Year: 2016
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Couldn't find GC4D9F2 Chloe, Laura and Amys Thames view cache 3
This checkin to GC4D9F2 Chloe, Laura and Amys Thames view cache 3 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Spent some time hunting for this, but no luck. Strongly suspect it's gone missing, given recent logs.
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A Suitable Blog
Dan writes the 594,000th (surviving) word in his blog, making it longer than virtually every novel, and reveals that his family will be getting a little larger this year.
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Anatomy of Cookie XSS
Using a real-life vulnerability he discovered on the University of Oxford's IT Services website as an example, Dan reminds you of the importance of sanitising even cookie data to prevent XSS vulnerabilities.
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Fewer and Faster // John Nunemaker
Sometimes I feel developers think that performance is a dark art. It is not. In my experience, well performing systems come down to this: fewer and faster. If you are doing something a lot, do it fewer times. If you are doing something that is slow, make it faster. It really is that simple. The …
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Found GLN7PDN2 A Marathon not a Sprint – Cutty Sark
This checkin to GLN7PDN2 A Marathon not a Sprint – Cutty Sark reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A nice easy find while on my way to a meeting at the Naval College. Not too many muggles about at this time on a weekday morning, so only had to wait …
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Giving better code reviews
"Your team is only as good as your weakest reviewer."
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Payment Redirection Fraud
Here is an example scenario You receive an email requesting a payment. It could be for rent, it could be fees for a course or any other legitimate reason. Typically, the payment is a significant sum. The email contains the banking details you need to make the payment. Then shortly after the 1st email arrives…
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A Research-driven Recruitment Story
[It] was initially frustrating to not be able to tell you things about who I am and what I’ve done. But it’s great that it’s a level playing field. By the final interview I was liking the process so much that I was reluctant to share my CV and de-anonymize myself. Successful Careers applicant…
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Archived GC54F7V Oxford Steganography #5 - Secret Bonus Cache
This checkin to GC54F7V Oxford Steganography #5 - Secret Bonus Cache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Has now been removed, as it's no longer possible to get all of the clues needed to find it. Thanks for playing!
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Found GLN6G06B North Moors View
This checkin to GLN6G06B North Moors View reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found on a gentle morning hike with my 2 year old niece. She was pretty keen on the loom band bracelet, but we hadn't brought anything to exchange, so she made do with wearing it for a …
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DRY: Do Repeat Yourself
I am increasingly of the opinion that the general software engineering adage “Don’t Repeat Yourself” does not always apply to web development. Also, I found that web development classes in CS academia are not very realistic. These two problems turn out to have the same root cause: a lack of appreciation of what browsers do…
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Offering
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The Golden Age of x86 Gaming
I've been happy with my 2016 HTPC, but the situation has changed, largely because of something I mentioned in passing back in November: The Xbox One and PS4 are effectively plain old PCs, built on: Intel Atom class (aka slow) AMD 8-core x86 CPU 8 GB RAM AMD Radeon 77xx / 78xx GPUs cheap commodity…
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Underground and Overground in the City of London
Taking advantage of the new railway station on his doorstep, Dan takes several trips to London, spending them both underground and overground in the City.
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We Need to be Better
My post You Don’t Have to Do It has been getting an inordinate amount of attention in the last few months. As is often the case about anything in my life, I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I really do think that polyamory isn’t for everyone, that while it’s a way…
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