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source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16494/info Tivoli Access Manager Plugin for Web Servers is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to retrieve arbitrary files from the vulnerable system in the context of the webserver process. Information obtained may aid in further attacks; other attacks are also possible. Note that the attacker must be an authenticated user to exploit this vulnerability. Versions 22.214.171.124 and 6.0.0 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. http://www.example.com/pkmslogout?filename=../../../../../../../etc/passwd
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Medium format film is often shot in cameras with a 6×6 square aspect ratio of 1:1 (as opposed to 3:2 in many 35mm cameras). Composing your shots for a square is often quite different to shooting a rectangular image.
Square format can seem a bit daunting if you've only ever shot with a rectangular 35mm compostition, especially since the film costs more on a frame to frame basis. The best thing to do is plunge straight in and start shooting. Remember Rule 5. Get closer! and Rule 6. Don't think! It won't take you too long to get stuck in and find your own unique approach.
With a square format, you can place your subject straight in the center of the frame and create a dynamic composition — which isn't necessarily true for other formats.
I also seem to get much closer to subjects without the picture appearing strange. Shots that are square are perhaps tougher to compose because there is less area to place the subject on one third of the image (as opposed to 35mm frames).
When shooting rectangular images it is no doubt simpler to compose the shot with a subject using the Rule of Thirds. Likewise, applying a theory like the Golden Ratio can also help produce interesting compositions. While these techniques lend themselves to the dimensions of a 35mm frame, well, I didn't find them so helpful, initially, in composing for medium format.
Certainly, the Rule of Thirds and Golden Ratio are useful for the subject within the frame but they don't help me as much when framing up my square shot.
This is where I would be inclined to suggest you fill your square frame as completely as possible with your subject. There is such a large image area that you don't want to waste any of it by not including information. Where 35mm 3:2 style shots can look good with some space in the frame I much prefer to have the square frame filled up with my subject. Here are some examples:
To find out more about the Golden Ratio and the rule of thirds check these Golden Ratio on Wikipedia and Rule of Thirds on Wikipedia.
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Friday 18 Sept
Travel to Bishops Castle by car or ride (9am start). Train is also an option
Group meal in Bishops Castle and chat in the pub.
Optional rides for anyone arriving early by car
Saturday 19th Sept
Breakfast at the B&B (full English available)
Full day ride plenty of café stops
Evening meal followed by social in the pub
Sunday 20th Sept
Breakfast at the B&B (full English available)
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ROME, Ga. - University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) senior quarterback Lorenzo Brown has been named the 2009 Rawlings-NAIA National Football Player of the Year, announced tonight (Dec. 18) from Rome, Ga., site of the 54th Annual Russell Athletic-NAIA Football National Championship. The announcement was made at the Banquet of Champions held at the Rome Forum in downtown Rome. The 6-0, 200 lb., signalcaller becomes the third Sioux Falls athlete to be named to this prestigious honor, including the second Cougar quarterback.
In 2007, USF quarterback Chad Cavender was honored and followed the 2002 recipient, running back Nick Kortan from Sioux Falls.
"I am thankful for representing the University of Sioux Falls," said Brown. "There is a great tradition here. Chad (Cavender) pushed me to live up to what he did here and I thank him for motivating me."
Brown engineers one of the nation's most prolific offenses. The 2008 Championship Game MVP, Brown has recorded 56 touchdowns (40 passing, 16 rushing) this year. With a big effort in the National Championship, he has a shot to be a 1,000-yard rusher and 3,000-yard passer. He is 202-for-295 passing (68.5 completion percentage) with 3,023 yards. He has 40 touchdowns against just four interceptions.
On the ground, the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Offensive Player of the Year has posted 807 yards on 121 carries (6.7 ypc). In four games this year, Brown has hit the 100-yard rushing mark including three contests of 100 rushing yards to go with 200 passing yards. In sloppy conditions last year in the title game, Brown rushed for 129 yards and passed for 69 yards and a score.
The Bristol, Conn., native ranks first in the country in pass efficiency (196.600) and fourth in total offense (3,830 yards). With him at the helm, the Sioux Falls offense has tallied 747 total points (53.6 ppg), which ranks fifth most all-time among any level of college football. His 57 rushing yards per game is a big reason for the ground game to rank third in the NAIA (261.7 ypg) this season.
Brown is the 10th player to receive the NAIA Player of the Year honor since the award was first presented in 1997, with two athletes repeating. Overall, there have been eight offensive players and two on the defensive side to be recognized.
No. 1 Sioux Falls takes on No. 3 Lindenwood University (Mo.) in the National Championship tomorrow (Dec. 19) from Barron Stadium in Rome, Ga. Kick-off is set for 12 p.m. EST with the game televised live on CBS College Sports Television.
Rawlings-NAIA National Football Player of the Year:
1997 - Bo Hurley, Findlay (Ohio)
1998 - Jack Williams, Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
1999 - Eddie Eviston, Georgetown (Ky.)
2000 - Eddie Eviston, Georgetown (Ky.)
2001 - Eddie Eviston, Georgetown (Ky.)
2002 - Nick Kortan, Sioux Falls (S.D.)
2003 - Tyler Emmert, Carroll (Mont.)
2004 - Cory Jacquay, St. Francis (Ind.)
2005 - Tyler Emmert, Carroll (Mont.)
2006 - Brian Kurtz, St. Francis (Ind.)
2007 - Chad Cavender, Sioux Falls (S.D.)
2008 - Owen Koeppen, Carroll (Mont.)
2009 - Lorenzo Brown, Sioux Falls (S.D.)


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The 4 star Clayton Hotel Galway is located just on the outskirts of Galway city in the west of Ireland. Galway is a medieval city bursting with life, energy and vitality. Home to many start up pharma and technology companies, as well as multinational medical device companies it is also known as the capital of arts, culture and festivals.
Clayton Hotel Galway is the perfect base for exploring all of the historical sights and attractions that this wonderful city has to offer visitors. Drive the short distance to Galway city centre, or alternatively, with complimentary parking available at the hotel, leave the car and take the bus 403 into Galway city centre and stroll through the historic, meandering, cobble streets. Galway is still known today as the City of the Tribes, the name referring to 14 important Anglo-Norman merchant families who lived there and dominated the life and trade of the city during the middle ages. The following will give a good indication of some of the many Galway sights and attractions that can be visited whilst here.
Eyre Square
Eyre Square is located in the centre of Galway city. It is a historic relaxing area which was originally named in 1710 by Mayor Edward Eyre. In 1963 it was officially renamed "Kennedy Memorial Park" in honour of US President John F. Kennedy, who visited here shortly before his assassination in 1963. Eyre square and its surrounding area is home statues, scenery, shops and restaurant, most notably the Eyre Square Shopping Centre. This centre incorporates sections of the historic city walls as part of its structure. The Browne doorway is another notable feature in Eyre Square as it was originally the doorway of the Browne families home on Lower Abbeygate Street and it was moved in 1905 from Abbeygate Street to Eyre Square. Most recently Eyre Square has been home to a number of major Galway events such as the annual Galway Christmas Market, shows from the Galway International Arts Festival and the Galway Comedy festival. This is also the point where the 403 bus from Clayton Hotel Galway drops guests while on a trip to city centre.
Latin Quarter
From Eyre Square, William Street and Shop Street are the main routes leading into the bustling Latin Quarter. The area is characterised by buskers, boutiques, unique shops, cafes, bar and restaurants, and is a hive of activity both during the day and at night. Whilst in the Latin Quarter why not visit Thomas Dillon's Claddagh Gold shop. This is the home of the Claddagh ring. As a symbol of Galway, this ring is in the form of two hands clasping a heart, wearing a crown and is traditionally given in Ireland as a token of love. It is Ireland's most famous traditional ring. The story of the ring began when a fisherman from the poor fishing community of Claddagh was sold into slavery to a goldsmith. Jonathan Meyers is the owner of this historic shop in Galway. If you pop in he will give you the full history of the ring and show you around his beautiful store. Jonathan and his team are the original Claddagh ring makers, going as far back as 1750, and they're also the oldest jewellers in Ireland. This is one shop you must go see in Galway. From the Latin Quarter see the famous Lynch's Castle which is now a bank, but still the grandest 16th Century town house in Galway was owned by the Lynch family.
Shop Street & Quay Street
Stroll along the cobbled, pedestrianised centre of Galway from Shop Street onto Quay Street. As you continue down Shop St, you can't miss the statue of Oscar Wilde, sitting on a bench in conversation with Estonian writer Eduard Wilde. This is the perfect opportunity for a true Galway photo. Quay Street has many small craft shops and restaurants and also two famous pubs, The Quay's which is famed for its traditional music sessions and Tigh Neachtain, where the old interior with its little 'snugs' or booths is a real beauty.
St. Nicholas' Church
A side street from Lynch's Castle leads to St. Nicholas Collegiate Church. This is Galway's finest medieval building. Founded in 1320, following damage in the 15th and 16th century it was extended. It is said that Christopher Columbus prayed here in 1477 before sailing away on one of his attempts to reach the New World. A tour through the Church will allow you to glimpse the part of its rich history. The church is open all day, every day, and visitors are always welcome.
Galway Farmers' Market
Galway's famous street market has been trading Galway by St Nicholas' Collegiate Church for centuries. The market is open all year round on Saturdays from 8.00am – 6.00pm. On Sundays and Bank Holidays you can stroll through the stalls from 12.00pm – 6.00pm. In Galway's Farmers Market you can find many locals selling organic produce and handmade crafts. One of the markets most famous stalls include donuts, they are made right in front of you with which ever toppings you so please. To find out about Galway this is the best place to meet local people and hear stories of the city from the locals. Grab a coffee and get lost in this beautiful market and pick up some Galway jewels.
The Spanish Arch
The beautiful Spanish Arch was built in 1584, and is located on the banks of the river Corrib. It was originally an extension of the famous city walls, and was designed specifically to protect the quays. The Spanish Arch is home to the Galway City Museum.
The Claddagh
At the end of Quay Street, just across the River Corrib you can explore the beautiful, quaint village of The Claddagh. The name of the Claddagh area is based on the Irish word "cladach", meaning a stony beach. Throughout the centuries, the Claddagh people kept Galway City supplied with fish, which they sold on the square in front of the Spanish Arch. The traditions of this place remain in Irish heritage today these include the claddagh ring which is a heart being clasped by two hands representing friendship.
Salthill beach is a popular tourist attraction with young and old alike. It is located approximately 2km from Galway City and encompasses several small sandy and pebbled beaches. With a total distance of 3 miles. It is a popular beach for walking, swimming and relaxing and is home to Galway Atlanta Aquarium and Leisureland complex. Locals and tourists alike can be seen participating in the local tradition of 'kicking the wall' at Blackrock near the end of the Promenade. Enjoy beautiful scenery overlooking the astonishing Cliffs of Moher. The beach itself has been dual awarded, achieving the International Blue Flag and Green Coast Award status 2015.
Galway Cathedral
The amazing Galway Cathedral is located on the banks of the River Corrib in Galway city. The expansive stone Cathedral was completed 1965 making it the youngest of Europe's great stone cathedrals. It was built of local limestone. Inside columns shoot up into the ceiling, transforming into curved arches that support a gigantic dome. The cathedral displays an interesting mix of Renaissance, Romanesque and Gothic characteristics. This is a must see for any visit to Galway.
Corrib Princess Cruise
A short stroll from the Cathedral you will reach Woodquay. The famous Corrib Princess sails from Woodquay along the majestic River Corrib onto Lough Corrib. Irelands second largest lake providing visitors with unsurpassed views and natural amenities that make this the most spectacular waterway in Ireland. The Corrib Princess takes you past castles and various sites of both historical and cultural interest. Enjoy a 90 minute cruises throughout the year. It is a wonderful activity for an individual, a group or a family.
This is not an exhaustive list of everything Galway City centre and its surroundings has to offer, but it does give a strong indication of how one can enjoy a day or a couple of days in this magical city. If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the reception team here at Clayton Hotel Galway who would be happy to assist. Why not book a room now to experience the local attractions that Galway has to offer.


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Doing good is good for business. So what do you need to know about adopting the principles of corporate responsibility? Angela Tufvesson investigates
At Veterinary Oncology Consultants, which provides remote consultations to vets caring for animals with cancer, directors Angela Frimberger and Antony S. Moore are committed to social and environmental justice. They run their practice on solar energy, drive a hybrid electric car, give employees time off to engage in volunteer activities and donate one per cent of their profits to charity. This approach is known as 'corporate social responsibility' and there's evidence to suggest that businesses of all sizes who do good can benefit the wider community as well as their hip pocket.
"A lot of us have been taught that business decision-making is supposed to be separate from moral decision-making, that when you make business decisions you should just think about profitability, and that moral decision-making doesn't belong in the workplace," says Frimberger. "That's a misconception and something that we need to let go of. Doing the right thing is not soft, weak or naive. It's doing the right thing and it's good for business."
What is corporate social responsibility?
Corporate social responsibility—or 'CSR' in corporate lingo—refers to business practices that benefit society. According to the International Organization for Standardization, "social responsibility is the responsibility of an organisation for the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and the environment, through transparent and ethical behaviour."
Everything from reducing your environmental footprint to working with local charities and volunteering for good causes is classed as corporate social responsibility. And thanks to wider acceptance of the concept, Dr Leeora Black, managing director of the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility, says corporate social responsibility now encompasses areas such as labour relations, environmental impact—including animal welfare—fair operating practices, human rights and consumer issues.
"This entails fair treatment of workers and suppliers, reduction and safe disposal of waste, reducing energy and water use, education of customers…and being involved in your local community," she says.
"In days gone by people thought that corporate social responsibility should be expressed through charitable donations, but today we have a far deeper and wider understanding of how business should behave. Corporate social responsibility is not about how you spend your profits, but about how you make your money."
Why bother?
Of course, there's more to it than appeasing your social conscience. Beyond the warm and fuzzies of doing good, there's evidence to suggest a positive link between corporate social responsibility and financial performance, which explains why most global behemoths and large Australian corporates like PwC, National Australia Bank and Rio Tinto have a corporate social responsibility strategy.
The same goes for small businesses like veterinary practices. A recent study published in the Journal of Small Business Management found small to medium-sized businesses that invest in corporate social responsibility can expect financial rewards as well as enhanced reputations.
"Doing the right thing is not soft, weak or naive. It's doing the right thing and it's good for business."—Angela Frimberger, director, Veterinary Oncology Consultants
Co-author of the study, Dr Mehran Nejati from the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University, says the results are transferrable to veterinary practices. "Corporate social responsibility can benefit small businesses such as veterinary practices in a number of ways including better relations with stakeholders, leading to improved brand equity and positive image, improved bottom line through efficiency improvements and environmental practices—for example, reducing consumption of water, electricity and raw materials—and improvement in working conditions of employees leading to higher satisfaction and productivity.
"In addition, I have found that employees favour working for socially responsible companies, and corporate social responsibility positively influences employees' organisational commitment, hence benefiting the firm."
Frimberger agrees that there are loads of business benefits to be gained by veterinary practices willing to adopt the principles of corporate social responsibility. "From the standpoint of a customer, corporate social responsibility says that your practice is engaged in the community. Most veterinary practices are community-based, so community service can only be super positive for customer engagement.
"It also says that you're an ethical player. That crosses over into the customers' perception of not only wanting to patronise your business because you do good in the community and the environment and the world, but also because it signals that you're an ethical business that isn't going to take advantage of customers or recommend services they don't need."
Being socially responsible
Dr Nejati suggests a three-step process to implement corporate social responsibility in your practice. First, choose a cause close to your business mission that's important to your clients. "A veterinary practice might concentrate on the issue of stray animals and offer some flexibility in treating them," she says. "Alternatively, they might decide to engage in skill development and offer apprenticeship programs for young people."
Next, start small and build momentum. "It's best to start small, gauge your involvement in the activity, seek feedback from key stakeholders and make corrective measures to improve," advises Dr Nejati.
"Along this process, veterinary practices will develop better relations with stakeholders and see the positive impacts of corporate social responsibility practices. Building upon these small successes, the firm can then use the momentum to try out new activities."
Finally, it's crucial to celebrate your successes and communicate your activities—for example, on your website, social media and posters displayed in the practice.
"A key reason why corporate social responsibility practices of small businesses do not pay off in some cases is due to their failure in properly communicating these practices," says Dr Nejati. "Remember that social capital is power, so relevant stakeholders need to be informed about the social causes supported by the veterinary practice and the firm's corporate social responsibility plans."


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With many senior executives planning to retire in the coming years, the next generation of industry leaders needs to be developed and engaged now to fill strategically critical positions. Despite this knowledge, few organizations have implemented a formalized a process to dialog with this demographic and create a workplace environment where they can best contribute over the long term. Our panel will discuss how their respective firms successfully created an open dialog between senior management and their top young professionals, sharing their best practices in creating the most effective management and communications. Hear strategies designed to address issues related to work environment, technology, skills development, workplace flexibility, incentivization vis-a-vie retention, and new preferences in career progression. Leave this session with practical tools that can be employed to facilitate new work environment structures.
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Absolute moron decides to strike match while mate fuels up at petrol station
EVERYONE knows fire and petrol stations don't mix – but there's always somebody who has to learn the hard way.
Jaw-dropping footage from a garage forecourt shows the moment one clueless patron strikes up a match.
Then in a moment of suicidal stupidity he holds the naked flame up to the pump fuelling the car.
A fire breaks out and the driver runs, but his passenger still hasn't learned his lesson.
"They are good candidates for the Darwin Award"Igor
Because it's only moments until he pulls the pump out of the car, spraying petrol all over the place.
Within seconds the whole forecourt is ablaze, but thankfully the fire does't spread to any petrol reservoirs.
Once the worst of the fire has passed, the men return and try to move the car, with a fire still burning on the petrol cap.
Yet that fire burned out too and the men, from the Russian city of Omsk in southwest Siberia, survived unharmed.
Russian news site Life.ru said a huge explosion was avoided and the Soviet-made VAZ-2101 still worked.
Some viewers branded the pair in the footage "morons" but others said staff should have helped.
One viewer, Igor, commented that the pair were nearly victims of natural selection.
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St. Pete sailing conditions
All- I received an email asking what I knew re: sailing conditions in St. Pete. My views on what I've experienced there in March are as follows. Note: DISCLAIMER!! These views are for your reading pleasure only and should not be construed as anything more than rhetoric or myth (depending on your viewpoint [:)])!! Historical backround - The racing schedule for years in St. Pete was based on a morning and afternoon breeze. In the past it was common to have a 9:30am race in a cool northerly breeze in the morning before the pennisula would warm up. As it got closer to noon the land would heat and the northerly would die. Then we would tow in and have a civilized lunch and wait for the seabreeze to come over the pennisula from the Gulf of Mexico. As St. Pete and Tampa have become more commercially developed in the past 2 decades the land does not cool as much overnight which has made the early am northerlies less reliable. That said it is not uncommon in March for the northerlies to still exist (actually more northeasterly) especially if it has been a cool winter/spring season in Florida. Seabreeze (50% of the time)- The "final seabreeze direction is 260-270. The warmer and calmer it is in the morning the better chance the seabreeze will come earlier. In general the breeze will start near 200-210 at 5mph and start to build and go right. If you're waiting for the afternoon wind and breeze comes in at 210-220 don't get all excited. The RC will likely wait until it gets to 240 before starting a race. As the seabreeze builds it will swing towards 270 and build to 8-16 mph and may even tick up to 290 before settling back in near 270. The fleet will generally work right in this condition but after it settles look for some "lefties" as the wind settles back in near 260-270. It is not uncommon to arrive at the club for an am start and see the RC post a postponment with "L" flying and a notice stating "No signals will be made before X o'clock" (these guys running the races REALLY know the bay)!! It gives people a chance to explore in the mornings if there is no breeze without fear of "missing" a signal. No promises this will happen but it's not uncommon. Northeasterly (20% of the time, mostly mornings) - The NE breeze is the morning breeze. This is cold air dropping in from the north and is common in the morning before a later afternoon seabreeze. This breeze can provide some great sailing as it is usually a bit lumpy. The breeze can start out as high as mid-teens but...If a seabreeze is predicted then expect this breeze to be gone between 11am and noon. Hint: I've seen the breeze go right when it is about to die out of this direction [;)]. Northerly (15% of the time - COLD FRONT breeze)- This is the standard cold front breeze. North to Northwest and going Northeast. No formula for this breeze. Pay attention to the current and play the shifts. Usually an early starboard will get you closer to shore which may get you some left shift but usually we sail to far off to gain this benefit. This wind will be from 15-25mph will usually last 1 to1 1/2 days but may last longer if reinforced by a 2nd front. This condition is no different than any system breeze we had experienced at StABYC. No breeze (5% of the time) - Museums, ballgames, golf, Busch Gardens, Horse racing, dog track, swimming.. (You get the picture [:)] )!!! Anything else (10% of the time) - With the weather anything can happen. I've started a race in St. Pete in a Southeast breeze but don't ever recall finishing a race in a Southeast breeze there. I've sailed out in an Easterly as well but after a large % of the fleet dumped (it was blowing 20-25+ with big seas) we never got a race started. The big question... How much weight to sail with and how many?? My answer is find people whose company you enjoy, will have a good time with and want to hang out with. Make certain they're fun, looking for a good time and want to have a blast sailing in a new venue.. If you find those folks, whether it's 2 or 3 or 380# or 520# you'll have made the right choice because there is an above average chance that at some point during the week someone will say "It's never like this here"!!! Hope this helps and remember the DISCLAIMER!!! See you there!! Brian
Thanks, Brian, for the great insight to the new venue for Scots.
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Thanks, Brian, for the great insight to the new venue for Scots. Wish I could be there this time to race my new Scot, but my work schedule does not allow it. Good luck to all and hope the weather is windy.


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Some of the most popular sites online involve this type of content, pictures of regular girls getting naked, having sex and acting dirty. Here's a nice selection from some of the best sources. Girls doing web cam shows for their boyfriends, drunken party candids, bedroom strip shows, home made sex tapes, amateur self shot, public flashing and more!


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A recent study by Seatsmart proves that the lyrics in hip-hop today really aren't that advanced, and that some of today's top artists songs don't pass a third grade reading level. In fact, in the study, which was put together by Andrew Powell-Morse, he found the overall reading level in Billboard hits have declined since 2005, with hip-hop having the lowest lyrical intelligence out of the four major genres in music. Morse put together this study by examining lyrics of certain Billboard hits and plugging them into Readability Score, and then figured out the average reading level, and more. For the full story, click here
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Development Tool : Visual Studio 2010 SP1 (C++)
Application : DirectX9 32bit
API : FMOD Ex v4.44.12 (Stable)
Hi, I have a question.
I use MusicSystem for playing music queues now.
I use a sound bank that the bank type is 'load into memory'.
I am trying to change a bank type to 'Stream from disk', because a size of fsb file becomes bigger.
I've changed to call 'CreateStream()' function instead of 'CreateSound()' function, and set streaminstance when call 'PreLoadFSB()' function for this try.
Then all functions return any errors (return FMOD_OK), but a music isn't played.
I've tried to play a sound event, it is played well with a streaming sound bank.
The sound bank is compressed 'MP2' and format of source files are 'OGG'.
Please advise to me about this problem.
- hebikun asked 5 years ago
Isn't there anyone to tell me about this problem?
Can you post the code that calls PreLoadFSB?
- Nicholas Wilcox answered 5 years ago
I must use my original packed file format that include .fsb files.
ex) sound.pack file have a.fsb, b.fsb, … etc.
A streaming is the same. I'll open my pack file and stream .fsb files by callback function.
[code:1xshcrd6]s_eventInfo.wavebankinfo = s_waveBankInfo;
::FMOD_EventSystem_GetInfo(GetEventSystem(), &s_eventInfo);
for (int waveBankIndex = 0; waveBankIndex < s_eventInfo.maxwavebanks; waveBankIndex++) {
const FMOD_EVENT_WAVEBANKINFO& waveBankInfo = s_waveBankInfo[waveBankIndex];
std::string fsbFileName = waveBankInfo.name;
fsbFileName += ".fsb";
std::string fsbFilePath = s_soundDir + fsbFileName;
FMOD_CREATESOUNDEXINFO createSoundExInfo;
ZeroMemory(&createSoundExInfo, sizeof(FMOD_CREATESOUNDEXINFO));
createSoundExInfo.cbsize = sizeof(FMOD_CREATESOUNDEXINFO);
FMOD_SOUND* pFSB = nullptr;
FMOD_MODE mode = FMOD_DEFAULT;
FMOD_RESULT result = FMOD_RESULT_FORCEINT;
// stream from disk
if (waveBankInfo.type == 0) {
mode |= FMOD_CREATESTREAM;
//createSoundExInfo.useropen = OpenStream;
//createSoundExInfo.userclose = CloseStream;
//createSoundExInfo.userread = ReadStream;
//createSoundExInfo.userseek = SeekStream;
for (int i = 0; i < waveBankInfo.maxstreams; i++) {
result = ::FMOD_System_CreateStream(GetFMODSystem(), fsbFilePath.c_str(), mode, 0, &pFSB);
if (result != FMOD_OK || !pFSB) {
result = ::FMOD_EventSystem_PreloadFSB(GetEventSystem(), fsbFileName.c_str(), i, pFSB, false);
if (result != FMOD_OK) {
FSB_INFO fsbInfo;
fsbInfo.fileName = fsbFileName;
fsbInfo.pFSB = pFSB;
fsbInfo.streamInstance = i;
else {
// load into memory
if (waveBankInfo.type == 1) {
mode |= FMOD_CREATECOMPRESSEDSAMPLE | FMOD_OPENMEMORY;
// decompress into memory
else if (waveBankInfo.type == 2) {
mode |= FMOD_CREATESAMPLE | FMOD_OPENMEMORY;
file::IFileMem* pFile = file::Load(fsbFilePath.c_str());
if (!pFile) {
createSoundExInfo.length = pFile->GetSize();
result = ::FMOD_System_CreateSound(GetFMODSystem(), (const char*)pFile->GetData(), mode, &createSoundExInfo, &pFSB);
if (result != FMOD_OK || !pFSB) {
result = ::FMOD_EventSystem_PreloadFSB(GetEventSystem(), fsbFileName.c_str(), 0, pFSB, false);
if (result != FMOD_OK) {
FSB_INFO fsbInfo;
fsbInfo.fileName = fsbFileName;
fsbInfo.pFSB = pFSB;
fsbInfo.streamInstance = 0;
I couldn't really understand what you were doing, but if you are using MusicSystem interface to play music, you are probably just not loading the sound data that you need properly. As far as I know, MusicSystem doesn't have CreateStream in its interface (or rather, you shouldn't need to call it). It is a bit hard to tell without seeing your code.
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Award-winning squads such as the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Kentucky Wildcats and the Central Florida Knights are some of the best known squads in the United States. Other UCA award winning schools include: University of Louisville, University of South Carolina, University of Tennessee, Oklahoma State University, University of Mississippi and Louisiana State University. All of these squads consistently place highly in the UCA cheerleading championships.
Other notable squads in college football include the Indiana Hoosiers squad who won three consecutive UCA national titles, the USC Trojans who are more of a dance squad than a cheer squad, and the LSU Tigers squad who ride into every game aboard a fully grown tiger's cage.
Many schools offer scholarships for cheerleaders as well. Indiana Wesleyan University, University of Delaware, Fort Hays State University and University of Hawaii all offer scholarships for talented cheerleaders who also keep up with their academic expectations.
Football cheerleaders are allowed the most creative freedom due to the size of the field, and as a result, many of these squads are more prestigious than their basketball counterparts. Possibly due to their proximity to the crowd, basketball cheerleaders are often typecast for their looks rather than their ability to lead cheers.


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Irina Shabayeva is only the second Project Winner to ever show on their own at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week after their win. A year ago, she had a very strong showing with an extravagant feathered collection inspired by flight at an off-site official venue, so I was excited to see what else she had in store. Irina continues to do some of what she did best on Project Runway, which were big slouchy "rich bitch in Aspen" type knits. It's obviously her signature, and something she should stick with because she does it well. While the front of her knits just spill off the body, the backs of them usually display intricate working and woven surprises. This season she also worked with body conscious constructed tube dresses, obnioxious gems, and wildly explosive printed and laser cut chrysanthemums.
This season Shabayeva also worked with body conscious constructed tube dresses, obnoxious gems, and wildly explosive printed and laser cut chrysanthemums. For the most part, when you work with classic shapes that suit the female body, and one must builds upon that in order to wow an audience. In this collection, color blocking, print placement and gem work did a fair amount of the work, but the real crowd pleasing came in the laser cut wool skirts and jackets, and the overlaid similar laser cut pieces that were used as collars and general addition.
What do you think of Irina Shabayeva's post-Proj Run work? Check out the full runway pics over at All Project Runway, and get a back stage and end of the runway look from the official video below.
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Section 1, A Scandal in Bohemia
1. Who is the narrator of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"?
(a) Dr. Watson.
(b) Unknown.
(c) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
(d) Sherlock Holmes.
2. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," what is Watson's relationship status?
(a) Has a girlfriend.
(b) Single.
(c) Married.
(d) Engaged.
3. What is the address of Holmes' apartment?
(a) 342C Butcher Street.
(b) 4235D Baker Road.
(c) 221B Baker Street.
(d) 1212A Mystery Street.
4. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," how does Holmes know someone is going to pay him a visit?
(a) Holmes receives a letter.
(b) It is a surprise guest.
(c) Holmes receives a telegram.
(d) Holmes receives a phone call.
5. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," what is unusual about the visitor who comes to Holmes' apartment?
(a) The visitor is not wearing any clothes.
(b) The visitor is wearing unusual glasses.
(c) The visitor is wearing a mask.
(d) The visitor is wearing an eyepatch.
6. In "A Scandal in Bohemia," what is the title of the visitor to Holmes' apartment?
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(b) Prime Minister.
(c) King.
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Ariana Grande Shows Off Her (Bieber) Rapping Skills
We know that Ariana Grande has a phenomenal voice, but it looks like she can rap pretty well, too! During the pre-show for Sunday's Billboard Music Awards, the 19-year-old singer was being interviewed, when all of the sudden she busted out Big Sean's rap verse from Justin Bieber's hit tune "As Long As You Love Me."
She most certainly does the song justice if you ask us! Some of it she did in just one breath! Pretty crazy. After seeing this, we'd like to see her try to do Mac Miller's rap part from their duet, "The Way." Watch the video for yourself above, and tell us what YOU think of Ariana's rapping skills in the comments section.


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Gartner analysts said the personal cloud will begin a new era that will provide users with a new level of flexibility with the devices they use for daily activities, while leveraging the strengths of each device, ultimately enabling new levels of user satisfaction and productivity. However, it will require enterprises to fundamentally rethink how they deliver applications and services to users.
"Major trends in client computing have shifted the market away from a focus on personal computers to a broader device perspective that includes smartphones, tablets and other consumer devices," said Steve Kleynhans, research vice president at Gartner. "Emerging cloud services will become the glue that connects the web of devices that users choose to access during the different aspects of their daily life."
"Many call this era the post-PC era, but it isn't really about being 'after' the PC, but rather about a new style of personal computing that frees individuals to use computing in fundamentally new ways to improve multiple aspects of their work and personal lives," Mr. Kleynhans said.
The Next Paradigm Shift: Personal Cloud Computing
Several driving forces are combining to create this new era. These mega trends have roots that extend back through the past decade but are aligning in a new way.
Megatrend No. 1: Consumerization — You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Gartner has discussed the consumerization of IT for the better part of a decade, and has seen the impact of it across various aspects of the corporate IT world. However, much of this has simply been a precursor to the major wave that is starting to take hold across all aspects of information technology as several key factors come together:
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- The internet and social media have empowered and emboldened users.
- The rise of powerful, affordable mobile devices changes the equation for users.
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- Through the democratization of technology, users of all types and status within organizations can now have similar technology available to them.
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Today, mobile devices combined with the cloud can fulfill most computing tasks, and any tradeoffs are outweighed in the minds of the user by the convenience and flexibility provided by the mobile devices….
"The combination of these mega trends, coupled with advances in new enabling technologies, is ushering in the era of the personal cloud," said Mr. Kleynhans. "In this new world, the specifics of devices will become less important for the organization to worry about. Users will use a collection of devices, with the PC remaining one of many options, but no one device will be the primary hub. Rather, the personal cloud will take on that role. Access to the cloud and the content stored or shared in the cloud will be managed and secured, rather than solely focusing on the device itself."
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"Fliction" – a new genre
We say that life imitates art but the full Oscar Wilde quote is that 'Life imitates art far more than art imitates life' and in my current writing I'm attempting to complete this circle by making my characters' lives connected to, and in some ways guided by, a film they encounter. This is a new sub-genre of literary fiction that I've called "film fiction" which has been abbreviated to "fliction".
In my second novel Out of Such Darkness (published by Patrician Press in March 2015), which is the only example of fliction that I know of, the plot was inspired by and echoes themes in the film Cabaret, directed by Bob Fosse and released in 1972. This interplay between life and art gives my work a characteristic that in my marketing days I would have called its 'brand'.
While this technique may be new to fiction, it was used with brilliant effect in a film that I remember fondly – Woody Allen's Play It Again, Sam (1972).
Few who have seen it will forget the climactic scene in Allen's movie where the plot has come to a point so that his character's only possible action is to repeat verbatim the speech at the end of Casablanca when Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine tells Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa that despite their love for each other she should join her husband 'on that plane' and fly out of his life.
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2013 Scion FR-S: Wheel Selection Conundrum
July 16, 2012
Use of parts-bin componentry makes the 2013 Scion FR-S affordable. And frustrating when it comes to aftermarket wheels.
For Project FR-S' replacement wheels, we're sticking with 17" diameter in order to have some sidewall for bump absorption, keep unsprung mass gains low and to retain access to a variety of tire choices. What we'll be doing is stepping up to an 8.5" or 9" width (up from the stock 7-inchers) to really take advantage of wider rubber. 245/40 is the likely bogey. Aftermarket 17x8.5- or 9-inch wheels are a dime a dozen. Easy peasy. Right?
The FT86 twins use off-the-rack Subaru suspension bits including steering knuckles and rear upright assemblies, and Subaru likes to use 5x100mm pitch circle diameter (PCD) for its wheel studs. And so it is that the FT86 is plagued with an oddball PCD. Much more common for 5-lug wheels is a 114.3mm PCD (which also allows for a larger wheel bearing than a 100mm PCD, but I digress). The FT86's 5x100 PCD requirement narrows the field of aftermarket wheel options.
And though there are cars out there with 5x100 PCD, they're almost all FWD and hence employ relatively low offsets. Aftermarket wheels originally made for these front-drivers could in theory be used on an FT86, but it's generally best not to stray too far from the stock offset (48mm in the FT86's case) if you like the way a car's steering feels. And in the FT86, it's pretty darned good.
I consider wheels safety equipment, and so I'm trying to stay away from cheap, crappy offshore wheels and instead sticking to reputable brands. Some of those reputable brands are Japanese, which you'd think would have a big headstart on FT86-specific wheel fitments as the car was released to them well in advance of the rest of the world. However, many of these FT86-specific fitments have not yet made the voyage overseas from Japan to Americaland.
So it turns out that as of yet there are few suitable aftermarket wheel FT86 fitment options that fit our admittedly narrowly-defined bill. But we're working on it.
And we haven't even considered aesthetics yet. Oldham likes a lot of dish in his wheels. I like simple-spoked designs; function over form, that kind of thing.
What about you -- which aftermarket wheels have really resonated with you over the years?
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I have a Problem with BSOD's after I made a clean install of Windows 10 yesterday. I have had several BSOD's now within 24 hours and tried different windows repair tools (Windows Repair AIO from Tweaking.com) which didn't help. I also checked my drivers for actuality but as far as I can see (I am clearly no expert) they are up to date.
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A typical kind of failure, illustrated in the pictures on the next page, is that points with coordinates determined by successive numbers from the generator turn out to be distributed in an embarrassingly regular way. At first, such failures might suggest that more complicated schemes must be needed if one is to get good randomness. And indeed with this thought in mind all sorts of elaborate combinations of linear congruential and other generators have been proposed. But although some aspects of the behavior of such systems can be made quite random, deviations from perfect randomness are still often found.
And seeing this one might conclude that it must be essentially impossible to produce good randomness with any kind of system that has reasonably simple rules. But the rule 30 cellular automaton that we discussed above demonstrates that in fact this is absolutely not the case.


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If there's one adventure you could certainly go on, it's going to the airport with no real plans, some luggage, and picking a destination at random. However crazy this sounds, it's fully possible to make it work, even if you're worried that what you have with you might not match where you're going. Here are some tips that will allow you to do this.
1) Budget, budget, budget.
Take whatever a normal holiday would cost you, and add more numbers. The reality is that buying plane tickets at the airport on the day of the flight is going to be significantly more expensive, even if you've booked your lodging through hostelworld. Remember there are always extra costs like WiFi at the hotel. Last minute planning can either run your costs higher or help you get extreme bargains!
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Look for places with easy entry and exit and little paperwork. The process is meant to be fun, and extra expenses for tedious visa application work is going to slow everything down and suck the fun out of it.
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Webgame Wednesday: Greek & Wicked
What if the epic, graphic-intensive God of War games had been made during Nintendo's Game & Watch era? With Greek & Wicked, we get to see Hydra-killing Kratos as a cute li'l LCD character. Knife that Hydra, squash that Hydra, defeat that boss! Repeat.


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Segun Agbaje Version: "West African advanced fee" or "419" Email Scam
This is another version of the Nigerian email scam, now being sent out by "Segun Agbaje."
Read more about the history of this scam.
Dear Sir,
Compliments of the season. It is indeed my pleasure to write to you
this letter, which I believe will be a suprise, as we are both
complete strangers.My name is Mr Segun Agbaje, Deputy managing
director of Zentel International Bank Plc.
I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank with
account number 14-255-2004/ZIB/T who perished in a plane crash Korean
Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers aboard on August 6, 2000.
Since the demise of this our customer,I personally has watched with
keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as
no one has come to claim his funds of USD4.1m,[Four Million
One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars] which has been with my
branchfor a very long time.
On this note, I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as
the next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the
banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than Five
years, because money will be recalled to the bank treasury as
unclaimed after this period.
In view of this I got your contact through my private search in the
internet for your assistant to act as the next of Kin. I will give
you 30% of the total.
Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail
the Application, Bank's fax number and the next step to take. I will
fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and
that you
should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer can
finalized within five banking days, after you apply to the bank as a
relation to the deceased.
When you receive this letter. Kindly send your response to my private
e-mail below mail box :email@example.com, signifying your
your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication.
Respectfully submitted,
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Are you a small business owner? Do you use social media as a major part of your marketing strategy? How well do you recognize its importance? What social media marketing procedures are you implementing?
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Make sure you open up a two-way communication between you and your audience. Talking about how awesome you are all the time will not get you anywhere. Instead engage your fans with things like: motivational quotes, pop quizzes, jokes, trivia questions or funny cats videos. Once your audience interacts with you, organically their friends and followers start to notice you which ultimately should translate into more likes and followers.
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One commodity most business owners don't have is time, and because marketing is time consuming, using social automation tools to simplify the process and guarantee post consistency can help. You can schedule all your social media postings and email campaigns in advance so you do not have to visit them daily, which is the main reason many businesses fail doing their own marketing. However, set up a routine check on your performance so you can reply to comments and questions when posted. You can also use social media pro-actively to entice potential clients to Buy, Order, Sign-up, or Download. Whatever your goal, without conversion, nothing else matters. Compel people to take an action. Convert prospects to clients or customers.
Do not over-use hashtags
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A negative comment from a customer or guest could destroy your reputation if this customer tells his/her network about a bad experience with you which could then lead less business. Show your customers that you care and reply to all negative comments in a respectful manner in order to keep them engaged. And offer to make amends if possible.
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Do not over-post to your social media channels
While posting daily is important for regularity and to stay in touch with your fans and followers, over-posting could easily position you as a social spammer. You have to know that at the end of the day, people do not live and breath your company or brand the way you do. Unless you are a major player and have an enormous amount of content to release daily, the last thing folks need to see when they open their social profile are 10 newsfeed items from you. Posting once or twice a day per channel is sufficient, and engaging with others more often is recommended.
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The amount of followers you have isn't nearly as important as the quality of your followers. It may seem beneficial to pay for extra followers to help boost your social stock, however, none of the followers you pay for will have any brand loyalty or relationship with your brand or company. Converting pay-for followers is next to impossible. Buying followers is normally done through automated bots, which only use fake accounts, and sometimes is done through a part of an exchange system that takes more time than they are worth, It is much more beneficial to spend the money to gain real followers instead. Invest your money and resources in reaching the right target audience organically and it will pay off in the end. Be authentic.
Always have a marketing plan and use social media automation as part of your execution. Focus on social channels that drive you the most traffic. Use analytics to track the return on investment (ROI) of your marketing campaign, and treat your online reputation carefully. It is important to not overwhelm your audience with too many posts that makes you seem like a spammer as well. Also, always engage in two-way communication with your audience and don't buy fake fans, they bring zero ROI. Overall, listen to your audience and be authentic.
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Doesn't four free games with a year long subscription to X-Box Live constitute a developer's account?
A five-year-old boy has found and exploited a password flaw in his Xbox to hack into his father's Xbox Live account. Still of Kristoffer playing on the Xbox Look out, Mitnick ... Kristoffer Von Hassel on his Xbox (Credit: ABC 10 / KGTV) The parents of Kristoffer Von Hassel, from Ocean Beach in San Diego, California, …
Doesn't four free games with a year long subscription to X-Box Live constitute a developer's account?
An NSA Recruitment guy will be round their house next week.
He'll have to be quick to beat the FBI agents who will turn him over to the US Attorney for prosecution... let's see 1 count of hacking is a minor offence... so would only require 20 years in the slammer with a plea bargain.
On a serious note, if his dad is telling the truth about Kristoffer's "inquisitiveness" and natural tendency towards this type of thing... well he should really get used to the idea of visiting his son behind bars from age 16 and beyond. The government does not reward the creativity of those who tinker and probe.
May we expect emigration to China?
>... well he should really get used to the idea of visiting his son behind bars from age 16 and beyond.
Nonsense. They couldn't keep that kid in custody NOW for 5 minutes before he gave them the slip.
No, they will ban him from access a computer or the web for life and wonder why he then ignores it.
The poor kid, I wouldn't be surprised that he and his dad both go to a deep dark hole in Sandastan for enhanced interrogation cause the exposed the NSA's paid backdoor into Microsoft Live accounts. Cause you know all those terrorists and Ruskies use that to communicate.
"...four games for free from Microsoft in recompense, along with a year's Xbox Live subscription and $50 (about 30 quid)"
Wow, their generosity is underwhelming...
What does he want games for? Hacking the security is much more fun.
>Hacking the security is much more fun.
I see you have been around children this age. My not quite 2.5 year old nephew knows all the alphanumeric characters and is trying to type in passwords. Calculators, microwaves, and washing machines face the same barrage of button mashing (as characters are loudly announced). It's like an elegant form of a million monkeys on a million typewriters in a natural pseudorandom sort of way to go about brute forcing quality tests, but there you have it.
... I wonder if he was quite so "'yea!'" after working out what he got as a reward. Still, at that age being given anything in recognition is nice, and his dad's clearly pleased for him.
Spoken like a true Californ-aye-ayyyyyyy beach boy, both of them. Just missing the response containing "stoked", "bummed off", "gnarly", etc., starting every sentence with "So..." ;-)
"starting every sentence with "So..." ;-)"
So, get your Old Grey Whistle Test tapes out. Not for the music, but for the presenter. So, specifically, surely Whispering Bob Harris pioneered the "So, <whatever>" concept, many decades ago?
Oh no hang on, it may have been "'cos, <whatever>"?
So sorry. Much wrongness.
So what games did they give him? Grand Theft Auto?
...so weak, a 5 yr old can hack it.
"Run out and find me a five year old child!"
(I won't bother apologizing to Groucho).
Your in luck, he wouldn't have it!
"Run out and find me a five year old child!"
Michael Jackson said that too and he got into trouble for it....
The Worlds most secure OS
As long as you are older than 5
> The Worlds most secure OS
> Disclaimer:
> As long as you are older than 5
Shouldn't that be "Younger" than 5?
"FIVE-year-old finds Xbox Live password backdoor, hacks into dad's account"
Wow that's going to get picked up by the media and no mistake.
"His father Robert Davies, who works as a computer security specialist"
Ah. Call me cynical.
Dog farts during extended family gathering
Naughty doggy...
"His father Robert Davies, who works as a computer security specialist"
Not necessarily a coincidence. If the five year old child of a plumber or golf pro found this bug, his dad probably wouldn't bother to inform Microsoft about it. The kid probably may not have been the first to discover it, only the first whose dad reported it.
Er, if the father was a golf pro then there would be no coincidence.
Evil Overlord rule number 12: One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he is able to spot will be corrected before implementation.
Apparently MS fails as Evil Overlord.
Also rule 60 (paraphrased somewhat): 'my passwords should not be breakable by a five year old child'
To be honest, you could waste an afternoon listing the EO rules that Microsoft ignores, like number 61:
61. If my advisors ask "Why are you risking everything on such a mad scheme?", I will not proceed until I have a response that satisfies them.
Where can I find this list?
Nice list.
Rule 50: My main computers will have their own special operating system that will be completely incompatible with standard IBM and Macintosh powerbooks.
is easy to fulfil: just use an old CDC 7600 with its 6 bit bytes and ten byte words, and an OS that is not so much "not user friendly" as "user hostile." The only downside is that it is slower than your average smartphone.
As an alternative, you could up the voltage on all the i/o ports to fry any PC or macbook attached to it without authorization, inspired by the idea of the etherkiller
Except the kid didn't break it, he circumvented it. It was an elegant hack in both the new and old senses of the word.
I had Win3.11 on PC that the kids would use on occasion for playing games. I thought they were playing too many games, so I enabled the login in stuff and added a password.
The next day I saw the kids playing without me having logged them in and was both annoyed as well as impressed by how a 5 year old could have cracked the security.
It turns out all you needed to do was hit the escape key....
"So simple, even a child can do it!"
It might be surprising, but not entirely without precedent.
Remember everyone used to make jokes about programming VCRs? "Just get a 5 year old to do it".
Children are persistant, and try things that may not be intuitive to adults - especially the adults who wrote the firmware/software.
Remember the guy who single-handedly crashed an airline entertainment system by fiddling? He did so by trying things that would not make sense in that context. OK, that was an adult, but children are especially good at trying things that would never occur to adults - again, particularly some adults that write security context code.
Children are persistant, and try things that may not be intuitive to adults - especially the adults who wrote the firmware/software.
That's partially because kids learn different: they EXPECT to fail a number of times, and that doesn't discourage them - they keep trying. A large proportion of people lose that ability to consider failure as a stepping stone to success when they grow up.
Personally, I think EVERY bit of tech needs to be kid tested by 3, 5 and 12 year olds. If it survives that you can consider it military grade :)
"Children are persistant, and try things that may not be intuitive to adults - especially the adults who wrote the firmware/software."
I started work on some Palo Alto firewalls recently - with no training and no time to reference the manuals.
I was asked to set up some NAT, sounds simple but these things are seriously weird in the brain-wiring department.
I only got it working by trying every permutation of zone between the rule and the NAT statement. Once it started working I looked at the zone 'logic' of what was happening and have just decided to commit the scenario to memory - because it still doesn't make sense.
Sometimes you have to behave like a child and pretend you don't know anything in order to learn something. My first tech job I fixed a Lotus Notes Post office (or whatever the hell the thing was called) by re-building it using every different possible option until it worked. Saved the company about £3k in call out fees.
I wasn't much older than that (8) when I first started finding holes in the password system on my dad's DOS based menu program. He gave up on keeping me out of the games with passwords and started hiding the power cord by the time I was 9. Mind you that menu program was pretty primitive and my dad's not exactly an expert at computer security (plus I was way ahead of the rest of my age group as far as computers). I'd expect better from a modern system.
since Xbox will be used by KIDS, shouldn't Microsoft have rented a kindergarten class for a day, given them a dozen machines and instructions to "have fun", and taken notes on what the sprogs discovered? As was noted above, kids are pretty darned creative (before it gets beaten out of them) which makes them both a joy and a nuisance (da widdle debbils). :)
Isn't that the same technique that gave us TIFKAM?
...or the Win XP default desktop theme?!
The XP Desktop theme?
Nah, that's for two year old Telly-tubby fans.
TIFKAM - I had completely forgotten that acronym and hoped that there was an unexpected release of a new version of the PIHKAL / TIHKAL books or something. Also useful resources for those with daring and experimental minds but definitely not for children ;)
has not really to do with computers but about 20-25 years ago we had to develop some cases/boxes that would carry car/battery-inverters or mobile radios that would be used under extreme conditions like:
vibrations water heat cold etc
what we could not damage, kids could break in days
they were not allowed to use hammers and that kind of tools
so the smart ones took a rope and tied the casing/box behind their bicycles riding over shitty streets with pools of water, the result was awfull
it took some time to make the product kiddy-proof before we could deliver the final product that was happily accepted by the client
MS have heard of it...
First people complain about "always online" requirements, then they complain there aren't "always online" requirements. ;)
....how about, NEO?
So bad even 5 year old car hack it..
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I never get why they call a five year person an infant. I remember being five and I was in kindergarten and past infancy.
Tell my why a 17 y/o is called a child in the UK, even though they can drive a car, have babies and join the Army.
(The answer is - governments are stupid, but they set the laws).


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I made it through 7 innings but had groovier stuff to do, I heard Healy made a costly error in that one. (does that count in fantasy?)
Healy as a hitter is one of those guys that homer more than they walk. . . obvious adjustment is to pitch em trash in the dirt and watch them swing, luckily Edgar is the hitting coach on that team and should balance him out a bit.
I can't believe the dopey manager took the Jesus looking pitcher out of the game with a low pitch count to boot. I knew that was the end.