ELI5: Can everything be hacked? Or are there limits?

bolderbast · 4 months

I think an excellent practical example would be MySQL injections. MySQL is a very popular database, and is often used to store data for websites. Any time there is user input in a website (form fields, URL's), a malicious user can enter a MySQL command to do anything - delete the entire database, add new data, modify data, etc. Smart web developers clean any data inputted by users in order to eliminate this threat.

Another example is the process of jailbreaking iDevices or rooting Android devices. Usually this requires exploiting some sort of software flaw to gain root privileges temporarily so that you can permanently enable them. Jailbreakme.com used to exploit a bug in the iPhone's PDF reading software to execute root commands until Apple fixed it.

Generally speaking, however, any popular piece of software is going to be fairly secure, and then hacking becomes a matter of passwords and encryption. Even if someone penetrates a database, they'll be hopelessly stuck if the data is encrypted. Of course with enough time and effort the data can be decrypted, which could take anywhere from a day to a billion years depending on the security. Banks (hopefully) use all sorts of encryptions to keep data safe.

thegodsarepleased · 6 months

Big Bang Theory. I miss Pasadena.

VyseInglebard · 6 months

I went to see this movie with a friend. When we came out an old man said to us, "wasn't that great? They didn't say the f-word once!"

Perhaps you should not seek pleasure in what was there, but instead in what wasn't there. Be like an old man.

Exaflood · 6 months

I like to think quantum computing will kick off at least among industries and professionals before Moore's law is broken. With that in mind, human-comparable AI's will likely be developed first on quantum computer systems, because by that time transistors probably still won't be enough.

cbs_ · 6 months

What nobody has mentioned yet is that before Peter the Great, there was very little expansion westward (because Europe was in the way), so Russia hired some native rambunctious people, called Cossacks, and told them they could go west and claim whatever land they found. They ended up displacing indigenous populations that had zero contact with outside peoples before that, and Mongols. It was actually fairly hard for the Russians to expand until the Mongols were mostly gone from the area (which happened after China got them to basically attack each other into submission). Later they built a railroad that connected the east and west sides which made it easier to cross the vast expanse of land. They had some fights with China over border disputes, but ultimately they got all that land because they were the first there and nobody else wanted it.

cratermoon · 6 months

Spam filter, and not everybody likes it when a joke reaches the top of a reddit thread.

POLITE_ALLCAPS_GUY · 7 months

I read this like the Discovery Channel commercial.

Slashur_8 · 7 months

Maybe it was said by a black person in a ghetto who didn't speak perfect English?

gag_order · 7 months

I have the same feeling, although admittedly not to the point of mumbling and stuttering. I think the best way to deal with it is to simply look at the situation as an opportunity to make friends. If the other people aren't douchebags they'll recognize it as the same opportunity and not give a damn about what you say. Speak confidently, make jokes, participate in conversations (maybe even start one!) and make a point to be friendly and not socially awkward. Remember, if you don't want to be leading the conversation just have another person talk about themselves. Certain people can easily talk about themselves for hours.

rhythmguy · 7 months

I have a MT4G, and I can suggest three ROMS:

MIUI - this is an amazingly beautiful and responsive ROM, and is my personal favorite. Updates come weekly and can be installed OTA, and it has seamless integration with the demonSPEED kernel which has doubled or tripled my battery life.
Virtuous Unity - This is a Sense 3.0 ROM based off of the HTC Sensation. It's very shiny and decently responsive and full of features.
CyanogenMod - Undoubtedly the most popular ROM. I'm not a big fan of it though because despite the number of features it has, I don't really use most of them and the two aforementioned ones just look better.

Many other ROMs you will find for the MT4G tend to be spin-offs or very similar to these.

This page has a list of all of the ROMs for the MT4G

joeythehobo · 8 months

Now I'm not saying we should go out of our way to discourage intelligent discussion, but I think that reddit would be a far more enjoyable place for all of us if we put it where it belongs.

This is /r/funny. We expect puns, jokes, and memes here. In /r/science we should expect healthy discussion about research. As such, I propose that anytime someone on /r/funny has the urge to contribute to the betterment of mankind they post on an appropriate subreddit such as /r/science, and anytime someone from that subreddit has an urge to contribute to the entertainment of slackers they come here.

guardpost · 8 months

Holy shit, I knew this kid personally. I went to the same elementary school as him and I was friends with his brother. He lived in my neighborhood. This is depressing.

hankoring · 8 months

Now he should change it to "thank you".

commradepolski · 8 months

For an Angel by Paul van Dyk Got me hooked on trance.

fakepen · 9 months

I'm confused. It's a legal copy.

fakepen · 9 months

I wish. O_o

fakepen · 9 months

Yes, it's a picture of the Grand Tetons.

biquetra · 10 months

Lojban

Cigarro · 10 months

Dude, fuck.

Fude, duck.

Food, duck.

T3kG33k · 10 months

It's a new feature in CM7.

T3kG33k · 10 months

Try the theme changer app, there's a green theme and a blue theme, among others.

fakepen

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