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  1. Re:perhaps... on Distinguishing Encrypted Data From Random Data? · · Score: 1

    you're not the best one to write this kind of software if you don't know the answer. start here:

    http://www.amazon.com/Applied-Cryptography-Protocols-Algorithms-Source/dp/0471117099

    I think this is the software version of the ADE 651 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADE_65.

    Crunch, Crunch, beep, bop, boop.... yup, our software says that is encrypted data right there. Now give us the decryption key.
    What, you can't? Looks like you're just trying to hide terrorist information from us.

  2. Re:XBMC? on Emulation Arrives On the PS3 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I CAN HAS XBMC FOR THE PS3?

    Your delivery was child like but the question is valid.
    What I want most for PS3 is XBMC. I have a PS3, O!Play and an original XBOX.
    XBox - w/ XBMC best return on investment ever. Getting long in the tooth as it won't play 1080p.
    O!Play - GUI is pathetic and controls are terrible. Although it plays 1080p no problem and I haven't had a format problem yet.
    PS3 - GUI is OK, BT remote is great and it supports most formats... but doesn't support CIFs. UPnP is the biggest waste of time IMO and the reason I hate PS3 as a media center.

    Now that the PS3 is cracked wide open I'd like to hear technical reasons why XBMC can/cannot run on PS3. The PS3 is net 0 cost to me at this point and I won't want to upgrade the O!Play to a Zotac MAG... how long should I expect to hold out?

  3. Re:Does anyone else find it interesting... on Emulation Arrives On the PS3 · · Score: 4, Informative

    ...that Microsoft's Xbox 360 *still* has not been exploited? PS3 has had a number of exploits over the years, but Xbox 360 is still locked down tight. Too bad desktop Windows still has remote code execution vulnerabilities discovered every month...

    Probably an economic issue. Microsoft (and Sony, for that matter) doesn't make money from console hardware sales ... they need game sales to make a profit. So there's a clear incentive to make the Xbox hard to crack. Perhaps Microsoft is just better at that than Sony.

    Have either of you actually played a video game before? Where do you get your intel from?

    The 360 was the first to have a hypervisor exploit: http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/EEZkykVkkFmojzapEq.php
    The 360 was the first to allow playing burnt games: http://digg.com/news/technology/Modded_Xbox_360_Plays_Burned_Games
    The 360 was the first to have homebrew: http://beta.ivancover.com/wiki/index.php/Xbox_360_King_Kong_Shader_Exploit

  4. Re:Does anyone else find it interesting... on Emulation Arrives On the PS3 · · Score: 2, Informative

    ...that Microsoft's Xbox 360 *still* has not been exploited? PS3 has had a number of exploits over the years, but Xbox 360 is still locked down tight. Too bad desktop Windows still has remote code execution vulnerabilities discovered every month...

    They had hypervisor privileges years ago, it's just that it was a pain to implement. http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/461489

  5. Re:Accordians:hunting::the french:war on Facing Oblivion, Island Nation Makes Big Sacrifice · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How does this protect their children and grandchildren?

    They'll be so poor and hungry that sex will be the last thing on their mind. Less sex, less children. Problem solved.

  6. Re:They're gonna feel like... on Facing Oblivion, Island Nation Makes Big Sacrifice · · Score: 5, Informative

    They're gonna feel like fools when the doom and gloom prophesies don't pan out.

    According to the South Pacific Regional Environment Program, two small uninhabited Kiribati islets, Tebua Tarawa and Abanuea, disappeared underwater in 1999.


    And in other parts of the world:

    -A tiny island claimed for years by India and Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal has disappeared beneath the rising seas, scientists in India say.
    -Over the last century, sea levels have risen about 20 centimetres (8 in);[17][18] further rises of the ocean could threaten the existence of Maldives, being the lowest country in the world, with a maximum natural ground level of only 2.3 metres (7 ft 7 in), with the average being only 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) above sea level.

  7. They never define what a heavy drinker is. on 3 Drinks a Day Keeps the Doctor Away · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They never define what a heavy drinker is. If there are negative effects associated with excessive drinking and positive effects with "heavy" drinking then it's just semantics. "Heavy drinking" is now that proper amount and excessive drinking will be called heavy drinking. Just assign a quantitative value so everyone has an unambiguous definition.

  8. Re:Get a grip. on Electronic Voting Researcher Arrested In India · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Its beyond offensive and disgusting that any post that defends and advocates terrorism like the above does is moderated insightful.

    The moderators should be ashamed of themselves here.

    Who's advocating terrorism?

    The founding fathers for one:

    "Occasionally the tree of Liberty must be watered with the blood of Patriots and Tyrants."
    — Thomas Jefferson

  9. Irony on The Story of Dealing With 33 Attorneys General · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Land of the free and home of the brave indeed...

    Perhaps they should consider hosting from a country with actual free speech.

  10. Re:The expense of the interlock... on Convicted NY Drunk Drivers Need Ignition Interlocks · · Score: 1

    One thing I am learning over and over from anyone who seriously rides motorcycles is that even one drink is enough to lower reaction time and impair your thought processes. Why shouldn't this also be something that is applied to ANY motor vehicle is beyond me. But - I can also understand being out and about and having a drink. Say at a sporting event or even just a good wine with dinner. The key here is make sure you know how much you're consuming and WAIT enough time for your body to get rid of it before you start up any machine that could kill you or others.

    I see plenty of things while riding that make me cringe - yea, you're good, wearing a helmet and all - but you aren't wearing anything else but sneakers, shorts and a wife beater. Yea, your head will be fine.....

    Agreed. But it's not just alcohol that impairs reaction time. Low blood sugar, especially for diabetics, recreational drugs... hell, I bet pregnant woman are prone to over-reacting*. I say anyone who is not in absolute 100% shouldn't be able to drive in the name of safety. That is why I'm advocating, in addition to a breathalyzer test, a piss tester installed in every vehicle. If your urine shows up good then you can drive. Too high of cholesterol... could have a heart attack while driving... car won't start.

    *Based on strong anecdotal research.

  11. Re:Don't think this can be stopped on Drunk Driver Mugshots Featured On Facebook · · Score: 1

    Can you even be found innocent on a charge of drunken driving? Yes, though not if you were really driving drunk. But in some cases erratic driving that makes one look like (and get arrested as) a drunk driver can turn out to be a legit medical condition.

    This only proves that drunk driving isn't about keeping the roads safe. It's about drinking.

    If someone is drunk and hits a car or if someone has diabetes with has low blood sugar and hits a car... the result is the same.

  12. Re:You've got to be shitting me. on Music Festival Producer Pre-Sues Bootleggers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    You can sue people for things they haven't done yet? Well fuck. HEY GATES! I'm suing you for slandering me! You haven't done it yet, but YOU MIGHT.

    They've been doing it for a while. When an officer charges someone for resisting arrest and nothing else. Figure out that paradox.

  13. Re:In due time... on FTC Busts Domain Name Scammers · · Score: 1

    If the law gives the scum who steal a right to life, the law itself is wrong.

    So you believe that possessions are more valuable than a human life? Really? Wow, that's some scary morality you have there. I sure hope you're not Christian, because that doesn't fit in with Christian morality.

    My life is more important than someone elses possessions, that's why I don't steal.

    My possessions are more important than someone elses life, that's why I wouldn't feel bad about shooting them.

    I wonder how much of every dollar spent in society is wasted on securing things needlessly. If I buy a $200 bike, I need to buy a $20 lock and a quick release seat and front wheel. Plus home owners insurance to secure it.

  14. Re:Power supply on Creative Uses For Extra Drive Bays? · · Score: 1

    An acquaintance of mine converted his extra bays in a full-size tower to a storage space for often-needed electronics. There were drawers for transistors, LEDs, regular diodes, some ICs, and the other little bits he used often in his robot-building hobby. The top bay had a current limiter in it, cleaning and isolating the power supplied to plugs on the front, fed from the PC supply.

    I found one. Cool idea: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811997201

  15. Re:Its always interesting to see these allegations on Samsung, Toshiba, Others Accused of LCD Price-Fixing · · Score: 1

    I was holding out with my 17" CRT for as long as I could. When it died I was going to go LCD.

    Unfortunately, it died when the BenQ 15" LCD Monitors were still $550 CAN.

    Biggest rip off ever.

  16. Re:TrueCrypt? on Web-Based Private File Storage? · · Score: 1

    Because he was talking about computers at work? I doubt most companies are going to let you encrypt the hard drives on your work computer to block them from seeing what's on it.

    You don't need to encrypt an entire drive. You can encrypt a binary blob (file) and then pass it around to HDD, USB, email, web etc.

    In fact, why would you trust an online service for privacy. Just use any old online service to store your encrypted blob.

    Case closed:

    Beginner's Tutorial
    How to Create and Use a TrueCrypt Container

    http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=tutorial

  17. Re:Why? on Google's China Rival To Create Android-Like OS · · Score: 1

    What's the point? It would be so much easier to just use android and set Baidu as the search engine.

    Great, now you just leaked their entire design plan.

  18. Re:Rival? on Google's China Rival To Create Android-Like OS · · Score: 1

    I'm confused how do you counterfeit open source software?

    Don't under-estimate the Chinese. We may not have the capability to counterfeit open source software but they WILL find a way.

  19. Re:SImple non-dictionary passwords on Passwords That Are Simple — and Safe(?) · · Score: 1

    The best passwords I've used are non-dictionary but pronounceable words. The simplest way to generate one is to alternate consonants and vowels, for example 'lasopedi'. It's easy to remember because your brain can store it as a word, not as a random series of letters. You can add uppercase letters, symbols, or numbers if you want it more complex, like 'lasoPedi2!', which is still pretty easy to remember.

    There have been numerous studies that show long passwords are stronger and sentences are easier to remember than random garble.

    Rather than lasoPedo4life! which isn't all that to easy unless your name is laso and you're a raging pedo, try something like:
    "My name is Ceswiedler and my dong is 2" long!"

    Long but easy to remember.

    Plus this would discourage password sharing :)

  20. Re:I like it on Airlines Get Billions From Unbundled Services · · Score: 1

    >>>Dinged $25 on the way to Vegas. Then dinged another $52 in resort fees. Sure its *ONLY* $77. But fraud is fraud.

    Exaggerate much? I'm sure there's some way you could have avoided those fees, like not carrying luggage or using a different hotel or complaining to your credit card about an unauthorized charge.

    Well I didn't get dinged on the way back, of course I could throw a tantrum like your mom did when she missed her flight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVw7entkxg I guess it all depends on far you want to take it.

  21. Re:I like it on Airlines Get Billions From Unbundled Services · · Score: 2

    But they did not lower the prices.

    But they DID lower prices. A quick search shows this. Last year, Southwest was the cheapest to Vegas. Now, Delta and others are $100 or so cheaper. Add in the bag charges and it's back to where it was when I flew last year.

    Really? How's your opinion on the "Resort Fees" they're charging in Vegas?

    I normally fly Canadian carriers so I wasn't aware the rules had changed. Dinged $25 on the way to Vegas. Then dinged another $52 in resort fees.

    Sure its *ONLY* $77. But fraud is fraud. I purchased a full package. If I'm paying extra when I get there (aside from voluntary tip) then it's fraud plain and simple.

    Plus I had to abandon my toothpaste and hair gel at the hotel which was cheaper than paying the $25 checked baggage fee again.

    Then I receive a bunch of crap from customs on the way in because I DIDN'T buy anything. I bullsh!t you not, they were upset we didn't buy enough crap that they could collect more fees. And proceeded to go through our bags to look for NEW items. Next time I'm going to lay a nice juicy used condom on the top of my clothes before I close up the bag. Hey, don't like it? Then don't fvck with my stuff or get a new job.

    I only went to Vegas again because it was my girlfriends first time. If it was me I would have just spent the money locally. I'd rather drive out of spite.

  22. Re:Great thing on Rat Lung Successfully Regenerated and Transplanted · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm 27, and I think it'd be great for the need to organ donors to no longer be needed in my lifetime. Not because being an organ donor is a bad thing, but simply because we found a better way of getting organs for those who need them.

    I'm 4 years old, and I think it's would be neato if we could solve world hunger in my lifetime. Not because being skinny is a bad thing, but simply because we found a better way of distributing Oreos to those who need them.

    I hope this comment was super helpful. Hey, what did you expect, I'm only 4 years old.

  23. Re:We have to! on World Cup Prediction Failures · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Goldman has published an exhaustive list of defences against the allegations that it acted illegally when it allowed hedge fund Paulson & Co to choose some of the sub-prime backed securities to be included in a product it sold to investors even though it knew the hedge fund was betting against them."

    The financial giants don't predict the markets, they make them.

    A better analogy would be if Goldman Sachs was allowed to pick the players for each team, and put all the worst players into Brazil. Then sell all their customers bets for Brazil to win while simultaneously betting against them.

  24. Re:More money than brains? on iPhone 3G vs. Solar Death Ray · · Score: 4, Informative

    They could have sold it for maybe 30-40 bucks.

    Break.com pays $600 for videos that make it to their front page. This made it. I think this was a better investment.

  25. Re:No 3d? on Porn Industry Ready To Drop Flash · · Score: 4, Insightful

    For tits, yeah, that'd be great. But there are often also dicks.

    You're over thinking it. From now on all 3D porn is limited to lesbian orgies, I think everyone can agree on that.