Morning reading list Wednesday, 12 September 2018 08:49:06 CDT David-Braverman Chicago, General, Politics, Work (0) Before diving back into one of the most abominable wrecks of a software application I've seen in years, I've lined up some stuff to read when I need to take a break: DARPA claims to have developed a microchip, that goes in your brain, that can control a swarm of drones. You read that right. The Republican Congress are set to float a budget bill that would add $2 trn to our national debt (only $2,000 bn to my UK readers) over the next 10 years, a move that Thomas Friedman calls "heating up our economy by burning all the furniture in the house." Chicago might get a cute little park by Union Station if the latest in a series of development proposals goes through. James Fallows asks, is Bob Woodward like Walter Cronkite? Bruce Schneier warns about a security hole in Wemo smart plugs, which I use. Which is patched. So I will right now go order my plugs to patch themselves. Finally, if you need to use the System.Drawing namespace with .NET Core 2.0, Scott Hanselman has your back. OK. Firing up Visual Studio, reaching for the Valium...