The article is more about trying to log into Red Hat without a password ( BTW is it really that easy?).
Here's my submission
"Playing with Toyota's Civic"
This morning when I was about to go to work, I realized I have locked the car key inside my 1989 Civic, everything was locked and I can't remember where I put the spare key.
Arrgh. After some fiddling with the keyhole, though, I found that I have left the driver side window slightly opened! The gap's big enough to slide a coat hanger in! So I grabbed my trusty coat hanger, made a hook and the opened the door.
The car has a steering wheel, AM/FM radio, few buttons, pedals and seats. I also have a Knoppix CD and some Open Source documents in the glove box. Now I really don't want to sell it especially I can only fetch less than $200! ARRGH!
The UX-1 Story by Mike Coffey (KJ4Z) and Dan Bowen (K2VOL)
Dan (K2VOL) and I originally decided we wanted to launch a balloon in the Spring of 2003. We had seen a few articles about hams launching balloons, visited a few websites about their adventures, and thought it sounded like something we'd like to get into. We made plans, did some research, and then life intervened. A year went by without any further real action. In the Fall of 2003, I acquired several Dakota Digital cameras with the idea that they might be useful for the balloon. In the Summer of 2004, we decided it was time to get our acts in gear. I assembled a Hi-Value Radio PocketTracker, and Dan bought two latex balloons from Kaymont and a parachute from Public Missiles. We also found a closeout on DigiTraveler GPSes at RadioShack, and bought all that they had (for $20 apiece). Then, once again, we got busy, and another year went by. It wasn't until March 2005 that the topic came up again in a UTARC meeting. We decided that it was imperative to set a date for the launch, or it would never happen. Half randomly, we chose May 14, 2005, with a rain date the following day. Little did we realize what we were getting ourselves into...
One day, a few weeks before the scheduled launch, it dawned on us that there was still much to do -- too much, it seemed. Although we had all major flight systems more-or-less together, overall assembly had not even begun, and we really had only the vaguest notions of what we needed to do to get everything ready. Dan put out requests for assistance on the UTARC email list, and we both began doing research about the next steps. Dan decided the best way to proceed would be to have separate launch and recovery crews. The task of the launch crew would be to get the balloon safely into the air; after that, the recovery team would take over and chase it, with the eventual goal of recovering the payload. Fortunately, several people piped up and volunteered to be part of the recovery team, and Jeff Napier (AF3X) volunteered to find a launch site for us. That meant it was up to Dan and me to get the balloon itself ready. We found a small styrofoam cooler that we thought would be a good container for the payload, as it was lightweight and would keep everything insulated. Dan built a circuit board to contain the various control systems for the balloon, and I built a half-wave dipole antenna for our tracking system. We requisitioned a canister of helium from Holston Gases, which turned out to be a bit of a bureaucratic ordeal, and then went to pick it up a few days before launch with the assistance of Don Riley (N4CZL). Physically, we now had all the parts of the balloon, but the fun was just beginning.
As anyone who works with modern electronics knows, hardware is only half the equation, and so it was with the balloon. Dan spent a great deal of time in the runup to launch programming the software for the Basic Stamp microcontroller that would govern the balloon's overall operation. Basically, this device is a small computer that controls the GPS, radio, siren and strobe. If the microcontroller does not function properly, there is an excellent chance that the balloon and payload will be lost. At the same time, I was working to apply software patches and hacks to the digital camera so that it could take more photos on our flight. By this time, it was the Friday night before the scheduled launch, and I went home, thinking Dan would also be wrapping up in a few hours. What I didn't realize was that he would actually never go to bed that night.
Dan spent the entire night working on final assembly of the payload and programming the microcontroller. At 4:30 AM, he discovered that the expensive, lightweight lithium batteries we had bought from surplus were completely dead. Without the lithium batteries, we could either postpone for a week, or fly with regular heavy alkaline batteries, which would put us outside of our known weight calculations. With only 20 minu
I can't believe I'm saying this, but sometimes rich people get poorer.
MJ is reportedly spending $30 million per year more than he earns. I probably wouldn't earn $30 million in my whole life, yet someone is capable of spending that much more than he earns.
Similarly, the movie industry is digging its own grave by creating larger and larger expenses which it has to find more and more money to pay for.
I'm surprised that movie industry is not following up how pr0n industry can be so successful and profitable.
Being sophisticated and innovative in member management is one thing, but more importantly is the undeniable fact that pr0n industry actually produces something that viewers want to watch, maybe that is why people are paying to watch it. Pr0n is probably one of the most pirated product known to mankind, yet it's still a feasible business living through printed to digital materials.
There's a story about movie slump, the article mentioned that the industry needs something that can get people excited about going to the movies.
Is it correct that spyware works for its master? So at some stage it must try to communicate with its master to relay any information back right?
I believe if a lab (open, sponsored or even MS) can do the traceback and tie every spyware to its owner, then it'll be easier for those who want to take action to do whatever the law allows.
For example, if credit card numbers or PayPal logins are purposely fed to the spyware, and whoever uses that information will be linked directly to the spyware.
1. Use our stuff to create your stuff 2. ??? 3. Profit!!!!
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Seriously who would need to refute claims like that? The sooner they get this thing out, the sooner the rumors will vaporize automatically. The rest is just a waste of time.
Tell me which one would you believe more - Microsoft claiming that they're working on patches to fix some exploits "as we speak", or they're asking users to download the patches now?
And for normal websites that don't previously own your other details, you can sign up using a credit card, which links to your other details like address, phone etc.
However I think this is getting too far:) Relying on so many sources to pass around your details is just as bad a idea.
Mouse movement is harder to track because the correct image can be positioned randomly among few bogus ones
And there can be more than one correct image (i.e. this time it shows your birthday, next time your street name, then first 3 digits of your phone etc.) in the database to choose from.
When using online banking (or anything online really), once you have entered your login correctly, the site displays a graphical challenge derived from one of your personal details, such as address, phone, birthday etc., and you use your mouse to choose the correct one and proceed.
I guess this is similar to the additional 3/4 digits at the back of a credit card.
With a PG-13 rating, parents will be forced to go with their children to watch the movie, so not only you get the expected children tickets, you now have as many adult tickets too, and the extra drink and popcorn sales. Truly a great success.
Now imagine if this superfan camping out for 139 days is under 13....
While the "free" license is a good gesture, it's also indirectly implying that Apple needs approval from other entities to trade, and that's the risk that shouldn't be ignored.
What if this Tiger-Cats is bought by another business?
And not to mention TigerDirect is more or less in the same trade (which determines the trademark's validity) as Apple, and sports is not yet computer hardware-related until robots start playing.
If Apple wants to trade as 'Apple' exclusively in computer hardware, then it must be prepared that TigerDirect wants to trade as 'Tiger' exclusively.
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I thought the story would be from the lava-still-hot dept?
Based on the fact that a 82-billion-dollar emergency budget for military operations has just been approved, this "Space Arm Race" might just be the only realistic hope for us to see any space ventures in our life time.
Is this a variant of how sticky-note Bill are attached (and passed) under another guaranteed Bill?
I'm sure in order to bring weapons into the space, a lot of technologies will have to be developed, which hopefully will benefit many other sectors.
So where's the "review" on this NSP?
The article is more about trying to log into Red Hat without a password ( BTW is it really that easy?).
Here's my submission
"Playing with Toyota's Civic"
This morning when I was about to go to work, I realized I have locked the car key inside my 1989 Civic, everything was locked and I can't remember where I put the spare key.
Arrgh. After some fiddling with the keyhole, though, I found that I have left the driver side window slightly opened! The gap's big enough to slide a coat hanger in! So I grabbed my trusty coat hanger, made a hook and the opened the door.
The car has a steering wheel, AM/FM radio, few buttons, pedals and seats. I also have a Knoppix CD and some Open Source documents in the glove box. Now I really don't want to sell it especially I can only fetch less than $200! ARRGH!
No photos here, but the article is about as good:
The UX-1 Story
by Mike Coffey (KJ4Z) and Dan Bowen (K2VOL)
Dan (K2VOL) and I originally decided we wanted to launch a balloon in the Spring of 2003. We had seen a few articles about hams launching balloons, visited a few websites about their adventures, and thought it sounded like something we'd like to get into. We made plans, did some research, and then life intervened. A year went by without any further real action. In the Fall of 2003, I acquired several Dakota Digital cameras with the idea that they might be useful for the balloon. In the Summer of 2004, we decided it was time to get our acts in gear. I assembled a Hi-Value Radio PocketTracker, and Dan bought two latex balloons from Kaymont and a parachute from Public Missiles. We also found a closeout on DigiTraveler GPSes at RadioShack, and bought all that they had (for $20 apiece). Then, once again, we got busy, and another year went by. It wasn't until March 2005 that the topic came up again in a UTARC meeting. We decided that it was imperative to set a date for the launch, or it would never happen. Half randomly, we chose May 14, 2005, with a rain date the following day. Little did we realize what we were getting ourselves into...
One day, a few weeks before the scheduled launch, it dawned on us that there was still much to do -- too much, it seemed. Although we had all major flight systems more-or-less together, overall assembly had not even begun, and we really had only the vaguest notions of what we needed to do to get everything ready. Dan put out requests for assistance on the UTARC email list, and we both began doing research about the next steps. Dan decided the best way to proceed would be to have separate launch and recovery crews. The task of the launch crew would be to get the balloon safely into the air; after that, the recovery team would take over and chase it, with the eventual goal of recovering the payload. Fortunately, several people piped up and volunteered to be part of the recovery team, and Jeff Napier (AF3X) volunteered to find a launch site for us. That meant it was up to Dan and me to get the balloon itself ready. We found a small styrofoam cooler that we thought would be a good container for the payload, as it was lightweight and would keep everything insulated. Dan built a circuit board to contain the various control systems for the balloon, and I built a half-wave dipole antenna for our tracking system. We requisitioned a canister of helium from Holston Gases, which turned out to be a bit of a bureaucratic ordeal, and then went to pick it up a few days before launch with the assistance of Don Riley (N4CZL). Physically, we now had all the parts of the balloon, but the fun was just beginning.
As anyone who works with modern electronics knows, hardware is only half the equation, and so it was with the balloon. Dan spent a great deal of time in the runup to launch programming the software for the Basic Stamp microcontroller that would govern the balloon's overall operation. Basically, this device is a small computer that controls the GPS, radio, siren and strobe. If the microcontroller does not function properly, there is an excellent chance that the balloon and payload will be lost. At the same time, I was working to apply software patches and hacks to the digital camera so that it could take more photos on our flight. By this time, it was the Friday night before the scheduled launch, and I went home, thinking Dan would also be wrapping up in a few hours. What I didn't realize was that he would actually never go to bed that night.
Dan spent the entire night working on final assembly of the payload and programming the microcontroller. At 4:30 AM, he discovered that the expensive, lightweight lithium batteries we had bought from surplus were completely dead. Without the lithium batteries, we could either postpone for a week, or fly with regular heavy alkaline batteries, which would put us outside of our known weight calculations. With only 20 minu
It's almost as exciting as reading how NASA got Apollo13 back, but the fact that the payload just dropped back to earth "randomly" is quite alarming.
...unless these students get paid and buy a XBox 360 straight away.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but sometimes rich people get poorer.
MJ is reportedly spending $30 million per year more than he earns. I probably wouldn't earn $30 million in my whole life, yet someone is capable of spending that much more than he earns.
Similarly, the movie industry is digging its own grave by creating larger and larger expenses which it has to find more and more money to pay for.
I'm surprised that movie industry is not following up how pr0n industry can be so successful and profitable.
Being sophisticated and innovative in member management is one thing, but more importantly is the undeniable fact that pr0n industry actually produces something that viewers want to watch, maybe that is why people are paying to watch it. Pr0n is probably one of the most pirated product known to mankind, yet it's still a feasible business living through printed to digital materials.
There's a story about movie slump, the article mentioned that the industry needs something that can get people excited about going to the movies.
Is it correct that spyware works for its master? So at some stage it must try to communicate with its master to relay any information back right?
I believe if a lab (open, sponsored or even MS) can do the traceback and tie every spyware to its owner, then it'll be easier for those who want to take action to do whatever the law allows.
For example, if credit card numbers or PayPal logins are purposely fed to the spyware, and whoever uses that information will be linked directly to the spyware.
it is designed for low-cost, entry-level desktop PCs running value-based processors
This is fine as long as MS provides a patch when P4 or AMD64 is considered low-cost and entry-level.
1. Use our stuff to create your stuff
2. ???
3. Profit!!!!
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I'm surprised that the PSU and all the cables (like speaker/CAT5) work at all, I feel so uneducated.
And I guess his parts have very little resale value?
The article said "After intensive tests for all morning, the battery of the car was running low".
Does that mean that a similar DOS attack can disable most cars in a car park?
"The new iPod my girlfriend gave me is a trap"
Completely offtopic, but Hilary is a female name, right? So what gives? My tiny brain does not understand.
Imagine if Jobs said "The new Creative Zen Micro my boyfriend gave me is teh crap"
I guess it's like playing FPS games, using aimbots is just not fair.
Seriously who would need to refute claims like that? The sooner they get this thing out, the sooner the rumors will vaporize automatically. The rest is just a waste of time.
Tell me which one would you believe more - Microsoft claiming that they're working on patches to fix some exploits "as we speak", or they're asking users to download the patches now?
Yes I was about to say that.
:) Relying on so many sources to pass around your details is just as bad a idea.
And for normal websites that don't previously own your other details, you can sign up using a credit card, which links to your other details like address, phone etc.
However I think this is getting too far
Mouse movement is harder to track because the correct image can be positioned randomly among few bogus ones
And there can be more than one correct image (i.e. this time it shows your birthday, next time your street name, then first 3 digits of your phone etc.) in the database to choose from.
Will this work against keyloggers?
When using online banking (or anything online really), once you have entered your login correctly, the site displays a graphical challenge derived from one of your personal details, such as address, phone, birthday etc., and you use your mouse to choose the correct one and proceed.
I guess this is similar to the additional 3/4 digits at the back of a credit card.
With a PG-13 rating, parents will be forced to go with their children to watch the movie, so not only you get the expected children tickets, you now have as many adult tickets too, and the extra drink and popcorn sales. Truly a great success.
Now imagine if this superfan camping out for 139 days is under 13....
Is he saying stealing from thieves (or unethical businesses) is not so bad?
While the "free" license is a good gesture, it's also indirectly implying that Apple needs approval from other entities to trade, and that's the risk that shouldn't be ignored.
What if this Tiger-Cats is bought by another business?
And not to mention TigerDirect is more or less in the same trade (which determines the trademark's validity) as Apple, and sports is not yet computer hardware-related until robots start playing.
If Apple wants to trade as 'Apple' exclusively in computer hardware, then it must be prepared that TigerDirect wants to trade as 'Tiger' exclusively.
Funny how you can still make use of children if you hit the right note.
Is 1. "Profit!!" ??
Or integrate into GTA as NPC, so that we can runover them virtual-realitily.