By John Gruber
WorkOS launches auth.md — an open protocol for agent registration.
Linked List: March 17, 2007
Saturday, 17 March 2007
- Rex ★
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$20 Front Row-compatible infrared remote control that fits in a MacBook Pro’s ExpressCard slot. (Via Scott McNulty.)
- User 99, Unknown ★
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Greg Miller:
Mac OS X has an additional interesting account for a user named “unknown”. Unknown has the UID number 99, which is treated specially within the kernel as well as some user-level libraries. The special properties afforded to unknown are needed to make device sharing between computers as painless as possible.
- WordPress Plugin Directory ★
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Centralized hosting and directory for WordPress plugins. (The metadata is gathered from structured readme files with a format based on Markdown.)
- Ze Frank Goes Out on Top ★
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The finale of The Show.
- My Software Update Procedure ★
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Advice from the archive that still stands.
- Wall Street Journal Story on Twitter ★
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I’m not sure I need to read much more than the sub-head:
New Real-Time Messaging Services Overwhelm Some Users With Mundane Updates From Friends