My friend and I got the superuser Netware password for our highschool LAN from a simple DOS keylogger. Just luck, really. We got caught when we got too crazy and changed the global virus scanner batch file to report a new virus found on every PC in the school. Ended up with 2 days of suspension and an F in the class. I'm glad I got the black hat out of my system early when the punishment was not very bad! Kids are stupid, there isn't much you can do to convince them not to do this sort of thing. Just make sure to offer them a job after you catch them.:)
I keep a small AES-encrypted filesystem on my Linux box to store things like credit card numbers, bank account numbers, passwords to all my online banks, etc. I mount it when I need something, then unmount it right away. Even if I forget to unmount it, if someone shuts down the machine the data goes away. I feel pretty safe keeping the data this way. Sure beats a text file on my laptop!
You just need 1 open TCP port to enable an SSH connection to your home machine via your firewall's port forwarding. Then you can create any number of SSH port forwards to handle any kind of traffic you like. As a bonus, it's AES encrypted so your boss can't spy on it.:)
OneSuite is only 4 cents to Japan. You could save a few bucks. And it is actually cheaper to call China or the UK than to call my relatives 20 miles away.
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That may work to some extent to keep the torrent files alive, but once you start downloading something with that torrent your IP address is out there in the clear for anyone who wants to look. The next generation of BitTorrent needs freenet-like encryption/obfuscation.
I depend on suprnova for downloadable Malcom in the Middle episodes that are pre-empted on the east-coast by 4pm football games. If Fox offered some kind of alternative, maybe I wouldn't have to do this. It's too bad the ads are taken out but I have a DVR so I wouldn't watch them anyway. Ah well there are lots of other TV torrent places.
They host through the same ISP as my home DSL connection (on which I run a mailserver), but luckily they have their own class B address space that can be easily blacklisted.:)
At work we have a project on the table to develop a web-based tool to spam a lot of people, and to try to avoid getting blacklisted by hopping mail servers.
I have ethical concerns over having any part in the development of this software.
Any advice on how to talk the business people out of doing this? I've sent them all the CAN-SPAM stuff I can think of, but I'm not sure they are scared yet.
I honesty can't stand to even deal with someone who uses shorthand such as "u" or "ur". I think that one of the causes of this is poor typing skills. If you can't type fast enough, "u" or "ur" is easier than typing "you" or "your". These people must just assume people don't mind reading that garbage.
Spend some of that $3.1B on typing skills as well as language skills!
I was thinking about this and I wonder how insecure MD5 actually is when you are feeding it pseudo-random data (to make a session ID) or to store a user's password. I don't believe those kinds of things are vulnerable to any known form of attack other than brute force.
Better safe than sorry though I guess... SHA-1 is just fine for me.
I've made the switch to SHA1 for all my website work where I'm storing passwords and session IDs and the like. It's just a simple change from 32 to 40 characters, and a search/replace for: md5_hex to sha1_hex
I love it, Malcom in the Middle always gets pre-empted by Football on the east coast, so what choice do I have other than downloading? In fact, the high quality 180MB widescreen HDTV-sourced Xvid copies look so much better than the analog version I get on cable, that I am going to download all Fox shows this way rather than watching them or taping them on my DVR. I can't get our local Fox in HD because the station is owned by Sinclair who won't give it to any cable systems to carry.
I wouldn't be watching the commercials anyway since I DVR everything, so I don't really see how downloading is any different.
My wife and I have been using Firefox 1.0 heavily since release. I have not had a single crash that I can remember. Granted, I don't use the update feature due to past experience with it not doing anything, and I followed the instructions and completely uninstalled 1.0PR before installing 1.0 (wonder if they will ever fix this, shouldn't be too hard to auto-uninstall previous versions before installing the new version).
As a tiny minority in the Salt Lake area, your well-educated friends are simply being discrimated against and should move to a city that is not ruled by a fanatical religious cult.:)
If you just want to hide your number, not necessarily spoof your enemies, any calling card will do, like another posted mentioned.
I use OneSuite as my long distance service because their rates are excellent. Caller ID from OneSuite shows up as either Unknown or some random out of state number.
An iRiver iHP-120 (20GB) is also about $299 and works fine in Linux and plays Ogg files. It also has optical in/out instead of RCA for integration with a home receiver. The only thing missing is FLAC support. It fits much better in the pocket and is much more reliable. I've had one for maybe 5 or 6 months now with no lockups or hard drive problems. I use it in my car every day.
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My friend and I got the superuser Netware password for our highschool LAN from a simple DOS keylogger. Just luck, really. We got caught when we got too crazy and changed the global virus scanner batch file to report a new virus found on every PC in the school. Ended up with 2 days of suspension and an F in the class. I'm glad I got the black hat out of my system early when the punishment was not very bad! Kids are stupid, there isn't much you can do to convince them not to do this sort of thing. Just make sure to offer them a job after you catch them. :)
I keep a small AES-encrypted filesystem on my Linux box to store things like credit card numbers, bank account numbers, passwords to all my online banks, etc. I mount it when I need something, then unmount it right away. Even if I forget to unmount it, if someone shuts down the machine the data goes away. I feel pretty safe keeping the data this way. Sure beats a text file on my laptop!
You just need 1 open TCP port to enable an SSH connection to your home machine via your firewall's port forwarding. Then you can create any number of SSH port forwards to handle any kind of traffic you like. As a bonus, it's AES encrypted so your boss can't spy on it. :)
Use a component switch, like the Audio Authority 1154A.
BackupPC is a life saver, very stable, fast, and highly recommended. Saved my ass many times so far!
I think TaxAct has a free online version. Probably only for those of you without any complex forms to fill out, but it's something at least.
OneSuite is only 4 cents to Japan. You could save a few bucks. And it is actually cheaper to call China or the UK than to call my relatives 20 miles away.
That may work to some extent to keep the torrent files alive, but once you start downloading something with that torrent your IP address is out there in the clear for anyone who wants to look. The next generation of BitTorrent needs freenet-like encryption/obfuscation.
FYI, here is the replacement site started by many of the former STG mods: The Traders' Den
That had nothing to do with the RIAA or MPAA. The owner stopped paying the server bills.
I depend on suprnova for downloadable Malcom in the Middle episodes that are pre-empted on the east-coast by 4pm football games. If Fox offered some kind of alternative, maybe I wouldn't have to do this. It's too bad the ads are taken out but I have a DVR so I wouldn't watch them anyway. Ah well there are lots of other TV torrent places.
They host through the same ISP as my home DSL connection (on which I run a mailserver), but luckily they have their own class B address space that can be easily blacklisted. :)
At work we have a project on the table to develop a web-based tool to spam a lot of people, and to try to avoid getting blacklisted by hopping mail servers.
I have ethical concerns over having any part in the development of this software.
Any advice on how to talk the business people out of doing this? I've sent them all the CAN-SPAM stuff I can think of, but I'm not sure they are scared yet.
I honesty can't stand to even deal with someone who uses shorthand such as "u" or "ur". I think that one of the causes of this is poor typing skills. If you can't type fast enough, "u" or "ur" is easier than typing "you" or "your". These people must just assume people don't mind reading that garbage.
Spend some of that $3.1B on typing skills as well as language skills!
I was thinking about this and I wonder how insecure MD5 actually is when you are feeding it pseudo-random data (to make a session ID) or to store a user's password. I don't believe those kinds of things are vulnerable to any known form of attack other than brute force.
Better safe than sorry though I guess... SHA-1 is just fine for me.
I've made the switch to SHA1 for all my website work where I'm storing passwords and session IDs and the like. It's just a simple change from 32 to 40 characters, and a search/replace for:
md5_hex to sha1_hex
I am a web developer by day, and do the same thing by night, but for a lot more money. :)
I love it, Malcom in the Middle always gets pre-empted by Football on the east coast, so what choice do I have other than downloading? In fact, the high quality 180MB widescreen HDTV-sourced Xvid copies look so much better than the analog version I get on cable, that I am going to download all Fox shows this way rather than watching them or taping them on my DVR. I can't get our local Fox in HD because the station is owned by Sinclair who won't give it to any cable systems to carry.
I wouldn't be watching the commercials anyway since I DVR everything, so I don't really see how downloading is any different.
My wife and I have been using Firefox 1.0 heavily since release. I have not had a single crash that I can remember. Granted, I don't use the update feature due to past experience with it not doing anything, and I followed the instructions and completely uninstalled 1.0PR before installing 1.0 (wonder if they will ever fix this, shouldn't be too hard to auto-uninstall previous versions before installing the new version).
As a tiny minority in the Salt Lake area, your well-educated friends are simply being discrimated against and should move to a city that is not ruled by a fanatical religious cult. :)
I love the undocumented 30 second skip feature of the Motorola DCT-6208 (and 6412) ;)
I thought Tivo had a skip key too? Or were they also forced to remove or hide it?
"Pretty much free"? That's a long ways from Firefox and the open source world.
If you just want to hide your number, not necessarily spoof your enemies, any calling card will do, like another posted mentioned.
I use OneSuite as my long distance service because their rates are excellent. Caller ID from OneSuite shows up as either Unknown or some random out of state number.
An iRiver iHP-120 (20GB) is also about $299 and works fine in Linux and plays Ogg files. It also has optical in/out instead of RCA for integration with a home receiver. The only thing missing is FLAC support. It fits much better in the pocket and is much more reliable. I've had one for maybe 5 or 6 months now with no lockups or hard drive problems. I use it in my car every day.
How do you use MirrorDot beyond the first page of the article? The links aren't standard like with Coral.