Some people take Where’s Waldo incredibly seriously—and then there’s the U.S. intelligence services. It’s all harmless fun until someone’s finger slips on the Dispatch Drone button. [XKCD]
Your right to free speech means that the government can’t arrest you for what you say, but it doesn’t means that anyone—anyone—has to listen the crap you come out with.
You may have read some long explainers about how Heartbleed works
Heartbleed may be one of the biggest internet security flaws
Next time you’re sat mashing keys, wildly frustrated because something is proving so difficult to get done, remember that the majority of computing tasks are only straightforward because someone already made them easy.
If you sometimes find it hard to read social situations and establish if it’s an appropriate time to be taking photographs of yourself with your phone, here’s a simple flowchart to make the decision making process a little easier. [Doghouse Diaries]
Coding: how hard can it be
Not all technologies are created equal: some are easy to use, some are tough to get to grips with, and others are downright impossible to get working.
What you see is possibly perhaps maybe slightly tangentially almost related to what you may or may not get. Or, WYSIPPMSTARTWYMOMNG as I like to call it. [XKCD]
Today’s XKCD really is wonderful: called Now, it’s a simple clock which shows you what time it is in the world right… now, and changes each time you check back on it.