Monthly Archives: August 2015

This weeks links (2015-08-31)

Posted on August 31, 2015 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: * 5 Big Ideas That Don’t Work In Education (2015-Aug-13) [NPR] There are few household names in education research. Maybe that in itself constitutes a problem. But if there was an Education Researcher Hall Of Fame, one member … Continue reading →

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** September Challenge – Australian Fiction **

Posted on August 27, 2015 by visibleprocrastinations

The Aussie Readers group on Goodreads has the September Challenge – Australian Fiction; For September we are going to read (and support) our Aussie authors for the whole month! To qualify you need to read at least three (3) books … Continue reading →

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This weeks links (2015-08-24)

Posted on August 24, 2015 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: * Google Street View Trekker in NSW national parks [NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service] Working in partnership with Google, NSW National Parks has captured imagery across 25 national parks using Google Street View Trekker. You can get … Continue reading →

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Wednesday WIN (2015-Aug-19)

Posted on August 19, 2015 by visibleprocrastinations

Mad Max GoKart Paintball War Behind The Scenes – Mad Max Game – GoKart Paintball

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Tuesday Tunes‬ #204 – Known knowns

Posted on August 18, 2015 by visibleprocrastinations

Adele – Daydreamer The Responsible Song The Angels – Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again

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This weeks links (2015-08-17)

Posted on August 18, 2015 by visibleprocrastinations

In brief: * The government vs the environment: lawfare in Australia (2015-Aug-18) [The Conversation] ❝ The government’s use of the term “lawfare” is inflammatory, but even if it were a correct descriptor it would be a classic David and Goliath … Continue reading →

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OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 and Security Update 2015-006

Posted on August 14, 2015 by visibleprocrastinations

On 13 August 2015, Apple released updated versions of OS X Server, OS X Yosemite, Safari and Security Update 2015-006. • OS X Server v4.1.5 is available for OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 or later. This version fixes a denial of … Continue reading →

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Firefox 40.0

Posted on August 13, 2015 by visibleprocrastinations

Firefox v.40.0 was offered to release channel users on August 11, 2015. [2] Fixed in Firefox 40.0 [3] 2015-92 Use-after-free in XMLHttpRequest with shared workers 2015-91 Mozilla Content Security Policy allows for asterisk wildcards in violation of CSP specification 2015-90 … Continue reading →

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Adobe Patches (Aug-2015)

Posted on August 13, 2015 by visibleprocrastinations

Adobe has one security bulletin for this month’s Patch Tuesday. ❝ A security bulletin (APSB15-19) has been published regarding security updates for Adobe Flash Player. These updates address critical vulnerabilities that could potentially allow an attacker to take control of … Continue reading →

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Patch Tuesday Wednesday (Aug-2015)

Posted on August 13, 2015 by visibleprocrastinations

This month Microsoft have released fourteen (14) security bulletins of which four (4) have a maximum rating of Critical and ten (10) have a maximum rating of Important. This month the MSRC posted their most terse update posting to-date; ❝ … Continue reading →

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