Really, does the fact that the computers are Russian matter? Broken software is broken software, and broken hardware is broken hardware.
It's not like the Russians would send crappy stuff up to the ISS anyways, they would put all their best into it. And the Russians have a history of having some excellent mathematicians.
However at the same time there is a small potential for beneficial mutation to result, and as the successful pool is smaller the chances of such a mutation to propagate are a bit higher.
No, you can't reverse engineer it like that. PGP uses "trapdoor" functions that are mathematically infeasible to work in reverse. It's possible, but it will take several thousand years.
I have a script running as a daemon that monitors the system logs and watches for failures (notably ssh). After 3 strikes it runs an iptables rule against the offender and adds it to a file, which watches for when to remove the rule.
Debian-based systems have 'fail2ban' - the damn thing is so customizable you can make it do things completely unrelated to it's intended purpose.
Remove the side panel and it pulles apart a connector that passes the "power-good" signal from motherboard to power supply (its one of the ATX conenctor pins), and the power supply kills the output.
The obvious message to law enforcement is that people don't like others going through their things.
Personally, I'm all for it! The timestomp tool they mentioned seemes more for oh-shit scramble-the-evidence rather than general usage... that kind of timestamp manipulation can really frig up a system.
Personally I'm a fan of disk encryption using algorythms and key-lengths that make it extremely impractical to get in once the system is powered down. If up however... you have three strikes at getting in and all future packets from your IP are silently dropped for several days. Local access isn't a problem either... open the case and power goes out... and after 10 minutes of idle-time the system locks (only way in is password or reboot... obviously reboot isn't helpful)
Call me paranoid. I am. I also like my privacy. Yes, I DO have something to hide: MY LIFE! I don't want you in my stuff at all!!! It doesn't matter that there is nothing illegitimate or illegal on the damn things, I still don't care.
As far as existing engines go, it also depends on the type of game. If building an FPS, by all means take the Quake 3 engine as your starting point! The whole engine has been GPL'ed (not content, but that doesn't matter if all you want is the engine)
Don't tell me Q3 can't do single-player. Medal of Honor (spearhead, and breakthrough also), and the Jedi Outcast/Academy, and Elite Force have all used the Q3 engine as their base.
One issue is all the home users inadvertantly using NAT as a "firewall".
If one were to build a proper ipv6 router, they would need to (pony up the cash to) include a proper firewall, or educate the users. Good luck with either one.
Maybe I just haven't had a good enough chance to play with these Free alternatives to use them... but I can't seem to find any information on setting up Jack no matter how hard I try (all the info assumes it is already working or you are developting something to use it)
FYI, neither of the mentioned programs work in Wine - I have tried. FLStudio ALMOST works. Reason just outright doesn't.
I will admit it, I did not pay for either program, and if you give me something an amatuer hobbiest can use, Great!
This is not so bad If you keep it in a safe place you would immediatly notice missing... I keep mine (while I'm learning it anyways) in a special place in my wallet, and my wallet is nearly always on my person (or nearby)
Personally I like the way Rhinoceros 2.0 did things, seemed to work great but as the program is mostly meant for engineering, it's not very good for art.
Wow, how delightfully shallow! If we found out that Newton murdered someone we should all drop newtonian physics!
Honestly, whatever he has done on a social level (killing could be considered social interaction) has NOTHING to do with the technical merit/achievements... and we should not abandon his work merely because he (may have) killed his wife.
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Yes but you are not changing anything in hardware...
Really, does the fact that the computers are Russian matter? Broken software is broken software, and broken hardware is broken hardware.
It's not like the Russians would send crappy stuff up to the ISS anyways, they would put all their best into it. And the Russians have a history of having some excellent mathematicians.
No, its just that I have yet not had any life-science classes since HighSchool...
However at the same time there is a small potential for beneficial mutation to result, and as the successful pool is smaller the chances of such a mutation to propagate are a bit higher.
No, you can't reverse engineer it like that. PGP uses "trapdoor" functions that are mathematically infeasible to work in reverse. It's possible, but it will take several thousand years.
They call that a Molly-Guard.
Except that intruding in my case (besides sawing it open... but how would you know to?) kills the power... :P
I have a script running as a daemon that monitors the system logs and watches for failures (notably ssh). After 3 strikes it runs an iptables rule against the offender and adds it to a file, which watches for when to remove the rule.
Debian-based systems have 'fail2ban' - the damn thing is so customizable you can make it do things completely unrelated to it's intended purpose.
Er, WTF... make that page 24 of THIS
Specifically this signal: See page 19 of http://www.formfactors.org/developer\specs\ATX12V_ 1_3dg.pdf
If it doesn't actually power down, the system does end up resetting...
Remove the side panel and it pulles apart a connector that passes the "power-good" signal from motherboard to power supply (its one of the ATX conenctor pins), and the power supply kills the output.
It is. Hell, if people get sick of it all and the shit hits the wall, I'll be right up there with the 'enemy' pushing for real freedom.
Yes, I don't care If I get flagged for that. I care for my liberty.
The obvious message to law enforcement is that people don't like others going through their things.
Personally, I'm all for it! The timestomp tool they mentioned seemes more for oh-shit scramble-the-evidence rather than general usage... that kind of timestamp manipulation can really frig up a system.
Personally I'm a fan of disk encryption using algorythms and key-lengths that make it extremely impractical to get in once the system is powered down. If up however... you have three strikes at getting in and all future packets from your IP are silently dropped for several days. Local access isn't a problem either... open the case and power goes out... and after 10 minutes of idle-time the system locks (only way in is password or reboot... obviously reboot isn't helpful)
Call me paranoid. I am. I also like my privacy. Yes, I DO have something to hide: MY LIFE! I don't want you in my stuff at all!!! It doesn't matter that there is nothing illegitimate or illegal on the damn things, I still don't care.
As far as existing engines go, it also depends on the type of game. If building an FPS, by all means take the Quake 3 engine as your starting point! The whole engine has been GPL'ed (not content, but that doesn't matter if all you want is the engine)
Don't tell me Q3 can't do single-player. Medal of Honor (spearhead, and breakthrough also), and the Jedi Outcast/Academy, and Elite Force have all used the Q3 engine as their base.
A prybar?
One issue is all the home users inadvertantly using NAT as a "firewall".
If one were to build a proper ipv6 router, they would need to (pony up the cash to) include a proper firewall, or educate the users. Good luck with either one.
Please, don't EVER make a comment combining Hillary Clinton and a sex toy. EVER. The mind is an eye one cannot gouge out.
In Soviet Russia, cease exist YOU!
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Easy enough. Tell the sales rep, "Thanks, on second thought I won't be purchasing any of your services" and hang up.
YOU. DO. NOT. NEED. CABLE.
Maybe I just haven't had a good enough chance to play with these Free alternatives to use them... but I can't seem to find any information on setting up Jack no matter how hard I try (all the info assumes it is already working or you are developting something to use it)
FYI, neither of the mentioned programs work in Wine - I have tried. FLStudio ALMOST works. Reason just outright doesn't.
I will admit it, I did not pay for either program, and if you give me something an amatuer hobbiest can use, Great!
Wake me up when we have something like Reason or FLStudio...
I don't have, nor want, real instruments...
This is not so bad If you keep it in a safe place you would immediatly notice missing... I keep mine (while I'm learning it anyways) in a special place in my wallet, and my wallet is nearly always on my person (or nearby)
The problem is postit-syndrome.
Personally I like the way Rhinoceros 2.0 did things, seemed to work great but as the program is mostly meant for engineering, it's not very good for art.
Designing machine parts however...
Wow, how delightfully shallow! If we found out that Newton murdered someone we should all drop newtonian physics!
Honestly, whatever he has done on a social level (killing could be considered social interaction) has NOTHING to do with the technical merit/achievements... and we should not abandon his work merely because he (may have) killed his wife.
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