Learning something new every day.
ArsTechnica – High Orbits and Slowlorises: understanding the Anonymous attack tools
Fascinating look into both some of the tools Anonymous uses to launch it’s attacks and how it/they attempt to stay anonymous.
Frankie Roberto – Responsive Text
In agreement, nifty idea, but defiantly unsure of the practical application.
Backups, Automated and Off Site
One of the biggest issues in running a server is making sure if everything disappears you can be up and running as quickly as possible. So how do I do it?
Incubaid Research – Rediscovering the RSync Algorithm
The right way to synch two remote file systems.
Tinycon – Favicon Alerts
Pretty sure I could count the number of times I actually looked at a favicon alert on one hand, that being said nice work.
Living World – How Did LEGO Become More About Limits Than Possibilities?
It’s a little depressing when I pick up a Lego kit and have to turn it down because of this issue.
Apple Outsider – Hollywood Still Hates You
It bears repeating, the vast majority of piracy is people just trying to get content the easiest way.
Michael Tsai – PDFpen and iCloud
My largest long-term fear of OSX is that Apple will slowly turn off the ability for applications to be useful without using the App Store and thus some Apps may just not exist anymore (SuperDuper is the easy example).
whatwg – Requests for new elements for comments
Want to do comments on your new spiffy HTML5 site, use an article element inside your main article element.
inessential.com – Fantastical and language detection
That is practically the definition of great software, causing your users delight in the everyday workings.
Got any book recommendations?