Comment Re:Usage predicts lifespan (Score 2) 425
So is brainfuck.
Comment Lua? (Score 2) 425
Why isn't Lua considered? Everytime I see Guile brought up as a possible extension language, the project in question always settles on Lua or Python. (Python being the poorer choice because it is not designed to be an extension (scripting) language.)
Comment Nevada... (Score 2) 212
Everyone here is neglecting one of the #1 reasons this project was scrapped. Nevada is being dumped with the nuclear waste of all the other states. Nevada doesn't even have a nuclear power plant.
United States against One.
Comment Actual Link (Score 3, Informative) 158
Comment ZFS ZIL (Score 1) 222
This would be really nice for ZFS ZILs I think. You only need a ZIL twice the size of your RAM *at most*. Put a 2 of these on my motherboard for that please :). (Buying a whole SSD is way too expensive just for a ZIL : /)
Comment "Windows Vulnerable" (Score 1) 126
Fixed the title for you.
Comment Re:Are these available in the states? (Score 1) 207
Ya that's stupid. Just wait until some pedo comes along and starts downloading kiddie porn on your network. I'm sure the FBI will enjoy your story.
Comment Re:Is it me? (Score 1) 183
Wrong, the USPS is "independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States" [1]. Although my wallet disagrees, the government is definitely non-profit.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Postal_Service
Comment I come here bearing sad news Mr. Jobs (Score 1) 944
A Mac is in fact a Personal Computer.
Comcast Awarded the Golden Poo Award 286
ISoldat53 writes "The Consumerist has awarded Comcast the Golden Poo award for the worst company in America. From the article: 'After four rounds of bloody battle against some of the most publicly reviled businesses in America, Comcast can now run up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and hold its hands high in victory — it has bested everyone else to earn the title of Worst Company In America for 2010.'"
Comment Apple belongs in... (Score 0, Troll) 664
fucking China. This is ridiculous.
Submission + - Help Nmap by filling out the SecTools.org survey! (nmap.org)
An anonymous reader writes: Help Nmap and the security world in general by filling out the 2010 SecTools.org survey! Results from this survey help the security community discover new tools, improve old ones, and gives everyone a chance to have their say. Besides being a great venue to learn about lesser known tools, this survey has lead to many of the advanced Nmap features including the Nmap Scripting Engine (which currently has well over 100 user-contributed scripts), Ndiff for comparing scans, the Zenmap interface, and, my personal favourite, despite a lack of votes, a script to check the availability of California vanity plates. With the Summer of Code projects coming up fast, this is your chance to shape Nmap's future!
Comment Re:And that is the difference... (Score 1) 141
Not being big enough to do real R&D is a cop out. If a little guy (e.g. professor) can get money to do real research than so can a multi-billion dollar company.
Submission + - Detecting critical Apple vulnerability with Nmap (cqure.net) 1
iago-vL writes: Patrik Karlsson, an Nmap developer, released a script today to detect a vulnerability in the Apple Filing Protocol (afp), CVS-2010-0533. This vulnerability is trivial to exploit and allows users to view files outside of public shares. He describes this vulnerability, which he discovered inadvertently while working on the Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE), as "strikingly similar to the famous Windows SMB filesharing vulnerability from 1995." Instructions on how to detect vulnerable systems using Nmap can be found in the post linked above.
Comment Re:Feature, not a bug. (Score 5, Interesting) 236
A VPS is rented space on hardware in the same way you rent an apartment. You don't own the hardware, but that doesn't mean the host can break into your box whenever he wants. Maybe the contract asserts they have that right (you would be an idiot to contract with them).
Use Linode (arguably the best VPS provider in the industry): http://linode.com/
(I am not affiliated with Linode.)
