Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Mac Trojan horse found active "in the wild"

The October 30th post of MacInTouch has an important article about a malicious Trojan Horse for Mac users viewing videos on the web. The exploit claims that Quicktime can't play the movie selected and you therefore need to download a new version of the codex. Installing the codex provides the Trojan Horse your administrator password and control of your system.

The original alert is here.

Diapers into Diesel

A recent article in the Toronto Star describes a plan to turn disposable diapers into a synthetic diesel fuel. The plan involves using a technique known as pyrolysis that chemically breaks down organic materials by cracking their molecular bonds through heating.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Democrat Debate


This evening the mules had another of their many debates. But tonight there was a difference. The Hildabeast showed some chinks in her armor.

Make A Cylon Jack-O-Lantern


The Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories shows you how to make a Cylon Jack-O-Lantern. The design even includes the sweeping light. He even has a link to a YouTube video of it in action.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Braaaaaaains!


Here's a recipe for brain cupcakes from epicurious.

Mac-O-Lantern


... the coolest thing about this project is the fact that such an extraordinary amount of precious time was squandered on a fruitless(!) pursuit.

More pumpkins that speak to your inner geek.

Problems with Leopard


Seems that folks are having some difficulty upgrading their Macs to Leopard. ;)

There appears to be a patch out now.