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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Debits and Credits
Accounting can be a little counterintuitive. It’s important that the accounts sum to zero, but the question of how credits and debits are assigned to a transaction can be a little obscure. For instance, if you’re purchasing a long-term asset, … Continue reading
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Hooking UIWebView
UIWebViews are an easy way to embed a web browser into your application. You can also use them to perform (what I think is) a neat trick by assigning a UIWebView instance a delegate which implements webView:shouldStartLoadWithRequest:navigationType:.
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The Big Con: Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of David Maurer’s “The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man” (TBC) is entitled “A Word About Confidence Men”. This chapter offers a brief overview of the nature of con men and con games. Its greatest message … Continue reading
The Big Con: Introduction
It’s time to start a new book! I hope you weren’t too much looking forward to “Rules for Radicals”, because I’ve decided to put that one off for now, and instead go with David Maurer’s “The Big Con: The Story … Continue reading
Encryption Export
When you submit an app to AAPL’s iTunes App Store, you’re asked: Export laws require that products containing encryption be properly authorized for export. Failure to comply could result in severe penalties. … Does your product contain encryption? Ever wonder … Continue reading
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Magic
There are a lot of blogs out there, and most of them die young. That doesn’t mean they’re not entertaining. For instance, here’s a blog that seems to have only gotten a single post, but it’s an interesting one: an … Continue reading
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Pablo Escobar and The Prince
When I began writing about “The Prince”, I mentioned that I thought it would be interesting to see if it would yield any insights into the fall of Pablo Escobar. Well, with the benefit of hindsight, and given that there … Continue reading
I Habd A Code
I’m a bit under the weather, so all I’ve got today is a quick set of useful co-ordinates. They are: (47, 159).
