Monthly Archives: April 2007

Securing SSH Connections

April 26th, 2007

Sure, traffic between an SSH client and server is enciphered, but how can certainty that the correct server is directly processing client requests be enhanced. A man in the middle attack occurs when an SSH server poses as the desired host, and forwards messages between the desired host and the client. The fake SSH server […]

Making Connections, Connecting Dots

April 23rd, 2007

July 16, 2005 – Hua and I set up the company’s very first server at Broadspire LA The introduction of another full cabinet at a new colocation site in Downtown Los Angeles is evidence of the company’s progress and sustainability. I have heard from forgotten sources that eight out of nine companies fail within their […]

From EFnet #gamedev

April 19th, 2007

[00:16]* ae (steve@liss.loosebytes.com) has joined #gamedev [00:34] <Decept404> anyone know of any decent offline/local network issue/bug tracking solutions? [01:05] <ae> how about bugzilla? [01:11] <Decept404> not offline ;P [01:12] <ae> heh, you can always install a webserver and db server for use on the local host =) [01:12] <ae> … and it has the added […]

Design Pattern: Treating Objects as Descriptors

April 19th, 2007

I think frequently about the design of software while I drive between home and work. I frequently come across the problem of designing user-defined, compound types or classes. Determining a compound type’s member fields and methods requires a lot of effort. The problem’s complexity is increased when an instance of a class consists of fields […]

The Move to CentOS

April 15th, 2007

I decided to make the move this weekend. Witnessing Kelly adopt GNU/Linux after being a long-time user of Microsoft solutions inspired me to transition away from Microsoft Windows. So, I bought an open-box 500GB Seagate FreeAgent external hard drive from Fry’s Electronics for 140USD, moved all my data files from my Windows desktop, and converted […]