1×12 hellyeah! show: we can’t stop here, this is panda country
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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