Oliver Hansen

Small Bash Script to Count Seconds

So the short story is I got a small UPS for my tv, xbox and cable modem so that I won’t be interrupted by small power hiccups. I decided I wanted to know how long my CRT tv and xbox would continue while watching a movie so I needed something to count with while I unplugged the power to test it.

Now I’m sure others have written scripts and I could probably have just used the clock on the computer but I decided it couldn’t be too difficult to figure out how to write a script to do this. I knew that I basically had to just create a loop that would print a number increasing by one and then wait one second and repeat. I just had to find the right commands. About 10 to 15 minutes of searching later and I had this:
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Scroogle.org — Keep Your Search Private

I noticed this site as a referrer of search results while using Google Analytics. Now it may sound like I don’t care about them having my information if I’m using their service to collect data on my website activity but I still think it’s a nice idea.

Google is normally the only search engine I turn to but it is a little disconcerting that they collect all the information about your searching habits and link it to your IP or even your login if you happen to still have cookies from gmail or any of their other services. Of course this information isn’t made public but I have no doubt that anything that is collected could fall into the wrong hands at some point.

Anyhow, the folks at Scroogle.org will search Google for you using their own IP addresses and return the results to you with no cookies or tracking attached. No, I haven’t tested to see if there are any cookies or diabolical scheme to trick you but it seems decent enough. Give it a shot! There are also add ons for your favorite browser search bar.

Eben Moglen on The dotCommunist Manifesto

I watched this video sometime last year and found it fascinating. I’m always looking for new Eben Moglen videos online because he is such a great speaker. I admit the video is long but if you would really like to learn how copyright and so called “Intellectual Property” are affecting our culture set aside some time to watch. Fifteen minutes, and if you’re not hooked then turn it off.

Robotic Quadraped “Big Dog”

Had to post this video. It’s amazing and at the same time terrifying. Can you imagine seeing that thing coming after you? You kick it, toss rocks at it and it just keeps coming. The balance and the fact it can jump is impressive.

Another fantastic project brought to you by DARPA!

Demo of Cain – Man in The Middle Attack

I just came across this on Slashdot. It’s an excellent demo showing just how easy it is to initiate a MITM attack for websites which don’t use SSL for login. You won’t be able to follow every step because it’s a short video but if you know what you are doing it should be relatively easy. The program used is Cain.

http://www.ethicalhacker.net/content/view/182/1/