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An Open Source Security Triple Play
Marcus Maciel writes to tell that Linux.com's Joe Barr recently took a look at OSSEC-HIDS, an open source host intrusion detection system. From the article: "According the OOSEC-HIDS Web site, it's more than a host intrusion detection system (IDS). It's also a security event manager and a security information manager, which makes it the security equivalent of a hat trick in hockey, a triple-play in baseball, or a rare triple-double in basketball. OSSEC-HIDS runs on both Windows and Linux/Unix. You can download the latest version along with the project's PGP public key, so you can verify the download." Linux.com and Slashdot are both owned by OSTG.
Ok so it's a security tool with 3 different "modules". Fantastic, probably a first in the software industry.
The metaphores used in the summary indicate three *the same* things while the product in question does three *different* things.
Except this is Slashdot, not ESPN. For clarity analogies should probably be restricted to politics, code, IT infrastructure and cars (failed).
Plus, of course, the analogy in the summary was so long by the time it finished I'd almost forgotten what the summary was about...
Everything in moderation, including moderation itself
Why couldn't they have just SAID that instead of this ridiculous sporting analogy which sounds like rapid-fire buzzwords from a marketdroid? I couldn't resist tagging the article 'badsportinganalogy'.
Oolite: Elite-like game. For Mac, Linux and Windows
You are not a true geek (and far from being anal ;-). Number of games is not teams x games_a_team_plays_in_a_season. You cannot count the games twice.
MLB: 162!/132!
NBA: 82!/52!
NHL: 82!/52!