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Feds Fund Anti-Terrorism Search Engine

Posted by Zonk on from the google-isn't-good-enough? dept.

Ben writes "The FAA and researchers at the University at Buffalo are developing an anti-terrorism search engine that will hunt for 'hidden' information -- like how to take down an airliner -- that can be puzzled together by grabbing bits and pieces from unrelated documents. Eventually, they say, the technique can be commercialized to improve search results on more mundane matters.`"

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  1. This is a great idea! by Roadkills-R-Us · · Score: 2, Funny

    Since the government has been trying for decades to obfuscate information and make sure people can't really get useful data, this will help them accomplish that goal.

    ``Saunders, you did it again. If a user visits these 73 pages in the right order, and happens to hear the NBC news theme anywhere during the last 7 pages, it will be intuitively obvious to them how to actually get through to their Congresscritter. We can't have that!''

  2. Interesting... by t_allardyce · · Score: 5, Funny

    I heard there was this device that allowed a person to kill others by simply pointing at them. Apparently it involves bits of metal propelled at high speeds by explosive charges. You reckon they'll be able to find instructions for one of these things so they can censor it?

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  3. Worthless by AuMatar · · Score: 5, Funny

    UnleSs thEy have A BOt capable of huMan level thinking they won't find a Blasted thing.

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    1. Re:Worthless by Tackhead · · Score: 4, Funny
      > UnleSs thEy have A BOt capable of huMan level thinking they won't find a Blasted thing.

      I assume you also support the Terror Services And Terrorism Reform Act of Prevention [Sponsor -- Sen. Ackbar (R-MC)] bill too, huh?

  4. Watch out if you place any "modern" RPGs... by cnelzie · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...and post after action reports to the Internet.

    How many gamers do you think will get tagged by and subsequently visited by authorities who believe they are mixed up in terrorist activities?

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    1. Re:Watch out if you place any "modern" RPGs... by geekoid · · Score: 4, Funny

      so many there database will be useless.

      A friend of mine starting a conversation about WoW in a resturant with the following sentence:
      "I really like killing priests."

      uncomfortable moment there as everyone in line turned to look at him.

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  5. www.googlebomb.com by MightyMartian · · Score: 3, Funny

    +explosion +"bad arab guys" -"al qaeda" +iraq +france

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  6. FBI Visits Cryptome by anandpur · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://cryptome.org/fbi-cryptome.htm

  7. layoffs by SuperBanana · · Score: 2, Funny
    That's the funniest thing I've heard about the government doing since they shut down the "psychic spies" unit ten years ago.

    Well, management knew it was time to close shop when, during their talks about whether to do layoffs, employees were asking for raises and coming in late.

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  8. Re:Okay. I'm sorry. I just have to say. by Timesprout · · Score: 3, Funny

    I knew you were going to say that.

    Timesprout
    Chief Psychic Sprout
    NSA
    1984-1994

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  9. terrorist recipe generator by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    i'm going to develop a site where you can put in what equipment you have and it will generate instructions on how you can kill the most people with said equipment.

    kind of like macgyver but in reverse.

  10. the easiest way by Monkeman · · Score: 2, Funny

    The easiest way to take down an airplane is to land a nuke on it. Easy. It's all science.

  11. Hidden Message! by whackco · · Score: 2, Funny

    The TRUTH is that this post is in-fact a terrorist transmission, using their technology I have decoded it:

    "The FAA and researchers at the University at Buffalo are developing an anti-terrorism search engine that will hunt for 'hidden' information -- like how to take down an airliner -- that can be puzzled together by grabbing bits and pieces from unrelated documents. Eventually, they say, the technique can be commercialized to improve search results on more mundane matters.`"

    And I didn't have to spend 10 quadrillion dollars to find that hidden message ;-)

  12. Re:We have your IP, prepare to die by djhack · · Score: 3, Funny

    yeah , we got him too
    127.0.0.1
    that bastard is going down !!!!1!{#^G. .. . NO CARRIER

  13. I can see it now by webappsec · · Score: 3, Funny

    $ telnet terrorsearchengine Trying terrorsearchengine... Connected to terrorsearchengine. Escape character is '^]'. GET /search?query=WhereIsOsamaBinLaden HTTP/1.0 Host: terrorsearchengine HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 23:41:17 GMT Server: Apache/1.3.33 (Unix) Location: http://nobodyfuckingknows/