When my mother, who's not technically enclined, told me the other day "your dad is getting me xm radio". seems to be getting more mainstream, as people are getting sick of the crap that plagues our airwaves at the moment.
When the company gave back all his stuff, did they find out where it went to? And removed it from the offenders account, or simply recreated the items.
If they just recreated them, I can see this being abused, somone hiding an item then "hey someone stole my 10000 point axe of doom, i'm going to call my lawyer!"
This would be like the current situation i've gotten myself into.
I loved doing web development as a hobby. I got a job doing it, and now it all seems just like work to me, I dont even really do any for fun anymore, all the 'fun' aspect of it seemed to have bled out of it.
I wonder if the same thing would happen if I were asked to play games as my job though.
But... it is games.... and 100k a year..so it's hard to say.
The future of the xbox has many unknowns, latest rumor going around is the xbox2 will have a proprietary disc format, much like the GC's. Why you ask? To prevent piracy.
According to an ad on microsofts career website, the Microsoft's Xbox team is seeking an engineer "to manage the design and development of the Xbox Game Disc for the next generation Xbox console", with the job description going on to mention anti-piracy as the first in a list of key factors for the new game disc specification.
a recent upserge in video game soundtrack popularity. There are even a couple of winamp streams out there playing them. ALT + L in winamp, under 'Internet Radio' there will be a couple. Also, check out Shoutcast for streams. Last time I tuned it, they are streaming some final fantasy tracks.
How long can these ads possibly be displayed? I dont know about your town, but in mine, there is tons of traffic, wouldnt these ads be changing quite quickly? Or do they simply take a random 'signal' every so often to determine the ad it's supposed to show.
Canvasing business' and individuals for older computer hardware. You might luck out and get a router/switch too, then your friend in uganda is all set. Good luck with that, and very nice of you to care so much about this issue.
Almost anything from PopCap Games. Titles like Diamond Mine, Bookworm, Alchemy, and of course, any japanese politicians favorite, Bejeweled, are enough to keep you occupied for months.
Well, once someone does gain control over the machine, by way of a Windows with a blank administrator password, they set the machine policy to prompt the user to enter a pass the next time the machine is logged into. And make a different account for themselves to log back on the compromised machine. If the user doesn't freak out about the password prompt, they are all set.
So, to answer your question, I suppose they are about as secure as an unfirewalled/unpatched windows box, since the last thing the 'hacker' will do is put a firewall on the machine for you.:)
Unless downloading and using a simple program counts as hacking
It's not like you can just download a program and have control over a pile of zombie machines. You do have to do a little bit of work. Scanning subnets, logging into machines, uploading tools, etc.. to make an 'effective' ddos net. Not just download, run, click, dead server.
I've got a feature on my tv called Guide+, which gives me tv listings (3 days worth) with my analog cable. Exactly as it would with digital cable or satellite tv. It does so by a wire which splits in two, each having a pieces of plastic with an infrared sensor on the end, one goes in front of your vcr (pointed at front panel), the other just hangs behind the tv. Now, i also have a radeon card which came with guide+ support, so _if_ i had video in, i could watch tv and see the guide from the pc.
It is possible to get tv listings on your pc, now, if someone can do something with it to create a tivo like alternative with the data, remains to be seen.
Added Chairman Davis, "I'm deeply concerned that too many agencies have not yet responded to FISMA's requirements; for example, the fact that 79 percent of agencies don't even have accurate system inventories casts doubt over the entire reporting process."
I work in IT for a govt. agency here in Canada, and to not have an accurate inventory of our hardware is absolutely unthinkable. 79% of agencies having no idea where their systems are (and arent) is a recipe for disaster. This whole thing reminds me of a couple of years back, when a CSIS (Canada's spy agency) agent went to an Ottawa Senators hockey game, leaving her laptop in her car, only to have it stolen when the car was broken into.
One day I noticed that one of my remote servers was sending 24 hours a day a continuous 11Kbytes stream, using the 100% of the upload bandwidth (128Kbits).
Seems greed has once again turned around and bit someone in the ass (in this case it was a good thing). So all these spammers really need to do is slow down the avalanche of spam somewhat, and throttle their speeds when relaying. Otherwise, how long would this have went on for if he hadnt noticed his upload being maxed?
We've sent dogs and monkeys up, but neither for extended periods of time. How about send something up with a bunch of mice, make sure they are given food and water (logistics would suck), and leave them in orbit for a couple of weeks/months if we really want to try to measure the radiation on animal cells. Sure experiments on earth are nice, but nothing beats the real thing.
Yup, like it's been said, if one person can waste just a couple of minutes of their time, imagine what tons of us could do. But then there were the other points, ISPs getting angry with users, people getting blacklisted, etc...
They (spammers) just start putting one of their own emails on their list. Once they finish their spam sending fest, they check their inbox, if they see nothing, then do it again on another relay.
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When my mother, who's not technically enclined, told me the other day "your dad is getting me xm radio". seems to be getting more mainstream, as people are getting sick of the crap that plagues our airwaves at the moment.
When the company gave back all his stuff, did they find out where it went to? And removed it from the offenders account, or simply recreated the items.
If they just recreated them, I can see this being abused, somone hiding an item then "hey someone stole my 10000 point axe of doom, i'm going to call my lawyer!"
Did the sim come with built in monsters/disasters?
This would be like the current situation i've gotten myself into.
I loved doing web development as a hobby. I got a job doing it, and now it all seems just like work to me, I dont even really do any for fun anymore, all the 'fun' aspect of it seemed to have bled out of it.
I wonder if the same thing would happen if I were asked to play games as my job though.
But... it is games.... and 100k a year..so it's hard to say.
You've got no problems with using php/mysql for this, check out hotscripts.com php section. Lots of free (GPL) scripts there for you to try out.
The future of the xbox has many unknowns, latest rumor going around is the xbox2 will have a proprietary disc format, much like the GC's. Why you ask? To prevent piracy.
According to an ad on microsofts career website, the Microsoft's Xbox team is seeking an engineer "to manage the design and development of the Xbox Game Disc for the next generation Xbox console", with the job description going on to mention anti-piracy as the first in a list of key factors for the new game disc specification.
Article here about it
a recent upserge in video game soundtrack popularity. There are even a couple of winamp streams out there playing them. ALT + L in winamp, under 'Internet Radio' there will be a couple. Also, check out Shoutcast for streams. Last time I tuned it, they are streaming some final fantasy tracks.
Hello McFly!
You sell something in one country, other people in other countries are going to want it!
How exactly does this make marketing sense?
How long can these ads possibly be displayed? I dont know about your town, but in mine, there is tons of traffic, wouldnt these ads be changing quite quickly? Or do they simply take a random 'signal' every so often to determine the ad it's supposed to show.
Canvasing business' and individuals for older computer hardware. You might luck out and get a router/switch too, then your friend in uganda is all set. Good luck with that, and very nice of you to care so much about this issue.
Almost anything from PopCap Games. Titles like Diamond Mine, Bookworm, Alchemy, and of course, any japanese politicians favorite, Bejeweled, are enough to keep you occupied for months.
Agreed, and the method I posted would be the long route. For the scriptkidde with a little bit of dignity.
How secure are these undead nets?
Well, once someone does gain control over the machine, by way of a Windows with a blank administrator password, they set the machine policy to prompt the user to enter a pass the next time the machine is logged into. And make a different account for themselves to log back on the compromised machine. If the user doesn't freak out about the password prompt, they are all set.
So, to answer your question, I suppose they are about as secure as an unfirewalled/unpatched windows box, since the last thing the 'hacker' will do is put a firewall on the machine for you.
Unless downloading and using a simple program counts as hacking
It's not like you can just download a program and have control over a pile of zombie machines. You do have to do a little bit of work. Scanning subnets, logging into machines, uploading tools, etc.. to make an 'effective' ddos net. Not just download, run, click, dead server.
I've got a feature on my tv called Guide+, which gives me tv listings (3 days worth) with my analog cable. Exactly as it would with digital cable or satellite tv. It does so by a wire which splits in two, each having a pieces of plastic with an infrared sensor on the end, one goes in front of your vcr (pointed at front panel), the other just hangs behind the tv. Now, i also have a radeon card which came with guide+ support, so _if_ i had video in, i could watch tv and see the guide from the pc.
:)
It is possible to get tv listings on your pc, now, if someone can do something with it to create a tivo like alternative with the data, remains to be seen.
Take that as a challenge if you want
I especially hope that Kevin McBride and David Boies will attend
Darl not welcome? Maybe he could learn a thing or two...
I think i may be missing the point of the joke, but no, no Novell products here.
Added Chairman Davis, "I'm deeply concerned that too many agencies have not yet responded to FISMA's requirements; for example, the fact that 79 percent of agencies don't even have accurate system inventories casts doubt over the entire reporting process."
I work in IT for a govt. agency here in Canada, and to not have an accurate inventory of our hardware is absolutely unthinkable. 79% of agencies having no idea where their systems are (and arent) is a recipe for disaster.
This whole thing reminds me of a couple of years back, when a CSIS (Canada's spy agency) agent went to an Ottawa Senators hockey game, leaving her laptop in her car, only to have it stolen when the car was broken into.
"What we're doing is actually moving some of our projects into teams in other facilities."
Sounds to me like winamp will have a distinct bangladesh feel to it next version
Tell me they removed the "Snake? Snake? Snaaaaaaaaaaake!" every friggin time you die.
Any chance there will be a MGS on xbox?
One day I noticed that one of my remote servers was sending 24 hours a day a continuous 11Kbytes stream, using the 100% of the upload bandwidth (128Kbits).
Seems greed has once again turned around and bit someone in the ass (in this case it was a good thing). So all these spammers really need to do is slow down the avalanche of spam somewhat, and throttle their speeds when relaying. Otherwise, how long would this have went on for if he hadnt noticed his upload being maxed?
We've sent dogs and monkeys up, but neither for extended periods of time. How about send something up with a bunch of mice, make sure they are given food and water (logistics would suck), and leave them in orbit for a couple of weeks/months if we really want to try to measure the radiation on animal cells. Sure experiments on earth are nice, but nothing beats the real thing.
Yup, like it's been said, if one person can waste just a couple of minutes of their time, imagine what tons of us could do. But then there were the other points, ISPs getting angry with users, people getting blacklisted, etc...
They (spammers) just start putting one of their own emails on their list. Once they finish their spam sending fest, they check their inbox, if they see nothing, then do it again on another relay.
PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU ARE A SPAMMER
Now this is guaranteed be used as ammo (bad pun) for all kinds of 'family' and 'parent' groups all over the place.