The Future of Transportation.. today.
I’ve been thinking about what Google looks like in five years. At a macro level, they have detailed information on…
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OPM Background Check Hack – A Different Angle
Last week, the Office of Personnel Management announced that the security clearance background information (the dreaded SF-86 form) was compromised. I…
Why this security breach is worse than all the others combined
During the week of June 8th, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that the records of all current and…
Operation Buy It Now
My first book – “A Practical Approach to API Design” – shipped this past Friday. As a result, I’m activating…
Sexism in the PHP Community
This blog post heavily quotes my occasional collaborator Cal Evans. The quotes are used with permission. The link to the…
Economic Principles: Part 2 – Killing Motivation
In the last few weeks, I’ve had numerous discussions involving economic theory ranging from the complex to the mundane. After…
Economic Principles: Part 1 – Mismatched Motivations
In the last few weeks, I’ve had numerous discussions involving economic theory ranging from the complex to the mundane. After…
The community mourns the passing of Richard "Cyberlot" Thomas
This post was lifted wholesale from Cal Evans's post from DevZone. I think he summed it up well and I…
Server Errors
My apologies if you've tried to use this site in the last couple weeks. Apparently Dreamhost's systems have been overloaded..…
Twas the Night before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house,Not a peripheral was stirring, not even my mouse. I with…