The point was that google can get the right answer. As you point out, google is more likely than some people to get the right answer. Maybe using math problems is even more flawed than I initially considered. Thank you for supporting my point.
Maybe a turing test in which the incorrect answer is expected?
That's not a useable solution, because CAPTCHA is so inaccurate already. I often have to type the uber-secret-code-word 3 times before I get it right. Having to do so 9 times, I would just not use the service in question.
When I'm doing a pentest, I often look into websites that known users of my victim site frequent, to get more info about possible passwords, social engineering fodder, or other info. It rarely gives huge returns, but you can usually get something this way, and that's often all you need.
And even if your company's servers dont' have the information I'm looking for, I could always use it as a proxy while attacking the real target, to send the blame your way while I'm working for your competitor.
I ordered it with Suse, but I'm pretty sure I'll be reformatting with kubuntu. Anybody have any experience with that? I'm hoping it'll all go smoothly.
I never said it would be okay. I said 'I don't like what he's saying'.
That doesn't change the fact that I'm sick and tired of companies trying to bullshit the consumers. It is nice to hear somebody say what they are doing up front.
BlueHost is excellent. I live a few blocks from their datacenter and have a few friends who have worked for them. Only issue I have is their somewhat shady-but-legal recruiting practices.
I've been to hacker conventions, and I've seen how heavily the government recruits the people there.
I've seen the laws that keep getting signed, saying that the executive branch is now above the law, and can search, spy and seize without consequence.
I've also seen the people who are running for office. I don't believe any of them will be any better. It doesn't matter who I vote for, or whether I vote at all.
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The point was that google can get the right answer. As you point out, google is more likely than some people to get the right answer. Maybe using math problems is even more flawed than I initially considered. Thank you for supporting my point.
Maybe a turing test in which the incorrect answer is expected?
Dammit. Twice in one week.
It's true, my neighbor did it and she got a cake the very next day. My dad's boss did it and won free cupcakes for life.
My dog's previous owner didn't read the article, and has been cakeless for 3 years.
Good thing I used my CEO's computer to view it.
Well, shit.
it's not that hard to have the bot evaluate the math and return an answer.
Even if you have things like 'what is four plus 1 times 8'
If you can't write a script to find the answer, you can always post it to google and parse the results.
That's not a useable solution, because CAPTCHA is so inaccurate already. I often have to type the uber-secret-code-word 3 times before I get it right. Having to do so 9 times, I would just not use the service in question.
I do it too, but in a vm, not running the likely target OS (though for a targeted attack, this won't make a difference, I suppose), and with noscript.
You're on the right track.
When I'm doing a pentest, I often look into websites that known users of my victim site frequent, to get more info about possible passwords, social engineering fodder, or other info. It rarely gives huge returns, but you can usually get something this way, and that's often all you need.
And even if your company's servers dont' have the information I'm looking for, I could always use it as a proxy while attacking the real target, to send the blame your way while I'm working for your competitor.
No, but I'm going to write one now.
I clicked it. It just says 'server not found'.
If you're going to make a joke on slashdot, you gotta at least register the domain and build a website, or nobody will take you seriously.
Just bought the new video cables I've been looking for.
I ordered it with Suse, but I'm pretty sure I'll be reformatting with kubuntu. Anybody have any experience with that? I'm hoping it'll all go smoothly.
Also, you can buy the T61 with Suse, and not have to deal with that whole "Vista" thing.
You can get the t61 with Suse.
Not sure what the extra charge is for it, but I happily paid it to be guaranteed hardware support- arguably the biggest issue with Linux on notebooks.
Mine cost almost half the price, and has almost double the specs of my powerbook, which I bought 2 years ago.
This makes me very happy, because I ordered mine last Friday.
Thank you for making my day even better.
I never said it would be okay. I said 'I don't like what he's saying'.
That doesn't change the fact that I'm sick and tired of companies trying to bullshit the consumers. It is nice to hear somebody say what they are doing up front.
Yes, but if they convinced themselves and others that they aren't doing anything wrong, I'd be a lot more concerned.
Thank you for supporting my point.
BlueHost is excellent. I live a few blocks from their datacenter and have a few friends who have worked for them. Only issue I have is their somewhat shady-but-legal recruiting practices.
I work for a hosting company, and I'm speaking from experience when I say that Yahoo's support is crap.
If you don't need their support, then their system works reasonably well, but don't bother calling them.
They don't put the pages on your server. They point the unused subdomains at their own servers.
Moron.
Except that's not at all how it works...
The subdomains are pointed at their servers, not yours, which you (theoretically) don't have access to.
I don't like what he's saying, but at least he's straightforward about it.
That is a breath of fresh air.
Bullshit.
I've been to hacker conventions, and I've seen how heavily the government recruits the people there.
I've seen the laws that keep getting signed, saying that the executive branch is now above the law, and can search, spy and seize without consequence.
I've also seen the people who are running for office. I don't believe any of them will be any better. It doesn't matter who I vote for, or whether I vote at all.
I'd tell you, but then everybody'd take my moneys.
odds are, it won't be a problem though. They're pretty small.