If you cannot figure out exactly to whom I am referring, then try to guess as the posting goes on. The other day, Elaine "nonsense" Brown placed a link on her blog to an article in a computer magazine. As a Language Arts person, I can tell you that it was written with great obfuscation and in direct contrast to the author's purported use of facts. Each time he wrote something meant to scare the reader, he then wrote, but of course I have nothing to back this up, no study, no facts - so he now joins the long list of hot air techie specialists.
Of course, somebody else put it on his blog - as if Elaine does not listen to him anyway, and then proceeds to cut and paste and insinuate his own bigoted scare tactics. Let's see what he writes.
1.Outsiders will know you are connected and therefore they will attack your system from "across the street from the trailer park". What a bigot! Yes, are there some unsavory people who live in trailer parks - yes, but are there unsavory people who live in McMansions or whoa! even within the Village - yes, so what the hell are you trying to do - raise feelings of hatred and fear, all to get your desire! I happen to know two nice people who live across the street and they would no more try to hack you then you would ---no never mind that, since , well, never mind! Read between the line, readers and those who know what flies in UCO. And first you say this system will be weak and not even reach all units in a building and now it is strong enough to reach all the way across the street and down more blocks as well! Get your stories straight!
2.People can interact with ANY system and if we had Village wide then they would know we are all on one system and what a boon for an evil dastardly hacker. Hmmmmm. Have you ever heard of robot computers, slaved computers - well, guess what, they are not on the Wi Fied buildings! And remember, there is always someone smarter than the best program. Speak to the banks, to big companies and stores.
3.You are so concerned about publicizing people's addresses that YOU PUBLISH IT ON YOUR BLOG WHICH YOU BOAST IS WORLD WIDE! truly, TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT! By the way, we just tried getting on from one of the addresses you named and sitting in front of it we could, but it does give you a warning that it is unsecured - so, unless you are a fool, you do not do banking or any financial items on there anyway. Those on the system can set up their own security.We have a secure setup and still we do not bank on line.
4.Are you a terrorist, trying to raise terror in the hearts and minds of peace loving folks here in the Village.?You conjure up images of people with guns breaking down one's door in the middle of the night! Please, go look at what you wrote and then delete it. And what if someone slaved one's computer - and that can be done quite easily by those inclined to do that? Stop trying to blame everything on the OPT OUT program, especially things that will 99% never happen. Shame on you.
5 and 6 and 7. All fall into the same categories of nonsense, exaggeration, scare tactics and are things that can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone with a computer or any smart device. For that matter, why not tell everyone to go back to rotary dial and try to carry one around in their pockets because these phones can be hacked, and stolen - ooh, by scary men, so don't go anywhere, stay in your homes and become shut ins - hey, just like our esteemed leader who shuts himself into the UCO building - even early on a Sunday morning! What are you doing there - hacking? Searching? For what? Oh, and by the way, if you detest Comcast so much - YOU were the head of the committee who signed us up - so why did you? And for such a long contract. Are they the best in service? No. But they are not the worst either. But go read The Haggler in the Sunday NY Times and read how many companies are even worse. So there goes that pathetic argument.
So people, please do not fall into and for the scare tactics of a person who is out for his own project, his own desire, at a phenomenal multi million dollar cost and who knows how long to install and get running properly project. Go to the Messenger Club meeting on Sunday October 12 and hear from people who installed it on their own or from buildings who OPTED OUT but are remaining status quo because that is what the building wanted.
If I sound a bit agitated, I am, because this is what I hate the most - trying to scare people who are not techie and get frightened by those who know something about tech stuff. I also hate bigoted remarks, innuendoes, assumption that other people are just plain dumb and one can put anything over on them. It indicates a misanthropic personality (one who hates other people or who has a deep contempt for them.) If the shoe fits - wear it.
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