A group of security researchers have successfully cracked SSL by using 200 PlayStation 3 consoles and about $700 worth of test certificates to create a rogue Certification Authority (CA). This is significant because at leat six CA’s are still using the MD5 encryption with the exploitable weakness. The solution to this problem is for the CAs [...]
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My Amazon Quick Linker plugin for bbPress has been updated. The URL created by the v0.2 plugin would not work if double quotes were used. The link structure has been modified to correct this problem. This plugin allows users to post links to Amazon simply by wrapping keywords or search terms in [amazon][/amazon] tags. Examples in [...]
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Darren Aronofsky brings us a down-to-earth film about professional wrestler Randy “The Ram” Robinson as his career starts to wane. Following a heart attack, Randy decides to retire from wrestling and pick up the pieces of his life that he left unattended for the past twenty years — namely a relationship with his daughter. Unfortunately, [...]
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Here is a little behind-the-scenes video that should help to whet your appetite for Coraline, a hand-made, feature-length, stop-motion animation. Director: Henry Selick Voices: Dakota Fanning, Ian McShane, Teri Hatcher, Keith David, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, John Hodgman Release date: February 6, 2009
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I appreciate commercials that grab the viewer’s attention by any means other than shouting or increasing the volume. This commercial for the Audi Q5 is one of those commercials that caught my attention simply by being well-made.
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The MSI U115 looks like a pretty standard netbook both in form and in specs, but with one small exception — a hybrid SSD/HDD storage system. The U115 Hybrid functions primarily with the SSD system, offering a reliable, shock-absorbent, and speedy operating environment. You have the option of choosing the SSD system while operating with Windows, [...]
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Yep, the rumors were half true. Walmart is selling the iPhone 3G now, but not at the steeply discounted pricepoint that was originally rumored. Walmart is selling the iPhone in-store only, not online. Pricing is typical Walmart pricing — about 2 bucks less than Apple’s price (8GB for $197 and 16GB for $297).
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I’m no chess expert, but I know enough to try to teach my wife how to play. So, we got to this point. It is now the black’s turn to move (the clear piece). My pieces are the white ones. If the clear king takes the white queen, it will be moving into check. Any [...]
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Here is the new trailer for Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian. It looks like this is going to be just as good as the first (if you thought Night at the Museum was good). Security guard Larry Daley (Stiller) infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah (Wilson) and Octavius (Coogan), [...]
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Writer/Director: Gregor Jordan Cast: Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown, Rose Byrne Early on in Heath Ledger’s acting career he starred in an Australian movie titled Two Hands. Two Hands is a crime comedy about Jimmy (Ledger) who gets involved with a mobster named Pando. After losing ten thousand dollars of Pando’s money, Jimmy finds himself on the run and [...]
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