There are 4+ reports at http://interactive.wsj.com/pages/smallchange.htm regarding micropayments. (30-day registration is free) ---- From: Bill Stewart <bill.stewart@pobox.com> # # Akamai isn't a DoubleClick type of service - # it's a distributed caching system that allows web sites # to get better performance by caching static web content # on large ISPs and other sites likely to be nearer to readers # than the content owner's web site. Thank you for the LART, apologies (or is that regrets ;-) to Declan. Good thing porno sites don't use it, the URL would be hard to block without taking out non-porno sites. ----- One of the very few really cool URLs the Jimster sent to the list was for a home-made plasma ball. I wanted to tell others about it, but the URL stopped working shortly after the Jimster gave it out. I heard he doesn't like to receive mail from people (individuals), so I didn't email him. Anyone have a working URL for the plasmoid ball? ---- NTP root security hole? # >Path: news.panix.com!panix1.panix.com!not-for-mail # >From: elr@panix.com (Ed Ravin [staff]) # >Newsgroups: panix.motd.system # >Subject: Unix_NTP_Advisory # >Followup-To: panix.questions # >Date: 5 Apr 2001 18:25:21 -0400 # # (The following article has been automatically mirrored from MOTD) # # (Posted by Ed Ravin [staff]) Thu, Apr 05 2001 -- 5:57 PM # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # All Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and any other users who administer Unix # machines at their home or in their workplace please take note: # # The xntpd and ntpd daemons, which are used for synchronizing time between # multiple machines over a network, have a security vulnerability that # allows remote attackers to gain root access. # # If you are using NTP on your Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, or any other # Unix-ish operating system which you keep connected to the Internet # on a regular basis, you should shut down the NTP daemon now and # examine your machine for evidence of a remote attack. We have already # received one report from a Panix customer who was probed Thursday night/ # Friday morning. # # Users with commercial vendor versions of Unix (i.e. Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, # etc) should contact their vendor for more information to find out if # they are affected (I suspect they are, though it will take a while before # someone puts together an exploit). In the meantime, you should stop # running xntpd/ntpd until your vendor addresses the problem. # # For further discussion, please post in panix.questions. # # Windows and Mac users can safely ignore this message. # # -- Ed # # PS: We've received reports of Panix customers with Linux machines being # hacked at the rate of 1-2 per week for the couple of weeks - if you have # ANY Linux or *BSD system that you have not updated with security fixes # since January 1, or if you installed ANY Linux or *BSD system directly # from the CD and have not updated it (like RedHat 6.2 or 7.0), that system # is probably vulnerable to remote exploits. # # --- # Public Access Internet & UNIX [panix.com]
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001 George@Orwellian.Org wrote:
One of the very few really cool URLs the Jimster sent to the list was for a home-made plasma ball. I wanted to tell others about it, but the URL stopped working shortly after the Jimster gave it out. I heard he doesn't like to receive mail from people (individuals), so I didn't email him. Anyone have a working URL for the plasmoid ball?
URL? We don't need no stinking URL. (it was on /.) You take a toothpick and place it on a holder. Light it. Place a large glass bowl (a fishbowl is acceptable) over the burning toothpick with something holding the bowl off the floor of the microwave (so the toothpick stays lit). Crank up the microwave on high for about 10 seconds. Walah. I don't mind receiving inquiries for help from individuals on specific topics or goals. What I specifically object to is people trying to take my public discussion private. From my perspective such discussion is useless for giving ideas public exposure and wastes a lot of my time that I'd rather spend doing other things. In short, don't expect to get into long drawn out discussions in private email unless I've known you for quite a while. Enjoy the plasma ball...(hint: try a screen) ____________________________________________________________________ To speak algebraically, Mr. M. is execrable, but Mr. G. is (x+1)-ecrable. Edgar Allan Poe The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------
Jim Choate <ravage@einstein.ssz.com> wrote:
You take a toothpick and place it on a holder. Light it. Place a large glass bowl (a fishbowl is acceptable) over the burning toothpick with something holding the bowl off the floor of the microwave (so the toothpick stays lit). Crank up the microwave on high for about 10 seconds. Walah.
There are variations on this that are quite interesting, although they will probably damage your microwave (then again, the one I've been doing it with for years still makes my ramen in three minutes :-) First off, get rid of the glass bowl and forget about the ten second time limit. Both are unnecessary, and they reduce the size and lifetime of the plasmoids (although they may damage the microwave--- then again, as mentioned above, mine still works). Second, experiment with different spots in your microwave. Especially in older microwaves, some places are more powerful than others. If you put your burning {paper, toothpick, dishrag, charcoal} in one of these "hot spots," suddenly your plasmoids will appear sooner, last longer, and look cooler. If your microwave has a turning tray, place the medium on the tray to begin with, and observe where the plasmoid activity is the greatest. Once you find the hot spot, remove the carousel and put the medium in that spot. Finally, and potentially the coolest, play around with your burning medium. Paper works better than toothpicks in general because the bigger the flame, the bigger the plasmoids. I like to use newspaper and toilet paper. Perhaps the most spectacular show I've ever seen came from a small bit of crushed charcoal on a bed of fine steel wool. For this one, you don't have to light it---the steel wool will glow hot enough to light the charcoal and produce the plasmoids. If it doesn't work, you're probably using too much charcoal. The only things you should really avoid are large sheets of metal (aluminum foil, etc). These tend to reflect the microwave energy very well and turn your microwave into a dog welder :-) Of course, I disclaim any and all liability associated with the above. I will accept no responsibility in the case that you injure yourself or anyone else while trying this. -- Riad Wahby rsw@mit.edu MIT VI-2/A 2002 5105
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