Posted by George Hotz on under bruteforcer, phes, 111111111111111, nck, imei, brute force, emulator, digits, magic | 
So thanks to the magic of an activation emulator and the original work of Dvd Jon, I got the activation/unlock record of a French unlocked iPhone. The field looks like
"UnlockCode" = "NO=111111111111111&";
with the 1's replaced by the code. "NO" is the lock type. There are fifteen digits, so I'm pretty sure the NCK length is 15. This is out of range of a bruteforcer, and I doubt, although its possible, that the NCK's are based off the IMEI/DevID. I would think Apple just has a big lookup table. Although any visible pattern would shorten the brute force time. So I still really need a.plists off legal unlocked phones.
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Posted by on under iphe, video quality, broadcaster, little time, qik, apps, proof, magic |
As we
first reported last night, Apple is
finally allowing live streaming video applications into the App Store. Apple's acceptance of the Ustream Live Broadcaster has seemingly paved the way for other live-streaming apps. And one of the best known ones,
Qik, is wasting little time to get its app out there. The company
writes in a blog post today that they've already submitted their app for approval. I've actually had the Qik live-streaming app on my iPhone for a while, thanks to the magic of ad-hoc distribution. Unfortunately, Apple's policies restrict the number of copies Qik can send this way, so the application remained mostly a proof-of-concept for most people. Given how quickly Qik submitted the app to the store, we expect the official build that will likely get approved to be the same one we have been using, which
we reviewed here. It's solid, but the video quality leaves a little to be desired compared to some competing video apps (none of which did live streaming).
Tagi: iphe, video quality, broadcaster, little time, qik, apps, proof, magic
Posted by on under holiday cheer, christmas color, color palettes, grays, shimmer, sparkle, palette, porcelain, texture, colors, holidays, magic, christmas |
Looking for something other than the traditional Christmas palette? Gray, silver and neutral tones ring in the holidays with crisp, tasteful style. Add some texture, sparkle and whimsical ornamentation, and these usually off-limit colors light up with holiday cheer.
Let it Shimmer and Shine with Grays and Silver Check out these platinum-leaf porcelain [...]
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Posted by on under three spirits, versis, christmas carol, digg, countless times, vids, sucker, eve, magic, christmas |
There's no use trying to hide it -- we're a sucker for A Christmas Carol. Any version of it can grab our attention; we've read the original countless times; the magic is always there. So on Christmas Eve, as you settle down to see whether you'll be visited by three spirits, let's take a look at the best and worst versions of "A Christmas Carol".
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Posted by on under sepp holzer, boing boing, aquapics, sized trout, mountaintop, aquaculture, fh, clean water, farming, gravity, alpine, trout, electricity, magic |
There's been a lot of press about Aquaponics and sustainable fish farming cropping up lately, so I wanted to share this astonishingly beautiful example: Sepp Holzer lives on a mountaintop in Austria, where he casually but thoughtfully manages a fish farm that provides all of his food, clean water, income, and electricity through nothing but a series of carefully placed pond systems. Gravity pulls the water from pond to pond, and little micro-organism-eating fish are gradually replaced by bigger and bigger predatory fish until he has clean water and full-sized trout! It's so simple it might seem like magic, but it's actually cooler than that. You can watch another short profile about Holzer's paradise here, and go here to see Eco Film's entire series on Permaculture....
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