if you attempt to present caller ID for a number that does not belong to the service the call is originating from, then the caller ID is reset to a default.
I wouldn't say we don't have the problem. You could get away with another number ob the originating service. We have fewer operators and less competition. which leads to other problems of course.
Similar problem with default wifi router passwords. If the default password was set to the serial number of the device, hacking would be more difficult. Not perfect, but better. For a mobile phone the voicemail password could be part of the IMEI. Then you can set what you want. Not sure about land lines. Maybe something from the subscribers personal information? Their date of birth for example.
What trace information do you have? For example I run netbsd on my wife router and if the wifi interface goes down or stops working I would look in/var/log for trace information.
How close are your neighbors? Do you live on a farm? Or in a block of small apartments? Maybe you have a channel space issue.
But my reading of the situation was that both bits of metal are antennas, and the phone can use either or both. If they set the phone to use both antennas then a short between them would not be important.
there was not an equal amount of matter and anti-matter created at the big bang
How do we know? Have we counted the atoms? Maybe the reckoning is still in the future. We know the universe has large scale structure, we can see it in the CMB. Maybe the antimatter is just not close to us.
Bigpond no doubt charge more for bandwidth than they pay. They make a profit on downloads so there is no advantage in reducing them. Like all ISPs bigpond will use transparent mirroring, in addition to normal http proxies.
An engineer working for a different large ISP showed me how their mirroring system worked. Any time they saw a big peak in demand for a site (an example would be ubuntu downloads) they mirrored it and redirected traffic to the mirror.
Yeah I know. I write ATC software for a living. But the real difference is that the Air is relatively empty (other than of gas molecules) while the Ground is covered with Stuff.
President Bush stopped private and commercial air transport over the US for two days after September 11, 2001. They had evidence of terrorist attacks under way so they used a kill switch on air transport, which was being used as a weapon by terrorists.
The internet could be used as an attack vector in the same way, so the idea of a kill switch specific to the US, in the manner of air transport, seems reasonable to me.
Because I live outside the US I believe other countries should consider this situation and look for ways to keep internet traffic outside the US flowing if such a kill switch is used.
Yeah probably. On the subject of abuse I had a problem like this at work. Developers use suse workstations and many of us have given ourselves root accounts. One day I was tailing the logs and I noticed that a node had been trying buffer overflows on sshd. So I pasted the good bits into an email to IT who went meh then I forwarded to the IT contract manager who actually knows what a buffer overflow is and he had the offending windows box re-imaged quick smart.
I might be in trouble there because my wife uses this connection for her architecture practice. But on the other hand a lot of the people I work with use their DSL lines to VPN into work so should they get business lines too?
Currently my network looks like a single netbsd box from the perspective of my ISP. The original Australian proposal could have been interpreted to mean I would have to tell the ISP what OSs I was running and what software they had installed.
So if I had windows here they would want to know how it was firewalled, etc. So yeah I can tell them three ubuntu laptops, one mac laptop with windows running inside vmware. Two servers running netbsd and the ISP are going to get dollar signs lighting up in their eyes. They will want me to pay for a "business" connection now, because of the nodes I have running. Not good for me.
Well I am talking about aircraft. Many military jets are almost impossible to fly without computer assistance. The airframe is unstable in the sense that without control input they would tumble about and crash.
they didn't know what they wanted or needed, and it certainly wasn't our job to figure it out.
Erm, as far as I'm concerned, that's exactly your job. Its what a requirements capture is for. I feel quite offended by this attitude of yours - you're the expert. If I went to an architect and asked for a floating house, it would be his job to tell me that that's not what I really want, and to work with me on something more appropriate, rather taking the money and running away before my wife gets home.
I hope you enjoyed the coke you snorted off hooker's cracks with my tax money.
The Government employees paid to design projects like this are themselves on the take in a different way. They want to use the project as enhance their reputation. Key to this is having lots of bells and whistles. Flashing lights help too. If you can get the Minister a media opportunity then your career is looking up.
The customer is always right, and frequently corrupt.
Active stability is a good way to get additional performance, and to ensure reliance on automated controls. VTOL aircraft are hard to control, so maybe hackers will find their activities quickly self correcting.
Yes you see I've already got one. The flying, though, isn't the difficult part. It's the landing that's a bitch. Gravity sucks. Quick change of inertia sucks more.
Its only the last half inch that hurts. I have flown hang gliders and I can attest to that.
Even if everyone got a pilot's license, I don't trust normal people with that kind of responsibility. What a dumb idea. Futuristic mental masturbation, really.
I see your point. Automated aircraft are here now, while automated surface vehicles are a long way off. So maybe the "flying car" when it comes will be largely automated. The pilot will say "take me to X,Y" and the computers will do the rest.
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if you attempt to present caller ID for a number that does not belong to the service the call is originating from, then the caller ID is reset to a default.
I wouldn't say we don't have the problem. You could get away with another number ob the originating service. We have fewer operators and less competition. which leads to other problems of course.
Similar problem with default wifi router passwords. If the default password was set to the serial number of the device, hacking would be more difficult. Not perfect, but better. For a mobile phone the voicemail password could be part of the IMEI. Then you can set what you want. Not sure about land lines. Maybe something from the subscribers personal information? Their date of birth for example.
I am posting anon because I am a convicted hacker on probation.
So you expect that posting anonymous will prevent the police from identifying you? You can't be a very good "hacker" if you believe that.
The article is about his divorce. Its SOP for rich men to cry poor when their wives are populating their spreadsheets.
Its not good just previewing you have to read as well.
What trace information do you have? For example I run netbsd on my wife router and if the wifi interface goes down or stops working I would look in /var/log for trace information.
How close are your neighbors? Do you live on a farm? Or in a block of small apartments? Maybe you have a channel space issue.
But my reading of the situation was that both bits of metal are antennas, and the phone can use either or both. If they set the phone to use both antennas then a short between them would not be important.
I'm starting to think it's the network the US use, as I do not have the same problems here in Australia.
If you are in Melbourne I would argue that the weather is not conducive to sweaty palms (to say the least). Maybe in the summer...
there was not an equal amount of matter and anti-matter created at the big bang
How do we know? Have we counted the atoms? Maybe the reckoning is still in the future. We know the universe has large scale structure, we can see it in the CMB. Maybe the antimatter is just not close to us.
Bigpond no doubt charge more for bandwidth than they pay. They make a profit on downloads so there is no advantage in reducing them. Like all ISPs bigpond will use transparent mirroring, in addition to normal http proxies.
An engineer working for a different large ISP showed me how their mirroring system worked. Any time they saw a big peak in demand for a site (an example would be ubuntu downloads) they mirrored it and redirected traffic to the mirror.
Parent is not really a troll. BigSwamp users are divided between people who don't know any better, and people who don't have a choice.
Yeah I know. I write ATC software for a living. But the real difference is that the Air is relatively empty (other than of gas molecules) while the Ground is covered with Stuff.
When 3000 people die via hackers then we can take this idea seriously.
It will happen eventually and we should take it seriously now.
President Bush stopped private and commercial air transport over the US for two days after September 11, 2001. They had evidence of terrorist attacks under way so they used a kill switch on air transport, which was being used as a weapon by terrorists.
The internet could be used as an attack vector in the same way, so the idea of a kill switch specific to the US, in the manner of air transport, seems reasonable to me.
Because I live outside the US I believe other countries should consider this situation and look for ways to keep internet traffic outside the US flowing if such a kill switch is used.
Obama is not in charge of cyber security
Well this guy who works for him apparently is so I suppose the buck stops with the president.
Yeah probably. On the subject of abuse I had a problem like this at work. Developers use suse workstations and many of us have given ourselves root accounts. One day I was tailing the logs and I noticed that a node had been trying buffer overflows on sshd. So I pasted the good bits into an email to IT who went meh then I forwarded to the IT contract manager who actually knows what a buffer overflow is and he had the offending windows box re-imaged quick smart.
I might be in trouble there because my wife uses this connection for her architecture practice. But on the other hand a lot of the people I work with use their DSL lines to VPN into work so should they get business lines too?
Currently my network looks like a single netbsd box from the perspective of my ISP. The original Australian proposal could have been interpreted to mean I would have to tell the ISP what OSs I was running and what software they had installed.
So if I had windows here they would want to know how it was firewalled, etc. So yeah I can tell them three ubuntu laptops, one mac laptop with windows running inside vmware. Two servers running netbsd and the ISP are going to get dollar signs lighting up in their eyes. They will want me to pay for a "business" connection now, because of the nodes I have running. Not good for me.
Well I am talking about aircraft. Many military jets are almost impossible to fly without computer assistance. The airframe is unstable in the sense that without control input they would tumble about and crash.
they didn't know what they wanted or needed, and it certainly wasn't our job to figure it out.
Erm, as far as I'm concerned, that's exactly your job. Its what a requirements capture is for. I feel quite offended by this attitude of yours - you're the expert. If I went to an architect and asked for a floating house, it would be his job to tell me that that's not what I really want, and to work with me on something more appropriate, rather taking the money and running away before my wife gets home.
I hope you enjoyed the coke you snorted off hooker's cracks with my tax money.
The Government employees paid to design projects like this are themselves on the take in a different way. They want to use the project as enhance their reputation. Key to this is having lots of bells and whistles. Flashing lights help too. If you can get the Minister a media opportunity then your career is looking up.
The customer is always right, and frequently corrupt.
Active stability is a good way to get additional performance, and to ensure reliance on automated controls. VTOL aircraft are hard to control, so maybe hackers will find their activities quickly self correcting.
I'm a pretty good web dev, where can I get me some of that 32 million pounds!
How much are you prepared to pay for your share?
Well I drive an 11 kilo bicycle to work on highways. Maybe the real problem is with the Jeep Wrangler et al.
Yes you see I've already got one. The flying, though, isn't the difficult part. It's the landing that's a bitch. Gravity sucks. Quick change of inertia sucks more.
Its only the last half inch that hurts. I have flown hang gliders and I can attest to that.
Even if everyone got a pilot's license, I don't trust normal people with that kind of responsibility. What a dumb idea. Futuristic mental masturbation, really.
I see your point. Automated aircraft are here now, while automated surface vehicles are a long way off. So maybe the "flying car" when it comes will be largely automated. The pilot will say "take me to X,Y" and the computers will do the rest.