Seriously, we can power it all with solar power, and host all of our websites there. The lag isn't so bad (rougly 2 seconds to get a packet back at lightspeed). The heat from the machines could be used to warm up habitable spaces in the shade.
Best yet, all those computers will just soak up the dust like a magnet. Or, perhaps they could just launch thousands of those air dust cans with the mission...
In contrast, the U.S. legislation, as generally interpreted, presumes that all government records should be public-unless officials can show very good reasons to exempt them,
Read : Yeah you can have this information, so long as for some reason you can't.
Anyone else find it ironic that we are hard pressed to definitively outline the rights given to us, seeing as how the information about the act is cast in such a vague light by all those that quote it in daily life. The only anecdotal stories I hear concerning it involve lots of black markers, and a ton of hogwash project bluebook manuscripts that appear in underground ufology rings.
Seems like the best way to ensure your success in said competition is to walk through the door with every hacker tool known to man, and just go all out on your own network.
The days of careful analysis and investigation are over. Why not learn a thing or two from the rapid fire, spray and pray, script kiddies?
I've tried this lifestyle as a daily campus activity, and I have noted the following observations.
Laptop battery life still sucks. Someone start working on a solar solution:)
Even on campus, good WiFi hotspots are few and far between. We need hotspots that permit ssh tunneling, and encryption that works...Cell phones with internet hookups are probably the only option if you are backpacking Mayan ruins...
The home desktop will always be more comfortable, and as a result my files will always be there. Transferring them to the laptop on the fly is a pain when home upload speeds are so terrible with most ISP's
You lose lots of weight when you are out and about, seeing as how you don't have a home food supply to compel you. A major plus.
The public environment can be quite distracting, especially when you know people that always come and speak to you. Try and find a lonely corner, and suddenly finding a power supply and/or internet link can be challenging.
From TFA:
Remotely Exploitable: Yes
Locally Exploitable: No
That right there is the biggest slap in the face! Everyone should have the freedom to fux0r their own machine!
Modern photonics, if it works within a computer, will make it impossible to eavesdrop on a computer with a van-eck style of a attack. Granted, van eck phreaking a VGA cable may be doable (barely), and performing similar snoops on a motherboard may seem incredibly difficult even by today's standards, it is within the realm of possibility. Take a look at the field of acoustic cryptanalysis and its potential.
Now extend that into the electromagnetic spectrum, give yourself a very powerful broadband software defined radio and a good isolated faraday cage, and could it be possible to mount a similar attack electronically?
If photonics take over, we will for once be in a safe-zone of knowing once and for all that no overly powerful overseeing entity will be able to eavesdrop on any kind of electromagnetic emissions, so long as you don't have any light leaks.
But we cannot get rid of paper, for paper beats rock, and rocks are the BIGGEST concern.
We need to abandon earth and become a space-faring civilization - otherwise our children's children will be plagued by potential weapons (rocks) to use against one another.
I call for a disbanding of the NRA (The national rock association)
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Why not just build large datacenters on the moon?
Seriously, we can power it all with solar power, and host all of our websites there. The lag isn't so bad (rougly 2 seconds to get a packet back at lightspeed). The heat from the machines could be used to warm up habitable spaces in the shade.
Best yet, all those computers will just soak up the dust like a magnet. Or, perhaps they could just launch thousands of those air dust cans with the mission...
Simpsons did it
It might work better if it were based on phoneme recognition.
That way, you might find a nice balance between the size of the training set and the speed in which words can be written.
Now when you think about composing a nasty hate letter to your evil ex-girlfriend, it actually happens!
Damn!
Read : Yeah you can have this information, so long as for some reason you can't.
Anyone else find it ironic that we are hard pressed to definitively outline the rights given to us, seeing as how the information about the act is cast in such a vague light by all those that quote it in daily life. The only anecdotal stories I hear concerning it involve lots of black markers, and a ton of hogwash project bluebook manuscripts that appear in underground ufology rings.
Aw hell, yeah they are :P
Well, there you go. You certainly wont find zero-day exploits in the featureset for nessus or metasploit.
Seems like the best way to ensure your success in said competition is to walk through the door with every hacker tool known to man, and just go all out on your own network.
The days of careful analysis and investigation are over. Why not learn a thing or two from the rapid fire, spray and pray, script kiddies?
There would be no issue with the public's misconceptions had Kevin Costner exercised more restraint
Maybe the sony rootkit was a front to steal national secrets?
If I recall correctly, thats what he was supposedly supposed to say, but he goofed.
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
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Hello world.
I thought Cisco manufactured that wonderfully useful device?
Will this make it easier for overly horny high school males to get their prom dates drunk?
*ducks*
I prefer posts concerning pussy.
Remotely Exploitable: Yes
Locally Exploitable: No
That right there is the biggest slap in the face! Everyone should have the freedom to fux0r their own machine!
Opensource my ass...
Your ideas are only serving to embolden the enemy!
Modded insightful!
Brilliant!
Will said desktop be lightweight?
You insensitive clod!
Modern photonics, if it works within a computer, will make it impossible to eavesdrop on a computer with a van-eck style of a attack. Granted, van eck phreaking a VGA cable may be doable (barely), and performing similar snoops on a motherboard may seem incredibly difficult even by today's standards, it is within the realm of possibility. Take a look at the field of acoustic cryptanalysis and its potential.
Now extend that into the electromagnetic spectrum, give yourself a very powerful broadband software defined radio and a good isolated faraday cage, and could it be possible to mount a similar attack electronically?
If photonics take over, we will for once be in a safe-zone of knowing once and for all that no overly powerful overseeing entity will be able to eavesdrop on any kind of electromagnetic emissions, so long as you don't have any light leaks.
We need to abandon earth and become a space-faring civilization - otherwise our children's children will be plagued by potential weapons (rocks) to use against one another.
I call for a disbanding of the NRA (The national rock association)
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- 20Gb of music - ~$2000
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