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by s_q_b 12y ago
I would donate as well. It might start getting a little close to vulnerability bounties though... Hmmm...
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Space-based platforms are one vector being considered for prompt global strike. To quote the cited article: "Possible delivery systems include: ... a kinetic weapon launched from an orbiting space platform"
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by s_q_b 13y ago
I don't agree with the OP's position, but we are launching satellites designed to kill, or at least testing their feasibility. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prompt_Global_Strike
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Ebola Reston actually infects homo sapiens, but it doesn't produce the deadly hemorrhagic fever symptoms. If Ebola Reston acquired the lethality of Ebola Zaire, it would be a highly dangerous disease. The prospect is worrisome, since i
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Very interesting. I'd love to read the case on the video tape admissibility. Do you remember the name, or have any information about it? Edit: Can't find the case, but the rationale according to a secondary source is "The sea
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by s_q_b 13y ago
You generally cannot search a vehicle's trunk under search incident to arrest. However, you can impound the vehicle during the arrest, at which point it is subject to an inventory search, without violating the Fourth Amendment.
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by s_q_b 13y ago
We're in desperate need of financial aid programs to fill that gap. Perhaps loans with a forgiveness guarantee sponsored by privates companies? E.g. go to community college, learn a particular skill set, join a company, and that compan
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by s_q_b 13y ago
The analogy I like best is "Work to increase your surface area for luck." When dissolving a substance, if you pulverize it, you increase the surface area, which allows for greater interaction with the surrounding water molecules,
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Haha, fifteen minutes of Googling later, here you go: Slides: https://www.defcon.org/images/defcon-16/dc16-presentations/d... Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkXG14MA3M4 I kept missing
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Second dns2tcp, although there's also Heyoka http://heyoka.sourceforge.net/ , Netcross http://www.primianotucci.com/os/netcross-ip-over-dns-tunneli... , and a rather interesting presentation from De
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Agreed, I'd like to see a kickstarter for a proper dodgeball (proper ballistic profile without risk of injury.) Dodgeball is a tremendously fun game. The danger is that some children use it as an excuse to gang up on a child on the opp
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OS X OpenSSL Updater to Avoid Heartbleed Vulnerability(github.com)
1 points by s_q_b 13y ago|0 comments
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Mac OS X is very reluctant to uses updated versions of OpenSSL. This affects many applications (e.g. Tor.) This script builds from source to force OS X to use the newest version.
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Some of those jobs pay very well. Technical skill jobs such as plumbers, or blue collar public sector jobs such as police officers, earn 100K or more. And contractors who start their own businesses can become outright rich.
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Is it bad that I'm just as insulted by the so-called "spider trap"? It's so technologically simple as to be useless against anyone who could deploy a web scraper in the first place. I mean, it's marked by comment ta
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NASA Breaks Most Contact With Russia(nytimes.com)
1 points by s_q_b 13y ago|0 comments
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Li-ion batteries catch fire sometimes. So do gasoline, hydrogen, and any other fuel that could reasonably power an automobile.
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by s_q_b 13y ago
If the FBI systematically performed traffic confirmation on the Tor network, this would be a rather sloppy sources and methods cover, as they would eventually be forced to disclose the existence of the traffic confirmation system. If the se
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Modern SCIFs vibrate window panes to prevent laser microphones. They also use EMF shielding to prevent TEMPEST attacks. Most interesting to me is that they were aware of TEMPEST leakage as early as WWII.
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by s_q_b 13y ago
You clearly know much more about iOS hacking than I do. It's well outside my area of expertise, and I'm grateful for the corrections. I learned a lot getting up to speed on how this actually works over the past couple days. Preten
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by s_q_b 13y ago
I didn't say "simple." I said "trivial" :) Nope, I've never done this live. For this I'm reliant upon what I've read. Feel free to tell me what's wrong. Stating how it works, or pointing the way
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by s_q_b 13y ago
I'll ignore the needless snark. > The timeout between passcode entries increases with the number of consecutive failures. Get 10 wrong in a row, and the device is wiped (if the user has chosen that option). Only if you're typin
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Just use brute force or dictionary attack over the wire. Given that most users use 4-digit pass codes, this can be done usually in minutes, almost always in less than an hour. Or, if your target is paranoid and uses a very long passcode, ta
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by s_q_b 13y ago
iOS security is trivial to break if you have physical access to the device. TouchID (and passcodes) should be considered little more than a convenience, not a serious security measure.
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by s_q_b 13y ago
> the other doesn't involve having to fact check every sentence a person utters. No one is suggesting such a thing. The ability to maintain effective and skillful communication in a world of constant distraction will be essential i
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Very possible. I've never examined the timeline in depth.
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Yes, I think he has some great points. But those points are outweighed by: 1. The necessity of adapting to the lure of technology in order to successfully navigate the modern world. 2. The incalculable benefit such devices can provide if us
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Say that sentence out loud and I think you'll understand my point. Look, I understand the tremendously damaging addictive potential of new technologies. We've seen this again and again, from Pong to World of Warcraft, these device
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by s_q_b 13y ago
I have a rock in my pocket that has access to all of the world's knowledge. Why would anyone deprive another human being of that?
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by s_q_b 13y ago
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive. What they hide is vital. iOS is responsible for more than the raw numbers suggest. iOS begat Android, WP7, and countless lesser imitations. Whether this was through inspiration, a

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