I was having lunch today at a nearby Chinese restaurant. I was seated next to some young folks who were loudly having a biology discussion. I tuned in because I’m a geek, but I kept my mouth shut after I heard one bad science moment after another. Unfortunately, the discussion quite quickly changed from being…
Category: Life, the universe, and everything…
Diabetes: One Year To The Day
This is the one year anniversary of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It’s been an interesting year, and I’ve learnt a lot about what it means to have diabetes, and it’s definitely impacted my diet. The biggest change is a sad one for me – some of my favorites are simply not good for…
Decoding wp-admin/js/revisions-js.php easter egg
From time to time, I look at WordPress, which as you may have guessed, runs my blog. It’s had a spotty security history. If I can find something in a few minutes, I’ll help out as it’s my data at risk. But then they go and do this: <?php if ( !defined( ‘ABSPATH’ ) )…
Coding Standard
I’m repro-ing this from the OWASP Top 10 mail list. I would like to hear folks’ thoughts about what I have included, taking into account that this is designed to be a standard, and not just a guide. The OWASP Top 10 Coding Standard I’ve been working on this on and off (mostly off) ever…
Had the snip
Well, I’ve had the snip, which apparently is surprising to most of the folks who know us. Both Tanya and I are pretty darn clucky. We want more kids. But there’s this huge issue we can’t get past – Tanya’s health is just not going to get any better any time soon. Her arthritis is…
Best. Daughter. Ever.
We took Mackenzie to the pediatricians today. She did real well – even the vaccinations she only screamed for a few minutes. Here’s a few very recent photos for you! The first image is her sitting. By herself. At 3 and 3/4 months. The second image is her out on the porch wearing her snazzy…
Colorado Springs
I’m currently in Colorado Springs doing some training for a customer. The flight in was long – nearly 12 hours all up from the east coast, all told including delays and running to make my little rubber band plane connection. It takes only another 15 hours to make it to Australia. The puddle jumper was…
Fresh starts and modest changes: DMZ E-mail Day
In 2007, I realized I am not particularly good at prioritizing what time I have available. In true geek style, over the Christmas break I looked at all the recent time management fads to ensure I picked the laziest/easiest/geekiest (pick two), and found 43 Folders, which is based upon a slightly older – and dead…
Sayonara 2007, Konnichiwa 2008
It’s that time of the year again. In my previous list, it turned out I did some of the things I said I would, and a lot more besides. In 2008, my desires are: Be a good dad to Mackenzie my gorgeous daughter, and a wonderful (hopefully less chubby) hubby to Tanya, my beautiful wife…
Video of Mackenzie
Enjoy!