Wow, I refactored my calendar web app and used PEAR::DB_DataObject_FormBuilder to make the backend.
One thing I have to admit, the documentation for certain PEAR applications lacks dearly. Just like all OSS packages. It’s just the nature of things.
The personal support I recieved from irc://efnet.org/pear was great. After a little guidance, the members in that chat channel were able to help me out. After my refactoring, I decided to write a basic howto. (more…)
BBC NEWS | Politics | UK holds Microsoft security talks
So this is where big brother – George Orwell’s 1984 comes true. Im not sure if I should be scared or what. But this is a great push towards a open source alternatives. How soon would a cracker reverse engineer this backdoor and allow access to all your sensitive information?
The idea is great on paper at first. When you realize the potential damages that can occur afterwards, it’s a pain.
The current methods of obtaining sensitive information does not tread on anyone’s rights. Well, that’s worded poorly. I mean it’s not trampling on anyone’s right. It may step on them, but not trample.
With that said, how much fun will it be when you have a 10 year old script kiddie, reading your sensitive documents? There are just some things you would rather have private.
Backdoors are a bad idea. It’s a gapping security hole, that one would never have. The potential damages that this may cause, should not outweights the public interests.
I wonder when a sanity check will come about. If a religion stipulates “do not read”, does that mean everyone else has to follow that stipulation? It’s for those people that that follow that religion to not read, but why should their beliefs infringe on everyone else that doesn’t believe in that religion?
I was searching around about the Mohammad cartoons. Looking around to see what the fuss is about.
I’m trying to see it from both sides. Islam forbids drawing of their prophet Mohammad. Western society allows and promotes freedom of speech and expressions.
The clash occurs when the two are put together. Why? The practice of Islam tradition extends to those that practice Islam. Forcing their views onto others is wrong. (more…)
Adult ADD Strengths » Top 10 Advantages of ADD in a High Tech Career
very interesting article on Adult ADD.
Solitaire Game Gets NYC Worker Fired – Yahoo! News
I actually don’t blame Bloomberg at all. I agree with the action. I see the civil servant was also in agreement, but not the harshness.
If I were told not to play games at work, why should you? You are not paid to play games. You are paid to do your work.
Maybe I’ll comment about this more later.
Achieve-IT!: How to Take A Caffeine Nap
This maybe useful during exam time, or when a big project is due.
My current list of extensions on firefox. Hoover over the link to see a show description.
Enabled Extensions: (22)
Adblock Plus 0.6.0.4
Auto Copy 0.6.1
BugMeNot 1.3
del.icio.us 1.0.2
Disable Targets For Downloads 1.0.1
DownThemAll! 0.9.8.7
Ext2Abc 0.4
Fasterfox 1.0.3
Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer 0.51
Foxylicious 0.5
Gmail Notifier 0.5.5
History Menu 0.44
ListZilla 0.7
MeasureIt 0.3.5
Minimize to Tray 0.0.1.2005091606+
NoScript 1.1.3.9
PDF Download 0.6
Reveal 1.0.5
SessionSaver .2 0.2.1.031
Tabbrowser Preferences 1.2.8.8
TinyUrl Creator 1.0.1
Web Developer 1.0.2
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