ditto, just installed a brand new d-link 108mbit wireless router for my sister two days ago, the mofo came out of the box with the wireless link on and unsecured. first thing i did was secure that THEN i configured the authentication up with the dsl provider.
Crime drops 90% per floor you go up? sweet! i live on the third floor on top of a hill:)
Also r.e. those cheap locks, the old "credit card in the frame" trick can open the door. though my door has a steel lip that goes 1/3 an inch in from the doors edge, locked myself out once (heard the click the instant i realised i forgot my keys) and had to go cut up an icecream container and break into my apartment.
At least they looked it over, and decided it wasnt worthwhile persuing that avenue for whatever reason.
But yeah, i'll "Me too" on the adverts on billboards on "virtual bus stop's" or random billboards as an interative part of the game for the same reasons.
I could imagine people quite rapidly making "patches" to the game if adverts were splattered around a game between scenes.
I work at HP in Australia and i can vouch that all of the positives mentioned there are precisely how things are over here (but no kangaroo's dont go bouncing down the main street, sorry to dissapoint on that one).
The only negative thing i have to say about HP is yet another moment of briliance by Carly, the 2 year congtracting tenure. Policy states that after 2 years as a contracter, you either go permenant, or go walk. As i'm working shift (it's 4:10am here and im at work) it suits me for convenience (and them 'coz im cheaper to hire) for me to be a contractor. I'm a bit nervous about what's going to happen when my tenures up. I think i'm going to start looking, very shortly.
But congrats on the new job, jope you enjoy, it is a good company to work for, usually!
New Breed of Corrupt Torrent Infiltrates BitTorrent September 24, 2005 Thomas Mennecke
myBittorrent is a popular BitTorrent listing site used by tens of thousands of individuals each day. It also has become the focus of an individual or group of individuals looking to undermine the integrity of the BitTorrent community. Although false and corrupt files have been a part of the BitTorrent community since its beginning, a new kind is emerging that aims for maximum exposure.
"I think they are doing this to give BitTorrent a bad name," Rex, the administrator of myBittorrent told Slyck.com.
Of course the proverbial "they" is the real question. According to Rex, about 50 new torrents have been released from what he calls "fake" trackers (~31 in total.) These trackers are seemingly part of an elaborate plot to infiltrate the BitTorrent community with intentionally corrupt files. These movie and film titles are specifically designed to report false information to trackers, thereby gaining artificially inflated popularity.
"In a very short period of time, these false torrents have become most of my top downloads," Rex told Slyck.com. "I've never seen anything else before like it."
Those who download these torrents are unable to complete a full download, as the file transfer stops at approximately 97%-98%.
Here's how this clever plot works.
These trackers have published about 50 variant torrents of only three titles, "The Wedding Crashers", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and the first three episodes of "The O.C." Some titles are published as "DVD-rips" while others are pushed as "XviDs". Others are presented as an English or French releases.
This is done to disguise the origin of the torrent, and also to present a diverse array of choices. For example, if all were DVD-rips, their exposure would be limited to those only with enough bandwidth to download such large films. Having DVD-rips and XviDs exposes the torrent to a wider market.
According to Rex, the torrent originating from false trackers are intentionally reporting false information. For example, a corrupt torrent will report 400 seeds with 3000 leeches. Since the more individuals having a file are indicative of the file's download speed, it becomes a highly downloaded torrent and aids in its popularity.
The ruse is additionally disguised by spreading the torrent release from over 31 different trackers. Interestingly enough, although the identified trackers have different sub domains, they all originate from the same IP address.
It appears myBittorrent has borne the brunt of this attack; however these types of corrupt torrents have begun to appear on Mininova as well. Since the threat has been identified, the administration of myBittorrent has begun eliminating any torrent files originating from the identified trackers. At this time, the origins of the attack are unknown. But their initial goal of gaining maximum exposure certainly did work, if only for a short while.
In all honesty i think that is the exception to the rule. In all other cases based in reality that i've seen (dude, manga doesn't count), it is the bush that controls the dick.
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ditto, just installed a brand new d-link 108mbit wireless router for my sister two days ago, the mofo came out of the box with the wireless link on and unsecured. first thing i did was secure that THEN i configured the authentication up with the dsl provider.
Crime drops 90% per floor you go up? sweet! i live on the third floor on top of a hill :)
Also r.e. those cheap locks, the old "credit card in the frame" trick can open the door. though my door has a steel lip that goes 1/3 an inch in from the doors edge, locked myself out once (heard the click the instant i realised i forgot my keys) and had to go cut up an icecream container and break into my apartment.
oh man thats fucked up (esp the part about your dad), good luck to you all even if there's no real recourse.
my guess is it's either that login software that others in other child posts mentioned, *or* it could be the USB driver for the modem.
Either way im sure there's an update out there somewhere he can use.
And w.a. is fricking big, i had a feeling it was that WA when i read the post
You're female i presume?
OMFG female... on... slashdot.... OMFG OMFGOMFG
At least they looked it over, and decided it wasnt worthwhile persuing that avenue for whatever reason.
But yeah, i'll "Me too" on the adverts on billboards on "virtual bus stop's" or random billboards as an interative part of the game for the same reasons.
I could imagine people quite rapidly making "patches" to the game if adverts were splattered around a game between scenes.
Well given that people ask these dumb questions It's no wonder we all get the shits with everyone else.
;-)
wheras THIS is closer to it
*sigh* if only i had mod points to blow.
Thanks for the clarification on that Puddin, much appreciated.
Sorry for sounding like a dumb arse, but whats this "default rate", or more specifically how does it work?
I'm from Australia and not from America & don't really follow how it all fits together.
I'll read about it tomorrow as i've got to go catch the evening kangaroo home!!!
Give him/her a break, they are probably from Florida ;-).
I work at HP in Australia and i can vouch that all of the positives mentioned there are precisely how things are over here (but no kangaroo's dont go bouncing down the main street, sorry to dissapoint on that one).
The only negative thing i have to say about HP is yet another moment of briliance by Carly, the 2 year congtracting tenure. Policy states that after 2 years as a contracter, you either go permenant, or go walk. As i'm working shift (it's 4:10am here and im at work) it suits me for convenience (and them 'coz im cheaper to hire) for me to be a contractor. I'm a bit nervous about what's going to happen when my tenures up. I think i'm going to start looking, very shortly.
But congrats on the new job, jope you enjoy, it is a good company to work for, usually!
Here, have a nice glass of milk while you ponder that.
(goddamn i should really learn to not post comments at 6am)
Here, have a nice glass of milk
Here's the article text, enjoy :-)
New Breed of Corrupt Torrent Infiltrates BitTorrent
September 24, 2005
Thomas Mennecke
myBittorrent is a popular BitTorrent listing site used by tens of thousands of individuals each day. It also has become the focus of an individual or group of individuals looking to undermine the integrity of the BitTorrent community. Although false and corrupt files have been a part of the BitTorrent community since its beginning, a new kind is emerging that aims for maximum exposure.
"I think they are doing this to give BitTorrent a bad name," Rex, the administrator of myBittorrent told Slyck.com.
Of course the proverbial "they" is the real question. According to Rex, about 50 new torrents have been released from what he calls "fake" trackers (~31 in total.) These trackers are seemingly part of an elaborate plot to infiltrate the BitTorrent community with intentionally corrupt files. These movie and film titles are specifically designed to report false information to trackers, thereby gaining artificially inflated popularity.
"In a very short period of time, these false torrents have become most of my top downloads," Rex told Slyck.com. "I've never seen anything else before like it."
Those who download these torrents are unable to complete a full download, as the file transfer stops at approximately 97%-98%.
Here's how this clever plot works.
These trackers have published about 50 variant torrents of only three titles, "The Wedding Crashers", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", and the first three episodes of "The O.C." Some titles are published as "DVD-rips" while others are pushed as "XviDs". Others are presented as an English or French releases.
This is done to disguise the origin of the torrent, and also to present a diverse array of choices. For example, if all were DVD-rips, their exposure would be limited to those only with enough bandwidth to download such large films. Having DVD-rips and XviDs exposes the torrent to a wider market.
According to Rex, the torrent originating from false trackers are intentionally reporting false information. For example, a corrupt torrent will report 400 seeds with 3000 leeches. Since the more individuals having a file are indicative of the file's download speed, it becomes a highly downloaded torrent and aids in its popularity.
The ruse is additionally disguised by spreading the torrent release from over 31 different trackers. Interestingly enough, although the identified trackers have different sub domains, they all originate from the same IP address.
It appears myBittorrent has borne the brunt of this attack; however these types of corrupt torrents have begun to appear on Mininova as well. Since the threat has been identified, the administration of myBittorrent has begun eliminating any torrent files originating from the identified trackers. At this time, the origins of the attack are unknown. But their initial goal of gaining maximum exposure certainly did work, if only for a short while.
All i can say is thank GOD i wasn't the only one that was thinking this.
dude, everyone has the best of times & the blurst of times. Shit i stuff up my typing a lot. Spellcheckers *are* useful, i must agree.
you beat me to it, well done!!
this just in, 9/10 home users are "clicky clicky bonzai buddy is cool" idiots.
;-).
Oh and didn't you know that 83% of statistics are made up on the spot
In all honesty i think that is the exception to the rule. In all other cases based in reality that i've seen (dude, manga doesn't count), it is the bush that controls the dick.
And your lying if you disagree with me.
haha, goddamn aint that the truth. i'm just lucky i wasn't eating or drinking anything when i read it.
It wouldnt be so much about gaining a profit as to have a whole heap of random things in the armoury if they ever get in a patent war with someone.
I'd call it following IBM's lead, but the difference IBM actually have practical patents, this just defies logic.
ahhhh, i've seen some of those now and then. So that is where they originated from. Thanks for that b.t.w. :-)
oh shit, am i going to be sued now?
1) they are stupid
2) because they don't see it as wrong to get their poison loaded Vi@g----Ra this way.
3) see 1)