Category: General

Sheesh. I hadn't heard anything about this from MasterCard or my bank. Luckily, I happened to use an online merchant that mentioned it. Basically, you create a code that only you and your card issuer know - you never give it to...

As mentioned by Matt, WordPress 2.0.6 is out. It has a security fix and a few minor bug fixes. I'm running it of course since I don't want to get hacked and it's just an svn up away....

I'm watching Battlefield Earth now and it's horrendously bad. Plot, acting, cinematography, special effects - bad, bad, bad, bad.

If you're expecting to get slashdotted or digged or otherwise want more performance out of your WordPress installation, you might try this: http://mnm.uib.es/gallir/wp-cache-2/ I actually tried it for a few minutes and I didn't...

I remember seeing this in a bookstore years ago, but I didn't buy it. Well, now it's free for download. http://research.microsoft.com/~daniel/unix-haters.html Mildly amusing. Some of the critiques are still true; others have long...

I thought it might be interesting to check out the Plan 9 operating system, since it's sort of the sequel to UNIX and is supposed to have cool new features (like better support for the "everything is a file" concept of UNIX)....

Well, I just spent $1500 last month to fix my alternator and a few other things. Recently, a grinding sound became noticeable at idle so I took it to the shop and now they say it needs a new AC compressor for around $1000. Since...