.
Computer Insecurity
I have earned my living, most of my adult life, by teaching people about computer security. Viruses, Trojans and Worms, hackers and rootkits and all manner of… Read more “Computer Insecurity”