I also work at a service provider that has opted to use 802.11b to link customers with us. However, from the beginning I realized that it was a Bad Idea (tm) not to use every single security feature available to me. As a result, we only use Gold cards (128 WEP vs. 56 WEP) on installations, and MAC-lock all the access points, so only the base stations I authorize can connect to our network. I know that probably the weakest link then becomes the password authentication on the access points themselves, which could probably be brute-forced, but at least it eliminates the more casual dangers. I'm totally aware that if a determined 31337 h4x0r wanted to get on our network, he probably could manage.
btw, we keep getting all those reports about the encryption being cracked and all, but exactly how vulnerable is 128 WEP? As in, if I took every precaution available, how long (average) would it take between the initial attempt at the hack and the actual hack made?
Let's hope this sets a precedent. After all, this "Let's patent this innovative way of shopping and go after everybody that uses a remotely similar method" is getting way out of hand. RAMBUS, Amazon and the like, get a life! Focus on making money by innovating, not patenting and suing innocent bystanders...
This RAMBUS trial is moronic, but it still doesn't compare to Caldera buying DR-DOS and suing Microsoft... My favorite quote on that one: "Caldera bought a ticket to sue Microsoft". Sure pal, just stand in line like everybody else, and wait for your turn...
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"Good, bad... I'm the one with the gun!"
"It's a secure format, which the labels are concerned about".
How secure, exactly? As secure as digital watermarking? Will it take 2 weeks to crack, instead of just 1?
The new format uses CD-like discs about the size of a quarter that hold up to five hours of CD-quality music plus extras, up to 500 megabytes of data.
5 hours of music PLUS 500Mb of data? At the same time? If the format wasn't "secure", I'd be extremely interested. Maybe it's based off the same technology Nintendo is using for their cube (1.5Gb mini-DVDs). However, I don't like the size. Quarter-sized is too small. I lose regular CDs now, imagine when this hits...
"Where did I put that damned Dave Matthews CD? Ah well, since it's a secure format and I couldn't copy it, I'll just have to buy it again..."
I've been using one-time credit cards for almost 6 months now, and my experience has been positive. I've always been a pretty active on-line shopper, but I've never trusted my CC # to any sites, especially after hearing the horror stories (egghead comes inmediately to mind). As soon as I heard my local bank was offering a Visa card with a one-time number generator, I got it, and started using it.
The system works great, you get a program, enter your password, the amount you're gonna charge the card, and it spits out a number, after checking with the issuing bank that you have enough credit. So far, I haven't had any problems with sites rejecting the cards, my only quibble is that the program is windows-only, and I'm a major Linux user, so now I have to boot up windows to play and shop.
So, I think these cards are a fantastic idea. I'd rather have to issue a new CC # for every payment and know that my information is secure. Plus, it invalidates Amazon.com's moronic one-click shopping patent...:)
My guess is that the business procedures of their software division are so intertwined with their core (read, books) division that they'd rather kill it than sell it. After all, other that that, it's a no brainer: I have this business, it makes money. I don't want it anymore. Do I throw it away?
NO!
I sell it, and don't throw away my investment. After all, if it has good financial figures, somebody is bound to want it... Maybe even the Evil Empire(tm)!
Damn, I still remember the day I first found out about the CoffeeCam. I used to think it was soooooo clever! I must have shown it to near anyone back then, being the impressable kid I was.
It's stuff like this that makes me feel old. Like remembering watching Ghostbusters in the theater back when it came out, and now buying the DVD and realizing it's 16 years old...
It's funny how it's worked out for us geeks. A year ago, I was working at a k12 school, doing some web page projects and linux servers and such. They went in a year from not having a decent computer lab to a 30 machine lab, 2 linux servers, internet access for all students and faculty. As the project went on, my boss realized that I was more productive if he allowed me some creative liberty, so I got to rearrange my schedule as I saw fit, didn't have to wear a uniform, etc. I didn't get to work less hours, actually, my work load doubled in less than 3 months, doing it my way made the whole thing painless. It's amazing how small things (not to management, I know) like uniforms and schedules can make such a difference in working IT posts. More power to us, more results for them...
Since console makers traditionally lose money on the console itself to position it in as many homes as possible, and then make money off the licensing fees they get from game designers, it's (almost) always a good deal to hack consoles. You get a very, very cheap mp3 station/vcd player/whatever.
That's why I can't wait for the Xbox, and somebody hacking it. A 733Mhz processor with an NV20 chip for under $300? Count me in! I won't buy any games, but as soon as somebody runs linux on that damned thing, it's gonna rock!
...But definitely interested in what kinda equipment they're using. My boss wants to do something like this, but is afraid, due to the high cost of the system we've considered (Lucent's WaveAccess line). Anyone know what equipment suits the task? If it doesn't cost millions of dollars and allows more than 3.2Mbps polled bandwidth (like Lucent's WaveAccess), better.
I have to heartily agree. I don't like banner ads, but they form the basis for the economic model that allows me to post this comment on this site as we speak. So, at least until somebody figures out a way of keeping sites like/. alive and making Some Money (tm), I'll take them. OTOH, ads like the punch the monkey one should be terminated....
Well, the guys that know *way* too much about a topic are the ones that usually make the smart comments about them, and the deranged/suicidal ones are usually the funny ones. The best ones are the deranged/suicidal/smart combos...
In the end, it's all about trust. Why is it that when RedHat announced their subscription service, no only people didn't complain and cry wolf, but they actually said it was a Good Idea(tm)? Because some of us have come to trust RedHat as a company, and don't think that they'd do us wrong. However, M$ does not have (not anymore, at least) the trust of the software buying public, so whenever they announce something like this, we're automatically lead to believe that it's something they'll use to evilly separate us from (even more) of our hard earned cash, and to snoop into our privacy, etc... Maybe they should work more in that "Freedom to innovate" campaign...
Up Up, Down Down, Left Right, Left Right, A B
I wonder if this is gonna work on the up and coming Metal Gear Solid II... Konami should keep up the tradition. At least give us old-timers an easter egg, for old times sake...;)
Apple cashed in on the hype, but then again, it didn't involve having one of their products bombing an oil field or something like that. I don't think Sony will want this one rumor to spread about...;)
Won't be long before Big Brother demands a slashdot account with the power to delete this post. Here's to hoping they get a clue soon...
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I agree.. This is one of the most emotional movies, anime or not, I've seen. I saw it for the Nth time last week with a couple of friends, and you could see them just holding back their tears during most of the movie. It's great, it's powerful, and it's out on DVD.
I work for a company that provides tech solutions for a small country (Ecuador) in Latin America (ie, we're kinda poor). We're currently working on 2 projects, one for a local college and one for a high school, both of which are about installing a wireless network via Wavelan Access Points, and giving students the freedom to bring their laptops to school and use the local network for e-mails, papers, internet access and all. The hardest part of the project so far has been finding a cheap, durable laptop for the students to buy through some kind of financial aid program. So far, I think some of the new sony VAIOs look nifty, but $1300 for a celeron 333 laptop is still a bit expensive. Still, it's one of the best bang/buck offers I've found. The heads of both institutes are interested on full fledged computers, as opposed to palmpilots and such, since they consider them far more useful. It's too bad that the computer makers haven't identified this as a possible market niche, and haven't designed products that could fill it. (Those "school computers" mentioned in the article look outrageously expensive, btw...)
Usually, TV series suffer when they make the big screen jump. Maybe it's because it's hard for the producers to find a good way to make the translations, maybe us (me) spectators aren't used to the change, or maybe we've just had bad luck. Still waiting for the tv-series-gone-movie to prove me wrong. If it were to be The Simpsons, I'd be happy as hell! PS: Bring back The Critic!!
I have over 600 CDs in my collection, bought over the last 10 years. I like the idea of being able to satisfy the sudden need to listen to a song while I'm at the office, without having to lug around my CD container, or 60 mp3 CDs (which, as a matter of fact, I have). For the customer, there's much to win. Why do we have to put up with this kind of corporate bullshit then? Fight and win, mp3.com!
I was just wondering, what's the average day of work like for one of the l0pht guys? Is it a day-long security bug hunt, or more of a "let's get done with this security audit" kinda gig?
..a giant step for mankind. Efforts like these will make sure we have stable microwaves and fridges, running Linux, and not "that CE version of that other OS"...
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I also work at a service provider that has opted to use 802.11b to link customers with us. However, from the beginning I realized that it was a Bad Idea (tm) not to use every single security feature available to me. As a result, we only use Gold cards (128 WEP vs. 56 WEP) on installations, and MAC-lock all the access points, so only the base stations I authorize can connect to our network. I know that probably the weakest link then becomes the password authentication on the access points themselves, which could probably be brute-forced, but at least it eliminates the more casual dangers. I'm totally aware that if a determined 31337 h4x0r wanted to get on our network, he probably could manage. btw, we keep getting all those reports about the encryption being cracked and all, but exactly how vulnerable is 128 WEP? As in, if I took every precaution available, how long (average) would it take between the initial attempt at the hack and the actual hack made?
Let's hope this sets a precedent. After all, this "Let's patent this innovative way of shopping and go after everybody that uses a remotely similar method" is getting way out of hand. RAMBUS, Amazon and the like, get a life! Focus on making money by innovating, not patenting and suing innocent bystanders... This RAMBUS trial is moronic, but it still doesn't compare to Caldera buying DR-DOS and suing Microsoft... My favorite quote on that one: "Caldera bought a ticket to sue Microsoft". Sure pal, just stand in line like everybody else, and wait for your turn... --- "Good, bad... I'm the one with the gun!"
"It's a secure format, which the labels are concerned about". How secure, exactly? As secure as digital watermarking? Will it take 2 weeks to crack, instead of just 1? The new format uses CD-like discs about the size of a quarter that hold up to five hours of CD-quality music plus extras, up to 500 megabytes of data. 5 hours of music PLUS 500Mb of data? At the same time? If the format wasn't "secure", I'd be extremely interested. Maybe it's based off the same technology Nintendo is using for their cube (1.5Gb mini-DVDs). However, I don't like the size. Quarter-sized is too small. I lose regular CDs now, imagine when this hits... "Where did I put that damned Dave Matthews CD? Ah well, since it's a secure format and I couldn't copy it, I'll just have to buy it again..."
I've been using one-time credit cards for almost 6 months now, and my experience has been positive. I've always been a pretty active on-line shopper, but I've never trusted my CC # to any sites, especially after hearing the horror stories (egghead comes inmediately to mind). As soon as I heard my local bank was offering a Visa card with a one-time number generator, I got it, and started using it. The system works great, you get a program, enter your password, the amount you're gonna charge the card, and it spits out a number, after checking with the issuing bank that you have enough credit. So far, I haven't had any problems with sites rejecting the cards, my only quibble is that the program is windows-only, and I'm a major Linux user, so now I have to boot up windows to play and shop. So, I think these cards are a fantastic idea. I'd rather have to issue a new CC # for every payment and know that my information is secure. Plus, it invalidates Amazon.com's moronic one-click shopping patent... :)
My guess is that the business procedures of their software division are so intertwined with their core (read, books) division that they'd rather kill it than sell it. After all, other that that, it's a no brainer: I have this business, it makes money. I don't want it anymore. Do I throw it away? NO! I sell it, and don't throw away my investment. After all, if it has good financial figures, somebody is bound to want it... Maybe even the Evil Empire(tm)!
Damn, I still remember the day I first found out about the CoffeeCam. I used to think it was soooooo clever! I must have shown it to near anyone back then, being the impressable kid I was. It's stuff like this that makes me feel old. Like remembering watching Ghostbusters in the theater back when it came out, and now buying the DVD and realizing it's 16 years old...
It's funny how it's worked out for us geeks. A year ago, I was working at a k12 school, doing some web page projects and linux servers and such. They went in a year from not having a decent computer lab to a 30 machine lab, 2 linux servers, internet access for all students and faculty. As the project went on, my boss realized that I was more productive if he allowed me some creative liberty, so I got to rearrange my schedule as I saw fit, didn't have to wear a uniform, etc. I didn't get to work less hours, actually, my work load doubled in less than 3 months, doing it my way made the whole thing painless. It's amazing how small things (not to management, I know) like uniforms and schedules can make such a difference in working IT posts. More power to us, more results for them...
Since console makers traditionally lose money on the console itself to position it in as many homes as possible, and then make money off the licensing fees they get from game designers, it's (almost) always a good deal to hack consoles. You get a very, very cheap mp3 station/vcd player/whatever. That's why I can't wait for the Xbox, and somebody hacking it. A 733Mhz processor with an NV20 chip for under $300? Count me in! I won't buy any games, but as soon as somebody runs linux on that damned thing, it's gonna rock!
...But definitely interested in what kinda equipment they're using. My boss wants to do something like this, but is afraid, due to the high cost of the system we've considered (Lucent's WaveAccess line). Anyone know what equipment suits the task? If it doesn't cost millions of dollars and allows more than 3.2Mbps polled bandwidth (like Lucent's WaveAccess), better.
I have to heartily agree. I don't like banner ads, but they form the basis for the economic model that allows me to post this comment on this site as we speak. So, at least until somebody figures out a way of keeping sites like /. alive and making Some Money (tm), I'll take them. OTOH, ads like the punch the monkey one should be terminated....
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/17122.html
The origins of the "All your base are belong to us" fever...
Well, the guys that know *way* too much about a topic are the ones that usually make the smart comments about them, and the deranged/suicidal ones are usually the funny ones. The best ones are the deranged/suicidal/smart combos...
That would be "All you base are belong to us"... 2 points to whoever can post where the quote originates from...
In the end, it's all about trust. Why is it that when RedHat announced their subscription service, no only people didn't complain and cry wolf, but they actually said it was a Good Idea(tm)? Because some of us have come to trust RedHat as a company, and don't think that they'd do us wrong. However, M$ does not have (not anymore, at least) the trust of the software buying public, so whenever they announce something like this, we're automatically lead to believe that it's something they'll use to evilly separate us from (even more) of our hard earned cash, and to snoop into our privacy, etc... Maybe they should work more in that "Freedom to innovate" campaign...
Up Up, Down Down, Left Right, Left Right, A B I wonder if this is gonna work on the up and coming Metal Gear Solid II... Konami should keep up the tradition. At least give us old-timers an easter egg, for old times sake... ;)
Apple cashed in on the hype, but then again, it didn't involve having one of their products bombing an oil field or something like that. I don't think Sony will want this one rumor to spread about... ;)
Won't be long before Big Brother demands a slashdot account with the power to delete this post. Here's to hoping they get a clue soon...
I agree.. This is one of the most emotional movies, anime or not, I've seen. I saw it for the Nth time last week with a couple of friends, and you could see them just holding back their tears during most of the movie. It's great, it's powerful, and it's out on DVD.
I work for a company that provides tech solutions for a small country (Ecuador) in Latin America (ie, we're kinda poor). We're currently working on 2 projects, one for a local college and one for a high school, both of which are about installing a wireless network via Wavelan Access Points, and giving students the freedom to bring their laptops to school and use the local network for e-mails, papers, internet access and all. The hardest part of the project so far has been finding a cheap, durable laptop for the students to buy through some kind of financial aid program. So far, I think some of the new sony VAIOs look nifty, but $1300 for a celeron 333 laptop is still a bit expensive. Still, it's one of the best bang/buck offers I've found. The heads of both institutes are interested on full fledged computers, as opposed to palmpilots and such, since they consider them far more useful. It's too bad that the computer makers haven't identified this as a possible market niche, and haven't designed products that could fill it. (Those "school computers" mentioned in the article look outrageously expensive, btw...)
Usually, TV series suffer when they make the big screen jump. Maybe it's because it's hard for the producers to find a good way to make the translations, maybe us (me) spectators aren't used to the change, or maybe we've just had bad luck. Still waiting for the tv-series-gone-movie to prove me wrong. If it were to be The Simpsons, I'd be happy as hell! PS: Bring back The Critic!!
I have over 600 CDs in my collection, bought over the last 10 years. I like the idea of being able to satisfy the sudden need to listen to a song while I'm at the office, without having to lug around my CD container, or 60 mp3 CDs (which, as a matter of fact, I have). For the customer, there's much to win. Why do we have to put up with this kind of corporate bullshit then? Fight and win, mp3.com!
I was just wondering, what's the average day of work like for one of the l0pht guys? Is it a day-long security bug hunt, or more of a "let's get done with this security audit" kinda gig?
..a giant step for mankind. Efforts like these will make sure we have stable microwaves and fridges, running Linux, and not "that CE version of that other OS"...