They already have.. anyone remember the comic book senate hearing from the 50's?....
I think E.C. summed it up nicely with their 23rd (and last) issue of the MAD comic book.
Re:This spam is from people you know!
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Thats sort of what we do.
We have a couple of mailing lists at work set up to handle the "Someone's lights are on" / "free food in the kitchen" emails. And actually, its worked out pretty well.
Every so often someone hits the Reply-To-All button, but for the most part, these list really cut down on the spam/ junk email being sent to:all.
Also, btw, I haven't seen anyone post about how the US warned China about their consistent 'hot-dogging' and near-sideswipping our planes over the past couple of months. Anyone have a link? I couldn't find one on google.
Even though I've been leeching (and serving) off of napster for months, I don't recall d/ling any major label artist. I'm sure there are some, but nothing that I listen to enough to bother about...
I use Blink.com.
You can upload and download bookmarks through your account on their site, as well as organize them and share them out with other users.
May not be the solution you were looking for.. but if works pretty good for me!
I've been looking for Doraemon and Dr. Slump for years.
Does anyone know if anything has been translated/ subbed, or if any episodes are availible anywhere??
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Actually, its been my experience that third world contries are catching up much faster.
I've encountered people in dug-out canoes on the amazon, people who literally live in huts and live off of the land, who have Hotmail accounts and regularly use them. Internet access at the typical cyber-pub in the small villiages in Peru (the ones that have electricity) runs about.10 cents an hour.
And cell phone usage is almost as prevelant in Brazil as it is here. Mostly because they don't need to build the infrastructure that a traditional phone network would require.
Kalisto didn't want 'out' -- the just came upon the new copy protection that they couldn't crack.
Hence the earlier "We're Out".nfo which was quickly retracked when they released a game 16 hours later. That game had copy protection which at first they thought they wouldn't crack for some time, but as it turns out, it was rather simple.
However, the later games have had better copy protection, and one which Kalisto really couldn't crack, so rather than saying "we don;t know what the hells going on now", they feed the kiddies and announce their 'outing'
Of course, then Echelon comes along, and actually knows what they're doing -- read their.nfo's to see how they broke the new 'encryption'
I think he's maintaining session through client side cookies, which works well and good for most browsers, but when you start maintaining session by placing cookies down to a WAP device, those cookies are stored on the server with a new sessionid - and are not accessable by the java applets?
I think the easiest, most cost effective solution would be to suck it up and use IIS. The next best might just be to change the way you maintain session. (however, I'm not familier with Enhydra...)
Received this in a forward this morning. Somewhat related to the matter at hand.. and definitely amusing:
NOTE: This story is licenced under the GPL version 2.
It is a dark and stormy night in a dark and stormy town. Tonight we find ourselves looking apon Dick and Jane, two programmers bundled up by the fire discussing current events:
"So, Jane, how was your day?" says Dick. "Oh, fine. You know, I just heard about this interesting program that is creating quite a fuss." says Jane, "It is called 'css_descramble.c'.". "Wow," Dick enthused, "I have heard of it. My buddy kept talking about it. He couldn't stop mentioning how it was...how did he put it? Ah yes, 'Released under the version 2 of the GPL and Copyright 1999 Derek Fawcus'". Jane jumped with joy. "I am so glad you have heard of it. I happen to have a copy. Here, look. The very first thing it does is '#include ' then it has '#include '." "You are right, but you forgot '#include "css-descramble.h"'" Dick admonished. Jane blushed, "Silly me. Well, we should have a look at the code. It seems to start with 'typedef unsigned char byte;'. Then it moves right along to an array. What is that? Oh, 'static byte csstab1[256]={'" "I know!" Dick blurted, "lets play a number game! I will say a bunch of numbers, then you can repeat the numbers. Ready? '0x33,0x73,0x3b,0x26,0x63,0x23,0x6b,0x76,0x3e,0x 7e,0x36,0x2b,0x6e,0x2e,0x66, 0x7b,'" "Hmmm...that is one long list of numbers...let me see. Was it, ' 0xd3,0x93,0xdb,0x06,0x43,0x03,0x4b,0x96,0xde,0x9 e,0xd6,0x0b,0x4e,0x0e,0x46,0 x9b,'?" Dick frowned, "That is completely wrong! Well, let me try again, '0x57,0x17,0x5f,0x82,0xc7,0x87,0xcf,0x12,0x5a,0x 1a,0x52,0x8f,0xca,0x8a,0xc2, 0x1f,'" Jane furrowed her brow, "I think I can do this one, '0xd9,0x99,0xd1,0x00,0x49,0x09,0x41,0x90,0xd8,0x 98,0xd0,0x01,0x48,0x08,0x40, 0x91,'?" "Wow!" dick exclamed, "You suck! Third time is the charm: '0x3d,0x7d,0x35,0x24,0x6d,0x2d,0x65,0x74,0x3c,0x 7c,0x34,0x25,0x6c,0x2c,0x64, 0x75,'. Got it? "I think so," Jane said, "Is it '0xdd,0x9d,0xd5,0x04,0x4d,0x0d,0x45,0x94,0xdc,0x 9c,0xd4,0x05,0x4c,0x0c,0x44, 0x95,'?" Dick scowled, "No, no, no! It is, '0x59,0x19,0x51,0x80,0xc9,0x89,0xc1,0x10,0x58,0x 18,0x50,0x81,0xc8,0x88,0xc0, 0x11,' or is it, '0xd7,0x97,0xdf,0x02,0x47,0x07,0x4f,0x92,0xda,0x 9a,0xd2,0x0f,0x4a,0x0a,0x42, 0x9f,'? That is not right. It could have been, '0x53,0x13,0x5b,0x86,0xc3,0x83,0xcb,0x16,0x5e,0x 1e,0x56,0x8b,0xce,0x8e,0xc6, 0x1b,0xb3,0xf3,0xbb,0xa6,0xe3,0xa3,0xeb,0xf6,0xb e,0xfe,0xb6,0xab,0xee,0xae,0 xe6,0xfb,0x37,0x77,0x3f,0x22,0x67,0x27,0x6f,0x72 ,0x3a,0x7a,0x32,0x2f,0x6a,0x 2a,0x62,0x7f,'. No that is too many letters...." "I remember!" Jane interupted "It is '0xb9,0xf9,0xb1,0xa0,0xe9,0xa9,0xe1,0xf0,0xb8,0x f8,0xb0,0xa1,0xe8,0xa8,0xe0, 0xf1,0x5d,0x1d,0x55,0x84,0xcd,0x8d,0xc5,0x14,0x5 c,0x1c,0x54,0x85,0xcc,0x8c,0 xc4,0x15,'. Well, either that or '0xbd,0xfd,0xb5,0xa4,0xed,0xad,0xe5,0xf4,0xbc,0x fc,0xb4,0xa5,0xec,0xac,0xe4, 0xf5,0x39,0x79,0x31,0x20,0x69,0x29,0x61,0x70,0x3 8,0x78,0x30,0x21,0x68,0x28,0 x60,0x71,0xb7,0xf7,0xbf,0xa2,0xe7,0xa7,0xef,0xf2 ,0xba,0xfa,0xb2,0xaf,0xea,0x aa,0xe2,0xff'" "Boy, that was harder than I thought." Dick sighed. Where were we in the code? Ah yes, '};static byte lfsr1_bits0[256]={'". "You skipped a bunch" said Jane, "Besides, I am still not ready to look at that again. I feel like counting. In hex! '0x00,0x01,0x02,0x03,0x04,0x05,0x06,0x07,0x09,0x 08,0x0b,0x0a,0x0d,0x0c,0x0f, 0x0e,0x12,0x13,0x10,0x11,0x16,0x17,0x14,0x15,0x1 b,0x1a,0x19,0x18,0x1f,0x1e,0 x1d,0x1c,0x24,0x25,0x26,0x27,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23 ,0x2d,0x2c,0x2f,0x2e,0x29,0x 28,0x2b,0x2a,0x36,0x37,0x34,0x35,0x32,0x33,0x30, 0x31,0x3f,0x3e,0x3d,0x3c,0x3 b,0x3a,0x39,0x38,0x49,0x48,0x4b,0x4a,0x4d,0x4c,0 x4f,0x4e,0x40,0x41,0x42,0x43 ,0x44,0x45,0x46,0x47,0x5b,0x5a,0x59,0x58,0x5f,0x 5e,0x5d,0x5c,0x52,0x53,0x50, 0x51,0x56,0x57,0x54,0x55,0x6d,0x6c,0x6f,0x6e,0x6 9,0x68,0x6b,0x6a,0x64,0x65,0 x66,0x67,0x60,0x61,0x62,0x63,0x7f,0x7e,0x7d,0x7c ,0x7b,0x7a,0x79,0x78,0x76,0x 77,0x74,0x75,0x72,0x73,0x70,0x71,0x92,0x93,0x90, 0x91,0x96,0x97,0x94,0x95,0x9 b,0x9a,0x99,0x98,0x9f,0x9e,0x9d,0x9c,0x80,0x81,0 x82,0x83,0x84,0x85,0x86,0x87 ,0x89,0x88,0x8b,0x8a,0x8d,0x8c,0x8f,0x8e,0xb6,0x b7,0xb4,0xb5,0xb2,0xb3,0xb0, 0xb1,0xbf,0xbe,0xbd,0xbc,0xbb,0xba,0xb9,0xb8,0xa 4,0xa5,0xa6,0xa7,0xa0,0xa1,0 xa2,0xa3,0xad,0xac,0xaf,0xae,0xa9,0xa8,0xab,0xaa ,0xdb,0xda,0xd9,0xd8,0xdf,0x de,0xdd,0xdc,0xd2,0xd3,0xd0,0xd1,0xd6,0xd7,0xd4, 0xd5,0xc9,0xc8,0xcb,0xca,0xc d,0xcc,0xcf,0xce,0xc0,0xc1,0xc2,0xc3,0xc4,0xc5,0 xc6,0xc7,0xff,0xfe,0xfd,0xfc ,0xfb,0xfa,0xf9,0xf8,0xf6,0xf7,0xf4,0xf5,0xf2,0x f3,0xf0,0xf1,0xed,0xec,0xef, 0xee,0xe9,0xe8,0xeb,0xea,0xe4,0xe5,0xe6,0xe7,0xe 0,0xe1,0xe2,0xe3'" When jane finished she looked exausted. As she collapsed, she uttered the cryptic phrase, '};static byte lfsr1_bits1[512]={'. Dick slapped Jane back to consciousness. "You counted wrong. You are delerious. Repeat these numbers until you feel better, '0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x 24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb, 0xff,'" Jane smiled, "Numbers always make me feel better. I will repeat those numbers, '0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x 24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb, 0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x0 0,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0 xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff ,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0x b6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb, 0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x9 2,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0 xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d ,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0x b6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49, 0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x9 2,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0 x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d ,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x 24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49, 0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x0 0,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0 x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff ,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x 24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb, 0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x0 0,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0 xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff ,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0x b6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb, 0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x9 2,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0 xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d ,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0x b6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49, 0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x9 2,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0 x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d ,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x 24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49, 0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x0 0,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0 x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff ,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x 24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb, 0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x0 0,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0 xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff ,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0x b6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb, 0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x9 2,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0 xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d ,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0x b6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49, 0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x9 2,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0 x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d ,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x 24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49, 0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x0 0,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0 x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff ,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x 24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb, 0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x0 0,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0 xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff '" "'};static byte bit_reverse[256]={'," Dick swore. "That gave me a headache." But Jane still continued to repeat the numbers, So Dick was forced to drown Jane out with his own numbers, "Two can play at that game, '0x00,0x80,0x40,0xc0,0x20,0xa0,0x60,0xe0,0x10,0x 90,0x50,0xd0,0x30,0xb0,0x70, 0xf0,0x08,0x88,0x48,0xc8,0x28,0xa8,0x68,0xe8,0x1 8,0x98,0x58,0xd8,0x38,0xb8,0 x78,0xf8,0x04,0x84,0x44,0xc4,0x24,0xa4,0x64,0xe4 ,0x14,0x94,0x54,0xd4,0x34,0x b4,0x74,0xf4,0x0c,0x8c,0x4c,0xcc,0x2c,0xac,0x6c, 0xec,0x1c,0x9c,0x5c,0xdc,0x3 c,0xbc,0x7c,0xfc,0x02,0x82,0x42,0xc2,0x22,0xa2,0 x62,0xe2,0x12,0x92,0x52,0xd2 ,0x32,0xb2,0x72,0xf2,0x0a,0x8a,0x4a,0xca,0x2a,0x aa,0x6a,0xea,0x1a,0x9a,0x5a, 0xda,0x3a,0xba,0x7a,0xfa,0x06,0x86,0x46,0xc6,0x2 6,0xa6,0x66,0xe6,0x16,0x96,0 x56,0xd6,0x36,0xb6,0x76,0xf6,0x0e,0x8e,0x4e,0xce ,0x2e,0xae,0x6e,0xee,0x1e,0x 9e,0x5e,0xde,0x3e,0xbe,0x7e,0xfe,0x01,0x81,0x41, 0xc1,0x21,0xa1,0x61,0xe1,0x1 1,0x91,0x51,0xd1,0x31,0xb1,0x71,0xf1,0x09,0x89,0 x49,0xc9,0x29,0xa9,0x69,0xe9 ,0x19,0x99,0x59,0xd9,0x39,0xb9,0x79,0xf9,0x05,0x 85,0x45,0xc5,0x25,0xa5,0x65, 0xe5,0x15,0x95,0x55,0xd5,0x35,0xb5,0x75,0xf5,0x0 d,0x8d,0x4d,0xcd,0x2d,0xad,0 x6d,0xed,0x1d,0x9d,0x5d,0xdd,0x3d,0xbd,0x7d,0xfd ,0x03,0x83,0x43,0xc3,0x23,0x a3,0x63,0xe3,0x13,0x93,0x53,0xd3,0x33,0xb3,0x73, 0xf3,0x0b,0x8b,0x4b,0xcb,0x2 b,0xab,0x6b,0xeb,0x1b,0x9b,0x5b,0xdb,0x3b,0xbb,0 x7b,0xfb,0x07,0x87,0x47,0xc7 ,0x27,0xa7,0x67,0xe7,0x17,0x97,0x57,0xd7,0x37,0x b7,0x77,0xf7,0x0f,0x8f,0x4f, 0xcf,0x2f,0xaf,0x6f,0xef,0x1f,0x9f,0x5f,0xdf,0x3 f,0xbf,0x7f,0xff'" At this, Jane opened her eyes wide, she began shaking and speaking in tounges. "Bloogle said, '};static void css_titlekey(byte *key, byte *im, byte invert){unsigned int lfsr1_lo,lfsr1_hi,lfsr0,combined;byte o_lfsr0, o_lfsr1;byte k[5];int i;lfsr1_lo = im[0] | 0x100;lfsr1_hi = im[1];lfsr0 = ((im[4] >8)&0xff] >16)&0xff]>24)&0xff];'" Jane said as she rolled her eyes. "Lograth told Jane, 'combined = 0;for (i = 0; i >1;lfsr1_lo = ((lfsr1_lo&1)>8)^lfsr0)>>1)^lfsr0)>>3)^lfsr0)>>7); lfsr0 = (lfsr0>>8)|(o_lfsr0>= 8;}'" His voice cresendoed as he reached the height of the epic function, 'key[4]=k[4]^csstab1[key[4]]^key[3];key[3]=k[3]^ csstab1[key[3]]^key[2];key[2 ]=k[2]^csstab1[key[2]]^key[1];key[1]=k[1]^csstab 1[key[1]]^key[0];key[0]=k[0] ^csstab1[key[0]]^key[4];key[4]=k[4]^csstab1[key[ 4]]^key[3];key[3]=k[3]^cssta b1[key[3]]^key[2];key[2]=k[2]^csstab1[key[2]]^ke y[1];key[1]=k[1]^csstab1[key [1]]^key[0];key[0]=k[0]^csstab1[key[0]];}'" Jane relaxed vissibly. At that point there was a knock at the door. Dick got up to answer it. "Oh dear," said Dick. Jane rushed to see the problem. At the door was a a robot gone awry. "Illegal function." It said in monotone, 'int css_decrypttitlekey(byte *tkey, byte *dkey, struct playkey **pkey){byte test[5], pretkey[5];int i = 0;for (; *pkey; ++pkey, ++i) {memcpy(pretkey, dkey + (*pkey)->offset, 5);css_titlekey(pretkey, (*pkey)->key, 0);' Illegal function, 'memcpy(test, dkey, 5);css_titlekey(test, pretkey, 0);if (memcmp(test, pretkey, 5) == 0) {fprintf(stderr, "Using Key %d\n", i+1);break;}}if (!*pkey) {fprintf(stderr, "Shit - Need Key %d\n", i+1);return 0;}css_titlekey(tkey, pretkey, 0xff);return 1;}' violates rules. Illegal function." "Illegal function. What do you suppose it means?" wondered Jane. "Hmm..." said Dick. "Lets see if we can fix the robot with some new instructions." "Robot, enter command mode" Ordered Dick. "By using this robot you agree not to reverse engineer, distribute, rent, or use this robot for purposes not explicitly..." "Whatever," Dick interupted as he pressed the glowing accept button on the torso of the robot, "Robot, enter command mode." "Ready for commands" "Command: 'void css_descramble(byte *sec,byte *key){unsigned int lfsr1_lo,lfsr1_hi,lfsr0,combined;unsigned char o_lfsr0, o_lfsr1;unsigned char *end = sec + 0x800;#define SALTED(i) (key[i] ^ sec[0x54 + (i)])'" Dick paused for a breath, "'lfsr1_lo = SALTED(0) | 0x100;lfsr1_hi = SALTED(1);lfsr0 = ((SALTED(4) >8)&0xff] >16)&0xff]>24)&0xff];sec+=0x80;combined = 0;while (sec != end) {o_lfsr1 = lfsr1_bits0[lfsr1_hi] ^ lfsr1_bits1[lfsr1_lo];lfsr1_hi = lfsr1_lo>>1;lfsr1_lo = ((lfsr1_lo&1)>8)^lfsr0)>>1)^lfsr0)>>3)^lfsr0)>>7 );lfsr0 = (lfsr0>>8)|(o_lfsr0>= 8;}}' End command." At this point the robot did something very frightening. It blew up. Dick and Jane shielded thier eyes. When they were finally able to see again, they were shocked by what lay before their eyes. When the robot exploded, it released thousands of fliers. The fliers flew for miles around. On each flyer the reader was greeted with the source code for a program.
I've got a great copy of Star Wars on my drive, plus a bunch of crappy copies of other movies. But I have found out that if you want something bad enough, eventually you'll be able to track it down.
I guess it all comes down to a persons want/expenditure ratio. I really wanted Austin Powers 2, so I spent 3 days piecing it together. I really don't want any HK movies, so I probably won't even bother clicking on them off of Yahoo.
I just hope that watching these movies isn't such a pain that nobody will do it. Go Yahoo!
First saturdays's rock! I really missed that after moving away from Dallas. (even though I couldn't tell half my friends about it - It's 3AM and you're going where??)
What ALWAYS ALWAYS gets me about packages from Amazon is the actual packaging itself. Whatever is being shipped (books, cds,..) are always placed flat on the bottom of the box with maybe 5 inches of padding above it. ALWAYS. I've never had anything shipped to me with padding above AND below the item.
and still, I guess we could blam the average line worker, but c'mon... its not that hard.
Slashdot Mirror
They already have .. anyone remember the comic book senate hearing from the 50's?....
I think E.C. summed it up nicely with their 23rd (and last) issue of the MAD comic book.
Thats sort of what we do.
:all.
We have a couple of mailing lists at work set up to handle the "Someone's lights are on" / "free food in the kitchen" emails. And actually, its worked out pretty well.
Every so often someone hits the Reply-To-All button, but for the most part, these list really cut down on the spam/ junk email being sent to
Here! Here!
I second that opinion!
Also, btw, I haven't seen anyone post about how the US warned China about their consistent 'hot-dogging' and near-sideswipping our planes over the past couple of months. Anyone have a link? I couldn't find one on google.
I'd like to see someone register www.freelunchster.com and place that quote on the homepage.
:(
why don't I do it? I ain't got 40 bucks
Hell yea!
I'd pay for a Thrill Jockey only napster.
Even though I've been leeching (and serving) off of napster for months, I don't recall d/ling any major label artist. I'm sure there are some, but nothing that I listen to enough to bother about...
I use Blink.com.
.. but if works pretty good for me!
You can upload and download bookmarks through your account on their site, as well as organize them and share them out with other users.
May not be the solution you were looking for
I've been looking for Doraemon and Dr. Slump for years.
Does anyone know if anything has been translated/ subbed, or if any episodes are availible anywhere??
I know of one that did. Harry Browne!!!
Actually, its been my experience that third world contries are catching up much faster. .10 cents an hour.
I've encountered people in dug-out canoes on the amazon, people who literally live in huts and live off of the land, who have Hotmail accounts and regularly use them. Internet access at the typical cyber-pub in the small villiages in Peru (the ones that have electricity) runs about
And cell phone usage is almost as prevelant in Brazil as it is here. Mostly because they don't need to build the infrastructure that a traditional phone network would require.
Just my 2 cents
Gore had a 6 month vacation in vietnam with his camera and a body guard. What a trooper he is!!
Help!Help!
The sewing machines trying to kill me and the toasters been laughing at me!!
Thats what I like about Slashdot
People bitching about people bitching about people using the word ain't!
I also got rid of that stupid news ticker with a couple of these:
  ; load_ocm ticker
now if I could only find a way to loose that search bar, I'd be happy
Kalisto didn't want 'out' -- the just came upon the new copy protection that they couldn't crack.
.nfo which was quickly retracked when they released a game 16 hours later. That game had copy protection which at first they thought they wouldn't crack for some time, but as it turns out, it was rather simple.
.nfo's to see how they broke the new 'encryption'
Hence the earlier "We're Out"
However, the later games have had better copy protection, and one which Kalisto really couldn't crack, so rather than saying "we don;t know what the hells going on now", they feed the kiddies and announce their 'outing'
Of course, then Echelon comes along, and actually knows what they're doing -- read their
unless it was a phish show. Then you'd be a phan.
Check out Etree.org
Its kinda already being done....
If you look around hard enough, you'll find every episode of the most common sitcoms floating around. And DiVX has only helped spread the goodness....
I think he's maintaining session through client side cookies, which works well and good for most browsers, but when you start maintaining session by placing cookies down to a WAP device, those cookies are stored on the server with a new sessionid - and are not accessable by the java applets?
I think the easiest, most cost effective solution would be to suck it up and use IIS. The next best might just be to change the way you maintain session. (however, I'm not familier with Enhydra...)
Received this in a forward this morning. Somewhat related to the matter at hand .. and definitely amusing:
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NOTE: This story is licenced under the GPL version 2.
It is a dark and stormy night in a dark and stormy town. Tonight we find
ourselves looking apon Dick and Jane, two programmers bundled up by the fire
discussing current events:
"So, Jane, how was your day?" says Dick.
"Oh, fine. You know, I just heard about this interesting program that is
creating quite a fuss." says Jane, "It is called 'css_descramble.c'.".
"Wow," Dick enthused, "I have heard of it. My buddy kept talking about it.
He couldn't stop mentioning how it was...how did he put it? Ah yes, 'Released
under the version 2 of the GPL and Copyright 1999 Derek Fawcus'".
Jane jumped with joy. "I am so glad you have heard of it. I happen to
have
a copy. Here, look. The very first thing it does is '#include '
then
it has '#include '."
"You are right, but you forgot '#include "css-descramble.h"'" Dick
admonished.
Jane blushed, "Silly me. Well, we should have a look at the code. It
seems to start with 'typedef unsigned char byte;'. Then it moves right
along
to an array. What is that? Oh, 'static byte csstab1[256]={'"
"I know!" Dick blurted, "lets play a number game! I will say a bunch of
numbers, then you can repeat the numbers. Ready?
'0x33,0x73,0x3b,0x26,0x63,0x23,0x6b,0x76,0x3e,0
0x7b,'"
"Hmmm...that is one long list of numbers...let me see. Was it, '
0xd3,0x93,0xdb,0x06,0x43,0x03,0x4b,0x96,0xde,0x
x9b,'?"
Dick frowned, "That is completely wrong! Well, let me try again,
'0x57,0x17,0x5f,0x82,0xc7,0x87,0xcf,0x12,0x5a,0
0x1f,'"
Jane furrowed her brow, "I think I can do this one,
'0xd9,0x99,0xd1,0x00,0x49,0x09,0x41,0x90,0xd8,0
0x91,'?"
"Wow!" dick exclamed, "You suck! Third time is the charm:
'0x3d,0x7d,0x35,0x24,0x6d,0x2d,0x65,0x74,0x3c,0
0x75,'. Got it?
"I think so," Jane said, "Is it
'0xdd,0x9d,0xd5,0x04,0x4d,0x0d,0x45,0x94,0xdc,0
0x95,'?"
Dick scowled, "No, no, no! It is,
'0x59,0x19,0x51,0x80,0xc9,0x89,0xc1,0x10,0x58,0
0x11,' or is it,
'0xd7,0x97,0xdf,0x02,0x47,0x07,0x4f,0x92,0xda,0
0x9f,'? That is not right. It could have been,
'0x53,0x13,0x5b,0x86,0xc3,0x83,0xcb,0x16,0x5e,0
0x1b,0xb3,0xf3,0xbb,0xa6,0xe3,0xa3,0xeb,0xf6,0x
xe6,0xfb,0x37,0x77,0x3f,0x22,0x67,0x27,0x6f,0x7
2a,0x62,0x7f,'. No that is too many letters...."
"I remember!" Jane interupted "It is
'0xb9,0xf9,0xb1,0xa0,0xe9,0xa9,0xe1,0xf0,0xb8,0
0xf1,0x5d,0x1d,0x55,0x84,0xcd,0x8d,0xc5,0x14,0x
xc4,0x15,'. Well, either that or
'0xbd,0xfd,0xb5,0xa4,0xed,0xad,0xe5,0xf4,0xbc,0
0xf5,0x39,0x79,0x31,0x20,0x69,0x29,0x61,0x70,0x
x60,0x71,0xb7,0xf7,0xbf,0xa2,0xe7,0xa7,0xef,0xf
aa,0xe2,0xff'"
"Boy, that was harder than I thought." Dick sighed. Where were we in
the
code? Ah yes, '};static byte lfsr1_bits0[256]={'".
"You skipped a bunch" said Jane, "Besides, I am still not ready to look
at
that again. I feel like counting. In hex!
'0x00,0x01,0x02,0x03,0x04,0x05,0x06,0x07,0x09,0
0x0e,0x12,0x13,0x10,0x11,0x16,0x17,0x14,0x15,0x
x1d,0x1c,0x24,0x25,0x26,0x27,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x2
28,0x2b,0x2a,0x36,0x37,0x34,0x35,0x32,0x33,0x30
b,0x3a,0x39,0x38,0x49,0x48,0x4b,0x4a,0x4d,0x4c,
,0x44,0x45,0x46,0x47,0x5b,0x5a,0x59,0x58,0x5f,0
0x51,0x56,0x57,0x54,0x55,0x6d,0x6c,0x6f,0x6e,0x
x66,0x67,0x60,0x61,0x62,0x63,0x7f,0x7e,0x7d,0x7
77,0x74,0x75,0x72,0x73,0x70,0x71,0x92,0x93,0x90
b,0x9a,0x99,0x98,0x9f,0x9e,0x9d,0x9c,0x80,0x81,
,0x89,0x88,0x8b,0x8a,0x8d,0x8c,0x8f,0x8e,0xb6,0
0xb1,0xbf,0xbe,0xbd,0xbc,0xbb,0xba,0xb9,0xb8,0x
xa2,0xa3,0xad,0xac,0xaf,0xae,0xa9,0xa8,0xab,0xa
de,0xdd,0xdc,0xd2,0xd3,0xd0,0xd1,0xd6,0xd7,0xd4
d,0xcc,0xcf,0xce,0xc0,0xc1,0xc2,0xc3,0xc4,0xc5,
,0xfb,0xfa,0xf9,0xf8,0xf6,0xf7,0xf4,0xf5,0xf2,0
0xee,0xe9,0xe8,0xeb,0xea,0xe4,0xe5,0xe6,0xe7,0x
When jane finished she looked exausted. As she collapsed, she uttered
the
cryptic phrase, '};static byte lfsr1_bits1[512]={'.
Dick slapped Jane back to consciousness. "You counted wrong. You are
delerious. Repeat these numbers until you feel better,
'0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0
0xff,'"
Jane smiled, "Numbers always make me feel better. I will repeat those
numbers,
'0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0
0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x
xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xf
b6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb
2,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,
,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0
0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x
x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6
24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49
0,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,
,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0
0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x
xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xf
b6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb
2,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,
,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0
0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x
x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6
24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49
0,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,
,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0
0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x
xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xf
b6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb
2,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,
,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0
0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x
x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6
24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49
0,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,
,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x00,0
0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xff,0x
xdb,0xff,0x00,0x24,0x49,0x6d,0x92,0xb6,0xdb,0xf
"'};static byte bit_reverse[256]={'," Dick swore. "That gave me a
headache."
But Jane still continued to repeat the numbers, So Dick was forced to
drown Jane out with his own numbers, "Two can play at that game,
'0x00,0x80,0x40,0xc0,0x20,0xa0,0x60,0xe0,0x10,0
0xf0,0x08,0x88,0x48,0xc8,0x28,0xa8,0x68,0xe8,0x
x78,0xf8,0x04,0x84,0x44,0xc4,0x24,0xa4,0x64,0xe
b4,0x74,0xf4,0x0c,0x8c,0x4c,0xcc,0x2c,0xac,0x6c
c,0xbc,0x7c,0xfc,0x02,0x82,0x42,0xc2,0x22,0xa2,
,0x32,0xb2,0x72,0xf2,0x0a,0x8a,0x4a,0xca,0x2a,0
0xda,0x3a,0xba,0x7a,0xfa,0x06,0x86,0x46,0xc6,0x
x56,0xd6,0x36,0xb6,0x76,0xf6,0x0e,0x8e,0x4e,0xc
9e,0x5e,0xde,0x3e,0xbe,0x7e,0xfe,0x01,0x81,0x41
1,0x91,0x51,0xd1,0x31,0xb1,0x71,0xf1,0x09,0x89,
,0x19,0x99,0x59,0xd9,0x39,0xb9,0x79,0xf9,0x05,0
0xe5,0x15,0x95,0x55,0xd5,0x35,0xb5,0x75,0xf5,0x
x6d,0xed,0x1d,0x9d,0x5d,0xdd,0x3d,0xbd,0x7d,0xf
a3,0x63,0xe3,0x13,0x93,0x53,0xd3,0x33,0xb3,0x73
b,0xab,0x6b,0xeb,0x1b,0x9b,0x5b,0xdb,0x3b,0xbb,
,0x27,0xa7,0x67,0xe7,0x17,0x97,0x57,0xd7,0x37,0
0xcf,0x2f,0xaf,0x6f,0xef,0x1f,0x9f,0x5f,0xdf,0x
At this, Jane opened her eyes wide, she began shaking and speaking in
tounges. "Bloogle said, '};static void css_titlekey(byte *key, byte *im,
byte invert){unsigned int lfsr1_lo,lfsr1_hi,lfsr0,combined;byte o_lfsr0,
o_lfsr1;byte k[5];int i;lfsr1_lo = im[0] | 0x100;lfsr1_hi = im[1];lfsr0 =
((im[4] >8)&0xff] >16)&0xff]>24)&0xff];'" Jane
said as she rolled her eyes. "Lograth
told Jane, 'combined = 0;for (i = 0; i >1;lfsr1_lo = ((lfsr1_lo&1)>8)^lfsr0)>>1)^lfsr0)>>3)^lfsr0)>>7)
(lfsr0>>8)|(o_lfsr0>= 8;}'" His voice cresendoed as he reached the height of
the epic
function,
'key[4]=k[4]^csstab1[key[4]]^key[3];key[3]=k[3]
]=k[2]^csstab1[key[2]]^key[1];key[1]=k[1]^cssta
^csstab1[key[0]]^key[4];key[4]=k[4]^csstab1[key
b1[key[3]]^key[2];key[2]=k[2]^csstab1[key[2]]^k
[1]]^key[0];key[0]=k[0]^csstab1[key[0]];}'"
Jane relaxed vissibly. At that point there was a knock at the door. Dick
got up to answer it.
"Oh dear," said Dick. Jane rushed to see the problem.
At the door was a a robot gone awry. "Illegal function." It said in
monotone, 'int css_decrypttitlekey(byte *tkey, byte *dkey, struct playkey
**pkey){byte test[5], pretkey[5];int i = 0;for (; *pkey; ++pkey, ++i)
{memcpy(pretkey, dkey + (*pkey)->offset, 5);css_titlekey(pretkey,
(*pkey)->key, 0);' Illegal function,
'memcpy(test, dkey, 5);css_titlekey(test, pretkey, 0);if (memcmp(test,
pretkey, 5) == 0) {fprintf(stderr, "Using Key %d\n", i+1);break;}}if
(!*pkey) {fprintf(stderr, "Shit - Need Key %d\n", i+1);return
0;}css_titlekey(tkey, pretkey, 0xff);return 1;}' violates rules. Illegal
function."
"Illegal function. What do you suppose it means?" wondered Jane.
"Hmm..." said Dick. "Lets see if we can fix the robot with some new
instructions."
"Robot, enter command mode" Ordered Dick.
"By using this robot you agree not to reverse engineer, distribute, rent,
or use this robot for purposes not explicitly..."
"Whatever," Dick interupted as he pressed the glowing accept button on the
torso of the robot, "Robot, enter command mode."
"Ready for commands"
"Command: 'void css_descramble(byte *sec,byte *key){unsigned int
lfsr1_lo,lfsr1_hi,lfsr0,combined;unsigned char o_lfsr0, o_lfsr1;unsigned
char *end = sec + 0x800;#define SALTED(i) (key[i] ^ sec[0x54 + (i)])'" Dick
paused for a breath, "'lfsr1_lo = SALTED(0) | 0x100;lfsr1_hi =
SALTED(1);lfsr0 = ((SALTED(4) >8)&0xff] >16)&0xff]>24)&0xff];sec+=0x80;combined = 0;while (sec != end)
{o_lfsr1 = lfsr1_bits0[lfsr1_hi] ^
lfsr1_bits1[lfsr1_lo];lfsr1_hi = lfsr1_lo>>1;lfsr1_lo =
((lfsr1_lo&1)>8)^lfsr0)>>1)^lfsr0)>>3)^lfsr0)>>
(lfsr0>>8)|(o_lfsr0>= 8;}}'
End
command."
At this point the robot did something very frightening. It blew up.
Dick and Jane shielded thier eyes. When they were finally able to see
again,
they were shocked by what lay before their eyes. When the robot exploded,
it
released thousands of fliers. The fliers flew for miles around. On each
flyer the reader was greeted with the source code for a program.
Aren't all movies more or less online right now?
I've got a great copy of Star Wars on my drive, plus a bunch of crappy copies of other movies.
But I have found out that if you want something bad enough, eventually you'll be able to track it down.
I guess it all comes down to a persons want/expenditure ratio. I really wanted Austin Powers 2, so I spent 3 days piecing it together. I really don't want any HK movies, so I probably won't even bother clicking on them off of Yahoo.
I just hope that watching these movies isn't such a pain that nobody will do it. Go Yahoo!
"People can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent.
Forty percent of all people know that."
troll?? Every thing I do at work requires a web browser.... except when we're admining a web server.
First saturdays's rock! I really missed that after moving away from Dallas. (even though I couldn't tell half my friends about it - It's 3AM and you're going where??)
I bought some jeans from levi.com and was charged sales tax. Their 'Help' section states:
Is that bullshit, or for real?
(regardless, I don't plan on going back. Their site sucks.)
What ALWAYS ALWAYS gets me about packages from Amazon is the actual packaging itself. ..) are always placed flat on the bottom of the box with maybe 5 inches of padding above it. ALWAYS. I've never had anything shipped to me with padding above AND below the item.
... its not that hard.
Whatever is being shipped (books, cds,
and still, I guess we could blam the average line worker, but c'mon
And another way to make sure your package makes it is to not use UPS...