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Google Buzz and your privacy

Alex — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:02:02 +0000

Google did a decent job with its new web app, Google Buzz, but it completely failed at privacy. By default, when you start using Google Buzz anyone can see who is “following” you and who you are “following” by going to your Google Profile. Furthermore, the people you follow are automatically those who you contact [...]

Outstanding website problems

Alex — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:44:50 +0000

I’ve had two problems with my website that have been bugging me for a long time. The first was that when I tried to change to PHP5, I couldn’t use <?php include()?> to include files. That was because PHP5 disables register_globals, and I was using $DOCUMENT_ROOT to ensure that the includes worked regardless of the [...]

Scribblenauts: Cthulhu vs. God

Alex — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:48:32 +0000

Who would win in a fight between Cthulhu and God with a machine gun? Scribblenauts knows. (See 2:20 into the video.)

The Catholic Church and World War II

Alex — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:24:15 +0000

During Mussolini’s rule of Italy, the country had a recreational organization called the Opera Nazionale Dopolavoro (the OND). While the main purpose of the OND under Mussolini was to promote Fascism, it was surprisingly progressive in that it allowed women to participate in “masculine” sports, which were normally limited to males only. However, the Catholic [...]

Screw the South

Alex — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 20:46:40 +0000

Although for the most part this rant is filled with generalizations, it does, sadly, have some valid points. Which states were in the Confederacy? Which states advocated for slavery? Which states make up the Bible Belt? Which states opposed interracial marriage and are currently opposing same-sex marriage? Which states have consistently been conservative and thus [...]