Helpful Info on Heartbleed Virus

For those of you who aren’t in the loop with this…the heartbleed virus was discovered earlier this week and is a vulnerability in the SSL (super secure login) code used by some websites to encrypt/protect data as it travels through the web. I ran across this great resource for understanding the impact of this virus. Early on it was recommended to not change passwords until sites had confirmed they patched the code, so there’s been some confusion about how to respond to the whole situation. This is a guide to which websites were affected and what you should do it about it….

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Bow Ties are Cool!

This winter I’ve experimented with making a bow tie necklace. This was partially because I was bored (or needed a break from studying) and partially because I wanted some way to make a subtle and cute Doctor Who reference. For the end of CC this year, I decided to make a crocheted bow tie for each of the girls in my class since they had admired the one I invariably wore every week. So while crocheting these bow ties, I thought I’d take pictures and share a tutorial on how to make them yourself!          

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Transform Rockford: Consensus or Compromise?

After my previous posts about the Transform Rockford movement, I’ve been asked about the organization’s process to create consensus during their visioning sessions. To recap what I previously explained…at the meeting I attended, we were asked to write down the top 10 things we would like to see in Rockford’s future. Then the attendees were split into groups of 5 people to narrow down their own vision statements into 5 statements for each group. I was going to try to explain the details of the process, but it is confusing unless you actually do it. The process goes, generally speaking, like this: your…

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NaPoMo: Waiting

A muted and still afternoon, like all the world is waiting for the heavy clouds to break loose and flood us with a violent downpour. Like we’re all just waiting for life to happen to us– waiting to be drenched in the raw pureness of reality– hoping the rain will wash away our nightmares and leave us with a world reborn. – SDL

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NaPoMo: Slam Poetry

I’ve recently become really, really interested in slam poetry. I’m still trying to figure out how to write my own for the poetry challenge my friend is doing on Tumblr, but in the meantime, here’s one slam poem I absolutely love.

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