Chances are if someone has access to the password file, they also have access to the program files (maybe even the source code). This of course excludes anyone the first someone distributes the pw file to.
And no DRM so limitless replay/resale. In fact, if a game that requires proprietary hardware still uses DRM, you know it's not about combating piracy at that point.
id never let it out of my hand, and no 'Velcro flaps' either. All zipped up with a lock
An old name for a thief: cutpurse. Slash the bottom of your backpack with a knife and the guy's running down the street before you can feel the weight shift. Bonus: all his friends who help you pick up stuff that spilled everywhere.
Well sure, if you know what to compute ahead of time, it's easy to get the hash. That's the point of a hash. But how long does it take to get to that hash even if you know that the user is typing only four distinct words?
Aachen Aachen Aachen Aachen
Aachen Aachen Aachen Aachen's
Aachen Aachen Aachen's Aachen
Aachen Aachen Aachen's Aachen's ...
Aaliyah Aaliyah's Aachen Aachen ...
aardvark aardvark Aardvark Aachen .........
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$ wc -l/usr/share/dict/words
98569/usr/share/dict/words
$ wc -l/usr/share/dict/words
234936/usr/share/dict/words
And those don't include changes in capitalization or intentional misspellings. 234936^4 > 80^8 80^11 approaches 234936^4, but even 234936^4 passwords are easier to remember than most of the ones that would fall under 80^8 or higher. Don't arbitrarily limit to only 4 words, and you've got an explosion of memorable phrases. The only bad thing about them is typos and shoulder surfing.
People are already paying $2.00 for a soda at restaurants when the restaurants get the same soda for $0.10
I really doubt forcing patrons to pay $2.32 will change anyone's behavior. And what about refills at fast food places? Honor bar (thus only those who carry change pay)?
I'm aware of what you're talking about, but "reputable" news sources have never been above embellishing a story (like changing "I think Bush is bad" into "we have documents proving Bush got his national guard records altered" or "I think the US made stuxnet" into "anonymous leaks say the US did it"). Until there's a credible source, it's just a way to garner eyeballs "look at us, we know more about flavor of the week story!".
Even if it does, a single infected machine on the network will intercept the next windows update request, and re-infect your recently reset machine.
Download yesterday's cert revocation patch from technet.microsoft.com and manually install before connecting to the network (should be doing that for most critical patches after an install anyway).
Not if it's a public workstation expected to be rebooted by end-users and subject to power outages
Of course you can, that's the entire point of secure boot, to allow TPM and EUFI to confirm that the installed OS is in fact the one listed in the TPM keystore!
Then how does random joe user decrypt the HDD on the public workstation? Do the admins have to walk around typing in passwords all day, or does the EUFI store the encryption passphrase?
It's also going to put an end to people being able to use Linux "Live" CDs as emergency recovery tools.
MS would rather you use WinPE for recovery anyway. Of course I haven't checked into Secure Boot enough to know what it would do to WinPE or BartPE CDs.
Not if it's a public workstation expected to be rebooted by end-users and subject to power outages. They're the most likely computers to have people get physical access.
the Windows 8 Ready program requires manufacturers to make adding additional secure boot keys available to the end user. Secure Boot isn't some conspiracy to get rid of Linux, it's an attempt to try to get rid of physical access == owned.
Except it does nothing about that. Physical access still == owned unless you lock the bios/uefi and physically lock the machine. Otherwise the attacker can either take out the HDD or boot up a Linux live CD or other HDD by adding a new key. That's no different from the current state of affairs where we change the boot order, lock down the bios and lock the machine. That means the purpose for Secure Boot has to be something else... and easy money is on market dominance (even just joe-user home market dominance).
Because kids have it worse in africa, fuck the poor or unfortunate in america. The richest nation in the history of the world. We sure can't afford to help people.
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There's another interpretation, and based in that, I'm eagerly awaiting a new NeXT. I may even learn Spanish if I have to.
Chances are if someone has access to the password file, they also have access to the program files (maybe even the source code). This of course excludes anyone the first someone distributes the pw file to.
And no DRM so limitless replay/resale. In fact, if a game that requires proprietary hardware still uses DRM, you know it's not about combating piracy at that point.
I'm going to get modded down for this, but the problem is that these countries let their criminals run freely while the USA jails them.
Guess that explains why we have so many prisoners; we're jailing other countries' criminals!
id never let it out of my hand, and no 'Velcro flaps' either. All zipped up with a lock
An old name for a thief: cutpurse. Slash the bottom of your backpack with a knife and the guy's running down the street before you can feel the weight shift. Bonus: all his friends who help you pick up stuff that spilled everywhere.
"Catleap, staring Scott Bacula as the voice of Whiskers will return after these messages."
"Me-oh boy!"
They have html5 for like two things. Everything I try to watch on YouTube tells me the video is unavailable when I have flash turned off.
I bet his GPU shares RAM with the CPU.
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Well sure, if you know what to compute ahead of time, it's easy to get the hash. That's the point of a hash. But how long does it take to get to that hash even if you know that the user is typing only four distinct words?
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... ... ...
/usr/share/dict/words /usr/share/dict/words /usr/share/dict/words /usr/share/dict/words
Aachen Aachen Aachen Aachen
Aachen Aachen Aachen Aachen's
Aachen Aachen Aachen's Aachen
Aachen Aachen Aachen's Aachen's
Aaliyah Aaliyah's Aachen Aachen
aardvark aardvark Aardvark Aachen
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Correct Horse Battery Staple
$ wc -l
98569
$ wc -l
234936
And those don't include changes in capitalization or intentional misspellings. 234936^4 > 80^8 80^11 approaches 234936^4, but even 234936^4 passwords are easier to remember than most of the ones that would fall under 80^8 or higher. Don't arbitrarily limit to only 4 words, and you've got an explosion of memorable phrases. The only bad thing about them is typos and shoulder surfing.
People are already paying $2.00 for a soda at restaurants when the restaurants get the same soda for $0.10
I really doubt forcing patrons to pay $2.32 will change anyone's behavior. And what about refills at fast food places? Honor bar (thus only those who carry change pay)?
Wouldn't the buoyancy reduce their weight even more? Really, is there any reason they can't?
And I presume they'd outgas the excess hydrogen as burps which their gizzards (full of flint and iron ore) would ignite?
I mean, their bones were made of stone!
is anyone else suddenly aware of how dumb the word "number" is? "number".
I have become numb to the meaning, and am only getting number and number.
So it's a preemptive awesomebar, spewing unrelated crap even before you start typing a URL.
As far as I can see, Star Wars games have sucked since X-Wing/Tie Fighter. Have there been any good ones in the last twenty years?
You might like this then. Only 13 years old. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_X-Wing_Alliance
I'm aware of what you're talking about, but "reputable" news sources have never been above embellishing a story (like changing "I think Bush is bad" into "we have documents proving Bush got his national guard records altered" or "I think the US made stuxnet" into "anonymous leaks say the US did it"). Until there's a credible source, it's just a way to garner eyeballs "look at us, we know more about flavor of the week story!".
The US government has admitted to authorizing stuxnet. Now it looks like Flame is probably also a government authorized weapon.
Exactly who admitted to authorizing stuxnet?
Even if it does, a single infected machine on the network will intercept the next windows update request, and re-infect your recently reset machine.
Download yesterday's cert revocation patch from technet.microsoft.com and manually install before connecting to the network (should be doing that for most critical patches after an install anyway).
Why? Couldn't you just encrypt the HDD?
Not if it's a public workstation expected to be rebooted by end-users and subject to power outages
Of course you can, that's the entire point of secure boot, to allow TPM and EUFI to confirm that the installed OS is in fact the one listed in the TPM keystore!
Then how does random joe user decrypt the HDD on the public workstation? Do the admins have to walk around typing in passwords all day, or does the EUFI store the encryption passphrase?
It's also going to put an end to people being able to use Linux "Live" CDs as emergency recovery tools.
MS would rather you use WinPE for recovery anyway. Of course I haven't checked into Secure Boot enough to know what it would do to WinPE or BartPE CDs.
Why? Couldn't you just encrypt the HDD?
Not if it's a public workstation expected to be rebooted by end-users and subject to power outages. They're the most likely computers to have people get physical access.
the Windows 8 Ready program requires manufacturers to make adding additional secure boot keys available to the end user. Secure Boot isn't some conspiracy to get rid of Linux, it's an attempt to try to get rid of physical access == owned.
Except it does nothing about that. Physical access still == owned unless you lock the bios/uefi and physically lock the machine. Otherwise the attacker can either take out the HDD or boot up a Linux live CD or other HDD by adding a new key. That's no different from the current state of affairs where we change the boot order, lock down the bios and lock the machine. That means the purpose for Secure Boot has to be something else... and easy money is on market dominance (even just joe-user home market dominance).
Iraq went into Kuwait to steal oil. What did the US go in to Afghanistan to take? Bases? We didn't need bases in Afghanistan.
Yes we did. The Afghanistan/Iraq pair up was about Iran from the beginning.
Isn't that what trademarks are for? Or what, people can't even read "Samsung" and "Apple" anymore?
I don't know about that, but would you like some nice Sarnsung and AppIe products at deep discount prices?
You're a horrible person.
Because kids have it worse in africa, fuck the poor or unfortunate in america. The richest nation in the history of the world. We sure can't afford to help people.
First world problems. Since when is a "poor person" someone who can afford one or two vehicles, multiple TV sets, and computer systems, game consoles and the like? Since the US became so wealthy that only a really small minority are truly poor, usually due to undiagnosed mental illness.
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/12/05/30/1836224/the-poor-waste-more-time-on-digital-entertainment