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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Taking this blog to new heights of petulance with WordPress 2.7
I’d barely gotten use to the 2.6 switch when a new version hit. The new automatic updating functionality kind of freaked me out (hence the delay), but since I’ve been tinkering with the code on this site since time immemorial … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Roughfisher
Brownliner extraordinaire Jean-Paul Lipton is old cold, very old cold. Probably not as old as this guy though. Billy who? Classic.
“MD5 considered harmful today”
Harmful yesterday too An absolutely awesome presentation on the weaknesses in the public key infrastructure (that which purportedly makes secure websites safe)… The vulnerability we expose is not in the SSL protocol or the web servers and browsers that implement … Continue reading
Conjured in Office
Tagged MD5, public key infrastructure, rogue certificates, SHA-3, SSL
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Recession Survival Tip #591: Take Care of Your Fly Rods
If you still have a few bucks around, I’m certain there are deals to be had. If you don’t, there’s no better time to take extra-special care of your gems. I’ve always been the type to give my rods a … Continue reading
Conjured in On The Fly
Tagged cleaning, cork handles, fly fishing, fly rods, recession, rod care
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Stuff worth reading before 2009 (UPDATED)
Take your time – you’ve got about 36 hours Cheap cement is pouring into the US, and it’s creating headaches for Cemex, the largest US producer. Don’t feel sorry for them though – they’ve been pushing through price increases in … Continue reading
Conjured in Office
Tagged blogging, cement, Colorado, hedge fund returns, layoffs, replacement cost, skiing, snow pack, social networks
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Key to fly casting is strict dietary control
In another blow to the teetering fly fishing gear industry, a non-partisan think tank study has found that massive consumption of donuts and beer corrects breaking wrists and rising elbows, and increases overall line speed by as much as 250%. … Continue reading
Blackberry lost me (UPDATED)
It doesn’t mean I’ll never go back, but they’ve lost me for now. While I enjoyed using the Curve, the poor Mac support (for sync-ing and file exchange) combined with what might be the most overlooked security issue from an … Continue reading
Plugging mcrypt into PHP, on Leopard 10.5.6
mcrypt on Fedora Core easy – on Leopard with PHP 5.2.6 not so much. The instructions below cater to those folks who a) are developing on OS X Leopard 10.5.6, b) need the capabilities provided by mcrypt during their PHP … Continue reading
Retail Sales As Expected – Holiday A Hoot Anyway
WSJ: The holiday retail-sales decline was much worse than the already-dire picture painted by industry forecasts, which had predicted sales ranging from a 1% drop to a more optimistic increase of 2.2%. Luxury goods, once considered immune from economic turmoil, … Continue reading
Merry Christmas
Find the digital artist in you (even if the work product is fit for kindergarten).
