Kevin Zuccato, head of the Australian High Tech Crime Centre in Canberra, says terrorists can gain training in games such as World of Warcraft in a simulated environment, using weapons that are identical to real-world armaments.
(emphasis mine)
I'm sure the first thing they go over in most terrorist training camps is why they really want the daggers with +int and +shadow damage...
I do find the SL references in this interesting (and somewhat applicable), but, seriously, they just threw WoW in there to get attention.
First off, you have a news station who adds a bit too much drama to their report, making it bigger than it should be. In turn, when this hits the web, it becomes a lambasting of the people who were victimized here.
Yes, these aren't 'hackers on steroids' or anything. The report is just talking about groups of malicious internet users -- I'm sure many of them have no skills and are at best script kiddies. The point is that there are people running around harassing people. Your typical slashdotter may feel the need to make fun of the mom that found a need to get a security system and a dog, but that's EXACTLY the kind of reaction most of our parents would have if confronted with calls of death threats, posting of family members pictures and addresses online, and notices for people to do bad stuff to them.
What you have are groups of people who do have fun being assholes to the rest of the internet. Terrorists, no. But it is a problem, none-the-less. So go ahead and laugh at the people that these assholes victimize. I, for one, don't think it's funny.
our future explorers will be playing WOW all the way to Alpha Centauri. I can't wait for the first time someone blames relativity for wiping the raid...;-)
I'm jealous. I don't actually move through time -- my entire existence happened/happens at the point in time you read the word "actually" back there... -sigh-
The astronauts would be able to leap even farther than they could in the bulky spacesuits, though. "One small step for man, one giant leap for the new, sexy astronauts!"
For me, this news comes at the perfect time. I was considering dropping comcast after one too many crashes on my cable box. Nothing is better than having your cable box suddenly displaying "88888888" and going blank right at the best part of your favorite show (and crashing the DVR part as well so you can't go back and see what happened). Even better when you have people over to watch that show. (I've had this happen dozens of times over two cable boxes now -- the only reason I've stayed is because, well, I'm lazy:-P)
But seriously, though, if we're off in la-la land supposing we can instantly accelerate to high relativistic speeds, I don't think it would be far-fetched to imagine someone made some inertial dampeners or something.
It worked just fine for me in the morning. I even recieved an email around 10pm PST. After that, though, it went all fubar. (I'm on T-Mobile and have a Pearl)
I wouldn't say karma, per se, since the tenant most likely had it coming (it's very difficult to evict someone without a reason). It's just a biproduct of property management that you make enemies. When your tenant become a liability and/or breaks there contract, it's a business decision to you, but it's a home decision to them.
I was about to point out that there are a lot more than 1.4 billion mice on the planet, but really, if we're counting transdimensional beings in our census, I would assume we have to account for not counting them in each and every dimension in which they exist. So if, for example, there were 28 billion mice who all exist in 20 dimensions each, we might, therefore, count them as only 1.4 billion mice in our census.
I have little experience in census counts or transdimensional beings, however.
Your example is more than a little skewed because you don't make a distinction about what the order confirmation page says.
If I was to make an order and see $40 as a price for something, but then I get to the order confirmation page and it says $60, it is MY responsibility to notice this and figure out why that happened. This is the point-of-sale and it's the contract between the buyer and the seller, not anything previous.
It's just like being at the cash register and having it ring up with the wrong price. If there's a mistake against you, you debate it there (we've all had the joy of being behind the person with 100 coupons that debates every price). If there's a mistake in your favor, I've never had a response from the cashier other than "Huh, it's ringing up less... Well, your lucky day." A physical retail store is used to this and just swallows it (in order to maintain a good relationship with the customers). Hehe, they also fixed it right away so people can't exploit it (since you're guaranteed that the person who just had it ring up for less is going to tell their friends).
Everyone there has mud on their face if it was a mistake, therefore it can't be. It's actually really easy to convince yourself someone else it is someone else's fault when it's your butt on the line otherwise. Multiple this effect by every person involved in the overreaction (since it sounds like a lot of people in the chain share in this idiocy) and you've got a lot of people agreeing with each other and validating each other. At this point, even if someone in the mix might have thought overwise, they still have to go with it.
In that vein, my disapointment is with Turner and Cartoon Network. With a mass delusion like this one, the other side has to fight it. If they just case, everyone loses.
Not all states give pedestrians right of way (in Washington, for instance, the only right-of way given at all is for visually impaired pedestrians). Don't know about New York, though...
Even if I'm not listening to music, I usually leave my headphones on. It keeps my ears warm and it's a good excuse to ignore people around you (if you're ever worked in downtown Seattle, you'd understand why that's important). If it ever comes here, it'd rock... I'd be ignoring yet another random person asking for this or that, the cop would think I'm listening to music, and ticket me... everyone wins!:-P
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And then the moment she measures you up, it's over!
Actually, it seems like a sling-shot (say off Jupiter) taking you off the ecliptic would be the fastest way to get out of the solar system...
(emphasis mine)
I'm sure the first thing they go over in most terrorist training camps is why they really want the daggers with +int and +shadow damage...
I do find the SL references in this interesting (and somewhat applicable), but, seriously, they just threw WoW in there to get attention.
It's really a shame.
First off, you have a news station who adds a bit too much drama to their report, making it bigger than it should be. In turn, when this hits the web, it becomes a lambasting of the people who were victimized here.
Yes, these aren't 'hackers on steroids' or anything. The report is just talking about groups of malicious internet users -- I'm sure many of them have no skills and are at best script kiddies. The point is that there are people running around harassing people. Your typical slashdotter may feel the need to make fun of the mom that found a need to get a security system and a dog, but that's EXACTLY the kind of reaction most of our parents would have if confronted with calls of death threats, posting of family members pictures and addresses online, and notices for people to do bad stuff to them.
What you have are groups of people who do have fun being assholes to the rest of the internet. Terrorists, no. But it is a problem, none-the-less. So go ahead and laugh at the people that these assholes victimize. I, for one, don't think it's funny.
If there hadn't been a Hitchiker's reference there, I think my head would have exploded!
I'm jealous. I don't actually move through time -- my entire existence happened/happens at the point in time you read the word "actually" back there... -sigh-
Been there, done that...
It makes perfect sense! This is why kryptonite ended up being white and pasty...
For me, this news comes at the perfect time. I was considering dropping comcast after one too many crashes on my cable box. Nothing is better than having your cable box suddenly displaying "88888888" and going blank right at the best part of your favorite show (and crashing the DVR part as well so you can't go back and see what happened). Even better when you have people over to watch that show. (I've had this happen dozens of times over two cable boxes now -- the only reason I've stayed is because, well, I'm lazy :-P)
1. People have been freely critisizing that since it happened.
This is is exactly the freedom that they're blocking
2. It's noteworthy as an exception as opposed to the rule
The arrest raised social concern because it was a deviation from the freedoms that we as Americans expect (as opposed to standard operating business)
But seriously, though, if we're off in la-la land supposing we can instantly accelerate to high relativistic speeds, I don't think it would be far-fetched to imagine someone made some inertial dampeners or something.
I remember this movie from when it was called Twister... (but I don't remember the space part)
It worked just fine for me in the morning. I even recieved an email around 10pm PST. After that, though, it went all fubar. (I'm on T-Mobile and have a Pearl)
It's working just fine now.
-D.G.
For the youngsters: It's a Bill Gates reference! :-P
lol
Holy crap, people are actually talking about the article and not robots having sexual relations (or a lack thereof) in space!!
I wouldn't say karma, per se, since the tenant most likely had it coming (it's very difficult to evict someone without a reason). It's just a biproduct of property management that you make enemies. When your tenant become a liability and/or breaks there contract, it's a business decision to you, but it's a home decision to them.
Did nobody read it?!?! (aside from the government, that is...)
I was about to point out that there are a lot more than 1.4 billion mice on the planet, but really, if we're counting transdimensional beings in our census, I would assume we have to account for not counting them in each and every dimension in which they exist. So if, for example, there were 28 billion mice who all exist in 20 dimensions each, we might, therefore, count them as only 1.4 billion mice in our census.
I have little experience in census counts or transdimensional beings, however.
Not nearly as annoyed as Michelson and Morley were, I'm sure ;-)
(Gotta love how science works sometimes)
Your example is more than a little skewed because you don't make a distinction about what the order confirmation page says. If I was to make an order and see $40 as a price for something, but then I get to the order confirmation page and it says $60, it is MY responsibility to notice this and figure out why that happened. This is the point-of-sale and it's the contract between the buyer and the seller, not anything previous. It's just like being at the cash register and having it ring up with the wrong price. If there's a mistake against you, you debate it there (we've all had the joy of being behind the person with 100 coupons that debates every price). If there's a mistake in your favor, I've never had a response from the cashier other than "Huh, it's ringing up less... Well, your lucky day." A physical retail store is used to this and just swallows it (in order to maintain a good relationship with the customers). Hehe, they also fixed it right away so people can't exploit it (since you're guaranteed that the person who just had it ring up for less is going to tell their friends).
Everyone there has mud on their face if it was a mistake, therefore it can't be. It's actually really easy to convince yourself someone else it is someone else's fault when it's your butt on the line otherwise. Multiple this effect by every person involved in the overreaction (since it sounds like a lot of people in the chain share in this idiocy) and you've got a lot of people agreeing with each other and validating each other. At this point, even if someone in the mix might have thought overwise, they still have to go with it. In that vein, my disapointment is with Turner and Cartoon Network. With a mass delusion like this one, the other side has to fight it. If they just case, everyone loses.
Not all states give pedestrians right of way (in Washington, for instance, the only right-of way given at all is for visually impaired pedestrians). Don't know about New York, though...
Even if I'm not listening to music, I usually leave my headphones on. It keeps my ears warm and it's a good excuse to ignore people around you (if you're ever worked in downtown Seattle, you'd understand why that's important). If it ever comes here, it'd rock... I'd be ignoring yet another random person asking for this or that, the cop would think I'm listening to music, and ticket me... everyone wins! :-P