February 2012
1 post
“Separation of services has been a long-standing best practice in the security...”
– David Ulevitch (via twanvanelk)
January 2012
1 post
The excuses people make...
inasap:
My roommates nephew died unexpectedly, and she’s flying out for an emergency flight to Ohio today. I had to make arrangements with her for taking care of her cat, and some heating work she’s having done on our house this week. Be in shortly - shouldn’t be too much later than about 10ish.
October 2011
4 posts
1 tag
Former Google SVP Of Engineering Bill Coughran... →
roelofbotha:
Welcome, Bill!
Timing
I rarely write posts, but I did yesterday. About Apple’s iPhone 4S launch of all things. An hour or so later we learned the Steve Jobs passed away.
I don’t have much to add that won’t be said and that we don’t already know. The world benefitted tremendously from his vision and execution and I’m thankful for the amount of time we had with him on this planet.
...
1 tag
Tim Cook's base hit
Many were disappointed by Apple’s product announcements yesterday, in particular the lack of an iPhone 5. I was happy with the announcement and I think people will see the improvement, much like we did with the iPad 2. People thought that was a weak release and yet it made the iPad an amazing device for me.
There are lots of theories as to why the iPhone 5 wasn’t released....
1 tag
“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got, back when I was 23 and newly out of...”
– John Lilly (via parislemon)
September 2011
2 posts
WatchThis pretty much sums up my approach to the game of life.
An on-site Dashboard?
I don’t want it in the cloud. Sorry Ducksboard, Geckoboard, Chart.io. You all look great. But I want to host it myself. What are my options?
August 2011
7 posts
“Perfection is unachievable, but it’s indistinguishable from the constant...”
“Life will suck if you are always wishing you’re doing something else. Life will...”
– I have always had this internal lens on my view of the world that is similar to this. It doesn’t mean I’m always satisfied, far from it — but it does mean that I rarely brood, stew or wallow.
How to Be Happy Anytime | zen habits
“It’s as if they had a car without any brakes, and they’re worried about building...”
– Users Know: Stop Worrying About the Cupholders
“Why do people care about what S&P, Moody’s and Fitch have to say?...”
– Twitter / @davidu: Why do people care about w …
Flat, simple icons for interface design →
Good icons aren’t full of drop shadow, they are simple and explicit.
July 2011
15 posts
Tough luck Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, IBM, CA →
The top 5 are losing ground for the simplest of reasons: Competition from newcomers (like OpenDNS)
Anonymous asked: Do you know Mike Joseph Hogan or Jeffery Carter/Sterling?
“I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.”
– Some of My Favorite One Liners
Anonymous asked: Where do you see OpenDNS in 5 years?
Anonymous asked: Can Open DNS assist me in supercharging my WAN?
“Make sure you’re creating a product that competes because it’s taking a...”
– Don’t compete on features | Andrew Chen (@andrewchen)
Anonymous asked: Do you plan to make OpenDNS also an authoritative DNS service in the (near) future?
Anonymous asked: funny....can ask you anything but you don't answer everything! figures!
Anonymous asked: What advice do you have for young people considering the possibility of skipping college?
Anonymous asked: If someone had the qualifications and experience you were seeking as an assistant, would you age discriminate if they are in their 40's? In other words, could you handle working with someone side by side who is older, yet wiser?
tismatty-deactivated20120315 asked: I recently upgraded to 30Mb Broadband with an ISP called Virgin Media in the United Kingdom. They force on you this so called Modem/Router combination called the "SuperHub". I wanted to change my DNS to OpenDNS and found out you can't set your own DNS router side! Do you agree that this is kind of selfish of them? You are forced to use there own DNS services!
Anonymous asked: Just wanted to say thank you so much for EveryDNS! This enabled me to get some invaluable experience in understanding how the internet works. I wish you the best in your new endeavors!
Anonymous asked: Do you believe its fair that EveryDNS users who used have been using it for years now have to pay for it because there isn't a alternative quite like it?
March 2011
1 post
dweekly asked: Why do I love you so damn much?
February 2011
2 posts
Anonymous asked: Are you related to Janice Ulevitch?
Anonymous asked: Are you glad you went to college considering you probably could have skipped it?
November 2010
2 posts
Anonymous asked: David, @OpenDNS would you consider hiring someone how would be a remote workforce? ie Full time work from home?
Anonymous asked: Can you make it so DNS isn't so much of a black magic? Seriously, I've been trying to refresh this domain's AAAA records for a while and it doesn't work! Googled for a solution, one site took me to another and here I am complaining on someone's tumblr. Sorry 'bout that!
October 2010
4 posts
Anonymous asked: You say that OpenDNS has been profitable since 2007. Is this based directly on ad money, and how has the addition of Deluxe and Enterprise to your 'features' changed this. Also, what kind of hardware does it take to serve up 26 billion requests per day? And, if the next server is going to be in or around Asia, what kind of response do you expect in terms of requests, and how do you...
Anonymous asked: Now that DNSSEC is fully implemented in root zone, when do you plan to put OpenDNS validating the DNS results using it?
Anonymous asked: Hi- you mentioned to techcrunch that taking on additional funding was a way to be opportunistic- can you elaborate a little on what you plan to do for the company with additional funding?
Anonymous asked: When do you plan to make a dns mirror in india ?
July 2010
7 posts
Anonymous asked: how much time did you spend building this website? and where is this askign widgetizo coming from?
Anonymous asked: So what does it take to get an internship at OpenDNS these days?
Anonymous asked: Do you still dis-like Rodney Joffee? I see that you started a partnership with Neustar so I am assuming things are going well between you two!
Anonymous asked: I understand the Reid Hoffman love, but what's to love about Michael Arrington? The latter has always seemed like a blowhard to me. Do explain why you feel differently (I think).
Note: I do not know any of these quasi-celebs personally, so my judgment is based purely on their public persona; no offense intended to anyone.
Note: I do not know any of these quasi-celebs personally, so my judgment is based purely on their public persona; no offense intended to anyone.
Anonymous asked: Hello David
I am a student, and I love networking (Physical layer), connectivity technologies and DNS, web hosting stuff. Can you guide me on how proceed next with these interests?
I am a student, and I love networking (Physical layer), connectivity technologies and DNS, web hosting stuff. Can you guide me on how proceed next with these interests?
Anonymous asked: What is your opinion of wafflesicles? (http://bit.ly/bUWQM3) Great thing, or greatest thing, since sliced bread?
Anonymous asked: do you have any extra playstations?
June 2010
18 posts
awongh asked: I'm an underwhelming candidate, but working hard to become at least, uh, whelming.... and if hired, you wouldn't have to pay me market rates. Will you hire me?
Anonymous asked: About the only thing the Google Public DNS beats OpenDNS in is the IP addresses for the servers. Are you working on getting an easier to remember/share address for OpenDNS? How'd you end up with the current ones?
Anonymous asked: Why are you so awesome? It it from all the pork chop sandwiches?
Anonymous asked: Do you guys have any plans:
1. to expand to Australia at this time?
2. to become IPv6 enabled?
@omegatron on Twitter.
1. to expand to Australia at this time?
2. to become IPv6 enabled?
@omegatron on Twitter.