HSSHSSSHHSHSHS Oh man, that was good
On 7/16/10 5:34 PM, The Security Community wrote: > http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-iphone-jinx-20100716,0,186165.story?track=rss > > The string of woes have been so striking that some have sought > alternative explanations, including the notion that the phone may > simply be jinxed. One theory focuses on the number four. > > In China, where the iPhone is manufactured, four is considered to be > bad luck. That's largely because the word for four is nearly identical > to the word for death. Many buildings in Hong Kong do not have a > fourth floor, and people try to avoid phone numbers and license plates > with "4" in them. > > Device manufacturers such as Canon Inc. and Nokia Corp., wary of the > digit's ominous significance, have been known to skip from 3 to 5 when > assigning model numbers to their products. Apple, though, seemed > uncowed by the superstition. > > The number requires a degree of care and attention that Apple may not > have heeded, according to numerologist Daniel Hardt of Indianapolis. > > "If shortcuts are attempted, the whole thing falls apart," Hardt said. > "The 4 can also be karmic, having some overtones of a problem stemming > from some past activity. It seems very likely to be the case that > there is some karma at play in this situation that has caused the > phone to not be as functional as it should be." > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > -- Gadi Evron, g...@linuxbox.org. Blog: http://gevron.livejournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
