Several years ago now, Darren Moffat, Casper Dik and I started swapping e-mail about how pathetic it was to still be using the traditional 8-character-password unix crypt() routine in Solaris, and how we could architect something to be much better. The result was the Solaris Pluggable Crypt Framework, as was announced: A project exists within [...]
…but then, she was a nurse, and I was having an ECG done. I have a rest heartbeat rate of between 56 and 60, offset by blood pressure at the high end of the normal range. I’m basically normal. Hooray. However I now have several crop-circles on my chest. Might as well take the rest [...]
Via [www.livejournal.com] and [www.apple.com] I learned that Meatloaf‘s surname is Aday It may be that this really is his given surname, but that didn’t stop me reflexively wondering whether his sister might be Drinka Pintamilk.
Is this for real? I could imagine quite a few lawsuits hitting any ISP who tried this and managed to block access to virus updates and suchlike services… BellSouth: Let Us Blackmail Web Sites BellSouth has come up with a plan that would even make Tony Soprano blush: It wants to charge Web sites extortion [...]
Hundreds of gay couples are preparing to form civil partnerships in the coming weeks as the law changes after decades of campaigning. At least 1,200 ceremonies are confirmed as being scheduled already, according to figures from councils compiled by the BBC News website. Councils are preparing for the first ceremonies, with couples permitted to register [...]
So, belief brings people together? In Geneva diplomats from the 192 countries which have signed the Geneva conventions are meeting to discuss a third emblem for the international Red Cross. Red Cross officials hope approval of a third emblem will finally put an end to decades of controversy over the issue. At the moment, the [...]
How Swearing Works We all know what “bad words” are. Unlike most other language rules, we learn about swearwords and how to use them without any real study or classroom instruction. Even very young children know which words are naughty, although they don’t always know exactly what those words mean. But swearwords aren’t quite as [...]