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Arizona Botnet Controller Draws 30-Month Federal Sentence 76

Posted by timothy on Sunday September 09, 2012 @05:35PM from the such-a-sweet-boy dept.

dgharmon writes with word from the BBC that "A U.S. hacker who sold access to thousands of hijacked home computers has been jailed for 30 months. Joshua Schichtel of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced for renting out more than 72,000 PCs that he had taken over using computer viruses." Time is cheap: Schichtel admitted to giving access to those 72,000 computers for $1500.

FBI Releases Document Confirming Roswell UFO 481

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday April 10, 2011 @12:36PM from the I-want-to-believe dept.

schwit1 writes "An investigator for the Air Force stated that three so-called flying saucers had been recovered in New Mexico. They were described as circular in shape with raised centers approximately 50 feet in diameter. Each one was occupied by three bodies of human shape, but only 3 feet tall dressed in metallic clothing of very fine texture."

Samsung Galaxy Ad Misleads With Fake Interviews 224

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday March 27, 2011 @09:50PM from the for-entertainment-purposes-only dept.

unassimilatible writes "A Samsung ad campaign for the latest Galaxy Tab is misleading, to say the least. Actors pretending to be real people in fake interviews in a fake magazine misquoting a bad first-gen Galaxy tab review, are exposed — by the actual review writer. Netizens 'are having fun pointing out other curious things about the interviews, such as the fact that "leading New York real-estate CEO Joseph Kolinski" raves about the 8.9-inch Galaxy Tab even though the only 8.9-inch Tabs that Samsung itself had on hand at CTIA were non-working models.' Kolinski is actually an actor, not a CEO, Jim."

Comment a != b (Score 4, Insightful) 229

by tantalus on Sunday November 15, 2009 @06:00PM (#30109292) Attached to: Genentech Puts Words In the Mouths of Congress Members

If something happens all the time, it does not mean there is nothing nefarious about it. Quite the contrary.

Comment Re:The realm of what shouldn't be... (Score 2, Insightful) 330

by tantalus on Sunday September 14, 2008 @06:07AM (#24996417) Attached to: Apple Declares DRM War On Sneaker Hackers

A 'community of people who want to workout' can be very helpful to stay motivated and encourage each other. It can be be much easier to stick to an activity if you feel part of a group doing that activity. I'd be willing to bet there are people living near you who run as a group for that reason.

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