Hacker's ruinous run ends in capture

#1

Post by BogdanCalin » Sun, Jul 13, 2014, 4:37 PM UTC

Hacker's ruinous run ends in capture
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Re: Hacker's ruinous run ends in capture

#2

Post by algorithm_dk » Sun, Jul 13, 2014, 8:10 PM UTC

That's not what "hacker" means.

Re: Hacker's ruinous run ends in capture

#3

Post by walshemj » Sun, Jul 13, 2014, 9:58 PM UTC

algorithm_dk wrote: post #2

That's not what "hacker" means.

Sorry 'hacker' has a number of meanings and one of them is cyber criminals - trying to turn the clock back to some imagined golden age at MIT in the 60's is futile.

Re: Hacker's ruinous run ends in capture

#4

Post by coryl » Sun, Jul 13, 2014, 9:59 PM UTC

algorithm_dk wrote: post #2

That's not what "hacker" means.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hacker

Full Definition of HACKER

1: one that hacks

2: a person who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity

3: an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer

4: a person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system

Re: Hacker's ruinous run ends in capture

#5

Post by Mandatum » Sun, Jul 13, 2014, 10:10 PM UTC

Although I really have disdain for people like this, and I condemn his actions. He's clearly got a few screws loose or his terrorist toddler years seem to have lapsed into puberty..

But I thought that t-shirt was a nice touch..

Re: Hacker's ruinous run ends in capture

#6

Post by algorithm_dk » Tue, Jul 15, 2014, 11:07 AM UTC

coryl wrote: post #4

algorithm_dk wrote: post #2

That's not what "hacker" means.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hacker Full Definition of HACKER 1: one that hacks 2: a person who is inexperienced or unskilled at a particular activity 3: an expert at programming and solving problems with a computer 4: a person who illegally gains access to and sometimes tampers with information in a computer system

Good thing we're all hackers here (hackernews right?)