Category: Quick Posts
Neal Poole – Cross-Site Scripting via Error Reporting Notices in PHP
Though to be fair you probably shouldn’t be using display_errors in a production site.
Ars Technica – Wikipedia editors voting on plan to “shutter” violent and sexual images
Not a bad plan, it’s a reasonable balance between still providing a visual representation of whatever and making it easier for people who don’t want to be “shocked” at the sight of the image.
Programmers Stack Exchange – Should UTF-16 be considered harmful?
The short answer is yes, the long answer is well go read the long answer.
Freedom to Tinker – Google+Motorola = Software Patent Indictment
That point is the reason patents are a blight on the software industry, you can’t just stop being a part of the system. Patents are a field of hidden landmines for any person/company that does software of any sort.
Harvard Business Review – Groupon Doomed by Too Much of a Good Thing
Oh Groupon, I feel like you just need to go back in time when it was cool if you weren’t making money.
phpied.com – Location, location
Because Javascript can, because it can.
FARK.com – Patent-infringement lawsuit against Fark settled for zero dollars. Also, patent trolls suck hairy donkey balls
Whee the patent system is working so well.
This American Life – When Patents Attack!
Not upset enough about patents, spend an hour and you’ll get even more upset.
The Economist – Intellectual property: Patents against prosperity
Yet another in a long line of articles decrying the patent system.
Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox – Defer Secondary Content When Writing for Mobile Users
Wikipedia’s mobile version while typically not known for it’s usability is used as a good example of hiding information until needed.