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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | This is the first part of five in the "[[:Category:1337|1337]]" series. The title 1337 is "L-eet," or "elite," using the {{w|Leet}} alphabet, a coding system used primarily on the internet (and on early text messaging | + | This is the first part of five in the "[[:Category:1337|1337]]" series. The title 1337 is "L-eet," or "elite," using the {{w|Leet}} alphabet, a coding system used primarily on the internet (and on early text messaging system), meant to provide a bit of {{w|obfuscation}} to plain text both to make it harder to read, and to show off in a creative way using in-group jargon. |
| − | + | All comics in the series: | |
| − | + | *[[341: 1337: Part 1]] | |
| − | * [[341: 1337: Part 1]] | + | *[[342: 1337: Part 2]] |
| − | * [[342: 1337: Part 2]] | + | *[[343: 1337: Part 3]] |
| − | * [[343: 1337: Part 3]] | + | *[[344: 1337: Part 4]] |
| − | * [[344: 1337: Part 4]] | + | *[[345: 1337: Part 5]] |
| − | * [[345: 1337: Part 5]] | + | This series was released on 5 consecutive days (Monday-Friday) and not over the usual Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule. |
If a {{w|wireless network}} (Wi-Fi) is unsecured, it is usually a sign that the owner of the access point is not technically skilled enough to go into the admin panel and enable encryption. Obviously, someone in the area who wants to get on the net, but doesn't have a mobile data connection, will simply use this open access point. However, it is also common practice to leave open an access point to be able to claim that infringement of copyright may not have been the homeowner, but that anybody could have connected to the access point and started downloading files. | If a {{w|wireless network}} (Wi-Fi) is unsecured, it is usually a sign that the owner of the access point is not technically skilled enough to go into the admin panel and enable encryption. Obviously, someone in the area who wants to get on the net, but doesn't have a mobile data connection, will simply use this open access point. However, it is also common practice to leave open an access point to be able to claim that infringement of copyright may not have been the homeowner, but that anybody could have connected to the access point and started downloading files. | ||
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Another fun trick, for administrators of open APs, is to [http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pete/upside-down-ternet.html intercept pages and edit their contents]. The only way to stop this is to create a secure connection, or tunnel, to a server to stop the admin from playing {{w|Man-in-the-middle attack|man-in-the-middle}}. Of course, as the title text says, [[Mrs. Roberts]] is so cool, she can edit the {{w|TCP}} stream live, without the help of programs, but then there is help to get with tools like the [http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pete/upside-down-ternet.html Upside-Down-Ternet], if you wish to play games with people misusing your Wi-Fi. | Another fun trick, for administrators of open APs, is to [http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pete/upside-down-ternet.html intercept pages and edit their contents]. The only way to stop this is to create a secure connection, or tunnel, to a server to stop the admin from playing {{w|Man-in-the-middle attack|man-in-the-middle}}. Of course, as the title text says, [[Mrs. Roberts]] is so cool, she can edit the {{w|TCP}} stream live, without the help of programs, but then there is help to get with tools like the [http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pete/upside-down-ternet.html Upside-Down-Ternet], if you wish to play games with people misusing your Wi-Fi. | ||
| − | Not only is Mrs. Roberts awesome enough to manually edit the live TCP stream, she's also manually ending individual {{w|VPN}} and {{w|Secure Shell|SSH}} connections as [[Cueball]] | + | Not only is Mrs. Roberts awesome enough to manually edit the live TCP stream, she's also manually ending individual {{w|VPN}} and {{w|Secure Shell|SSH}} connections as [[Cueball|Cueball's]] Cueball-like friend makes them - while wearing oven mitts and baking cookies at the same time. He has been {{w|pwned}} (i.e. owned) by Mrs. Roberts. |
| − | The question "How does she type with oven mitts?" is likely a reference to the old web video site {{w|Homestar Runner}} and its character of {{w|Strong Bad}}, who answered emails while wearing boxing gloves. "How does he type with boxing gloves?" was the most common question he received. Another unanswered question is how Cueball's friend knew she was typing with gloves on; however, the answer is probably that since they were | + | The question "How does she type with oven mitts?" is likely a reference to the old web video site {{w|Homestar Runner}} and its character of {{w|Strong Bad}}, who answered emails while wearing boxing gloves. "How does he type with boxing gloves?" was the most common question he received. Another unanswered question is how Cueball's friend knew she was typing with gloves on; however, the answer is probably that since they were neighbors, they could see her through the window. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Friend: No problem. I'll just hop on a secure VPN. | :Friend: No problem. I'll just hop on a secure VPN. | ||
| − | :[ | + | :[Cueballs friend now sits on his knee in front of his laptop frantically typing. A message from the laptop comes out with a zig zag line] |
:Friend: Whoa, my connections are dying as soon as I start to tunnel anything! | :Friend: Whoa, my connections are dying as soon as I start to tunnel anything! | ||
:Message on laptop: A VPN? How cute! And stop trying to SSH. | :Message on laptop: A VPN? How cute! And stop trying to SSH. | ||
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:Friend: Nobody's that fast. Who ''is'' this admin? | :Friend: Nobody's that fast. Who ''is'' this admin? | ||
| − | :[In a | + | :[In a frame-less panel Mrs. Roberts with hot bun tray in one hand (indicated with five wiggly lines above the buns), with oven mitts on both hands typing on her desktop computer on a table.] |
:Mrs. Roberts: My goodness. Neighborhood scamps on the wireless. | :Mrs. Roberts: My goodness. Neighborhood scamps on the wireless. | ||
:''Taptaptaptap'' | :''Taptaptaptap'' | ||
| − | :[Cueball is standing with a hand | + | :[Cueball is standing with a hand towards his now standing friend, the laptop lies between them.] |
:Cueball: I should have warned you about Mrs. Roberts. | :Cueball: I should have warned you about Mrs. Roberts. | ||
:Friend: How does she type with oven mitts!? | :Friend: How does she type with oven mitts!? | ||
