Monthly Archive for January, 2008

Stupid Forum Tricks

An Open Bug Report To The Software Development Community:

Product: Forum Software (any)
Area: Registration
Category: Bug
Priority: 1-Security Failure

Description:
Forum registration software is sending user-entered passwords (in plaintext, over unencrypted channels, through unaudited networks!) in registration confirmation emails.

Does this seem like unfortunate design to anyone else? It’s too much effort to come up with unguessable, memorable passwords to waste the products on thoughtless security breaches.

Rose & Camellia

 Every once in a while, a new fighting game mechanic makes its way onto the world stage.

Ladies and… well, just ladies:  SLAPFIGHTING.

Rose&Camellia | NIGORO
Newly wed to Shunsuke, eldest son of the historied Tsubakikoji family, Reiko suffers the loss of her husband the very next day. Under the cruel and unceasing mockery of the aristocrats, Reiko’s common-born blood sets to boil. Clutching the rose Shunsuke gave her to her bosom, Reiko issues a defiant challenge to the house. “I am the widow of the eldest son of the Tsubakikoji family. This house is mine!” …This is the elegant art of feminine conflict.

(Thanks to RPS for the heads-up.)

Brand New, Really Old, Laptop

 Why do I love to see people doing things like this?

Atari 1500XL laptop mod: the best of 80’s tech in a convenient modern form factor – Engadget
No expense was spared to give this thing an authentic look and feel, including the guts of three Ataris, a 1050 disk drive, 1027 printer, 1010 cassette player and a PC keyboard.

JETPACKS!

Could it be… a Christmas miracle?!

Rock, Paper, Shotgun » JETPACKS!
While I weight up the possibility of starting Christmas shopping and/or working out how to get back to my hometown of Stafford, Colin Pyle brings us news that Shacknews brought him news of some leaked footage for something that looks an awful lot like Starsiege Tribes from GarageGames… founded by members of Dynamix… who… made… Starsiege tribes. Woo!