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		1amzave on Aug 2, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MIT develops new tool that can interrupt infinite ... You probably can: `$ gdb /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari $PID` iTunes, annoyingly, uses Apple's stupid little "please don't ptrace me" flag, which is a minor inconvenience, but fairly readily circumventable.

jarin on Aug 3, 2011 | [–]

I wonder if that's to make it harder to crack FairPlay.

andrewflnr on Aug 3, 2011 | [–]

"Don't ptrace me, bro!"

Sorry, couldn't resist.

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