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by 16s 14y ago
I'm hesitant to move to the cloud until privacy issues are fundamentally addressed. All these vendors pouring over user data is not in our interest. I think it will take laws and government action to stop this sort of privacy invasion. Unti
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by 16s 14y ago
It just cracks weak TrueCrypt WDE passwords. That's all. You'd be amazed how many people still use 'password' as their password.
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by 16s 14y ago
For whole disk encryption (WDE) or any sort of password protected service where you cannot execute software (primary authentication), I encourage the use of pass phrases. Dice ware is nice. Something such as this: "lua ham purple day girl"
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Free TrueCrypt Hard Drive Password Cracking(16s.us)
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by 16s 14y ago
Yes, most people have no idea of the things that are possible with SELinux. It's really amazing.
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by 16s 14y ago
Russell Coker has had a SELinux enabled box online for many years now where he allows people to log on as root. http://www.coker.com.au/selinux/
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by 16s 14y ago
deckmyn.c is my favorite. That's beautiful source code. Edit: This one is fun to look at too: http://www.ioccc.org/2012/hamano/hamano.c
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Bruteforce TrueCrypt Encrypted Disk Passwords(16s.us)
1 points by 16s 14y ago|0 comments
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by 16s 14y ago
I believe that the Hamming Distance was named after Richard Hamming.
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by 16s 14y ago
We seem to trust all of the chips and silicon we purchase from China. Why single out and ban a telecom?
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by 16s 14y ago
It's been my experience that python (or any other similar language) is less prone to type errors when testing and pylint are used. I still prefer C++ and a strong type system when I do more critical work, but I can get by with the fast, mor
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by 16s 14y ago
This is true in the absence of testing. There are tools (pylint, etc.) that will catch many type-related errors.
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by 16s 14y ago
I won't answer when the caller has masked their phone number. I have too many things to do. They can leave a msg if it's important. They never do.
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by 16s 14y ago
I laughed out loud when I read your comment. Very good!
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by 16s 14y ago
C++11 has hash backed containers now if you prefer them. std::unordered_set and std::unordered_map are identical to std::set and std::map except they use hash tables rather than red black trees.
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by 16s 14y ago
I do almost exactly the same thing except I use getmail as my MRU and I have it checking many different email accounts (gmail, work mail, other work mail, etc). mutt is the best email client I've ever used. I like taking control of my email
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by 16s 14y ago
I need gcc, vim and a shell and a nice big screen with the ability to type easily, that's why I use old-fashioned PCs. I also don't like how all the pads and mobile devices are locked-down and more focused on tracking user activity (EDIT
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by 16s 14y ago
Newer Kia's are the best value money can buy. They are solid and very reliable automobiles. And, they cost 10 times less than a Mercedes. Smart buyers buy them.
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by 16s 14y ago
If you have kids, let them help you build parts of it. They'll never forget the time spent with you and what they learned from you while doing it.
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by 16s 14y ago
Some HN readers don't have Facebook accounts. I don't.
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by 16s 14y ago
An entire squadron of F-22's (non C++) lost all systems when they crossed the International Date Line en route to Japan in 2007. The pilots almost lost control and only survived because they could visually follow fuel tankers back to Hawaii
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by 16s 14y ago
The joint strike fighter (F-35) coding standard is very nice: http://www2.research.att.com/~bs/JSF-AV-rules.pdf
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by 16s 14y ago
Software issues are common in jet fighter aviation. Here are two little known, but potentially deadly issues: * 1986 F-16 Inversion when flying over the equator - Flying the F-16 in simulation over the equator, the computer got confused
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by 16s 14y ago
I use C++ daily for systems level programming and I love it. If I could only have one programming language it would be C++. I can write anything in it and I actually enjoy doing so. Maybe I'm weird or something, but I know a lot of other gu
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by 16s 14y ago
Your comment about your children's names reminded me of something I heard Bill Cosby say once. When he was a kid, he and his brother thought their names were "Dammit" and "Hellfire" until they were twelve years old. "Dammit, get in here! He
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by 16s 14y ago
For those who may not get this joke: # One rot13 $ echo test | wm --rot13 --words stdin grfg # Double rot13 $ echo test | wm --rot13 --words stdin | wm --rot13 --words stdin test
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by 16s 14y ago
Is this officially part pf PHP 5.5 or just an RFC that might be included in PHP 5.5?
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by 16s 14y ago
During the Defcon password cracking contest this year, there were 5,150 bcrypt hashes. In 48 hours, only 76 of them were cracked. In contrast, there were 8,544 plain sha1 hashes, 4,111 of those were cracked. You can see the full list of has
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by 16s 14y ago
Auditing bcrypt (OpenBSD Blowfish) hashed passwords with JtR is much less satisfying than auditing md5 hashed passwords ;) Joking aside, I agree that this is a good move in the right direction.
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How would a wizard know what MX to use or how many, their priorities, etc. in DNS? That's just one example. Email requires knowledgeable systems and operations staff. Many small to mid-sized companies do very well selling email services to

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