Hackers can turn your home computer into a bomb!

[Douglas Troy]

Well. It was fun while it lasted. I'm giving my notice and going to start a chicken farm. ;)

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[Mark Salsbery]

Great article. Some questions and comments... How did they know they got within 2 digits of "cracking an 87-digit Russian security code"? How many people just plain don't like my looks? This is exactly why I wear goggles when I'm programming. Good thing you didn't post this in the soapbox. If "fanatical religious-fringe groups" got their hands on this... Oh yeah, forgot one: What the hell is a smithereen? :laugh:

"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball."

[JoeSox]

What is your ip address again? ;P

Later, JoeSox "Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." -Aristotle CPMCv1.0 ↔ humanaiproject.org ↔ Last.fm

[Lost User]

:laugh: I especially liked this bit:

carcino.gen.nz wrote:

Instead of blowing up a single plane, these groups will be able to patch in to the central computer of an airline agency and blow up multiple planes at once

Darn it, why did those silly engineers put a remote detonation ability into the ISO specifications for airplanes... :doh: They could've known terrorists would find a way to remotely access the "big red button" in the cockpit :rolleyes:

Paul

Pauliastan in The Code Project, password: byalmightybob
How much time is left?[^]

[El Corazon]

Mark Salsbery wrote:

What the hell is a smithereen

A smithereen is a random chunk of metal thrown from a black-smith beating on a chunk of metal with his hammer. okay... I made that up... just means small pieces... [From Irish Gaelic smidirīn, diminutive of smiodar, small fragment.]

_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

[Not Active]

I guess your computer could be classified as a WMD. In that case we are pretty much safe, the government wouldn't be able to find them. :laugh:

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[Paul Watson]

The photo of the dude in the bottom left. Is that the author or the sicko 'cause I'm having a hard time differentiating the two...

regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:

And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

[Douglas Troy]

Yes.

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[led mike]

Oh dear... Access Denied I guess it's not Corporation Friendly :)

led mike

[Mark Salsbery]

:laugh: Thanks! When I first typed it, the question was a joke (I've used that word since I was a kid). But then I had to look it up to see the origin! Mark

"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball."

[David Crow]

That computer looks a bit...old! Would it know what to do in the presence of the Internet? That aside, it's just a hoax!

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"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15

"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

[David Crow]

Paul Watson wrote:

The photo of the dude in the bottom left. Is that the author...

Is that a rhetorical question, Paul?

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"Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed" - 2 Timothy 2:15

"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne

[lost in transition]

BLOW UP!!!!!:laugh::laugh:

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God Bless, Jason
Programmer: A biological machine designed to convert caffeine into code.
Developer: A person who develops working systems by writing and using software. [^]

[Paul Watson]

Is yours? ;)

regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

Shog9 wrote:

And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

[Miszou]

Well, since I've starting using this[^] excellent Sidebar gadget, I am notified whenever a terrorist attack is imminnent...

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[NetDave]

DavidCrow wrote:

That aside, it's just a hoax!

Ya think? :rolleyes:

QRZ? de WAØTTN

[code frog 0]

"Sir, I'm given her all she's got." :cool: Captain: "Bring up the shields!" Spock: "CTRL+ALT+DELETE", "Shall I end task?" Bones: "Dammit Jim! She's a PC not a super computer." Captian: "What about Intellisense? Is there anything from Intellisense?" :rolleyes:

[code frog 0]

Virtual Chicken Server 2007:-D

[Orcrist]

This is why Microsoft came up with the UAC... UAC: "Terrorist trying to blow up your computer. Allow? Disallow?" YOU: (Auto reaction...) "Allow" BOOM! And then you will blame Microsoft anyways... :-) Cheers, David

[Flynn Arrowstarr Regular Schmoe]

I was just wondering if they hired an artist from Mad magazine, or if their PhotoShop skills have seriously declined... Flynn