It’s Christmas day and I just happened upon
a post by the Google Webmaster team
talking about removing the HTML, HEAD, and BODY tags from their code, as
they are evidently no longer necessary.

I started looking at their…

I had the opportunity to go to Tokyo, Japan for a week this month for work
and while there I kept a running list of observations. I was able to commute
to work on the subway, which I found quite fun.

First, my observations:

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There’s been some debate in my circles recently on the topic of what type of
person and background makes the best web security tester.

The issue is that web testing involves and requires a number of skills. It
includes perform…

News of Christopher Hitchens’ death was crushing to me last night. I can
think of no other author that is so inspiring to me. Here are a few simple
reasons why:

Reading, or listening to, his prose makes me a b…

I am quite curious how top tier writers square the circle of Strunk and
White’s demand for being concise and avoiding long, complex sentences, and
Hitchens’ ability and inclination to do so beautifully.

An example from a Hitchens e…

I’ve been thinking recently about what states of being are required for
optimum health. A few things bring this on: 1) Paul Graham’s writing on how
he manages inputs and controls distractions has always penetrated deeply for
me, …

Perhaps the most obvious and powerful of changes in our world is the
penetration of computers into our personal lives. This is penetration to the
point of integration — to the point of augmentation. No surprise there;
everyone’s …

The reasons for the company’s dwindling prospects are easy to find. 
Just walk into one of the company’s retail locations or shop online. 
And try, really try, not to lose your temper.

I admit.  I can’t do it…

To switch between dialog options in OS X from the keyboard, use
the TAB key.

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