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UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

How do bacteria handle sybil attacks? Is there an equivalent mechanism at that level of biology? Maybe Dicrocoelium Dendriticum in the ant?

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9/8/2016

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

"invests significant resources to obtain [...] less likely to use that identity deceptively"https://t.co/hL1rYmCUXz https://t.co/rQ5l5Qpn6T

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9/8/2016

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

"Sybils tend to have a flood of requests [...] then are rejected from legitimate users"https://t.co/y349ymEyhV https://t.co/LUjpEtPRAz

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9/8/2016

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

Ants deal with the ant-mimic / interloper problem all the time.https://t.co/jPlEk3QuVs https://t.co/kY9c5sNa1u

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9/8/2016

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

Nothing on ants in this, but it does a good job breaking down the problem of sybil attacks:https://t.co/K0r43Gzwx2 https://t.co/KciSk54zzr

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9/8/2016

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

Swarm Intelligence based filtering. https://t.co/H4zqygSka3

UltimApe@ultimape• over 9 years ago

"An approach to network intrusion detection is investigated, based on swarm intelligence." https://t.co/j0zV1VbxwT

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9/16/2016

UltimApe@ultimape• almost 9 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

Why I feel Sybil attacks are very powerful forces when they run up against filter-bubbles within our networks.https://t.co/xNXd2bXAqS https://t.co/nWDtvSxRgI

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11/17/2016

UltimApe@ultimape• about 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

Reverse(Aposematic coloration + Batesian mimicry)Decorating like a flower to eat bees.Wolf in sheep's clothing.https://t.co/GNecLbUGyj

UltimApe@ultimape• over 8 years ago

Video about 'Nectar Robbing' -> https://t.co/FiHLhuVpKHInterestingly, happens more aggressively if flowers try to trick bees with caffeine.

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6/30/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• about 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

"Bee Orchid" https://t.co/hYyIcfnhwR crossed with "Alice and Bob" https://t.co/oTrMNNSnlihttps://t.co/DG3XbYAbu2Eve is actually Sybil? https://t.co/aJcauUOgNu

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6/30/2017

UltimApe@ultimape• about 8 years ago

Replying to @ultimape

Hmm, xkcd #742 gets close:"it came from inside the Slack!"https://t.co/kQ8WHTlQD2 https://t.co/fsM0Z5307V

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6/30/2017