CAPCHAs are those odd little boxes that show some badly malformed letters and numbers and ask you to type them in. The idea is to check whether you are a human.
The problem is that CAPCHAs are pretty difficult for humans. And they're fairly easy for computers. There are the …
Posted Mon 28 October 2013 by mcherm in Security, Technology
I wanted to pass on an excellent idea that I read from Martin Fowler's Blog. He calls it Immutable Servers, but I claim, if you think about it properly, it is merely the application of version control to systems administration.
Everyone understands just how much version control has transformed …
Posted Fri 28 June 2013 by mcherm in Software Development, Technology
"Satoshi Nakamoto" is the alias of the
anonymous person who invented and published the protocol for Bitcoin. So
far, no one knows for sure who it is, although attempts have been made
to unmask the person (or people) by an analysis of their writing style
and similar indicators. Now, in …
Posted Thu 18 April 2013 by mcherm in Programming, Security
So, "Sunil Kumar" of Panzer Solutions wrote to me a ten days ago offering a position. Normally, I appreciate hearing from recruiters. As it happens, I have no interest in a new job; I am happy with my current position and have plenty of new challenges there recently. But it …
Posted Thu 31 January 2013 by mcherm in Software Development
After looking at the iPhone 5, I see people saying that phones already have everything they need... nothing new will happen. That's completely absurd. There are tons of little things, for instance I want a browser that can do everything the PC browsers can do. But there are also HUGE …
Posted Fri 21 September 2012 by mcherm in Technology