Yet another blog
Well, why not. It took 40 minutes to shut off all the useless crap WordPress installs and turns on by default, and then another 15 minutes to kill the extra stuff DreamHost decided to install on top of...
View ArticleThe last remnants of the old Republic have been swept away.
“Impossible! How will the Emperor maintain control without the bureaucracy?” “The Regional governors will have direct control over their territories. Fear will keep the local systems in line; fear of...
View ArticleWhat does the subtitle of my blog mean, anyway?
I’ve gotten this question once or twice already. I didn’t realize I even had that many readers yet! But the ones I do have don’t seem to get the reference. Sa souvraya niende misain ye. The line is...
View ArticleTic-Tacs
With apologies to Pete Seeger and Malvina Reynolds… Little Tic-Tacs in the boxes Little Tic-Tacs made of sugar gum Little Tic-Tacs, little Tic-Tacs, little Tic-Tacs all the same There’s a white one,...
View ArticleThe dangers of games
As a programmer, I have the dubious pleasure of enjoying overcomplicated, highly technical games such as EVE Online. For those who don’t know, EVE is an MMORPG that functions essentially on the...
View ArticleGwynne has a Twitter
Yes, that’s right, I’ve finally entered the social media age. I feel vaguely dirty somehow :-). I can be found on twitter with the handle @ameaijou.
View ArticleRant: Security Questions Are Stupid
We’ve all heard this bit before, especially the avid readers of Bruce Schneier’s security blog, but after seeing the security questions available on a new account I created today, I just had to do my...
View ArticleOS X Internals
It’s been pointed out to me recently that my blog has nothing at all on it about my work on the book Mac OS X Internals: A Systems Approach, by Amit Singh. So, here’s all the info I have that I can...
View ArticleTwitter just said “stalking is okay by us”
UPDATE: Twitter reverted the change to blocking after the immediate backlash. I’m not the least bit impressed – their post shows no awareness of the problems with their approach, and continues to make...
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