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Explosion in central Oslo

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Re: Explosion in central Oslo

#71
post #32

I'm living in Oslo. With my friends here there is already a Facebook worm going on which is supposed to show some video footage about the explosion but when you click it you're just spreading/liking the video. Shocking to see how fast spammers are.

Looks like others noticed too:

http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=11328

Re: Explosion in central Oslo

#72
"Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic."

150 people don't read the guidelines?

Re: Explosion in central Oslo

#73
post #66
post #65

And everyone jumped to conclusions that it surely was islamist extremist terrorists, al-qeada or the like. But no, it was a right-wing nationalist anti-islamist (apparently single) guy. I am so glad.

You're so glad, really? This guy was apparently Christian, so I hope that makes you feel better about the religious aspect of it. Extremists and fundamentalists are all the same, regardless of what they're worshiping. Also, given that Islamic extremists would be the most obvious conclusion, how is it unreasonable to draw such assumptions, especially when a supposed Islamic group claimed responsibility?

  > Extremists and fundamentalists are all the same,
  > regardless of what they're worshiping
Wouldn't this make it less likely to be Islamic extremists vs fundamentalists from ?

  > given that Islamic extremists would be the
  > most obvious conclusion
Because Muslims are more prone to being crazy and/or extreme than Christians (or people of )? Because Islamic extremists are the only people that use guerrilla tactics and explosive devices to get their point across?

Re: Explosion in central Oslo

#74

"Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic." 150 people don't read the guidelines?

Apparently neither do you:

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Re: Explosion in central Oslo

#75
post #70
post #65

And everyone jumped to conclusions that it surely was islamist extremist terrorists, al-qeada or the like. But no, it was a right-wing nationalist anti-islamist (apparently single) guy. I am so glad.

Man started writing ~5000 years back. http://goo.gl/12i7v Islam is a matured religion because it is written after Judaism/Christianity/Hinduism

I fail to see how the points:

  > Man started writing ~5000 years back
and

  > Islam is a matured religion because it is
  > written after Judaism/Christianity/Hinduism
relate to the post your are replying to other than the keywords 'Islam' and 'religion.'

Re: Explosion in central Oslo

#76
post #32

I'm living in Oslo. With my friends here there is already a Facebook worm going on which is supposed to show some video footage about the explosion but when you click it you're just spreading/liking the video. Shocking to see how fast spammers are.

I'd bet these guys have templates in place just for major events - especially terrorist attacks. I recall on Sept 11th the sheer rush from users to consume information on the Internet. If something like 9/11 ever happens again anywhere in the world, spammers will jump right on the event like flies on sh*t.

It's already happening. There is this example, and I recall one of the recent Christchurch earthquakes had someone complaining about similar spamming of a hashtag related to the quake on Twitter.

Re: Explosion in central Oslo

#77
post #32

I'm living in Oslo. With my friends here there is already a Facebook worm going on which is supposed to show some video footage about the explosion but when you click it you're just spreading/liking the video. Shocking to see how fast spammers are.

I'd bet these guys have templates in place just for major events - especially terrorist attacks. I recall on Sept 11th the sheer rush from users to consume information on the Internet. If something like 9/11 ever happens again anywhere in the world, spammers will jump right on the event like flies on sh*t.

It's already happening. There is this example, and I recall one of the recent Christchurch earthquakes had someone complaining about similar spamming of a hashtag related to the quake on Twitter.

Re: Explosion in central Oslo

#79
The streets here in Oslo is filled with patrolling soldiers now. Normally you only see a few policemen, and they are almost always unarmed.

The guy they have arrested for the massacre may face 21 years in prison.

Re: Explosion in central Oslo

#80
post #73
post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're so glad, really? This guy was apparently Christian, so I hope that makes you feel better about the religious aspect of it. Extremists and fundamentalists are all the same, regardless of what they're worshiping. Also, given that Islamic extremists would be the most obvious conclusion, how is it unreasonable to draw such assumptions, especially when a supposed Islamic group claimed responsibility?

> Extremists and fundamentalists are all the same, > regardless of what they're worshiping Wouldn't this make it less likely to be Islamic extremists vs fundamentalists from ? > given that Islamic extremists would be the > most obvious conclusion Because Muslims are more prone to being crazy and/or extreme than Christians (or people of )? Because Islamic extremists are the only people that use guerrilla tactics and e…

>> Because Islamic extremists are the only people that use

>> guerrilla tactics and explosive devices to get their point

>> across?

  Until July 1997, the IRA carried out several bombing and 
  shooting attacks. These included the Docklands bombing 
  and the Manchester bombing, which together killed 2 
  civilians, injured 212 more and caused around £500 
  million in damage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Irish_Republican_Ar...

  The Oklahoma City bombing was a bomb attack on the Alfred 
  P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City on 
  April 19, 1995.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing

sigh.

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