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You need to remember though, most people on slashdot aren't getting fooled by phishes in the first place, so these techniques won't really help. The average Joe isn't going to make a throwaway email address for his bank account. Heck, the average Joe probably doesn't even know about phishing attacks, so he can't do anything to defend against them. Also, I can see alot of average individuals being reluctant to delete the email account, in fear that the bank won't be able to get in touch with them.
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This can only continue to rise. I'd imagine this is a good way to make money that won't be stopping soon. Consumer ignorance is high, and this is just another way of exploiting it. Make sure to educate your friends and families and check out the Anti-Phishing Working Group.
For many people, downloading music ecourages buying CDs. I just got back from Best Buy where I bought 2 new CDs. Where did I learn about the CDs? From listening to downloaded songs from the CDs of course. Both bands (UnderOath and Senses Fail) are smart enough to realise that by putting songs on their website (or Purevolume), consumers to discover their music, and consequently buy it.
You can attach it to your computer and send any code to it to be run, and it does no checking whatsoever on the code, allowing full games to be sent and executed.
Easy: Hacker types aren't into the GameCube, its targeted at kids, and didn't sell nearly as well as its competition. Also, Nintendo uses non-standard formats, whereas Sony/Microsoft, use standard DVDs, and the XBOX even runs a fat file system w/ controllers connected as USB devices. Not too hard to "hack" that.
Easy: Hacker types aren't into the GameCube, its targeted at kids. Also, Nintendo uses non-standard formats, whereas Sony/Microsoft, use standard DVDs, and the XBOX even runs a fat file system w/ controllers connected as USB devices. Not too hard to "hack" that.
Lois: Peter, why would they make you presidesnt? Peter: Maybe it's because I can recite all 50 states in a quarter of a second - RARF! Lois: Peter, that was just a loud yelping noise
Lois: Peter, why would they make you presidesnt? Peter: Maybe it's because I can recite all 50 states in a quarter of a second - RARF! Lois: Peter, that was just a loud yelping noise
This sounds exciting. While I wasn't a part of this when it was around back before '00, I'm definately going to get involved. This is a nice competition that supports friendly competetion between programmers, and gives them plenty of freedom to choose which language they use.
This is most likely running on a linux box (the paths confirm that assumption)... So that throws VB completely out of the question. I'd also dare to say that most of the programmers that would attempt this (and be succesful) wouldn't be the types to use VB anyways.
You do buy something, but its a liscense to play the game. You agree to this liscense when you install the software. It clearly says (in über-legal-speak) "if you pirate this we castrate you". Alot of EULAs even have clauses making it a liscense violation to give the game as a gift, or install on more than one personal computer.
This is rediculous. Who cares about how expensive your phone bill is when you have to use all the money you're saving to buy guns to protect your children?
I would think twice before doing. Seriously, how many people, whether family or friends, wouldn't think of you as a fanatic or total nerd if you went around giving Linux as a christmas gift.
I would suggest pulling some of your more technically inclined relatives/friends aside, and just show them Linux running on your machine.
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You need to remember though, most people on slashdot aren't getting fooled by phishes in the first place, so these techniques won't really help. The average Joe isn't going to make a throwaway email address for his bank account. Heck, the average Joe probably doesn't even know about phishing attacks, so he can't do anything to defend against them. Also, I can see alot of average individuals being reluctant to delete the email account, in fear that the bank won't be able to get in touch with them.
This can only continue to rise. I'd imagine this is a good way to make money that won't be stopping soon. Consumer ignorance is high, and this is just another way of exploiting it. Make sure to educate your friends and families and check out the Anti-Phishing Working Group.
For many people, downloading music ecourages buying CDs. I just got back from Best Buy where I bought 2 new CDs. Where did I learn about the CDs? From listening to downloaded songs from the CDs of course. Both bands (UnderOath and Senses Fail) are smart enough to realise that by putting songs on their website (or Purevolume), consumers to discover their music, and consequently buy it.
Also in recent news: jumping into a pit of lava is safer than swimming in your friends swimming pool.
And thats just the As. The ratio of kid-marketed game to adult-marketed games is significantly greater than Xbox and PS2. Don't be ignorant.
A) Modchips are mainly used to pirate games.
B) Look around at some of the gamecubes marketing
Just because I say it again doesn't mean its not correct. If anything, the parent should be modded redundant for reasking a question.
You can attach it to your computer and send any code to it to be run, and it does no checking whatsoever on the code, allowing full games to be sent and executed.
Easy: Hacker types aren't into the GameCube, its targeted at kids, and didn't sell nearly as well as its competition. Also, Nintendo uses non-standard formats, whereas Sony/Microsoft, use standard DVDs, and the XBOX even runs a fat file system w/ controllers connected as USB devices. Not too hard to "hack" that.
How long till Nintendo DMCA's the crap out of this?
Easy: Hacker types aren't into the GameCube, its targeted at kids. Also, Nintendo uses non-standard formats, whereas Sony/Microsoft, use standard DVDs, and the XBOX even runs a fat file system w/ controllers connected as USB devices. Not too hard to "hack" that.
Obligitory Family Guy quote:
Lois: Peter, why would they make you presidesnt?
Peter: Maybe it's because I can recite all 50 states in a quarter of a second - RARF!
Lois: Peter, that was just a loud yelping noise
Lois: Peter, why would they make you presidesnt?
Peter: Maybe it's because I can recite all 50 states in a quarter of a second - RARF!
Lois: Peter, that was just a loud yelping noise
BTW, Here's a working mirror.
Not sure what all this service does for you or what chunk they'll want to take, but check out Lulu.
Another website with creative AOL cd usage
Just browse around some sites that might carry this stuff: warez, porn, probably some mp3 sites.
And google around, someone else has bound to have done this and have some links/tips.
This sounds exciting. While I wasn't a part of this when it was around back before '00, I'm definately going to get involved. This is a nice competition that supports friendly competetion between programmers, and gives them plenty of freedom to choose which language they use.
This is most likely running on a linux box (the paths confirm that assumption)... So that throws VB completely out of the question. I'd also dare to say that most of the programmers that would attempt this (and be succesful) wouldn't be the types to use VB anyways.
You do buy something, but its a liscense to play the game. You agree to this liscense when you install the software. It clearly says (in über-legal-speak) "if you pirate this we castrate you". Alot of EULAs even have clauses making it a liscense violation to give the game as a gift, or install on more than one personal computer.
This is rediculous. Who cares about how expensive your phone bill is when you have to use all the money you're saving to buy guns to protect your children?
"(the human kind, not the computer kind)"
^^^ thats just more proof to my case
I would think twice before doing. Seriously, how many people, whether family or friends, wouldn't think of you as a fanatic or total nerd if you went around giving Linux as a christmas gift.
I would suggest pulling some of your more technically inclined relatives/friends aside, and just show them Linux running on your machine.
From the article: "Sorry the only 2 PS2 games I have are both called Grand Theft Auto something".
If he's not going to use it, I imagine he could put it up on ebay and pull in a fair amount.