Ok, so they were INCREDIBLY stupid in how they went about their astro-turfing. They literally had tons and tons of people review ONLY their apps and always give them 5 stars, it was only a matter of time till it was detected.
But it only was because an outside party drew Apple's attention to it.
Why didn't Apple themselves have some data mining in place to detect reviewer's "unusual" rating patterns (already the sheer number of reviews per reviewer should have raised flags)
The reason security checkpoint lines and their larger crowd of people isn't as much of a threat as a plane, is because it takes a much smaller bomb to kill all the people on the plane. The plane is what kills people, not the bomb that cripples the planes ability to transport hundreds of people safely at an altitude of miles and high speed. (just read that on Shneier's page)
That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Sorry, you lost me there. Why do you think this is so stupid? It seems perfectly sensible to me... Yes, terrorists do look for this "amplification" effect. Why build a stronger weapon, when you can just use the target's own infrastructure as an "amplifier"?
The 911 terrorists would never have been able to kill 2000 people with a box cutter if these people were just standing around in a field. But pack the 2000 people into a building, and use the box cutter to hijack a plane to crash that into the building, and suddenly it becomes feasible.
WTF Canadians? I thought you people were nice and sensible!?
What kind of fairy tale world do you live in? They may be nice on the surface, but behind their nice and sensible facade, they're just bastards. In Canada you can get jailed for 3 months for revealing that a homeless shelter throws away bread.
They have decided that there is no extraterrestrial intelligence. But there seems to be no terrestrial intelligence either... at least not in that school...
It sounds like this may not be the only issue, either.
Yes indeed...
Apparently there was some theft involved as well?
There wasn't.
But what was happening is that the new school administrator (Birdwell) wanted to fill NEZ's position with one of her relatives... So she had to make shit up to make him resign. Like the 18 other people who resigned/were let go under similar circumstances.
I also heard on NPR that they found lots of equipment that belonged to the school at his residence.
This is quite common practice in lots of schools. Maybe the guy wanted to investigate problems with the computer or install new needed software in the comfort of his home?
Of course, the bitch that wants to fire him in order to put her own crony into his position isn't going to tell that to the media...
I am wondering how long before I see the headline "Man arrested for using linux", just to read on and find out that he made his boss look stupid by saving his department zillions in operating costs
Be sure to read the comments on that article (and other similar articles) as well. It is obvious that this is all political. They guy's "crime" was neither that he ran SETI, nor that he took computers home for repair. It's that he occupied a position that Birdwell wanted to fill with one of her family members.
Indeed. You get more mercury by sharing an office where somebody eats tunafish, than by breaking a CFL. Passive tuna eating should not be taken lightly!
You forgot that the number of porn holes has increased at roughly the same rate as the number of porn tubes. Else, where would you plug in all those porn tubes?
Worse than that. What they actually did was saying "our building has no fifth floor, we go directly from 4 to 6", but then referring, in a different document of the same affidavit, to some equipment being located at the 5th floor.
Can you get mercury exposure from passively eating the fish? From what I understood, Mercury is more dangerous when inhaled rather than ingested, so this could be a concern...
Of course, I can't attach these comments to the article itself, because comments are disabled there now even though the story is only three days old.
There is another food-related story on now, to which you can still post: Have you ever truly gone hungry?. Just post your comments and followup jokes there instead. Just use a suitable proxy if you value your continued employment.
I have eaten many different animals (or at least parts of them), including rattlesnake, crocodile, alligator, iguana, turtle, and many different molluscs, arthropods, echinoids, and whatnot from sea or river. I have also eaten squirrel, bear, dog, and cat.
So, I can say I have eaten pussy, and you can interpret or misinterpret it any way you want. Oh, and woof-woof, too.
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Ok, so they were INCREDIBLY stupid in how they went about their astro-turfing. They literally had tons and tons of people review ONLY their apps and always give them 5 stars, it was only a matter of time till it was detected.
But it only was because an outside party drew Apple's attention to it.
Why didn't Apple themselves have some data mining in place to detect reviewer's "unusual" rating patterns (already the sheer number of reviews per reviewer should have raised flags)
The reason security checkpoint lines and their larger crowd of people isn't as much of a threat as a plane, is because it takes a much smaller bomb to kill all the people on the plane. The plane is what kills people, not the bomb that cripples the planes ability to transport hundreds of people safely at an altitude of miles and high speed. (just read that on Shneier's page)
That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
Sorry, you lost me there. Why do you think this is so stupid? It seems perfectly sensible to me... Yes, terrorists do look for this "amplification" effect. Why build a stronger weapon, when you can just use the target's own infrastructure as an "amplifier"?
The 911 terrorists would never have been able to kill 2000 people with a box cutter if these people were just standing around in a field. But pack the 2000 people into a building, and use the box cutter to hijack a plane to crash that into the building, and suddenly it becomes feasible.
WTF Canadians? I thought you people were nice and sensible!?
What kind of fairy tale world do you live in? They may be nice on the surface, but behind their nice and sensible facade, they're just bastards. In Canada you can get jailed for 3 months for revealing that a homeless shelter throws away bread.
They have decided that there is no extraterrestrial intelligence. But there seems to be no terrestrial intelligence either... at least not in that school...
It sounds like this may not be the only issue, either.
Yes indeed...
Apparently there was some theft involved as well?
There wasn't.
But what was happening is that the new school administrator (Birdwell) wanted to fill NEZ's position with one of her relatives... So she had to make shit up to make him resign. Like the 18 other people who resigned/were let go under similar circumstances.
Only a school district or the government could have taken 10 years to find a CPU hog running on 5,000 computers.
In the years before, Birdwell's crony was still studying, and so there was no need yet to free up Brad's chair before.
I also heard on NPR that they found lots of equipment that belonged to the school at his residence.
This is quite common practice in lots of schools. Maybe the guy wanted to investigate problems with the computer or install new needed software in the comfort of his home?
Of course, the bitch that wants to fire him in order to put her own crony into his position isn't going to tell that to the media...
I am wondering how long before I see the headline "Man arrested for using linux", just to read on and find out that he made his boss look stupid by saving his department zillions in operating costs
. Fixed that for you.
This is a better source: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/11/30/20091130searchforaliens1202.html
Be sure to read the comments on that article (and other similar articles) as well. It is obvious that this is all political. They guy's "crime" was neither that he ran SETI, nor that he took computers home for repair. It's that he occupied a position that Birdwell wanted to fill with one of her family members.
Indeed. You get more mercury by sharing an office where somebody eats tunafish, than by breaking a CFL. Passive tuna eating should not be taken lightly!
Because with LEDs you only make the part of the spectrum that the tomatoes growing in the closet use.
Tomatoes. Yeah right!
I was busy in the other room with my wife
Congratulations for the nice eupemism...
O, and there are 2 kinds of porn holes.
I am 6'6" and weigh 350lbs. Point out to me the Prius that fits.
Methinks you more need somebody who points out to you the diet that fits...
Worse than that. What they actually did was saying "our building has no fifth floor, we go directly from 4 to 6", but then referring, in a different document of the same affidavit, to some equipment being located at the 5th floor.
(hehe wonder how quickly this one will go to -1!)
Looks like it worked :-) Congrats! It's amazing how easily moderators can be fooled!
There is only one circumstance where the "I'll be modded down to oblivion" gambit won't work: in a comment criticizing moderation itself...
Indeed, you are right. After a good serving of Escolar sushi, you will be pinching something else...
Can you get mercury exposure from passively eating the fish? From what I understood, Mercury is more dangerous when inhaled rather than ingested, so this could be a concern...
There are laws against passive smoking. Why aren't there any about passive fish eating?
So, does going to this site void the warranty?
But no, he had to go on and talk about reproduction!
Unless your name is Boris Becker, oral sex is not about reproduction...
Of course, I can't attach these comments to the article itself, because comments are disabled there now even though the story is only three days old.
There is another food-related story on now, to which you can still post: Have you ever truly gone hungry?. Just post your comments and followup jokes there instead. Just use a suitable proxy if you value your continued employment.
... or cucumber, or banana or sausage.
You eaten that much, and still haven't eaten the best of all: human flesh!
Never ate something of your foot?. It doesn't taste that great, but an excellent way to discretely dispose of it during a speech.
I have eaten many different animals (or at least parts of them), including rattlesnake, crocodile, alligator, iguana, turtle, and many different molluscs, arthropods, echinoids, and whatnot from sea or river. I have also eaten squirrel, bear, dog, and cat. So, I can say I have eaten pussy, and you can interpret or misinterpret it any way you want. Oh, and woof-woof, too.
Yeah, I like Chinese food too.