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Mike Gerwitz d91d0cb711 Makefile now uses extfmt for formatter for .pg files 2013-05-30 23:16:04 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz af80689eae Added repo URL to Makefile 2013-05-30 23:15:43 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 9441ed4627 Altered index style to ensure proper column formatting
Previously, the headline (which is essentially a sidebar) was floated to the
right; this had the benefit of allowing the content to surround it on the lower
portion of the page, though that's arguably a poor design decision. With this
change, this does not occur, but the real reason for this change was to ensure
that block elements (such as divs) do not overflow into the headline.

This uses minimalist styling---as much as possible is done using the body
element. The footer positioning was tricky with varying content length. Since
the headline currently contains only images, my decision was to just get away
with setting a min-height to something reasonable for the headline content
height.
2013-05-29 23:21:54 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz efad11371e Added extfmt tool (repo2html msgfmt extensions for inlining images and code samples)
The inline image extension does not belong in repo2html (see comments), but the
source code highlighting may be moved in (code samples do make sense in commit
messages).
2013-05-29 20:51:09 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 94f3e09af8 Moved CSS previously in repo2html template for commit template into our CSS
Belongs here; it was in repo2html temporarily until better CSS support could be added.

Yes, repo2html is being developed alongside this website.
2013-05-27 17:01:06 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 022e539993 Headline background color to ensure no block-styled elements will over/underlay
Specifically, styled divs.
2013-05-27 17:00:26 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 3e3e18d397 *.pg will now be processed with contents template
Which is essentially index for the time being.
2013-05-27 16:59:45 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz f14299b269 Changed root from /thoughts to / 2013-05-27 16:59:26 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz e1b8b626ae Added styling for title link to root 2013-05-27 16:59:14 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 66ecf830c6 Main content pages (now *.{txt=>pg}) will now be processed with repo2html
Provides for a cleaner integration which is difficult with asciidoc.
2013-05-26 21:01:07 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz e74b27e197 Footer will appear below floated headline regardless of content length 2013-05-26 20:57:14 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 486dc7377e Improved styling of index 2013-05-25 22:15:16 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz cd93dcb796 Added headline (which just happens to be floated to the right) 2013-05-25 19:59:57 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 3cb200878d Menu adjustment; reduced font size ever so slightly and adjusted margins/padding 2013-05-25 18:10:19 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 1d31919320 Altered title and description to reflect a home page
This will no longer be used purely as a subdirectory of the root domain; it will replace the original site
2013-05-25 16:37:15 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz be68234098 Index margins increased to mirror old site 2013-05-25 16:36:24 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 9875c165e6 Added *.html to .gitignore 2013-05-25 11:53:21 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 7011f93b73 Index menu generation 2013-05-25 11:51:42 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz c4e460564b Added doc-cp script 2013-05-25 11:51:41 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz d74d93dab4 Added document placeholders 2013-05-25 11:51:41 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 9f4997033b Custom commit template no longer needed 2013-05-25 11:51:41 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 4beb332973 mg.css fully merged into core style; consistency between article and repo2html formats 2013-05-25 11:51:41 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 8257096d84 Moved papers into docs subdir
This dir will store all documents to be copied into www-root
2013-05-25 11:51:34 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz af9661fcc2 repo2html will now output directly into www-root 2013-05-21 22:45:13 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 05e85eb4dc Removed html extension from repo2html filenames 2013-05-21 17:23:10 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 19624e59e7 Link color styling to be similar to (but less obnoxious than) old site 2013-05-21 17:23:10 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 731a4d4a0c Added external "self" links to the index page 2013-05-21 17:23:10 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 854cf280c2 A sans-serif font family for body font
This was a bit of a difficult decision. One one hand, I perferred for the user
to select his/her own font via their browser settings. That said, the user still
has the option to override the font and use his/her own defaults.

This font choice is nearly identical to the current site font choice.
2013-05-21 17:23:10 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz bbebbc088a Added fsf, esp and eliminate drm image buttons to footer (just as existing site) 2013-05-21 17:23:10 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 85314b1bc2 Modified heading style for repo theme to more closely represent old site
Well, not quite yet old...but that's the idea. ;)
2013-05-21 17:23:10 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz b4244adfe1 Began adding a thoughts theme that more closely resembles the horror story article theme
This means that some article CSS is duplicated; this will be resolved in the future
2013-05-21 17:23:03 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 2c4b4f368a Added index.html to www-root 2013-05-17 22:35:41 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 31e2b198cd Moved git horror story into this repository as well as the necessary build process
This is the original article that became popular on sites like HackerNews
2013-05-17 22:34:32 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz f6f98d5ecd Added license to Makefile 2013-05-15 23:03:52 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz a251a66a69 Added COPYING 2013-05-15 23:02:28 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 7da0710cad Added clean target and ignores for thoughts dirs 2013-05-15 22:59:51 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz c2588c5729
:Added Makefile
Simply contains thought generation for now; will eventually build entire site
2013-05-15 22:38:50 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 2fb4887029
U.S. House Passes CISPA
Two days ago---on the 18th--[the U.S. House of Representatives decided to pass
CISPA 288-127][0].

  The legislation passed 288-127, despite a veto threat from Pres. Barack Obama,
  who expressed serious concerns about the danger CISPA poses to civil
  liberties.[0]

As the bill moves into the senate, [civil liberties groups will continue to
oppose it][1]; I personally hope that you will do the same.

Move [information on CISPA][2] is available on the EFF's website.

[0] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/04/us-house-representatives-shamefully-passes-cispa-internet-freedom-advocates
[1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/04/voices-against-cispa
[2] https://www.eff.org/cybersecurity-bill-faq
2013-04-20 12:20:29 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 20aa35cfa0
Congratulations to the 2012 Free Software Award Winners
Each year, the [Free Software Foundation][0] presents awards to individuals who
have made a strong contribution to free software:

  The Award for the Advancement of Free Software is given annually to an
  individual who has made a great contribution to the progress and development
  of free software, through activities that accord with the spirit of free
  software.[1]

This year, announced at the LibrePlanet 2013 conference, [the winner was Dr.
Fernando Perez][1]---creator of IPython. The winner of the Award for Projects of
Social Benefit was [OpenMRS][2], which is a free (as in freedom) medical records
system for developing countries.

[0] http://fsf.org
[1] https://www.fsf.org/news/2012-free-software-award-winners-announced-2
[2] http://openmrs.org/
2013-03-23 23:21:12 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 576d89ab95
Defective By Design Campaign Against W3C DRM Standard
[As I had mentioned late last week][0], RMS had mentioned that Defective By
Design (DBD) would be campaigning against the [introduction of DRM into the W3C
HTML5 standards][1]. (Please see [my previous mention of this topic][0] for a
detailed explanation of the problem and a slew of references for additional
information.) Well, [this campaign is now live and looking for
signatures][2]---50,000 by May 3rd, which is the [International Day Against
DRM][3]:

  Hollywood is at it again. Its latest ploy to take over the Web? Use its
  influence at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to weave [Digital
  Restrictions Management (DRM)][4] into HTML5 -- in other words, into the very
  fabric of the Web.

  [...]

  Help us reach 50,000 signers by May 3rd, 2013, the [International Day Against
  DRM][3]. We will deliver the signatures to the W3C (they are right down the
  street from us!) and make your voice heard.[1]

To summarize the issue as stated by the EFF:

  W3C is there to create comprehensible, publicly-implementable standards that
  will guarantee interoperability, not to facilitate an explosion of new
  mutually-incompatible software and of sites and services that can only be
  accessed by particular devices or applications. But EME is a proposal to bring
  exactly that dysfunctional dynamic into HTML5, even risking a return to the
  ["bad old days, before the Web"][5] of deliberately limited
  interoperability.

  it would be a terrible mistake for the Web community to leave the door open
  for Hollywood's gangrenous anti-technology culture to infect W3C standards.[1]

So please---[sign the petition now][2]!

[0] [cref:9d3c8c214425124acd4076750f963f538628e9e5]
[1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/defend-open-web-keep-drm-out-w3c-standards
[2] http://www.defectivebydesign.org/no-drm-in-html5
[3] http://www.defectivebydesign.org/dayagainstdrm
[4] http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm
[5] http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/index.html
2013-03-23 12:09:36 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz bc03bd3bfe
Federal Judge Rules NSLs (National Security Letters) Unconstitutional
This news is huge and an incredible win for both the EFF and all U.S. citizens.
Today, [United States District Judge Susan Illston found the National Security
Letters' gag provisions unconstitutional][0] and---since the review procedures
violate the separation of powers and cannot be separated from the rest of the
statute---has consequently [ruled the NSLs themselves to be
unconstitutional][1]:

  In today's ruling, the court held that the gag order provisions of the statute
  violate the First Amendment and that the review procedures violate separation
  of powers. Because those provisions were not separable from the rest of the
  statute, the court declared the entire statute unconstitutional.[1]

This is an exciting decision; let's see where it takes us.

  U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ordered the government to stop issuing
  so-called NSLs across the board, in a stunning defeat for the Obama
  administration’s surveillance practices. She also ordered the government to
  cease enforcing the gag provision in any other cases. However, she stayed her
  order for 90 days to give the government a chance to appeal to the Ninth
  Circuit Court of Appeals.[0]

[The issues surrounding NSLs][2] were highlighted just last week when [Google
released numbers relating to the orders that it received][3].

[0] http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/nsl-found-unconstitutional/
[1] https://www.eff.org/press/releases/national-security-letters-are-unconstitutional-federal-judge-rules
[2] https://www.eff.org/issues/national-security-letters
[3] [cref:a1f8634296246f2f771f99c04fb74af0a592481e]
2013-03-15 23:05:30 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 9d3c8c2144
HTML5 DRM
Two acronyms that, until very recently, would seem entirely incompatible---HTML,
which is associated with an unencumbered, free (as in freedom) representation of
a document, and [DRM][0], which [exists for the sole purpose of restricting
freedom][1]. Unfortunately, Tim Berners-Lee---the man attributed to
``inventing'' the Internet[18]---mentioned in a keynote talk at SXSW that [he is
not opposed to introducing DRM into the HTML5 standard][4][15]:

  [Tim Berners-Lee] did not, however, present himself as an opponent of digital
  locks. During a post-talk Q&A, he defended proposals to add support for
  ``digital rights management'' usage restrictions to HTML5 as necessary to get
  more content on the open Web: "If we don't put the hooks for the use of DRM
  in, people will just go back to using Flash," he claimed.[4]

Many who oppose DRM refer to it as ``digital restrictions management''[0]---a
phrase that better describes how it affects the user. The ``rights'' that
``digital rights management'' describes are the ``rights'' (in terms of
copyright) of publishers and copyright holders: They wish to lock down their
content so that [you, the user, can only access it as *they* please][5]. Has
``your'' device[25][26] ever told you that [you cannot share a book with your
friends][6][17][24]?  Has your device ever [deleted your content without your
permission][7][8]?  Does your device grant you [less privileges if you decide to
liberate yourself from it][9] through ``jailbreaking''? Does the software you
run [potentially spy on you without telling you][11], without giving you the
option to correct it? Or perhaps the games you play [require you to be online,
even in single-player mode][12].

These are but a small handful of [examples of the many mistakes and injustices
of Digital Restrictions Management][5]. These restrictions take additional
effort---that is, development time, which also means more money---to build into
software; computers, by their very nature, do exactly as they are told, meaning
that they can only work against you if someone else tells it to (unless you tell
your computer to make your life miserable...if you're into that sort of thing).
As such, we refer to these restrictions as [``anti-features''][23].

  Corporations claim that DRM is necessary to fight copyright infringement
  online and keep consumers safe from viruses. But there's no evidence that DRM
  helps fight either of those. Instead DRM helps big business stifle innovation
  and competition by making it easy to quash ``unauthorized'' uses of media and
  technology.[5]

It is this logic that corporations[13] (and even some individuals, such as
authors[14]) use to influence entities such as the W3C---and Tim
Berners-Lee---into [thinking that DRM is necessary][15]. The [W3C describes a
``trust infastructure''][16] that could be standardized for bringing DRM to the
web:

  It is clear that user domains (eg eBook trading, sub-rights trading, streaming
  music, etc.) each require sets of Rights Primitives that those domains wish do
  useful things with.[16]

This is an unfortunate perspective, especially since those ``useful things'' are
exactly the opposite for users. The Internet strongly promotes the free,
(generally) unencumbered flow of information. To quote W3C:

  The social value of the Web is that it enables human communication, commerce,
  and opportunities to share knowledge. One of W3C's primary goals is to make
  these benefits available to all people, whatever their hardware, software,
  network infrastructure, native language, culture, geographical location, or
  physical or mental ability.[19]

A DRM implementation flies in the face of those goals, as it is, by definition,
restrictive---how can we be encouraged to share by using systems that aim to
[prevent that very thing][0]?

Richard Stallman has already announced that the [FSF will ``campaign against W3C
support for DRM''][20]; let's hope that many others will join in on this
campaign, hope that organizations like the EFF will continue to fight for our
rights, and further hope that users will [reject DRM-laden products][22]
outright. [DRM cannot exist in free software][25] and it cannot exist on a
network that facilitates free information.

[0] http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm (Disclaimer: I am an associate
member of the [Free Software Foundation][2] and, as such, this reference is
intentionally bias; feel free to see the [Wikipedia article on DRM][3] for more
general information.)
[1] http://www.defectivebydesign.org/
[2] http://fsf.org
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management
[4] http://boingboing.net/2013/03/10/tim-berners-lee-the-web-needs.html
[5] https://www.eff.org/issues/drm
[6] http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200549320
[7] http://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/1248
[8] http://boingboing.net/2012/10/22/kindle-user-claims-amazon-dele.html
[9] http://arstechnica.com/apple/2011/02/ibooks-to-jailbreakers-no-yuo/ (I go
into more detail on jailbreaking and its current legality as of the time of
writing [in a previous article of mine][10].)
[10] [cref:7631ac2857e8655c50da5653d49e3c6046ff8286]
[11] [cref:3fa69da6531cb2131a7f52d17eb77a75e01794ba]
[12] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/tale-simcity-users-struggle-against-onerous-drm
[13] http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/12/together-html5-and-drm-can-take-out-native-apps/
[14] [cref:1ac60452f78af07fbef4da288be1048ca37c34e2]
[15] http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2013/mar/12/tim-berners-lee-drm-cory-doctorow
[16] http://www.w3.org/2000/12/drm-ws/
[17] https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/e-books-must-increase-our-freedom-not-decrease-it
[18] http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/
[19] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/mission#principles
[20] http://lists.libreplanet.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2013-03/msg00007.html
[21] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/11/2012-dmca-rulemaking-what-we-got-what-we-didnt-and-how-to-improve
[22] http://www.defectivebydesign.org/guide
[23] https://www.fsf.org/bulletin/2007/fall/antifeatures/
[24] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
[25] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/can-you-trust.html
[26] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html
2013-03-15 16:20:26 -04:00
Mike Gerwitz 7631ac2857
White House Supports Cell Phone Unlocking
Earlier this week, the starter of the [White House petition to ``Make Unlocking
Cell Phones Legal''][0] posted a [thread on Hacker News][1] stating that the
White House had officially responded[0], stating:

  The White House agrees with the 114,000+ of you who believe that consumers
  should be able to unlock their cell phones without risking criminal or other
  penalties. In fact, we believe the same principle should also apply to
  tablets, which are increasingly similar to smart phones. And if you have paid
  for your mobile device, and aren't bound by a service agreement or other
  obligation, you should be able to use it on another network. It's common
  sense, crucial for protecting consumer choice, and important for ensuring we
  continue to have the vibrant, competitive wireless market that delivers
  innovative products and solid service to meet consumers' needs.[0]

The petition---as stated in the above response---garnered over 114,000
signatures. The response is exciting news because the Library of Congress had
[removed the phone unlocking exemption][2] at the beginning of this year. (As
the EFF points out, [this may not necessarily mean that unlocking your phone is
``illegal''][3]).

However, although this response is getting a lot of attention (I was surprised
to see my local news station report on it), this is not yet cause for
celebration; it is my hope that the White House will now follow through with
this statement and act upon it appropriately.

(The [EFF has also posted their own comments on the White House's response][4].)

This is just one issue in [a string of problems that is the DMCA][5].

[0] https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/make-unlocking-cell-phones-legal/1g9KhZG7
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5319577
[2] [cref:9ceb4331746f11dcb21aa92e09184514a183e61b]
[3] https://www.eff.org/is-it-illegal-to-unlock-a-phone
[4] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/white-house-supports-unlocking-phones-real-problem-runs-deeper
[5] https://www.eff.org/wp/unintended-consequences-under-dmca
2013-03-09 16:37:42 -05:00
Mike Gerwitz 084d4d6e4c
Oxford University Blocks Google Docs
Oxford University decided to [block Google Docs][0] last month due to phishing
attacks against its users. To quote the blog post:

  Almost all the recent attacks have used Google Docs URLs, and in some cases
  the phishing emails have been sent from an already-compromised University
  account to large numbers of other Oxford users. Seeing multiple such incidents
  the other afternoon tipped things over the edge. We considered these to be
  exceptional circumstances and felt that the impact on legitimate University
  business by temporarily suspending access to Google Docs was outweighed by the
  risks to University business by not taking such action.[0]

This incident was brought to my attention by a blog post by Schneier,[1] in
which he referenced his [essay on ``feudal security''][2] (I commented in more
detail on this essay in [my response to a previous blog post of his][3]). In
this case, Oxford is trusting that it knows better than its users and has the
right to exercise this power over them in light of their inexperience with
handling these situations (or even recognizing them).[0]

This may very well be the case---the Oxford IT department probably does have a
better understanding of security than many of their users. However, by blocking
access to Google Docs, they are also blocking access to millions of legitimate
articles hosted there, which is far from acceptable. Oxford is more than just a
workplace---for which many would argue these actions are acceptable; it is a
university that should encourage freedom of expression. They simply must find a
better way of dealing with these problems. If a user falls victim to a phishing
attack within Oxford, they will likely fall victim outside of it.

Would Oxford consider blocking e-mail access too (where phishing attacks are
very cheap and common)?

  We appreciate and apologise for the disruption this caused for our users.
  Nevertheless, we must always think in terms of the overall risk to the
  University as a whole, and we certainly cannot rule out taking such action
  again in future [...][0]

N.B.: Google Docs is proprietary and I cannot recommend its use any more than I
can recommend use of Microsoft Office.

[0] http://blogs.oucs.ox.ac.uk/oxcert/2013/02/18/google-blocks/
[1] https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/03/oxford_universi.html
[2] https://www.schneier.com/essay-406.html
[3] [cref:3fa69da6531cb2131a7f52d17eb77a75e01794ba] (I posted a link to my
response on his blog, but he did not approve the comment.)
2013-03-09 15:59:35 -05:00
Mike Gerwitz 07e36d7fe4
Adding 1 and 1 in PHP
An amusing demonstration; it is my hope that [readers will not take this PHP
library seriously][0]. This is likely a parody of the over-engineering that
often takes foot in Object-Oriented development (a game of ``how many GoF[4]
design patterns can we use in this project'' anyone?).

That is not to say that ``OOP is bad'' (just as object-oriented developers often
consider procedural code bad, when they may just be terrible at writing
procedural code). Indeed, I wrote [an ECMAScript framework for Classical OOP
(ease.js)][1].  The problem is that, with the excitement and misunderstandings
that surround ``good'' object-oriented design, designers are eager to
over-abstract their implementations (I have been guilty of the same thing).
Object oriented programming is often taught to novice CS students (often with
the reign of Java in schools)---teaching practices that can be good principles
when properly applied and in moderation---which I have also seen contribute to
such madness.[2]

Abstractions are highly important, but only when necessary and when they lead to
more concise representations of the problem than would otherwise occur (note
that some problems are inherently complicated and, as such, a concise
representation may not seen concise). I'm a strong advocate of DSLs when
abstractions begin to get in the way and increase the verbosity of the code
(languages with strong macro systems like lisp help eliminate the need for
DSLs written from scratch)---design patterns exist because of deficiencies in
the language: They are ``patterns'' of code commonly used to achieve a certain
effect.

[Criticisms against OOP are abundant][3], just as every other paradigm.

[0] https://github.com/Herzult/SimplePHPEasyPlus
[1] http://easejs.org
[2] http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?TextbookOo
[3] http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ArgumentsAgainstOop
[4] Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software. ISBN
0-201-63361-2. Gamma, Helm, Johnson and Vlissides (the "Gang of Four").
2013-03-09 15:10:59 -05:00
Mike Gerwitz a1f8634296
Google Says the FBI Is Secretly Spying on Some of Its Customers
A Wired article mentions [figures released from Google][0] regarding National
Security Letters issued by the NSA under the Patriot Act. It is too early to
comment in much detail on this matter (I would like to wait for commentary from
the EFF), but, as the article mentions:

  Google said the number of accounts connected to National Security letters
  ranged between “1000-1999″ for each of the reported years other than 2010. In
  that year, the range was “2000-2999.”

The [EFF provides additional information, including recommendations on what to
do about such requests][1] via their Surveillance Self-Defense website. As
quoted from that website:

    And it's even worse for FISA subpoenas, which can be used to force anyone to
    hand over anything in complete secrecy, and which were greatly strengthened
    by Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act. The government doesn't have to show
    probable cause that the target is a foreign power or agent — only that they
    are seeking the requested records "for" an intelligence or terrorism
    investigation. Once the government makes this assertion, the court must
    issue the subpoena.[1]

To add insult to injury:

  FISA orders and National Security Letters will also come with a gag order that
  forbids you from discussing them. Do NOT violate the gag order. Only speak to
  members of your organization whose participation is necessary to comply with
  the order, and your lawyer.[1]

[0] http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/03/google-nsl-range/?cid=co6199824
[1] https://ssd.eff.org/foreign/fisa
2013-03-06 00:44:56 -05:00
Mike Gerwitz 47023ce212
DMR: ``Very early C compilers and language''
An interesting article by Dennis Ritchie discussing [early C compilers][0]
recovered from old DECtapes. The source code and history are fascinating reads.
The quality of the code (the ``kludgery''[1], as he puts it) to me just brings
smiles---I appreciate seeing the code in its original glory.

It is also saddening reading the words of such a great man who is no longer with
us; perhaps it helps to better appreciate his legacy.

[0] http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/dmr/primevalC.html
[1] http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/K/kludge.html
2013-03-01 23:25:41 -05:00
Mike Gerwitz 7a265a6909
Libreated Pixel Cup Winners Announced
[Congratulations][0] to the [winners of the Liberated Pixel Cup][1].

[0] http://www.fsf.org/news/winners-announced-for-free-software-gamings-highest-honor-the-liberated-pixel-cup
[1] http://lpc.opengameart.org/content/code-judging-is-in
2013-03-01 22:35:29 -05:00
Mike Gerwitz 13081f14a7
What is CISPA and Why is it Dangerous?
The EFF has put together an excellent [FAQ on CISPA][0], the ``cybersecurity''
bill that was reintroduced to congress earlier this month.

[0] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/02/cispas-back-faq-what-it-and-why-its-still-dangerous
2013-02-26 20:13:12 -05:00
Mike Gerwitz 9ceb433174
Phone ``Unlocking'' Once Again Illegal
[Ridiculous.][0] We should own the hardware that we purchase.

[0] https://www.eff.org/is-it-illegal-to-unlock-a-phone
2013-01-30 23:05:01 -05:00