[Dailydave] Some slides for a keynote
Richard Thieme
rthieme at thiemeworks.com
Tue Apr 8 10:49:37 EDT 2014
great insights, as expected, and not merely "speculative." to add to
the theme, there are other reasons for the addictive behaviors too. I
recently read "Addiction By Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas" by
Natasha Dow Schull and it details in granular fashion the evolution of
slot machines as they have been designed to induce a trance, keep the
gambler in the seat, and reinforce behaviors by all sorts of means,
subtle and not so subtle. It's why they're replacing table games with
slots as much as they can. It struck me that engagement with computers
at the level of good hacking (and game playing) has many of the same
dynamics. Worth a read.
The part of the brain that thinks about things, the seat of "slow
cognition," is in effect bypassed by channels to the parts that trigger
trance, repetitive behavior, an inability to leave even when you gotta
head for the loo. Slots addicts soil themselves, ignore people dying
(literally) on the floor where they slid from their chairs, etc. The
reward is not weinning as opposed to osing but pushing that button again
and again - playing the game itself is the reward. So the promise is
that every push of the button gives you another game.
As to comments on the IC fostering addictive behavior, add that outside
the IC you listen for the sirens announcing your bad luck, while inside,
you are given a free pass AND collect $200. Once the fear of
consequences and accountability for behaviors is reduced significantly,
how can one resist?
As I said long ago (a keynote for what were then the few the proud etc
at Def Con 4 1996) - if you want the best tools, techniques, and toys
for hard core hacking, come in under the umbrella of the IC, where you
have all that and can hack away to your heart's content - with the cover
of "national security" giving you an out.
On 4/8/2014 6:28 AM, Halvar Flake wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> on Dave's recommendation, here are some slides from a keynote I gave today at ISACA Nordic Security.
> It is non-technical (as keynotes are prone to be), and full of vague speculation. Perhaps someone will
> find the slides entertaining/useful/insightful:
>
> https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Sv8IHkBtBEXjSW7WktEYg4EbAUHtVyXIZBrAGD3WR5Y/edit#slide=id.p
>
> Cheers,
> Halvar
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