AlexCrowley

I could really be an idiot rather than just giving that impression? Sounds like a personal attack to me. BILL! BILL! HE'S ATTACKING ME, PERSONALLY TOO! TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

Really? I thought the SWIFT report meant it was fast. Next time shut up and wait, fishing is a game of patience. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

unbelievable TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

BWAHAHHAHAHAHA };-) TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

Right now I'm messing with WinCE emulators. In all seriousness, if anyone's interested in hacking something together let me know. I've had a few discussions in the last 24 hours with people interested in approaching the problem from a couple of different angles - all of them ethical and legal. Probably best to take it out of this forum though TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

Only if you really feel like not reading dropzone.com for a day or so til it falls off the front page. I'm not overly concerned about GPL/OSS issues, but I do agree that opening it up to the skydiving community is a good idea. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

[switching back to webbrowser from 5 open terminal windows...3 in mid-edit.] ummmm what makes you say that? I've decided that Vi is too complex, Im honing my skills until I can perform any editing or written task using a single line sed/awk script, rather than only most of them TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

No, but 1. I dont have a PDA. 2. I was referring to a lightweight desktop utility. Just imagine that I'm not looking for a problem to be solved but just want to discuss things with other like minded people. (I did just find the PDA free version though, thanks)...oh well off to grab a PDA emulator. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

you're a way better diplomat than I'm ever able to be ;) Like you I was thinking of something lightweight and minimal functionality. Paralog is GREAT at what its supposed to do (and yes, I do have a license for it), but is akin to me wanting notepad.exe over MS Word XP. Simply having a utility that could initial a datadump would suffice - I really can't imagine that there are too many people in the skydiving world with the motivation or technical skills to use the API for eeeeeeeeevil. As far as securing updates, a simple gpg sig would ensure the binaries integrity. It would be interesting to discover more about the hardware itself - might have to find a broken neptune simply to disassemble it and find out whats inside. Not for any business purposes, simply to find out how far the architecture could be pushed. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

Comcast here too. I've noticed that Comcast play their own games: 1. they have the shittiest DNS, sometimes google and yahoo are unavailable. 2. they "zap" wireless routers. It'll run fine for a few days and then go dead or degrade to the point where everything needs restarting. Cloning your MAC clears it up UNLESS you run BitTorrent, at which point it would appear they automagically start throttling your connection again. Once you turn off P2P the service restores to full speed after about an hour....Those bastards. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

yes. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

Most european countries make the US look like rank amateurs when it comes to immigration control. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

Drugs are bad. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

One package = paralog. The FAQ on thier site says they wont give out the API. No one ran anywhere to complain, it was a theoretical discussion of the type found on any technical forum but with added non-technical people misunderstanding some of the conversation. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

Yeah, the security issue was BS in real world terms but was the logical conclusion based on their FAQ But yes, yes and yes, thank you!

Nice post. Many great replies too. For once I have nothing to add except that today was a good day to click on this thread. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

I wasnt upset with them. I use a neptune so I only care about manipulating that. Everyone else got caught up in the neptune hardware issues. Please dont misunderstand wanting to write your own tool with not liking Paralog. Paralog seems very nice but I personally find it clunky and overdone. That is my personal taste, I am lucky in that I have the skills to build my own software that fit my own tastes rather than having to 'make do'. As a platform Java's just offensive technically for a number of reasons. Not the least is compatibility issues, a need for a VM, responsiveness, resource hogging. Thats excluding any aesthetic and design issues. From a hacking perspective (in the 'likes to learn stuff' way) it's always difficult to understand why any vendor wouldnt make interoperating with their hardware easier. Considering the lip service paid to the 'community' aspects of skydiving it's even more confusing as to why any small, customer focused company would wanto to restrict their users to ONE software package - regardless of the business or technical reasons why. As a geek it doesnt really make much sense. Even a little applet that let you grab the raw data would be fine - cripple it, obfuscate it. Just dont force me to use someone elses product to do such a trivial task. On the flip side: i've started documenting the protocol, I have a great deal of reading to do but it doesnt seem too obscure so far. To clear up any confusions: I do have a neptune. I really like my neptune. I have looked at Paralog and think it's a nicely written piece of software if thats your thing. I'd go further but I realize that some people have issues with following longer posts. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

This should be published in academic journals. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

yup. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

[:bangs head against wall repeatedly:] TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

I'm sorry, where was it an attack directly at you? I thought it was funny and captured both sides of the argument. I happen to dislike having to flag every fucking throwaway line with simply so people "GET IT". Apparently today is officially DZ.com gone insane day. From here on in dont take anything I say seriously, except the stuff that is serious. For gods sake I have a quote from SudsyFist as my signature, how can you take me seriously1?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

Anyone else remember when PETA was considered a terrorist organization? you know, back when terrorism wasnt just done by people with brown skin. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

Buyer beware. If you're buying breasts you need to be aware of the following: Single only. does not come in pairs (additional cost for matched set). Includes skin above and below to midline and axilla, including underlying muscle. May contain dye/biopsies/tumor. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.

GTAVercetti: you are a hero. It bugged me so much that I had asked the following people: My boss, the companies founders, all of upper management, our customer support department (while using a fake voice), Cisco's TAC, Foundrys support team, Dells technical support and their sales staff (small business team and enterprise storage division), the priest at the local church, the guy who pumped my gas, my ex wife, my 8 year old, my dog (who simply reiterated my sexiness), my wife (who might be leaving me after the row it caused as i wouldnt take no for an answer), the animal skulls I have atop my computer monitors, the plastic penguin protectively holding a fish, and the people who keep calling JTVal and speaking spanish. And you were the only one that knew. That's awesome. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking.