It doesn't matter if they use any encryption at all on the hardware side of the access points, the Airfortress product essentially encrypts everything on the user side with a software client, and then decrypts it past the access points with a hardware network appliance.
It seems that just about every form of current encryption has a proof of concept on cracking it. WEP, WPA, LEAP, IPSec, etc.
About the only solution I've seen is the airFortress product that utilizes a client that encrypts all data and decrypts it through a hardware device that interfaces with the access points. Military has been using it for a bit.
Nah, they have the manufacturers build in a backdoor! Didn't you watch 24 last night? All they needed was the manufacturer ID and they got root access!
As long as people continue to use dictionary based passwords, it doesn't really matter how good the encryption is.
Beyond the simulation of 'fighting while wounded'
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How effective is shock therapy as a means to getting better at something? Obviously its well infused in our minds (and instincts) to avoid pain at all cost, but I wonder how well it works in reality.
I've been noticing a couple of websites that have been adding 'tags' to news posts to differentiate between the 'funny' and the real. Might we see something like this next year?
Well shoot me, but it involves Sci-Fi characters, was pitched as a show to Bungie, and was has its own webcomic. If that isn't Slashdot, I don't know what is.
Not sure if this was because of too much confidence on Sony's end, but generally this would be the perfect example of a case worth settling out of court.
Halo 2: The Search for more Money
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After watching the making of Halo 2 (yep, shelled out extra for the CE) I've come to the realization that Bungie wasn't exactly thrilled about making a sequel. They wanted to do something different (Phoenix) and MS turned around and told them to work on something that would make money (Halo 2). They made it in less than 18 months and it really shows. Despite a larger budget, there just wasn't sufficient internal inspiriation to do much more than make a money maker.
Leaving off an end the way they did only enforces this belief. Would Da Vinci forget about finishing off the Mona Lisa? No, he'd get it done. Now we have an expansion on the way....pump pump pump.
While I'm no expert on addiction, one thing I've found is that once a person 'gets over' MMORPG's, they don't seem to lapse back as easily into playing as such, or nearly as much.
Having sunk the better part of a 120 days into EQ, I've tried many MMO's since, actually wanting to get addicted again with no luck at all. A few of my friends who were playing with me back then that I keep in touch with also seem to have the same 'problem'. I suppose this could be an aberation, but I think what happens is that once our brains wrap around the game elements that keep bringing us back, it grows dull and tedious.
A light-weight commerical (non-homebrew) wireless access point that has a rechargable battery I can throw in any RJ-45 port would be the best of all worlds for me. Great for traveling or working in offices without wireless networks without dragging Cat5 all over the place.
Yes this is a little off-topic, but I think there definitely needs to be more battery powered solutions for day-to-day electronics that otherwise require us to carry along a heavy ac adapter.
I was under the impression that Pixar had fulfilled their contract for a set number of movies with Disney with the completion of "The Incredibles" could someone clarify?
He should be. Part of what was so devistating to Bungie about the leak was that in doing so they were worried that the plot lines would get released without people experiencing the twists and turns on their own.
Is Lego back on firm financial ground?
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Last I heard they had to axe some of their newer lines of products...they doing okay? I'd hate for my children to grow up in a world without Lego one day...
I can definitely see universally accessible data being a big part of the internet in the future (5 to 10 years out), especially if quantum storage solutions are developed. Ultimately users will be able to take any computer and have access to all of their data, programs, and the rest.
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I think I'm too young to get this reference. Anyone care to englighten me?
It doesn't matter if they use any encryption at all on the hardware side of the access points, the Airfortress product essentially encrypts everything on the user side with a software client, and then decrypts it past the access points with a hardware network appliance.
About the only solution I've seen is the airFortress product that utilizes a client that encrypts all data and decrypts it through a hardware device that interfaces with the access points. Military has been using it for a bit.
Could have sworn I saw a torrent listed the other day...
I never seem to have any points when I need'm...
Just wondering if they're jumping on the Microsoft train to avoid piracy...
Are they anything like Bugbears? Because I don't remember that sequence...
Nah, they have the manufacturers build in a backdoor! Didn't you watch 24 last night? All they needed was the manufacturer ID and they got root access!
As long as people continue to use dictionary based passwords, it doesn't really matter how good the encryption is.
How effective is shock therapy as a means to getting better at something? Obviously its well infused in our minds (and instincts) to avoid pain at all cost, but I wonder how well it works in reality.
Hmph, I was lead to believe this was supposed to be out some time ago...
I've been noticing a couple of websites that have been adding 'tags' to news posts to differentiate between the 'funny' and the real. Might we see something like this next year?
Sounds pretty logical to me.
Well shoot me, but it involves Sci-Fi characters, was pitched as a show to Bungie, and was has its own webcomic. If that isn't Slashdot, I don't know what is.
Not sure if this was because of too much confidence on Sony's end, but generally this would be the perfect example of a case worth settling out of court.
Leaving off an end the way they did only enforces this belief. Would Da Vinci forget about finishing off the Mona Lisa? No, he'd get it done. Now we have an expansion on the way....pump pump pump.
Having sunk the better part of a 120 days into EQ, I've tried many MMO's since, actually wanting to get addicted again with no luck at all. A few of my friends who were playing with me back then that I keep in touch with also seem to have the same 'problem'. I suppose this could be an aberation, but I think what happens is that once our brains wrap around the game elements that keep bringing us back, it grows dull and tedious.
Yes this is a little off-topic, but I think there definitely needs to be more battery powered solutions for day-to-day electronics that otherwise require us to carry along a heavy ac adapter.
I was under the impression that Pixar had fulfilled their contract for a set number of movies with Disney with the completion of "The Incredibles" could someone clarify?
He should be. Part of what was so devistating to Bungie about the leak was that in doing so they were worried that the plot lines would get released without people experiencing the twists and turns on their own.
Not if my (non-existant) mod points can help it!
Last I heard they had to axe some of their newer lines of products...they doing okay? I'd hate for my children to grow up in a world without Lego one day...
Right here.
I'm curious if anyone could fill me in on why they chose Florida as their center for launching vehicles with the potential each year for hurricanes?
I can definitely see universally accessible data being a big part of the internet in the future (5 to 10 years out), especially if quantum storage solutions are developed. Ultimately users will be able to take any computer and have access to all of their data, programs, and the rest.