Links for 2009-01-07
Twitter hack actually due to dictionary attack : see also http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/professed-twitt.html . So, some more Twitter antipatterns: 1. user account with admin privileges, instead of role account; 2. admin account without two-factor auth; 3. no rate limits or other dictionary-attack defenses
(tags: twitter security webdev lessons antipatterns dictionary-attack accounts authorization authentication role-accounts two-factor-authentication rate-limiting via:simonw)Google’s Browser Security Handbook : by lcamtuf, a GOOG employee these days. comprehensive. ‘provide[s] web application developers, browser engineers, and information security researchers with a one-stop reference to key security properties of contemporary web browsers’
(tags: security web google http browsers javascript html reference lcamtuf via:aecolley webdev)Wiggle.co.uk : another option for online bike sales, tipped by Boards.ie denizens. no free shipping here though
(tags: shopping bikes uk cycling)how to install from .ISO in vmware server 2.0 : omg this is utterly idiotic. not impressed
(tags: vmware-server vmware iso installation ui confusing broken)BikeToWork – boards.ie Wiki : a good collection of additional factoids about the govt bike-to-work scheme
(tags: ireland cycling cycle-to-work bikes boards commuting tax)Rechargeable Battery Review AAA NiMH : same again, for AAA batteries this time (via IRR)
(tags: aaa batteries rechargeable via:irregulars recharging nimh electronics reviews testing)The Great Battery Shootout : rechargeable batteries put to the test (a few years ago at least). quick summary: Panasonic shite, Energizer 2300 good (via IRR)
(tags: via:irregulars batteries recharging rechargeable aaa aa electronics testing reviews nimh charger power)The cycle to work scheme : Green Party site on the new Cycle-to-Work scheme, whereby the govt will provide a tax exemption if your employer buys you a bike up to EUR1000 in value
(tags: greens green cycling work hr cycle-to-work tax commuting)
Steve Loughran said,
January 8, 2009 @ 1:27 am
Chain Reaction cycles is usually better for MTB-related stuff, and being in the North they are not far from you at all; Wiggle is better for commute-related bits and bobs
Justin said,
January 8, 2009 @ 10:48 am
thanks for the tip Steve! Also, CRC ship free to the republic (they’re in Northern Ireland), which is very handy. I hadn’t gotten around to the price comparison, but it sounds like CRC will still come out ahead for me…