So, WordPress has had another major security problem. While I realize that no system is ever fully secure, it seems that WordPress has been having more than its fair share of issues. There was the “highly exploitable code” in May 2007. Then there was the December 2007 update to version 2.3.2, “an [...]
I was assaulted tonight on my way home from a friend’s house. It was kinda strange. I was walking down the street and it seemed like two people were following me. I heard them talking, and I could have sworn one of them said, “Why are we running away from him?” [...]
If you follow tech news at all you know that Microsoft has been attempting to purchase Yahoo over the objections of Yahoo’s management/board. Yahoo has been resistant and recently implemented a short term deal with Google to display Google ads on Yahoo’s web properties, a move that many saw as an attempt to pressure Microsoft [...]
Me After My Run
So I’ve recently started running again. I’ve gone about 4 or 5 times in the past few weeks. This is after over a year break from the gym and a several year break from running regularly. Today I was out and decided to just keep going. I went [...]
I stumbled upon (as in came across, not actually Stumbled Upon) a blog post about Tweet Clouds, a service that provides a tag cloud of your tweets. This is pretty interesting for personal use, but what are the other ramifications? Eric Gonzalez asks these questions:
Will Twittercloud analysis become as common an HR [...]
A quick tutorial for the uninitiated. Twitter is a micro-blogging service that asks you the question, “What are you doing now?” (Or “What were you doing?” if you believe @davidrussell.) It’s widely used by people interested in technology and serves as a combination IM/forum for the discussion of the latest trends and tips [...]
Dr. King was an amazing man, but I think that we often trivialize his message and flatten his character. We remember one line from one speech: “I have a dream.” Do we even remember what his dream was? We know it was something about equality, but do we remember what he actually said? [...]
Note: It’s late, but I really want to get this up tonight, so I’m reserving the right to edit it tomorrow.
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It’s been a while since my last post, and I had been posting so regularly too. Ah well, such is life, and a lot has happened in the interim.
Two months ago I mentioned in [...]
