I saw ESR speak a few years ago. It was a pretty small group (~50 people or so), and so the floor was constantly open to questions for him. He was an absolute dickhead. I asked him simply why he didn't include computer security experts in his definition of hacker and he went off on me for 20 minutes. I then countered with a perfectly valid point. To which he countered with a school-boyish sneer, and nothing more.
He is also the most self-centered geek I've encountered. I can remember vividly a few years ago that he published "10 Sex Tips for Geeks" on Valentines day. If you have ever layed eyes on the man, you know that he is the last person you would ever want to be accepting sex tips from.
If we want this open source movement to take off, we need somebody who's a little more socially adept as our spokesperson. Don't even get me started on how outrageous the whole bazaar and geek-gift culture are.
I am actually finishing up the new Gibson book, Pattern Recognition, as part of my summer reading, it's definitely a sci-fi/hacker/geek/saavycool book that people like. They assigned it to my entire freshman class at a respected liberal arts university. I read the Art of Deception a few months ago. While good, it wasn't exactly what I'd call summer reading material. Hope this all helps.
Most schools have a system to start clubs (how do you think that all those other ones got started?) You go to your vice-principal's office, pick up a club-request form. Then you have to get a faculty sponsor for the club (that is, a teacher who will support the club and sit there for club meetings and be accountable for what goes on there). Then you probably need to get a petition signed by a bunch of students. You will probably also need to fill things out on the form that state club purpose, etc. Once you've got that going, turn it in to your administrator and wait for approval. (I can't possibly see a club like this being denied in this day and age.)
I saw you walking around naked (well, half-jogging, half-running really) at H2K (The Hackers On Planet Earth in 2000 Conference), with a few of New York City's finest police officers trailing about 50 feet behind you. My question is, what was that about? It has always peaked my curiousity. Was it more trouble with the law, or just a misunderstanding, or both? I appreciate your response.
Wow, that's a great theory, except what would those people under 21 in the US to refuel. "Yeah, I need some vodka, I SWEAR it's for my laptop." Sure, it's ok to sell denatured ethanol at computer stores, etc. But people under 21 would 1) have to wait until the fuel cells can handle these impurities, and 2) have to go out of their way to buy over-priced fuel for their laptops. Doesn't make much sense to me.
Actually, this might just be MS's fault. Windows 95/98 prior to 98SE and NT4 prior to service pack 4 (i think) all shipped with samba enabled by default, without a password. That means probably at least some of the hosts affected by this worm were affected because of MS's bungling.
Dimentions Technologies Incorporated have been selling 3D monitors (without the glasses!) for years. When they first came out they got very favorable reviews, but the major quip was with the price. Well, the prices have come down significantly, and you can get a 15" True 3D flat panel monitor, for $1700, and an 18" for $5000. 32-Bit color, resolutions up to 1024x768 (for the smaller ones), and 1280 x 1024 for the big ones, that's not such a bad deal. Also, it goes from 2D monitor to 3D at the toch of a button. Not bad if you ask me.
My biggest problem with this type of network.
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My biggest problem with this type of network is the battery life. Sure, maybe the logistics of the network architecture are sound or whatever, but if my cell phone or my laptop is constantly rebroadcasting packets whenever it's in range of the network, then I'm pretty sure there'll be a substantial drain on my battery life. Maybe when battery life is basically a non-issue this type of network will be feasible, but until then, bleh!
I heard about this about 6 months ago. I was visiting the Computer Science department at the University of Pennsylvania, and a professor had just been shown a paper on this vulnerability, written by another professor. Is this coincidence? We'll see.
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You have a unique perspective on the world of technology, and especially the world of information security. As someone who has been removed from the world for quite some time, what has changed the most about the world (esp. with respect to technology and security) since the time you were first incarcerated? What were the biggest culture shocks to you when you were released from prison? Were you able to keep current on the world of technology while in prison? If so, how was what you read in prison different from what you actually saw?
If you have followed DoS attacks over the past few years, you will have noticed that the big trends is the decline of UDP based attacks. This is not because attacks like Pepsi and Smurf aren't still out there, it is because ISPs are limiting their use by filtering out spoofed UDP packets on their routers. Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, etc. all have routers that check the IPs of all outgoing UDP packets and replace the spoofed source IP with the true source IP (by checking which MAC address and port on the switch the packets are coming from.
Consequently, these attacks are far less likely to occur because most people's ISPs "fix" their UDP packets to prevent against attacks that work this way. This doesn't mean there isn't a problem. Not every ISP implements it, and it only takes one person to launch a large scale attack. Plus, gamespy will probably be patched to fix this problem.
CD-RW's and CD-R's have been below a dollar per gigabyte for several years. Also, I've seen DVD-R's and DVD-RW's under a dollar a gigabyte.
A bone to pick with the dept.
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I think that the "if-voting-could-change-anything-it-would-be-illeg al dept." shows how irresponsible and juvenile/. really is. If everyone thought like you, anyone who felt like it could decide what happens to us. Your voice individually doesn't matter, but don't you realize that it matters when its a part of a group, no matter how large or small that group is. For shame.
My initial point was not that outlook was secure, it was simply to refute the importance of this newsworthy. It seemed more like a plug for enigmail rather than legitimate news. I do however think this is a very good thing, but I don't think it's quite worthy of the front page of slashdot.
Excellent, except as I recall, Microsoft Outlook has had this ability since the release of Windows XP... sure it's not GPG and PGP messages, but it's seamless strong encryption. I love mandrake though, and this is a great step. Good work team!
From what I hear, this internet access is absolutely unreliable. I wouldn't be too glad that it's profeitable since it's pretty easy to make poor service that you basically force everyone to use profeitable.
Actually you do know it's not connected to the TV... If you watch the video, you see him pull out the monitor, and hook up the keyboard and video, and see the x-box logo, see him put the disc in. So it's pretty clear that it's the X-box.
From the readme: Linux can also mount non-locked HDDs on the box IDE port. By
default we do not mount any HDD. Although we have the code
and keys to unlock the drive in software we decided not to
issue it yet due to the trouble bugs would cause. It is
believed that a UDMA drive of reasonably recent vintage is
required for correct operation with the nVidia chipset
currently.
So in answer to your question - "sorta" but that should be a definite "yes" shortly.
H.O.P.E. 2002 (Hackers On Planet Earth) It's held in New York. I went to H2K, it was quite good, and if you want to learn alot, it's very good. DefCon is also good, in Las Vegas, ususally goes on the same time as blackhat. Both good conferences from what I hear.
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I saw ESR speak a few years ago. It was a pretty small group (~50 people or so), and so the floor was constantly open to questions for him. He was an absolute dickhead. I asked him simply why he didn't include computer security experts in his definition of hacker and he went off on me for 20 minutes. I then countered with a perfectly valid point. To which he countered with a school-boyish sneer, and nothing more.
He is also the most self-centered geek I've encountered. I can remember vividly a few years ago that he published "10 Sex Tips for Geeks" on Valentines day. If you have ever layed eyes on the man, you know that he is the last person you would ever want to be accepting sex tips from.
If we want this open source movement to take off, we need somebody who's a little more socially adept as our spokesperson. Don't even get me started on how outrageous the whole bazaar and geek-gift culture are.
I am actually finishing up the new Gibson book, Pattern Recognition, as part of my summer reading, it's definitely a sci-fi/hacker/geek/saavycool book that people like. They assigned it to my entire freshman class at a respected liberal arts university. I read the Art of Deception a few months ago. While good, it wasn't exactly what I'd call summer reading material. Hope this all helps.
Most schools have a system to start clubs (how do you think that all those other ones got started?) You go to your vice-principal's office, pick up a club-request form. Then you have to get a faculty sponsor for the club (that is, a teacher who will support the club and sit there for club meetings and be accountable for what goes on there). Then you probably need to get a petition signed by a bunch of students. You will probably also need to fill things out on the form that state club purpose, etc. Once you've got that going, turn it in to your administrator and wait for approval. (I can't possibly see a club like this being denied in this day and age.)
Is there a reason why its 10:52 and I'm 4th post? Meh.
If I saw a naked man running around, the last thing I would be feeling is "curious".
What would you be feeling, "horny"?
I saw you walking around naked (well, half-jogging, half-running really) at H2K (The Hackers On Planet Earth in 2000 Conference), with a few of New York City's finest police officers trailing about 50 feet behind you. My question is, what was that about? It has always peaked my curiousity. Was it more trouble with the law, or just a misunderstanding, or both? I appreciate your response.
I was so excited. Then I looked at the date. BAH!
I have to change my underpants now.
Wow, that's a great theory, except what would those people under 21 in the US to refuel. "Yeah, I need some vodka, I SWEAR it's for my laptop." Sure, it's ok to sell denatured ethanol at computer stores, etc. But people under 21 would 1) have to wait until the fuel cells can handle these impurities, and 2) have to go out of their way to buy over-priced fuel for their laptops. Doesn't make much sense to me.
Actually, this might just be MS's fault. Windows 95/98 prior to 98SE and NT4 prior to service pack 4 (i think) all shipped with samba enabled by default, without a password. That means probably at least some of the hosts affected by this worm were affected because of MS's bungling.
Dimentions Technologies Incorporated have been selling 3D monitors (without the glasses!) for years. When they first came out they got very favorable reviews, but the major quip was with the price. Well, the prices have come down significantly, and you can get a 15" True 3D flat panel monitor, for $1700, and an 18" for $5000. 32-Bit color, resolutions up to 1024x768 (for the smaller ones), and 1280 x 1024 for the big ones, that's not such a bad deal. Also, it goes from 2D monitor to 3D at the toch of a button. Not bad if you ask me.
Site is here.
My biggest problem with this type of network is the battery life. Sure, maybe the logistics of the network architecture are sound or whatever, but if my cell phone or my laptop is constantly rebroadcasting packets whenever it's in range of the network, then I'm pretty sure there'll be a substantial drain on my battery life. Maybe when battery life is basically a non-issue this type of network will be feasible, but until then, bleh!
I heard about this about 6 months ago. I was visiting the Computer Science department at the University of Pennsylvania, and a professor had just been shown a paper on this vulnerability, written by another professor. Is this coincidence? We'll see.
You have a unique perspective on the world of technology, and especially the world of information security. As someone who has been removed from the world for quite some time, what has changed the most about the world (esp. with respect to technology and security) since the time you were first incarcerated? What were the biggest culture shocks to you when you were released from prison? Were you able to keep current on the world of technology while in prison? If so, how was what you read in prison different from what you actually saw?
If you have followed DoS attacks over the past few years, you will have noticed that the big trends is the decline of UDP based attacks. This is not because attacks like Pepsi and Smurf aren't still out there, it is because ISPs are limiting their use by filtering out spoofed UDP packets on their routers. Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, etc. all have routers that check the IPs of all outgoing UDP packets and replace the spoofed source IP with the true source IP (by checking which MAC address and port on the switch the packets are coming from.
Consequently, these attacks are far less likely to occur because most people's ISPs "fix" their UDP packets to prevent against attacks that work this way. This doesn't mean there isn't a problem. Not every ISP implements it, and it only takes one person to launch a large scale attack. Plus, gamespy will probably be patched to fix this problem.
CD-RW's and CD-R's have been below a dollar per gigabyte for several years. Also, I've seen DVD-R's and DVD-RW's under a dollar a gigabyte.
I think that the "if-voting-could-change-anything-it-would-be-illeg al dept." shows how irresponsible and juvenile /. really is. If everyone thought like you, anyone who felt like it could decide what happens to us. Your voice individually doesn't matter, but don't you realize that it matters when its a part of a group, no matter how large or small that group is. For shame.
My initial point was not that outlook was secure, it was simply to refute the importance of this newsworthy. It seemed more like a plug for enigmail rather than legitimate news. I do however think this is a very good thing, but I don't think it's quite worthy of the front page of slashdot.
Excellent, except as I recall, Microsoft Outlook has had this ability since the release of Windows XP... sure it's not GPG and PGP messages, but it's seamless strong encryption. I love mandrake though, and this is a great step. Good work team!
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I don't know, but i do know they need to pick up teenage mutant ninja turtles.
From what I hear, this internet access is absolutely unreliable. I wouldn't be too glad that it's profeitable since it's pretty easy to make poor service that you basically force everyone to use profeitable.
Actually you do know it's not connected to the TV... If you watch the video, you see him pull out the monitor, and hook up the keyboard and video, and see the x-box logo, see him put the disc in. So it's pretty clear that it's the X-box.
From the readme:
Linux can also mount non-locked HDDs on the box IDE port. By
default we do not mount any HDD. Although we have the code
and keys to unlock the drive in software we decided not to
issue it yet due to the trouble bugs would cause. It is
believed that a UDMA drive of reasonably recent vintage is
required for correct operation with the nVidia chipset
currently.
So in answer to your question - "sorta" but that should be a definite "yes" shortly.
H.O.P.E. 2002 (Hackers On Planet Earth) It's held in New York. I went to H2K, it was quite good, and if you want to learn alot, it's very good. DefCon is also good, in Las Vegas, ususally goes on the same time as blackhat. Both good conferences from what I hear.
you need to get a serial number to participate... get the command line version, no registration required.