This post is a basically random list of things that have happened over the years; it will grow over time. My freshman year of college, we had three bins in the halls of our dorm—“Trash”, “Recycle” and “Styrofoam”. I diligently sorted everything for disposal and fumed that my dorm mates were constantly throwing out theirContinue reading “Anecdotal Ephemera”
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Reactions to Collateral Damage
Last night, I wrote up a quick post on the importance of iOS9’s introduction of a content-filtering API. Naturally, there have been a variety of reactions to this post, so I’d like to address some of those and provide some additional context. Background First, I’d like to point out that while there are many importantContinue reading “Reactions to Collateral Damage”
Collateral Damage
Most web users tolerate ads; many web users hate advertising with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. There are many good reasons that users dislike ads (they’re bad for performance, security, and privacy) as well as less universal, more arguable, grievances (e.g. annoyance factor, disagreement about the value exchange for ad-funded services, etc). Apple,Continue reading “Collateral Damage”
The Muse
There’s a writer living in my head, and he’s a genius. Or so he tries to convince me, as his prose flows freely day in and out, filling most idle moments– while I’m showering, driving, dining, taking out the trash, or performing any of the other mundane tasks of daily life. His prose is brilliant–Continue reading “The Muse”
Velocity Conference – 2015 Santa Clara
I’ll be speaking at my third (or fourth?) Velocity Conference in Santa Clara California one month from now. I’m always excited to go to Velocity; it’s a conference full of great talks, and more importantly, smart people working on important problems. My talk, HTTPS in 2015, delivers a whirlwind overview of HTTPS, from how itContinue reading “Velocity Conference – 2015 Santa Clara”
UTF-8
Over on HillaryClinton.com, Secretary Clinton reminds us all that it’s charset=utf-8 by demonstrating what happens when you use the bogus charset=utf8: Of course, her site is not the first to make this mistake.
Howdy, y’all!
I’ve been blogging for over a decade, but this is my first try at WordPress. We’ll see how it goes! If you’re looking for more to read, here are some of my old blogs: InsideHTTP IEInternals Fiddler on MSDN Fiddler at Telerik My homepage -Eric
How Hard Could It Be
I have an idea for a new reality show; it’ll be called “How Hard Could It Be?” The show will feature everyday people approaching straightforward (but new to them) tasks, for instance, minor home repairs. For instance, in the kickoff show, a software developer will be faced with filling a gap introduced in his frontContinue reading “How Hard Could It Be”
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