Monthly Archives: April 2014

Firefox 29.0

Posted on April 30, 2014 by visibleprocrastinations

Firefox v.29.0 was offered to release channel users on April 29, 2014. Fixed in Firefox 29.0 [3] MFSA 2014-47 Debugger can bypass XrayWrappers with JavaScript MFSA 2014-46 Use-after-free in nsHostResolve MFSA 2014-45 Incorrect IDNA domain name matching for wildcard certificates … Continue reading →

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[Trailwalker] Tales from the trail – episode 10 – Only 4 sleeps to go!

Posted on April 28, 2014 by visibleprocrastinations

Only 4 sleeps to go! Yes folks, we’re now nervous, excited, apprehensive, and obsessively watching the weather forecast for Friday and Saturday. We’re getting our torches, walking poles and changes of socks organised to hand over to our support crew, … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2014-04-28)

Posted on April 28, 2014 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: * Stop the pirates? Behind Brandis’ copyright crusade (2014-Apr-30) [The Conversation] * How One Woman Hid Her Pregnancy From Big Data (2014-Apr-26) [Mashable] “Those kinds of activities, when you take them in the aggregate … are exactly the … Continue reading →

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2014 Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Posted on April 27, 2014 by visibleprocrastinations

April 27 2014 Liège–Bastogne–Liège, often called La Doyenne (“the oldest”), is one of the five ‘Monuments’ of the European professional road cycling calendar. It is run in the Ardennes region of Belgium, from Liège to Bastogne and back. Liège–Bastogne–Liège was … Continue reading →

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iOS 7.1.1

Posted on April 24, 2014 by visibleprocrastinations

Apple has released its latest iOS 7 update, iOS 7.1.1 This update contains improvements, bug fixes and security updates, including: • Further improvements to Touch ID fingerprint recognition • Fixes a bug that could impact keyboard responsiveness • Fixes an … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2014-04-21)

Posted on April 21, 2014 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: * Brandis confuses right to be heard with right to be taken seriously (2014-Apr-23) [The Conversation] The very nature of a fair hearing is that evidence is weighed and arguments heard, and the ultimate fate of an idea … Continue reading →

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Music Monday #161 – Tom Lehrer

Posted on April 21, 2014 by visibleprocrastinations

Thomas Andrew “Tom” Lehrer is an American singer-songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematician. He has lectured on mathematics and musical theater. He is best known for the pithy, humorous songs he recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. His work often parodies … Continue reading →

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[Trailwalker] Tales from the trail – episode 09 – Mordialloc to Jupiter

Posted on April 17, 2014 by visibleprocrastinations

G’day folklings, As a change of scenery for our longest (50 km), and final, big training walk together, we decided to head to the beach and walk the Coast Trail for the 25 km from Mordialloc to St Kilda, then … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2014-04-14)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: * Heartbleed bug Check which sites have been patched (2014-Apr-09) [CNET] We compiled a list of the top 100 sites across the Web, and checked to see if the Heartbleed bug was patched. * How not to deal … Continue reading →

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[Trailwalker] Tales from the trail – episode 08 – Fun, frivolity, fundraising!

Posted on April 14, 2014 by visibleprocrastinations

We apologise for the delay in transmission …. this is last week’s blog. This week’s will be transmitted in a few days time. We’ve now held our two planned fundraising events. The “100 Reasons” Beer Pong Tournament where the friendly … Continue reading →

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