Rob Janssen (RobIII)

NuGet: You're Doing It Wrong

NuGet is the new (well, relatively new) hotness. Everyone loves NuGet. I am even guilty of extolling some of its virtues.

MySQL 5.7 – HTTP Plugin for MySQL

It is official: MySQL listens to HTTP and speaks JSON. MySQL got a new plugin that lets HTTP clients and JavaScript users connect to MySQL using HTTP. The development preview brings three APIs: key-document for nested JSON documents, CRUD for JSON mapped SQL tables and plain SQL with JSON replies.

Mining Bitcoin with pencil and paper: 0.67 hashes per day

I decided to see how practical it would be to mine Bitcoin with pencil and paper. It turns out that the SHA-256 algorithm used for mining is pretty simple and can in fact be done by hand. Not surprisingly, the process is extremely slow compared to hardware mining and is entirely impractical.

Introduction to: Linked Data Platform

In its ongoing mission to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential, the W3C recently released the first specification for an entirely new kind of system. Linked Data Platform 1.0 defines a read-write Linked Data architecture, based on HTTP access to web resources described in RDF.

linux : What is a specific example of how the shellshock bash bug could be exploited?

With access to bash, even from the POV of a web user, the options are endless. For example, here's a fork bomb: Just put that in a user agent string on a browser, go to your web page, and instant DoS on your web server.

Greenhorn–the anatomy of a Windows 8 exploit

The CSAW CTF 2014 qualifications are just over, and several participants have probably gained new superpowers. Last year, I picked up CRIME in the finals. This year, I'm already ahead of my learning schedule as isra17, a fellow 1337 h4xx0r, guided me through my first return-oriented exploit.

Required Fields Should Be Marked NOT NULL

Despite some exciting advances in the field, like Node, Redis, and Go, a well-structured relational database fronted by a Rails or Sinatra (or Django, etc.) app is still one of the most effective toolsets for building things for the web.

Scorpion Brings the Stupidest, Most Batshit Insane Hacker Scene Ever

So Scorpion debuted last night on CBS, bringing us the thrilling tale of "geniuses" who help DHS by setting up wifi access points in restaurants. Yes, that is a true plot point.

Apple pulls iOS 8.0.1 after users report major problems with update

One week after the launch of iOS 8, Apple released its first update for the new OS — iOS 8.0.1 — on Wednesday afternoon. It was meant to fix a slew of bugs, but that's not what happened. Immediately after the update hit, reports began flooding in that iOS 8.0.

The true power of regular expressions

As someone who frequents the PHP tag on StackOverflow I pretty often see questions about how to parse some particular aspect of HTML using regular expressions. A common reply to such a question is: You cannot parse HTML with regular expressions, because HTML isn’t regular.

This Read-It-Later-list is just that, bookmarks of stuff I intend to read or have read. I do not necessarily agree with opinions or statements in the bookmarked articles.

This list is compiled from my Pocket list.