XSS Security Holes in WordPress Blogging Tool

This Netcraft security alert should be read by anyone who runs a WordPress blog. When you access the admin section of your blog you may be redirected elsewhere.

“We are disappointed that we were not given the opportunity to release fixes for the problems before the information was made public, as is the usual courtesy in the security community,” said a post on the WordPress forum. “However, that’s water under the bridge at this point. Expect a WordPress 1.2.1 release soon, which will address these issues.”

Top 10 Secrets They Don't Want You to Know About the Debates

Top 10 Secrets They Don’t Want You to Know About the Debates – fairly damning if they’re all true, but then did anyone expect a non-controlled debate that wasn’t orchestrated?
Of course, at least the US gets to choose who they want to be president.
(via Matt)
Garret has a well written summary of the debate. Go read!
Later Still.. John pointed me at this movie featuring your favourite speaker and mine, George Bush! woooohooooo!
Much Later.. Someone left a lengthy rant on Proinnsias’s blog when he posted the same movie! *gulp*

Cartoonizing Photos With The GIMP

This is fun! After reading this tutorial on making cartoons from photos I tried to emulate his technique in the GIMP. The dialogs are slightly different but here’s what I did..

  • Layer->Duplicate Layer
  • Select the new layer, Filters->Edge-Detect->Edge, select Sobel, Amount should be 2.0, and Black should be checked.
  • Invert the edge-mask layer, it’s in Layers->Colors->Invert
  • Back in the Layers Dialog, change the Layer Mode to Divide

Play around with Layer mode settings, desaturate the top layer, blur or otherwise mess up the bottom layer. Endless fun can be had! Feel free to post links to your own creations in the comments below!

Later.. on advice I got rid of the portrait, I’ll upload another tomorrow!

Bollox!

Apparently, Colm Meaney said, “Bollox!” on Star Trek! He said it after being beamed down somewhere according to the man himself while he was, “Hanging With Hector”. He told the production crew that, “It was one of those things an Irish person would say in this situation”.. hehe.