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Crashing an In-Flight Entertainment System

Posted by kdawson on from the stress-testing dept.

rabblerouzer writes "Hugh Thompson, who was interviewed by Slashdot on the dangers of e-voting, now has a cool blog entry on how he was able to bring down the gaming/movie console on an airplane. He calls it one of the most interesting examples of a software 'abuse case' he has ever seen." Fortunately the IFE system is totally disjoint from the avionics.

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  1. Re:Err by Hektor_Troy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I was going to be working with the "big dogs", the hardcore programmers who all had 180 IQ's, etc. I also remember the total shock and disappointment when it turned out to be just the opposite.
    What's the oposite of a 180 IQ? An 018 QI?
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  2. Re:Err by youthoftoday · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    .aero ? How many domain extensions to you people need? It'll be .sex next...

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