tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14442178.post112141850844025486..comments2024-03-25T08:08:23.132-07:00Comments on Who Has Time For This?: Doomsday Hackers and Evildoing RobotsDavid Cowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13075075203254308405noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14442178.post-1122505206991954792005-07-27T16:00:00.000-07:002005-07-27T16:00:00.000-07:00I am really enjoying this! Please continue bloggin...I am really enjoying this! Please continue blogging....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14442178.post-1122052799273043632005-07-22T10:19:00.000-07:002005-07-22T10:19:00.000-07:00"judging from your profile, you probably also asse..."judging from your profile, you probably also assess VC's based on astrological signs"<BR/><BR/>:) You see, that's an interface design problem. <BR/><BR/>Though <A HREF="http://www.adaptivepath.com" REL="nofollow">the folks who redesigned blogger</A> last year did a commendable job, they still left pretty unusable forms all across the app.<BR/><BR/>I never liked my sunsign featuring on my profile but never actually looked for an option to disable it either. Just discovered that there's no direct option in the user profile form to disable it. The sign and Zodiac year are culled from the Birthday field. Since that's usually a required field on forms (for verification purpose in case one loses the password), I didn't leave it blank. <BR/><BR/>And now that I made the change to remove the sign and the Zodiac year, my age no longer reflects on the profile either, which I would actually like to show. Someone obviously didn't pay much attention to user needs again. Oh well, Blogger is still an awesome service for free.Manu Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951983669844271992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14442178.post-1121839849525936192005-07-19T23:10:00.000-07:002005-07-19T23:10:00.000-07:00Manu,Indeed I may be unfit for venture capital (I ...Manu,<BR/><BR/>Indeed I may be unfit for venture capital (I have always suspected that I've just been lucky), but not because I'm risk averse. Good venture investors clearly think through which risks they are willing to fund, and avoid funding the others. (Still, luck trumps all!) Later, to answer <A HREF="http://www.bloglines.com/blog/abhinavgoyal" REL="nofollow"> Abhinav</A>'s comment on another post of mine, I will try to blog a bit specifically about the risks we like to fund.<BR/><BR/>Then again, judging from your profile, you probably also assess VC's based on astrological signs....David Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075075203254308405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14442178.post-1121775075967112822005-07-19T05:11:00.000-07:002005-07-19T05:11:00.000-07:00...the banks are where the money is...Exactly. Th...<I>...the banks are where the money is...</I><BR/><BR/>Exactly. The US Marines practice something called "maneuver warfare", which states in part that when confronted with a strong point, bypass it and move on the weaker target(s). Overlay that onto the online banking process, and you can quickly and easily identify the weakpoints...the user's systems. In my book, I mentioned the exploits of one young man in Manhatten a couple of years ago...he installed keyloggers on systems at Kinko's all over the island, and collected account information on over 450 people.<BR/><BR/>Home systems, and even corporate systems are at risk. <BR/><BR/>H. Carvey<BR/>"Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery"<BR/>http://www.windows-ir.com<BR/>http://windowsir.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14442178.post-1121767443117092742005-07-19T03:04:00.000-07:002005-07-19T03:04:00.000-07:00Someone so averse to risk seems unfit for the VC b...Someone so averse to risk <I>seems</I> unfit for the VC business.Manu Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951983669844271992noreply@blogger.com