Alexandria Project Chap. 4: Beware of Greeks bearing Trapdoors

2010-02-08T00:01:41-05:00

Our story so far: Security expert Frank Adversego comes under suspicion when the Library of Congress is hacked by a mysterious cracker with motives unknown and a taste for the bizarre; to protect himself, Frank had better get to the bottom of things. Read the first chapters here, and follow the Further Adventures of Frank on Twitter.

Let your inner Video Director loose: "We're Linux" Video Contest 2010

2010-02-05T13:16:06-05:00

As you may recall, the Linux Foundation last year ran a video contest that drew a lot of entries, many of which were not only entertaining, but had surprisingly high production values as well. Last year's invitation was to use the popular "I'm a Mac/I'm a PC" ad series as an inspiration, and you can see the winning videos here (all of last year's entries can be found here

CodePlex Foundation Picks Paula Hunter as Executive Director

2010-02-03T10:53:40-05:00

As you may recall, the CodePlex Foundation indicated in January that it expected to name a permanent Executive Director within a few weeks' time. That has now happened, and in the "small world" department, the new ED happens to be Paula Hunter - someone I've known for years, and worked with several times in the past. The full press release is below. Paula is someone I like and re...

The Alexandria Project, Chap. 3: I just HATE it when that Happens

2010-02-01T00:01:03-05:00

Our story so far: Security expert Frank Adversego has been passed over to lead a major project at the Library of Congress, but discovers that the Library has been hacked by a mysterious cracker with motives unknown; now, Frank learns that he may be coming under suspicion. Read the first chapters here, and follow the Further Adventures of Frank on Twitter.

Tagging the Noosphere

2010-01-28T07:01:29-05:00

The last issue of Standards Today focused on XML - the underpinning of ODF and hundreds of other standards - and one of the most important standards ever developed. Here is the editorial from that issue.

One of the...

The Alexandria Project, Chap. 2: The Plot Thickens

2010-01-25T00:01:08-05:00

Frank wondered how long his phone had been buzzing. He was about to turn it off when he saw that it was his d...

The Alexandria Project, Chap. 1: Meet Frank

2010-01-19T00:01:42-05:00

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On the morning of Sunday, December 12, a morbidly obese Corgi named Lily was sniffing a tree on 16th street, in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. A cold, insistent drizzle was falling, but Lily didn’t care, because Lily was sniffing at her favo...

Introducing The Alexandria Project

2010-01-17T15:46:40-05:00

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