Security Fail Award of the Month
There are endless competitors for this, but surely some sort of major stupidity award is due to the Dollar Rent-a-Car password system as described by Geoff Kuenning: But the winner… Read more »
Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time in Java
You might think this would be simple but I actually spent a fair amount of time last week tracking down some confusing bugs. The problem is that the official documentation… Read more »
Apple will decline after Steve Jobs…
A lot of the value in Apple has come from the ineptitude of other companies and the passion and willingness of early adopters to spend huge money. There are inherent… Read more »
I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone
“I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to… Read more »
When Ethicists Steal
A bizarre crime story with interesting computer security implications was revealed today when Aaron Swartz, a co-founder of the online news site Reddit and a Fellow at the Harvard University… Read more »
Circle Privacy in Google+
i just started playing with Google+ and I noticed that by default the list of members of your Circles is visible to everyone on the web. This is similar to… Read more »
Philip Greenspun on the Federal Budget Deal:
“We have a family that is spending $38,200 per year. The family’s income is $21,700 per year. The family adds $16,500 in credit card debt every year in order to… Read more »
Sony Pushes the Envelope
Orin Kerr eviscerates Sony’s legal maneuvers against the people who broke the PS3’s encryption: I realize the complaint characterizes the defendants as hackers, and the CFAA is supposed to be… Read more »
Evil Password Change
..or at least an extremely secure password change method. (Actual production code.) UPDATE: It’s hard to believe that this code isn’t malicious, but it’s just possible that it was put… Read more »
aLinks with WordPress 3.0
I have updated my original aLinks post with a version that works with WP 3.0.