December 2009
28 posts
[Rails] candy_store.rb - cookie/db hybrid sessions
drawohara:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/drawohara.com.snippets/candy_store_rb.html
Code That Protects Most Cellphone Calls Is... →
GSM encryption cracked
“Microsoft has said that it and the public will both suffer if Word goes off the...”
– Court: Microsoft violated patent; can’t sell Word - Yahoo! News
hahahaha. Yeah, the whole world will suffer…
There Is No Page Fold →
“David: nita just IMd me a pretty good joke
David: whats the difference between...”
James on Software | Introducing Friendly: NoSQL... →
an interesting Ruby implementation for using MySQL as a schema-less datastore
Reuters: Nexus One Available Directly Through... →
FLASHBACK: Instant Directory Backup for Unix →
The gun from Nintendo's Duck Hunt doesn't actually...
ohyeahfacts:
When you pull the trigger, the screen goes black for a split second, and then a white shaped duck appears over the black. The gun is just a sensor for a change in light (from black to white) so if it’s pointed where the duck is, it’ll pick up the black screen and then the white duck.
Early versions of the gun allowed you to point it at a constant light source (like a lamp) and...
10 of the Best Freak Outs Over Video Games →
Watchthe hits just keep on rolling
Watchglad to see stuff like this still happens…
AllDroid.org - View topic - DROID HAS BEEN ROOTED →
took longer than I expected, actually
VatorNews - An inside look at Backblaze →
If you don’t use or have never heard of @backblaze, I highly recommend them. I use them on all my home machines and wouldn’t want to be without their service.
“Murray’s agent, however, claims that “Andy doesn’t play computer games any...”
– Andy Murray “addicted to MW2” | Games Industry | MCV
“adamkuj: are there any good open source tools for working with Access DB’s...”
– QDB
Opening Up Librelist.com Code, Looking For... →
maybe a strong alternative to the mess that Google Groups has become??
