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Scraping Google Related (with bonus PageRank)

James — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:06:09 +0000

While using Google Related some JSON formatted data is requested from Google about each page you visit; that data comes from a URL similar to the one below: https://toolbarqueries.google.com/tbr ?client=navclient-auto &features=GR &ch=8e991fe19 …

Cyber Security Challenge Cipher Solution

James — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:20:17 +0000

I was pointed to the Cyber Security Challenge earlier this week, and eventually stumbled upon the cipher they offer as an “immediate opportunity to test your skills”. Despite not really understanding the point of the exercise or how it related …

MacBook Pro vs. Ash Cloud

James — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:59:08 +0000

Or “Things you don’t want to see when tracking the delivery of your shiny new toy” Location Date Local Time Description KOELN (COLOGNE), DE 04/18/2010 3:20 P.M. PACKAGE DATA PROCESSED BY BROKERAGE. WAITING FOR CLEARANCE / RELEASED BY CLEARING AGENCY. NOW …

Twitter Exploit Still Not Fixed

James — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:15:58 +0000

Sigh. I wrote another article on Dave Naylor’s blog about the XSS exploit I found yesterday. It seems they’ve made a pretty amateurish attempt to fix the issue, completely missing the massive problem staring them in the face. It seems …

Taking down Twitter

James — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:51:35 +0000

I had the opportunity (probably) to take down Twitter today. Or at least stir up a whole lot of trouble. I really can’t believe I’m the first person to think of it, but I’m pretty sure it would have worked! …

Xbox 360 Battery Pack Disassembled

James — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:51:21 +0000

I’ve had an official Xbox 360 ‘Play & Charge’ kit for a year or so now, and the battery life has slowly but surely dropped to nothing over that time. I decided to take it to pieces to see if …