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It was a great weekend overall, with the Social Engineering panel well worth the price of admission.
While the phones were being set up for the AT&T attempt, Emmanuel (?) was talking about a voicemail system for the Caldor retail stores in the Northeastern US being protected by a very obvious four digit pin (the first four letters of Caldor). Using this, they could gain access to the PA system of almost any store.
Aside from the obvious hi-jinks of putting random things on sale and playing music (which, BTW, the employees would run all over, thinking it was coming from a phone on the sales floor), they would dial in when the night crew was stocking. Imagine hearing "I'm still in the store" when working late at night....
The first person to "imagine a Beowulf cluster of these" will receive an atomic bitchslap, furnished by the National Commission on Horribly Played-out Jokes.
The runner up will receive a matchbook with which to burn their karma.
At the H2k2 convention in New York City this weekend, two guys from HavenCo will be presenting. You can check out info for their panel discussion here
The listing: The Ultimate Co-location Site Sunday, 3 pm Area "A" Sealand was founded as a sovereign principality in 1967 in international waters, six miles off the eastern shores of Britain. The island fortress is conveniently situated from 65 to 100 miles from the coasts of France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. HavenCo has been providing services since May 2000 and is fully operational, offering the world's most secure managed servers in the world's only true free market environment - the Principality of Sealand. Avi Freedman and Ryan Lackey of HavenCo will talk about the challenges and potential of this unique working environment and what it could mean to the future of the net.
Very true. However, IIRC, the EFF was handling most of their legal costs.
Whether you want to support 2600's legal work or you'd simply like to keep current on hacker news and culture, I recommend that you subscribe.
I'd like to second that; 2600 is a rare mag that dares to touch subjects that have gotten others in legal hot water (i.e. H-card decrypting, inner workings of Staples Stores, etc). In the present climate of corporate controlled media, 2600 is independently owned and operated, it even doesn't accept advertising (aside from classified ads at the back of the issues).It is $5 US well spent.
If I buy War and Peace and use it to beat my groin in a strange masturbatory experience, then Tolstoy shouldn't get all pissed off - he got his money, and I got a bruised crotch.
Ah ha! Thats how you came to be banned from the library!
Spot on. At the risk of adding more geek snobbery to an already condesending-to-the-redneck-population thread, I'll bet that at least 7 out of 10 Walmart shoppers with computers are AOL subscribers.
Unless Lindows has a trick up their sleeve with Wine or a full port of the AOL client, these folks are in for a bit of a shock.
The rules were written to prevent the owners of the telephone wires from using their power over the lines to control content or stifle competition.
These rules don't seem to be very effective in the case of DSL. Verizon has had a nasty habit of cancelling CLEC orders for DSL or deny them on the grounds of being too far from the CO.... and then have the nerve to offer DSL service to the same people that couldn't get it though DirectTV, Earthlink, et al.
The magazine pointed out that rogue nations such as Iran routinely seek replacement parts for their U.S.-manufactured military planes.
As such, I will not accept bids from the Axis of Evil© without a feedback rating of 10 or more.
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And except for a few bands (pop punk) that got on the radio, all of my music is totally untainted by the big 5 music publishers.
Not quite. With some notable exceptions (i.e. - Vagrant Records, Victory, etc) many of the small labels (Spitfire, Artemis, Thrill Jockey) have dupe and distribution deals with subsidiaries of the big 5.
Many genres are similar to freedom from corporate payola.... there are hundreds of them, punk is one of them.
As Loud Rock Director of a college radio station, I was in constant contact with the indies (The independent promoters that are the arbiters of payola these days) who would give me guest list access to shows and other goodies for charting and adding albums to the library and playlist. Its not nearly as pervasive as commercial promotion, but thats the way many are promoted.
Payola never really went away. I was heavily involved in my college's radio station and interned at a record label after graduation.
Years ago, labels would hype their records directly, often sending "premiums" to program directors and music directors that charted their music (The running joke on the TV series "WKRP in Cincinatti" of cocaine being in record sleeves is based on the real-life antics of Casablanca Records, IIRC).
After the FCC and the Payola Scandal brought this to an end, the "indies" took over. These are the independent promoters that assumed the duties of making sure records get added to playlists and industry charts. In my station, myself and other music directors were wooed with guest list access to shows, open bars, personal copies of albums (sometimes whole back catalogues), and other goodies. Its not uncommon for PDs in commercial stations to have offers of vacations and expensive dinners waved at them.
Client: Uhhh, I put my laptop in one of those robot kits. Now its rolling around the house, screaming that its alive and not to "disassemble Johnny five".
penalties that could range from the confiscation of the machine to the firing of the user
Firing of the user? Please. By the authority of whom? Unless they are the employer, I don't see that happening. Whatever credibility they had is blown right there with outlandish threats that are more suited to an elementary school playground.
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While the phones were being set up for the AT&T attempt, Emmanuel (?) was talking about a voicemail system for the Caldor retail stores in the Northeastern US being protected by a very obvious four digit pin (the first four letters of Caldor). Using this, they could gain access to the PA system of almost any store.
Aside from the obvious hi-jinks of putting random things on sale and playing music (which, BTW, the employees would run all over, thinking it was coming from a phone on the sales floor), they would dial in when the night crew was stocking. Imagine hearing "I'm still in the store" when working late at night....
The first person to "imagine a Beowulf cluster of these" will receive an atomic bitchslap, furnished by the National Commission on Horribly Played-out Jokes.
The runner up will receive a matchbook with which to burn their karma.
At the H2k2 convention in New York City this weekend, two guys from HavenCo will be presenting. You can check out info for their panel discussion here
The listing:
The Ultimate Co-location Site
Sunday, 3 pm
Area "A"
Sealand was founded as a sovereign principality in 1967 in
international waters, six miles off the eastern shores of Britain. The
island fortress is conveniently situated from 65 to 100 miles from the
coasts of France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. HavenCo has been
providing services since May 2000 and is fully operational, offering
the world's most secure managed servers in the world's only true free
market environment - the Principality of Sealand. Avi Freedman and
Ryan Lackey of HavenCo will talk about the challenges and potential
of this unique working environment and what it could mean to the
future of the net.
A simple solution from the Doom days:
BFT > Big F*cking Telescope
Such things involve a tremendous amount of money.
:)
Very true. However, IIRC, the EFF was handling most of their legal costs.
Whether you want to support 2600's legal work or you'd simply like to keep current on hacker news and culture, I recommend that you subscribe.
I'd like to second that; 2600 is a rare mag that dares to touch subjects that have gotten others in legal hot water (i.e. H-card decrypting, inner workings of Staples Stores, etc). In the present climate of corporate controlled media, 2600 is independently owned and operated, it even doesn't accept advertising (aside from classified ads at the back of the issues).It is $5 US well spent.
And no, I don't work for them...
They can get our backs in case the Mac kids come over to start sh*t.
If I buy War and Peace and use it to beat my groin in a strange masturbatory experience, then Tolstoy shouldn't get all pissed off - he got his money, and I got a bruised crotch.
Ah ha! Thats how you came to be banned from the library!
Salon is in Dire Straits? I thought they would have plenty of capital considering they get their money for nothing and their chicks for free.
Moderation Totals: Cheesy 80s=+5, Redundant=+1000
The event wrapped up with an appearance by the plush TiVo mascot -- which was greeted with hugs from TiVo's youngest fans
... and the mob of screwdriver-wielding geeks that nearly killed him trying to install a bigger HD.
Spot on. At the risk of adding more geek snobbery to an already condesending-to-the-redneck-population thread, I'll bet that at least 7 out of 10 Walmart shoppers with computers are AOL subscribers.
Unless Lindows has a trick up their sleeve with Wine or a full port of the AOL client, these folks are in for a bit of a shock.
Its designers hope the plane may one day be used to monitor the climate or volcanic eruptions.
Look, I tried that excuse in junior high and it still didn't save me from getting detention for throwing paper airplanes.
Who posted the fake tracks to the p2p networks?
Fake music? Theres no such thing!
The rules were written to prevent the owners of the telephone wires from using their power over the lines to control content or stifle competition.
These rules don't seem to be very effective in the case of DSL. Verizon has had a nasty habit of cancelling CLEC orders for DSL or deny them on the grounds of being too far from the CO.... and then have the nerve to offer DSL service to the same people that couldn't get it though DirectTV, Earthlink, et al.
P.S. The cityscapes in the background on Connan and Leno and Letterman aren't real either.
What a relief! Here I thought Dave Letterman was going to hurt someone when he flung his notecards out of the window.
The magazine pointed out that rogue nations such as Iran routinely seek replacement parts for their U.S.-manufactured military planes.
As such, I will not accept bids from the Axis of Evil© without a feedback rating of 10 or more.
And except for a few bands (pop punk) that got on the radio, all of my music is totally untainted by the big 5 music publishers.
Not quite. With some notable exceptions (i.e. - Vagrant Records, Victory, etc) many of the small labels (Spitfire, Artemis, Thrill Jockey) have dupe and distribution deals with subsidiaries of the big 5.
Many genres are similar to freedom from corporate payola.... there are hundreds of them, punk is one of them.
As Loud Rock Director of a college radio station, I was in constant contact with the indies (The independent promoters that are the arbiters of payola these days) who would give me guest list access to shows and other goodies for charting and adding albums to the library and playlist. Its not nearly as pervasive as commercial promotion, but thats the way many are promoted.
"Every time you find a bug in the 1.0 release you gotta funnel a beer bro!"
Well, I certainly hope ambulances will be standing by.
**Boo rises over crowd, Karma goes bye-bye**
Years ago, labels would hype their records directly, often sending "premiums" to program directors and music directors that charted their music (The running joke on the TV series "WKRP in Cincinatti" of cocaine being in record sleeves is based on the real-life antics of Casablanca Records, IIRC).
After the FCC and the Payola Scandal brought this to an end, the "indies" took over. These are the independent promoters that assumed the duties of making sure records get added to playlists and industry charts. In my station, myself and other music directors were wooed with guest list access to shows, open bars, personal copies of albums (sometimes whole back catalogues), and other goodies. Its not uncommon for PDs in commercial stations to have offers of vacations and expensive dinners waved at them.
The end result, same game, different name.
Tech: Hello, Toshiba technical support.
Client: Uhhh, I put my laptop in one of those robot kits. Now its rolling around the house, screaming that its alive and not to "disassemble Johnny five".
CLICK
Handspring Treo 270 Leaked
Maybe someone should have taken it to the restroom beforehand.
I'd have to side with leaving the footage in. After all, there's much worse violence than a lousy head-butt.
Perhaps. But I would rather see this butthead get cut, rather than a head butt.
Firing of the user? Please. By the authority of whom? Unless they are the employer, I don't see that happening. Whatever credibility they had is blown right there with outlandish threats that are more suited to an elementary school playground.
I just hope they have enough air in there.
hee hee hee hee SNORT SNORT.
Moderation Guideline: Urkel Reference: -2