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The personal website of Alex Weber

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Mostly links from around the web, presented with quotes and commentary. Sometimes I write long-form pieces too.

Posted on 20111228

Huge portions of the Web vulnerable to hashing denial-of-service attack

via Ars Technica

Researchers have shown how a flaw that is common to most popular Web programming … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111228

The 9 Oddest Job Interview Questions Asked at Tech Companies in 2011

via Mashable!

When sitting down for a job interview at a top U.S. tech company, you’d typically expect the interviewer to hammer you … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111228

Spire: A New Legal Siri Port For Any iOS 5 Device

via TechCrunch

Well-known iOS hacker chpwn (aka Grant Paul) along with Ryan Petrich have released a new tool for installing Siri on jailbroken … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111228

For Google , User Count Is A Journey Not A Race

via TechCrunch

That’s a good thing because Google+ missed the starting gun. And its “invite only” launch strategy saw all its disconnect users … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111228

Pixel Fireplace

via Boing Boing

During our holiday gavagement, we had on a terribly kitch “Yule Log HD” cable channel, which offers an endlessly-looping video … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111228

Alan Moore on science, religion, and imagination

via Boing Boing

New Humanist magazine interviewed master storyteller and comics author Alan Moore about science and imagination backstage at … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111228

ASUS Eee PC 1225B proves netbooks will still be kicking around in 2012

via Engadget

The death of the netbook has been greatly exaggerated — at least that’s what ASUS is praying holds true for next year. … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111226

Detect Photoshopped/Morphed Images The Easy Way With Photo Police For Mac

via Redmond Pie

A new app has been submitted to the Mac App Store that allows you to see changes that have been made in photos. Photo Police … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111226

Leadership Hall of Fame: Ken Blanchard, Author of "The One Minute Manager"

via Fast Company

We continue our examination of the business book The One Minute Manager with an interview of author Ken Blanchard. Why did he … Read More >>

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Posted on 20111226

Report: Kindle produces nearly no electrical interference. FAA: "LALALALALA"

via Boing Boing

Nick Bilton put the FAA’s claims regarding Kindles and airline avionics to the test. The result? They emit less EM interference … Read More >>

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