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Distributed TiVo Code Cracking

Posted by michael on from the wait-for-the-video dept.

Twostep writes "With the newest version of the TiVo software (Version 3.2), TiVo has once again changed the secret password to enter "backdoor" mode, which lets advanced users enable hidden features. Unlike last time, people were not able to quickly find the new code, so a distributed computing project was started to find the backdoor codes. You can read about it Here, grab the Linux or Windows clients and pitch in some CPU time for a good cause."

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  1. Searching for aliens? Curing disease? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    TV! Now there's a cause I can get behind.

  2. Re:Because you're entitled to use your own hardwar by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 5, Funny

    God-damn independent people...doing whatever they want to with their own property. This must be stopped!

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    Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
  3. busines for IBM by abhikhurana · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I know why IBM wants CPU time to be a metered utility... all the TIVO consumers have to do is buy some CPU time on IBM supercomputers, and voila :-)
    I can now see why IBM's business will succeed.

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    What's under yellowstone?
  4. Password cracked... over 30 characters long! by (H)elix1 · · Score: 5, Funny


    "!seineew era sreenigne VTetamitlU"

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    +++ UGUCAUCGUAUUUCU