While We Wait: Part 3

[Abaddon]

Whatever, i'll rephrase my initial reply thus:

So?

 

[Symphony D.]

So go away, you damn functionalist nitpicker.

 

[Abaddon]

Hehe, regardless to how you reply to my comment now, I'm claiming that as a win for me Symph

Do not lament too long tho, I have a few Symp notches compared to others

 

[Thlayli]

Would it be funny to secretly have all your money that was supposed to go to your kids buried with you.

Hard if you're rich, since the vast majority of "money" is today just a number in an electronic database. The US couldn't back its' entire GDP with real money if it deforested Yellowstone. And money isn't even MADE out of paper anymore.

Obviously, if Joe Shmoe figured out that his money isn't real and everyone tried to withdraw their entire savings into tangible printed money at once, they couldn't, and there'd be a run on the bank that would make Mary Poppins look like...well, Mary Poppins.

Also, that's why a major hack on the electronic structure of the US financial system by a foreign power would be catastrophic, though the repercussions would obviously affect global financial markets worldwide.

So, NO.

 

[Luckymoose]

Hard if you're rich, since the vast majority of "money" is today just a number in an electronic database. The US couldn't back its' entire GDP with real money if it deforested Yellowstone. And money isn't even MADE out of paper anymore.

Obviously, if Joe Shmoe figured out that his money isn't real and everyone tried to withdraw their entire savings into tangible printed money at once, they couldn't, and there'd be a run on the bank that would make Mary Poppins look like...well, Mary Poppins.

Also, that's why a major hack on the electronic structure of the US financial system by a foreign power would be catastrophic, though the repercussions would obviously affect global financial markets worldwide.

So, NO.

Good thing we have Bruce Willis.

 

[Daftpanzer]

@Symphony.D, thanks for the link. I didn't know anything about that whole forum. Seems like their NES's were actually stories as opposed to games?

Good thing we have Bruce Willis.

@Lucky, not with you there. What's Bruce Willis ever done for the USA apart from kill some german terrorists? Mel Gibson on the other hand, he liberated Jesus from the forces of the evil English empire in mexcio.

 

[Luckymoose]

@Daft: He single handedly saved all the private information of every American citizen by shooting himself through the shoulder.

 

[Daftpanzer]

Still not with you

 

[Luckymoose]

Live free or Die Hard!

 

[Daftpanzer]

I didn't see the latest die hard film, and my memory of the other 3 is patchy. Please enlightend me!

 

[Luckymoose]

The film begins with a breach by a terrorist of an FBI facility's computer system, and computer hackers are assassinated by the terrorist mastermind Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant), instead of being paid for their collaboration. The FBI, unaware of the killings, dispatches NYPD Police Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) to bring in a known hacker, Matthew Farrell (Justin Long), who has also unwittingly assisted Gabriel, as part of their investigation regarding the breach. Gabriel's henchmen attempt to assassinate McClane and Farrell, but their targets escape. McClane transports Farrell to the FBI's Washington DC headquarters and its head, Deputy Director Bowman (Cliff Curtis), in the midst of a shutdown of the traffic system in DC. The stock market is manipulated shortly afterward, causing it to crash.

McClane is ordered to take Farrell into protective custody and Gabriel sends more henchmen to kill the pair. McClane and Farrell evade their assassins again and, as the country's infrastructure is threatened with a major break down, Farrell tells McClane the terrorists are initiating a fire sale and that major utilities would be next. The detective and the hacker travel to a power hub in West Virginia to defend it, finding that the terrorists are already there. McClane battles terrorists while Farrell undoes the damage done to the computer system. They are contacted by Gabriel, who finds out that McClane has killed his lover Mai Linh (Maggie Q) and angrily re-routes gas lines to destroy the hub in a gas explosion. McClane and Farrell escape once more, and on Farrell's advice, the pair visit his hacker friend the Warlock (Kevin Smith) for help. At the Warlock's home, they find out about Gabriel's background and attempt to hack into the terrorist's systems. Gabriel contacts the detective at the Warlock's home via webcam and shows that he has McClane's daughter Lucy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) as a hostage. While McClane distracts Gabriel in conversation, Warlock determines Gabriel's location, at a hijacked Social Security Administration building called Woodlawn (referring to its location in Woodlawn, Maryland).

McClane and Farrell travel to the NSA building. The detective combats the terrorists while Farrell discovers and tries to undo Gabriel's plan to steal backup financial information from servers in the building. Farrell is able to encrypt all of their downloaded data, rendering their downloaded financial information inaccessible, and then he is taken hostage by the terrorists. With McClane after them, Gabriel and his henchmen flee the building with their hostages. McClane manages to hijack one of the escaping trucks and pursues Gabriel and the hostages. Gabriel renders a hack to deceive the pilot of a F-35 Lightning II jet to attack McClane's truck. The jet engages McClane, destroying much of the freeway in the process, but the detective is able to escape. He tracks Gabriel to a warehouse, where the terrorist is forcing Farrell to undo the encryption at gunpoint. McClane and Farrell are able to kill Gabriel and his men before they force Farrell to decrypt the lock, resolving the crisis. The FBI arrives shortly after to tend to the wounds of Farrell and McClane. The final shot is McClane and his daughter leaving in an ambulance.

 

[Demetrias]

Hard if you're rich, since the vast majority of "money" is today just a number in an electronic database. The US couldn't back its' entire GDP with real money if it deforested Yellowstone. And money isn't even MADE out of paper anymore.

Obviously, if Joe Shmoe figured out that his money isn't real and everyone tried to withdraw their entire savings into tangible printed money at once, they couldn't, and there'd be a run on the bank that would make Mary Poppins look like...well, Mary Poppins.

Also, that's why a major hack on the electronic structure of the US financial system by a foreign power would be catastrophic, though the repercussions would obviously affect global financial markets worldwide.

So, NO.

This is the plot of a Gordon R Dickson novel. It ended up throwing the world back into the middle ages.

 

[human-slaughter]

yah i think they actually talked about that novel in the movie. It is how the terrorists got their idea if i remeber correctly.

 

[Disenfrancised]

The film begins with a breach by a terrorist of an FBI facility's computer system, and computer hackers are assassinated by the terrorist mastermind Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant), instead of being paid for their collaboration. The FBI, unaware of the killings, dispatches NYPD Police Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) to bring in a known hacker, Matthew Farrell (Justin Long), who has also unwittingly assisted Gabriel, as part of their investigation regarding the breach. Gabriel's henchmen attempt to assassinate McClane and Farrell, but their targets escape. McClane transports Farrell to the FBI's Washington DC headquarters and its head, Deputy Director Bowman (Cliff Curtis), in the midst of a shutdown of the traffic system in DC. The stock market is manipulated shortly afterward, causing it to crash.

McClane is ordered to take Farrell into protective custody and Gabriel sends more henchmen to kill the pair. McClane and Farrell evade their assassins again and, as the country's infrastructure is threatened with a major break down, Farrell tells McClane the terrorists are initiating a fire sale and that major utilities would be next. The detective and the hacker travel to a power hub in West Virginia to defend it, finding that the terrorists are already there. McClane battles terrorists while Farrell undoes the damage done to the computer system. They are contacted by Gabriel, who finds out that McClane has killed his lover Mai Linh (Maggie Q) and angrily re-routes gas lines to destroy the hub in a gas explosion. McClane and Farrell escape once more, and on Farrell's advice, the pair visit his hacker friend the Warlock (Kevin Smith) for help. At the Warlock's home, they find out about Gabriel's background and attempt to hack into the terrorist's systems. Gabriel contacts the detective at the Warlock's home via webcam and shows that he has McClane's daughter Lucy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) as a hostage. While McClane distracts Gabriel in conversation, Warlock determines Gabriel's location, at a hijacked Social Security Administration building called Woodlawn (referring to its location in Woodlawn, Maryland).

McClane and Farrell travel to the NSA building. The detective combats the terrorists while Farrell discovers and tries to undo Gabriel's plan to steal backup financial information from servers in the building. Farrell is able to encrypt all of their downloaded data, rendering their downloaded financial information inaccessible, and then he is taken hostage by the terrorists. With McClane after them, Gabriel and his henchmen flee the building with their hostages. McClane manages to hijack one of the escaping trucks and pursues Gabriel and the hostages. Gabriel renders a hack to deceive the pilot of a F-35 Lightning II jet to attack McClane's truck. The jet engages McClane, destroying much of the freeway in the process, but the detective is able to escape. He tracks Gabriel to a warehouse, where the terrorist is forcing Farrell to undo the encryption at gunpoint. McClane and Farrell are able to kill Gabriel and his men before they force Farrell to decrypt the lock, resolving the crisis. The FBI arrives shortly after to tend to the wounds of Farrell and McClane. The final shot is McClane and his daughter leaving in an ambulance.

 

[North King]

Thanks, tho i am sure your method produced a much more viable map for our "elite" NESers to get involved with.

I am most curious, Abaddon, as to who you think are the "elite" NESers, or, since you yourself put it in quotes, who you think acts like they are among the "elite".

 

[Luckymoose]

It was more like.

The government keeps all the worlds information in five servers in Virginia.

 

[Abaddon]

I am most curious, Abaddon, as to who you think are the "elite" NESers, or, since you yourself put it in quotes, who you think acts like they are among the "elite".

Oh but you know we couldn't possibly name people, thats against forum rules.

TBH I think most of the "elite" that are in my head, have merely moved on rather than my perception that they are wanting to appear aloof in only sign up to the highest standard of NES (In their opinion)

 

[North King]

TBH I think most of the "elite" that are in my head, have merely moved on rather than my perception that they are wanting to appear aloof in only sign up to the highest standard of NES (In their opinion)

Er... what? Could you repost that in English?

In response to what I think you're saying: maybe people don't sign up for every NES because they don't have time? I know that's my reason...

 

[Abaddon]

So you assume your part of the "elite"?


lol, jus kiddin.


I know there is a perception of an "elite" like there is in anything on this forum it seems. Generally we can assume they are the longest running NESers..

Obv. some consideration has to be taken to those that have left, and those that while they may have been here a while.. hav'nt acutally been consistently involved.

 

[Demetrias]

Obv. some consideration has to be taken to those that have left, and those that while they may have been here a while.. hav'nt acutally been consistently involved.

I could be part of this group.