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Friday, October 28, 2005
The Unofficial Fedora FAQ
The Unofficial Fedora FAQ: " NOTE: This is not an official form of support. This is not an official service of Red Hat. These things may solve your worst nightmare, or they may eat all of the cheese in your house. I make no guarantees. YMMV.
Hey! If you've got a moment, I have a few questions that I'm curious about. Come take my survey! If you have a question which is not answered here
Read the most current Fedora Core 4 Release Notes.
Ask it at FedoraForum.org.
Search the Linux Google.
Ask it in the #Fedora IRC channel.
If You Are New to Linux
I've answered many basic questions in the Fedora Basics FAQ. Even if you're not new to Linux, you might find one or two helpful hints in there.
Contributing To The FAQ
If you think that you have a FAQ that's not answered here, or if you see something that needs a correction/update, feel free to contribute!"
Doctors, Lawyers Create Credibility Test - Yahoo! News
Doctors, Lawyers Create Credibility Test - Yahoo! News: "CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Doctors and lawyers � often natural-born enemies in the courtroom � are joining forces in Chattanooga in an experimental effort to keep junk science and dubious malpractice cases out of court. "
Wired News: U.S. Cell Phone Tracking Clipped
Wired News: U.S. Cell Phone Tracking Clipped: "Federal law enforcement attempts to use cell phones as tracking devices were rebuked twice this month by lower court judges, who say the government cannot get real time tracking information on citizens without showing probable cause.
This summer, Department of Justice officials separately asked judges from Texas and Long Island, New York to sign off on orders to cellular phone service providers compelling them to turn over phone records and location information -- in real time -- on two different individuals. "
Wired News: U.S. Cell Phone Tracking Clipped
Wired News: U.S. Cell Phone Tracking Clipped: "Federal law enforcement attempts to use cell phones as tracking devices were rebuked twice this month by lower court judges, who say the government cannot get real time tracking information on citizens without showing probable cause.
This summer, Department of Justice officials separately asked judges from Texas and Long Island, New York to sign off on orders to cellular phone service providers compelling them to turn over phone records and location information -- in real time -- on two different individuals. "
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Does Visual Studio Rot the Mind?
Does Visual Studio Rot the Mind?: "Abstract: Visual Studio can be one of the programmer's best friends, but over the years it has become increasingly pushy, domineering, and suffering from unsettling control issues. Should we just surrender to Visual Studio's insistence on writing our code for us? Or is Visual Studio sapping our programming intelligence rather than augmenting it? This talk dissects the code generated by Visual Studio; analyzes the appalling programming practices it perpetuates; rhapsodizes about the joys, frustrations, and satisfactions of unassisted coding; and speculates about the radical changes that Avalon will bring. "
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
FBI Papers Indicate Intelligence Violations
FBI Papers Indicate Intelligence Violations: "The FBI has conducted clandestine surveillance on some U.S. residents for as long as 18 months at a time without proper paperwork or oversight, according to previously classified documents to be released today.
Records turned over as part of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit also indicate that the FBI has investigated hundreds of potential violations related to its use of secret surveillance operations, which have been stepped up dramatically since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks but are largely hidden from public view."
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
World Force Clan
World Force Clan: "Warzone 2100 CD 1 356 MB
Original CD 1 This is all you need to play online.
Warzone 2100 CD 2 315 MB
Contains the sequences (movies)"
Snort - the de facto standard for intrusion detection/prevention
Snort - the de facto standard for intrusion detection/prevention: "Construction and Use of a Passive Ethernet Tap
by Michael Peters
This Tech Tip provides straightforward instructions on how to construct and use a passive Ethernet tap. The end product may be used with any hub or switch and any operating system. A passive Ethernet tap is useful when installing an intrusion detection system (IDS) sensor or when snooping Ethernet traffic."
Monday, October 24, 2005
CD Image Conversion - LinuxQuestions.org Wiki
CD Image Conversion - LinuxQuestions.org Wiki: "CD Image Conversion
For one reason or another, you may have .nrg .bin .b5i .cdi .mdf .ccd .img .pdi files laying around that you would like to access under Linux. Here are some nifty utilities to convert those pesky 'Windows only' images into something Linux can understand (standard .iso format (http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/ISO_9660))... You can then burn it to disk or mount it via loopback device.
Don't expect error correction codes and the like to be preserved, just the data... Generally speaking, these types of things are pretty irrelevant on linux to begin with. If you legally backed up some software of yours and made a 1:1 image of it under Windows, more than likely, your resulting ISO from the programs below will not contain this copy protection data. For our purposes, we just want to be able to extract files from it or convert a non-copy-protected image to ISO format.
All of the resulting binaries below should be made executable (http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Chmod#Using_chmod) and then placed in your $PATH (http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/PATH)
The resulting ISO images can be mounted with mount -t iso9660 myimage.iso /mnt/cdrom -o loop
mount-iso-image (http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=11577) for the KDE Desktop (http://www.kde.org/) might also be of interest to you.
Also, CDemu (http://cdemu.sourceforge.net) might be something to check out. It can mount .bin/.cue images to a Virtual Drive, much like the Windows program Daemon Tools (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/portal/portal.php) can."
Sunday, October 23, 2005
PAGE - A Python GUI Generator
PAGE - A Python GUI Generator: "Short Description
PAGE is an automatic GUI generator which bears a resemblance to Visual Basic. It allows one to easily create GUI window containing a selection of Tk and Tix widgets and bind actions associated with events in those widgets with new version has a one line change to work with Tcl/Tk 8.4 and Tix 8.1.4. There is a straight-forward, visual paradigm.
It is a Tcl/Tk/Tix program that generates a Python module that realizes the desired GUI. Further, it supports rework in that one can generate a Python GUI module, debug it in the Python space, and yet be able to return to the Tcl/Tk realm to modify or update the appearance of the GUI or change the bindings on the widgets.
PAGE is not an end-all, be-all tool, but rather one that attempts to ease the burden on the Python programmer. It is aimed at the user who will put up with a less-than-general GUI capability in order to get an easily generated GUI. It is a helper tool. It does not build an entire application but rather is aimed at building a single GUI window."
Main Page - WoWWiki
Main Page - WoWWiki: "Main Page
From WoWWiki
Welcome to the World of Warcraft Wiki!
What is a Wiki?
'A Wiki or wiki (pronounced 'wicky' or 'weekee') is a website (or other hypertext document collection) that allows a user to add content, as on an Internet forum, but also allows that content to be edited by any other user.' -- from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki).
So why a World of Warcraft Wiki? As you're going through looking for information, if you see something that's incorrect, you can correct it. If you see any information that's missing, you can add it. This way, the information here should be as up to date as possible, instead of having to wait for a small group to update the information as the game changes. The more people who use the Wiki, the more up to date the information will be.
Click on the Log In button in the upper right to create an account, and check out Help:Editing on some help information on how to get started with editing pages. Use the Sandbox to play around with Wiki editing."
Schneier on Security: Computer-Security Paranoia
Schneier on Security: Computer-Security Paranoia: "I can't believe you people are taking this essay as anything other than a joke. I guess it's even more subtle than I thought.
Posted by: Bruce Schneier at October 21, 2005 01:12 PM"
openrbl.org 67.98.198.131 megapipe.net
openrbl.org 67.98.198.131 megapipe.net: "Openrbl DNSBL Query Handler"
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Accidental invention could light up the future - LiveScience - MSNBC.com
Accidental invention could light up the future - LiveScience - MSNBC.com: "The main light source of the future will almost surely not be a bulb. It might be a table, a wall, or even a fork.
An accidental discovery announced this week has taken LED lighting to a new level, suggesting it could soon offer a cheaper, longer-lasting alternative to the traditional light bulb. The miniature breakthrough adds to a growing trend that is likely to eventually make Thomas Edison's bright invention obsolete.
LEDs are already used in traffic lights, flashlights, and architectural lighting. They are flexible and operate less expensively than traditional lighting."
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Papers -- Stopping Automated Attack Tools -- TechnicalInfo.net
Papers -- Stopping Automated Attack Tools -- TechnicalInfo.net: "Paper: Stopping Automated Attack Tools
An analysis of web-based application techniques capable of defending against current and future automated attack tools
by Gunter Ollmann
Background
For an increasing number of organisations, their web-based applications and content delivery platforms represent some of their most prized and publicly visible business assets. Whether they are used to provide interactive customer services, vital client-server operations, or just to act as informational references, these assets are vulnerable to an increasing number of automated attack vectors – largely due to limitations within the core protocols and insecure application development techniques."
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Slashdot | Warzone 2100 Source Liberated
Slashdot | Warzone 2100 Source Liberated: "Warzone 2100 Source Liberated
Posted by Zonk on Wed Dec 08, '04 12:30 PM
from the gaming-goes-gnu dept.
Programming Games Apple Linux
jvm writes 'The former game developer Pumpkin Studios has released the source for their 3D real-time strategy game Warzone 2100 under the GNU General Public License. (Direct link to the source archive.) Previously released just for Microsoft Windows and Sony PlayStation, this source release permits this 1999 game to be ported to other platforms, such at GNU/Linux and MacOS. You can join in the developer discussion at the RealTimeStrategies Warzone 2100 Redevelopment Project forum. Note that only the source has been released; an original copy of the game is required to obtain the other parts of the game (graphics, sounds, etc.)'"
Slashdot | Warzone 2100 Source Liberated
Slashdot | Warzone 2100 Source Liberated: "Real Men don't make backups. They upload it via ftp and let the world mirror it. -- Linus Torvalds"
Gamerhelp - Video Game FAQs, Tested Cheat Codes, Gaming Community and more
Gamerhelp - Video Game FAQs, Tested Cheat Codes, Gaming Community and more: "----------------------------------------- [6] Equip ----------------------------------------- 6a. Understanding location Like bags, each spot in your equip window has a numbered location. ___ ( )=======Zekryn=========[x] 0. Ammo |----------------------------| 1. Head |----------------------------| 2. Neck |[ 1] | | [10]| 3. Shoulders |[ 2] | | [ 6]| 4. Shirt |[ 3] | | [ 7]| 5. Chest |[15] | | [ 8]| 6. Waist |[ 5] | | [11]| 7. Legs |[ 4] | | [12]| 8. Feet |[19] | | [13]| 9. Wrist |[ 9] | | [14]| 10. Hands | ------------------ | 11. Finger | [16][17][18]<-[0] | 12. Finger |----------------------------| 13. Trinket [~~~] [~~~] [~~~] 14. Trinket 15. Back 16. Main Hand 17. Off Hand 18. Ranged Weapon 19. Tabard 6b Putting Location to Use /script PickupInventoryItem(#); This is best paired with the bag use. The script above will equip whatever is on your mouse to the item selected. For example we're using a Sword and have an axe in our backpack (location 0,1). Looking back, we can take: /script PickupContainerItem(#,#); <- put in item location, 0,1 /script PickupInventoryItem(#); <- put in equip location, 16 Now we have: /script PickupContainerItem(0,1) /script PickupInventoryItem(16); Now when we press this macro, it'll replace our sword with the axe. The sword will be placed where our axe was, so if we press it again, our axe will be replaced with the sword!"
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Concurring Opinions: The Airline Screening Playset: Hours of Fun!
Concurring Opinions: The Airline Screening Playset: Hours of Fun!
� Find, Locate, Lookup & Show what is my IP Address to Country
� Find, Locate, Lookup & Show what is my IP Address to Country: "This web page demonstrates how one can find, lookup, locate, and show what is your IP address to a country and and also lookup few other pieces of information about who/what/where you are from. First, it uses various HTTP variables to find the browser language, type, where you surfed from - i.e. what your IP address is (plus the referrer) - DNS is used to lookup the hostname from the later. Note that if you are using a web proxy (quite common in Corporate Environments), that IP address and hostname is what will be shown. Javascript is used to determine all of the values from timezone on down."
Sunday, October 09, 2005
Saturday, October 08, 2005
Mono brings .NET apps to Linux
Mono brings .NET apps to Linux: "Mono brings .NET apps to Linux
Build applications for Linux while maintaining cross-platform capabilities using .NET-compatible languages
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15 Sep 2005
Updated 19 Sep 2005
Mono, the open source development platform based on .NET, lets you build powerful, flexible Linux� applications and still take advantage of cross-platform capabilities using a variety of .NET-compatible languages. This article walks you through installing Mono on your system and developing your first sample Mono-compiled C# application that runs on both Linux and Microsoft � Windows�.
The C# language is an object-oriented language designed to let you quickly build a range of applications for the Microsoft .NET platform. The goal of C# and .NET is to free you from low-level programming issues -- type-safety issues, memory management, library construction, etc. -- in order to allow you to concentrate on building your applications and focus on business logic. This, in turn, should help shorten the development cycle.
With all the buzz around the C# and .NET strategy, some might wonder what the Linux community is doing in reaction. This article discusses how the open source world (with strong backing from Novell) has chosen to embrace the language by implementing its own compiler and class libraries. (In fact, several open source implementations are underway.)
This article focuses on Mono, the open source development platform based on the .NET framework and sponsored by Novell. This article takes you through installing Mono on your system and gets you started developing your first sample C# application, compiled with Mono, that runs on both Microsoft Windows and Linux."
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Wired News: A Real Remedy for Phishers
Wired News: A Real Remedy for Phishers: "Last week California became the first state to enact a law specifically addressing phishing. Phishing, for those of you who have been away from the internet for the past few years, is when an attacker sends you an e-mail falsely claiming to be a legitimate business in order to trick you into giving away your account info -- passwords, mostly. When this is done by hacking DNS, it's called pharming.
Financial companies have until now avoided taking on phishers in a serious way, because it's cheaper and simpler to pay the costs of fraud. That's unacceptable, however, because consumers who fall prey to these scams pay a price that goes beyond financial losses, in inconvenience, stress and, in some cases, blots on their credit reports that are hard to eradicate. As a result, lawmakers need to do more than create new punishments for wrongdoers -- they need to create tough new incentives that will effectively force financial companies to change the status quo and improve the way they protect their customers' assets. Unfortunately, the California law does nothing to address this."
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Understand behavioral culture of IT teams to help align with business goals
Understand behavioral culture of IT teams to help align with business goals: "Takeaway:
CIOs sometimes get so busy addressing problems with structure, staff skill sets, and effective processes that they fail to recognize the biggest issue: staff behavioral culture.
By Harris Kern
For years, my company has employed assessments, workshops, process owners and champions, and leadership counseling to address the common problems found in IT infrastructures. We�ve accomplished varying degrees of success."
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Recording Industry vs The People: Oregon RIAA Victim Fights Back; Sues RIAA for Electronic Trespass, Violations of Computer Fraud & Abuse, Invasion of
Recording Industry vs The People: Oregon RIAA Victim Fights Back; Sues RIAA for Electronic Trespass, Violations of Computer Fraud & Abuse, Invasion of Privacy, RICO, Fraud: "ATLANTIC V. ANDERSEN
This is the case peer-to-peer file sharers have been waiting for. Tanya Andersen, a 41 year old disabled single mother living in Oregon, has countersued the RIAA for Oregon RICO violations, fraud, invasion of privacy, abuse of process, electronic trespass, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, negligent misrepresentation, the tort of 'outrage', and deceptive business practices."
Recording Industry vs The People: Oregon RIAA Victim Fights Back; Sues RIAA for Electronic Trespass, Violations of Computer Fraud & Abuse, Invasion of
Recording Industry vs The People: Oregon RIAA Victim Fights Back; Sues RIAA for Electronic Trespass, Violations of Computer Fraud & Abuse, Invasion of Privacy, RICO, Fraud: "ATLANTIC V. ANDERSEN
This is the case peer-to-peer file sharers have been waiting for. Tanya Andersen, a 41 year old disabled single mother living in Oregon, has countersued the RIAA for Oregon RICO violations, fraud, invasion of privacy, abuse of process, electronic trespass, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, negligent misrepresentation, the tort of 'outrage', and deceptive business practices."
SANS - Internet Storm Center - Cooperative Cyber Threat Monitor And Alert System - Current Infosec News and Analysis
SANS - Internet Storm Center - Cooperative Cyber Threat Monitor And Alert System - Current Infosec News and Analysis: "Bluetooth Auditing (NEW)
Published: 2005-10-01,
Last Updated: 2005-10-02 00:01:44 UTC by Kevin Liston (Version: 1)
I had promised more details on how I conducted my bluetooth audit during a disaster drill (http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2005-06-20) when I was handler last, I was also working some local response to Katrina (http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2005-09-05) and didn't have the spare mental cycles to provide an update. Today has allowed me a few moments to play a bit, and fulfill my promises."
Schneier on Security: NSA Watch
Schneier on Security: NSA Watch: "About the first patent. I'm pretty sure my non-disclosure agreement from a previous employer is expired.
We worked on this around late 2003/early 2004. Some guy from the NSA had a one hour-ish presentation about the technology.
We never licensed the technology, but at the base it works like this:
1. Multiple servers all ping the target IP multiple times (I think they figured optimal was about 8 times).
2. You discard all but the lowest latency (the closest to the wire latency).
3. You drop the constant part of all the latency involved, this amounts to say you substract the fastest from all the others.
4. You use the remaining latencies as keys to lookup up a table of known location for the closest match.
It requires a database of known locations. In tests, they had 50 miles accuracy in the bay area, I think. And they estimated that 6000 wll chosen locations could give metropolitan area precision over the continental us.
My memory is sketchy (we never ended up doing anything with this, I believe they never finalized the exclusivity contract they were trying to negociate. Might have something to do with the fact the company was knee deep in online gaming.) so I might be wrong on some details.
Posted by: involved party at September 30, 2005 05:17 PM"
The Third Age - Index
The Third Age - Index: "'The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legends fade to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave its birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, turmoil rose among the white palaces and towers of Caemlyn. The turmoil was not the beginning. There are neither beginnings nor endings to the turning of the Wheel of Time. But it was a beginning.'"
