links for 2008-07-23 OAuth — An open protocol to allow secure API authentication in a simple and standard method from desktop and web applications. An open protocol to allow secure API authentication in a simple and standard method from desktop and web applications. (tags: authentication api security oauth openid identity) Tor.com / Science fiction and fantasy / Weblog, short fiction, art, and discussion Interesting site by Tor the publisher, even has original free fiction by Charles Stross… (tags: books scifi sf publisher)