'The Killer In Me'
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Last week Jilli helped me with some etiquette pointers for a cruddy little essay I wrote called Skeptic Etiquette, which just got picked up by the mighty Bad Astronomer!
I'm tickled when Phil Plait likes my writing. I'm even more tickled that the piece was Buffistarific.
Huge security flaw in Java: [link]
Recommendation seems to be disabling Java in every browser you use, cross-platform.
ETA: Only Java. JavaScript is basically unrelated to Java.
Recommendation seems to be disabling Java in every browser you use, cross-platform.
I'm not trying to natter; I'm somewhat computer-moronic and want to clarify Shrift's post -- ONLY Java, or also Javascript?
(Thank you in advance for not laughing at me for not knowing if the 2 are related.)
Checking the Java site now, it looks like they've released updated versions of their clients which fix the issue (though they recommend uninstalling the previous versions which have the security issue) which can be downloaded from here: [link] (Most Windows users are going to want the JRE 6 Update 12 32-bit version.)
A friend of a friend has finished his first book in a series of historical fiction: The Traitor to the Crown series of books is about a witch fighting in the American Revolution. They've made it available free to download. That's right--FREE. It'll be in bookstores at the end of April.
You can get it here. Charlie's going to be at Comicon in NYC this weekend.
If you're there, stop by and show the author some love. He'll be at the Random House booth and on their panel on Saturday.
I'm sorry if this is kind of SPAMy, and if the stompies think it's wrong, please delete it. But I know many of us in here work in the arts, and I was alerted to an anti-arts amendment in the stimulus package. Here is the action e-mail:
Subject: Economic Stimulus Package
Show Your Approval/Disapproval About Senate Anti-Arts Amendment
Senate Vote Prohibits Arts Recipients in Economic Stimulus Funding
During their consideration of the Economic Recovery bill, the Senate approved an amendment offered by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) that prohibits funding for "...museums, theaters and arts centers..." This amendment, approved by a vote of 73-24, if included in the final version of this legislation would prevent the economic recovery funding from supporting these areas of the non-profit arts community. We have crafted a customized message for you to send to your Senator based on their vote on the Coburn Amendment. If your Senator vote for this funding prohibition, you can send them a message expressing your disappointment. If your Senator voted against the amendment, you can thank them for their support of the arts. The correct letter, customized to each of your Senators will appear when you enter your zip code.
I just took action on this important arts issue - please take a moment to do the same and then send a message to your friends to ask them to take action too.
Please Follow This Link to Take Action on Important Arts Issues >[link]