Kevin will be released from the conditions of supervised release which prohibit him from using a computer and from acting as consultant or advisor in computer-related matters
I think you've misunderstood the passage. As of that date, he was no longer bound by the restrictions of his supervised released. They made a big deal about it on the Screensavers.
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trust the guy as far as I could throw him. You never know if dudes like that are making you a pawn or mark in some kind of Social Engineering type scam. He wasn't thrown in jail for no reason at all, of course.
If any positive is to be said about him, it's raising awareness about this type of thing. After reading the book and bearing in mind the myriad ways of manipulating & scamming people out of seemingly harmless info that could be assembled for the bigger picture, I'm more skeptical of unknown people who have a claim to have a need for that type of thing.
Another person who comes to mind who had done exactly that is Frank Abagnale (the film Catch Me if You Can is based on his life and exploits).
Abagnale has pulled in MILLIONS in consulting fees over the years and has lent his expertise in making monetary instruments more secure from the type of cons he used to pull back in the day.
Mitnick is best known for his social engineering skills. Pick up a copy of "The Art of Deception" and you'll see what I mean. The Social Engineering panel is the highlight of any HOPE convention.
Mitnick was also made into a martyr when he was held for over five years without so much as a bail hearing (not that he'd get it for being a flight risk, but a hearing is due process just the same).
The commonly-held explaination for Mitnick being in such lockdown is that he would still be able to con people, even fears of Mitnick launching nuclear attacks by dialing the right phone number and whistling.
Wasn't the BSA doing just that not too long ago? Sending in law enforcement with a court order to search for pirated material or official-looking goons to do the same?
Instead of subscribing to the satellite radio services and buying equipment that'll be a pain for me to install, I use Streamripper to capture my favorite MP3 streams, burn them to CD, and play them in my car with my MP3 compatible head unit.
Keep in mind that some streams use crossfading, that'll bleed snippets of one mp3 into another. Some streams (like WOLF-FM)seem to stream continiously and will result in one large MP3. YMMV.
Or would it be more prudent for the school to tell the copyright holders to fsck off and let them handle the situation on their own - and suspend the student or dole out a more suitable sentence - according to the school policies?
I dislike the MPAA's tactics as much as the next person, but lets call a spade a spade. This comment contains a standard cease-and-desist letter from the MPAA. A quote from that letter:
Since you own this IP address, we request that you immediately do the following:
1. Disable access to the individual who has engaged in the conduct described above, and; 2. Take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse Policy/Terms of Service Agreement.
With these provisions, the University will take care of the problem internally before more drastic legal action is taken.
I've actually had to wait months to get replacement parts for a Ford Explorer because the car is considered too new for generic parts!
Worse than that, the OEM's can't keep up with the demand for their parts either! Body parts for the Chevy Aveo (read:Daewoo) are backordered for nearly two months.
For example, the world's bestselling vehicle, Ford's F150 pickup, uses a magnesium radiator mount - which gets crunched every time an F150 runs into anything. Magnesium is strong and light, but brittle.
If the radiator mount is strong, how can it be brittle at the same time?
I love it. It took a bit of work to get the linux scripts to work on my machine to upload and sign the playlists, but now it works great. Supports MP3, OGG, WAV & FLAC and is fully controllable from the head unit like a cd changer.
Mine is a Kenwood-branded Phatbox. The ones specifically made for OEM stereos are considerable more expensive. You can buy the Kenwood Phatboxes (Kegs) from ebay for a few hundred dollars.
I have a Kenwood CD/MP3 receiver with a 10gb Phatbox in the trunk. The phatbox can do two kinds of shuffle: shuffle within a playlist and shuffle within the whole collection. The best of both worlds.
My professor is working on a book that uses Ethereal to study networks, but provides all the relevant captures and such to keep students from running traces on active networks
Is this Prof on crack that he/she doesn't think that any of their students is going to try sniffing their neighbors packets on the dorm network? Hell, thats the first thing I'd do!
So BMW refused to warranty damage caused by something they told your friend's sister not to do? What's wrong with that?
Nothing. What was so damn comical was how she tried to tell BMW that the car just seized (the tow truck driver advised this, even holding the car at his shop over a weekend so it could dry out) rather than tell what really happened. Of course, BMW finds water somewhere and tells her to pound sand. Certainly has more money than sense.
Maybe they should've coupled the mini ipod with the OTHER mini; the mini cooper.
They deserve one another. My friend's sister has a mini that trashed the engine at 3k miles. There is a little blurb in the manual about not taking the mini in water over a foot deep (which is not very unusual in areas with poor drainage). Went through a huge puddle, hosed the engine, BMW refused to warranty. Nearly 3 grand down the drain.
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or have made him CEO were it not for his criminal record.
IIRC, Defensive Thinking is Mitnicks own company.
Kevin will be released from the conditions of supervised release which prohibit him from using a computer and from acting as consultant or advisor in computer-related matters
I think you've misunderstood the passage. As of that date, he was no longer bound by the restrictions of his supervised released. They made a big deal about it on the Screensavers.
For a start you're making a blanket statement that criminals don't change.
Knowing his method of operations and his past history, would you be able to fully trust him?
Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't trust the guy as far as I could throw him. You never know if dudes like that are making you a pawn or mark in some kind of Social Engineering type scam. He wasn't thrown in jail for no reason at all, of course.
If any positive is to be said about him, it's raising awareness about this type of thing. After reading the book and bearing in mind the myriad ways of manipulating & scamming people out of seemingly harmless info that could be assembled for the bigger picture, I'm more skeptical of unknown people who have a claim to have a need for that type of thing.
Another person who comes to mind who had done exactly that is Frank Abagnale (the film Catch Me if You Can is based on his life and exploits).
Abagnale has pulled in MILLIONS in consulting fees over the years and has lent his expertise in making monetary instruments more secure from the type of cons he used to pull back in the day.
Let him find a job and try and earn an honest living like the rest of us.
Looks like he's done just that.
What would his speach be about?
Mitnick is best known for his social engineering skills. Pick up a copy of "The Art of Deception" and you'll see what I mean. The Social Engineering panel is the highlight of any HOPE convention.
Mitnick was also made into a martyr when he was held for over five years without so much as a bail hearing (not that he'd get it for being a flight risk, but a hearing is due process just the same).
The commonly-held explaination for Mitnick being in such lockdown is that he would still be able to con people, even fears of Mitnick launching nuclear attacks by dialing the right phone number and whistling.
Why aren't there software-piracy raids?
Wasn't the BSA doing just that not too long ago? Sending in law enforcement with a court order to search for pirated material or official-looking goons to do the same?
IANAL either, but I'm sure the FBI with a court order in hand can skirt any FERPA issues with ease.
Instead of subscribing to the satellite radio services and buying equipment that'll be a pain for me to install, I use Streamripper to capture my favorite MP3 streams, burn them to CD, and play them in my car with my MP3 compatible head unit.
Keep in mind that some streams use crossfading, that'll bleed snippets of one mp3 into another. Some streams (like WOLF-FM)seem to stream continiously and will result in one large MP3. YMMV.
It was a sad day for me when a Neal Stephenson novel lost out to watching paint dry in the battle for my leisure time.
I dislike the MPAA's tactics as much as the next person, but lets call a spade a spade. This comment contains a standard cease-and-desist letter from the MPAA. A quote from that letter:
With these provisions, the University will take care of the problem internally before more drastic legal action is taken.
I've actually had to wait months to get replacement parts for a Ford Explorer because the car is considered too new for generic parts!
Worse than that, the OEM's can't keep up with the demand for their parts either! Body parts for the Chevy Aveo (read:Daewoo) are backordered for nearly two months.
For example, the world's bestselling vehicle, Ford's F150 pickup, uses a magnesium radiator mount - which gets crunched every time an F150 runs into anything. Magnesium is strong and light, but brittle.
If the radiator mount is strong, how can it be brittle at the same time?
My (admittedly limited) understanding of the brain is that it sends an electric impulse to the muscles so why not try to emulate that impulse?
Reverse engineering is the only way at the moment do so at the moment since the Supreme Being hasn't opened the source to the API.
I love it. It took a bit of work to get the linux scripts to work on my machine to upload and sign the playlists, but now it works great. Supports MP3, OGG, WAV & FLAC and is fully controllable from the head unit like a cd changer.
Mine is a Kenwood-branded Phatbox. The ones specifically made for OEM stereos are considerable more expensive. You can buy the Kenwood Phatboxes (Kegs) from ebay for a few hundred dollars.
I have a Kenwood CD/MP3 receiver with a 10gb Phatbox in the trunk. The phatbox can do two kinds of shuffle: shuffle within a playlist and shuffle within the whole collection. The best of both worlds.
Dude, that wasn't a PDA...
Giving your carpal tunnel time to heal in the absence of Baywatch reruns: priceless
My professor is working on a book that uses Ethereal to study networks, but provides all the relevant captures and such to keep students from running traces on active networks
Is this Prof on crack that he/she doesn't think that any of their students is going to try sniffing their neighbors packets on the dorm network? Hell, thats the first thing I'd do!
"Gave my cat a bath the other day... she LOVED it, it was fun for me, fun for the cat, the fur kept sticking to my tongue though."
- Steve Martin
I'd imagine it's around there. With a car that size, there aren't too many places to go with something like that.
So BMW refused to warranty damage caused by something they told your friend's sister not to do? What's wrong with that?
Nothing. What was so damn comical was how she tried to tell BMW that the car just seized (the tow truck driver advised this, even holding the car at his shop over a weekend so it could dry out) rather than tell what really happened. Of course, BMW finds water somewhere and tells her to pound sand. Certainly has more money than sense.
Maybe they should've coupled the mini ipod with the OTHER mini; the mini cooper.
They deserve one another. My friend's sister has a mini that trashed the engine at 3k miles. There is a little blurb in the manual about not taking the mini in water over a foot deep (which is not very unusual in areas with poor drainage). Went through a huge puddle, hosed the engine, BMW refused to warranty. Nearly 3 grand down the drain.
What, can people not say balls now?
I think he wanted to avoid offending people. He must have heard that there are a lot of people into eunuchs here.