And even if it were a video screen and not an oscilloscope screen, it still wouldn't be the first, as OXO in 1952 on the EDSAC predated it.
(Yes, there was NIMROD, but that didn't use a video screen. Although, sounds like the first computer game ever, in 1947, a missile simulator game (going from wikipedia here) used a vector video screen.)
Well, #1, I was working under the assumption that the person doing this would rather lose their machine and data accidentally than get caught with said data.
#2, there are improvements on this idea. For one, installing a device in the distribution box that fluctuates voltage by +2 volts (well within the margin of what the PSU can handle) every 15 seconds for one second, and detecting that.
Of course, the flaw with this plan is... while it destroys the hard drive CONTROLLER, it doesn't destroy the data on the drive at all. And, that's only if they don't follow proper forensic practice and pull the drive - then nothing happens.
So, instead of using this to destroy the computer... use it to destroy the drive. Have the PSU's microcontroller send a pulse as long as it's getting the line voltage pulse, there's gonna be unused cables in there to send it on. Now, run that into a spare pin on the hard drive. (PATA hard drive preferable here, a lot more wires to play with.) Wire that spare pin into a microcontroller connected to a thermite charge. If the drive is powered up for 30 seconds without receiving a pulse, thermite charge lights.
Well, I was originally typing that as +12VDC, and then I realized, wait, there are some components in there that normally run on +12VDC that you also want to fry, and forgot to take out the +.;)
That's what they want you to think, except I see a ridiculously huge flaw in this that isn't addressed, and can't be until they release their full paper.
They used a laptop.
What do many laptops have? Wifi.
Personally, my suspicion is they had a script running on the laptop, sending the keystrokes from the laptop to the desktop that was "intercepting" the keystrokes. Or, even worse, they just had a script set up to show those messages after given delays?
Also, note that the time it took to walk from the second room back to the first in the second video was about the same as it took for the program to finish decoding "trust," (but not the rest of "trust no one") but "password" was fully decoded. Maybe they got sloppy?
What about installing a microcontroller in the PSU that checks the AC line frequency, and if it's not within the range of what you get at your house (there's slight variances everywhere, after all,) send +120VAC straight into every DC line?
(I've got an M13, an EnduraPro 104 (which has 106 buttons,) and a ThinkPad X61 Tablet (which has somewhere between 92 and 97 depending on how you count them.);))
The subscriber's, as the contract that the subscriber signed most likely says. The subscriber's phone was responsible for the data traffic, and the cause of the traffic makes no difference to the provider.
In most American cars I've driven, the pattern is:
Acc Lock Off On Start
In most foreign cars I've driven, including my current car, the pattern is:
Off Acc On Start (removing the key locks the wheel)
So, it could be dangerous in an American car, as both Acc and Lock lock the wheel, but in the foreign cars I've driven (not sure about my old Civic, but all of the VWs and my current Miata,) the steering wheel can't lock as long as you leave the key in the ignition.
Of course, you do lose power steering and engine vacuum (which means no power brakes after 1 or 2 pumps, usually) if you do this.)
Every time I've tried Ubuntu, it couldn't speak WPA1 (but WPA2 was fine) without shitting all over itself, nor could it work with APs that weren't broadcasting their SSID...
Also, if students make... oh say... 150 points on a test are they allowed to skip a later test or get A++++++ because they obviously have earned it? Or are they gated as well... what happens to THEIR self-esteem when this occurs?
They realize that mediocrity is A-OK, and only strive for 90% on everything.;)
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And even if it were a video screen and not an oscilloscope screen, it still wouldn't be the first, as OXO in 1952 on the EDSAC predated it.
(Yes, there was NIMROD, but that didn't use a video screen. Although, sounds like the first computer game ever, in 1947, a missile simulator game (going from wikipedia here) used a vector video screen.)
Should've tried plugging a keyboard into the PS/2 mouse port - some motherboards don't actually care which one you plug it into.
Why am I not surprised I got modded down?
(Took off the karma bonus for this one... but I don't like posting anon...)
Well, #1, I was working under the assumption that the person doing this would rather lose their machine and data accidentally than get caught with said data.
#2, there are improvements on this idea. For one, installing a device in the distribution box that fluctuates voltage by +2 volts (well within the margin of what the PSU can handle) every 15 seconds for one second, and detecting that.
Of course, the flaw with this plan is... while it destroys the hard drive CONTROLLER, it doesn't destroy the data on the drive at all. And, that's only if they don't follow proper forensic practice and pull the drive - then nothing happens.
So, instead of using this to destroy the computer... use it to destroy the drive. Have the PSU's microcontroller send a pulse as long as it's getting the line voltage pulse, there's gonna be unused cables in there to send it on. Now, run that into a spare pin on the hard drive. (PATA hard drive preferable here, a lot more wires to play with.) Wire that spare pin into a microcontroller connected to a thermite charge. If the drive is powered up for 30 seconds without receiving a pulse, thermite charge lights.
Well, I was originally typing that as +12VDC, and then I realized, wait, there are some components in there that normally run on +12VDC that you also want to fry, and forgot to take out the +. ;)
Even the Model M isn't shielded at all...
However, the Northgate Omnikeys did have metal casings, IIRC...
That's what they want you to think, except I see a ridiculously huge flaw in this that isn't addressed, and can't be until they release their full paper.
They used a laptop.
What do many laptops have? Wifi.
Personally, my suspicion is they had a script running on the laptop, sending the keystrokes from the laptop to the desktop that was "intercepting" the keystrokes. Or, even worse, they just had a script set up to show those messages after given delays?
Also, note that the time it took to walk from the second room back to the first in the second video was about the same as it took for the program to finish decoding "trust," (but not the rest of "trust no one") but "password" was fully decoded. Maybe they got sloppy?
What about installing a microcontroller in the PSU that checks the AC line frequency, and if it's not within the range of what you get at your house (there's slight variances everywhere, after all,) send +120VAC straight into every DC line?
103? So it's an IBM Model M13? :P
(I've got an M13, an EnduraPro 104 (which has 106 buttons,) and a ThinkPad X61 Tablet (which has somewhere between 92 and 97 depending on how you count them.) ;))
The subscriber's, as the contract that the subscriber signed most likely says. The subscriber's phone was responsible for the data traffic, and the cause of the traffic makes no difference to the provider.
True, true. But, most people don't have a codec for FLV, except in their Flash player.
For 320x240 FLVs to play smoothly, I have to throw a 1.6GHz Core 2 Duo at the problem.
"Real" formats play fine on my old 1.2GHz iBook G4 - even at higher resolutions.
So, Flash is NOT a PITA on only the most recent systems, but only if you're not running Linux/x64.
In most American cars I've driven, the pattern is:
Acc Lock Off On Start
In most foreign cars I've driven, including my current car, the pattern is:
Off Acc On Start (removing the key locks the wheel)
So, it could be dangerous in an American car, as both Acc and Lock lock the wheel, but in the foreign cars I've driven (not sure about my old Civic, but all of the VWs and my current Miata,) the steering wheel can't lock as long as you leave the key in the ignition.
Of course, you do lose power steering and engine vacuum (which means no power brakes after 1 or 2 pumps, usually) if you do this.)
Unless you rev match each shift, then the wear on the clutch is negligible. (Yes, it does use a small amount of fuel to do that.)
Which is why the real hardcore people not only go into neutral on downhills, they also shut their engines off.
Last time I tried it with wireless was with 7.10, though, with an Atheros card, not sure the exact model.
Every time I've tried Ubuntu, it couldn't speak WPA1 (but WPA2 was fine) without shitting all over itself, nor could it work with APs that weren't broadcasting their SSID...
Hell, Windows 3.0 - Windows 95 supported it, too, as did (in some roundabout way, it looks like) Windows 3.1.
Also, if students make... oh say... 150 points on a test are they allowed to skip a later test or get A++++++ because they obviously have earned it? Or are they gated as well... what happens to THEIR self-esteem when this occurs?
They realize that mediocrity is A-OK, and only strive for 90% on everything. ;)
(That's what I did.)
But no matter how bad the Google situation is, at least you won't have to jailbreak the damn thing to run non-approved apps.
Pay the Russians to get a Soyuz ready? Although it might take two trips...
Well, that's pretty much what approval voting is...
And, I've heard that the disk access issues persist in SP1, in some cases, so if you want to accurately test it, use XP. ;)
Could be that 7Zip is accessing the file system via the copy methods, somehow.
That could explain why it's slower on Vista, as copying on Vista is sometimes hit or miss on speed...
What 64-bit OS? Vista?