Jun 27 2002

Open Source Software Security

Two days ago I have to patch all the Apache servers I administer because of the vulnerability on chunked transfer. This morning I have to patch all the OpenSSL servers I manage because of the challenge-respnse bug. Secure open source software? Well, at least I know that it is not secure, and the patches and [...]

Jun 25 2002

Some Interesting Christian One-Liners

Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah. He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation. Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he got married? A. Ruth-less. Q. What do they call pastors in Germany? A. German Shepherds.

Light Blub Hits Christianity

I found this joke on the website of EFCoS (Evangelical Fomosan Church of Sydney), where many of my Taiwanese friends are going to. Q: How many Charismatics does it take to change a light bulb? A: One to change the bulb and nine to pray against the spirit of darkness. Q: How many Calvinists does [...]

Jun 17 2002

Chinese Python (the language, not the animal)

I saw a new Python implementation today – Chinese Python. This is so COOL that you can do all your programming in Chinese – including not just the syntax help and documentations, but also the Python keywords themselves! I guess most people still type English much faster than Chinese, but it is a great teaching [...]

Jun 6 2002

Browser News

Interesting news today: Another Internet Explorder security hole. All versions of IE are vulnerable to this gopher attack, which allows someone to install an external program on your box. In another word, you are r00t3d! Mozilla 1.0 is out. Mozilla has been my full-time browser for the past 10 months, and with each new release, [...]