Sep 9, 2011 Just how much data can we compress into a small file of an everyday format? Turns out it's quite a bit.
Software Versions Are An Interface
Aug 19, 2011
Version numbers have been in the open-source world's news lately. Mostly for the wrong reasons.
The Thing Plot Narrative Chart
May 6, 2011
The plot of John Carpenter's The Thing, an underrated classic, in movie narrative form.
Dante's Inferno Visualized
Mar 20, 2011
Dante's journey through Hell is associated with the canto, depth, level, sin, sinners, punishment and residents.
How To Use A Computer Safely Without Leaving a Trace
May 20, 2010
In layman's terms: how to keep someone else's computer safe from you and you safe from the computer.
Crafting An Effective Hotlink Response, Part 2
Jun 20, 2008
I once believed an image response could shame or punish hotlinkers. It can't and won't. Here's what to do instead.
Crafting An Effective Hotlink Response, Part 1
Mar 10, 2008
It's inevitable, people are going to hotlink your website content.
Saving Electricity With Color
Aug 1, 2007
Can a web page's background color save electricity?
How to Keep Something Safe for Ten Thousand Years
Jun 19, 2006
WIPP plans to store nuclear waste for 10,000 years with
obvious markers and multi-language warnings.
Hiding nuclear waste in plain sight is a bad idea, and here's why.
Select * Is Evil
Jun 11, 2004
You may be in the habit of using SELECT * in your SQL queries. There are several very good reasons to break this habit.