A fairly simple attack against encrypted systems is to infect the small unencrypted bootloader and kernel (which are almost always stored on the same drive in an unencrypted partition) and put a backdoor into that. You could even clone the drive, then put in a backdoor which would save the encryption key (when he booted next time) and send it to you over cover channels.
I'll wait until Netflix supports HTML 5, which should be fairly soon!
They already do, but it requires a DRM module that doesn't work in Linux. Ironically, Linux users are pretty much the only ones still using the Silverlight plugin, all of the other platforms have switched to the HTML5 interface already.
Pipelight is a LOT more than a binary blob DRM module. It is an entire instance of Silverlight running in Wine. My laptop hits 100 celcius with the fan at FULL speed watching Netflix. I can do full 3D gaming and it only hits about 70 or 80.
I don't know the details of his individual checks, but I do know he gets more surgery done every 6 months or so to help fix the problem (something about compacted disks, not 100% sure).
And others would call it "It's cost you an extra $5 million to add a reverse". It's not just that the machine can't move backwards, it's that it installs walls behind itself that have a smaller inside diameter than the cutting head. Even if it could move backwards, it would only be able to move as far as the previous wall section (probably 8 feet at most). To go further back you either need to remove all the walls (and almost assuredly collapse the tunnel), or remove/shrink the solid steel cutting head.
As another proud Canadian who knows people in the Hospital system and has taken advantage of emergency surgery, one legitimate complaint about our system is that cronic, non-life-threatening problems tend to end up at the bottom of the waiting list. I know someone in that situation (back problems to the point of not being able to leave the house) and they have to wait 6 months just to get x-rays.
This is mostly caused by a lack of facilities and personel, so it basically just means that instead of the poor getting the short stick, the cronic get it instead. But still for free!
This is actually what I was thinking. Have the phone store as many SIM's as you need with a software tool to switch between them. When signing up for a new provider, they could have you touch an NFC terminal or scan a QR code to save a new SIM into your phone.
The problem with this is that it becomes complicated if you want to do the equivalent of using a sim card in multiple phones. I'm not sure what the network would do (in technical terms) if 2 devices tried to use the same SIM identifier at the same time. If they don't let you store the same SIM in multiple devices, it would be more difficult to switch to a new device because you would need to put all the SIM's into the new phone (which with QR's could potentially be done through the provider's website).
Only if they update from the default mirror. There are thousands of mirrors for each distro ranging from universities to ISP's and non-profit organizations. Good luck blocking those.
What you *may* have luck with is providing a local mirror for the major distros (say Ubuntu, Fedora and Mint), then advertise it to the students with the incentive that being a local mirror it will be WAY faster. Blocking people only makes them more determined, give them a better solution and they may just solve the problem for you.
So basically they first need to trick you into decrypting (or signing) a particular piece of data, then make you do it over and over again. Sounds like a lot of other things need to be "just right" for this to work.
Many people, especially younger people, have their desks in the same room where they sleep, and incidentally change their clothes or partake in other activities.
Funny, I've had more issues with legitimate copies of Windows going batshit because it hadn't spoken to its mothership since the last upgrade than I've ever had with any Steam restrictions.
Exactly. Basically steam is releasing a console, and also releasing the operating system for it so you can basically build your own console. Think about it, no more need to send back entire consoles due to a bad HDD, badly designed hardware can be replaced with BETTER hardware, you can use any kind of case you want (custom style with lights and stuff), and so much more.
I would use it in a dual-boot or VM configuration. It would be nice to have a free locked-down gaming OS that doesn't have umpteen crapware processes eating up resources in the background, billions of security holes due to unneeded directory sharing bullshit and just be dedicated to making your games work absolutely flawlessly at optimal performance. Of course I would not want it as the only, or even primary OS on my computer, but I would definitely consider setting it up as dual-boot.
Think of it as a way to temporarily turn your computer into a game console!
Any what? Wind turbines? You do know that neither bald eagles nor golden eagles are in ANY way even closed to endangered right? In fact, both are listed as "Least Concern" on the conservation status meter (which by the way is the furthest you can get from extinct).
I live in Canada and we find it hilarious how much American's freak out about dead eagles. Where I live you can't walk in any forest for more than 5 minutes without seeing an eagle nest.
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He never said "to code well".
It's people like you that make firemen nervous when they're searching a building for trapped survivors.
A fairly simple attack against encrypted systems is to infect the small unencrypted bootloader and kernel (which are almost always stored on the same drive in an unencrypted partition) and put a backdoor into that. You could even clone the drive, then put in a backdoor which would save the encryption key (when he booted next time) and send it to you over cover channels.
I'll wait until Netflix supports HTML 5, which should be fairly soon!
They already do, but it requires a DRM module that doesn't work in Linux. Ironically, Linux users are pretty much the only ones still using the Silverlight plugin, all of the other platforms have switched to the HTML5 interface already.
Pipelight is a LOT more than a binary blob DRM module. It is an entire instance of Silverlight running in Wine. My laptop hits 100 celcius with the fan at FULL speed watching Netflix. I can do full 3D gaming and it only hits about 70 or 80.
you wont be able to see the numbers anyway, they are just going to release a pdf document that's all black
Ctri+a, Ctrl+c
I don't know the details of his individual checks, but I do know he gets more surgery done every 6 months or so to help fix the problem (something about compacted disks, not 100% sure).
I'd be tempted to get one if the stitching algorithm could be run locally instead of on their cloud.
And others would call it "It's cost you an extra $5 million to add a reverse". It's not just that the machine can't move backwards, it's that it installs walls behind itself that have a smaller inside diameter than the cutting head. Even if it could move backwards, it would only be able to move as far as the previous wall section (probably 8 feet at most). To go further back you either need to remove all the walls (and almost assuredly collapse the tunnel), or remove/shrink the solid steel cutting head.
As another proud Canadian who knows people in the Hospital system and has taken advantage of emergency surgery, one legitimate complaint about our system is that cronic, non-life-threatening problems tend to end up at the bottom of the waiting list. I know someone in that situation (back problems to the point of not being able to leave the house) and they have to wait 6 months just to get x-rays.
This is mostly caused by a lack of facilities and personel, so it basically just means that instead of the poor getting the short stick, the cronic get it instead. But still for free!
Good idea, we'll send a giant tunnelling machine in to extract it!
These tunneling machines are not meant to be stopped, and consequently do not have a "reverse".
This is actually what I was thinking. Have the phone store as many SIM's as you need with a software tool to switch between them. When signing up for a new provider, they could have you touch an NFC terminal or scan a QR code to save a new SIM into your phone.
The problem with this is that it becomes complicated if you want to do the equivalent of using a sim card in multiple phones. I'm not sure what the network would do (in technical terms) if 2 devices tried to use the same SIM identifier at the same time. If they don't let you store the same SIM in multiple devices, it would be more difficult to switch to a new device because you would need to put all the SIM's into the new phone (which with QR's could potentially be done through the provider's website).
Only if they update from the default mirror. There are thousands of mirrors for each distro ranging from universities to ISP's and non-profit organizations. Good luck blocking those.
What you *may* have luck with is providing a local mirror for the major distros (say Ubuntu, Fedora and Mint), then advertise it to the students with the incentive that being a local mirror it will be WAY faster. Blocking people only makes them more determined, give them a better solution and they may just solve the problem for you.
So basically they first need to trick you into decrypting (or signing) a particular piece of data, then make you do it over and over again. Sounds like a lot of other things need to be "just right" for this to work.
Many people, especially younger people, have their desks in the same room where they sleep, and incidentally change their clothes or partake in other activities.
Funny, I've had more issues with legitimate copies of Windows going batshit because it hadn't spoken to its mothership since the last upgrade than I've ever had with any Steam restrictions.
Being a hipster has been mainstream since the day they gave it a name.
I just hope it will work in a dual-boot configuration! If so, goodbye windows forever :)
Exactly. Basically steam is releasing a console, and also releasing the operating system for it so you can basically build your own console. Think about it, no more need to send back entire consoles due to a bad HDD, badly designed hardware can be replaced with BETTER hardware, you can use any kind of case you want (custom style with lights and stuff), and so much more.
I would use it in a dual-boot or VM configuration. It would be nice to have a free locked-down gaming OS that doesn't have umpteen crapware processes eating up resources in the background, billions of security holes due to unneeded directory sharing bullshit and just be dedicated to making your games work absolutely flawlessly at optimal performance. Of course I would not want it as the only, or even primary OS on my computer, but I would definitely consider setting it up as dual-boot.
Think of it as a way to temporarily turn your computer into a game console!
My rubidium collection is named Spot, you insensitive clod!
I'll see your cryonics and raise you "a fraction of a Kelvin".
There won't be any left in thirty years.
Any what? Wind turbines? You do know that neither bald eagles nor golden eagles are in ANY way even closed to endangered right? In fact, both are listed as "Least Concern" on the conservation status meter (which by the way is the furthest you can get from extinct).
I live in Canada and we find it hilarious how much American's freak out about dead eagles. Where I live you can't walk in any forest for more than 5 minutes without seeing an eagle nest.
Except the camera takes the picture while the flash is illuminated, and for that brief moment it is no longer dark.