DoNotGo: "People who can write sentences like this-- 'Conformance requirements are the expressions that convey the criteria to be fulfilled in an implementation of a specification'. --have got to be direct descendants of Cro-Magnon Nerd."
Mike Stay, BitCommitment Blues: "I got the (thump thump hmmm...) bit commitment blues."
Bruce Schneier: "'Schneier' and 'Rabbi Schneerson' are code words for child porn
Glenn Otis Brown: Cadence, Code, & Canon: What do Music, Programming, and Law Have in Common Besides MP3?
Declan McCullagh: "Why does the White House refuse to tell Microsoft to get tough on security? [...] Howard Schmidt, vice chairman of the White House's National Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, [was] Microsoft's chief security officer."
Bruce Schneier: Serious theoretical breakthrough in AES cryptanalysis
<burtonator> they are going to have live coverage of Santa Cruz giving out pot tomorrow... on local news.
ABCNews: Candidate by domain names of his opponent's name to demonstrate weakness of cybersquatting law
Spiked-Online has a debate over notice and takedown. This impresses me because most debates about copyright never get past the "Information wants to be free!" vs. "I own my work!" part of the debate.
Wes Felter: "But remember folks: The scientific establishment would collapse if scientists were allowed to just post papers on the Web instead of publishing them in expensive journals!"
New Scientist: "Speed of light broken with basic lab kit"
Wally (in Dilbert): "You're one of those condescending UNIX computer users!"
Cookie Monster is writing for K5.
Hello all cookie people: "I am in a cookie-eat death metal band. [...] Important! Do not confuse Cookie Monster with Cookie Mobster. He no good. He always steal cookie and try to sell back to person he steal from. VERY BAD MOBSTER. Should have Elmo go bust cap in ass."
Understanding HTTP Cookie: "Hello and welcome to Monsterpiece Theatre. I Alistair Cookie. As you know, many site use HTTP Cookie for keep track of browser session. Today we are seeing how HTTP Cookie work. HTTP Cookie were create by furry monsters at Netscape as part of Netscape extensions to CGI."
Fredom to Tinker: Low Tech DRM. They put the CD in a Discman and glued it shut, and then glued a headphone into the jack. A reviewer circumvented this by taking the CD player apart. Burtonator wonders if this is illegal under the DMCA.
<AaronSw> Hm. I think it's a bad sign when your app has so many preferences you need to knock off the System Preferences window.
10.2.1 is coming.