In Goodyear, AZ we had someone take down a whole power pole. Took out power to about 4000 homes in my area. The guy claimed he "enjoyed [the] sparks". He had apparently previously been arrested for copper theft. Picked a fantastic day to do it too. 115 Degree high that day... The wife and I spent the day at a friends house.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/07/15/20080715swv-arrest0718.html
The Logitech G5 Laser Gaming mouse may not be able to bear my children, but it will raise them.
I'm pretty sure Logitech has brainwashed me. My wife's computer has a Logitch DiNovo Mouse/keyboard setup, I've got the G5, and my laptop has a logitech ball mouse. The other day, I woke up with a headache, couldn't remember the night before and I had a fresh Logitech symbol tattoo on my forehead.
Why won't anybody give the RIAA what they deserve? I mean come on! They must have put at least an hour and a half and three Starbucks runs into spitballing different ways of racking up $222,000 in damages.
I think a key to cracking the "pick the cat" is that an automated bot can try as many times as it would like by creating another account once it fails. Say there's 12 pictures and 1 has a cat. That's a 1 in 12 chance of getting it right. Do it 12 times, picking randomly, and you've got a pretty good chance of getting it right at least once. Scale that by maybe picking n-cats and there's still a chance of getting it right.
Try that thousands of times and you'll still get a couple of valid accounts. All that, and the bot doesn't have to have Cat facial recognition.
I host a frequent LAN by the name of Lannage -- shameless plug. The last event had about 60 attendees. We have everyone sign a form that says they are responsible for their stuff. The form also contains general rules about the event, should we decide to eject someone, we can point to the form and show them why. (This hasn't happened yet and we're going on #8). The form is on the site, which you're welcome to gank... I believe I ganked it from someone else who issued approval of gankage.
I also recently came back from QuakeCon where they make a strong effort to prevent theft (register all equipment, and check in/out every time you enter/leave with any equipment). It's a good idea, but things like flash drives and other such small equipment is almost impossible to prevent unlawful removal. It's also a bit overkill for a smaller event.
#1 way to prevent it would be get to know all your attendees. Welcome them all. See what they are bringing in. Yeah, it's a bit tough, but if you notice Guy A walk in with the sweet Lian Li water-cooled system, then Guy Z (who was sitting on the other side of the room) walk out with said case, you might ask what's up.
My best experience with a dirty IT job was at a Chemical Plant turned Furniture Factory. I never before hoped the burning sensation in my hands was just fiberglass.
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In Goodyear, AZ we had someone take down a whole power pole. Took out power to about 4000 homes in my area. The guy claimed he "enjoyed [the] sparks". He had apparently previously been arrested for copper theft. Picked a fantastic day to do it too. 115 Degree high that day... The wife and I spent the day at a friends house. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/07/15/20080715swv-arrest0718.html
Woops... heh. Logitch: What you get when you use your mouse... ehem... inappropriately.
The Logitech G5 Laser Gaming mouse may not be able to bear my children, but it will raise them.
I'm pretty sure Logitech has brainwashed me. My wife's computer has a Logitch DiNovo Mouse/keyboard setup, I've got the G5, and my laptop has a logitech ball mouse. The other day, I woke up with a headache, couldn't remember the night before and I had a fresh Logitech symbol tattoo on my forehead.
I heard that was Bill Gate's nickname from the ladies at his few years at Harvard... Quote from Bill: "I'll show them Microsoft!"
Why won't anybody give the RIAA what they deserve? I mean come on! They must have put at least an hour and a half and three Starbucks runs into spitballing different ways of racking up $222,000 in damages.
I think a key to cracking the "pick the cat" is that an automated bot can try as many times as it would like by creating another account once it fails. Say there's 12 pictures and 1 has a cat. That's a 1 in 12 chance of getting it right. Do it 12 times, picking randomly, and you've got a pretty good chance of getting it right at least once. Scale that by maybe picking n-cats and there's still a chance of getting it right.
Try that thousands of times and you'll still get a couple of valid accounts. All that, and the bot doesn't have to have Cat facial recognition.
I host a frequent LAN by the name of Lannage -- shameless plug. The last event had about 60 attendees. We have everyone sign a form that says they are responsible for their stuff. The form also contains general rules about the event, should we decide to eject someone, we can point to the form and show them why. (This hasn't happened yet and we're going on #8). The form is on the site, which you're welcome to gank... I believe I ganked it from someone else who issued approval of gankage.
I also recently came back from QuakeCon where they make a strong effort to prevent theft (register all equipment, and check in/out every time you enter/leave with any equipment). It's a good idea, but things like flash drives and other such small equipment is almost impossible to prevent unlawful removal. It's also a bit overkill for a smaller event.
#1 way to prevent it would be get to know all your attendees. Welcome them all. See what they are bringing in. Yeah, it's a bit tough, but if you notice Guy A walk in with the sweet Lian Li water-cooled system, then Guy Z (who was sitting on the other side of the room) walk out with said case, you might ask what's up.
My best experience with a dirty IT job was at a Chemical Plant turned Furniture Factory. I never before hoped the burning sensation in my hands was just fiberglass.