Further update on TimThumb from Matt
I just noticed Matt put a post up this morning giving a further update re TimThumb. You can read it here.
Now hold still honey while I rub this radioactive dirt on your face…
August 8, 2011 | Randomness | No comments
Watch the last 2 hours of trading live if you can
I have a sinking feeling there will be blood. Right now Dow is down 4.45%, S&P down 5.69%, Nasdaq down 5.7%, Gold up 3.87% and rising. The DAX closed down 5% and the worst drops happend towards end of trading, so I’m expecting the same for US markets. Update: I hate to say I told […]
What physicists do for fun during a nuclear detonation
During a test in the Nevada desert of a miniaturized nuke called Scorpion, theoretical physicist and weapons designer Ted Taylor used a parabolic mirror to light a cigarette. Ah the good old days. This is an extract from Under The Cloud by Richard Miller:
August 7, 2011 | Randomness | No comments
TimThumb users and WordPress Theme users using TimThumb, please upgrade
News [April 24th, 2012]: I’ve launched Wordfence to permanently fix your WordPress site’s security issues. Click here to learn more. I’ve done a ton of work on TimThumb this weekend and there are a few great enhancements. E.g. if you have pngcrush or optipng installed, it will now use 66% less disk space and give […]
Poem: When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer
This is a wonderful poem by Walt Whitman where he explores how the formalization of science and nature robs it of it’s mystery and wonder. If you’re a programmer who has done any time at a University, you’ll recognize Whitman’s sentiment. It first appeared in the “By the Roadside” section of the standard 1892 edition […]
Timthumb improvements
I did a ton of work on timthumb today. Download the latest version to get a whole lot of security and performance improvements and bugfixes. It’s available now.
August 6, 2011 | TimThumb | No comments
What does the S&P's AAA to AA+ downgrade for the United States mean?
If you haven’t heard the news, S&P just downgraded us from AAA to AA+ and gave us a negative outlook to add insult to injury. But it’s not like we didn’t deserve it. In a democracy, people deserve the government they get. Remember that “We the people…” document? Well we the people just got a […]
August 5, 2011 | Economics | No comments
WordThumb is now TimThumb 2.0
News [April 24th, 2012]: I’ve launched Wordfence to permanently fix your WordPress site’s security issues. Click here to learn more. On the suggestion of Matt Mullenweg (wordpress founder) Ben Gillbanks (timthumb author) and I have been working for the last day to merge my work on WordThumb into TimThumb 2.0. That work is now complete […]
WordThumb now uses a secure public cache for compatibility
UPDATE: WordThumb has now been merged into TimThumb and has become TimThumb 2.0. Please head over to the TimThumb site now for updates and to get the code. The latest version of wordthumb (just uploaded) uses a public cache again (same place timthumb does) because many system temporary folders are not writeable. This public cache is part of what […]