Spam on Usenet was a big deal beacuse of the way Usenet worked. It was a broadcast protocol where every message posted to Usenet got copied to every server that carried the newsgroup it was posted to. →
10
Feb.
2020
What happens when you debate what you think someone else believes, not what you believe. →
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Aug.
2016
One day, my boss pulled me into his office and said “Do you know Microsoft Active Server Pages?” →
4
Aug.
2016
The first priority of any software should be to do what the user is asking it to do. Don’t tell me that your time is worth more than mine. →
11
Jan.
2016
All the doors in this spacecraft have a cheerful and sunny disposition. It is their pleasure to open for you, and their satisfaction to close again with the knowledge of a job well done! →
2
Dec.
2015
Many things in Star Wars don’t make sense, but this one turns out to be pretty straightforward. Leia is badass. →
9
Nov.
2015
Arbitrary object deserialization (or marshalling, or un-pickling, whatever your language calls it) is inherently unsafe, and should never be performed on untrusted data. →
1
Oct.
2015
To members, these sites are vital means of maintaining contact with friends and loved ones, of not feeling left out of important parts of their lives. →