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Cringely Looks at the WikiLeaks Debacle
dtwood writes "Infoworld's Cringely has an interesting take on the Julius Baer bank trying to silence WikiLeaks.org — and how stunningly stupid they've been. 'But the bank's solution is so mind-bogglingly stupid, you have to wonder if these guys need help getting their pants on each morning. First, this is exactly the kind of story bloggers and Net-centric journos crave. Big nasty corporation stomps all over plucky public-serving underdog. Who can resist that plot line? Second, the equation Bank Julius Baer = Money Laundering is now firmly cemented in the minds of everyone who has encountered this story, regardless of whether it's true. Trois: The documents in question, which might have been quickly forgotten alongside the 1.2 million others on the site, are now hotter than the Paris Hilton sex video. Dozens of mirror sites have sprung up, and Cryptome.org and PirateBay have squirreled away copies of the docs for any interested parties. "
are now hotter than the Paris Hilton sex video
That's a pretty fancy way of saying "ice-cold".
Cringely, you pretentious twit. You're just not going to have a menage a trois, no matter how much you fantasize about it.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
Perhaps it's all a fiendishly clever ruse. By coming across as incredibly, phenomenally, mind-blowingly stupid, people will automatically assume that these guys can't possibly be intelligent enough to be laundering money. It's a classic Stupidity Defense. It's really quite devious, when you think about it.
would rather see a Paris Hilton sex video.
I've seen it. That bank documents are more arousing.
Sorry, I'm never going to a site registered in the .cx domain ever again.
Makes me wonder what kind of university that was... University of Text Messaging for Minors?
c++;
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
If it is true, and if they can continue to get away with it, then that's some great advertising.
Yo dawg, I heard you like the Ackermann function, so OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD
As Ms Streisand's lawyer, I demand that you cease and desist using my client's likeness in your wiki articles and comments.
Bank Julius Baer = Dirty Money Laundering
Paris Hilton = Money. Dirty Laundry
He learned a valuable lesson; when you cross the mob, you get the b@.
It doesn't mean much now, it's built for the future.
Hold on, let me set up my mirror first.
All comments are properties and trademarks of the voices in my head. Not like I'm gonna claim them.
You mean there are 2 Robert X. Cringely? What are the odds of there being two of them AND both writing major blogs?
now we need to go OSS in diesel cars
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