Simon Willison’s Weblog

Internet explorer mystery #1376. IE executes function definitions inside an “if (0)” block. That frightens me.

# 9:04 am / internet-explorer, javascript, ned-batchelder

24 ways: User Styling. The web geek advent calendar is up and running again this year, with a striking new design.

# 9:08 am / 24-ways, css, design, jon-hicks, userstyles

Getting OpenID Into the Browser. David Recordon makes the case for online identity management as a key browser feature (I like the “your browser is currently locked” concept), and argues that Gears is in a great position to deliver it.

# 10 am / browsers, david-recordon, gears, identity, openid

Secret Geek A-Team Hacks Back, Defends Worldwide Web. Wired’s take on the story of Dan Kaminsky’s breaking-the-internet DNS vulnerability. Horrible headline.

# 11:10 am / dan-kaminsky, dns, security, wired