http://www.robertjohnson.com Thoughts, opinions, and predictions about the current state of technology Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:04:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en IS IT TIME TO “GO”? Today, Google introduced their new systems language called “Go”. Where does the name “Go” come from? Well, lets put it this way; the documentation states that a great name for the debugger would be “Ogle”. I will let you put the pieces ... http://www.robertjohnson.com/2009/11/where-is-google-go-ing/ The security community has recently learned of the new security exploit that will allow any normal, non-privileged, user to become the most powerful user on a Linux system - "root". This elevation of privileges means that you can no longer trust any user on your Linux box if ... http://www.robertjohnson.com/2008/02/linux-kernel-exploit-from-a-nobody-to-a-somebody-root/ I find the introduction of Apple's new Apple TV very interesting. I have noticed that there is as much interest in hacking the Apple TV unit, as in the capabilities of the unit itself! In fact, it appears as if there is perhaps more interest in the possibilities of a ... http://www.robertjohnson.com/2007/04/apple-tv-possibly-the-first-mainstream-opentv-platform/