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  • Password Security: Short and Complex versus ‘Short or Lengthy’ and Less Complex

    - by Akemi Iwaya
    Creating secure passwords for our online accounts is a necessary evil due to the huge increase in database and account hacking that occurs these days. The problem though is that no two companies have a similar policy for complex and secure password creation, then factor in the continued creation of insecure passwords or multi-site use of the same password and trouble is just waiting to happen. Ars Technica decided to take a look at multiple password types, how users fared with them, and how well those password types held up to cracking attempts in their latest study. The password types that Ars Technica looked at were comprehensive8, basic8, and basic16. The comprehensive type required a variety of upper-case, lower-case, digits, and symbols with no dictionary words allowed. The only restriction on the two basic types was the number of characters used. Which type do you think was easier for users to adopt and did better in the two password cracking tests? You can learn more about how well users did with the three password types and the results of the tests by visiting the article linked below. What are your thoughts on the matter? Are shorter, more complex passwords better or worse than using short or long, but less complex passwords? What methods do you feel work best since most passwords are limited to approximately 16 characters in length? Perhaps you use a service like LastPass or keep a dedicated list/notebook to manage your passwords. Let us know in the comments!    

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  • Tears of Steel [Short Movie]

    - by Asian Angel
    In the future a young couple reach a parting of the ways because the young man can not handle the fact that she has a robotic arm. The bitterness of the break-up and bad treatment from her fellow humans lead to a dark future 40 years later where robots are relentlessly hunting and killing humans. Can the man who started her down this dark path redeem himself and save her or will it all end in ruin? TEARS OF STEEL – DOWNLOAD & WATCH [Original Blog Post & Download Links] Tears of Steel – Blender Foundation’s fourth short Open Movie [via I Love Ubuntu] HTG Explains: What is the Windows Page File and Should You Disable It? How To Get a Better Wireless Signal and Reduce Wireless Network Interference How To Troubleshoot Internet Connection Problems

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  • Robbie: A Short Film Made Entirely From NASA Footage [Video]

    - by Jason Fitzpatrick
    Neil Harvey artfully took 8 minutes of NASA footage and spliced it together with a musical score and narrative overlay to create the story of Robbie; a self aware robot. If your boss asks why you’re crying in your cubicle, just make him watch it too. [via Neatorama] HTG Explains: Is ReadyBoost Worth Using? HTG Explains: What The Windows Event Viewer Is and How You Can Use It HTG Explains: How Windows Uses The Task Scheduler for System Tasks

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  • Red Sand – An Awesome Fan Made Mass Effect Prequel [Short Movie]

    - by Asian Angel
    Welcome to Mars where humanity has just discovered the Prothean Ruins and Element Zero, but danger abounds as the Red Sand terrorist group seeks to claim Mars for themselves! If you love the Mass Effect game series, then you will definitely want to watch this awesome fan made prequel set 35 years before the events of the first game. Synopsis From YouTube: Serving as a prequel to the MASS EFFECT game series,”Red Sand” is set 35 years before the time of Commander Shepard and tells the story of the discovery of ancient ruins on Mars. Left behind by the mysterious alien race known as the Protheans, the ruins are a treasure trove of advanced technology and the powerful Element Zero, an energy source beyond humanity’s wildest dreams. As the Alliance research team led by Dr. Averroes (Ayman Samman) seeks to unlock the secrets of the ruins, a band of marauders living in the deserts of Mars wants the ruins for themselves. Addicted to refined Element Zero in the form of a narcotic nicknamed “Red Sand” which gives them telekinetic “biotic” powers, these desert-dwelling terrorists will stop at nothing to control the ruins and the rich vein of Element Zero at its core. Standing between them and their goal are Colonel Jon Grissom (Mark Meer), Colonel Lily Sandhurst (Amy Searcy), and a team of Alliance soldiers tasked with defending the ruins at all costs. At stake – the future of humanity’s exploration of the galaxy, and the set up for the MASS EFFECT storyline loved by millions of gamers worldwide. RED SAND: a Mass Effect fan film – starring MARK MEER [via Geeks are Sexy] 7 Ways To Free Up Hard Disk Space On Windows HTG Explains: How System Restore Works in Windows HTG Explains: How Antivirus Software Works

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  • Why use short-circuit code?

    - by Tim Lytle
    Related Questions: Benefits of using short-circuit evaluation, Why would a language NOT use Short-circuit evaluation?, Can someone explain this line of code please? (Logic & Assignment operators) There are questions about the benefits of a language using short-circuit code, but I'm wondering what are the benefits for a programmer? Is it just that it can make code a little more concise? Or are there performance reasons? I'm not asking about situations where two entities need to be evaluated anyway, for example: if($user->auth() AND $model->valid()){ $model->save(); } To me the reasoning there is clear - since both need to be true, you can skip the more costly model validation if the user can't save the data. This also has a (to me) obvious purpose: if(is_string($userid) AND strlen($userid) > 10){ //do something }; Because it wouldn't be wise to call strlen() with a non-string value. What I'm wondering about is the use of short-circuit code when it doesn't effect any other statements. For example, from the Zend Application default index page: defined('APPLICATION_PATH') || define('APPLICATION_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../application')); This could have been: if(!defined('APPLICATION_PATH')){ define('APPLICATION_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../application')); } Or even as a single statement: if(!defined('APPLICATION_PATH')) define('APPLICATION_PATH', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../application')); So why use the short-circuit code? Just for the 'coolness' factor of using logic operators in place of control structures? To consolidate nested if statements? Because it's faster?

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  • Primitive type 'short' - casting in Java

    - by gemm
    Hello, I have a question about the primitive type 'short' in Java. I am using JDK 1.6. If I have the following: short a = 2; short b = 3; short c = a + b; the compiler does not want to compile - it says that it "cannot convert from int to short" and suggests that I make a cast to short, so this: short c = (short) (a + b); really works. But my question is why do I need to cast? The values of a and b are in the range of short - the range of short values is {-32,768, 32767}. I also need to cast when I want to perform the operations -, *, / (I haven't checked for others). If I do the same for primitive type int, I do not need to cast aa+bb to int. The following works fine: int aa = 2; int bb = 3; int cc = aa +bb; I discovered this while designing a class where I needed to add two variables of type short, and the compiler wanted me to make a cast. If I do this with two variables of type int, I don't need to cast. Thank you very much in advance. A small remark: the same thing also happens with the primitive type byte. So, this workes: byte a = 2; byte b = 3; byte c = (byte) (a + b); but this not: byte a = 2; byte b = 3; byte c = a + b; For long, float, double, and int, there is no need to cast. Only for short and byte values.

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  • .NET 2d library for circuit diagrams

    - by Dinah
    I want to draw and manipulate logic flow (as opposed to analog) circuit diagrams and I'm trying not to reinvent the wheel. Problems like positioning, line drawing, line crossing and connecting, path finding, rubberband lines, and drag & drop are also identical in flow charts, UML diagrams, or class diagrams so I started by viewing related topics via Google and Stack Overflow. However, the following requirements seemed to keep me from finding anything that quite fit: assuming a chip has an image with input and output stubs, the connecting lines would connect to the chip only in the exact spots of the I/O stubs the color of connecting lines are able to be set as per a chip's output Is there an existing .NET 2d graphics library that would be suitable for drawing circuit diagrams?

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  • ld: symbol(s) not found with OpenSSL (libssl)

    - by Benjamin
    Hi all, I'm trying to build TorTunnel on my mac. I've successfully installed the Boost library and its development files. TorTunnel also requires the OpenSSL and its development files. I've got them installed in /usr/lib/libssl.dylib and /usr/include/openssl/. When I run the make command this is the error i'm getting: g++ -ggdb -g -O2 -lssl -lboost_system-xgcc42-mt-1_38 -o torproxy TorProxy.o HybridEncryption.o Connection.o Cell.o Directory.o ServerListing.o Util.o Circuit.o CellEncrypter.o RelayCellDispatcher.o CellConsumer.o ProxyShuffler.o CreateCell.o CreatedCell.o TorTunnel.o SocksConnection.o Network.o Undefined symbols: "_BN_hex2bn", referenced from: Circuit::initializeDhParameters() in Circuit.o "_BN_free", referenced from: Circuit::~Circuit()in Circuit.o Circuit::~Circuit()in Circuit.o CreatedCell::getKeyMaterial(unsigned char**, unsigned char**)in CreatedCell.o "_DH_generate_key", referenced from: Circuit::initializeDhParameters() in Circuit.o "_PEM_read_bio_RSAPublicKey", referenced from: ServerListing::getOnionKey() in ServerListing.o "_BIO_s_mem", referenced from: Connection::initializeSSL() in Connection.o Connection::initializeSSL() in Connection.o "_DH_free", referenced from: Circuit::~Circuit()in Circuit.o "_BIO_ctrl_pending", referenced from: Connection::writeFromBuffer(boost::function)in Connection.o "_RSA_size", referenced from: HybridEncryption::encryptInSingleChunk(unsigned char*, int, unsigned char**, int*, rsa_st*)in HybridEncryption.o HybridEncryption::encryptInHybridChunk(unsigned char*, int, unsigned char**, int*, rsa_st*)in HybridEncryption.o HybridEncryption::encrypt(unsigned char*, int, unsigned char**, int*, rsa_st*)in HybridEncryption.o "_RSA_public_encrypt", referenced from: HybridEncryption::encryptInSingleChunk(unsigned char*, int, unsigned char**, int*, rsa_st*)in HybridEncryption.o HybridEncryption::encryptInHybridChunk(unsigned char*, int, unsigned char**, int*, rsa_st*)in HybridEncryption.o "_BN_num_bits", referenced from: CreateCell::CreateCell(unsigned short, dh_st*, rsa_st*)in CreateCell.o CreatedCell::getKeyMaterial(unsigned char**, unsigned char**)in CreatedCell.o CreatedCell::getKeyMaterial(unsigned char**, unsigned char**)in CreatedCell.o CreatedCell::isValid() in CreatedCell.o "_SHA1", referenced from: CellEncrypter::expandKeyMaterial(unsigned char*, int, unsigned char*, int)in CellEncrypter.o "_BN_bn2bin", referenced from: CreateCell::CreateCell(unsigned short, dh_st*, rsa_st*)in CreateCell.o "_BN_bin2bn", referenced from: CreatedCell::getKeyMaterial(unsigned char**, unsigned char**)in CreatedCell.o "_DH_compute_key", referenced from: CreatedCell::getKeyMaterial(unsigned char**, unsigned char**)in CreatedCell.o "_BIO_new", referenced from: Connection::initializeSSL() in Connection.o Connection::initializeSSL() in Connection.o "_BIO_new_mem_buf", referenced from: ServerListing::getOnionKey() in ServerListing.o "_AES_ctr128_encrypt", referenced from: HybridEncryption::AES_encrypt(unsigned char*, int, unsigned char*, unsigned char*, int)in HybridEncryption.o CellEncrypter::aesOperate(Cell&, aes_key_st*, unsigned char*, unsigned char*, unsigned int*)in CellEncrypter.o "_BIO_read", referenced from: Connection::writeFromBuffer(boost::function)in Connection.o "_SHA1_Update", referenced from: CellEncrypter::calculateDigest(SHAstate_st*, RelayCell&, unsigned char*)in CellEncrypter.o CellEncrypter::initKeyMaterial(unsigned char*)in CellEncrypter.o CellEncrypter::initKeyMaterial(unsigned char*)in CellEncrypter.o "_SHA1_Final", referenced from: CellEncrypter::calculateDigest(SHAstate_st*, RelayCell&, unsigned char*)in CellEncrypter.o "_DH_size", referenced from: CreatedCell::getKeyMaterial(unsigned char**, unsigned char**)in CreatedCell.o "_DH_new", referenced from: Circuit::initializeDhParameters() in Circuit.o "_BIO_write", referenced from: Connection::readIntoBufferComplete(boost::function, boost::system::error_code const&, unsigned long)in Connection.o "_RSA_free", referenced from: Circuit::~Circuit()in Circuit.o "_BN_dup", referenced from: Circuit::initializeDhParameters() in Circuit.o Circuit::initializeDhParameters() in Circuit.o "_BN_new", referenced from: Circuit::initializeDhParameters() in Circuit.o Circuit::initializeDhParameters() in Circuit.o "_SHA1_Init", referenced from: CellEncrypter::CellEncrypter()in CellEncrypter.o CellEncrypter::CellEncrypter()in CellEncrypter.o "_RAND_bytes", referenced from: HybridEncryption::encryptInHybridChunk(unsigned char*, int, unsigned char**, int*, rsa_st*)in HybridEncryption.o Util::getRandomId() in Util.o "_AES_set_encrypt_key", referenced from: HybridEncryption::AES_encrypt(unsigned char*, int, unsigned char*, unsigned char*, int)in HybridEncryption.o CellEncrypter::initKeyMaterial(unsigned char*)in CellEncrypter.o CellEncrypter::initKeyMaterial(unsigned char*)in CellEncrypter.o "_BN_set_word", referenced from: Circuit::initializeDhParameters() in Circuit.o "_RSA_new", referenced from: ServerListing::getOnionKey() in ServerListing.o ld: symbol(s) not found collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make: *** [torproxy] Error 1 Any idea how I could fix it?

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  • CircuitLab Offers Easy Circuit Building on the Web and iPad

    - by Jason Fitzpatrick
    If you like to sketch out your circuit designs rapidly, cleanly, and on the web or your iPad, CircuitLab makes it dead simple. The free tool includes an easy drag-and-drop interface, circuit analysis, easy printing, and more. Watch the video above to see the creators of CircuitLab whipping up a simple circuit to showcase the app, then hit up the link below to try it out. CircuitLab [via Hacked Gadgets] How to Make Your Laptop Choose a Wired Connection Instead of Wireless HTG Explains: What Is Two-Factor Authentication and Should I Be Using It? HTG Explains: What Is Windows RT and What Does It Mean To Me?

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  • Cannot convert parameter 1 from 'short *' to 'int *' [closed]

    - by Torben Carrington
    I'm trying to learn pointers and since I recently learned that short int takes up less memory [2 bytes as apposed to the long int's memory usage of 4 which is the default for int] I wanted to create a pointer that uses the memory address of a short integer. I'm following a tutorial in my book about Pointers and it's using the Swap function. The problem is I receive this error the moment I change everything from int to short int: error C2664: 'Swap' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'short *' to 'int *' 1 Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast Since my code is so small here is the whole thing: void Swap(short int *sipX, short int *sipY) { short int siTemp = *sipX; *sipX = *sipY; *sipY = siTemp; } int main() { short int siBig = 100; short int siSmall = 1; std::cout << "Pre-Swap: " << siBig << " " << siSmall << std::endl; Swap(&siBig, &siSmall); std::cout << "Post-Swap: " << siBig << " " << siSmall << std::endl; return 0; }

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  • How Circuit Boards Are Manufactured and Tested [Video]

    - by Jason Fitzpatrick
    Circuit boards are in nearly everything: computers, cars, toys, phones, even greeting cards. Check out this tour of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) factory to see how they’re made. In the above video the owners of Base2 Electronics are watching a PCB testing machine at the factory where they purchase their boards for resale. The machine is first scanning the board to identify it in the board database and then the arms start flying as it tests individual circuits on the board. If you’re interested seeing all the steps of the manufacturing process, hit up the link below for a photo and video tour of the facility. Base2 Electronics Tour of Advanced Circuits [via Hack A Day] How To Encrypt Your Cloud-Based Drive with BoxcryptorHTG Explains: Photography with Film-Based CamerasHow to Clean Your Dirty Smartphone (Without Breaking Something)

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  • Scheme early "short circuit return"?

    - by Suan
    I'm trying to find out how I can do an "early return" in a scheme procedure without using a top-level if or cond like construct. (define (win b) (let* ((test (first (first b))) (result (every (lambda (i) (= (list-ref (list-ref b i) i) test)) (enumerate (length b))))) (when (and (not (= test 0)) result) test)) 0) For example, in the code above, I want win to return test if the when condition is met, otherwise return 0. However, what happens is that the procedure will always return 0, regardless of the result of the when condition. The reason I am structuring my code this way is because in this procedure I need to do numerous complex checks (multiple blocks similar to the let* in the example) and putting everything in a big cond would be very unwieldy.

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  • Etch a Circuit Board using a Simple Homemade Mixture

    - by ETC
    If you’ve been dabbling in DIY electronics projects but you’re not so excited about keeping strong acids around to etch your circuit boards, this simple DIY recipe uses common household chemicals in lieu of strong acid. Electronics hobbyist Stephen Hobley wanted to see if he could create an etching solution that wasn’t as dangerous and noxious smelling at traditional muriatic acid solutions. By combining regular white vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, and table salt, he created a homemade etching solution from ingredients safe enough to store in your pantry. The only downside to his recipe is that, compared to traditional etching solutions, the process takes a little bit longer so you’ll have to leave your board in the solution longer. Not a bad trade off for the ability to skip using any oops-I-burned-my-skin-off acids. Check out the process in the video below: Hit up the link below for more information and and interesting explanation of the chemical process (he talks about not quite understanding it in the video but two chemists write in and give him the full run down). DIY Etching Solution [Stephen Hobley via Make] Latest Features How-To Geek ETC Macs Don’t Make You Creative! So Why Do Artists Really Love Apple? MacX DVD Ripper Pro is Free for How-To Geek Readers (Time Limited!) HTG Explains: What’s a Solid State Drive and What Do I Need to Know? How to Get Amazing Color from Photos in Photoshop, GIMP, and Paint.NET Learn To Adjust Contrast Like a Pro in Photoshop, GIMP, and Paint.NET Have You Ever Wondered How Your Operating System Got Its Name? Etch a Circuit Board using a Simple Homemade Mixture Sync Blocker Stops iTunes from Automatically Syncing The Journey to the Mystical Forest [Wallpaper] Trace Your Browser’s Roots on the Browser Family Tree [Infographic] Save Files Directly from Your Browser to the Cloud in Chrome and Iron The Steve Jobs Chronicles – Charlie and the Apple Factory [Video]

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  • Who likes short shorts?

    - by kiwicptn
    I got $2 change instead of $3 today and that got me thinking about short for some reason. What can do (these days ;-p) with a variable of the short primitive type (16 bits signed)? Any good reason to keep them around?

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  • Boost.Program_Options not working with short options

    - by inajamaica
    I have the following options_description: po::options_description config("Configuration File or Command Line"); config.add_options() ("run-time,t", po::value(&runTime_)-default_value(1440.0), "set max simulation duration") ("starting-iteration,i", po::value(&startingIteration_)-default_value(1), "set starting simulation iteration") ("repetitions,r", po::value(&repetitions_)-default_value(100), "set number of iterations") ... ; As you can see the three shown have a long,short names employed. The long versions all work. However, none of the short ones do, and each time I try a -t 12345.0 or a -i 12345, etc., I get the following from Program_Options: std::logic_error: in option 'starting-iteration': invalid option value I'm using Boost 1.42 on Win32. Any thoughts on what might be going on here? Thanks!

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  • IL short-form instructions aren't short?

    - by Alix
    Hi. I was looking at the IL code of a valid method with Reflector and I've run into this: L_00a5: leave.s L_0103 Instructions with the suffix .s are supposed to take an int8 operand, and sure enough this is should be the case with Leave_S as well. However, 0x0103 is 259, which exceeds the capacity of an int8. The method somehow works, but when I read the instructions with method Mono.Reflection.Disassembler.GetInstructions it retrieves L_00a5: leave.s L_0003 that is, 3 instead of 259, because it's supposed to be an int8. So, my question: how is the original instruction (leave.s L_0103) possible? I have looked at the ECMA documentation for that (Partition III: CIL Instruction Set) and I can't find anything that explains it. Any ideas? Thanks.

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  • Electronic circuit simulator four-way flood-filling issues

    - by AJ Weeks
    I've made an electronic circuit board simulator which has simply 3 types of tiles: wires, power sources, and inverters. Wires connect to anything they touch, other than the sides of inverters; inverters have one input side and one output side; and finally power tiles connect in a similar manner as wires. In the case of an infinite loop, caused by the output of the inverter feeding into its input, I want inverters to oscillate (quickly turn on/off). I've attempted to implement a FloodFill algorithm to spread the power throughout the grid, but seem to have gotten something wrong, as only the tiles above the power source get powered (as seen below) I've attempted to debug the program, but have had no luck thus far. My code concerning the updating of power can be seen here.

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  • Short keyword-only HTML Title or Long Titles - to rank better

    - by user11221
    I would like to know if long html titles should be used for pages instead of google adwords keyword tool based short titles - for SEO / Ranking purposes? I feel that it is a mistake to use short html titles made up of 2-3 words strictly based on google adwords keyword tool. I have tried using short ones based on what the adwords keyword tool suggested, but that has served me no purpose as I cannot see my website pages anywhere in the search results. Please correct me, if wrong.

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  • How to "flush tor circuit"

    - by Jack
    On Windows I have used XBBrowser, which provides a custom version of Firefox suited to using Tor. XBBrowser provides a button, flush tor circuit, which will setup an entirely new connection and exit node. I am wondering how to do the equivalent thing on Linux. ALl I can do is restart tor, which does not seem to make any difference. So, on Linux, how would I flush the circuit?

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  • How to make computer interface with circuit

    - by light.hammer
    I understand that I can build a circuit that will do whatever I like (ex: a simple circuit that will turn on a motor to open the blinds or something), and I can write a program that will automate my computer/mac however I like (ex: open this program at this time, or with this input and create a new file, ect). My question is, how can I interface the two? Is there an easy DIY or cheap commercial (or not cheap but functional) USB plug that will turn on/off from computer commands? I'm basically looking for some sort of on/off switch I can script/applescript. How would you even approach this problem, would I have to write my own driver some where along the way?

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