Month: September 2005

EuroOSCON: Rasmus Lerdorf on PHP Security. By nat I'm so chuffed. Rasmus is not just the creator of PHP, he's a really interesting guy who hacks for fun as well as for work. He's the chief PHP architect for Yahoo! and gets to set policy across all Yahoo! properties, domestic and international. He spent the… Continue reading EuroOSCON: Rasmus Lerdorf on PHP Security

Storm Overwhelmed Government's Preparations. Despite all the warnings, Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed the very government agencies that had rehearsed for such a calamity. By SCOTT SHANE and ERIC LIPTON. [NYT > Home Page]

Local Officials Criticize Federal Government Over Response. Despair, privation and violent lawlessness grew so extreme in New Orleans that the mayor issued a “desperate S.O.S.” By JOSEPH B. TREASTER and DEBORAH SONTAG. [NYT > Home Page]