Don't Back Down

October 2003

  • Verification Image with PHP

    I'm sure you've seen those images that display a changing value in them, something that you have to read and then type into a field so that you verify that you're human (the assumption being that a machine couldn't read the image to extract the text). They're everywhere….

  • None of the Above

    I remember watching Brewster's Millions (the Richard Pryor version) for the first time way back when. Probably in the mid-80s. Geez. That makes it nearly 20 years ago. Still, it was a fun movie. I think that, even then, I was most impressed by his run for office….

  • Identity Security

    I'm sure that there are many of you out there who don't read Robert X. Cringely. And that's okay. I'm equally sure that he isn't for everyone. Often, his ramblings tend to lean towards technology in one way or another. Many instances are implementations of technology in decidedly…

  • Movable Type Full Word Search

    Prior to its integration into Movable Type, the MT-Search module allowed the ability to toggle between full-word and partial-word searches. For instance, if you searched on full words for out, you would get out in the results. But not outdoors, outliner or even outrageous. Unfortunately, that functionality isn't…

  • Not Exactly Cooperation

    "US Airways can plan on whatever they want. We plan on taking them to court." An interesting quote indeed. Who said it? You'd think it was a jilted partner, or maybe even a competitor who felt that they lost out to USAirways in the battle for gate space…

  • Advertising Run Amok

    You've probably noticed an influx of Javascript-based ads on web sites. You know, these are the windows that display over the page, but aren't really windows of their own, so they can't really be blocked by typical popup-stoppers (not yet, anyway). Sure, you could turn off Javascript, but…

  • For Love of Money

    I'm likely as materialistic as the next guy. But even so, we don't spend nearly as much as some. Only rarely will we pay to see professional sports, and typically then only because of an Indian Guides event or perhaps checking out a minor league team (which is…

  • More AS400 SQL

    I'm sure everyone else already knows this stuff, but since I use my blog for reference when I don't feel like trying to look things up, I'm going to do another piece on SQL. Specifically, another piece on SQL subselects….

  • Is Rush Right?

    I'm not sure I would consider myself a fan of Rush Limbaugh. I think he likes to hear himself talk too much. Which is really okay. After all, if I didn't like to hear myself talk, I probably wouldn't have a blog. If I could be syndicated in…