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The 2010 Social Networking Map (via tor.com, with OP credit to xkcd)

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 | Musings

Check out this awesome thing (click for larger in new): This map, from flowtown and brought to my attention by tor.com / Google Reader’s recommended articles, is based on a 2007 cartoon from xkcd (again, click for larger in new): As Bridget McGovern notes, “It’s interesting to compare and contrast the two versions and consider [...]

The Trouble With Russian Developers: They Throw Like Girls

Friday, August 06, 2010 | Musings

The next time you think about using an offshore developer, keep this in mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtRhID6qs14

A Completely Awesome 2600 Cover

Monday, July 19, 2010 | Musings

Check out the cover on the Summer 2010 edition of 2600, The Hacker Quarterly: I saw it at my local Barnes & Noble bookstore and had to buy it for its complete awesomeness. The one thing 2600 has, every issue, is cool cover art. I don’t know the exact system to which these tape cartridges [...]

Killing Tynt’s “Read More:” Clipboard Copy Hijacker With The Adblock Plus Plug-In For Firefox

Monday, July 19, 2010 | Musings

I love Firefox. It’s pretty much the only Web browser I use. I hate Tynt. If you’ve ever copied text from a Web page, then pasted it, only to find a mysterious “Read More:” link inserted at the end of the text you copied, you just ran headfirst into Tynt. Each time a user pastes [...]

LastPass: A Great Way To Protect Your Actual Internet Privacy

Friday, July 09, 2010 | Musings

It’s a trial for me to listen to people complain about privacy on Facebook or anonymity on the Web. Don’t get me wrong; you aren’t going to find a bigger defender of anonymous speech than me. The same way a secret ballot preserves the integrity of the plebiscite, anonymous political speech protects republicanism. But there’s [...]

New England GiveCamp 2010: What A Great Experience

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | Musings

The first New England GiveCamp was this weekend at Microsoft’s Northeast Research and Development building in Cambridge, MA, and it was, by far, one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had in the 15 years I have been professionally coding. About 100 technical and non-technical volunteers spent the weekend of June 11-13 writing code for [...]