Links for Saturday, July 20, 2008
- Cloud Security: Collaboration in the Cloud, Virtual Worlds and the Hacker Mindset – “Sorry boss, someone hijacked my avatar and now I’m stuck on this desert island for who knows how long!“
- Michael Thumann: Hacking Second Life – “During the analysis process no inventory data was discovered, all sensitive data is stored in the central database, but at least automatic some tasks looks feasible because of the integrated scripting language LSL.“
- The Economist: Twin Twisters – “As Fannie and Freddie show, regulators are easily captured and outwitted. The best controls are transparency and competition. When possible the government needs to stand back. Sadly, it failed to do so in the American mortgage market.“
- ThinkBalm: At Microsoft, Cost Of Virtual Events About 1/3 The Cost Of Traditional Events – “About 150 people (avatars) registered for the launch event in Second Life and Microsoft wound up with 220 actual participants – nearly a 150% attendance rate. This doesn’t include the estimated more than 270 avatars that just dropped into the event for a small portion of it.“
- Skeptic Report: Things Creationists Hate – “The main objects of my satire, for so it is intended, are the young-Earth, biblical-literalist types, although other generations of creationists may detect some of their views skewered here also.“