Comments on: John Edwards’ Virtual Attackers Unmasked http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/ Your source for technology culture, internet phenomena, politics, interviews and entertainment Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:55:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ewinsia http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-40607 Ewinsia Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:04:32 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-40607 Lulz :x Lulz :x

]]> By: Revenge Girl http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-31349 Revenge Girl Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:03:02 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-31349 Someone tell me how to make griefers. I wanna get revenge on SL for banning my account because some jackass thought i was really 11 when i was doing an rp. someone plz tell. Oh, when i find out, don't be in the same place as revenger tigerpaw at the same time >:D D: Someone tell me how to make griefers. I wanna get revenge on SL for banning my account because some jackass thought i was really 11 when i was doing an rp. someone plz tell. Oh, when i find out, don’t be in the same place as revenger tigerpaw at the same time >:D D:

]]> By: Mahar http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-29936 Mahar Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:26:26 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-29936 "Perhaps we’re a new form of social evolution on the internet, shielded by our anonimity, allowing us to say and do the things that most people wish they could do when confronted with someone too stuck up, arrogant, full of themself, or just plain foolish." My friend, you are not the only one I have seen who perceives himself as some sort of "evolution." In the long run, the only evolution worth mentioning is the end of evolution itself. And, of course, that means that the strong will no longer be willing or able to prey on the weak. How you can detest arrogance and yet assume that everyone else is worse than they perceive themselves to be, I have no idea. On a different note, I find it ironic that trolls and griefers use hacking technology, and yet are blatantly unable to see how much potential for good hypermedia and wireless global communication actually have. “Perhaps we’re a new form of social evolution on the internet, shielded by our anonimity, allowing us to say and do the things that most people wish they could do when confronted with someone too stuck up, arrogant, full of themself, or just plain foolish.”

My friend, you are not the only one I have seen who perceives himself as some sort of “evolution.” In the long run, the only evolution worth mentioning is the end of evolution itself. And, of course, that means that the strong will no longer be willing or able to prey on the weak. How you can detest arrogance and yet assume that everyone else is worse than they perceive themselves to be, I have no idea.

On a different note, I find it ironic that trolls and griefers use hacking technology, and yet are blatantly unable to see how much potential for good hypermedia and wireless global communication actually have.

]]> By: Seldon Matrix » Blog Archive » Second Life http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-18125 Seldon Matrix » Blog Archive » Second Life Sat, 02 Jun 2007 23:20:39 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-18125 [...] Y el tema está tan de moda, que el viernes pasado Las Maldivas se convirtieron en el primer país en establecer una embajada en Second Life. Con esto, las Maldivas le ganaron a Suecia, quienes habian anunciado su intención de abrir una embajada y la van a inagurar el 30 de Mayo. Incluso, la política Américana también está participando en Second Life. El pre-candidato democrata John Edwards ya abrió un comité de campaña en el mundo virtual, e incluso, el comité ya fue victima de un ataque de terrorismo virtual… [...] [...] Y el tema está tan de moda, que el viernes pasado Las Maldivas se convirtieron en el primer país en establecer una embajada en Second Life. Con esto, las Maldivas le ganaron a Suecia, quienes habian anunciado su intención de abrir una embajada y la van a inagurar el 30 de Mayo. Incluso, la política Américana también está participando en Second Life. El pre-candidato democrata John Edwards ya abrió un comité de campaña en el mundo virtual, e incluso, el comité ya fue victima de un ataque de terrorismo virtual… [...]

]]> By: Mudkips Acronym http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-18062 Mudkips Acronym Thu, 31 May 2007 22:56:02 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-18062 Nope :) Also, 1500fps is a lot. Like, more than any graphics card could do. I think you mean 150fps. Nope :)

Also, 1500fps is a lot. Like, more than any graphics card could do. I think you mean 150fps.

]]> By: Creator http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-18010 Creator Tue, 29 May 2007 16:39:29 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-18010 If the doomsday machine in question is a wooden crate with red biohazard signs on the side, that created an unlimited amount of small cubes that fired off rockets... Then i was the one who created it about a year ago, back then atleast it could take a 1500fps sim down to 3fps in a matter of seconds. -DL If the doomsday machine in question is a wooden crate with red biohazard signs on the side, that created an unlimited amount of small cubes that fired off rockets…

Then i was the one who created it about a year ago, back then atleast it could take a 1500fps sim down to 3fps in a matter of seconds.

-DL

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-17998 Anonymous Tue, 29 May 2007 03:23:31 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-17998 Lulz @ Lazlo. THIS IS SERINUS BUSINESS GUYZ. Lulz @ Lazlo.

THIS IS SERINUS BUSINESS GUYZ.

]]> By: Lithium » Blog Archive » The Ugly Side of Anarchy http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-11435 Lithium » Blog Archive » The Ugly Side of Anarchy Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:33:15 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-11435 [...] gives you: a lot of really creative people building wonderful things, and a bunch of antisocial vandals. Or thieves. Or [...] [...] gives you: a lot of really creative people building wonderful things, and a bunch of antisocial vandals. Or thieves. Or [...]

]]> By: Taoyuan Nights » Oh no, it’s Second Life. http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-9939 Taoyuan Nights » Oh no, it’s Second Life. Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:55:32 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-9939 [...] http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/ [...] [...] http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/ [...]

]]> By: » Free Tax Advice in Second Life on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-9466 » Free Tax Advice in Second Life on Blueprint for Financial Prosperity Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:46:08 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-9466 [...] of Second Life. I mean, presidential candidate John Edwards set up shop in Second Life and that worked out so well! I should temper my skepticism because Second Life is quite popular (it has to be for a reason) and [...] [...] of Second Life. I mean, presidential candidate John Edwards set up shop in Second Life and that worked out so well! I should temper my skepticism because Second Life is quite popular (it has to be for a reason) and [...]

]]> By: John Edwards’ Second Life attackers found! « News Coctail http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8985 John Edwards’ Second Life attackers found! « News Coctail Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:18:03 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8985 [...] Second Life attackers found! Filed under: Uncategorized — recar @ 11:16 am John Edwards’ Second Life attackers found! An bizarre in-world “griefing” group perpetrated last week’s assault on John [...] [...] Second Life attackers found! Filed under: Uncategorized — recar @ 11:16 am John Edwards’ Second Life attackers found! An bizarre in-world “griefing” group perpetrated last week’s assault on John [...]

]]> By: Chandira http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8947 Chandira Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:41:53 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8947 I don't know what I feel about this, not knowing many facts about it all. But one thing I do know is that causing 'grief' to people, online or not, politicians or not, doesn't feel good to me. OK, so I laugh at sarcasm and warped humour with the best of them, and have been known to throw a few punches myself, and I definitely don't take things or myself too seriously, either. Maybe it's the terminology, I don't know, but I don't like the sound of causing 'grief' to anybody, no matter what lies behind it. Some of that stuff does sound funny, I admit, but I still don't think you should go around hurting feelings for the hell of it. FInd another way to draw attention to things, if you feel that strongly about it, rather than embarrasing people. It's not kind. Kindness should be the measure of our activities, in my opinion. I dunno, maybe I got out of the bed the wrong side this morning or something? ;-) Anyway, I hope they keep doing whatever they're up to, so long as people know it's funny and not malicious. I don’t know what I feel about this, not knowing many facts about it all. But one thing I do know is that causing ‘grief’ to people, online or not, politicians or not, doesn’t feel good to me.
OK, so I laugh at sarcasm and warped humour with the best of them, and have been known to throw a few punches myself, and I definitely don’t take things or myself too seriously, either. Maybe it’s the terminology, I don’t know, but I don’t like the sound of causing ‘grief’ to anybody, no matter what lies behind it.

Some of that stuff does sound funny, I admit, but I still don’t think you should go around hurting feelings for the hell of it. FInd another way to draw attention to things, if you feel that strongly about it, rather than embarrasing people. It’s not kind. Kindness should be the measure of our activities, in my opinion.

I dunno, maybe I got out of the bed the wrong side this morning or something? ;-)

Anyway, I hope they keep doing whatever they’re up to, so long as people know it’s funny and not malicious.

]]> By: Aries Hausdorff http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8937 Aries Hausdorff Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:27:54 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8937 I cannot help myself but giggle when I read the article and some of the comments. I find that furries are quite often mentioned, and wonder if this repeated mentioning or referring to them comes from a secret admiration for them or something similar. As a matter of fact I had often the questionable joy of seeing avatars in Second life that refer to psycho-horror childmolester charakters ( Like that guy with the paperhead and the exaggerated male organ ) bump into the middle of a group of furries working on large scale objects such as a tree-house highrise and insisting that his generic avatar was same as "good" as, for example, a dragon avatar that was uniquely build by it's owner and that included some more than 500 hours of design and scripting. It is really fun, in my opinion, that there are so many people out there that try to match their preference for immature, pretty much uneducated, sexist and actually law abiding behaviour with people that put a lot of effort and love into recreating the charakters from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Reineke Fuchs", or Aesop's fables, or other world literature of age and quality. It is not that there is any interest group in the world that can be sure to have no morons amongst them - aside of, say, nazis, for they are actually proud of being morons, so you can be sure to ONLY find morons amongst them, but that is a different story I think - but it is funny that, at least looking at the USA, seemingly furries and liberal politicans attract the weirdos like honey attract the bees. As to my personal political opinion I cannot check if republican politicans have the same problem - for I would be biased in judging their situation. I cannot help myself but giggle when I read the article and some of the comments. I find that furries are quite often mentioned, and wonder if this repeated mentioning or referring to them comes from a secret admiration for them or something similar.
As a matter of fact I had often the questionable joy of seeing avatars in Second life that refer to psycho-horror childmolester charakters ( Like that guy with the paperhead and the exaggerated male organ ) bump into the middle of a group of furries working on large scale objects such as a tree-house highrise and insisting that his generic avatar was same as “good” as, for example, a dragon avatar that was uniquely build by it’s owner and that included some more than 500 hours of design and scripting.

It is really fun, in my opinion, that there are so many people out there that try to match their preference for immature, pretty much uneducated, sexist and actually law abiding behaviour with people that put a lot of effort and love into recreating the charakters from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Reineke Fuchs”, or Aesop’s fables, or other world literature of age and quality.

It is not that there is any interest group in the world that can be sure to have no morons amongst them - aside of, say, nazis, for they are actually proud of being morons, so you can be sure to ONLY find morons amongst them, but that is a different story I think - but it is funny that, at least looking at the USA, seemingly furries and liberal politicans attract the weirdos like honey attract the bees. As to my personal political opinion I cannot check if republican politicans have the same problem - for I would be biased in judging their situation.

]]> By: Joey http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8913 Joey Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:52:26 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8913 I salute Second Life spammers. People who actually consider that software as a serious way to communicate with potential voters are only leading us down a path of destruction in which reality mirrors the bad 1980's sci-fi movies we all used to laugh at. Shame on you John Edwards, shame on you. I salute Second Life spammers. People who actually consider that software as a serious way to communicate with potential voters are only leading us down a path of destruction in which reality mirrors the bad 1980’s sci-fi movies we all used to laugh at.

Shame on you John Edwards, shame on you.

]]> By: Lazlo Toth http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8908 Lazlo Toth Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:21:15 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8908 I think what we actually learned from all this is that people who use the word "lulz" are consistently surprised when the grown-up world isn't very impressed by them, and that's both very funny and very sad -- especially when they try to pretend it's some kind of therapeutic favor they're doing for the rest of us, to get us over our repression. But pretending that nothing at all, anywhere, deserves a little solemnity... isn't that a little fucked up in the head, too? Yeah, you're just jerks. Sorry. I think what we actually learned from all this is that people who use the word “lulz” are consistently surprised when the grown-up world isn’t very impressed by them, and that’s both very funny and very sad — especially when they try to pretend it’s some kind of therapeutic favor they’re doing for the rest of us, to get us over our repression. But pretending that nothing at all, anywhere, deserves a little solemnity… isn’t that a little fucked up in the head, too?

Yeah, you’re just jerks. Sorry.

]]> By: DaXtermGuy http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8872 DaXtermGuy Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:07:34 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8872 John edwards shouldv'e hired james carville, he would've told him to laugh it off. oh well. John edwards shouldv’e hired james carville, he would’ve told him to laugh it off. oh well.

]]> By: Invasion Of The Furries http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8866 Invasion Of The Furries Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:34:52 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8866 I thnk the people doing it for the lulz need to be MOAR FUNY and come up with some new material instead of <a HREF="http://www.xydexx.com/anthrofurry/HowYouReactToFurries.jpg" rel="nofollow">obsessively going after furries</A> all the time. Even the folks on Something Awful realize that stuff got old five years ago. I thnk the people doing it for the lulz need to be MOAR FUNY and come up with some new material instead of obsessively going after furries all the time. Even the folks on Something Awful realize that stuff got old five years ago.

]]> By: S. Weasel http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8852 S. Weasel Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:58:52 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8852 [...] to the surface most recently last month when John Edwards’ virtual campaign headquarters was vandalized by some merry anarchists (Their statement: "We simply did it for the lulz" The fact you were so [...] [...] to the surface most recently last month when John Edwards’ virtual campaign headquarters was vandalized by some merry anarchists (Their statement: “We simply did it for the lulz” The fact you were so [...]

]]> By: volkov http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8817 volkov Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:15:21 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8817 It seems like there are too many terrorism acts in Second Life now: http://callfromnextlife.blogspot.com/2007/03/second-life-gets-nuked-by-online.html It seems like there are too many terrorism acts in Second Life now:
http://callfromnextlife.blogspot.com/2007/03/second-life-gets-nuked-by-online.html

]]> By: kamy http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8814 kamy Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:16:40 +0000 http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2007/03/05/john-edwards-virtual-attackers-unmasked/#comment-8814 People with a Second Life account should get a first life. People with a Second Life account should get a first life.

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