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It really was an unbelievable oversight to use the same certs in the Terminal Services activation system. Quite a demonstration that even if you go to great pa

It really was an unbelievable oversight to use the same certs in the Terminal Services activation system. Quite a demonstration that even if you go to great pains to secure the code if you aren't careful with your credentials then it's for nothing.

rbanffy 14y ago
A very similar thing happened with France during WW2. I always remind myself I'm not as smart as I think I am.
- sillysaurus 14y ago
  What happened with France?
  - gojomo 14y ago
    I suspect it's a reference to 'the Maginot Line': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line
    - AlexFromBelgium 14y ago
      Oh yeah, sure, blame it on the Belgians!
      - pygy_ 14y ago
        Fellow Belgian here, our ancestors had been naive... Our main line of defense, the fort d'Ében-Émael, had been built by German workers. The German army had their plans, and knew the weak point of the fort: its vast, undefended roof (it was used as a football field by the soldiers). During a dark night, they landed with gliders on the roof, and manually set up shaped charges[1] to destroy the turrets, which were resistant to conventional bombs. Game over. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaped_charge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaped_charge , damages seen from the outside: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Eben-Emael03.JPG/250px-Eben-Emael03.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Ebe... -- Edited to reconcile my foggy memory with the historic truth...
        gaius 14y ago
        I'd be willing to bet some young combat engineer said "but what about the roof?" and some old general replied "you'll never get a horse up there!".
        pygy_ 14y ago
        It's worse than that. The roof should have been mined, but the soldiers petitioned the hierarchy to keep their sports field...
  - scoot 14y ago
    They surrendered.
  - Wicher 14y ago
    I was thinking of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkspiel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkspiel .

rbanffy 14y ago

A very similar thing happened with France during WW2. I always remind myself I'm not as smart as I think I am.

sillysaurus 14y ago
What happened with France?
- gojomo 14y ago
  I suspect it's a reference to 'the Maginot Line': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maginot_Line
  - AlexFromBelgium 14y ago
    Oh yeah, sure, blame it on the Belgians!
    - pygy_ 14y ago
      Fellow Belgian here, our ancestors had been naive... Our main line of defense, the fort d'Ében-Émael, had been built by German workers. The German army had their plans, and knew the weak point of the fort: its vast, undefended roof (it was used as a football field by the soldiers). During a dark night, they landed with gliders on the roof, and manually set up shaped charges[1] to destroy the turrets, which were resistant to conventional bombs. Game over. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaped_charge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaped_charge , damages seen from the outside: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Eben-Emael03.JPG/250px-Eben-Emael03.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Ebe... -- Edited to reconcile my foggy memory with the historic truth...
      - gaius 14y ago
        I'd be willing to bet some young combat engineer said "but what about the roof?" and some old general replied "you'll never get a horse up there!".
        pygy_ 14y ago
        It's worse than that. The roof should have been mined, but the soldiers petitioned the hierarchy to keep their sports field...
- scoot 14y ago
  They surrendered.
- Wicher 14y ago
  I was thinking of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkspiel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funkspiel .