December 2021

Volkan Yazici is a member of the Log4J project, an open-source tool used widely to record activity inside various types of software. It helps run huge swaths of the internet, including applications ranging from iCloud to Twitter, and he and his colleagues are desperately trying to deal with a massive vulnerability that has put billions of machines at risk. 

The vulnerability in Log4J is extremely easy to exploit. After sending a malicious string of characters to a vulnerable machine, hackers can execute any code they want—and years later, there’s still no clear end in sight. Read the full story.

—Patrick Howell O’Neill

We can still have nice things

A place for comfort, fun and distraction in these weird times. (Got any ideas? Drop me a line or tweet ’em at me.)

+ Recognize those archive Met Gala looks? They looked even better the first time around.
+ Ever seen a baby crab before? They’re surprisingly cute.
+ If you’re wondering how everything’s going with Twitter, this handy website should fill you in pretty quickly.
+ There’s a lot going on creating this colorful rug (at least, I think it’s a rug)
+ A cocktail party where everyone’s the same height? Why not!