It's already that time of the year again. Yes, really.
Schlagwort: Sicherheit
Expected type Target, found Foot.
Informally, though, safe languages can be defined as ones that make it impossible to shoot yourself in the foot while programming.
Benjamin C. Pierce: Types and Programming Languages
Embracing Enemies.
Ein starker Geist braucht kein Feindbild.
eine WG-Tür, nie abgeschlossen
Weakcryption is Noncryption.
Enough of this bogus "strong encryption is important, but... the children" crap. The children need strong encryption. The victims of crimes need encryption. The victims of terrorists need encryption. Undermining all that because just a tiny bit of information is inaccessible to law enforcement is crazy. It's giving up the entire ballgame to those with malicious intent, just so that we can have a bit more information in a few narrow cases.
Mike Masnick: President Obama Is Wrong On Encryption; Claims The Realist View Is 'Absolutist'
Let IT Burn.
You pay the fire department with the taxes, not when you call them.
Kaspar J. on Mozilla Bug 994033 - Most StartSSL certs will stay compromised