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Comment Re:meh (Score 2) 80

I was just trying to point out the "Hey, hey, look at this huge issue!" (as if you're facebook information wasn't going to leak eventually anyway, doesn't everyone understand that once it's on the internet, it's there to stay?). And, the response, "Oh, no, no. That's not and issue." (Then duck off and go fix it.)

Comment Re:Pr0nography?? (Score 1) 203

I know two ladies and one guy in pornography. Neither of them needed to turn to pornography to make a living, both of the ladies were becoming more and more successful models prior, actually (it's a long road to fame in those industries). All three of them enjoy sex, are not timid about their bodies and enjoy their work. They are picky about which companies they will do work for, however. Some of the companies treat their employees like shit, but that's the same for every industry. That ignores that fact that many of these porn stars run their own studios and companies, also.

Comment Re:Not Really Sold on the Correlations (Score 1) 209

Yes, definitely. They likely wanted to get their hacked information out fast. So, I doubt they let "John the Ripper" or anything else run for more than a few hours, and probably on a weaker character set like azAZ09. That would definitely obscure the results. I don't think it's a good sample to measure password security on. The same way, a few years ago, someone found a phisher's log file and posted it to full-disclosure. While that would give you more difficult passwords, the sample of users is questionable and not all of the passwords were real (you'd need to filter out the e-mails like fuck@phish.ers). Besides that, I assume that I'm not the only one that uses stronger passwords for say my server and my various e-mail addresses, than I use for any other service like facebook, gaming forums, etc..

Comment Re:That is always something that has annoyed me (Score 1) 392

The problem is motivation. A lot of us are maliciously motivated. Even if some of us take that energy and use it in a non-malicious way.
Some of us often break into a system, with entirely malicious motivations. But, once we do, we don't break or steal anything, because the drive is gone (if I could delete files owned by another user, as my user, through a hole, I'd be more likely to do so, than once I gained root.. there's no fun in removing files you have permission to remove, you know that's possible and just knowing makes it boring). It's kind of like wishing for a special power, getting it and then being bored. Usually, you'll move on to the next thing. The harder someone tries to keep me out, the more I want to break in. Often, it's sign of a sociopath. They enjoy showing them that spending a huge sum of money will not solve the problem.

I don't mind someone breaking into my house, if they don't break or steal anything. However, I'm also likely to react violently to their intrusion, if I'm home.

Personally, I'm with the guy above. The hacker in me wants to applaud his balls. But, the rest of me just wants to say "You asked for it." But, he shouldn't be tried on trumped up charges either. I wouldn't worry about most of them, when they first arrest you (in the US), they'll just throw everything they can think of. No matter how redundant or retarded the charges are. There's many reasons for this. First and foremost, it pushes you bail way higher (even though the prosecuting attorney is going to drop nearly all of it). Second, they like to act like every arrest is making the community a safer place. The cop arrests a kid for a DUI, he'll throw him, minor in possession of alcohol, public drunk, reckless driving, DUI, etc.. But the attorney is probably just going to press the DUI issue, get the kid scared, so he pleas out to a lesser charge or takes a lesser sentence than the maximum.

But, I also like to refer to being in jail as being held against my will. Bail and bond as ransom and bribe, etc.. They kidnap you off the street, take away everything you have, including your freedom and demand a ransom from your friends and loved ones for your temporary release. Then they'll proceed to mentally terrorize you, for the next few months, until your case is finally over (6+ months down the road, if you get a "speedy" trial, imagine if you didn't bail out. You spend all that time in jail. Of course you're going to plead guilty.).

Comment Re:High School Was the Worst Years for Me as Well (Score 1) 275

As someone who would've been classified as a "punk" in high school (and 8 years later, I still listen to the same shit, have even more tattoos, yet no piercings), I can agree. I used to have a lot of fun backing up kids that I didn't even know. The jocks, preps, etc.. other bully types (not going to say that punkers don't bully) had no idea that I played hockey, skateboarded and boxed. It was fun times to bully the bully. I even got jumped for dating one of the cheerleaders (I guess she liked the "bad boy" type), she eventually left me, when I wouldn't change for her. I kept laughing and asking "What is this, some kind of bad interpretation of those movies where the popular chick takes an unpopular chick and gives her a make over?"

Anyway, we'd let anyone hang out with us and be nice to them (until we were familiar with them). Once you're in the "friend zone", expect to be made fun of relentlessly. Don't be afraid to sling verbal feces right back though.

Comment Re:Disaster (Score 1) 353

Holy shit, you sound like an American. You fuckin' yankee douche bag. I live here and I can't stand the vast majority of my so-called "kin". Where are you from? Wanna trade? You'd fit in well. Just learn to thoughtlessly bash Mexicans and jokingly make fun of Canada. Drive a hybrid car, after you have 3 kids and call yourself "eco-friendly".

Put it this way, I can't stand democrats or republicans. I don't even believe in democracy (especially not one run by businessmen and lawyers). It's my belief that any system of government is as flawed as the next, in it's own way. You could have a monarchy and you could be just as "free" as anyone else, if you had a decent leader that actually gave a fuck.

Fuck BP, Halliburton, Bush, Obama, Transocean and especially, you.
Science

Submission + - The World's First Osmotic Power Plant (gizmag.com)

ElectricSteve writes: Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway officially opened the world's first osmotic power plant prototype on November 24. The prototype has a limited production capacity and will be used primarily for testing and data validation, leading to the construction of a commercial power plant in a few years time. Statkraft claims that the technology has the global potential to generate clean, renewable energy equivalent to China's total electricity consumption in 2002 or half of the EU's total power production
The Courts

Submission + - Film studios issue ultimatum to ISPs (itnews.com.au) 1

bennyboy64 writes: The court case between the film industry and ISP iiNet drew to a close yesterday after the film studios issued an ultimatum: Take copyright responsibilities seriously or leave the industry. 'Businesses such as ISPs want to enjoy the benefit of being able to make money out of the provision of internet service facilities and they enjoy that benefit. But it carries with it a responsibility,' said Tony Bannon SC, the film industry's lawyer. 'They provide a facility that is able to be used for copyright infringement purposes. If they don't like having to deal with copyright notices then they should get out of the business'. iTnews has done a short one minute interview with iiNet's CEO Michael Malone as he left the court on the final day. The judge also, on the final day, dismissed the Internet Industry Association's involvement in the case.

Submission + - Hacker McKinnon to be extradited to US (guardian.co.uk)

Vainglorious Coward writes: When UK hacker and Asperger's sufferer Gray MacKinnon lost the judicial review of his case it seemed likely that he would be extradited to the US to face charges of hacking almost a hundred systems causing $700,000 worth of damage. Today the UK home secretary rejected his last-ditch attempt to avoid extradition adding that the "his extradition to the United States must proceed forthwith". McKinnon's relatives are expressing concerns for his heatlh, with his lawyer going so far as to claim that extradition would make the 43-year old's death "virtually certain".

Comment Re:Using kids (Score 1) 213

There are cases of Immigrant smuggling where the drivers were juveniles because juveniles are much more difficult to prosecute. That's how I'd operate if I were a fraudster - have the kids to the dirty work and give them a cut. There are hordes of bored shithead suburban kids who would love to be "elite haxxors" and they would most likely avoid prosecution the first time.

Especially if they rat you out.

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