Malware removed.
Now I have a long process of repairing the website, although the blog appears to be minimally impacted.
For the last month, I posted a blog in exile here: http://blueskiesfalling.wordpress.com/.
Posts there included Martuz!, No Exit, Event: The Marketplace of Ideas.
… Read the restConcept: I Am Back Read More »
– NEWS OF THE WEEK –
COSMOS: Mammoth genome cracked: key to cloning?
– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
How do you feel about genetically recreating extinct creatures?
On May 15, 2009 my personal website (connorcoyne.com) was infected by a malware program associated with Martuz .cn that inserted scripts into dynamic and static files at over 1500 distinct sites. The bug is discussed at http://blog.unmaskparasites.com/2009/05/18/martuz-cn-is-a-new-incarnation-of-gumblar-exploit/. Evidently the infection isn’t the result of any specific action on my part.
… Read the restConcept: Blue Skies Falling Blog Infiltrated. Read More »
– QUOTE OF THE WEEK –
“Once there was a tree… and she loved a little boy.”
– Who said this?
– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
For a writing project. An examination of the emotion of fear (defined as anxiety and physical response to feelings of physical or metaphysical peril).
Check out my nerdy essay on punctuation, spacing, and text-justification at bookish us.
… Read the restConcept: Just give me a little space, okay? Read More »
My brother sent me a link to this Kunstlercast. Podcast #64 is about the initiative to shrink Flint city limits, and Jim Kunstler spoke against in general terms against mandated shrinking. He said that he wasn’t familiar with the specifics of the situation in Flint, but his overall position seemed to be that city should rely on incentives and zoning to shift population.
… Read the restEvent: In support of Soviet-style Central Planning. Read More »
– PLACE OF THE WEEK –
Papua New Guinea.
– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
Let’s continue this line of inquiry! What’s your favorite thing to do in Chicago (or in Sydney)?
– LINK OF THE WEEK –
Chicago Reader: Wild Wild Midwest.
This is a wonderful and dense alternative-take on tourism in Detroit; it’s really cool. I should also note that if you’re not able to visit the Motor City anytime soon, you can probably explore a lot of these places online, via Google Earth or Google Street View.
… Read the restRead my article on Chicago’s Wilson Yard development published by the Chi·Town Daily News at Target store on target for fall 2010, despite lawsuit.
… Read the restEvent: Target store on target for fall 2010, despite lawsuit. Read More »
– QUOTE OF THE WEEK –
The profs of our great university
Display the most striking diversity:
Some wise and some foolish,
Some saintly, some ghoulish,
And some of the utmost perversity.
– Who said this?
– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
Write a limerick.