If you read the Seattle-area news, you get a bit more detail (but not much). He's got a juvenile record, and is suspected of doing this in other cities.
Looks like he picked the family at random (from his earlier entry into AOL's systems), then called them to verify their name and address. It seems to me that he tried to come up with a scenario that would generate the maximum possible response from the police, which is about what he got. If the homeowner was carrying a gun instead of a knife, he'd most likely be dead now. That was probably the high score that Ellis wanted to hit.
We'll see if anyone ever leaks how he did it. Could have been as simple as a compromised VOIP switch sending bogus ANI data down a trunk. Or maybe he entered a record directly into the dispatch system (which isn't supposed to be connected to the net).
At least he wasn't smart enough to fully cover his tracks.
Actually, yes I have. Got a really great shot at a mountain lake just this summer. See, dragonflies tend to hover a lot, which makes them fairly easy targets if you pre-focus on the area they're in. Fast-moving birds are much harder...
"A glass CD loaded with literary, visual and audio science fiction works about the red planet was strapped to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, the Planetary Society in Pasadena, Calif. said Friday."
: "Inlcluded in the works are H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds,"..." http://www.space.com/news/070804_phoenix_spacelibr ary.html
Now THAT'S just going to give the Martian ideas... and they'll probably get their vaccinations before invading this time. Bad enough that we put road maps to Earth on Pioneer and Voyager - not to mention pointing out the most dangerous native species (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_plaque). Now we've gone and given them invasion plans as well!
Sad thing is, I *used* one of these things occasionally... when they were state-of-the-art.
It was a whole lot better than trying to lug aroung a KSR-43 TTY (not to mention the ASR-33 it replaced). And you could do editing that just wasn't possible with a Silent 700 thermal printing terminal.
With my Gen-1 Ricochet as my home net connection, I regularly got 112K thoughput. It was *way* better than any dial-up at the time. I liked it so much that I bought a 2nd modem for my laptop, and had pretty good mobile connectivity anywhere in the area. Metro WiFi is only now getting to be as good as Ricochet was years ago....
Or even worse, they could collect names and photos of all the students and faculty at the school. Maybe even photos of events where students gather in large groups... and notes on the personal habits and quirks of the potential targets.
Now imagine if someone had all that scary personal data neatly organized and distributed to their fellow proto-terrorists. Who *knows* what they could do with it - it's just too frightening to imagine.
I certainly hope someone in the government is aware of this siuation. Heaven knows, the current Administration has allowed this threat to our educational system go completely unchecked for far too long...
>...the failure was trigged by 'the introduction of a new, non-critical system routine' designed to increase the system's e-mail holding space.
: >The network disruption comes as RIM faces a formal probe by the US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission, over its stock options.
Hmmm... so when they wiped the incriminating e-mails from the system (which would certainly create more space), they took the rest of the system down (which prevented anyone else from grabbing copies).
I'm reading WAY too many conspiracy novels these days:-)
(Not that I think this actually happened - but it makes for a great plotline).
Many years ago, our next-door neighbors gave one of those musical mugs to our young son on his birthday. The sort that have light sensors, and are supposed to go off only when picked up in a lighted room.
It didn't take long for the thing to become possessed, and begin playing *loudly* in the middle of the night. The shrill tones penetrated the cupboard, and then the entire house. But it would behave itself during the day.
After the 2nd 3AM serenade, we found a new storage spot. On a shelf right under our neighbor's bedroom window:-)
For some reason, they moved away shortly after that. The battery finally died (after 4 months or so), and we buried in the back yard with a soldering iron through it's heart.
How about the lives she destroyed by her actions? You would think that the geeky Slashdot crowd would have some sympathy for an engineer whose wife was sneaking around chasing a jock - and a married one at that (at the time this all started). And then planning on dumping her husband for the jerk. And remeber, she was after Oefelein for years - this wasn't a sudden breakdown caused by stress.
By all accounts, Rich Norwak was a likeable guy, so it's not like she was fleeing an abusive relationship. It looks like she was just tired of the nice, safe guy, and wanted the exciting, glamorous pilot. What was she planning on doing with the kids? In a lot of these situations, the new boyfriend tends not to want the previous guy's kids around.
If she had just quietly left the marriage to chase after Oefelein, it would have been hard enough on the kids. I can't imagine the hell they're going to go through in the years ahead, because of their mother's selfishness.
Which will accomplish absolutely nothing. Probably won't even be read by a human. From the (boilerplate) notice:
"If you elect to send us a counter notice, to be effective it must be a written communication provided to our designated agent that includes substantially the following (please consult your legal counsel or see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(g)(3) to confirm these requirements): A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled. A statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled. The subscriber's name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the subscriberis address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that the subscriber will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person. "
So - he has to get a lawyer ($$$) and send a written letter (probably registered - $$), then wait for a possible reply. Viacom, on the other hand, can simply send an automated e-mail and have anything removed with no practical recourse for the victims.
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You can't legally treat animals (or insects) as badly as the airlines treat their passengers...
Cockroaches are used to better living conditions than coach anyway... certainly better food.
They're in the Tri-Cities - nothing but desert and sagebrush for miles around :-)
Bug will probably die of boredom long before it gets to Seattle or Portland.
(posted from the safety of a bunker on the wet side...)
If you read the Seattle-area news, you get a bit more detail (but not much). He's got a juvenile record, and is suspected of doing this in other cities.
Looks like he picked the family at random (from his earlier entry into AOL's systems), then called them to verify their name and address. It seems to me that he tried to come up with a scenario that would generate the maximum possible response from the police, which is about what he got. If the homeowner was carrying a gun instead of a knife, he'd most likely be dead now. That was probably the high score that Ellis wanted to hit.
We'll see if anyone ever leaks how he did it. Could have been as simple as a compromised VOIP switch sending bogus ANI data down a trunk. Or maybe he entered a record directly into the dispatch system (which isn't supposed to be connected to the net).
At least he wasn't smart enough to fully cover his tracks.
Actually, yes I have. Got a really great shot at a mountain lake just this summer. See, dragonflies tend to hover a lot, which makes them fairly easy targets if you pre-focus on the area they're in. Fast-moving birds are much harder...
I started lurking in '98 or '99 or so... didn't get around the actually registering for a few years though. I'm 3 companies down the road, though.
Has it really been that long?
So, adult costume parties are illegal in Florida unless each guest wearing a mask has *written* permission from the host???
At least if the authorities want to press charges, that is...
Although the award in 2002 to Arnd Leike for his Beer Froth research might disqualify them...
"A glass CD loaded with literary, visual and audio science fiction works about the red planet was strapped to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, the Planetary Society in Pasadena, Calif. said Friday."r ary.html
:
"Inlcluded in the works are H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds,"..." http://www.space.com/news/070804_phoenix_spacelib
Now THAT'S just going to give the Martian ideas... and they'll probably get their vaccinations before invading this time. Bad enough that we put road maps to Earth on Pioneer and Voyager - not to mention pointing out the most dangerous native species (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_plaque). Now we've gone and given them invasion plans as well!
"Darn these annoying Earthlings!"
Sad thing is, I *used* one of these things occasionally... when they were state-of-the-art.
It was a whole lot better than trying to lug aroung a KSR-43 TTY (not to mention the ASR-33 it replaced). And you could do editing that just wasn't possible with a Silent 700 thermal printing terminal.
I guess this officially makes me an antique...
Which is precisely why it's so plausible, *particularly* that it happened at a certain large DB vendor.
*Never* underestimate the sheer stupidity that some control-freak managers can aspire to...
Now *that's* a sneaky way to get a Natalie Portman reference into a /. post....
without grits, even.
With my Gen-1 Ricochet as my home net connection, I regularly got 112K thoughput. It was *way* better than any dial-up at the time. I liked it so much that I bought a 2nd modem for my laptop, and had pretty good mobile connectivity anywhere in the area. Metro WiFi is only now getting to be as good as Ricochet was years ago....
Or even worse, they could collect names and photos of all the students and faculty at the school. Maybe even photos of events where students gather in large groups... and notes on the personal habits and quirks of the potential targets.
:-)
Now imagine if someone had all that scary personal data neatly organized and distributed to their fellow proto-terrorists. Who *knows* what they could do with it - it's just too frightening to imagine.
I certainly hope someone in the government is aware of this siuation. Heaven knows, the current Administration has allowed this threat to our educational system go completely unchecked for far too long...
(former yearbook terro^h^hphotographer
>...the failure was trigged by 'the introduction of a new, non-critical system routine' designed to increase the system's e-mail holding space.
:-)
:
>The network disruption comes as RIM faces a formal probe by the US financial watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Commission, over its stock options.
Hmmm... so when they wiped the incriminating e-mails from the system (which would certainly create more space), they took the rest of the system down (which prevented anyone else from grabbing copies).
I'm reading WAY too many conspiracy novels these days
(Not that I think this actually happened - but it makes for a great plotline).
Many years ago, our next-door neighbors gave one of those musical mugs to our young son on his birthday. The sort that have light sensors, and are supposed to go off only when picked up in a lighted room.
:-)
It didn't take long for the thing to become possessed, and begin playing *loudly* in the middle of the night. The shrill tones penetrated the cupboard, and then the entire house. But it would behave itself during the day.
After the 2nd 3AM serenade, we found a new storage spot. On a shelf right under our neighbor's bedroom window
For some reason, they moved away shortly after that. The battery finally died (after 4 months or so), and we buried in the back yard with a soldering iron through it's heart.
Mr. Maxwell - is that you???
(and they're calling them "monitors" now?)
Don't worry - when it blows, the caldera will come to you...
How about the lives she destroyed by her actions? You would think that the geeky Slashdot crowd would have some sympathy for an engineer whose wife was sneaking around chasing a jock - and a married one at that (at the time this all started). And then planning on dumping her husband for the jerk. And remeber, she was after Oefelein for years - this wasn't a sudden breakdown caused by stress.
By all accounts, Rich Norwak was a likeable guy, so it's not like she was fleeing an abusive relationship. It looks like she was just tired of the nice, safe guy, and wanted the exciting, glamorous pilot. What was she planning on doing with the kids? In a lot of these situations, the new boyfriend tends not to want the previous guy's kids around.
If she had just quietly left the marriage to chase after Oefelein, it would have been hard enough on the kids. I can't imagine the hell they're going to go through in the years ahead, because of their mother's selfishness.
She deserves what she gets.
>Nonetheless I am thankful that the Norwegians are doing this for potentially all of humanity.
It *almost* makes up for their foisting of lutefisk on the rest of humanity...
Good thing they aren't storing any cod or lye in the vault. Or are they???
(and yes, I've had first-hand familial experience with the stuff)
>Irrlich needs to send an email to YouTube...
Which will accomplish absolutely nothing. Probably won't even be read by a human. From the (boilerplate) notice:
"If you elect to send us a counter notice, to be effective it must be a written communication provided to our designated agent that includes substantially the following (please consult your legal counsel or see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(g)(3) to confirm these requirements):
A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber.
Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
A statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
The subscriber's name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that the subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if the subscriberis address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that the subscriber will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person. "
So - he has to get a lawyer ($$$) and send a written letter (probably registered - $$), then wait for a possible reply. Viacom, on the other hand, can simply send an automated e-mail and have anything removed with no practical recourse for the victims.
>distinguish between different white powders
I would think that black powder would be more of a concern here...
No, the sponges are innocent victims here. What they really need to do is ban *bacteria*,,,,
I'll bet you could get a state Legislator somewhere to introduce a bill banning bacteria...
Right - we've found an effective method of killing off the natives before we colonize the place.... :-)
Sounds fair.
:-)
First one to the new island gets the prime beachfront property!
Better watch out for those big green fireballs, though...
(You youngsters can go Google for the reference)