The boy who stole Half-Life 2 (2011)
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The boy who stole Half-Life 2 (2011)
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Re: The boy who stole Half-Life 2 (2011)
#2Article is from 2011 (figured that out after I read the whole thing).
I wonder if in in the interim anything else happened to Gembe. Somehow, I kinda want to hear he ended up at Valve in a turnaround of events, but I highly doubt it.
Re: The boy who stole Half-Life 2 (2011)
#3TL-DR:
1) don't hack.
2) if you hack, don't get caught.
3) if you hack and get caught, be in a country that you can bribe yourself out of the mess (definitely not Germany!)
4) don't destroy other people's hard work, it's not nice.
Re: The boy who stole Half-Life 2 (2011)
#4That boy is now 40
Re: The boy who stole Half-Life 2 (2011)
#5TL-DR: 1) don't hack. 2) if you hack, don't get caught. 3) if you hack and get caught, be in a country that you can bribe yourself out of the mess (definitely not Germany!) 4) don't destroy other people's hard work, it's not nice.
I think 3 should be "Don't email your hack victims with proof of your crimes for a face-to-face meeting."
Re: The boy who stole Half-Life 2 (2011)
#6Article is from 2011 (figured that out after I read the whole thing). I wonder if in in the interim anything else happened to Gembe. Somehow, I kinda want to hear he ended up at Valve in a turnaround of events, but I highly doubt it.
I can't imagine Valve would ever hire him, given the lengths they went to assisting the FBI with the fake entrapment style job interview. Also sets a horrible precedent that you can hold the company ransom over stolen code to get a job if nothing else!
Re: The boy who stole Half-Life 2 (2011)
#7TL-DR: 1) don't hack. 2) if you hack, don't get caught. 3) if you hack and get caught, be in a country that you can bribe yourself out of the mess (definitely not Germany!) 4) don't destroy other people's hard work, it's not nice.
I think 3 should be "Don't email your hack victims with proof of your crimes for a face-to-face meeting."
That one is fundamental! lol