links for 2005-06-07
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Inserting this into a project for a client is good for at least $1000 in wow.
links for 2005-06-04
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No matter how good you think you are, always take the time to read about security.
Google’s stats in media
I know Google keeps it statistics very tight lipped (even the stats on the current number of servers in use), but this Reuters article says Google has 19 million daily users. ha! Let’s say that again, ha!
19 million is a fraction of their real traffic. To put that number into perspective, AOL used to have more subscribers than that. Over two years ago they were doing 250 million searches per day. I wouldn’t be surprised if the number hasn’t tripled.
Check some facts or don’t include them!
links for 2005-06-03
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Nice explanation of how SQL injection attacks work which helps when building SQL based applications
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On the to do list, surely someone will make a nice MovableType template for this.
links for 2005-05-29
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Neat use of AJAX to fill in the city/state based on the zip code. Why more sites don’t do this I don’t know.
BitTorrent search engine coming
According to Wired, BitTorrent will launch a commercial search engine in two weeks. This will be huge. First off, Bram Cohen (founder of BitTorrent) is a smart guy and surely has a slick search engine ready to go. But the real interesting part will be if he’s got smart lawyers also ready to go when Hollywood and the RIAA get a look at the search engine. Both have shown a zeal for attacking the weak (that’s why Google doesn’t get sued for being able to search Torrents).
I was hoping that Bram would first launch some sort of anonymity controls built into BitTorrent, but I’m sure that will come at some point.
Until big media catches on to the fact that consumers want to download content on demand, protocols like BitTorrent will flourish with "illegal" activity. The only media torrents I download are TV shows, material that has recently flown freely into my home. It’s equivalent to TiVo, but without the service fees. The old paradigm that networks set when viewers watch programs is so out dated its not even funny. I would happily pay a small fee ($1-2 maybe) in exchange for a broadcast quality program. If they stuck in ads, there wouldn’t need to be a fee and the networks would get extremely valuable data about their viewers.
Tomorrow Verizon will finish installing a 15 megabit fiber optic internet connection into the house, that’s a big enough pipe to do some damage with BitTorrent.
links for 2005-05-23
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I need to get a new grill. Have had a jonesing for a while.
links for 2005-05-18
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Funny look at some of the recent popular pop science books (I’ve read them all!)
Great sign
Coulnd’t help but take a picture of this. Maybe the business had a problem with people leaving their cars overnight?