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Re: Worms versus Bots
From: "Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr." <LarrySheldon () cox net>
Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 18:24:36 -0500
Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
However, up to 90% of the users *are* stupid:
Or is it possible there are other explanations?Don Norman has argued quite eloquently that it's a technology and human factors failure -- see, for example,http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/200312/msg00105.html (reprinted from RISKS Digest).Now, I'm not saying that it's easy to get things like this right, and I've argued loudly against the notion that auto-patching is a sane approach. But if we deny that there's a problem except for "stupid people", we're not likely to find a solution.
That last sentence is the point I was trying to get to. After all, nearly half the people here are below the average for intelligence. -- Requiescas in pace o email Ex turpi causa non oritur actio http://members.cox.net/larrysheldon/
Current thread:
- FW: Worms versus Bots, (continued)
- FW: Worms versus Bots Eric Krichbaum (May 03)
- Re: FW: Worms versus Bots Henry Linneweh (May 04)
- RE: Worms versus Bots Buhrmaster, Gary (May 03)
- RE: Worms versus Bots Michel Py (May 03)
- RE: Worms versus Bots Edward B. Dreger (May 04)
- RE: Worms versus Bots William S. Duncanson (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Valdis . Kletnieks (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots chuck goolsbee (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Steven M. Bellovin (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr. (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots chuck goolsbee (May 04)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Paul Jakma (May 05)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Matthew Crocker (May 05)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Jeff McAdams (May 05)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Jeff Workman (May 05)
- RE: Worms versus Bots Edward B. Dreger (May 04)
- FW: Worms versus Bots Eric Krichbaum (May 03)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Valdis . Kletnieks (May 05)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Michael . Dillon (May 06)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Paul Jakma (May 06)
- RE: Worms versus Bots David Schwartz (May 06)
- Re: Worms versus Bots Petri Helenius (May 06)