1. 50 Ways to Lure Your Learner

Larry Cohen-50 ways to DYE your science.

50 ways to trace your veteran: increasing response rates can be cheap and effective

BACKGROUND while low response rates need not introduce bias into research, having a lower percentage of responders does increase the potential for this to occur. This is of particular concern given the decline that has been occurring in response rates since the 1950s. However, there are various methods that can be incorporated into the study design, which can assist in increasing levels of part...

50 Ways to Break RFID Privacy

We present a taxonomy of attacks on user untraceability in RFID systems. In particular, we consider RFID systems in terms of a layered model comprising a physical layer, a communication layer, and an application layer. We classify the attacks on untraceability according to their layer and discuss their applicability. Our classification includes two new attacks. We first present an attack on the...

Fourteen Ways to Fool Your Synchronizer

Transferring data between mutually asynchronous clock domains requires safe synchronization. However, the exact nature of synchronization sometimes eludes designers, and as a result synchronization circuits get “optimized” to the point where they do no longer operate correctly. This paper reviews a number of such cases, analyzes the causes of the errors, and offers a correct synchronizer circui...

Three Practical Ways to Improve Your Network

This paper presents three simple techniques for improving network service using relatively unknown features of many existing networks. The resulting system provides greater reliability, enhanced security, and ease of management. First, it addresses the application of IP anycast to provide reliable recursive DNS service. Next, it explains the use of unicast reverse path forwarding and its useful...