In this fluffy episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss the hacking of military drones, common (and terrible) password hiding places, Netflix’s recent subscriber losses, new MacBook Pros, Battlefield 3 public relations issues, and the recently announced panda expansion for World of Warcraft.
Check out the show notes after the break…
military drone hacking
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/10/exclusive-computer-virus-hits-drone-fleet.ars
- predator and reaper drone fleet is botted
- unencrypted video streams are being harvested by insurgents
- corporate and military contractors being hit hard and it’s NOT advanced attacks that are getting them (in most cases)
the most common places to hide passwords
- keyboard
- phone
- mouse pad
- monitor
- top drawer
- under the desk
Netflix troubles
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/netflix-loses-810000-subscribers-stock-plunges/2011/10/24/gIQABVDYDM_story.html
- loses 810,000 subscribers
- stock fell to under $90 after-hours
speed-bumped MacBook Pros
- http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/10/24/macbook.pro.gets.early.morning.upgrade/
- not a huge upgrade but always nice to see
- small processor speed increases (100-200 MHz)
- new video cards (512 MB Radeon 6750M and 1 GB Radeon 6770M)
- more storage (500-750 GB)
- stopgap until Ivy Bridge (available Spring 2012)
- semi-related: THEY FIXED THE BLACK SCREEN ISSUE!
- http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20124925-263/apple-issues-update-to-address-macbook-pro-black-screen-bug/
- Alan’s post-show note: this did not fix the issue on my MBP
EA and Battlefield 3
World of Pandacraft
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