| From: | "J. Earl Williams" <IH46@****.BITNET> |
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| Subject: | Technomancers...Experience = Dull butter knives? |
| Date: | Sun, 25 Oct 92 22:05:00 MDT |
>
>
> >>>>>[ Ah. My friend, the pirate, is rather dogmatic in his opinions
as he
> is colorful in their expression, but he does have a point. There is a
> disturbing tendency in shadowrun to equate the amount of cash one is capable
> of spending on ones deck with the ability one has.
>
> [Copious amounts of deleted, but very well written, text.]
>
> Indeed the best runs succeed not because of a hot deck with wiz
> warez, but because the Decker convinced someone to let him in! In the old
> days this skill was known as Social Engineering. ]<<<<<
> -- Robert T Morriss, III (Oo-oo-ps/He-He-He)
>
> >>>>>[ Whaddya mean ya can get ViRuSeS in yer programs. Like NoWaY
that
> would happen ta me cuz I am a K-RaD D00D. ... hey, what's dat! No way!
> Heeeellllppp Meeee!!!! -- THIS TERMINAL HAS BEEN EFFECTED BY THE DARK AVENGER
> MUTATION ENGINE, VERSION 2053 --]<<<<<
> -- Mr. K-Rad (21:12:11/12-02-53)
>
> >>>>>[ What a lamer. Sheesh. ]<<<<<
> -- Feral (21:14:11/12-02-53)
>
> -- David
>
> >>>>>[ True, meine Kamaraden... It must be remembered that a Matrix
Cyberneti
> Interface Device is just that, a device, at...a tool that allows one to
> accomplish a task. It is not the end-all be-all definition of what a decker
> is. The Fencing Master is separated from the student not by the foil (sword)
> he uses, but rather by the skill and experience that he uses to manipulate it.
> Hardware does not equate to proficiency...some upstart technomancer with a
> higher level cyberdeck will be easily dispatched by a more seasoned computer
> wizard with less technology.
> What is the sword compared to the hand that weilds it? High level MPCP
> optical microchips, hardening, and higher rated persona programs will save one
> for a while, but without refining of one's skills, one is just waiting to be
> destroyed by a more seasoned technomancer.
> I would not agree; however, that a high-level technomancer using a
> tortoise could _easily_ dispatch a novice weilding a Fairlight Excaliber.
> There is such an instance as a Master being attacked by a novice with a light
> sabre, whilst he is armed with a dull butter knife--a very tricky proposition
> indeed. ]<<<<<
> -- Doctor Doom <16:11:20/10-25-53>
##Indeed the best runs succeed not because of a hot deck with wiz
warez, but because the Decker convinced someone to let him in! In the old
days this skill was known as Social Engineering. ]<<<<<
-- Robert T Morriss, III (Oo-oo-ps/He-He-He)
>>>>>[This is one of the truths of security, computer or otherwise. It
matters little what the cause is, if the effect is the one desired. I
have seen some simple runs screwed up by something simple like the
"contactsmonger" forgetting to bribe someone, etc. The little details
will chip away at you! If you cannot deal with the simple problems, how
will you do with the difficult ones? KISS, ladies and gentlemen]<<<<<
--The Reverend <9:51:51/10-25-53>
>>>>>[ True, meine Kamaraden... It must be remembered that a Matrix
Cyberneti
Interface Device is just that, a device, at...a tool that allows one to
accomplish a task. It is not the end-all be-all definition of what a decker
is. The Fencing Master is separated from the student not by the foil (sword)
he uses, but rather by the skill and experience that he uses to manipulate it.
Hardware does not equate to proficiency...some upstart technomancer with a
higher level cyberdeck will be easily dispatched by a more seasoned computer
wizard with less technology.
[.25 mip deleted by GLS chip] CP
There is such an instance as a Master being attacked by a novice with a light
sabre, whilst he is armed with a dull butter knife--a very tricky proposition
indeed. ]<<<<<
##-- Doctor Doom <16:11:20/10-25-53>
>>>>>>[Something on a similar vein (or artery): Doom is pretty damn
correct on this one. However, a novel from the '90's that Brodie lent
me had a swordmaster kill armed adversaries (5, I believe) with his
bamboo practice sword. The deck is a tool, like a rig. The better the
tool, but remember what MacGyver did in his day (if you have to ask, I
don't want to hear about it. More of Brodie's VCR'd stuff [no, not a
Rig. Something different. Pre-TriD] I suppose.) If it works, it works.
If it's a piece of cake due to the hardware, fine. Just use it as a
tool, NOT as a crutch. Never forget that even if you are missing your
Deck, that there are other things that might let you into a system. A
100 NuYen bill, for instance.]<<<<<
--Jew <9:55:00/10-25-53>
