Grab bag: Cascading consequences

This is why physicists make such good product managers. Or maybe bad product managers.

When is an independent security audit not helpful for your code? When it’s not done. The total breakdown of Haystack after its security weaknesses were discovered in the wild, in a hostile regime, is a good reminder to get your code tested by a pro before engaging in risky behavior.

The interesting bit here, aside from the fact that women now serve as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the President, and the Rector of the University of Virginia, is this tidbit: “Plans changed, however, when Gov. Bob McDonnell chose not to re-appoint Abramson, who contributed to the political campaigns of Kaine, Mark Warner and other Democrats.”

Yup. McDonnell and his administration just can’t keep from trying to screw up the University.

Just as much evidence for the literal truth of the six-day creation story as for evolution? Why yes, I’ll have what she’s having.

Awesome illustration of what you can do with web fonts and modern HTML+CSS. I particularly dig the Atlantis example.