That does of course depend upon the algorythm and the way the software works. If it keeps a closed bloom filter locally on the spammers machine which is checked against these hashes, then without very much work indeed the spammer could brute force this quite nicely.
However, if this software was on the bluesecure site, then the spammers would have to connect once for every mail about to be sent. Hash, connect, test, drop or send.
rinse repeat.
This sounds like a lot of trouble to go to to remove just a few people from a list. bluesecure will then know how much mail is being sent by these guys and just rob THEIR list.
Think about it, the "hash" algorythm has to be strong enough to be none reversable, but also long enough to reduce conflicts. Since the source data is already just a short digest, even 32 or 64 characters could be munged up and encrypted to look like a one way function, when in reality they are a 2 way encrypted and compressed mapping of the mail address.
Do we know which hashing algorythm is in use, and even if the spammer has to send his entire list to bluesecure?
If you want to opt out, surely you need to specify YOUR address to the spammer.
If 10,000 people all from around the world using this software all suddenly swamp the spammer with "Unsubscribe me" then the spammer has the list of users?
Forgive me for being a bit thick if this isn't how it works.
Viruses for all different operating systems exist. There are holes and exploits for practically everything known to man.
Now, if I walk into the dodgiest parts of town (with my turtle neck sweater on) and ask the shady guy at the street corner for a forbidden secret preview of the next big thing do you really think I will survive with the same number (and size) orifices as I started with?
Once you leave the beaten track, you cannot be sure what lurks in the shadows.
Its obvious we expect more processing power, but the prices nowadays are silly. Its also fucked up the benchmarking because you can't just look for the card your interested in, you have to check for it being in SLI or QSLI mode.
I recently "upgraded" from my nvidia 5900 AGP system to a pci express system, however was unwilling to spend lots on the graphics card.
I opted to get a nice motherboard with onboard nvidia 6100 on (only £40!).
I chose not to play half life 2 for a while because I didn't think it would play, but have been pleasantly surprised with the results since. Sure, I can't run at super resolution (I think I use 800*600 now) but I have all the options turned up and it seems to handle HDR ok. It barely slows down and I've held off buying a new card until something comes along that warrants it.
(I have a couple of hundred pounds put away until I need a new card)
I think Nasa should coat the entire shuttle and tanks with materials cold enough to not freeze during take off and with a hard enough shell to survive the heat of re-entry.
Yes folks, I believe we should coat the tanks and shuttle body with politicians and lawyers.
Before you deride my concept as mere rambling, consider that they are now running the show anyway so we might as well make them useful.
I did a quick survey amongst the remaining engineers and technical folks at Nasa and they all consider my proposal double plus good.
I can't see anything else major and nothing to indicate the spike on december 1st. but then again I just did a cursory search, others may have more google foo.
Of course they are going to say they listened to the public, but it probably came from Mr dell having a grey alien over his shoulder now whispering things about customer satisfaction and doing the right thing.
Remember, they were shoving this crap down our necks for years then all of a sudden just mere weeks after buying Alienware we see this...
I know its a dupe. Incase I was a little too subtle, it was gentle humour. I've not seen a digg article link back to slash before and thought I would give a post like all message boards get after a being/.ed or dugg.
Without a central DB I can become duplicated on the system and lead a double life. One card says I live in england and another says I live in Scotland. Both have my details (even fingerprints) but because they are not linked I can happily exist on both.
How is this new card going to work over the telephone, or god forbid, over the internet? How can I verify myself any better with a smart card than I can currently?
If you drill a tiny hole through a block and looked through it, you would realise you can get a really clear single spot of whatever your looking at directly in front of the "sensor". It has almost infinite focus without a lens, you just see whatever is directly at the end of your pinhole tube.
If you now consider these tubes spaced out across the entire size of your monitor you can see a rectangular image area in sharp focus directly where you should be sitting.
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That does of course depend upon the algorythm and the way the software works.
If it keeps a closed bloom filter locally on the spammers machine which is checked against these hashes, then without very much work indeed the spammer could brute force this quite nicely.
However, if this software was on the bluesecure site, then the spammers would have to connect once for every mail about to be sent.
Hash, connect, test, drop or send.
rinse repeat.
This sounds like a lot of trouble to go to to remove just a few people from a list.
bluesecure will then know how much mail is being sent by these guys and just rob THEIR list.
Think about it, the "hash" algorythm has to be strong enough to be none reversable, but also long enough to reduce conflicts.
Since the source data is already just a short digest, even 32 or 64 characters could be munged up and encrypted to look like a one way function, when in reality they are a 2 way encrypted and compressed mapping of the mail address.
Do we know which hashing algorythm is in use, and even if the spammer has to send his entire list to bluesecure?
If you want to opt out, surely you need to specify YOUR address to the spammer.
If 10,000 people all from around the world using this software all suddenly swamp the spammer with "Unsubscribe me" then the spammer has the list of users?
Forgive me for being a bit thick if this isn't how it works.
The link is incorrect.
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You have trimmed the spaces from the name.
correct one is: http://mindstorms.lego.com/press/2057/Open%20Sour
liquidcoooled
supervillians called Steve?
Anyone knows you don't get something for nothing.
Viruses for all different operating systems exist.
There are holes and exploits for practically everything known to man.
Now, if I walk into the dodgiest parts of town (with my turtle neck sweater on) and ask the shady guy at the street corner for a forbidden secret preview of the next big thing do you really think I will survive with the same number (and size) orifices as I started with?
Once you leave the beaten track, you cannot be sure what lurks in the shadows.
Why is this?
Its obvious we expect more processing power, but the prices nowadays are silly.
Its also fucked up the benchmarking because you can't just look for the card your interested in, you have to check for it being in SLI or QSLI mode.
I recently "upgraded" from my nvidia 5900 AGP system to a pci express system, however was unwilling to spend lots on the graphics card.
I opted to get a nice motherboard with onboard nvidia 6100 on (only £40!).
I chose not to play half life 2 for a while because I didn't think it would play, but have been pleasantly surprised with the results since.
Sure, I can't run at super resolution (I think I use 800*600 now) but I have all the options turned up and it seems to handle HDR ok.
It barely slows down and I've held off buying a new card until something comes along that warrants it.
(I have a couple of hundred pounds put away until I need a new card)
In space, noone can hear them scream ;)
I think Nasa should coat the entire shuttle and tanks with materials cold enough to not freeze during take off and with a hard enough shell to survive the heat of re-entry.
Yes folks, I believe we should coat the tanks and shuttle body with politicians and lawyers.
Before you deride my concept as mere rambling, consider that they are now running the show anyway so we might as well make them useful.
I did a quick survey amongst the remaining engineers and technical folks at Nasa and they all consider my proposal double plus good.
Popup blockers will need frikkin' laser beams attached to their heads to wipe out that kind of popup.
Less AdBlock, more AdSeekoutandDestroy.
I was thinking more about Phantasm, and can imagine the astronauts being chased down tiny corridors.
I've managed to find that Alexa released their web search platform code in december.
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http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/
I can't see anything else major and nothing to indicate the spike on december 1st.
but then again I just did a cursory search, others may have more google foo.
Of course they are going to say they listened to the public, but it probably came from Mr dell having a grey alien over his shoulder now whispering things about customer satisfaction and doing the right thing.
Remember, they were shoving this crap down our necks for years then all of a sudden just mere weeks after buying Alienware we see this...
Why buy them out.
Come under our wing and follow our direct authority and give us all your profits or we turn you scumbags in.
I know its a dupe. /.ed or dugg.
Incase I was a little too subtle, it was gentle humour.
I've not seen a digg article link back to slash before and thought I would give a post like all message boards get after a being
Incoming, say hi to all the digg people when they arrive. ;)
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Oh sorry, your all already here
http://digg.com/linux_unix/_Linux_Version_of_Demo
(yes it links back to this article)
Without a central DB I can become duplicated on the system and lead a double life.
One card says I live in england and another says I live in Scotland.
Both have my details (even fingerprints) but because they are not linked I can happily exist on both.
How is this new card going to work over the telephone, or god forbid, over the internet?
How can I verify myself any better with a smart card than I can currently?
No, if enough people do this, then the system will become balanced.
If EVERYONE went onto this, then the peak period would simply shift into the middle of the night and the pricing plans would change accordingly.
If half the people used it then the peak would not be as peaked and the energy companies could relax a little.
What I do see as a bigger problem however is running your entire daily usage down the wires in a couple of hours.
Electric fires could occur in none optimal dwellings.
But whilst your here, would you be interested in 300 kilograms of fish?
No, well could I interest you in some top notch perfume, direct from the makers?
Your wife would like it, I would be lying if I said I was making money from this.
But wait, theres more....
Perhaps the fact that you have a bloody stump where your hand was would be a good indicator.
But if they find your hand, they will know who to return it to.
Feyr, I'm sorry to tell you this, you must have died 3 years ago and they are just tapering off your payments.
If you drill a tiny hole through a block and looked through it, you would realise you can get a really clear single spot of whatever your looking at directly in front of the "sensor".
It has almost infinite focus without a lens, you just see whatever is directly at the end of your pinhole tube.
If you now consider these tubes spaced out across the entire size of your monitor you can see a rectangular image area in sharp focus directly where you should be sitting.
You will basically get a really clear image.
Its the same principle as an insects' compound eye.
Wicked!
It should carry all the license keys its discovered along the way and randomly swap them about.