Archive for the ‘Rants’ Category

OMGWTFBBC: This is how “Hackers” Steal Software

Below, I share with you an excerpt from quite possibly the most pointless thing i’ve ever wathed on TV. These guys are real hustlers for sure. They certainly know what’s up.

And there was me using BitTorrent and Rapidshare to download installerz, keygenz and serialz. If only i’d known that I could just drag desktop shortcuts […]

BBC IPlayer XOR Decryption

As has been widely reported, it is still possible to successfully download the x264 MPEG streams of BBC programmes from the BBC IPlayer service but that they are now XOR “encrypted” in such a way that they will only play on Apple mobile devices.

It’s not really encryption, is it
Long story short, the streams are […]

XBMC BBC iPlayer Plugin

I’m sure the BBC won’t approve of this but within the last few days an XBMC plugin for the BBC iPlayer has been released for general consumption. Though it’s far from a finished product, it neatly lists and plays the H.264 encoded iPlayer streams designed for the Apple iPhone.
The BBC’s provision of non-DRM MPEG streams […]

Save The Polaroid. Save The World

On February 8, 2008, Polaroid Corporation announced that it will discontinue production of all instant film. An understandable move in light of the proliferation of cheap digital compact cameras, but as disastrous move for many Polaroid enthusiasts, on anyone who simply wants to instantly create unique and interesting images.
There looks to be roughly enough stock […]

Kevin Bacon is a Bastard

Do I need to write something to go with this?