DEFCON 19: The Art of Trolling (w speaker)
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Published 2012-02-15
Trolling is something that today has a very negative connotation on the Internet and in the common usage of the word outside of it. However, for better or worse trolling has long enjoyed a close relationship with hacking be it in the area of information security, or simply in technology development. I intend to delve into the definition of a troll, the history of trolling in human culture ( as well as its contributions ), and the techniques that are generally exploited by trolls to realize their intended goals. There will be several past projects that I classify as successful trolls that I will use as object lessons in the practical application of the discussed techniques. Trolls span the gaps between hardware and software projects and at times can carry a variety of "payloads".
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All Comments (21)
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If he submitted the talk as a joke thinking it was going to be rejected like his other submissions. Does that mean Defcon trolled him by accepting it?
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Best point: Being funny while trolling is key. A lot of people forget this point.
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A topic submitted as a troll, about trolling, that was then accepted to troll said troll on trolling. We must go deeper
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Only a troll would leave his mouse pointer on the screen for the whole time
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This talk is such an interesting time-capsule of early 2012, especially his language and the amount of troll faces here
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"It's like the TSA doesn't know the law", laughed so hard I almost knocked my chair over.
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"The metric system is retarded" LOL best troll ever
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uploaded in 480p to troll the future generations...
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"if your going to be a dick, you better be funny" that is the most beutiful line i have ever heard... couldnt have put it better myself
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I have watched this video a billion times. I love Matt. He’s effortlessly funny and smart.
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One of the best ones so far. My two cents... Inject a reasonably small Markov-chain machine into a forum which adds swearing to some 10% of people's answers, rewrites another 20-30% into short, contentless, incendiary comments, and let the rest pass.Screencap like hell.
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If you like this, there's an old classic by John Cleese called "How to irritate people" it remains a foundation for effective trolling and is a must watch if you want to really irritate people while still being funny. :D It's kind of like the art of war, the details may be outdated, but the principles are timeless.
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" do you believe in slavery" no it was just a conspiracy
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Who knew comedy existed as far back as 2010? They really are just like us
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One goal is to evoke the maximum number of words and effort in the response, with a minimum number of words and effort. Nothing like a 3 word line that gets some bozo typing for a half hour.
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Comic Sans, pointer obstructing my view, his awful jokes — this is just a painful troll presentation.
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Can believe that I watched the whole thing and actually enjoyed it.
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This comment section has become a massive training ground to troll...
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“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.”
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Missing the days when people were proud of being American