Editable PTV Passenger Information Display System (PIDS) signs

Tram stop departure information – SVG

SmartBus departure information – SVG

Platform departure information – SVG

Platform departure information (Flinders Street) – SVG

Platform departure information (Clayton) – SVG

Platform departure information (Clayton – Not taking suburban passengers) – SVG

Platform departure information (Richmond) – … »

Investigating an early-2010s gaming DRM system: Part 3

Last time, we investigated how an early-2010s gaming DRM system stored licences for games. This time, we'll investigate how those licences are tied to particular devices.

From last time, we know that the licence file contains an encrypted XML payload:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>

Investigating an early-2010s gaming DRM system: Part 2

Last time, we investigated part of a gaming DRM system from the early-2010s, looking at some of the configuration files. This time, we'll investigate how the licences for these games are stored.

Is is known that the licence data for the games is stored… »

PTV PA noises

Trains

Platform announcements

• Good afternoon customers. Your next service to depart from platform 1 will be the 12:02 City Loop, stopping all stations to Caulfield, running express from Caulfield to South Yarra, then stopping all stations to Flinders Street, via the City Loop. Your next

VEC forms from the 2018 Victorian state election

This is a collection of paper forms used by the VEC at the 2018 Victorian state election, recreated by me from images shown in the Election Official Manual and Voting Centre Manager Guide.

Investigating an early-2010s gaming DRM system: Part 1

Background

This post concerns a DRM system used in a PC gaming platform introduced in the early 2010s. The particular DRM system is not relevant and will not be identified, but will be familiar to many.

One function of the DRM system is to require… »