PLSQL Ranks 12th
According to the TIOBE Programming Community Index for January 2006, PL/SQL is the 12th most popular programming language, down from 11 last year. ColdFusion is 16th, up from 25th. The top 3 are Java, C and C++. Does this mean that I have to sharpen my Java and C skills to be competitive? (via)
5 Comments | Filed in ColdFusion, Oracle, Technology | Tags: pl/sqlPassword Overload
I have a password overload. Everywhere I go on the Net, I have to login. That means I have to memorize dozens of user name and password combinations.
I could just use the same user name and password on all sites, but this is not only insecure but also most of the time not possible because different sites have different requirements for user name and password size and complexity.
Just to give you a taste of what I deal with on a routine basis and what requires me to provide my user name and password: Continue reading…
11 Comments | Filed in Personal, Technology | Tags: password, Security, software, toolAnonymous annoyance now a crime
A new federal law states that when you annoy someone on the Internet, you must disclose your identity:
Whoever…utilizes any device or software that can be used to originate telecommunications or other types of communications that are transmitted, in whole or in part, by the Internet… without disclosing his identity and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person…who receives the communications…shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
It will be interesting to see the effect of such law on blogs that allow anonymous comments.
Read the full News.com article. (Via).
4 Comments | Filed in Interesting Stuff | Tags: blog, internetATTENTION bloggers
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1 Comment | Filed in ColdFusion, Interesting Stuff, Oracle | Tags: aggregator, blog
