John Siracusa

Newton, MA

arstechnica.com/author/john-siracusa

Age: 38

Web developer, podcaster, Ars Technica columnist.

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“log in to” or “log into” or “login to”

programming jargon asked Nov 19 '10 at 19:16

english.stackexchange.com

31 votes

What are the chances that two messages have the same MD5 digest and the same SHA1 digest?

math md5 sha1 digest hash-collision asked Aug 24 '09 at 15:17

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27 votes

How should I link to CPAN modules in answers?

discussion hyperlinks asked Sep 4 '08 at 13:28

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15 votes

How to unlock a Mac that's been locked with Apple Remote Desktop's “curtain” screen lock

osx remote-desktop asked Sep 24 '12 at 14:13

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13 votes

Convince Firefox to send an If-Modified-Since header over HTTPS

firefox https asked Aug 19 '08 at 16:07

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13 votes

How do so set “date added” metadata in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

lion osx finder spotlight metadata asked Feb 19 '12 at 17:26

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12 votes

Why does this Perl BEGIN block act differently in the debugger?

perl debugging compilation asked Nov 26 '08 at 21:08

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6 votes

How can I set the iOS Springboard wallpaper to a different image than the lock screen wallpaper without jailbreaking?

ios springboard asked Dec 29 '11 at 22:38

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Recovering a lost website with no backup?

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How do I remove duplicate items from an array in Perl?

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How do I perform a Perl substitution on a string while keeping the original?

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How can I check if I have a Perl module before using it?

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Hidden features of Perl?

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Is 'shift' evil for processing Perl subroutine parameters?

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What's the safest way to iterate through the keys of a Perl hash?

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How should I link to CPAN modules in answers?

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Worst coding standard you've ever had to follow?

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Best Subversion client for Mac OS

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Regex to match all HTML tags except <p> and </p>

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Which Perl database interface should I use?

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Passing a regex substitution as a variable in Perl?

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Change DPI on OSX

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Is it acceptable for invalid XHTML?

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Are quotes around hash keys a good practice in Perl?

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Do RAID controllers commonly have SATA drive brand compatibility issues?

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How do I schedule a task in Perl?

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Software http load balancer?

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Which database server scales better: PostgreSQL or MySQL?

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How do I cleanly extract MySQL enum values in Perl?

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Virtual Mac?

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Why does this leak?

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What happens when you put an array on the right side of a => operator?

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Using iPhoto without copying images?

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What is your latest useful Perl one-liner (or a pipe involving Perl)?

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How do I check whether a Perl module is installed?

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How can I calculate the number of days between two dates in Perl?

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Historical Question: anyone know why the Mac OS FTP client was designed read-only?

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