Your point is redundant, yes because they are blind, they have better hearing. Im not saying it comes instantly, but being blind from birth would make your hearing much better than any person with sight, and if that doesnt make it easier to pull those tricks, then I retract my comment.
Just like I posted a second ago, yes I read the article.
The only advantage they have is being blind. And this somehow makes them better than the dedicated geek with vision who spent his time memorizing frequencies and tones.
If you ask me, being blind only makes it easier for them to do these tricks, which once again, shows me that they are nothing special..
Acutally, I DID read the article, and those parlor trick's once again are nothing that special. If I was blind from birth, then I would have honed my skills as well, being able to do alot of the things they talk about in the article, like voice mimic, and matching tones to numbers.
They say they will out-hack or out-program anyone, but from what they have shown us so far, they can only do better BECAUSE they are blind (as in the tones).
from the article, "They called secretaries and said,
'I need to get in to do a repair. You need to give me the number and password.' Sometimes they succeeded, or else they'd get only the number and try to break the password by using proprietary programs."
sounds like normal boring phreakers to me.
But they make news because they are blind.
DAMNIT why could'nt I have been born blind so I could make the news!
To enlighten you further, Valve Hammer Editor a.k.a. Worldcraft is very versatile, and like plams said its backed up a thousand times over, with places like the Valve-ERC Collective. It's a very excellent Valve mapping/editing resource.
The latest version of the Valve Hammer Editor is 3.4 and can be found here.
I can see it now... your level 30, finally getting some good xp hunting agents in China Town, and your group's programmer screwed up the weapons upload before you went in and now your machine gun shoots rubber chickens.
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Your point is redundant, yes because they are blind, they have better hearing. Im not saying it comes instantly, but being blind from birth would make your hearing much better than any person with sight, and if that doesnt make it easier to pull those tricks, then I retract my comment.
Just like I posted a second ago, yes I read the article.
The only advantage they have is being blind. And this somehow makes them better than the dedicated geek with vision who spent his time memorizing frequencies and tones. If you ask me, being blind only makes it easier for them to do these tricks, which once again, shows me that they are nothing special..
Acutally, I DID read the article, and those parlor trick's once again are nothing that special. If I was blind from birth, then I would have honed my skills as well, being able to do alot of the things they talk about in the article, like voice mimic, and matching tones to numbers.
They say they will out-hack or out-program anyone, but from what they have shown us so far, they can only do better BECAUSE they are blind (as in the tones).
THAT would be a good article to make front page on /., but only young blind criminals seem to make headlines now adays.
Not that the story isn't interesting, but they way it was presented, it's like we are expected to look up to them.
They are heroes only because they overcame a handicap to break the law.
(oops forgot to add "in the eyes of the journalist" after heroes)
from the article, "They called secretaries and said, 'I need to get in to do a repair. You need to give me the number and password.' Sometimes they succeeded, or else they'd get only the number and try to break the password by using proprietary programs."
sounds like normal boring phreakers to me.
But they make news because they are blind.
DAMNIT why could'nt I have been born blind so I could make the news!
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People stop buying crap they don't want. Problem solved. Too bad people are sheep Change "want" to "need" and I'd agree with you.
Well, if your stupid enough to think you bought an HDTV when you havn't, you deserve to be ripped off.
:P
My cell phone still makes phone calls just fine.
I'd have to agree.
To enlighten you further, Valve Hammer Editor a.k.a. Worldcraft is very versatile, and like plams said its backed up a thousand times over, with places like the Valve-ERC Collective. It's a very excellent Valve mapping/editing resource.
The latest version of the Valve Hammer Editor is 3.4 and can be found here.
G.W. must really want to play some Half Life 2, because he sent out the secret service agents to nip it in the bud!
Your only the third or fourth person to point that out. Ironic eh?
I can see it now... your level 30, finally getting some good xp hunting agents in China Town, and your group's programmer screwed up the weapons upload before you went in and now your machine gun shoots rubber chickens. > > > > >