The routes in Ms. Pacman are randomized at the beginning, but they follow certain set behaviors after. Have a look at the article about the Bozeman Montana think tank. I gotta memorize this sometime and beat the high score at work;)
This reminds me about the attempt at inserting a backdoor in the linux kernel to gain root access. If they found out who did this, maybe he should get the free beer?;)
The attempt was trying to insert
if ((options == (__WCLONE|__WALL)) && (current->uid = 0))
inside a function. Note that (current->uid = 0) is not testing but rather sets the UID to zero (and the surrounding brackets avoid the GCC warning).
Yep. Same here. It decided that VNC was obviously an attempt to remotely hijack my computer.
It detected RealVNC as potential spyware, yes. But notice the default action for it is "Ignore", and also mentions that if it's only a potential threat if you DIDN'T install it.
Sounds reasonable to me.
Re:So what locks ARE good?!?
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The thing about picking locks is that the dreaded 'security through obscurity' is practiced even more than elsewhere. It's usually the case that many, many weak locks are used all over the place. But unlike bad software, if word gets out that a certain lock is vulnerable it's not a simple matter to simply patch it up. It's costly to replace all the locks after all. Thus, locksmiths are usually not willing to publicly blabber whatever secrets that may know (both to keep the obscurity going and because it keeps them in business).
So to answer your question, I'm no lock expert but the only name that always comes to mind as a good lock maker is Medeco. I'm sure there's more, but I'm sure there's MANY MANY bad ones:)
I want to learn how to pick locks so at least I can know which ones someone with the intelligence of a baboon (i.e. me) can beat. There must be a time when locks will have to be scrutinized more for robustness. Though locks aren't everything in security, but you're only as good as your weakest link.
Isn't it amazing how all this crap gets put through, even though most of the voters are against the proposal the politicians that are supposed to be our representatives in parliment just don't care and put it through anyway.
Sadly this case far too often. It's never the voters' rights that come first, it's the corporations and officials seeking to make big gains that come first.
Have you ever seen a bill to increase the salaries in parliament pay get defeated?:)
The issue of copying music isn't IF you can copy it, it's HOW WELL you can do it. No matter what you do to protect your media content, it has to be playable on your standard TV, stereo, or whatnot. I mean, I can easily copy any movie you give me with a camcorder, right?:)
The industry would be better off figuring out how they should be selling their products instead of how to gouge the general public. Ventures like this have always proven to end in failure, and always make things more inconvenient for the people who actually pay for it (usually the less technically-savy too)!
Isn't it funny how you can copy an Aerosmith CD and steal from Sony Music, with your Sony CD burner and CD-R and support Sony Electronics? Who really loses?;)
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The routes in Ms. Pacman are randomized at the beginning, but they follow certain set behaviors after. Have a look at the article about the Bozeman Montana think tank. I gotta memorize this sometime and beat the high score at work ;)
This reminds me about the attempt at inserting a backdoor in the linux kernel to gain root access. If they found out who did this, maybe he should get the free beer? ;)
The attempt was trying to insert
if ((options == (__WCLONE|__WALL)) && (current->uid = 0))
inside a function. Note that (current->uid = 0) is not testing but rather sets the UID to zero (and the surrounding brackets avoid the GCC warning).
It detected RealVNC as potential spyware, yes. But notice the default action for it is "Ignore", and also mentions that if it's only a potential threat if you DIDN'T install it.
Sounds reasonable to me.
The thing about picking locks is that the dreaded 'security through obscurity' is practiced even more than elsewhere. It's usually the case that many, many weak locks are used all over the place. But unlike bad software, if word gets out that a certain lock is vulnerable it's not a simple matter to simply patch it up. It's costly to replace all the locks after all. Thus, locksmiths are usually not willing to publicly blabber whatever secrets that may know (both to keep the obscurity going and because it keeps them in business).
:)
So to answer your question, I'm no lock expert but the only name that always comes to mind as a good lock maker is Medeco. I'm sure there's more, but I'm sure there's MANY MANY bad ones
I want to learn how to pick locks so at least I can know which ones someone with the intelligence of a baboon (i.e. me) can beat. There must be a time when locks will have to be scrutinized more for robustness. Though locks aren't everything in security, but you're only as good as your weakest link.
Isn't it amazing how all this crap gets put through, even though most of the voters are against the proposal the politicians that are supposed to be our representatives in parliment just don't care and put it through anyway.
:)
Sadly this case far too often. It's never the voters' rights that come first, it's the corporations and officials seeking to make big gains that come first.
Have you ever seen a bill to increase the salaries in parliament pay get defeated?
The issue of copying music isn't IF you can copy it, it's HOW WELL you can do it. No matter what you do to protect your media content, it has to be playable on your standard TV, stereo, or whatnot. I mean, I can easily copy any movie you give me with a camcorder, right? :)
;)
The industry would be better off figuring out how they should be selling their products instead of how to gouge the general public. Ventures like this have always proven to end in failure, and always make things more inconvenient for the people who actually pay for it (usually the less technically-savy too)!
Isn't it funny how you can copy an Aerosmith CD and steal from Sony Music, with your Sony CD burner and CD-R and support Sony Electronics? Who really loses?