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How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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Post by Twisol »

ripdog wrote: post #179
WatchDog wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seems to making it's prosecutors jobs really easy, by incriminating itself.

Perhaps this is just my autism speaking, but am I the only one who gets completely freaked out by sentences like the above? "It" refers to inanimate objects, things which can't have free will, do crimes, or be prosecuted. It's almost like you're talking about how a lawnmower decided to run a child over and then incriminate itself by boasting about it on social media. It makes no sense! I know she picked that pronoun…

> Perhaps this is just my autism speaking, but am I the only one who gets completely freaked out by sentences like the above?

Hi, fellow autist here.

Yes, it feels like my brain hits some speedbumps with that particular pronoun. I wouldn't say I get "freaked out" though; it's just unfamiliar yet.

Despite what other comments claim, I doubt this is agrammatical. "It" is part of the same grammatical class (the class of pronouns!!) and so fits anywhere "he" or "she" does.

> "It" refers to inanimate objects, things which can't have free will

Could you bring yourself to see the choice of "it/its" pronouns exactly as a self-identification with things that feel no agency of their own? I don't know why Maia claims those pronouns, but I'd get this motivation for sure.

Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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Post by neilk »

shadowgovt wrote: post #265

Apropos of nothing, I also just really appreciate crimew.gay's aesthetic. This website is what me from 1993 thought a hacker's website would look like. A nod of respect to them for kickin' it old-school.

And they were born in 1999. We are dealing with a unique mind here.

Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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Post by [deleted] »

stonepresto wrote: post #253

For reference, it/she [1] previously was named Tillie Kottman [2] and was indicted by the US in 2021 [3]. [1] https://maia.crimew.gay/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia_arson_crimew [3] https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/swiss-hacker-indicted-c...

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Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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Post by culi »

arcastroe wrote: post #127

This guy is a (hobbyist?) security researcher who responsibly alerts companies of vulnerabilities. However are his actions of downloading the no fly list and offering to share with journalists legal? Or does that cross into overreach and criminal activity?

I think you're confused. The main person in the OP is crimew. The Daily Dot article talks about her in the first few paragraphs but towards the end they talk about a different security researcher that came across the same-ish list from a different source

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Post by wkat4242 »

mproud wrote: post #214
zeveb wrote: post #183

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The last notable ban was Paul Graham for simply sharing their Mastodon handle. Paul Graham is a man, not a plural entity.

A very modern convention is now using “they/their” when a person may not be aware of someone’s preferred pronoun. And even still, I have also seen people abandon gendered pronouns entirely.

Non-binary people tend to prefer the they/their pronoun too.

Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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Post by zootboy »

as_bntd wrote: post #177

I expected to read an article about actually owning an airline in 3 easy steps. :(

Indeed, the de-editorializing of the title made the interpretation more ambiguous. I'd actually prefer the real title ("how to completely own an airline...") or a more clear adjustment ("how to hack an airline...").

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Post by [deleted] »

stonepresto wrote: post #253

For reference, it/she [1] previously was named Tillie Kottman [2] and was indicted by the US in 2021 [3]. [1] https://maia.crimew.gay/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia_arson_crimew [3] https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwa/pr/swiss-hacker-indicted-c...

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Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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Post by Miner49er »

ericpauley wrote: post #7

This is clearly on the darker side of gray-hat. Hate to be preachy but anyone seeking to emulate this sort of attack-finding should consider their ethical obligations as a computer scientist and follow best practices for responsible disclosure. It appears this was completely ignored here, including sharing stolen sensitive data of normal people with whoever can plead a case.

Maybe I missed it, but what data of normal people was stolen?

Re: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the TSA nofly list along the way

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Post by KyleBerezin »

a_t48 wrote: post #259
KyleBerezin wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To quote her home page "hello i am maia arson crimew (it/she)"

Yes, in this case it’s appropriate

I see, just making sure we were all on the same page. I did not strictly mean it as a contradiction.
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