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Re:My Adventures with “4K” 2160p and Linux by patcheudor on Sunday December 14, 2014 @12:33PM (#8748874)
THD+N.
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Re:My Adventures with “4K” 2160p and Linux by dustin999 on Sunday December 14, 2014 @02:46PM (#8749306)
Dumb question, but which CTF game/mod are you referring to?
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Re:My Adventures with “4K” 2160p and Linux by endgame on Sunday December 14, 2014 @03:19PM (#8749409)
He isn't. It's a term to describe security competitions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_the_flag#Computer_secu...
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Re:My Adventures with “4K” 2160p and Linux by ibrahima on Sunday December 14, 2014 @03:22PM (#8749422)
Presumably they're talking about security, not an FPS mod: https://ctftime.org/ctf-wtf/
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Re:My Adventures with “4K” 2160p and Linux by xanderstrike on Sunday December 14, 2014 @03:24PM (#8749427)
It's a gamification of security analysis. Teams are pitted against one another trying to exploit a system to achieve a goal.
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