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And DJB's $500 is safe for another day

A major flaw in the DNS system is promised to be revealed at the next Black Hat conference. Convinced it was too important to wait, security researcher Dan Kaminsky (video, autoplays) convinced several software vendors to issue emergency patches today, before publicizing details of the attack. It can't be that serious though, can it? Oh yes it can.
posted to MetaFilter by Skorgu at 6:57 PM on July 9, 2008 (55 comments)

Anyone mentions "gibson" they get to buy a round.

Shall we play a game meet up at the last HOPE?
posted to MetaTalk by Skorgu at 9:57 AM on July 1, 2008 (30 comments)

Yes, I know plastic is safe. Really.

Are there water filtration systems with no plastic anywhere in the water's path?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 2:16 PM on April 20, 2008 (5 comments)

Neither technology nor magic was sufficiently advanced.

Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001, inventor of the telecommunications satellite and the only reason most geeks can find Sri Lanka on a map, has died shortly after celebrating his 90th birthday.
posted to MetaFilter by Skorgu at 3:15 PM on March 18, 2008 (292 comments)

Because everyone should be useful somehow.

What are some humorous descriptions/job titles/uses for otherwise "useless" people during the zombie apocalypse, end of the world, WWIII, etc.?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 6:04 AM on February 26, 2008 (26 comments)

Because DRAM doesn't get frostbite.

Whole-disk encryption defeated with canned air. [via.]
posted to MetaFilter by Skorgu at 10:12 AM on February 21, 2008 (92 comments)

Sysadmin Seeks Officemate, Must Speak Fast Ethernet, Take Orders.

Are there any managed Fast Ethernet switches that are quiet enough to share an office with?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 10:26 AM on January 28, 2008 (3 comments)

Tips on avoiding backhoes welcome too.

How can I practice/learn fiber optic networking without breaking the bank?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 1:49 PM on December 20, 2007 (7 comments)

A mouthful of bytecode

Bytecode-based virtual machines are the Next Big Thing in programming. You can run Lisp, Ruby, Python, OCaml, and yes even COBOL on the JVM. Or if you prefer your languages to be a bit more melodic there's J#, A#, P# and F#. Even C/C++ has a bytecode compiler now. That's not to mention languages that have their own VMs like Erlang or that are writing their own like Parrot or PyPy.
posted to MetaFilter by Skorgu at 7:57 AM on December 4, 2007 (62 comments)

I want to watch four hours of robots driving around slowly.

Where can I get an uncut video of the DARPA Urban Challenge event?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 2:23 PM on November 5, 2007 (3 comments)

Cum neigh neigh hic

Where can I find a (free) recording of Horatius Villam Habet?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 2:19 PM on October 3, 2007 (1 comment)

Bruce Forcing

NSA@home is a fast FPGA-based SHA-1 and MD5 bruteforce cracker. Based on HDTV equipment from eBay, "It is capable of searching the full 8-character keyspace (from a 64-character set) in about a day in the current configuration for 800 hashes concurrently." Previous well-publicized brute-force attacks include the EFF breaking DES in 56 hours and 1.6TB of md5 hashes you can search online.
posted to MetaFilter by Skorgu at 2:47 PM on September 4, 2007 (53 comments)

DIY Balanced Audio Cable-O-Rama

What's the best balanced audio wiring stuff, and where do I get it all?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 10:36 AM on July 18, 2007 (14 comments)

Impressive stock photo, now what is it?

What is this nifty-looking piece of equipment? [via]
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 2:39 PM on June 28, 2007 (6 comments)

Another odd vehicle in Queens

About a month ago I happened to be outside my house in Queens at about midnight. I saw what looked like a cop car with license plate reading cameras drive by. Anyone have more info?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 8:22 AM on May 1, 2007 (7 comments)

What assumption did Feynman see through about the electron?

In one of Richard Feynman's books, he talks about solving a problem by finding that a 'fact' about (I think) the spin state of the electron was really an assumption. I recall that it could be one of two values, something like T or V, and everybody had assumed it was T without any evidence. I know I got that all wrong, so what's the reality behind it?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 10:31 AM on December 14, 2006 (5 comments)

Why is she holding a leek?

Does anyone have more information about this (1.6M swf, borderline NSFW)?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 9:23 AM on October 13, 2006 (7 comments)

What would you call logical action with an illogical premise?

Is there a word for when somebody does something completely illogical but does it in a perfectly logical manner?
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 2:51 PM on September 26, 2006 (22 comments)

Help identify a very strange truck seen in Queens, NY.

Help identify a very strange truck seen in Queens, NY. Scanners, cameras and GPS Oh My!
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 6:13 PM on August 9, 2006 (9 comments)

(Gracie) Ju-Jitsu in NYC?

I'm looking for a self-defence oriented (gracie?) jujitsu school in the NYC area.
posted to Ask Metafilter by Skorgu at 9:15 AM on July 27, 2006 (14 comments)