Meeting tonight starting at 6pm! See the Meeting Info page for more info.
This was a decently sized meeting. Much lock picking went on as is the norm. There was some discussion of cable modem hacking. Taryn and Zaphraud brought their baby as usual, and he seemed to get much attention. Jargon introduced us to pr0ndar.com, one of his random websites. Twitter was lightly talked about.
Attendance count: About 25
This is my first python script I ever wrote. This script connects to whatismyip.com, fetches the external IP address of the network you are on, puts it into a text file and uploads it via FTP to any server you want.
At home I have Cox, therefore I have a dynamic IP. Even though this IP only changes about once every month, I got sick of needing to connect to my home computer via VNC and not being able because my IP had changed. Therefore I created the following script and set up a scheduled task on my home computer to run this script every hour.
After running this script, you can then use PHP (or any similar language) to include this file into any page you desire.
#! /usr/bin/env python import httplib import sys import os import ftplib file="ip.txt" conn = httplib.HTTPConnection("www.whatismyip.com") conn.request("GET","/automation/n09230945.asp") response = conn.getresponse() data = response.read() filename = str(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])) + "\\"+file) #Create file FILE = open(filename,"w") #Open file ready for writing FILE.writelines(data) #Write 'data' to file FILE.close() #Close file #Replace [server], [user], and [pass] with your information. s = ftplib.FTP('[server]','[user]','[pass]') #Connect f = open(file,'rb') #File to send s.storbinary('STOR '+file, f) #Send the file f.close() #Close file and FTP s.quit() #Quit FTP sys.exit(0)
Shouts to Automated Penguin and Nak!
This is a screenshot from a project that RetroTech worked on. It was some impressive software written in Java. What he wrote was a virtual machine of a very simple hardware type and operating language. The instructions that this virtual machine had were: increment, decrement, load registers, load addresses, branch on zero or branch on not zero. This sounds like it was a very worthy experiment. I personally give him props for doing this in a cumbersome language such as Java. His personal website can be found at retrotech.discountsrewdrivers.com
I have the original bitmap file and .doc file available. If you just want to print the barcode up, I recommend loading the .doc file, erasing the text if you want, and printing the barcode graphic.
Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons Bitmap Scaled .doc |
Playtex Tampons Super Absorbency Bitmap Scaled .doc |
OB Tampons Bitmap Scaled .doc |
Anusol Hemorrhoidal Suppositories Bitmap Scaled .doc |
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XlogicXs Albertsons Club Card Scaled .doc |
Universal VIP card (Frys, Albertsons, Safeway, ???) |
This is one of my favorite microcontrollers. It can be programmed in C++, Java, and BASIC. I started programming it in C++, but later switched to BASIC since there was more support for it. I took this micro to a meeting and had a game programmed I programmed on it. It was a memory game based on Simon. The controller has 3 small LEDs, and 3 push buttons right under them, so I figured a game like Simon would be a natural thing to do.
Here is a picture of the microcontroller that Slip took with his phone (Slip transfered the picture to Dual_Parallel, so I got the picture from www.oldskoolphreak.com).
I also included the code that I used to program the micro:
Slackware Linux began in April, 1993. For over ten years, Slackware Linux has focused on “simplicity and stability.” Everything just works in Slackware. Slackware is also considered one of the most secure GNU/Linux distributions. That being said, it does not mean that security can be ignored after a friendly Slackware installation.
This article is meant to be a crash course in Slackware security. It will detail some basic steps that should be taken before you consider Slackware to be fully installed. Again, these are basic steps – more services will require more configuration. And note that you’ll have to be root to perform the configuration tasks in this article. On to the install.
The methods and reasons for creating multiple partitions are many and hotly debated. We will offer a secure partitioning scheme, while not sacrificing usability or making things overly complicated. In the end, having these four partitions will go a long way towards creating a more secure working environment.
/swap
Typically your swap partition is twice the amount of your computer’s RAM.
/boot
Your boot partition is where your kernel(s), and your boot loader will reside. The security advantage of having a small dedicated boot partition is that in the event your box is “0wned,” it affords the intruder a smaller space for backdoors. Also, it makes things like the size of System.map and vmlinuz easier to keep an eye on for size changes. Twenty to 50 MB is sufficient for a boot partition.
Like other listeners of rfa I too wanted to view the binary revolution unveiling video (www.oldskoolphreak.com/video/br.rm) but was horrified that I could not even after downloading the RealPlayer client (http://forms.real.com/real/player/unix/unix.html?src=052703realhome_1_1). After many hours of therapy I am now able to help those who may also be suffering from this condition.
Using Realplayer8 to view br.rm
1. Follow the RealPlayer link above
2. Fill in the information (false info is fine)
3. At the “Select OS” drop down menu choose Linux 2.x (libc6 i386)
4. Save to your desired directory (I used ~)
5. chmod u+x rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2.bin
6. ./rp8_linux20_libc6_i386_cs2.bin
7. Return back to the RealPlayer link provided at the top of the mini-HOWTO
8. You will see a “Free RealVideo 9 codec upgrade package” link…follow it
9. Download rv9_libc6_i386_cs2.tgz
10. Rename rv9_libc6_i386_cs2.tgz to rv9_libc6_i386_cs2.tar
11. tar -xvf rv9_libc6_i386_cs2.tar
12. mv /rv9/codecs/rv40.so.6.0 /RealPlayer8/Codecs/
13. mv /rv9/codecs/drv4.so.6.0 /RealPlayer8/Codecs/
14.
15. Open br.rm
16. Enjoy
Culture Jam
How to reverse America’s suicidal consumer binge-and why we must
by Kalle Lasn
Obey the giant
Life in the image world
by Rick Poynor
Media Virus
Hidden agendas in popular culture
by Douglas Rushkroff
The system of objects
a cultural critique of the commodity in consumer society
by Jean Baudrillard
The medium is the MASSAGE
an inventory of effects
Marshall McLuhan, Quentin Fiore, Jerome Agel
The twilight of American culture
A prophetic examination of western decline
by Morris Berman
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