Earlier this week I wrote a piece in response to an article in the New York Times responding to the migration of the young from blogs to other social media. The article is a worthwhile read: Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter. … Read the rest
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Elisabeth Blair and I are composing/editing a Gothic Funk novel to be titled Hollywood. However, it is set in Chicago.
I’m taking charge of the writing, and Lisa of the music, but we’re looking for additional collaborators. In addition to a tangible application of the “gothic funk aesthetic,” Hollywood will also be a teen noir (or at least a 20-something noir) for those of you familiar with that term… think of an episode of Veronica Mars codirected by Baz Luhrman and David Lynch.
… Read the restConcept: Collaborative Writing Project This Summer. Read More »
Malware removed.
Now I have a long process of repairing the website, although the blog appears to be minimally impacted.
For the last month, I posted a blog in exile here: http://blueskiesfalling.wordpress.com/.
Posts there included Martuz!, No Exit, Event: The Marketplace of Ideas.
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On May 15, 2009 my personal website (connorcoyne.com) was infected by a malware program associated with Martuz .cn that inserted scripts into dynamic and static files at over 1500 distinct sites. The bug is discussed at http://blog.unmaskparasites.com/2009/05/18/martuz-cn-is-a-new-incarnation-of-gumblar-exploit/. Evidently the infection isn’t the result of any specific action on my part.
… Read the restConcept: Blue Skies Falling Blog Infiltrated. Read More »
In the worst of St. Seger.
So. The blog is live again, no thanks to my old server Simple Host, who 1) lost a large number of files one two occasions, only attempted to restore them on one and even then threatened to charge me a $50 penalty for their trouble (nevermind that I was paying roughly 50% higher than what I’m paying now), and 2) failed to update my account information after two attempts, meaning that my domain registration expired.
… Read the restConcept: Here I Go, Playing Star Again. Read More »