Fixed a problem with register_globals = off. Basically, the various HTTP POST/GET variables weren’t being passed through correctly, as described here. Yes, the b2mailpost.php wasn’t written as safely … Continue reading »
My brother was in town yesterday, and he and my father changed the oil in the car. For the record, the mileage is just below 59,000 miles. According … Continue reading »
Here’s an interesting point about some of the more and less obvious losers from the war: The domestic peace movement: The general proposition that war is bad is correct, but the … Continue reading »
It’s been submitted. I nearly ran out of paper printing out documents, then spent the morning making the requisite seven (7!) copies to ship with the original. A … Continue reading »
I got new shoes over the weekend. The old pair were resoled recently — I’ve had them for over two years, and while they’re showing their age, they were … Continue reading »
Neat Perl snippet to generate a string of random characters, for, say, randomized usernames, passwords, etc.: sub random_string { my $p = ”; … Continue reading »
Just a quick note: I’ve just started Kenneth Pollack’s The Threatening Storm. So far, I’ve gotten through what may be called the prelude to the book — the history … Continue reading »
We saw Thwak Friday night at the New Victory Theater in Times Square. It’s a show by the Umbilical Brothers, a mime/ventriloquist/human soundbox group from Australia. Mime for the 21st … Continue reading »
The dearth of updates has been due to three things simultaneously coming to a head this month. The major one is a project at work with an April 28th … Continue reading »
Based on this Cooks.com recipe: APPLE – TUNA TOSS 1 med. head lettuce, torn bite-size 1/3 c. chopped walnuts 2 c. diced apples, unpeeled 2 tsp. soy sauce 1 (6 … Continue reading »