Archive for January, 2009

Fallout 3 Terminal Hacker

« 30 January 2009 | 20:53 | Games, Javascript, Software | No Comments »

I recently started playing the game Fallout 3 a little more and I came across a terminal I could actually attempt to hack. After a few failed attempts at it, I thought I would poke around on the Internet and see if anyone had any guides for hacking the things. Instead, I found this online [...]



Multiple Drive Failures in RAID-5

« 29 January 2009 | 13:14 | Computers & Technology, Hardware, Linux | No Comments »

I have a server set up with a RAID-5 array that I use to back up pretty much all of the data I have. Sure I have a bunch of things burned to DVD, but at only 4.3GB a pop, that can very quickly add up to a number of DVDs, and in fact already [...]



Building a Better CAPTCHA

« 3 January 2009 | 0:46 | Computers & Technology, Software, Usability, Web Development | No Comments »

CAPTCHAs can be good for stopping SPAM, but the last thing most of them are are usable. Don’t take my word for it, it’s a fact. One of the coolest ideas I ever saw was a HotOrNot mashup where you had to pick the three best looking ladies to prove you are a human. It [...]