Burningbirdfrom_future_import has a post stating that Fortify’s recent Ajax alarm is more FUD than fact. Money quote in this one: And MOST importantly the exploit is only applicable to JSON that also happens to be valid JavaScript code. Was it FUD or fact? A bit of both. The benefit of the paper is the fact that […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. The New York Times came out with an article on the recent ‘lack of civility’ events. Why is it that no matter what, David Weinberger and Robert Scoble end up in these? Regardless, this was one of the more thoughtful and accurate articles, focusing more on the whole civility movement rather than […]
The Department of Natural Resources did come out with an update on the Johnson’s Shut-Ins restoration. You don’t know how much damage was done to the park until you see these photos, especially of the river restoration. I thought it seemed extensive, and from comments at Black River News the plan didn’t have universal blessing. I do know that a […]
I spent several hours this afternoon at the Botanical Gardens, which is becoming my typical Easter activity. It was a really terrific day, still cold, but pleasant when wearing a jacket over a flannel shirt. It was sunny, but with clouds, which can make the best pictures. I went later, when most people have gone […]
Paper wasps are quite common here in Missouri. Unlike other types of wasps, they’re not very aggressive, except around their nests. If you threaten a wasp’s nest, or agitate them in some way, they can sting and like other wasps, they can string repeatedly. Their stings are very painful (3 on the Schmidt Sting Pain index, […]