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Like other migrating beasts, hackers travel huge distances for feeding, breeding, and breaking things every summer -- at Defcon in Las Vegas. The way they move about the city is driven primarily by the availability of free booze at corporate parties or the convenience of air-conditioned infosec habitats; the heat makes them torpid. As such, everyone takes taxis, Ubers, and Lyfts everywhere, day and night.
The mostly-male migration forgoes the braggadocio of colorful plumage as seen in avian species. Instead, they establish social dominance and attract attention of potential mates and recruiters by bragging. Thus, according to my taxi-related experiences while covering the conference over the years, Las Vegas car drivers overhear way more of infosec's boasting and swagger than they probably should.
Ferrying hackers and feds during "hacker summer camp" has got to be a dream gig for a spy. How could it not be? Spying on hackers is usually more trouble than it's worth. Thanks to Uber and Lyft's gig economy it's much easier. No union, no problem (for them at least).
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/03/when-your-uber-driver-is-a-spy/
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday August 06 2018, @03:55PM (3 children)
When you were a teenager (or while you still are maybe?) your father should have sat you down and patiently explained to you how women's vaginas are lined with razor sharp teeth that can bite off a child's hand. Consider yourself warned.
The people who rely on government handouts and refuse to work should be kicked out of congress.
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Monday August 06 2018, @07:27PM (2 children)
But who would want to put a child's hand into a vagina anyway? :-)
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday August 06 2018, @07:53PM (1 child)
The idea is to convey the understanding that nobody would want to put anything there ever. Biting off an entire hand vividly conveys the danger. Ideally parents would explain this to boys by the time they are age 10.
The people who rely on government handouts and refuse to work should be kicked out of congress.
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Tuesday August 07 2018, @06:02AM
And what do you think the last three characters of my comment are meant to convey?
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.