2017 IEEE 14th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), 2017
As technology improves in size and the number of smart devices increases, security in personal de... more As technology improves in size and the number of smart devices increases, security in personal devices undoubtedly becomes an important aspect of today's life. However, the complexity in hardware and software systems expose vulnerabilities in security. Vulnerabilities may exist in many layers of systems and would require a specific inputs or events to trigger it. Discovery of vulnerabilities require significant time and also system specific knowledge, and even then some are difficult to patch.In this paper, we study open source tools for finding potential vulnerabilities and represent the advantages and disadvantages in their use. We present HardVul, a vulnerability checking tool which can be run on any architecture and reports which vulnerabilities were found from our testbed.
Hegel's "Dialectic" is a pervasive concept. It flows ubiquitously in all conceptual thought and n... more Hegel's "Dialectic" is a pervasive concept. It flows ubiquitously in all conceptual thought and narratives. In this essay I present this Dialectic, leading us from Consciousness to Self-Consciousness--Slave-to-Master-and-Back. Doing so, I hope to shine another perspective on the movie "Fight Club."
Here I respond to the Gettier's question whether knowledge is justified true belief. This problem... more Here I respond to the Gettier's question whether knowledge is justified true belief. This problem is responded to open and elicit further discussions in support of Iterative Foundationalism
Socrates states that he is ignorant of the good by virtue of his wisdom while Socrates also knows... more Socrates states that he is ignorant of the good by virtue of his wisdom while Socrates also knows that he is good. This essay gives an opinion of how to deal with this absurdity.
Language and the meaning of words influence us as members of what Wittgenstein calls the " langua... more Language and the meaning of words influence us as members of what Wittgenstein calls the " language game ". Words from speech and text communicate a plethora of ideas and effects between language users. What this essay therefore seeks to investigate are the limits of language and how they are more than the conventional view of " sensible signs whereby men communicate their ideas ". The pages in this essay will begin by presenting what language beyond " sensible signs " is, arguing that it is a liberating rather than communication value. To examen this case, we look at the story " Hubcaps " by Tom Mcguan whereby one finds an example to use a poetic license to interpret the story. This example will then build upon the incompleteness of any type of ultimate theory to understanding a word or sentence. Building upon the former argument, the latter part of this essay will broach on the limits of language and how an incomplete language may render it necessarily consistent in use. Using a couple of examples between two speakers, the reader will find that the freedom of being able to consistently express oneself—i.e. to say something or anything, is limited yet granted by the fact that the general meaning of words in the language game is incomplete. These concluding remarks will be supported by an analogy to Gödel's incompleteness proof. As such, this essay will also show language as a conventional system but not as a system of convention, concluding that we are to live with the limits of incompleteness and the freedom of being able to consistently consider nonsense.
Many philosophers have criticized Popper's demarcation of science and pseudo science for the wron... more Many philosophers have criticized Popper's demarcation of science and pseudo science for the wrong reasons. He is not arguing for how science was, rather should be. He is not arguing for a criteria of truth, rather there are none qua refutations.
2017 IEEE 14th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), 2017
As technology improves in size and the number of smart devices increases, security in personal de... more As technology improves in size and the number of smart devices increases, security in personal devices undoubtedly becomes an important aspect of today's life. However, the complexity in hardware and software systems expose vulnerabilities in security. Vulnerabilities may exist in many layers of systems and would require a specific inputs or events to trigger it. Discovery of vulnerabilities require significant time and also system specific knowledge, and even then some are difficult to patch.In this paper, we study open source tools for finding potential vulnerabilities and represent the advantages and disadvantages in their use. We present HardVul, a vulnerability checking tool which can be run on any architecture and reports which vulnerabilities were found from our testbed.
Hegel's "Dialectic" is a pervasive concept. It flows ubiquitously in all conceptual thought and n... more Hegel's "Dialectic" is a pervasive concept. It flows ubiquitously in all conceptual thought and narratives. In this essay I present this Dialectic, leading us from Consciousness to Self-Consciousness--Slave-to-Master-and-Back. Doing so, I hope to shine another perspective on the movie "Fight Club."
Here I respond to the Gettier's question whether knowledge is justified true belief. This problem... more Here I respond to the Gettier's question whether knowledge is justified true belief. This problem is responded to open and elicit further discussions in support of Iterative Foundationalism
Socrates states that he is ignorant of the good by virtue of his wisdom while Socrates also knows... more Socrates states that he is ignorant of the good by virtue of his wisdom while Socrates also knows that he is good. This essay gives an opinion of how to deal with this absurdity.
Language and the meaning of words influence us as members of what Wittgenstein calls the " langua... more Language and the meaning of words influence us as members of what Wittgenstein calls the " language game ". Words from speech and text communicate a plethora of ideas and effects between language users. What this essay therefore seeks to investigate are the limits of language and how they are more than the conventional view of " sensible signs whereby men communicate their ideas ". The pages in this essay will begin by presenting what language beyond " sensible signs " is, arguing that it is a liberating rather than communication value. To examen this case, we look at the story " Hubcaps " by Tom Mcguan whereby one finds an example to use a poetic license to interpret the story. This example will then build upon the incompleteness of any type of ultimate theory to understanding a word or sentence. Building upon the former argument, the latter part of this essay will broach on the limits of language and how an incomplete language may render it necessarily consistent in use. Using a couple of examples between two speakers, the reader will find that the freedom of being able to consistently express oneself—i.e. to say something or anything, is limited yet granted by the fact that the general meaning of words in the language game is incomplete. These concluding remarks will be supported by an analogy to Gödel's incompleteness proof. As such, this essay will also show language as a conventional system but not as a system of convention, concluding that we are to live with the limits of incompleteness and the freedom of being able to consistently consider nonsense.
Many philosophers have criticized Popper's demarcation of science and pseudo science for the wron... more Many philosophers have criticized Popper's demarcation of science and pseudo science for the wrong reasons. He is not arguing for how science was, rather should be. He is not arguing for a criteria of truth, rather there are none qua refutations.
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