Using Apache as a PHP development server
When you're writing a web app in Python (or, really, any other language except PHP), you test your code in a development server. It runs in the foreground in a Terminal window, and displays error messages rather than writing them to a log file, so you don't have to go digging around for them. Since version 5.4, PHP can do this too, but if you're working on an app that uses a previous PHP version or depends on Apache-specific features, this doesn't help you. So, if we can't use a development server instead of Apache, let's make Apache act like a development server. Read more →Wordpress.com Trains Users To Get Their Passwords Stolen
Not long ago, I went to comment on the Typekit blog, and upon clicking Submit I was astonished to encounter a login page. There wasn't anything wrong with the login page itself, but there was something very, very wrong with the URL. Read more →Not Having A License Does The Exact Opposite To What You Think It Does
There's a lot of "open source" projects on GitHub and other places that don't have a license attached to them. I'm not a mind-reader, but I think the people sharing these projects don't put a license on because they don't care what people do with their code. They're sharing it with the world, the world can do what it wants with it. But that's not how copyright works - in effect, they're doing the exact opposite. Read more →This Is What's Wrong With Age Of Consent Laws
18-year-old Florida girl Kate Hunt is being prosecuted as a sex offender for her relationship with her girlfriend three years her junior. Hunt's parents say that the charges were filed by the girlfriend's parents against her wishes, claiming that they blame Hunt for turning their daughter into a lesbian. But even when you put sexuality aside, this case illustrates a fundamental problem with sexual consent laws. Read more →Two Decades of Yours Truly
Tomorrow I turn 20 years old, meaning today is my last day of being a teenager. That's as good a time as any to look back at one's life and the world surrounding it. Read more →
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