August 2008
14 posts
The Internet's Biggest Security Hole Revealed →
At DEFCON, Tony Kapela and Alex Pilosov demonstrated a drastic weakness in the Internet’s infrastructure that had long been rumored, but wasn’t believed practical.
Things that make me feel like we're missing the...
strelau:
marco:
Having to insert a different plastic disc for every different console game.
Having to drive to a store to acquire these plastic discs (or have them delivered on a truck, in a box, from a far-away warehouse).
Having to store the plastic discs and their giant plastic cases on a shelf somewhere.
Having to purchase a new game license if the plastic disc is lost or scratched,...
Watch(via Bush or Batman - Snotr)
Best ‘readme’ File Ever!!! →
(via neutrino)
Talking to (software) pirates →
A few days ago, indie PC games developer Positech publicly called for people pirating their games to explain why, in an open and honest attempt to see what the causes of gaming piracy were. Hundreds of blog posts, hundreds more emails and several server-reboots later, the developer’s reply is up on their site.
So fast he can win with his eyes closed →
Michael Phelps couldn’t see as he swam the last 75 meters of the men’s 200-meter butterfly on Wednesday, because his goggles came loose at the start.
Ubiquitous Interfaces, Ubiquitous Functionality →
Five Things Linus Torvalds Has Learned About... →
Google Calendar CalDAV support →
Just what I’ve been looking for.
strelau:
This is awesome. Not perfect yet, but awesome.
Git for computer scientists →
Quick introduction to git internals for people who are not scared by words like Directed Acyclic Graph.
How To Fix the Poor Usability of Free Software →