RIP.
Kevin Mitnick has died
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#382Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wish I remember which book I read about Mitnick (and others). I developed a strong dislike for Mitnick, however. As others have said, he came across as an adolescent with an over-sized ego. More "Jackass" than "Silicon Valley". Although I'm sure he's not the only "hacker" for whom illegal entry into computer systems gave him a sense of self-importance. No thanks. Edit: yeah, probably was "Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hac…
I think it's more that he was one of the first/earliest to use technology to amplify his skills on a scale previously out of reach of most people. Coupled with the fact that he was way ahead of his opponents and a young man, it is quite understandable the path he took.no one is perfect, but don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
I think it was within reach of plenty of people but most people with that ability decided that breaking the law wasn't what they wanted to do with their lives.
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#383To be candid; fuck this narrative. Nobody "Beats" cancer based on sheer will. Same scenario as those that did not "Fight hard enough". It's a disease. It does not care about your wants, and needs.
And conversely, nobody loses to cancer. It's a draw at best, considering that the cancer dies with the host.
Not necessarily:
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#384The hacker community needs a word akin to “Silent Key” - in the ham radio community - that means a contributor that’s passed on. Never met the guy but you’re damn right I know who he is. And I come from the middle of nowhere.
AFK.
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#385Wow, this is seriously upsetting. The fact that so many people are dying of pancreatic cancer is very, very scary to me, and it's so many young people at this point.
It's one of the few that's still difficult to detect, and by the time you show symptoms you are basically stage 4... it's treatable if you catch it early, but therein lies the problem; My grandfather passed away from it.
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#386To be candid; fuck this narrative. Nobody "Beats" cancer based on sheer will. Same scenario as those that did not "Fight hard enough". It's a disease. It does not care about your wants, and needs.
Any doctor will tell you that mentality is incredibly important in fighting (yes, fighting) diseases. It is well known that your psychological state influences the immune system a lot, and even from anecdata, you can see that people rapidly deteriorate when they give up. It is not a coincidence all these terms are used. Can all cancers be beaten by sheer will? Of course not. But it does play a huge factor in many cas…
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#387A mentor and a beacon for many of us. Rest in peace.
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#388Is there an obit that isn't on a dumb site that blocks entire countries for no reason?
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#389Hackers never die, they elevate. RIP.
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#390To be candid; fuck this narrative. Nobody "Beats" cancer based on sheer will. Same scenario as those that did not "Fight hard enough". It's a disease. It does not care about your wants, and needs.
Parent was not saying that Kevin Mitnick made himself better with sheer will, rather that he was enabled by his personality and wealth to obtain experimental and/or risky treatments that turned out to improve his condition.
The thing is even that is speculative. You cannot know that these treatments specifically worked better. These are things we can only assess via statistics on more than a single patient.
I.E. x% more patient survive after n years while using this or this treatment. And same treatment could increase odds of dying sooner from other decease out of scope with the research years later.