Friend of mine had his car opened up (he left it unlocked.)
Thieves stole his sweaty gym clothes, a pair of broken sunglasses and a broken radar detector. CDs appeared to be rifled through but none were missing.
Friend was sort of bummed that no CDs were missing.
I've been listening to Buzz Out Loud (CNet podcast) and most of the hosts are in San Fran. They have all complained regarding AT&T's service on the show. I also have a former roomate who lives out there and while the service isn't too bad, he knows exactly when he'll lose service in the field. So someone's not doing their job with that network, in my opinion.
Columbus Ohio seems to be pretty decent. I was down in Gretna, VA doing some work and while I had a STRONG 3g signal, it felt as if there was a dialup modem connected to the internet.
In a generic sense - serial is not dead. Of course, the new Dell E series laptops do not have a serial port - so I bought a usb to serial port adapter. Why? Telecommunications. Anything that is a phone switch or piece of networking equipment (enterprise worthy) has a serial port on the device.
Oh, did I mention I also get to play Counter-strike at Lunchtime? Nothing builds teamwork like sneaking up behind your boss and knifing him when he's distracted.
You put a vision in my head of a co-worker walking into your boss's (sp?) office and telling him/her how the latest multimillion dollar project will be late; all to get one more kill.
I was in an Apple store here a few days ago - probably for the second time ever. At any rate, an Apple-salesperson (don't know the "official lingo") talked to me and my wife for a while. I mentioned how thin the ipod touch devices were - and he showed me a video on how Apple redesigned their equipment to utilize the new (non-quick-changeable) battery technology.
His impression was that Apple actually manufactures the batteries. I didn't believe him, since I figured Apple probably wouldn't be the best at doing that. They might be better at giving a physical spec to a manufacturer and letting them figure out the hard parts.... So, who's right? Does Apple truly make their own batteries, or are they manufactured third-party?
Last time I was in a few weeks ago (buying a 40w soldering iron) they had about 3 different ATX PSUs on the top shelf. If I recall they were Antec, but the memory is a bit fuzzy.
Borrowing a DVD from a friend and ripping it is the same as pirating it.
*note - I'm not attempting to throw stones here, just stating a point that just because you haven't downloaded a single one, doesn't mean you are better than everyone else who has.
We all love honeypots and whatnot, but those things need to come well after patching, configuration management, removing/pruning user administrative permissions, and controlling which software you allow, and strong authentication enforcement. This doesn't have to cost a lot of money.
Actually, doing all of these things does cost money - you need to have someone hired on that can do all of these things, and you have to pay them a salary.
In the long term, it's not a lot of money. But short term thinking appears to be taking over in this economy. Especially if there's no immediate threat deemed by Management in not having basic safeguards in place.
People keep mentioning Google Voice, and while I agree that it is a good call, the main issue here is that someone is getting called on their current cell phone #.
Google Voice does nothing if a collector/agency gets ahold of your REAL cell phone number (not the GV one....)
I was wondering: How can this attack be carried out if the external web management is turned off? From the article:
Note: The exploit can only be used directly from outside your network over the internet if you have enabled remote Web GUI management in the Administration tab. As immediate action please disable the remote Web GUI management. But that limitation could be easily overridden by a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSFR) where a malicious website could inject the exploit from inside the browser.
The Shashdot blurb does state "The linked page notes that a fix is being rolled out (build 12533) and gives firewall rules to thwart the attack if the fix is not available yet for a particular device." but that statement doesn't curb a lot of the "The Sky is FALLING!" reactions....
Basically, I would NEVER allow remote web management of a device if it's on the internet. I believe the default for DD-WRT is to disable it as well, so you'd have to go in and tell the device that you want to enable this feature. All in all, I think for most users, this issue is a non-issue.
Depends on what kind of $$ you have, but you could do what I do in my house:
The wife and I share a laptop. 90% of our activity revolves around using the laptop to browse and chat with friends. The other 10% I can walk over and use my desktop - or, if I'm particularly lazy but need the raw HP for something, I can turn it on using WOL and VNC/RDP to it. My desktop PC generally remains off then, and the laptop (when full on battery) only uses 15-20 watts. And it's not a particularly new laptop, either.
Funny you say that about the mustangs - given that there's usually rivalry between camaro and mustang owners, I have to throw this out there. My roomie years ago had a 94 GT Convertible - nothing fancy, but was a fun car. The same timeframe I had a 95 Z28. I found the Z28 to be much more comfortable for the driver, since you sat lower and the seat rails went back further, allowing me to stretch out my legs (6'3") without cramping. The Mustang, unfortunately, doesn't slide back far enough for me to feel comfortable that my knees aren't inches from the dash. Even the newer ones tend to have this arrangement, and I'm not sure whether people just don't mention it or all people shorter than 6'0 are the only ones buying the Mustang.
I do like the way the newer Mustang and Camaro look - haven't sat in the new Camaro; don't want to be tempted to buy one - even though I consider that kind of car a money sink from a reliability standpoint. (The Camaro in particular; have no firsthand experience with the Mustang.)
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Friend of mine had his car opened up (he left it unlocked.)
Thieves stole his sweaty gym clothes, a pair of broken sunglasses and a broken radar detector. CDs appeared to be rifled through but none were missing.
Friend was sort of bummed that no CDs were missing.
I've been listening to Buzz Out Loud (CNet podcast) and most of the hosts are in San Fran. They have all complained regarding AT&T's service on the show. I also have a former roomate who lives out there and while the service isn't too bad, he knows exactly when he'll lose service in the field. So someone's not doing their job with that network, in my opinion.
Columbus Ohio seems to be pretty decent. I was down in Gretna, VA doing some work and while I had a STRONG 3g signal, it felt as if there was a dialup modem connected to the internet.
In a generic sense - serial is not dead. Of course, the new Dell E series laptops do not have a serial port - so I bought a usb to serial port adapter. Why? Telecommunications. Anything that is a phone switch or piece of networking equipment (enterprise worthy) has a serial port on the device.
Serial ain't dead yet.
In my high school biology class, the teacher asked the class "How can you tell the sex of a fly?"
Someone responded without raising their hand - "Turn it over!"
Oh, did I mention I also get to play Counter-strike at Lunchtime? Nothing builds teamwork like sneaking up behind your boss and knifing him when he's distracted.
You put a vision in my head of a co-worker walking into your boss's (sp?) office and telling him/her how the latest multimillion dollar project will be late; all to get one more kill.
Intel makes chips.
Graphic cards have chips. Given, they don't necessarily pander to the high end.
Flash drives have chips. Intel can make chips.
Intel. Chips. Enjoy.
I was in an Apple store here a few days ago - probably for the second time ever. At any rate, an Apple-salesperson (don't know the "official lingo") talked to me and my wife for a while. I mentioned how thin the ipod touch devices were - and he showed me a video on how Apple redesigned their equipment to utilize the new (non-quick-changeable) battery technology.
His impression was that Apple actually manufactures the batteries. I didn't believe him, since I figured Apple probably wouldn't be the best at doing that. They might be better at giving a physical spec to a manufacturer and letting them figure out the hard parts.... So, who's right? Does Apple truly make their own batteries, or are they manufactured third-party?
Last time I was in a few weeks ago (buying a 40w soldering iron) they had about 3 different ATX PSUs on the top shelf. If I recall they were Antec, but the memory is a bit fuzzy.
One word, two syllables: iPhone.
The goggles do nothing!
Borrowing a DVD from a friend and ripping it is the same as pirating it.
*note - I'm not attempting to throw stones here, just stating a point that just because you haven't downloaded a single one, doesn't mean you are better than everyone else who has.
Four words: Specially Activated Flavour Crystals (tm)
Scan to drive their stock up. Nothing more.
Let's assume for a moment that instead of "Scan" you meant "Scam".
From the company's about page: Founded in 2007 by Flagship Ventures, Joule is privately held and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Last I checked, "privately held" == "no stock price."
Dungeons of Daggorath.
Hours and hours of "a space l" and "a space r" depending on which hand you had your sword/weapon in. Good times.
PC Port project here:
http://mspencer.net/daggorath/dodpcp.html
We all love honeypots and whatnot, but those things need to come well after patching, configuration management, removing/pruning user administrative permissions, and controlling which software you allow, and strong authentication enforcement. This doesn't have to cost a lot of money.
Actually, doing all of these things does cost money - you need to have someone hired on that can do all of these things, and you have to pay them a salary.
In the long term, it's not a lot of money. But short term thinking appears to be taking over in this economy. Especially if there's no immediate threat deemed by Management in not having basic safeguards in place.
People keep mentioning Google Voice, and while I agree that it is a good call, the main issue here is that someone is getting called on their current cell phone #.
Google Voice does nothing if a collector/agency gets ahold of your REAL cell phone number (not the GV one....)
I'm sure the grandparent is gonna really want to try your link when it says UNSTABLE right in the filename. ;)
Alright, I'm a n00b. I didn't read that second line fully before posting regarding the injection.
I was wondering: How can this attack be carried out if the external web management is turned off? From the article:
Note: The exploit can only be used directly from outside your network over the internet if you have enabled remote Web GUI management in the Administration tab. As immediate action please disable the remote Web GUI management. But that limitation could be easily overridden by a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSFR) where a malicious website could inject the exploit from inside the browser.
The Shashdot blurb does state "The linked page notes that a fix is being rolled out (build 12533) and gives firewall rules to thwart the attack if the fix is not available yet for a particular device." but that statement doesn't curb a lot of the "The Sky is FALLING!" reactions....
Basically, I would NEVER allow remote web management of a device if it's on the internet. I believe the default for DD-WRT is to disable it as well, so you'd have to go in and tell the device that you want to enable this feature. All in all, I think for most users, this issue is a non-issue.
Depends on what kind of $$ you have, but you could do what I do in my house:
The wife and I share a laptop. 90% of our activity revolves around using the laptop to browse and chat with friends. The other 10% I can walk over and use my desktop - or, if I'm particularly lazy but need the raw HP for something, I can turn it on using WOL and VNC/RDP to it. My desktop PC generally remains off then, and the laptop (when full on battery) only uses 15-20 watts. And it's not a particularly new laptop, either.
Or when you're getting that really hot stove out of the oven
Yo dawg, I herd you like stoves, so I put a stove in your oven so you could cook while you cook!
Funny you say that about the mustangs - given that there's usually rivalry between camaro and mustang owners, I have to throw this out there. My roomie years ago had a 94 GT Convertible - nothing fancy, but was a fun car. The same timeframe I had a 95 Z28. I found the Z28 to be much more comfortable for the driver, since you sat lower and the seat rails went back further, allowing me to stretch out my legs (6'3") without cramping. The Mustang, unfortunately, doesn't slide back far enough for me to feel comfortable that my knees aren't inches from the dash. Even the newer ones tend to have this arrangement, and I'm not sure whether people just don't mention it or all people shorter than 6'0 are the only ones buying the Mustang.
I do like the way the newer Mustang and Camaro look - haven't sat in the new Camaro; don't want to be tempted to buy one - even though I consider that kind of car a money sink from a reliability standpoint. (The Camaro in particular; have no firsthand experience with the Mustang.)
Well, aren't you just the life of the party?
Sounds like you need a centralized syslog server. It could do more for you than just log commands.....
Yo, sup dawg, I herd you like lightbulbs, so I put a lightbulb in your lightbulb.....