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[billroper]

The thermostat is successfully installed. At least, the furnace is running, so I must have done something right. We'll need to dispose of the old thermostat with the mercury switch later.

We had planned to have a rib roast for New Year's, but the price was obscene enough that I bought two steaks and grilled instead. daisy_knotwise hit them with the steak rub before they hit the grill, which was a fine thing.

Now I'm configuring the new laptop that we're planning to use for recording. It's just a bit different from the old laptop, but overall pretty similar. Anti-virus software is installed, Windows Update is running, and I've made contact with the wireless hub. So far, so good.

There are rumors of hot chocolate later, probably after Crossing Jordan is over.

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[pbristow.livejournal.com]

You know about the WMF vulnerability, I trust?

It's being pronounced by some as the biggest Windows security hole ever. It's been sitting there since Win 3.0 and nobody noticed 'til last week! Now it's being exploited to buggery, and MS don't have a fix! There's an unoffical patch and registry hack, that plug different aspects of the problem - people are being advised to use both.

Not a great time to be system building... =:o\

[billroper]

Oh, yes, I've heard about it. For the moment, I'm being careful about where I go, while waiting for an official fix.

Rumor has it that Microsoft may have to abandon the WMF format completely as a result of this hack, as there appears to be no way to make it safe to use. Rumor (via EWeek) also says that this is being hotly debated inside Microsoft.