Blog, page 42
page 42 of 80Continuing through the writing archive.
Host gator has bad security and sucks.
HostGator emailed back a forgotten password in plain text, showing they store credentials unhashed in their billing database.
Read postLook what I made - Acrylic chess set
An acrylic chess set cut on the new VHS laser cutter from a Thingiverse design, the first laser cutter project.
Read postTranslink sucks in Vancouver
Complaint number 25 of the year to TransLink, after bus 2568 passed stop 58125 at 11:20pm without stopping.
Read postNiceDog nano php web framework
Trying out NiceDog, a single-file PHP nano framework, fixing a few bugs and writing the missing example project.
Read postWordpress Post via email (wp-mail.php)
Switching from the abandoned Postie plugin to WordPress built-in wp-mail.php for post-by-email, with notes on the rate-limit hack.
Read postRental Guide are bad people, and suck.
A warning about Vancouver's Rental Guide, which advertises listings that do not exist and repost ads from craigslist.
Read postLEGO 3D Milling Machine - 3D Printer
A video of a 3D milling machine built entirely out of LEGO.
Read postRaspberry PI - Start up questions
Answers to the first questions a Windows user hits when booting a Raspberry Pi: power, USB current, login, keyboard layout.
Read postHow do you talk to someone over a common, instant message client (Gtalk, MSN) securely, with encryption
How to set up Pidgin with the Off the Record plugin to hold encrypted, verified chats over MSN or Gtalk.
Read postVancouver Maker Faire - Call for Makers
Vancouver Maker Faire opens its call for makers, with 48,000 square feet at the PNE Forum on June 23 and 24.
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