About Me

PBX I'm Paul Bissex, and e-scribe.com is my consulting business. I build web applications using open source software, especially Django. I teach photographers web design and professional skills. In the '90s I did graphic design for newspapers and magazines. Then I wrote technology commentary and reviews for Wired, Salon.com, Chicago Tribune, and lots of little places you've never heard of. Feel free to email me.

Book

I'm co-author of "Python Web Development with Django", an excellent guide to my favorite web framework. Its strong points include an introduction to Python, and better coverage of Django 1.0 than nearly anybody else. Published by Addison-Wesley, it is available from Amazon and your favorite technical bookstore as well.

Colophon

Built using Django, served by Apache and mod_wsgi. The database is SQLite. The operating system is FreeBSD, on a VPS hosted at Johncompanies.com. Comment-spam protection by Akismet. Vintage topo imagery from the Maptech archive. The markup engine is Markdown.

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Stuff I Use

Akismet, del.icio.us, Django, dpaste.com, Emacs, FreeBSD, Freenode, jQuery, LaunchBar, MacPorts, Markdown, Mercurial, OS X, Postfix, Python, SQLite, Subversion, TextMate, Trac, Ubuntu Linux, wmii

Spam Report

At least 67564 pieces of comment spam killed since January 2008, mostly via Akismet.

27 posts tagged "risks"

Open source bounties
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
business + open source + programming + risks

Protecting the server with mod_evasive
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
apache + risks + site + tips
4 comments

My first DOS
Thursday, April 19th, 2007
risks + web development
4 comments

Library of 1000 scammy spams
Saturday, March 10th, 2007
fun + risks + site + spam

Top 20 MySpace passwords
Friday, December 15th, 2006
risks
1 comment

Uncovering dirt with Google code search
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
google + programming + risks

International Freedom From Stupid Software Patents Day
Sunday, October 1st, 2006
business + intellectual property + programming + risks
3 comments

Spam, del.icio.us spam
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
blogs + risks + spam
4 comments

I hate those SitePal ads
Friday, September 8th, 2006
blogs + rants + risks
9 comments

MacBook wireless security exploit fracas primer
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
os x + risks

I filled up my GMail box
Monday, September 4th, 2006
google + risks + spam
2 comments

Comcast's blacklist
Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
risks + spam + the well
4 comments

Rails security hole hullabaloo
Thursday, August 10th, 2006
django + programming + rails + risks

Yahoo offers DRM-free music, sort of
Friday, July 21st, 2006
apple + intellectual property + risks

Trying to send eBay a message?
Friday, May 26th, 2006
ebay + risks + web development
3 comments

RapidWeaver spamming vulnerability
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006
os x + php + risks + spam

The dawn of OS X malware
Saturday, February 18th, 2006
os x + risks
2 comments

Dangerous installers
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
os x + programming + risks

Sony DRM news roundup
Friday, November 18th, 2005
intellectual property + risks
1 comment

Form hijacking
Tuesday, November 15th, 2005
php + risks + spam + tips
1 comment

Sony gets spanked
Sunday, November 13th, 2005
intellectual property + media + risks

eBay, fraud, filtering, and Web 2.0
Friday, November 4th, 2005
ebay + rants + risks
85 comments

The fall of Sony
Tuesday, November 1st, 2005
intellectual property + media + risks

The MySpace worm
Thursday, October 13th, 2005
ajax + javascript + risks + web development
7 comments

Burn all JPEGs?
Wednesday, October 5th, 2005
intellectual property + open source + risks
2 comments

Is eBay doing all it can to fight phishing?
Friday, September 23rd, 2005
ebay + rants + risks
3 comments

Bluetooth Computer Thieves
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005
risks

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