Category: Tech
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eXeem – can it succeed where other file-sharing has failed?
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eXeem is the next wave in file sharing. They just released their first beta today. Don’t download it. The official version is filled with spyware. Not a good omen, I know, but KaZaA started the same way, and we eventually got our file-sharing salvation in the form of KaZaA Lite. (You may be able to…
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Referer Spam
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Spammers are just getting lazy. Even lazier than before. For a miniscule chance of spamming a single person, i.e. referer spam, a spammer will go to incredible lengths. They’re almost as delusional as most of the people on American Idol… Referer spam is the process of going to a website and faking certain information, the…
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A Service to our IE Users
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So another massive security hole in Internet Explorer was found today, not that it’s too surprising. Even with SP2 and all the recent updates, just going to a website can modify or delete any file on your computer. Trash it. And if the past is any guide, it won’t be fixed for months. Secunia’s solution?…
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Emacs vs. Vi: The Showdown
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Why is vi(m) superior to Emacs? Many reasons, the two chief ones being: modes chicks. —> Standard disclaimer: I have used both editors for significant amounts of time.
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Binary Decision
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So I’m sitting at work, perusing assembly code for missile guidance systems, and I realize… I just might be a geek. And then I realized that I probably shouldn’t be doing this at work, nor telling you. But it is funny. And thank God for secure connections. I mean, how could I properly slack off…
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