Comment Re:Wake up call (Score 1) 346
But it is the lowest form of hack. ^_^
But it is the lowest form of hack. ^_^
I agree - is it still considered a "hack" when all the attacker did was guess the password from common (public domain) knowledge??
I don't think it changes the degree of wrong in his actions - but in this light we shouldn't revel in the miraculous technical innovations used to snipe some celeb p0Rn.
Forget about the military applications, think about never having to charge your iDevice/Droid again!
Oh - I almost forget, (network) CABLE TESTER!!
An OLD (skewl) notebook that has a real serial DB-9 connector for all those serial management console ports.
Or failing that, a brand name DB-9 to USB adapter (don't mess with the cheap ones, the good ones are not that much more $$)
I believe its geek appeal is derived from the fact that a software hack utilized to break the locks, rather than a physical set of lock picks.
There is also a sub-text about the social responsibility and obligation that manufacturers have to patch security holes found in their devices in a timely manner I suspect as well.
Is anyone else getting the weirdest sense of Deja Vu about the Itchy & Scratchy Land episode of The Simpsons where all the robots in the theme park starting going NuTz?!?!
No time like the present to start using encrypted forms of communication.
Aren't expanding bits inside the body getting stuck in the wrong places how heart attacks and strokes happen ??
GM said it best the day before the FaceBook IPO: "FaceBook Ads Don't WORK!"
It is a truly wonderful day when a software company open sources a useful tool for the rest of use to use.
Props to Valve!! ^_^
The last line is the worst: "Verizon argues that the rules amount to 'government compulsion to turn over [network owners'] private property for use by others without compensation."
In other words - handing over your private information to others would be OKAY if only Verizon got paid for it.
#faceplam
I'm sure that many decades ago when X-Rays were first introduced, they were also touted as being "completely safe" at the time as well... until we learned better.
Seems to me that human beings rush to realize the profit potential from their ideas, long before they fully evaluate any potential pitfalls that could arise from them...
But considering that tobacco industry has been selling a product that kills their customers for years and they're still in business, perhaps I have over-valued the importance of selling products that don't kill their consumers?!?! But in the mean time I'd personally rather not be a guinea pig for terahertz beams.
So the Mars One project is basically asking for volunteers to board Apollo 13 then?? Yikes!
You'll be famous... but you will likely never return or see your loved ones again.
Why am I suddenly reminded of the Free Willzyx episode of South Park??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Willzyx
^_^
Holy Crap, where do I sign up!?!? ^_^
If all else fails, lower your standards.
