Eavesdropping is as old as the hills. One thing that was emphasized to me in my first job out of college with a big consulting firm: NEVER discuss a client or details of a project in public. Ever. You never know who's listening.
Cybersquatted in a restaurant or how I wish they had SSL for conversations
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Re: Cybersquatted in a restaurant or how I wish they had SSL for conversations
#22yet another reason why I laugh at the 'ideas are worthless' mentality: blab about your idea and someone might register the best domain, even if they don't intend to implement
A domain is not an idea. The fact that somebody might beat you to registering a domain that you intend to point to an implementation of an idea doesn't mean the idea itself is particularly valuable.
Re: Cybersquatted in a restaurant or how I wish they had SSL for conversations
#23Eavesdropping is as old as the hills. One thing that was emphasized to me in my first job out of college with a big consulting firm: NEVER discuss a client or details of a project in public. Ever. You never know who's listening.
Wasn't it Cringely who used to get a good chunk of his inside information and gossip by just sitting on the shuttle flights in and out of San Jose? There was enough loose talk and opened Powerpoints to last him weeks at a time.
Re: Cybersquatted in a restaurant or how I wish they had SSL for conversations
#24yet another reason why I laugh at the 'ideas are worthless' mentality: blab about your idea and someone might register the best domain, even if they don't intend to implement
A domain is not an idea. The fact that somebody might beat you to registering a domain that you intend to point to an implementation of an idea doesn't mean the idea itself is particularly valuable.
True but the idea is worthless philosophy is usually brought up in regards to keeping your ideas secret
Re: Cybersquatted in a restaurant or how I wish they had SSL for conversations
#25I don't know why this article is on the front page. There is nothing interesting or informative about it. It's just a smear campaign against a couple no-accounts.
The author is not even in communication with this kid any more, yet he feels the need to go publicize his version of a sour business deal with an unscrupulous cybersquatter. This article is petty and vengeful in a way that is IMHO every bit as shameful as the scumbaggery the Turkette kid engaged in.