Re: grc.com news server down?

From: Alexander Delarge (alex@nowhere.com)
Date: 01/27/03 

From: "Alexander Delarge" <alex@nowhere.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 18:11:44 GMT

"Hank Arnold" <rasilon@aol.com> wrote in message
news:8c8Z9.403856$FT6.79099977@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> Gibson is one of those guys who started out as almost a lone voice in the
> wilderness pushing an issue that others thought wasn't that big a deal.
> Turns out he was right and he became a "visionary". However, as time went
> on, he went overboard and started a feud with Microsoft (and others) and,
> IMHO, started believing the all the hype about himself. Now, he's getting
> the image of an opinionated "guru" who just won't listen to anyone who
> disagrees with him and, in fact, seems to attack them. It's damaged his
> reputation to the point that a lot of us just don't listen any more. Too
> bad, because he's a very smart guy who has a lot of good things he could
be
> doing for all of us.

Oh PLUUUULEEEEASE.

There is nothing even remotely "visionary" about his work. Steve has
consistently "re-invented" things that were designed and tested many years
before him. Like his phenominally stupid "GENISIS" or whatever that
re-invention of syn cookies was. He designed this anti DoS technology that
was AN EXACT COPY of a technology designed many years before he got there.
But because he wrote it in assembly code, he fancies himself some genius and
mindless twerps follow him.

The problem with Steve is very simple. He is about 40% accurate and 60% hype
and self-promotion. He makes ludacrious claims about technology that are
only partially accurate. Hence, the people who believe him and "learn" from
him are learning a small fraction of the truth. Like his laughable crusade
against Windows XP. "It will destroy the Internet!" What a total boob. A
prime example of how Steve took a relatively small issue and exaggerated it
into a maasive conspiracy.

Also, no serious security professional has a shred of respect for him. Steve
once posted to SecurityFocus and was promptly beaten into submission by
people considerably more intelligent than him.

I personally enjoy reading his newsgroups, however. He will make these
tremendously self-congradulating posts about how he is working hard on SUPER
SECRET PROJECT X-68 and that it will REVOLUTIONIZE THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE AS WE
KNOW IT. And without fail there is always a chorus of morons who post
gushing praise of his tender genius. Its so pathetic. It makes me wonder,
what kind of low-rent retard must you be to worship Steve Gibson.

Nevertheless, in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man will be king.

Steve is a huckster, a fraud, and a phoney. Like the saying goes, pay no
attention to the man behind the curtain.

Alex

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