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You say he's a conspiracy theorist and then jump to Russia gaining access to the emergency alert system? Seriously? Both these scenarios sound equally probably
by tensor 9y ago
You say he's a conspiracy theorist and then jump to Russia gaining access to the emergency alert system? Seriously? Both these scenarios sound equally probably or improbable to me.
- entropie 9y agoGlad iam not the only one noticed. That escalated quickly.
- uabstraction 9y agoIt follows a clear pattern of behavior which has been escalating for years. If this wasn't a boneheaded mistake, it was an attack. Or it was "just a prank, bro!"
- maxerickson 9y agoPranksters hack the emergency alert system on a semi-regular basis. So the plausibility of Russia doing it would be based on whether they would bother or not.
- tambienben 9y agoPranksters=/=Russia.
- maxerickson 9y agoI didn't say otherwise. I implied that if pranksters can pull off a hack it is likely that Russia also can.
- tambienben 9y agoSo why implicate Russia at all, if its so easy? Sounds like a red herring to me, and also just as conspiratorial as the parent comment.
- FLUX-YOU 9y agoBoth Russia and NK have obvious motives and capability to do it. It doesn't mean you stop looking for causes or eliminate human error though. The viability of Russia/NK depends on how the EAS network is set up in Hawaii. If they have internet-facing servers, it's completely possible.
- tambienben 9y agoStill, implicating other countries so soon seems premature and reactonary to me. Its like corporate news jumping to 'terrorism' immediately after any domestic tragedy. Our threat models need to include more than just nation states. Otherwise, we end up contributing to escalation through untethered fear.
- DaniFong 9y agoyou are a great tensor, mokoya