I'd like to contend that I have added a/p at the end of my most. Creative emoticon or mistyped greater-than sign? I think the court will decide that my subsequent post is not in fact a redistributed work and rather a derivative work.
My lawyer would also like to state that you are alleged to be composed largely of glue and that his client (me) is composed largely of rubber - therefore any further statements you make will in fact bounce off of me and adhere to you.
Well, that's an old one. It has no real effect on what my new password currently is. That thing is like... 2 years old?
The point is, if you didn't know that info - that it's a movie quote, etc. - and you're completely blind, would there really be much of a noticeable difference? Could it be quantified in time necessary to crack it?
To modify that old "make the other guy die for his country" quote, I don't necessarily want to aim to make my wireless secure, just way more secure than my neighbor's. Why hop onto my network when you can hop onto Pablo's with his password of 123456789?
As you can see, I basically hit Shift and went down the number row between the words. There is very much a recognizable pattern here - two, in fact: a movie quote, and moving down the number row. The only true randomness is the stuff at the end. Is this password truly weaker than a completely random one? And if it is, is it significant enough to worry about?
I wonder if in some cases if these "greats" are only great because they had primitive tools and were more adept at using those and would be considered mediocre if they had modern gear and knew how to use it.
After all, using an IR or Radio telescope is different than using an optical one.
I don't know. A lot of people had some of these tools available to them or the means to make them. I think if we took someone really exceptional from the past and put them in the modern settings, they'd still provide amazing insights.
You said it yourself - they were more adept at using the tools of the time. Who's to say that they wouldn't be more adept at using the tools of *our* time as well after learning how to use them?
Perhaps the only way we'll achieve true international balance and harmony is a movement against large groupings like the EU, NATO, G-8, etc. Everyone's stupidity would then keep everyone else's stupidity in check.
A sports car? Seriously? Look man, the MacBook won't get the "transform into a vehicle" feature for at least another 20 years, and then it would probably be a lame ass Vespa or something like that.
Then again, I'd rather not ride the XP version and crash...
I bought Jagged Alliance 2 for my buddy. SWAT 2 also worked in a similar vein - you had a huge team of people, and they could get injured or outright die.
But what I'm talking about is a First Person Shooter exactly as I've described it. I don't think anything like this - in a multiplayer-only vein, mind you - really exists as a fleshed-out concept.
Yes, but there are very few situations where you can die instantly. Usually it's because you've been swarmed by a dozen insanely powerful monsters, got PK'd by someone who took you out very fast, or - most likely of all - the crappy BNET servers lagged to high Hell.
I'd like to try Hardcore online but the griefers and server latency are the reasons I really never bothered advancing beyond Level 20.
Has Windows Update ever been compromised? It's a tortuously slow system in a similar vein, but I can't recall ever reading about malware being distributed via Windows Update (unless you count WGA ^.~ )
I think the biggest problem is more with a lack of time then a lack of caring. While apathy is a huge problem, who has time to sit at work and watch YouTube (or CSPAN) video all day?
Probably the same people who have time to browse/. at work. d:
This is why I'd absolutely refuse to live in a HomeOwner's Association. Municipalities with their regulations are bad enough - "your property's eccentric look is driving down other people's property values, please repaint your house at your own expense or you'll be fined".
No wonder so many people have huge 8' fences around their houses and hate their neighbors.
You're probably running off of cheap nuclear power. We could all have $0.07/KWh if it weren't for the "nukular is dangerous HURRRR!" hippies and the coal and oil lobbyists.
I suppose the cheap power makes up for having to live in Idaho.
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I'd like to contend that I have added a /p at the end of my most. Creative emoticon or mistyped greater-than sign? I think the court will decide that my subsequent post is not in fact a redistributed work and rather a derivative work.
My lawyer would also like to state that you are alleged to be composed largely of glue and that his client (me) is composed largely of rubber - therefore any further statements you make will in fact bounce off of me and adhere to you.
Who do you think the RIAA pray to?
This is true, but how many countries are really concerned about getting more land? It's not as necessary as it was a thousand years ago.
I'd wager that if this ruling stands (and as Mr. Beckerman has stated, it probably will) they will just pull out from the case and cut their losses.
Maybe he was just riding a bike on the treadmill. That's not really multitasking now, is it?
As soon as you upload anything to the internet you've pretty much waived any of your content rights you had.
Now when I say that I don't mean it in the legal sense but in the realistic practical sense. Anything digital is pirated and shared.
We even have karma whores that copy & paste other peoples insightful comments./p.
Right, because our orphanages aren't full yet.
Microcenter is the shit; I have one about a half hour's drive away from me. I laugh as I drive past the Best Buys to computer geek heaven.
Well, that's an old one. It has no real effect on what my new password currently is. That thing is like... 2 years old?
The point is, if you didn't know that info - that it's a movie quote, etc. - and you're completely blind, would there really be much of a noticeable difference? Could it be quantified in time necessary to crack it?
To modify that old "make the other guy die for his country" quote, I don't necessarily want to aim to make my wireless secure, just way more secure than my neighbor's. Why hop onto my network when you can hop onto Pablo's with his password of 123456789?
Couldn't we just throw a rock in some random direction and see if it hits a wall?
I have a question about this. What if the wifi password contains a coherent sentence? Do brute forcers search for specific words in specific orders?
My old wifi password was:
yestheydeservedtodieandihopetheyburninhell!1
Adding some more random symbols and numbers in there would make it stronger, yes. What if it were:
yes!1they@2deserved#3to$4die%5and^6I&7hope*8they(9burn)0in_-hell+=!<>
As you can see, I basically hit Shift and went down the number row between the words. There is very much a recognizable pattern here - two, in fact: a movie quote, and moving down the number row. The only true randomness is the stuff at the end. Is this password truly weaker than a completely random one? And if it is, is it significant enough to worry about?
I wonder if in some cases if these "greats" are only great because they had primitive tools and were more adept at using those and would be considered mediocre if they had modern gear and knew how to use it.
After all, using an IR or Radio telescope is different than using an optical one.
I don't know. A lot of people had some of these tools available to them or the means to make them. I think if we took someone really exceptional from the past and put them in the modern settings, they'd still provide amazing insights.
You said it yourself - they were more adept at using the tools of the time. Who's to say that they wouldn't be more adept at using the tools of *our* time as well after learning how to use them?
Actually, E.T. could be a fun component of a game. Everyone controls bulldozers and tries to shove the most cartridges into a landfill that they can.
Perhaps the only way we'll achieve true international balance and harmony is a movement against large groupings like the EU, NATO, G-8, etc. Everyone's stupidity would then keep everyone else's stupidity in check.
So you're saying they got the leaked beta version?
A sports car? Seriously? Look man, the MacBook won't get the "transform into a vehicle" feature for at least another 20 years, and then it would probably be a lame ass Vespa or something like that.
Then again, I'd rather not ride the XP version and crash...
I bought Jagged Alliance 2 for my buddy. SWAT 2 also worked in a similar vein - you had a huge team of people, and they could get injured or outright die.
But what I'm talking about is a First Person Shooter exactly as I've described it. I don't think anything like this - in a multiplayer-only vein, mind you - really exists as a fleshed-out concept.
I didn't know there was a Fire Emblem FPS! Where can I get this amazing game?
Yes, but there are very few situations where you can die instantly. Usually it's because you've been swarmed by a dozen insanely powerful monsters, got PK'd by someone who took you out very fast, or - most likely of all - the crappy BNET servers lagged to high Hell.
I'd like to try Hardcore online but the griefers and server latency are the reasons I really never bothered advancing beyond Level 20.
Has Windows Update ever been compromised? It's a tortuously slow system in a similar vein, but I can't recall ever reading about malware being distributed via Windows Update (unless you count WGA ^.~ )
I think the biggest problem is more with a lack of time then a lack of caring. While apathy is a huge problem, who has time to sit at work and watch YouTube (or CSPAN) video all day?
Probably the same people who have time to browse /. at work. d:
Solution: float upside down.
Where could I get info on setting one of those up? We pay like $0.17 kwh and it would be nice to be able to cut our bills down.
This is why I'd absolutely refuse to live in a HomeOwner's Association. Municipalities with their regulations are bad enough - "your property's eccentric look is driving down other people's property values, please repaint your house at your own expense or you'll be fined".
No wonder so many people have huge 8' fences around their houses and hate their neighbors.
You're probably running off of cheap nuclear power. We could all have $0.07/KWh if it weren't for the "nukular is dangerous HURRRR!" hippies and the coal and oil lobbyists.
I suppose the cheap power makes up for having to live in Idaho.