I have been reading the following book called, Linux Server Hacks, which shows you many ways you can hack your Linux server so your server doesn’t die.

This actually works since we just had a DoS attack about 5 minutes ago. (It seems like we are getting more and more DoS attacks these days. You can refer to the DDOS Deflate script also)

Here’s HACK #47 I read about last week in my bath room from the book and I just used it to prevent DoS attackers from bringing my precious Quad-CPU dedicated server down.

Enter the following commands and you will limit number of TCP connections to your server to 12 connections per second after 24 connections have been seen. (It means that no matter what, your server will not try to serve more than 12 visitors during one second of period when your server gets digged, farked, stumbled, or whatever)
iptables -t nat -N syn-flood

iptables -t nat -A syn-flood -m limit —limit 12/s —limit-burst 24 -j RETURN

iptables -t nat -A syn-flood -j DROP

iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i $EXT_IFACE -d $DEST_IP -p tcp –syn -j syn-flood
I think you can increase the values steadily if your server can handle more. But it seems to have brought our server load from 33.00 somethin’ to under 1.0. Yey!

If you are a hacker, sorry dude. You are gonna have to try a little harder hacking Zedomax since we are hackers too.

P.S. You know what I try to do when I find out where the hackers are coming from, I do a DoS attack back on them. This usually pisses them off enough to DoS me more but I kinda enjoy the battle so bring it on! :p

Okay, let’s do a quick USB relay from GetUSB.info.

Check out this Dog Tag USB thingee, it might be great if you want to carry some memory around on your neck. - via GetUSB

Lindy 57-in-1 Mirror Card Reader can be useful.

USB OptiWind Mouse features a built-in cooling fan for cooling and drying your hand. Equipped with ON/OFF switch so that you can turn the fan off when it is unneccessary.

Yey!

I love this camera or any camera with built in USB thingee.

Don’t forget this USB rechargeable reading light if you like to read a lot of books like me.

via GetUSB.info

For people who don’t know, Jack Thompson is a self proclaimed fighter against video games and in response to his interference into the gaming industry there have been some interesting items.

So every time that you have to answer the call of nature can show exactly how you feel about the attempts to spoil the average persons fun, by restricting or banning the sales of games.

Source [Nerd Approved]

This chair is probably designed for outside use, and as it is inflatable it can be easily transported to wherever you like, even indoors!

The Astone “Sit N Joy” portable and inflatable multimedia massage chair is probably going to that one luxury that you will not be able to do without.

Product Features:

Ergonomically designed for maximum comfort
Can be used both indoor and outdoor (swimming pool, calm lake, beach, home and garden)
Inflatable made of high-grade matt surface PVC, 0.4mm thickness for durability
Built-in waterproof storage box for small personal belongings; cell phone, keys, money, watch, etc. and MP3 / iPod hook up
Built-in sand pocket and tent stakes eyelet to secure product to ground
Built-in 4 vibrating massage pads for muscle relaxation (battery operated)
Built-in massage controller for choosing different modes, position, strength and timer
Built-in stereo speakers for music listening
Built-in waterproof battery compartment
Built-in drinks holder
Fast installation, completed within 15 minutes
Compact and light and very portable

Product Specifications:

Inflatable: 4 Air chambers for maximum safety and durability
PVC material: Class K70, 0.4mm thickness
Size (inflated): 1800(L) x 1130(W) x 980(H) mm
Maximum loading weight: 100kg / 220lbs

Speakers Specification:

Dia. 50mm 32 ohm 0.5 Watt Stereo, totally water-proof design
Speaker plug: Dia. 3.5mm

Storage Box:

Size (volume): 130(L) x 75(W) x 45(H) mm

Massage Module:

Dry cell battery operated.
4 x AA size DC 6V drive (batteries not included)
Operating current consumption: DC 200mA 1200mW
Battery life: 2 hours (approximate)
Water-proof battery compartment with power ON / OFF
3 massaging areas
8 patterns or sequences
3 magnitudes
2 time periods setting and LED’s indicator

What’s In The Box?

Gift-box size: 580 (L) x 210 (W) x 260 (H) mm
Massage chair inflatable
Air pump (manual operated)
User manual

Weight (battery excluded)

6.5 kg

All this for an amazing $122.48!

Source [New Launches]

OOhh.. check out this Google SketchUp for Dummies book. It might be the perfect free 3D tool you were looking for last month.

Remember when your high school English teacher explained that every word in the sentences you write needs to carry some meaning? While the rest of us missed that point, Aidan Chopra was paying attention. Google Sketchup for Dummies is a tightly written, fun to read book that gives a lot of byte for your buck. Aidan Chopra works at Google as the product evangelist for Google SketchUp and he’s the editor of the monthly SketchUpdate email newsletter. He knows SketchUp inside and out and uses plain English to show you the ropes.

Google SketchUp is a 3D drawing program that defies easy description. It’s fun, playful and at the same time very powerful.

via MakeZine

What would you have hanging on your wall?

In this case the owner of the house has got his old Lamborghini hanging over the staircase that has been made out of glass!

Not only that the car which cost around $60,000 is now competing with the other works of art for the best place. The car is connected to the houses electric so that the cars electrical system will work.

Source [Oh Gizmo]

The humble radiator has been keeping people warm for many years now, and yet they always appear to be a bit of a waste of some heat sometimes, but not any longer, this is a ceramic radiator cover.

The cover for the radiator gives a whole new meaning to keeping warm. But not just for you, but for your morning cup of coffee too, so there will no longer be a cup of cold coffee waiting for you when you get off of the phone, in fact you could keep just one cup going all day long!

Source [Yanko Design]

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Check out this funny new news called, Naked News. I was watching the demo and got too into it…

A Toronto news program, Naked News, has millions of viewers each day via internet and pay-per-view television. I read somewhere that it is not illegal in Canada to walk around in the nude and I guess that’s why the girls jump onto the streets and start taking off pieces of clothing until fully naked. Naked News even admits that sex sells news like it sells anything else, and that its approach is logical next step in this sort of trend.

via bloggin’-ads

Keep your money and credit cards safe with this wallet, it has an icon combination which allows you to organise your wallet.

There are eighteen interchangeable button icons which you can match to suit your wallet needs, this will make it much easier to get the card that you need when you it no more fiddling around with your wallet anymore.

Measures 2.5 inches x 4 four inches and will cost around $38

Source [Geek Alerts]