Archive 15. May 2008

Consequences of the SSH/SSL weakness - clear words about the impact of the bug. Only 32767 different keys were generated for the machines during the time the defective OpenSSL version was in use (at least since spring 2007, if you were on stable). Ouch.

Debian OpenSSL Predictable PRNG Toys - and here are the matching toys to play with the hole. Generating the 32767 keys for various key architectures.

Questionable Risk Assessment: Is Genetically Modified Feed Dangerous? - "So everything is fine with green genetic engineering? Not at all. Because the safety tests of genetically modified plants are paid for by the very companies that want to make money with genetically modified plants. Is objective risk assessment possible in this way? A rascal who thinks evil of it ..." (it's old and possibly I already had it, but because I just searched for it ...)

Getting Started with Processing.js - what the title says.

Google Doctype - References to all the things that make up Web 2.0 today (HTML, CSS, JS)

Lily - a visual programming environment for the web. Now also using Processing.js

Nudibranchs - no, not that kind of nude photos you perverts. Sea slugs. Colorful.

processing.appjet.net - and this basically gives you the typical Processing interface - only in HTML and in the web browser, with Processing.js. Ideal for experimenting.

Some Chrome For Pjs - why the lucky stiff provides a suitable desktop application for Processing.js

The Bla Page - when a language designer can't think of anything for the language's name ...