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GM's OnStar System Hacked
Makarand writes "According to this Mercury News article users of GM's OnStar system
are finding that they can modify their OnStar unit to make it work with commercially
available mapping software after disconnecting it from the OnStar network. Websites
and message boards are rife with step-by-step instructions to personalize OnStar's navigational and communications components. When a driver requests directions from OnStar his GPS data is routed over an analog cellular network to OnStar computers and the directions are read back to the driver on the same network. The price for this service is around $400 each year. Those who tap into their OnStar systems pay no such fees."
The GNAA (Gay Nigger Association of America) hereby challenges Trollkore
and the CLIT to an FP battle on slashdot, the 29th of december 2003.
The battle will rage from 00.00 to 23.59 GMT. The group with the most FP's WIN!!
No scripts allowed!
While doing this within one organisational unit completely screws with your TCO (now instead of sitting smugly every time there is a Linux exploit, you now have to patch servers every time there is an exploit on Windows/Linux/FreeBSD/OpenBSD/....), having different departments or different companies have different distros.
If you really need fault tolerance, having two redundant systems running different software is an excellent idea if you're willing to pay for that level of support.
You can also avoid the monoculture effect by making your "strain" subtly different, for instance prelink lets you randomise the addresses in memory of dynamically loaded libraries making automated exploits harder (since all the addresses changed), or using something like gentoo where you compile everything from scratch with subtly different USE lines, or optimisations.
Even recompiling your kernel with certain options can change the machine enough that common automated exploits won't work.
This is why the proliferation of Linux distros are a good thing, you can have some level of diversity by installing different distros without getting so much diversity that you your support costs go through the roof.
Portability of Linux means you can run Linux on intel and powerpc chips causing almost all automated exploits to fail, but only requiring a recompile as far as software is concerned. This can be a good solution for having two servers in a load balanced, failover cluster by having each server running on a different architecture.
In general, Windows doesn't have these advantages, Windows isn't portable across platforms. Windows doesn't let you recompile large chunks of the OS with different options, Windows only has a limited range of "Editions" and different editions are usually unsuitable for running the same task. Windows is often lacking equivilent software (How many replacements for exchange are there? How many Linux MTA/MDA/MAA's are there?)
freeze
They are criminals. They have violated the sacred DMCA which was sent down from on high by our esteemed and righteous Congress.
change his mirror site to Goatse in a half hour or so. Check his journal to verify his trolling lameness.
I just looked up "slashdot fags" on Google and got no results... I expected THOUSANDS!
"Milkshake"
[Repeat x2]
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,
and they're like,
its better than yours,
damn right its better than yours,
i can teach you,
but i have to charge
I know you want it,
the thing that makes me,
what the guys go crazy for.
They lose their minds,
the way i wind,
i think its time
[Chorus x2]
la la-la la la,
warm it up.
lala-lalala,
the boys are waiting
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,
and they're like,
its better than yours,
damn right its better than yours,
i can teach you,
but i have to charge
i can see youre on it,
you want me to teach the
techniques that freaks these boys,
it can't be bought,
just know, thieves get caught,
watch if your smart,
[Chorus x2]
la la-la la la,
warm it up,
la la-la la la,
the boys are waiting,
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,
and they're like,
its better than yours,
damn right its better than yours,
i can teach you,
but i have to charge
Once you get involved,
everyone will look this way-so,
you must maintain your charm,
same time maintain your halo,
just get the perfect blend,
plus what you have within,
then next his eyes are squint,
then he's picked up your scent,
[Chorus x2]
lala-lalala,
warm it up,
lala-lalala,
the boys are waiting,
My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard,
and they're like,
its better than yours,
damn right its better than yours,
i can teach you,
but i have to charge
---
The comment, "The first Slashdot troll post investigation" has at the time I write this, gotten moderated 126 times (Moderation Totals: Offtopic=53, Flamebait=1, Troll=3, Redundant=2, Insightful=10, Interesting=38, Informative=11, Funny=2, Overrated=2, Underrated=4, Total=126.), and all of the 75 replies have also been moderated to -1 (Offtopic). The concensus of the posters is that one, or more, of the editors of slashdot decided that this thread shouldn't be viewed, and used a hitherto unknown power of the editors (infinite moderation points) to bitchslap the whole thread to -1 (offtopic). Slashdot claims to be a user moderated news site. If the users want to discuss the slashdot moderation system under an article about Oracle security problems, shouldn't they be allowed to do so? What good is user moderation if an editor decides that the subject is non grata? Clearly, the slashdot users wanted to discuss the topic, as seen by the amount of replies in the thread. They weren't allowed to. Finally I want to pose a question: What if this happened here? What would our feelings toward Rusty be then? Would we still feel that Kuro5hin was a place where we could discuss whatever people wanted to discuss? Ah well, it was time to give up on slashdot anyway... *sigh*
The comment, "The first Slashdot troll post investigation" has at the time I write this, gotten moderated 126 times (Moderation Totals: Offtopic=53, Flamebait=1, Troll=3, Redundant=2, Insightful=10, Interesting=38, Informative=11, Funny=2, Overrated=2, Underrated=4, Total=126.), and all of the 75 replies have also been moderated to -1 (Offtopic). The concensus of the posters is that one, or more, of the editors of slashdot decided that this thread shouldn't be viewed, and used a hitherto unknown power of the editors (infinite moderation points) to bitchslap the whole thread to -1 (offtopic). Slashdot claims to be a user moderated news site. If the users want to discuss the slashdot moderation system under an article about Oracle security problems, shouldn't they be allowed to do so? What good is user moderation if an editor decides that the subject is non grata? Clearly, the slashdot users wanted to discuss the topic, as seen by the amount of replies in the thread. They weren't allowed to. Finally I want to pose a question: What if this happened here? What would our feelings toward Rusty be then? Would we still feel that Kuro5hin was a place where we could discuss whatever people wanted to discuss? Ah well, it was time to give up on slashdot anyway... *sigh*
With a .us domain, you should be safe from that pesky DMCA!
This First Post dedicated to Mercatur of Mercatur.net.
I just got down driving your wife, if you know what I mean ;-)
Why is this troll? I'm gonna metamoderate this as unfair. This is not troll. I think that mirroring the site is a great idea. Stupid lame-ass moderators.
The guy is a troll, jackass (else this is you, rkz, or one of your friends, in which case I'd suggest you change your diapers).
Black eyed peas song, "where is the love" says the truth is swept under rug
For a version of the truth, please listen to alanis morrisette's album, "under rug swept", as this was a tribute to the spoiler.
TO: the ACs ripping on rkz, screw off jackasses.
/. likes to astroturf. neocons are Trolling for Dollars. They are doing it here on /., in the White House, in the capitols of our states and in in every boardroom across America. I am not a troll, I am merely someone who is pointing out the lies of the neocons.
rkz is NOT a troll. He's someone who is concerned about the demise of Slashdot in much the same way that I am. You dorks can go roll your holes.
And, I know I have to say this again for the benefit of the slower amongst you, I am NOT a troll despite my user ID. If you read my older journal entries, you will see that my user ID is just a way of pointing out the neocon lies that the vocal minority of
Un-news
Karmawhoring is a worse crime than pedo-necrophilia.
While I realize you are just trolling. My opinion still remains that the Onstar in my car is big and bulky.
Since it is disabled in my own car anyway, if it is just sitting there consuming my gas mileage (I realize it is a very small percentage of my car's total weight) it should be removed.
Unlike the OnStar in my car, the gasoline serves a purpose. If I were extremely anal and hand an unlimited amount of time on my hands, your comment would make sense. However, since I am a lazy american, I wait until my tank is running on fumes before I refill it. I hate stopping at the gas station, and if my car had a 100 gallon tank, I would still fill it up all the way, and use it until it was empty.
Fix Your Own TV - RiddledTV.com Avoid the Landfill
BZZZZZZT... next.
Need Mercedes parts ?
-1 is not fair, that was not a troll
-chuckFucter
Yes, but other reporting outlets don't have this problem with speed that Slashdot does.
that buldging feeling in your back area... that's me, shoving my massive cock up your rectum. That "filling" feeling is me ejaculating into your anal cavity. That feeling of remorse is your realization that your are just a pathetic loser faggot.
My God, stop it. Why the homoerotic stuff? Is this your special moment of "being outed". Couple of bull-queers playing out their fantasies? Karma whore or not, only extreme douche bags would even give a shit. Bad karma, start new account. Neutral karma is just fine for me. Anything more means that I need to get out of my mom's basement more often and get real-life friends. *NOD* Comb my hair, shower, get a regular job - maybe doing something BESIDES coding shit web pages in the dark. You idiots probably stink, pay someone one the street 20 bucks (if you have 20 bucks) to tell you the truth about your odor and appearance. See what happens! :)
Sincerely,
-Gooey Spooge Impacted Boy
P.S. There, I saved you the trouble of attacking me with more homo fantasy rape attacks.
You guys keep on ganging up against RKZ by saying he is a "whore" or a "troll" and your only evidence is his past posts which you got moderated down by using similar tactics against him.