Another Legal Lock-picker - Dave Richardson
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LATimes has a story on Dave Richardson who is considered one of the masters of his trade.
The article is fairly long, but he comes off as one hell of a legal lock picker, whose services are employed by law enforcement and in sometimes to break in to safes without leaving a trace behind. Interesting stuff.
Nice to see someone who shares the same passion. Is there something I can help you with ? Getting more of that wonderful unique music might be one way. Or sending a couple of that hot and heavy recipes might be another.
But then again, you might be another Keralite for all I know:)
Do we really need to know whats going on behind the closed doors in Apple and M$ ?
Yes, I am angry. Anybody would be, if their "Aliens Versus Predator Movie coming out next year directed by Paul Anderson who also directed Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, Event Horizon, Soldier etc" contribution were rejected by the over zealous "We dont care about no Aliens Versus Predator - lets talk about PR Battles in Apple and M$" Editors.
Kerala were the only state in India who had a communist govt soon after independence.
I believe Communists were ruling the state even before they arrived in Cuba.
I am not flaming here, but I believe the literacy being 100% had a lot to do with having Communists in power. Basically because, when they first came in to power, all they had were the grassroots movement and empowering them was the first thing the communist party did. I know shit happened from then on (Communists went the capitalist way), but in the beginning they were really about freedom of choice and power to the people.
Despite what Western media and half of what Texas believes, India is not swarmed with people deprived of their basic needs. Although there are still parts of the country where people are under poverty, there are parts of the country where the community is much advanced. Heck! the state that I am originally from (look it up on National Geographic - as "Kerala" was named as the one of the best 50 places to visit), the literacy rate is 100%. Can any other place in the world claim the same ?
Rants aside, the Simputer was intended to help Govt employees, and employees of other corporations who had to send these people out to the remote areas of the country to educate and to help these people. You cant send them out to the far corners of the state with a notebook and a pen. You need them to have access to information, the same information that you would ultimately provide to the people who never had it. Understandably, food and clothing and a roof above your head are the basic amenities.
So please, if you really wanna know more about this country that you are so ignorant about, take a trip. Fsck the trip guides, ask someone who had been there, and take the untread path, and discover the heart of this beautiful country.
And while you are at it, dont miss out on my little South Indian state, learn more about it here
Open Source Software is not just about Free Software. Its about the right to choose. The right to choose what software should run on my computer. The Right to choose where I want to buy stuff from. The Right to choose the sellers I wanna buy from.
This is a bad idea for sure.
More over, the people who currently run OSS are geeks who know better than trust the ads they watch everyday.
Q : Even if the motion picture and other industries come up with a system to protect this content with a broadcast flag, the security technology will just be broken into and made worthless in a very short time. Given that, what's the point?
MPAA Answer : It is unfortunate that some people may attempt to illegally hack or break into this security system. However, even if a few are successful, the flag will not be worthless. Most people are honest and will not attempt to circumvent the flag.
What they really mean : Ofcourse they are going to crack this half assed security system. But we would go on pretending that its unbreakable. And we would hunt down and sue any half intelligent intellectual out there who attempt to crack it even for academic purposes. And yes we understand that even if someone cracks it, the majority of the dumb ass public wouldnt care, or wouldnt know, and hence most of our investment is still secure. i.e. until some one else figures out a way to get this crack to the masses. Then we would just put out another FAQ.
Its commmendable that they got it out pretty early, rather than making us wait for years (Duke Nukem). But there are a couple of things which are a bit funny.
After picking up your rifle, if I head off straight to the firing range, boom, the game brings me back in to face the seargeant. After this has happened a couple of times, I kinda loitered around the place after picking up my rifle, And bingo!, the Seargent asks me to move my butt, and I am placed in front of the firing range.
Interestingly, if you pick up your rifle, load up a clip and decide to get rid of the snappy sergeant, then you still could. But a moment later, you are in a 4x4 cell with a cot and a couple of books and could pretty much hear some one playing some musical instrument in the next cell. I guess there were others who tried the same thing.
So there are a couple of issues like the server being unresponsive (thousands of wannabe soldiers trying to connect) and the game not being as colorful as the unreal series. But hey, the realism of the game is what gets me. That and the fact that I scored 36 out of 40 in the Test Firing range. Do you think the US Army would hire sharpshooters based on this score ?:)
I used to work with Andrew a while back in SF and around that time, he had a temporary win which was covered in Slashdot and other media. I have since lost touch with him, but I would like to know what has happened to that case. I dont know what stage it is in (I believe it was High court).
Although 2600 has lost this battle, I wish Andrew would have better luck.
Couple of days back US warplanes dropped a bomb on a marriage party in Afghanistan killing over 50. And there hasnt been more than a couple of columns in the western media about the whole story. Is it because their lives are not important as the ones who perished on 9/11. If its confirmed that US fscked up by dropping the bomb, would the 40 men,women and children get any justice as well ?
Also recently Salon had an article on US Military Contractors buying and selling under age girls in troubled areas in Europe (Bosnia etc.). Would any western news firm pick up this story and let the world know that the Army isnt full of people who would lay down their lives in the blink of an eye for freedom and against oppression ? In this post 9/11 world, I would suprised if that news story ever got out. MSNBC ran a story on this a few weeks back, but didnt touch on the Military Contractors aspect. And then we wonder why everyone hates US ?
Being rich, being powerful, being able to garner the most media coverage seems to be the only way now to live.
Around 1800 people lost their livelihood because of some assholes in Worldcom. Would CNN/MSNBC etc. care a fsck about those people. Nope, we linger upon the luxurious indulgences of the CEOS and CFOs, but doesnt care jackshit about the ordinary guy who got laidoff and now has to find a job to support his family.
Companies screw each other and the public over and over everyday. I just heard a story of the root cause of all this being blamed on Clinton and Ben&Jerry. The reason being, Clinton and his Govt mandating that a CEOs base salary should never be over 1 million, but doesnt impose any ceiling on the amount of stock he could receive. Which leads to cooking the books and then laying of hundreds of people because the company cant survive.
Its a shitty world out there folks. And its not getting better day by day.
When I first started using irc clients, mirc and Pirch were my first two clients. I understand mirc is one of the most widely used clients, but what about Pirch ? Does anyone stil use it.
The First rule in fighting spam is never ever respond to the spammers emails. You are just giving him an opportunity to realize that its a valid email address.
And just putting a "remove and unsubscribe" to your email reply doesnt "swamp" his inbox. If you really wanted to do that, send the biggest dll in your system folder, or that little virus you came upon.
But then again, since these scum hijack valid email accounts, all you might end up doing is spamming some poor yahoo/hotmail account holder.
And you would never hear from Penna, Osborn and Smith... never again..
How many slashdotters would like these three to be on a reality show, only if its on a swamp infested island with crocodiles, poisonous snakes and a couple of Raptors thrown in for good measure:).. I am sure we would all love to watch that episode..
I read the whole thing when I woke up, thinking there might be some reason to why you decide to post it.
Are the reporter guys your friends ? Or is the guy who originally posted the story your friend ?
I mean, the whole thing is a little interesting, told in the perspective of two reporters, alternately, but when you half expect them to find an ogre or a troll, finding bums just isnt enough.
When M$ decides to allow modders to run software/linux/pirated games on something they are losing 200 bucks each.
But then again, they can only deter the majority from following suit, they can never stop the hardcore modder from doing whatever he wants to on what he paid for.
Were these abusers served a notice informing them they were violating the TOS and if they continue they would be taken to court and their connections terminated ?
Why is the capping done on the modem level and not at the router level ?
Consider this : Detective Beavers said the users are tricking the cable company into thinking they are entitled to more bandwidth than they are
This is only true if the Cable company had a tiered system. Otherwise this Detective does not know what he is talking about.
And why did they sieze the computers ? Does the cable company people have a fixation towards the smut and the illegal warez thats in the computers ? How are they gonna convince a jury that the stuff in those computers was exactly what was downloaded by tricking them ?
I understand that if you had a car and go over 100 miles per hour that you could get pulled over. But does the cops have a right to take away your car leaving you in the middle of nowhere ?
Paul Shryock, director of information services at Buckeye CableSystem, estimated the loss from the illegal use of the bandwidth at $250,000. "Some were using a little bit, and others were using a lot," he said.
His name sounds awfully similar to a Shakesperean character (Shylock)
Slashdot Mirror
LATimes has a story on Dave Richardson who is considered one of the masters of his trade.
The article is fairly long, but he comes off as one hell of a legal lock picker, whose services are employed by law enforcement and in sometimes to break in to safes without leaving a trace behind. Interesting stuff.
Nice to see someone who shares the same passion. Is there something I can help you with ? Getting more of that wonderful unique music might be one way. Or sending a couple of that hot and heavy recipes might be another.
:)
But then again, you might be another Keralite for all I know
Why is this a story ?
Do we really need to know whats going on behind the closed doors in Apple and M$ ?
Yes, I am angry. Anybody would be, if their "Aliens Versus Predator Movie coming out next year directed by Paul Anderson who also directed Resident Evil, Mortal Kombat, Event Horizon, Soldier etc" contribution were rejected by the over zealous "We dont care about no Aliens Versus Predator - lets talk about PR Battles in Apple and M$" Editors.
Interestingly,
Kerala were the only state in India who had a communist govt soon after independence.
I believe Communists were ruling the state even before they arrived in Cuba.
I am not flaming here, but I believe the literacy being 100% had a lot to do with having Communists in power. Basically because, when they first came in to power, all they had were the grassroots movement and empowering them was the first thing the communist party did. I know shit happened from then on (Communists went the capitalist way), but in the beginning they were really about freedom of choice and power to the people.
For I has decided that I would never use any other search engine than Google. I dont know what I would do if they go out of business (touch wood).
But seriously, I have never found any of the other search engines out there who could hold a candle to google.
Have you searched for anything on Ask Jeeves recently ?? All it does is split up your question and show you links based on each word. Terrific!
Its hightime they all decided to splurge some cash on them pigeons.
Ok people, Lets get the friggin facts straight.
Despite what Western media and half of what Texas believes, India is not swarmed with people deprived of their basic needs. Although there are still parts of the country where people are under poverty, there are parts of the country where the community is much advanced. Heck! the state that I am originally from (look it up on National Geographic - as "Kerala" was named as the one of the best 50 places to visit), the literacy rate is 100%. Can any other place in the world claim the same ?
Rants aside, the Simputer was intended to help Govt employees, and employees of other corporations who had to send these people out to the remote areas of the country to educate and to help these people. You cant send them out to the far corners of the state with a notebook and a pen. You need them to have access to information, the same information that you would ultimately provide to the people who never had it. Understandably, food and clothing and a roof above your head are the basic amenities.
So please, if you really wanna know more about this country that you are so ignorant about, take a trip. Fsck the trip guides, ask someone who had been there, and take the untread path, and discover the heart of this beautiful country.
And while you are at it, dont miss out on my little South Indian state, learn more about it here
Open Source Software is not just about Free Software. Its about the right to choose. The right to choose what software should run on my computer. The Right to choose where I want to buy stuff from. The Right to choose the sellers I wanna buy from.
This is a bad idea for sure.
More over, the people who currently run OSS are geeks who know better than trust the ads they watch everyday.
I believe theres more to this than meet the eye.
What other best way to get back on your former boss than slashdotting him or his company server back to medieval ages..
Follow that up with multiple queries on google about boss's info, credit cards, ssn etc..
To cut things short, by the end of the week :
Boss's boss realizes the server crashes were due to Boss, fires his ass on the spot.
Wife realizes that the new unexplained charges on Credit card from "Suzy's Parlor" were not exactly the next door cafe. Gives him the boot as well.
You evil man..you!
Q : Even if the motion picture and other industries come up with a system to protect this content with a broadcast flag, the security technology will just be broken into and made worthless in a very short time. Given that, what's the point?
MPAA Answer : It is unfortunate that some people may attempt to illegally hack or break into this security system. However, even if a few are successful, the flag will not be worthless. Most people are honest and will not attempt to circumvent the flag.
What they really mean : Ofcourse they are going to crack this half assed security system. But we would go on pretending that its unbreakable. And we would hunt down and sue any half intelligent intellectual out there who attempt to crack it even for academic purposes. And yes we understand that even if someone cracks it, the majority of the dumb ass public wouldnt care, or wouldnt know, and hence most of our investment is still secure. i.e. until some one else figures out a way to get this crack to the masses. Then we would just put out another FAQ.
Its commmendable that they got it out pretty early, rather than making us wait for years (Duke Nukem). But there are a couple of things which are a bit funny.
:)
After picking up your rifle, if I head off straight to the firing range, boom, the game brings me back in to face the seargeant. After this has happened a couple of times, I kinda loitered around the place after picking up my rifle, And bingo!, the Seargent asks me to move my butt, and I am placed in front of the firing range.
Interestingly, if you pick up your rifle, load up a clip and decide to get rid of the snappy sergeant, then you still could. But a moment later, you are in a 4x4 cell with a cot and a couple of books and could pretty much hear some one playing some musical instrument in the next cell. I guess there were others who tried the same thing.
So there are a couple of issues like the server being unresponsive (thousands of wannabe soldiers trying to connect) and the game not being as colorful as the unreal series. But hey, the realism of the game is what gets me. That and the fact that I scored 36 out of 40 in the Test Firing range. Do you think the US Army would hire sharpshooters based on this score ?
I used to work with Andrew a while back in SF and around that time, he had a temporary win which was covered in Slashdot and other media. I have since lost touch with him, but I would like to know what has happened to that case. I dont know what stage it is in (I believe it was High court).
Although 2600 has lost this battle, I wish Andrew would have better luck.
Damn! My CEO and CTO were both planning to invest our last million on pigeons if Craig were going to give a headsup on their effectiveness.
Now, I am stuck with the thousand monkeys we bought clamoring on the keyboards churning out shakespearean sonnets.
Well atleast the average slashdotter would have a bedroom that doesnt stink as much as the balloon would.
Hey, look! I just crapped on some Taliban..
Man, I am glad he didnt fly over me.
Couple of days back US warplanes dropped a bomb on a marriage party in Afghanistan killing over 50. And there hasnt been more than a couple of columns in the western media about the whole story. Is it because their lives are not important as the ones who perished on 9/11. If its confirmed that US fscked up by dropping the bomb, would the 40 men,women and children get any justice as well ?
Also recently Salon had an article on US Military Contractors buying and selling under age girls in troubled areas in Europe (Bosnia etc.). Would any western news firm pick up this story and let the world know that the Army isnt full of people who would lay down their lives in the blink of an eye for freedom and against oppression ? In this post 9/11 world, I would suprised if that news story ever got out. MSNBC ran a story on this a few weeks back, but didnt touch on the Military Contractors aspect. And then we wonder why everyone hates US ?
Being rich, being powerful, being able to garner the most media coverage seems to be the only way now to live.
Around 1800 people lost their livelihood because of some assholes in Worldcom. Would CNN/MSNBC etc. care a fsck about those people. Nope, we linger upon the luxurious indulgences of the CEOS and CFOs, but doesnt care jackshit about the ordinary guy who got laidoff and now has to find a job to support his family.
Companies screw each other and the public over and over everyday. I just heard a story of the root cause of all this being blamed on Clinton and Ben&Jerry. The reason being, Clinton and his Govt mandating that a CEOs base salary should never be over 1 million, but doesnt impose any ceiling on the amount of stock he could receive. Which leads to cooking the books and then laying of hundreds of people because the company cant survive.
Its a shitty world out there folks. And its not getting better day by day.
When I first started using irc clients, mirc and Pirch were my first two clients. I understand mirc is one of the most widely used clients, but what about Pirch ? Does anyone stil use it.
The First rule in fighting spam is never ever respond to the spammers emails. You are just giving him an opportunity to realize that its a valid email address.
And just putting a "remove and unsubscribe" to your email reply doesnt "swamp" his inbox. If you really wanted to do that, send the biggest dll in your system folder, or that little virus you came upon.
But then again, since these scum hijack valid email accounts, all you might end up doing is spamming some poor yahoo/hotmail account holder.
Hi Osborne
Hi Penna.
And you would never hear from Penna, Osborn and Smith... never again..
:) .. I am sure we would all love to watch that episode..
How many slashdotters would like these three to be on a reality show, only if its on a swamp infested island with crocodiles, poisonous snakes and a couple of Raptors thrown in for good measure
I read the whole thing when I woke up, thinking there might be some reason to why you decide to post it.
Are the reporter guys your friends ? Or is the guy who originally posted the story your friend ?
I mean, the whole thing is a little interesting, told in the perspective of two reporters, alternately, but when you half expect them to find an ogre or a troll, finding bums just isnt enough.
Thats just my opinion.
When M$ decides to allow modders to run software/linux/pirated games on something they are losing 200 bucks each.
But then again, they can only deter the majority from following suit, they can never stop the hardcore modder from doing whatever he wants to on what he paid for.
For giving me all the domain names that I need to block out.
Wish there was some way I could block out that stupid Hotmail email begging for money to increase account size.
Questions that instantly arise are :
Were these abusers served a notice informing them they were violating the TOS and if they continue they would be taken to court and their connections terminated ?
Why is the capping done on the modem level and not at the router level ?
Consider this : Detective Beavers said the users are tricking the cable company into thinking they are entitled to more bandwidth than they are
This is only true if the Cable company had a tiered system. Otherwise this Detective does not know what he is talking about.
And why did they sieze the computers ? Does the cable company people have a fixation towards the smut and the illegal warez thats in the computers ? How are they gonna convince a jury that the stuff in those computers was exactly what was downloaded by tricking them ?
I understand that if you had a car and go over 100 miles per hour that you could get pulled over. But does the cops have a right to take away your car leaving you in the middle of nowhere ?
Paul Shryock, director of information services at Buckeye CableSystem, estimated the loss from the illegal use of the bandwidth at $250,000. "Some were using a little bit, and others were using a lot," he said.
His name sounds awfully similar to a Shakesperean character (Shylock)
Very well written as the rest of us would agree.
As for me, Minority Report is on my list of movies to see along with MIB II. A little bit of both worlds..