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  • L Lost User

    Johnny ² wrote:

    Yeah. If they were in America they'd give it up for a burger and fries and a smile from an overweight school dropout.

    That is merely just speculation from someone who has issues with America and his own nationality. The fact is that the test was done in Britain and proves the citizens of Britain are not that sharp and are weak. If you wish to provide a link to a similar test in America please feel free to, otherwise keep your hands off your keyboard and just think what you feel about me instead.

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    Jorgen Sigvardsson
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    Captain See Sharp wrote:

    The fact is that the test was done in Britain and proves the citizens of Britain are not that sharp and are weak.

    And you are the "proof" that all americans are dumb, psychotic and reefer puffing weaklings.

    -- My disbelief is not a belief.

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      Johnny ² wrote:

      Yeah. If they were in America they'd give it up for a burger and fries and a smile from an overweight school dropout.

      That is merely just speculation from someone who has issues with America and his own nationality. The fact is that the test was done in Britain and proves the citizens of Britain are not that sharp and are weak. If you wish to provide a link to a similar test in America please feel free to, otherwise keep your hands off your keyboard and just think what you feel about me instead.

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      Jorgen Sigvardsson
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      Hell, you even make Red look intelligent!

      -- My disbelief is not a belief.

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      • L Lost User

        London (England) - Most companies have secrets protected by passwords, but according to a recent study those passwords can be obtained with just a candy bar and a smile. The Infosecurity Europe group surveyed 300 office and IT workers and found that nearly two-thirds of them were prepared to give up their passwords for a chocolate bar and a smile from an attractive “researcher”. IT workers, whom we would consider to be more secretive, fared better than their paper and pencil pushing coworkers, but still fell victim. :laugh::doh: British are so stupid and helpless. http://www.tgdaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31659&Itemid=118[^]

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        szukuro
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        Heck, if asked, I would trade my password for a half chocolate bar and a smile form a moderetaly attractive "researcher". It's not as if they knew, where I was working or if they somehow find out (as they did with the IT professionals), they probably can't get to my computer. And even if they managed to do that (or try something like remote desktop to access it), they would just be confronted with the fact, that I gave them some random password I made up on the spot. I'm also convinced, that's what some (if not a lot) of the 300 workers did. OT: 100th post! Woot!

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          London (England) - Most companies have secrets protected by passwords, but according to a recent study those passwords can be obtained with just a candy bar and a smile. The Infosecurity Europe group surveyed 300 office and IT workers and found that nearly two-thirds of them were prepared to give up their passwords for a chocolate bar and a smile from an attractive “researcher”. IT workers, whom we would consider to be more secretive, fared better than their paper and pencil pushing coworkers, but still fell victim. :laugh::doh: British are so stupid and helpless. http://www.tgdaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31659&Itemid=118[^]

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          Lost User
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          Captain See Sharp wrote:

          British are so stupid and helpless.

          You actually managed to string some words together into a meaningfull sentence! Well done, it must be a first for you!

          Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception

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          • P peterchen

            We know that YOU are from the U.S., so the average intelligence can't be high.


            We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
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            That's in fact only based on 1/300th of what the other survey was - which means by CS#'s logic that, umm, it's infallible! :rolleyes:

            Paul

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            • P peterchen

              We know that YOU are from the U.S., so the average intelligence can't be high.


              We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
              My first real C# project | Linkify!|FoldWithUs! | sighist

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              Rob Graham
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              Please do not use Captain SS as a standard for American intelligence - unless it's the 4-sigma low end of the distribution.

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              • J Johnny

                Captain See Sharp wrote:

                British are so stupid and helpless.

                Yeah. If they were in America they'd give it up for a burger and fries and a smile from an overweight school dropout.

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                Johnny ² wrote:

                Yeah. If they were in America they'd give it up for a burger and fries and a smile from an overweight school dropout.

                But she'd have to be able to suck a golf ball through a garden hose...

                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                  Johnny ² wrote:

                  Yeah. If they were in America they'd give it up for a burger and fries and a smile from an overweight school dropout.

                  But she'd have to be able to suck a golf ball through a garden hose...

                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                  "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                  Lost User
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                  John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                  But she'd have to be able to suck a golf ball through a garden hose...

                  Where was it inferred that it was a she?

                  Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash 24/04/2004

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                  • P peterchen

                    We know that YOU are from the U.S., so the average intelligence can't be high.


                    We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
                    My first real C# project | Linkify!|FoldWithUs! | sighist

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                    peterchen wrote:

                    We know that YOU are from the U.S., so the average intelligence can't be high.

                    Exactly what I was thinking! :laugh:

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                    • P peterchen

                      We know that YOU are from the U.S., so the average intelligence can't be high.


                      We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
                      My first real C# project | Linkify!|FoldWithUs! | sighist

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                      Bob Flynn
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                      ouch - take it easy. Take it out on Captain SS not all of us.:^)

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                      • B Bob Flynn

                        ouch - take it easy. Take it out on Captain SS not all of us.:^)

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                        Bob Flynn wrote:

                        ouch - take it easy. Take it out on Captain SS not all of us.

                        I realised that was an indirect insult to Americans after I hit submit, but then being from England (which is different from Britain CapSS) I am obviously dumb enough to give my password out for chocolate and a smile so can't be expected to spot things like that! The insult was directed at CaptainSS as he is clearly an idiot!

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                        • L Lost User

                          Captain See Sharp wrote:

                          British are so stupid and helpless.

                          You actually managed to string some words together into a meaningfull sentence! Well done, it must be a first for you!

                          Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception

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                          Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                          Ought it not be The British...?

                          -- Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

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                            London (England) - Most companies have secrets protected by passwords, but according to a recent study those passwords can be obtained with just a candy bar and a smile. The Infosecurity Europe group surveyed 300 office and IT workers and found that nearly two-thirds of them were prepared to give up their passwords for a chocolate bar and a smile from an attractive “researcher”. IT workers, whom we would consider to be more secretive, fared better than their paper and pencil pushing coworkers, but still fell victim. :laugh::doh: British are so stupid and helpless. http://www.tgdaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31659&Itemid=118[^]

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                            Why waste money on a chocolate bar? Many major cases of corporate espionage were possible because employees gave out their security details over the telephone. "Hello, my name is David and I am calling from IT Security. We need to reset your access rights or you won't be able to log on to the network. What is your user id? and your password? [small pause] Ok, we have reset your account and you shouldn't notice any other problems. Bye."


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                              Johnny ² wrote:

                              Yeah. If they were in America they'd give it up for a burger and fries and a smile from an overweight school dropout.

                              That is merely just speculation from someone who has issues with America and his own nationality. The fact is that the test was done in Britain and proves the citizens of Britain are not that sharp and are weak. If you wish to provide a link to a similar test in America please feel free to, otherwise keep your hands off your keyboard and just think what you feel about me instead.

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                              David Wulff
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                              Try this[^], it is a good read.


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                              Join the Code Project Last.fm group | dwulff
                              I'm so gangsta I eat cereal without the milk

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                              • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                                Ought it not be The British...?

                                -- Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

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                                Tim Craig
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                                Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:

                                The British

                                Ah, collective nouns. One of the finer points of difference between US English and that stuff on the other side of the pond. :cool:

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                                • L Lost User

                                  That's in fact only based on 1/300th of what the other survey was - which means by CS#'s logic that, umm, it's infallible! :rolleyes:

                                  Paul

                                  Pauliastan in The Code Project, password: byalmightybob
                                  How much time is left?[^]

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                                  peterchen
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                                  Paul van der Walt wrote:

                                  which means by CS#'s logic that, umm, it's infallible!

                                  Exactly my point! :D


                                  We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
                                  My first real C# project | Linkify!|FoldWithUs! | sighist

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                                  • B Bob Flynn

                                    ouch - take it easy. Take it out on Captain SS not all of us.:^)

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                                    peterchen
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                                    No worries - I was just giving back some of CSS' own meds. I encountered enough of the US to know where my European prejudice needs to end :)


                                    We are a big screwed up dysfunctional psychotic happy family - some more screwed up, others more happy, but everybody's psychotic joint venture definition of CP
                                    My first real C# project | Linkify!|FoldWithUs! | sighist

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                                    • T Tim Craig

                                      Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:

                                      The British

                                      Ah, collective nouns. One of the finer points of difference between US English and that stuff on the other side of the pond. :cool:

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                                      US English is like French Spanish. An abortion. (Actually it is archaic English from the 17th century, which in itslef makes it interesting to linguists)

                                      Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception

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