Someone somehow modified some downloads of WordPress 2.1.1, so Matt announced that they’re calling the entire version dangerous. I used to wonder why the 2.0 branch is still maintained at all, considering that 2.1 is out. Perhaps this is part of the reason. The story behind this exploit is rather interesting. This morning we received…Continue Reading…
A thought that has crossed my mind is: “Everyone knows how to use a computer now. Kids learn it on their own by practice. Adults have learned it from classes. Soon, the market will become so educated that all the training for the simple, basic computer skills will have nobody to sell to.” I also…Continue Reading…
I’ve been struck by the stupidity of the spam I’m seeing. I see tons and tons of spam everyday, from comments on my blog, to posts on Google Community, to your typical email spam. The spam that’s hitting forums today includes plenty of your typical trashy, obvious spam. But buried deeply I find lots of…Continue Reading…
One of the greatest tragedies of computer science is that the names of good programming languages stink.
I dislike when software updaters offer to download a new upgrade, but they don’t have a changelog. I think it would also be a good idea for it to tell me which version I currently have installed, so I can make an educate decision instead of just having it shoved down my throat. What do…Continue Reading…
Some stuff I need to do… Finish reading Zuckerman’s Paper Guide Finish reading Judges and Samson Agonistes Put RealVNC on my flash drive I still need to blog about Men’s Retreat last weekend, and the Google Open House last week. I wonder if I’ll get my dream job at Google. I hope I expressed enough…Continue Reading…