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]]> By: Henri Hein http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12805 Henri Hein Mon, 21 May 2007 15:36:41 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12805 <p>I used to think that mock websites like these, and similar pranks, were amusing if well done, but couldn't possibly cause much harm.</p> <p>Recently, flabbergasting examples of human credulity leads in the opposite direction: many seemingly intelligent people really do take these pranks seriously. </p> <p>Consider this example:<br /> http://www.dhmo.org/<br /> When I first saw this, I thought "hah hah, that's funny," but was later shocked to discover educated folks seriously trying to refute the site. </p> <p>Here's another example. This paper:<br /> http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/rooter.pdf<br /> consists of auto-generated gibberish, yet, managed to get accepted to a technological conference. See http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/mg18624963.700.html.</p> <p><br /> </p> I used to think that mock websites like these, and similar pranks, were amusing if well done, but couldn't possibly cause much harm.

Recently, flabbergasting examples of human credulity leads in the opposite direction: many seemingly intelligent people really do take these pranks seriously.

Consider this example:
http://www.dhmo.org/
When I first saw this, I thought "hah hah, that's funny," but was later shocked to discover educated folks seriously trying to refute the site.

Here's another example. This paper:
http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/rooter.pdf
consists of auto-generated gibberish, yet, managed to get accepted to a technological conference. See http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/mg18624963.700.html.

]]> By: Henri Hein http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12804 Henri Hein Mon, 21 May 2007 15:30:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12804 <p>I used to think that mock websites like these, and similar pranks, were amusing if well done, but couldn't possibly cause much harm.</p> <p>Recently, flabbergasting examples of human credulity leads in the opposite direction: many seemingly intelligent people really do take these pranks seriously. </p> <p>Consider this example:<br /> http://www.dhmo.org/<br /> When I first saw this, I thought "hah hah, that's funny," but was later shocked to discover educated folks seriously trying to refute the site. </p> <p>Here's another example. This paper:<br /> http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/rooter.pdf<br /> consists of auto-generated gibberish, yet, managed to get accepted to a technological conference. See http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/mg18624963.700.html.</p> <p><br /> </p> I used to think that mock websites like these, and similar pranks, were amusing if well done, but couldn't possibly cause much harm.

Recently, flabbergasting examples of human credulity leads in the opposite direction: many seemingly intelligent people really do take these pranks seriously.

Consider this example:
http://www.dhmo.org/
When I first saw this, I thought "hah hah, that's funny," but was later shocked to discover educated folks seriously trying to refute the site.

Here's another example. This paper:
http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/scigen/rooter.pdf
consists of auto-generated gibberish, yet, managed to get accepted to a technological conference. See http://www.newscientisttech.com/channel/tech/mg18624963.700.html.

]]> By: cljo http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12806 cljo Mon, 21 May 2007 12:44:56 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12806 <p>I recently gave a class lecture on trade policy to a group of undergrads at a school not to be mentioned. Several of them had fallen for this site and kept asking questions based upon the "information" they found in it. The saddest part was when I actually had to work at steering them away from it. </p> I recently gave a class lecture on trade policy to a group of undergrads at a school not to be mentioned. Several of them had fallen for this site and kept asking questions based upon the "information" they found in it. The saddest part was when I actually had to work at steering them away from it.

]]> By: MGW http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12807 MGW Sun, 20 May 2007 15:00:14 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12807 <p>On the plus side, I'm thinking that most laymen don't know what GATT is. Therefore, only those who know enough to know that it's fake will find it.</p> On the plus side, I'm thinking that most laymen don't know what GATT is. Therefore, only those who know enough to know that it's fake will find it.

]]> By: Luís Oliveira http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12814 Luís Oliveira Sun, 20 May 2007 11:34:40 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12814 <p>"There were no other questions from the audience that took issue with Schmidt's proposal".</p> <p>Sadly, it wouldn't surprise me if this was true.</p> "There were no other questions from the audience that took issue with Schmidt's proposal".

Sadly, it wouldn't surprise me if this was true.

]]> By: True_liberal http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12813 True_liberal Sun, 20 May 2007 10:40:19 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12813 <p>Still more on the Yes Men:<br /> http://www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/<br /> news/wto_compassionate_slavery_for_africa<br /> _gatt_yes_men.html</p> Still more on the Yes Men:
http://www.culturekiosque.com/nouveau/
news/wto_compassionate_slavery_for_africa
_gatt_yes_men.html

]]> By: Luís Oliveira http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12812 Luís Oliveira Sun, 20 May 2007 09:14:56 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12812 <p>Yet trade they do:</p> <p>http://www.theyesmen.org/store/index.shtml</p> Yet trade they do:

http://www.theyesmen.org/store/index.shtml

]]> By: Chip http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12811 Chip Sun, 20 May 2007 06:09:42 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12811 <p>gatt.org is run by the Yes Men, a group of anti-trade "pranksters."</p> <p>http://www.theyesmen.org/hijinks/wto.shtml</p> gatt.org is run by the Yes Men, a group of anti-trade "pranksters."

http://www.theyesmen.org/hijinks/wto.shtml

]]> By: bartman http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12810 bartman Sun, 20 May 2007 01:07:11 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12810 <p>M. Hodak:</p> <p>Does the UN still hold the rights to the title GATT, considering it ceased to exist many years ago. A bit like cyber-squatting at www.leagueofnations.com, no?</p> M. Hodak:

Does the UN still hold the rights to the title GATT, considering it ceased to exist many years ago. A bit like cyber-squatting at http://www.leagueofnations.com, no?

]]> By: M. Hodak http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12809 M. Hodak Sun, 20 May 2007 00:59:51 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12809 <p>Isn't the UN familiar with international copyright laws? Why would they put up with this? Unless...(oh, I'll leave that to the conspiracy theorists)</p> Isn't the UN familiar with international copyright laws? Why would they put up with this? Unless…(oh, I'll leave that to the conspiracy theorists)

]]> By: pinus http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12808 pinus Sat, 19 May 2007 23:51:57 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12808 <p>Russell,</p> <p>you would be surprised how many people can actually believe the info there... if they want.</p> Russell,

you would be surprised how many people can actually believe the info there… if they want.

]]> By: Russell Nelson http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12816 Russell Nelson Sat, 19 May 2007 23:32:39 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12816 <p>Looks like parody to me. As such, nobody expects anything there to be true ... just mocking.<br /> </p> Looks like parody to me. As such, nobody expects anything there to be true … just mocking.

]]> By: James Pyrich http://cafehayek.com/2007/05/stealth_site.html/comment-page-1#comment-12818 James Pyrich Sat, 19 May 2007 16:38:36 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=3796#comment-12818 <p>A humorous example is the existence of whitehouse.org, which got cited as the "official White House site" somewhere by some newsbabe... but now I forget where.</p> A humorous example is the existence of whitehouse.org, which got cited as the "official White House site" somewhere by some newsbabe… but now I forget where.

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