Links for November 29, 2006

Apple Mac OS X patch plugs 31 vulnerabilities

But some critical flaws are still unpatched.

Adware sample targets Mac OS X

And heh: it’s easier to do with a Mac than on Windows.

Supreme Court weighs ‘obviousness’ of patents

If it was easily thought of, should it be granted patent protection? And how do you measure ‘obvious-ness’?

How to Succeed in 2007

50 top business leaders give tips on how to be sucessful. My personal favorite: Michael Scott of Dunder-Mifflin Paper Co. The three keys to motivating your staff are love (positive reinforcement), fear (negative enforcement), and chocolate (chocolate reinforcement).

The Problem with Programming

Bjarne Stroustrup, the inventor of the C++ programming language, defends his legacy and examines what’s wrong with most software code.