Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-27 Thread Joshua Zeidner
for those of you who followed this thread, there is a recent development involving John Kyl (R-AZ). http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/02/action-alert-senator-kyl-under-pressure-for-hosting-fitna.html have a good weekend, jmz On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Joshua Zeid

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-02 Thread Joshua Zeidner
WARNING: Flame War Alert is at ORANGE. :) -jmz On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Craig White wrote: > On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 12:44 -0500, bmike1 wrote: >> gmail is google I thiunk that makes it topical. isn't google open >> source? > > google is a corporation providing services to the

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-02 Thread Craig White
On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 12:44 -0500, bmike1 wrote: > gmail is google I thiunk that makes it topical. isn't google open > source? google is a corporation providing services to the computer user community and a sponsor of many things open source and reportedly runs their operation on open sou

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-02 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Alex Dean wrote: > > On Feb 2, 2009, at 10:10 AM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > >> On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Alex Dean wrote: >>> >>> You are confusing Muslim with Arab. >> >> how is he confusing them? -jmz > > The dress standards you cited are specific to UAE.

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-02 Thread Alex Dean
On Feb 2, 2009, at 10:10 AM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Alex Dean wrote: You are confusing Muslim with Arab. how is he confusing them? -jmz The dress standards you cited are specific to UAE. There are many Muslim-majority countries, and Arab-majority countr

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-02 Thread bmike1
gmail is google I thiunk that makes it topical. isn't google open source? On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Craig White wrote: > On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 08:25 -0700, Alex Dean wrote: > > Between this and all the 'why I hate Microsoft', 'my ISP is the > > worst', and 'the Googles are dumb' thre

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-02 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:31 AM, Craig White wrote: > On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 08:25 -0700, Alex Dean wrote: >> Between this and all the 'why I hate Microsoft', 'my ISP is the >> worst', and 'the Googles are dumb' threads lately, this list is >> being >> a real drag to read lately. > > you negl

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-02 Thread Craig White
On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 08:25 -0700, Alex Dean wrote: > Between this and all the 'why I hate Microsoft', 'my ISP is the > worst', and 'the Googles are dumb' threads lately, this list is > being > a real drag to read lately. you neglected the thread about using Outlook w/ Gmail which also ha

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-02 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 8:25 AM, Alex Dean wrote: > You are confusing Muslim with Arab. how is he confusing them? -jmz > Most of the world's Muslims are not > Arabs. You also need to be aware that not all Arab countries are identical. > Dubai (UAE) has a far more open society than Saudi Arab

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2009-02-02 Thread Lisa Kachold
HACKFESTS - http://uat.edu Second Saturday Every mo...@noon - 3PM > From: a...@crackpot.org > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone? > Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 08:25:45 -0700 > > You are confusing Muslim with

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-02 Thread Tameek Henderson
How about a new "Alex is My Hero" thread? Tameek Henderson 646.427.3205 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/116/522 Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Alex Dean Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 08:25:45 To: Main PLUG discussion list Subject: Re: Hackfest Secur

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-02 Thread Alex Dean
You are confusing Muslim with Arab. Most of the world's Muslims are not Arabs. You also need to be aware that not all Arab countries are identical. Dubai (UAE) has a far more open society than Saudi Arabia, for instance. This thread started with information about a tech conference (relev

RE: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-01 Thread Lisa Kachold
rican Automakers and Finance Brokers? I doubt anything earthshaking will come from the Convention... Perhaps Dubai will get the best of us all? http://wiki.obnosis.com | http://hackfest.obnosis.com | http://nuke.obnosis.com (503)754-4452 > Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 15:08:49 -0700 > Subject: Re

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-01 Thread Joshua Zeidner
no doubt. I dont think Ill be going either. Last time I checked, I wasn't allowed to step foot in that country. -jmz On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Sharkscott wrote: > I'm saying that they way they treat women. I will not be going. My Mother > was treated bad enough for being single in th

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-01 Thread Sharkscott
I'm saying that they way they treat women. I will not be going. My Mother was treated bad enough for being single in the mid 1970's midwest. God help me being the son of a single woman there.. On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > you don't like Muslims? > > -jmz > > On Sun,

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-01 Thread Joshua Zeidner
you don't like Muslims? -jmz On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 2:24 PM, Sharkscott wrote: > Nice, Heck of a night life they must have, oh wait, their MUSLIM! Guess > I won't be going then...lol > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: >> >> this article says: "Females should make

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-01 Thread Sharkscott
Nice, Heck of a night life they must have, oh wait, their MUSLIM! Guess I won't be going then...lol On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > this article says: "Females should make an effort not to wear too > figure hugging clothes and to cover up their flesh". > > http://w

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-01 Thread Joshua Zeidner
this article says: "Females should make an effort not to wear too figure hugging clothes and to cover up their flesh". http://www.grapeshisha.com/UAE-National-clothing.html -jmz On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Sharkscott wrote: > No, I think as long as your in pants and a shirt your good, I

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-01 Thread Sharkscott
No, I think as long as your in pants and a shirt your good, I am just wondering how much plane tickets to Dubai would set me back... On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 1:04 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > I wonder if women have special clothing requirements for this > conference, like in many Arab countries. >

Re: Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-01 Thread Joshua Zeidner
I wonder if women have special clothing requirements for this conference, like in many Arab countries. -jmz On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2009dubai/ > > Note that Microsoft is a Convention sponsor? > > Also note that HackintheBox

Hackfest Security: Dubai Hackinthebox Convention Anyone?

2009-02-01 Thread Lisa Kachold
http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2009dubai/ Note that Microsoft is a Convention sponsor? Also note that HackintheBox is a first reporter for Microsoft security issues: http://www.hackinthebox.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=29609&mode=thread www.Obnosis.com | http: