I don't think I have any mental deficiency, but I've certainly done things that almost got me a Darwin Award. I think "momentary lack of reason" better describes it.
>-----Original Message----- >From: full-disclosure-boun...@lists.grok.org.uk [mailto:full-disclosure- >boun...@lists.grok.org.uk] On Behalf Of Paul Schmehl >Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 8:32 AM >To: valdis.kletni...@vt.edu; noloa...@gmail.com >Cc: full-disclosure >Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Meet the Guy Who Snitched on Occupy Wall >Street to the FBI and NYPD > >--On October 17, 2011 9:03:21 AM -0400 valdis.kletni...@vt.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/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
