In Through The Out Door

You all have been waiting for that annual good laugh.Here it is.

HD-DVD and Blu-Ray AACS DRM Cracked:EGSonikku writes “According to this article on Endgadget, the AACS DRM used in HD-DVD and Blu-Ray has been cracked. The program allows one to decrypt and dump the video for play on a users hard drive, or it can be burned to a blank HD-DVD and played on a stand-alone player. According to the accompanying video, a source release for the program will be made available in January. Time to get that $200 Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive?” Warning: this link contains video.

The Numbers Stations Analyzed, Discussed:GMontag wrote to mention a Washington Post article about the always-intriguing ‘number’ radio broadcasts…. The Post article gives a nice run-down on the truth behind the transmissions, and touches a bit on the odd community that has grown fascinated by them…. Chris Smolinski runs SpyNumbers.com and the ‘Spooks’ e-mail list, where ‘number stations’ hobbyists log hundreds of shortwave messages transmitted every month…. They’re mystery stations,’ explained Smolinski, who has tracked the spy broadcasts for 30 years.“ This article made me recall a great All Things Considered story from a few years back about Akin Fernandez’s ‘Numbers’ CD, a CD compilation of some of the most interesting strings of randomly read numbers reaching out across the airwaves.

The battle for wireless network drivers

US.gov looks to crypto to plug data leak holes

No 64-bit Photoshop CS3

Apple’s iPhone: Disrupting Mobile ServiceSort of fits why we don’t have 3G service in the US just yet…Remind anyone of the old Telco grip on technology innovation versus profits?

Layer Four Traceroute (LFT) and WhoB

Microsoft has eye on S.A.

Zeroday database

FBI computer project $57 million shortThe true TECHNICALLY and business INCOMPETENTS are once at it again wasting our precious TAX dollars!Can anyone say 1-800-FRAUD-WASTE-ABUSE?

Malware wars: Are hackers on top?

She is not a “DUMB BLONDE” - She is a “LIGHT-HAIRED DETOUR OFF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY.”5…. She does not get “DRUNK” or “TIPSY” - She gets “CHEMICALLY INCONVENIENCED”8…. She is not a “TWO-BIT HOOKER” - She is a “LOW COST PROVIDER.”>>>> HOW TO SPEAK ABOUT MEN AND BE POLITICALLY CORRECT:>>>> 1…. He does not “GET LOST ALL THE TIME” - He “INVESTIGATES ALTERNATIVE DESTINATIONS.”>>>> 4…. He does not get “FALLING-DOWN DRUNK” - He becomes “ACCIDENTALLY HORIZONTAL.”>>>> 7.

Definitive Guide: Windows Vista

-Network Attack, Attributed to China, Disables Naval War College (30 November 2006)US Navy officials reported that the Naval War College computers were taken off line because of intrusions suspected of being carried out by Chinese hackers. The school trains senior military officers in tactics and runs war games.