Posts by griz

Big TV flips ad blockers the bird

How it works

There are two ways the ad-block technology works and ways for companies to detect it.

Firstly you have static images, jpegs and the likes. The adblock software has a blacklist and doesnt download content from those domains/links. Companies can detect this by matching page requests with image requests, and hinder future requests from the same session

Second is the more active content, like flash. Because of built in scripting functions, a n onload script can then request something else, alerting the company that the ad has been seen. Again sessions contrio

So how to combat this. Virtualisation technology. Have a little box to display all the ad content at will, but fail to connect it to a screen!! woops. It should be quite undetectable, as really all your doing is ignoring the content rather than blocking it. Does add to the bandwidth bill (on both sides might i add )

Aussies deploy bovine facial recognition

Cut of an Animals Jib

Classic!! Why read the common muck in most news papers when you can get entertaining stories, full of wise cracks, innuendo and all the full joys of the language from El Reg.

Now, seriously, this type of format is ripe for some real journalistic endeavours. I really like the in depth (read multipage) stories from time to time. Focused on some more interesting IT/social topics, and el reg could be matching der spiegel. Think about it, keep up the good work.

Windows 7 fake spotted on BitTorrent

Its a canary trap

Whats the bets MS are keeping nice logs of the folks who download this "unlicensed" OS. Provides the legal hawks with a few file sharing scapegoats and a ton of evidence to slap ISP's with take down notices of those customers with super fast broadband and huge file servers. Oh and the i spent-all-night-d/l-that anger is sure to fuel some legit purchases (of dvd burners)