Per the instructions in this article, I tried googling the first eight numbers of my credit card, "4640 1820". As soon as the results showed up on the Google page, Firefox immediately came up with this warning message:
Security Error: Domain Name Mismatch
You have attempted to establish a connection with "dspace1.it.ohio-state.edu" However, the security certificate presented belongs to "kb.osu.edu". It is possible, though unlikely that someone may be trying to intercept your communication with this web site.
If I change the Google query to be one number off (i.e. not a valid credit card prefix) I don't get this security warning. Has anyone else ever seen this? I have a very bad feeling that I've got some kind of credit card sniffing trojan on my PC, so I'll probably be spending my evening reformatting my hard drive. Oh joy.
So the chicken and the egg are laying in bed together. The egg's smoking a cigarette. The chicken says, "Well, I guess we know the answer to THAT question!"
Lisa: Principal Skinner, how's your transportation project coming?
Skinner: Not only are the trains now running on time, they're running on metric time! Remember this time people, 80 past 2 on April 47th. It's the dawn of a new enlightenment!
Tom Tucker: In other news, an accident caused the Quahog cable television transmitter to be knocked out, which will prevent broadcasting to the entire city. Actually, no can hear this, so it doesn't really matter what I say. I'm the lord Jesus Christ. I think I'm going to get drunk and beat up some hookers. How about you, Diane?
Diane Simmons: Well, Tom, I just plain don't like black people.
Hah.. seriously. I'm sure that the developers at AMD, being fellow geeks, know about the significance of this number. You have to wonder if it was a coincidence.
Perhaps it won't be long before we see the AMD K-rAd/31337.
Even if someone develops a clever algorithm that's 99% effective, won't the spammers just find a way around it? It's sort of like the music industry and their vain attempts at copy protection. Some of these spammers are smart, computer-savvy people too.
Going along with the dreamcast network attack mentioned the other day, I bet one could stick one of these on a LAN drop on a corporate network, have it sniff for encrypted passwords, and then use its insane processing speed to run jack the ripper and crack them.:)
Are computers becoming more and more dangerous the smaller they get?
Fluids from the second woman are going to be on the outside of the condom, so when you flip it for the third, you now have the second's fluids "inside" the condom
Actually, I think it does work.
Woman 1: Guy wearing both condoms at once. Woman 2: Guy takes off condom #1, outside of condom #2 still clean. Woman 3:Guy puts back on condom #1, but inside out. The outside, which was previously the inside, is still clean, since it was only touching the outside of the 2nd condom with woman number 1, and the guy is protected from the dirty inside, which was previously the dirty "outside", since he still has the 2nd condom on. Basically, both "dirty" sides are now touching each other, but not in contact with any skin.
Kind of silly to belabor this, and maybe it isn't exactly a safe practice in real life. But I think the solution is clever, nonetheless.:)
I couldn't agree more. Despite all the advances in realtime 3-D rendering that get showed off in the newer PS2 and XBox games, a good old 16-bit game like Super Mario Kart still holds my attention for much longer.
Too often, I think, game companies get so caught up in making games look dazzling that they don't bother making the games actually fun.
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The first eight digits are nothing secret... they're the same for everyone who has their card issued through a particular bank.
If I change the Google query to be one number off (i.e. not a valid credit card prefix) I don't get this security warning. Has anyone else ever seen this? I have a very bad feeling that I've got some kind of credit card sniffing trojan on my PC, so I'll probably be spending my evening reformatting my hard drive. Oh joy.
As if the "brrrrrring" / "brrrrruuung" sounds of AOL instant messenger were not annoying enough in the college dorms.
A: Hey, you wanna go play soccer?!
So the chicken and the egg are laying in bed together. The egg's smoking a cigarette. The chicken says, "Well, I guess we know the answer to THAT question!"
Your good point notwithstanding, it turns out that the boiled frog myth is exactly that.
Hibbert: Mm. Another broccoli-related death.
Marge: I thought broccoli was ...
Hibbert: Oh, yes. one of the deadliest plants on earth. Why, it tries to warn you itself with its terrible taste.
Immigants! I knew it was them! Even when it was the bears, I knew it
was them.
Lisa: Principal Skinner, how's your transportation project coming?
Skinner: Not only are the trains now running on time, they're running on metric time! Remember this time people, 80 past 2 on April 47th. It's the dawn of a new enlightenment!
1) I use firefox
2) I'm behind a solid firewall
3) It's NOT REALLY a dialog box!!!
No need to click it. :)
Lisa: But you have recruiting ads on TV. Why do you need subliminal messages?
Smash: It's a three-pronged attack. Subliminal, liminal, and superliminal.
Lisa: Superliminal?
Smash: I'll show you. [opens the window, and shouts at Lenny and Carl, who are standing on the corner] Hey, you! Join the Navy!
Carl: Uh, yeah, all right.
Lenny: I'm in.
Diane Simmons: Well, Tom, I just plain don't like black people.
Director: Uh, guys, we're still on in Boston.
When I can't stop my fiddlin'
I just takes me Ritalin
I'm poppin' and sailin', man!
RedSherriff seems to be doing just that by collecting referer info with their javascript. Is that really any of their business?
Perhaps it won't be long before we see the AMD K-rAd/31337.
Even if someone develops a clever algorithm that's 99% effective, won't the spammers just find a way around it? It's sort of like the music industry and their vain attempts at copy protection. Some of these spammers are smart, computer-savvy people too.
Are computers becoming more and more dangerous the smaller they get?
More info here.
Actually, I think it does work.
Woman 1: Guy wearing both condoms at once.
Woman 2: Guy takes off condom #1, outside of condom #2 still clean.
Woman 3:Guy puts back on condom #1, but inside out. The outside, which was previously the inside, is still clean, since it was only touching the outside of the 2nd condom with woman number 1, and the guy is protected from the dirty inside, which was previously the dirty "outside", since he still has the 2nd condom on. Basically, both "dirty" sides are now touching each other, but not in contact with any skin.
Kind of silly to belabor this, and maybe it isn't exactly a safe practice in real life. But I think the solution is clever, nonetheless. :)
Stephen Hawking explains these concepts marvellously in his book, A Brief History of Time. It's an easy read, but also very informative.
Too often, I think, game companies get so caught up in making games look dazzling that they don't bother making the games actually fun.