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Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:32:04 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@...rr.com> To: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, noloader@...il.com Cc: full-disclosure <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk> Subject: Re: Meet the Guy Who Snitched on Occupy Wall Street to the FBI and NYPD --On October 17, 2011 9:03:21 AM -0400 Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote: > On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:48:46 EDT, Jeffrey Walton said: > >> Does the Darwin Awards have a category for dumb computer related >> decisions? > > Hmm.. for computer related ones? Good question. > > The Darwin Awards are for those who remove themselves from the gene pool > in *spectacular* ways. They disallow entrants for reasons of mental > disease or defect-- so failing to reproduce just because you're a troll > living in your parent's basement loses twice - it's commonplace, not > spectacular, and it usually isn't a result of a conscious decision you > made. > OTOH, don't you think someone who qualifies for a Darwin Award has demonstrated a mental deficiency? -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson "There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them." George Orwell _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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