Your "robbery victim" anology isn't right (ChrisDolan's is slightly better.) Lets try a more accurate one:
Someone has entered your house through an unlocked back door and installed a device which disrupts yours (and other peoples') wireless networks. You're not only the victim of a crime, but by being a victim (and leaving your door unlocked) you're causing harm to others (in the case of the virus, it's spreading to others, being used in a DOS attack, etc.) Someone then comes in through this still-unlocked back door, removes the harmfull device from your house and locks the door on his way out.
Sound better?
In ChrisDolan's analogy, "boarding up the door" is over the top.
Granted, I don't know any details on *this* virus (how long it hangs around, how much traffic it causes) but it sounds like a pretty good idea.
Um, I meant *exactly* what I said. I'd like to see access times of new drives be fractions of what they are today, and transfer speeds exponentially, not incrementally, higher.
You could have been informative without being a condescending smart-ass.
There needs to be a more efficient way to copy/move/edit giant (video) files before this becomes practical... a RAID setup in every computer is not the answer, faster (exponentially) solid state storage media is.
ID didn't think they'd "waltz in and floor the place" at this year's E3 - in fact, they didn't even make a showing except for a few guys playing a Q3 tourney for publicity. Doom III only had a gameplay video, no more.
FYI, it went best in show at last year's E3.
I really think the delay has only to do with completing the game, and not with marketing. After all, they're ID, and this is DOOM III.
~Berj
I saw a show on this recently... pretty crazy stuff. Their equipment is set up to play ONE NOTE, one frequency, as loud as possible. Inside their cars during the competitions, there's a single microphone which picks up the dB level. The cars have panels that are literally clamped shut to keep from blowing apart, and they're all undrivable. The speakers are custom made, and blow out pretty often. If you were inside the car during a blast, you'd likely die - literally =)
No martial arts for me, but I don't think that's a good analogy =) Don't get me wrong, I do the same thing, but you have to admit when you're "zoned out" you're less alert - changing lanes might be second nature, but you're less likely to notice that car in the blind spot.
I've heard of this approach being used for people with outstanding warrants... I'd assume once they become a suspect there'll be a warrant for their arrest.
AFAIK, entrapment is when police are involved in CAUSING someone to perpetrate a crime - for instance, if they were to hold an (illegal) hacking contest, then arrest the entrants.
I'd like to see some examples of innovations for profit being counter-productive for humanity... I was under the impression that innovation is, by definition, good.
I don't know if "targeted towards" is the right wording - there's a good chance that they were the inspiration for the product, but I doubt "Japanese families living in France" would be the only ones interested.
If the telemarketers keep calling, obviously they're making money with the tactic - why is employing someone to make money for your company "artificial" if they're a telemarketer? Don't assume everyone reacts the same way to a telemarketer call... I've seen people stop and chat with those crazy religious folks on street corners.
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Your "robbery victim" anology isn't right (ChrisDolan's is slightly better.) Lets try a more accurate one:
Someone has entered your house through an unlocked back door and installed a device which disrupts yours (and other peoples') wireless networks. You're not only the victim of a crime, but by being a victim (and leaving your door unlocked) you're causing harm to others (in the case of the virus, it's spreading to others, being used in a DOS attack, etc.) Someone then comes in through this still-unlocked back door, removes the harmfull device from your house and locks the door on his way out.
Sound better?
In ChrisDolan's analogy, "boarding up the door" is over the top.
Granted, I don't know any details on *this* virus (how long it hangs around, how much traffic it causes) but it sounds like a pretty good idea.
~Berj
innocent people
Not so innocent if they let themselves be infected by Blaster and haven't had the presence of mind to clean it up and patch their system.
~Berj
Um, I meant *exactly* what I said. I'd like to see access times of new drives be fractions of what they are today, and transfer speeds exponentially, not incrementally, higher.
You could have been informative without being a condescending smart-ass.
~Berj
There needs to be a more efficient way to copy/move/edit giant (video) files before this becomes practical... a RAID setup in every computer is not the answer, faster (exponentially) solid state storage media is.
~Berj
ID didn't think they'd "waltz in and floor the place" at this year's E3 - in fact, they didn't even make a showing except for a few guys playing a Q3 tourney for publicity. Doom III only had a gameplay video, no more. FYI, it went best in show at last year's E3. I really think the delay has only to do with completing the game, and not with marketing. After all, they're ID, and this is DOOM III. ~Berj
Did you read the article?
... etc.
They say that often times people DO see the same thing, but it's near impossible to predict what word(s) they'll use to describe it...
silhouettes
looking at eachother
face to face
two faces
two busts
faces
love
eye to eye
~Berj
mantle
linebacker
two hands
knees
two faces
spider
flying frog
smoking
demon
angel
that makes:
melrtskstssrfgsgdnal
~Berj
I can't say the same about the NYT.
~Berj
Anyone remember these programs? Had tons of fun in highschool writing PRobots algorithms, Gridwars sounds a lot like that.
~Berj
It's a zero, not an "O", and he's right... it stands for "C++ 200x", following the current C++98.
~Berj
Speeding, rape, and murder are commited by individuals. Spam is commited by companies.
~Berj
I saw a show on this recently... pretty crazy stuff. Their equipment is set up to play ONE NOTE, one frequency, as loud as possible. Inside their cars during the competitions, there's a single microphone which picks up the dB level. The cars have panels that are literally clamped shut to keep from blowing apart, and they're all undrivable. The speakers are custom made, and blow out pretty often. If you were inside the car during a blast, you'd likely die - literally =)
Ridiculous stuff =)
~Berj
No martial arts for me, but I don't think that's a good analogy =) Don't get me wrong, I do the same thing, but you have to admit when you're "zoned out" you're less alert - changing lanes might be second nature, but you're less likely to notice that car in the blind spot.
~Berj
You let your "subconscious" take over and drive for you, and you're worried about little Susy? It's people like you that I worry about...
~Berj
I've heard of this approach being used for people with outstanding warrants... I'd assume once they become a suspect there'll be a warrant for their arrest.
AFAIK, entrapment is when police are involved in CAUSING someone to perpetrate a crime - for instance, if they were to hold an (illegal) hacking contest, then arrest the entrants.
~Berj
Website defacement -
Illegal and damaging.
Still beats going to church.
~Berj
"But I'm sure that some people find a way to make money (or pork) from this "announcement". *sigh*"
That gets me wondering.... do you think this whole thing was set up by some security firm(s) to boost business?
~Berj
Uh... prize? In an ILLEGAL hacking event?
"To collect your prize, please call 1-800-FBI-NARC... a representative will be sent to your home shortly."
~Berj
As carl67lp pointed out, businesses are less likely to have people who can deal with these attacks on the clock on Sunday than on other days.
~Berj
I'd like to see some examples of innovations for profit being counter-productive for humanity... I was under the impression that innovation is, by definition, good.
~Berj
It's a sad but true state of affairs
Not that sad... profit is what this country's all about, and it's a GREAT motivator for innovation.
~Berj
I don't know if "targeted towards" is the right wording - there's a good chance that they were the inspiration for the product, but I doubt "Japanese families living in France" would be the only ones interested.
~Berj
The DMCA prevents circumvention of encryption, which is what they'd be doing.
~Berj
If the telemarketers keep calling, obviously they're making money with the tactic - why is employing someone to make money for your company "artificial" if they're a telemarketer? Don't assume everyone reacts the same way to a telemarketer call... I've seen people stop and chat with those crazy religious folks on street corners.
~Berj
There's a *big* difference between data that's minable, and data that's in a handy relational table.
~Berj