Coldfusion

News about a critical vulnerability in the Apache Log4j logging library broke last week when proof-of-concept exploits started to emerge on Thursday. Log4j is an open-source Java logging framework part of the Apache Logging Services used at enterprise level in various applications from vendors across the world. Apache released Log4j 2.15.0 to address the maximum severity vulnerability, currently tracked as CVE-2021-44228, also referred to as Log4Shell or LogJam. While massive exploitation started only after exploit code became freely available, attacks have been detected since the beginning of the month, according to data from Cloudflare and Cisco Talos. The Log4Shell flaw was reported by Alibaba’s Cloud security team on November 24 and it is unclear how some attackers were able to… Source link

Pearl Diver Cocktails & Oysters has landed on Little Bourke Street, freshly shucked from the minds of The Speakeasy Group’s (Eau de Vie, Nick & Nora’s, Mjolner) Alex Boon and Pez Collier. The focus here is memorable, produce-driven cocktails and oysters sourced from the country’s best-growing regions. Steering the ship is former renowned bar gun Boon, whose menu of libations is filled with his signature respect for individual ingredients and penchant for creativity. Among the lineup are sips like the Coconut + Yuzu — a blend of coconut-washed pisco, yuzu verjuice, vanilla, passionfruit and pink peppercorn — and a reworked sazerac starring peanut butter and jelly. An oft-changing wine list has been carefully chosen to represent only that which is ‘fun’ and ‘delicious’, with a good… Source link

Following several announcements over the past year from oil majors investing heavily in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, it appears progress has been made. Several governments and oil firms are working together to come up with various carbon capture solutions, from burying CO2 underground to pumping it into rocks. With the big players working together, this could be the mid-term answer to net-zero emissions the world’s been looking for.   In the U.K. this week, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) advised the country that the use of the reservoirs under the North Sea for CCS would be most effective, as the technologies get up and running in the region. However, reusing existing onshore wells could also provide an inexpensive and simple means for storing… Source link

My last article in this publication (bit.ly/331TnYj )presented a dystopian view of how most exciting digital technologies, like artificial intelligence, blockchain, the cloud and even the humble computer, are rapidly depleting our natural resources, contributing heavily to global warming and climate change. It disappointed my largely technophile readers, given the prevailing narrative that these technologies are ‘clean’ and could help save the planet, not destroy it. The question that got thrown back at me was: Is there a technology or a set of them that can actually save the world? I will stick my neck out and say there is: Cold fusion. Stephen Hawkings perhaps felt the same when he said, “I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical… Source link

 Friday December 3rd         Alaska Dance Promotions – Friday Night Dance Lounge  9p-1a American Legion Post 15 (Palmer) – Friday Night Feast w/ 100 Proof Karaoke  5:30p-7p American Legion Spenard Post 28 – Acoustic Steak Night with J.J. Shockley!   6p-8p American Legion Spenard Post 28 – Friday Night Karaoke!  9p-12a Broken Blender – Unwrapped – A Tinsel & Tassel Cabaret   8p-9:30p Broken Blender – Live Music with Memory Bliss: 90’s Tribute Party  8p-12a Fairview Inn (Talkeetna) – Leo Ash Blues Band  8p-12a  Floaters (Big Lake) – Open Mic Night   7p-12a Franklin Street (Juneau) – First Friday Caroling  5p-8p The Fraternal Order of… Source link

Explore artist studios in Hawaiian Paradise Park and help bring art to the students of local high schools. The Paradise Studio Tour Artist Collective is having their 15th anniversary tour allowing the public into the studios where their art is created. Original art treasures and quality crafted gifts will be on display for sale from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. In keeping with their mission of not only bringing artists and patrons together, but also supporting, encouraging and inspiring young artists, 10% of all sales are donated to Puna district public high schools specifically for art supplies. There have been donations of over $20,000 to date divided between Pahoa High, Keaau High and Hawaii Academy for Arts and Sciences. Another supportive… Source link

There was an op- ed in Tuesday, November 16th star that painted a rosy picture of a brave new world using hydrogen fusion power. He mentioned a company that raised $500 million dollars to research and develop hydrogen fusion. The only problem is that hydrogen fusion only occurs at temperatures above 20 million degrees Fahrenheit (100 million degrees centigrade).An atom bomb is the only thing capable of achieving this temperature. Theoretically, there is no way to cold fusion hydrogen. Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Source link

What is it? Fusion energy is the result of a nuclear fusion, where atoms are fused together through immense pressure and heat to generate energy. The process used to achieve fusion is the same one at play on the sun, but, obviously, on a considerably smaller scale.  Very simply, two light nuclei, the central core of an atom, are merge to form a single, heavier nucleus. This then releases energy.  Don’t confuse fusion with fission, where atoms are split to create energy.  Why should I care? Fusion is vitally important to the planet and all its inhabitants. It offers a carbon-free solution to creating energy that is much more sustainable, with the major by-product of fusion being helium, a non-toxic gas.  It also possesses endless potential. Atom fusing, when done… Source link

Two days after the end of the United Nations climate conference in Scotland, with a new global agreement in hand and thousands of pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by governments, corporations and big institutions such as Yale, you’d have to figure the people who played a key role would suffer a bit of a comedown. Let’s say they’re influential professors at Yale, named Daniel Esty and Anthony Leiserowitz. They’ve returned to the real world from a gathering of 40,000 people who, for all their disagreements, flew to Glasgow (yeah, burning a lot of fuel) to find a way out of the environmental meltdown that will happen in a few decades if we don’t take dramatic action. They realize the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) didn’t go far… Source link

Two days after the end of the United Nations climate conference in Scotland, with a new global agreement in hand and thousands of pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by governments, corporations and big institutions such as Yale, you’d have to figure the people who played a key role would suffer a bit of a comedown. Let’s say they’re influential professors at Yale, named Daniel Esty and Anthony Leiserowitz. They’ve returned to the real world from a gathering of 40,000 people who, for all their disagreements, flew to Glasgow (yeah, burning a lot of fuel) to find a way out of the environmental meltdown that will happen in a few decades if we don’t take dramatic action. They realize the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) didn’t go far… Source link