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DNS blacklisting is useful and has its place, but I would expect a secure-by-default browser to not load any resources from domains outside the one in the requested URL (like lynx)…

Since switching to dwm, I can't even remember what I used a desktop environment for (I went from KDE to Gnome to XFCE to (black|flux)box to dwm). Based on your usage, I'm surprised…

It's a very bad habit to use -p for every invocation of mkdir, and it's not appropriate in any of the examples where it's used. For one thing, it will never complain if you get the…

Darcs merits a nod, as well.

File and directory names can contain spaces and require special treatment. This should be addressed up front, before introducing commands with side effects.

Not necessarily. It only takes one bureaucrat to reject code that doesn't pass tests or follow required conventions. For example, a good rule of thumb is that no new code will be a…

Now I understand the reason for the existence of those annoying special-purpose CDN domains that I'm always forced to allow in RequestPolicy. Thanks for the explanation!

Well, then why not just use 1e100.google.com for this purpose? There's a reason it's called a domain , and it seems kind of silly to create and maintain unrelated hierarchies.

A great font is one that fit’s it’s purpose. Sentences like that burn my eyes in any font.

"Controversial work of art skyrockets in value." Starting out with a calculation based on retail price is pretty shrewd and helps fuel the conversation.

Our project focuses on advanced and experienced computer users. In contrast with the usual proprietary software world or many mainstream open source projects that focus more on ave…

Isn't that a false dichotomy? You left out completely free content, which is still abundant and could hold your attention each and every day. It seems most ad-driven sites are fuel…

In practice, it seems that advertiser dollars always trump subscriber fees.

I wonder if there will be many winners from these music wars? I've been seeking out music released under Creative Commons licenses via Jamendo and the Internet Archive for a while …

I dislike the trend towards light grey text on a white background. Unfortunately, the article itself is guilty of this. It's fine for timestamps and other page noise, but why dim a…

Only 52 precent of American adults support punishment at all It seems the real story is that 48 percent support no penalty at all. Why the misleading (and inaccurate) headline?

They’re addressing other users, asking “Is anyone else having this problem?” What’s that about? How is finding other with the same problem going to help you? Sounds like the user h…

That strategy isn't as cost-effective as sending the principal to Cancun for a "conference."

You can also boot live ISOs, which don't maintain state between boots.

Space on a hard drive is finite, no matter how much it costs, and the size requirement makes it particularly unattractive for running in a VM, compared to a leaner OS.

I also wonder if it can tell the difference between a teenager and the person who actually pays the energy bill.

I have a love/hate relationship with my smartphone, but I'm still amazed at some of the things I can do with it. Adding to your list: When my car's GPS took me miles down a road th…

Apple - iCloud - Your content. On all your devices. That is the title of Apple's main iCloud page at http://www.apple.com/icloud/ . iCloud is seamlessly integrated into your apps, …

FWIW, I was once like you and resisted getting a smartphone for quite a while. Now I'm no longer chained to my desk. I can go on an epic bike ride, chart it with GPS, and never mis…

Ideally, we would write everything in plaintext, but it doesn't support even the most basic features offered by typesetting (bold, italics, etc.) or hypertext (embedded links), so …