Hacker weirdness. Here is a Wired article on hacking a hotel's billing & services computer through the room TV's infrared port: [link]
Nandi: I ain't her. Mal: Only people in this room is you and me.
'Heart Of Gold'
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dcp - Aug 01, 2005 2:46:28 pm PDT #3851 of 10003
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Wolfram - Aug 02, 2005 5:46:41 am PDT #3852 of 10003
Visilurking
Laurie first discovered the vulnerability when he was "mucking about with hotel TVs to get the porn channel without paying for it." He was able to bypass TV billing menus by using his laptop to tune in to the premium content being broadcast from backend systems. He didn't have to pay for the content, because the systems didn't know he was watching it.
Isn't this how the internet got started?
Eddie - Aug 02, 2005 7:23:06 am PDT #3853 of 10003
Your tag here.
Isn't this how the internet got started?
I don't think Al Gore has seen porn before.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 02, 2005 7:24:05 am PDT #3854 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I don't think Al Gore has seen porn before.
Of course he has, that's why he invented pants.
tommyrot - Aug 02, 2005 10:25:00 am PDT #3855 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Apple introduces new mouse with scroll wheel:
In lieu of actual buttons beyond the scroll ball, the optical-scanning mouse has four sensors that can be programmed for multiple actions, just like the left and right buttons on many PC mouses.
NoiseDesign - Aug 02, 2005 10:29:05 am PDT #3856 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
Now they just need to release it in bluetooth.
DCJensen - Aug 02, 2005 11:32:37 am PDT #3857 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
Soon, I'll wager.
§ ita § - Aug 02, 2005 12:47:49 pm PDT #3858 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
DCJensen - Aug 02, 2005 2:15:07 pm PDT #3859 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.
I'd probably put a top and bottom "clear" disk from a spindle batch on the stacks.
And you could make a tea cozy for them to keep dust off...
Jessica - Aug 02, 2005 2:39:23 pm PDT #3860 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have an AVI file that I would dearly like to be able to open in FCP and convert to Quicktime so iDVD can read it. How/where does one install the xvid codec on a Mac (OSX)? (VLC plays this file just fine, btw, but I can't watch it on the TV unless I can get it onto a DVD. I suppose a VCD would work too, but I don't know if my DVD player will play one.)