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Comment Re:But people forget what MENSA concluded (Score 1) 561

by chispito (#47324651) Attached to: Match.com, Mensa Create Dating Site For Geniuses
This is a contradiction. It is not easy to do these things, whether they are done for good or evil. If your measure of intelligence does not account for understanding other people, it is flawed.

CEO's are stupid as boxes of rocks, but they can sell themselves and talk others into doing things and convince people they know what they are doing.

Comment Re:Hacking = Curiosity (Score 1) 153

by chispito (#47134415) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: What Inspired You To Start Hacking?

Hackers are curious people who just want to know how a system works.

Bingo. I finally realized this week why I never really felt comfortable with a few of my Help Desk coworkers: they are neither curious nor creative in their jobs. "Because I can" should be a common response on our team. Oh, and I don't trust computer techs who don't game.

Comment Re:Does the nature of the business hold it back (Score 1) 254

by chispito (#46933109) Attached to: Anti-Virus Is Dead (But Still Makes Money) Says Symantec
And the flipside: if I have a known malware sample ignored by the AV, why can't I add its signature to the database myself? Why must I submit it to the vendor first to await their sluggish response?

You are absolutely correct, this drives me nuts. An illustration from the corporate end user perspective: it is almost impossible to get any information from any AV vendor about WHY a certain signature was triggered. Given the prevalence of false positives with the latest heuristic and reputation-based detections, this information can be absolutely vital to making the correct decisions. But the best you can usually get is 'it is a trojan' or some other vague crap. They seem to view their signatures as some sort of secret sauce that must never be revealed.

Comment Stupid? (Score 4, Interesting) 204

Disclosure: I've never been to NYC, and I don't know how these horses are treated. If they're generally treated poorly, then disregard my comments.

That said, it makes me wonder if the animal rights activists have ever met working horses. Working animals are bred for their jobs and they tend to enjoy them. My brother owned a draft horse and there was nothing he liked better than pulling. If pulling teams are animal cruelty, then so is playing fetch with your retriever.

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