I have always been skeptical when people proclaim that the traditional dead-tree format book (or magazine) is doomed and will soon disappear. I wonder if they realize what issues remain before such a changeover can actually take place.

Thanks to dewline, I discovered an LJ post by seanan_mcguire that sums up many of my concerns on this topic. The most important point ( Read more... )

Ever since the hijacking of login sessions over WiFi was made really easy last year, I have been wary of using WiFi in any setting that requires a login (including LiveJournal and Facebook). I was hoping that more websites would switch to full support of Transport Layer Security (TLS, formerly known as SSL) and ensure that people could access ( Read more... )

I am - again - under-impressed with the lack of civility on the Internet. What has particularly raised my ire this time was the public response of a group of hackers known as “Lulz Security.” (See this news article on CBC.ca for more details.)

This bunch of “hackers” - which apparently is what they call themselves - has managed to steal user-IDs ( Read more... )