Links for 26 Sep 2009 - 14 Oct 2009

Links of interest for 26 Sep 2009 - 14 Oct 2009:

• xkcd - Static - Hee hee hee
• Guest Account Bug in Snow Leopard Causes Data Loss - Ooops. Just as well I disabled this account a long time ago.
• MySQL ex-CEO tells EU to let Oracle buy Sun - Some very valid points here. Lets hope the EU listens and pulls finger. Their heel dragging is causing more harm than the acquisition would.
• Is cloud computing the Hotel California of tech? - Good point. I've not embraced "cloud computing" in this sense as I don't really need it, but more importantly I don't like not knowing I can easily move across to another provider in the future.
• Moserware: A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) - XKCD-esque stick figure comic explaining the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES): where it came from, why it was necessary, and most-illuminatingly, how it works. Very good.