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Update on the "antipatterns for sale" Twply auction
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 4:41amUpdate on the “antipatterns for sale” Twply auction (via). The collected username and password database is NOT included in the auction.
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
A quote from Blaine Cook
Tue, 01/06/2009 - 4:37amAs more details become available, it seems what happened is that a Twitter administrator (i.e., employee) gave their password to a 3rd party site because their API requires it, which was then used to...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Travel time to major cities: A global map of Accessibility
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 8:24amTravel time to major cities: A global map of Accessibility (via). Visualisation developed by the European Commission and the World Bank.
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Travel time to major cities: A global map of Accessibility
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 8:24amTravel time to major cities: A global map of Accessibility (via). Visualisation developed by the European Commission and the World Bank.
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
MemcacheDB
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 7:37amMemcacheDB. A server that speaks the memcache protocol but uses Berkeley DB for reliable persistent storage. Speedy: 20,000 writes/second and 60,000+ reads/second. Includes a full replication...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
MemcacheDB
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 7:37amMemcacheDB. A server that speaks the memcache protocol but uses Berkeley DB for reliable persistent storage. Speedy: 20,000 writes/second and 60,000+ reads/second. Includes a full replication...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
A quote from Alex Payne
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 5:47amThe username/password key’s major disadvantage is that it open all the doors to the house. The OAuth key only opens a couple doors; the scope of the credentials is limited. That’s a benefit, to...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
A quote from Alex Payne
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 5:47amThe username/password key???s major disadvantage is that it open all the doors to the house. The OAuth key only opens a couple doors; the scope of the credentials is limited. That???s a benefit, to...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Talking about OpenID
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 5:46amTalking about OpenID. “So a relying party walks in to a bar...”
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Talking about OpenID
Mon, 01/05/2009 - 5:46amTalking about OpenID. ???So a relying party walks in to a bar...???
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Wikipedia over DNS
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 6:29amWikipedia over DNS. Added to my ~/bin/ directory as dns-wikipedia.sh: host -t txt $1.wp.dg.cx
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Wikipedia over DNS
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 6:29amWikipedia over DNS. Added to my ~/bin/ directory as dns-wikipedia.sh: host -t txt $1.wp.dg.cx
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Antipatterns for sale
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 5:48amAntipatterns for sale. Twply collected over 800 Twitter usernames and passwords (OAuth can’t arrive soon enough) and was promptly auctioned off on SitePoint to the highest bidder.
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Antipatterns for sale
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 5:48amAntipatterns for sale. Twply collected over 800 Twitter usernames and passwords (OAuth can???t arrive soon enough) and was promptly auctioned off on SitePoint to the highest bidder.
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
OSM 2008: A Year of Edits
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 5:34amOSM 2008: A Year of Edits (via). Stunningly beautiful visualisation of the year in OpenStreetMap.
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
OSM 2008: A Year of Edits
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 5:34amOSM 2008: A Year of Edits (via). Stunningly beautiful visualisation of the year in OpenStreetMap.
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
A quote from Elliotte Rusty Harold
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 5:26amThe compiler only pays attention to the semicolons and braces while ignoring the line breaks and indentation, but humans usually only pay attention to the line breaks and indentation while ignoring...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
A quote from Elliotte Rusty Harold
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 5:26amThe compiler only pays attention to the semicolons and braces while ignoring the line breaks and indentation, but humans usually only pay attention to the line breaks and indentation while ignoring...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Researchers Show How to Forge Site Certificates
Tue, 12/30/2008 - 10:27amResearchers Show How to Forge Site Certificates. Use an MD5 collision to create two certificates with the same hash, one for a domain you own and another for amazon.com. Get Equifax CA to sign your...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Researchers Show How to Forge Site Certificates
Tue, 12/30/2008 - 10:27amResearchers Show How to Forge Site Certificates. Use an MD5 collision to create two certificates with the same hash, one for a domain you own and another for amazon.com. Get Equifax CA to sign your...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology