spreading FUD

August 25, 2004 2:22 PM

The doom & gloom cyberterrorism FPP is a rote misquoting of an innacurate slashdot headline. While the subject is discussion-worthy, it's presented as overanxious FUD, relating a "Who knows what tomorrow will bring?" essay as an de facto overnight forecast.
posted by Smart Dalek to Etiquette/Policy at 2:22 PM (11 comments total)

Uhhh, it IS overanxious FUD.

Kaspersky labs has been going "Doom! Gloom! The sky is falling!" for years, ever since I've heard of them. They want people to subscribe to their newsletter.

That having been said, it is right off of /.'s front page, and isn't anywhere near even newsfilter.
posted by SpecialK at 2:35 PM on August 25, 2004

I predict a MetaTalk meltdown in five... four... three...
posted by wendell at 2:51 PM on August 25, 2004

Wendell, if you die, can I have your bike?
posted by chicobangs at 2:55 PM on August 25, 2004

Can I have your meds?
posted by homunculus at 3:03 PM on August 25, 2004

Complain now, but you'll all be sorry when the internet is destroyed by cyber-terrorists.
posted by SweetJesus at 4:40 PM on August 25, 2004

well, who has the mefi backup floppy, just in case? ; >
posted by amberglow at 4:44 PM on August 25, 2004

Smart Dalek, why not post exactly what you said in the thread instead of in MetaTalk? People refute points and positions in posts all the time, with links to backup their alternate assertions.

I don't think a bit of hyperbole in a post is worthy of a metatalk pow-wow and I'm not going to delete it. Refute it in the thread,

Please -- I'm trying to keep metatalk devoted to questions of my personal politics, arguments over things I deleted, screams of what I should delete, and what member everyone wants to kill today. danke.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 5:03 PM on August 25, 2004

Is this the New York Times of the Web, The Old Grey Lady of the Internet? well it is sorta grey here...

The doom & gloom cyberterrorism FPP is a rote misquoting of an innacurate slashdot headline. While the subject is discussion-worthy, it's presented as overanxious FUD, relating a "Who knows what tomorrow will bring?" essay as an de facto overnight forecast.

Um, no. I posted it because it was overanxious FUD, hence the clearly marked quotation from Internet Storm Center.

This is a community blog, not the King James Bible. Some people here take this way too seriously for my taste.
posted by tranquileye at 5:10 PM on August 25, 2004

This is a community blog, not the King James Bible. Some people here take this way too seriously for my taste.

tranquileye is dead on. This will be on my tombstone. See?:


posted by mathowie (staff) at 5:52 PM on August 25, 2004

ooh, matt, can we like vote for who we want to kill today? 'cos i got a few suggestions.

yeah, that's right. not gonna mention any names. but you know who you are, you bastard.
posted by caution live frogs at 7:28 PM on August 25, 2004

well, who has the mefi backup floppy, just in case? ; >

me. but the sooper secret metacompression algorithm you'd need to get everything off is, well, not available.
posted by namespan at 10:51 PM on August 25, 2004