[Nottingham] Matrix Reloaded

[Tom Bird]

On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Jon Masters wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Jun 2003, Duncan John Fyfe wrote:
>
> > Is the use of nmap really a good thing ?
> > From what I've read (I'll try to check tonight ;) nmap is used to identify
> > an old (SSH1 CRC32) exploit.  Surely this implies that not patching your
> > vulnerable boxen may some day help save humanity and you should be
> > encouraged to give up patching and go to bed with a warm feeling,
> > knowing that future humanity may one day thank you for this foresight...
> > (as opposed to current humanity screaming at you for the spam routed via
> > your rooted box)
>
> The Matrix is based upon humanity as it was at the turn of the Millennium.
>
> It makes sense that this includes those exploits from the time also.

Well, not really.

The software that runs on the simulated computers of the matrix was,
however, written by the human minds within the matrix, so it will have
grown up with its own set of exploits.

If you look, the film makes several references to stuff that's embedded in
today's culture (vampires, aliens); the aim being to hint that *we* are in
the matrix now.

The first one did this too (think deja vu).

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Tom  [www.hambule.co.uk] [tom@hambule.co.uk]