ExtraBITS for 4 February 2013




TidBITS show

Summary: A quarter of a million Twitter users were affected by a data breach at the company, leading to password resets and no doubt a few headaches. In a better headspace, Adam and Tonya Engst appeared on Glenn Fleishman’s podcast The New Disruptors, which talks about ways creative people reach audiences. And if you’re feeling vindictive toward an app, we have a string of eight characters that will likely cause it to crash.<p> </p><p>Read the <a href="http://tidbits.com/article/13538">full article at TidBITS</a>, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and <a href="http://tidbits.com/member_benefits.html">become a TidBITS member</a>! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.</p>