Obviously Internet Explorer is only the attack target but the source comes from the used development platform. I’m sure that we will see more patches and updates the next couple of weeks coming from major software vendors who have either used the same development platform or the same libraries to compile their software code. You can find more about my theory at my Risk Management blog at http://ITRiskSpace.com

-Andreas
http://ITRiskSpace.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/18/quake.irpt/index.html

Here’s me comments on the Illinois quakes. That’s right, two of them, 5.2 then as far as I can tell an unreported 4.6 hours later.

Thanks for not being one of those who complain about our earthquakes getting more attention than they “should”.

My Posts on the Illinois Earthquakes: The Peter Files Blog of Comedy, Satire, Jokes Commentary and Videos

Your blog has really great photos. I need to get my own photo blog up, I just never take the time to set up a different blog for it, and do the uploading. Most of my free time is spent writing.

I think it is foolish to hold off a visit to California because of a fear of an earthquake, that’s like not visiting the midwest for fear of a tornado or Lake Michigan developing a Tsunami (theoretically possible but absurdly unlikely). You’re more likely to get hit by “blue ice” from an airplane.

Well, maybe not more likely, but, I digress.

As a Chicagoan, I guessed I would rather have winters than what I thought were Chicago’s chances of an earthquake. Even now, we are still purty darn far from the Missouri Fault line. But, given Chicago winters, I am starting to rethink my position on living in San Diego after yesterday!

Peter, Editor in Chief and Sun-Liker/EarthQuake Newbie
The Peter Files Blog of Comedy, Satire, Jokes Commentary and Videos

Greetings from Madison! I thought I’d provide a little clarification on the FLW civic center you mentioned.
Madison did indeed build a facility inspired by Wright’s design and in the location he envisioned, after some 60 years of debate. Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center opened in 1997 and recently celebrated 10 years of activity. As I understand it, the exterior is Wright’s design, while the interior was designed by a Taliesen-trained architect to function as a convention center. The facility is pretty busy hosting conventions, meetings, banquets and other civic gatherings year-round. It also hosts a regular series of free lectures related to Wright’s work.
Overture Center for the Arts, the Pelli-designed building you mentioned, is another story. Completed in 2006, Overture Center fills the entire 200 block of Madison’s iconic State Street with world-class venues for the visual and performing arts, including the inspiring Overture Hall and the stunning Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Overture replaced the former Madison Civic Center which had operated for about 20 years in the middle of the 200 block as a civic presenter of the visual and performing arts. Overture Center is the result of an extraordinary $205 million gift by a local philanthropist, W. Jerome Frautschi, who insisted the facility not bear his name. It’s a remarkable story.
Both facilities offer regularly scheduled guided tours, and often capture the imagination of visiting photographers, as you can see on flickr:
Overture images and Monona Terrace images.

As you might have guessed, I work for Overture Center and have colleagues at Monona Terrace … come visit us, and bring your camera!

Best,
Jennifer