Off you go… into the purple yonder!

Dan Bernstein aka djb writes brilliant software. He has a reputation for being a little difficult but his software is really, really well written and some of the most secure code out there. I used qmail for a long time, and I still think that it is hands down the best choice for an outgoing [...]

Great article over at computerworld.com on reducing the energy consumption of a home office.

CNN has an excellent article by Warren Buffett on the worrying US trade deficit.
He wrote it four YEARS ago.

Larry Lessig’s excellent talk at TED titled ‘how creativity is stranged by the law’ is now online. Recommended viewing – 19 minutes long.

There is an interesting blog post at carectomy.com about the state of the US rail transportation system. The article mentions the “Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act” of 2007 (S.294) that cleared the Senate at the end of October with a $10 billion provision for building a high-speed rail network throughout the nation.
I suspect that [...]

Testing smtp auth can be a bit of a pain sometimes, particularly if SSL or TLS is involved. Mail clients often don’t really show what they are doing and/or don’t allow you to set all variables, like which authentication mechanism to use.
John M. Simpson has a nice page that describes how to do AUTH PLAIN [...]