Is your son a computer hacker?

Hybuir · Post by **Hybuir** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:56 am

http://www.adequacy.org/stories/2001.12 ... .2147.html

An article from 2001 that made me laugh.

Skyfire · Post by **Skyfire** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:45 pm

Programming with Perl is a hacking manual?

WyriHaximus · Post by **WyriHaximus** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:33 pm

Skyfire wrote:Programming with Perl is a hacking manual?

In a way. Since you use programming or scripting languages to automate things. Basicly every programmer can hack, hacking is nothing more then testing the security of a program and improve it

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Anyway time to grab and shotgun and shoot the article:

1) O wait maybe it's because AOL sucks >_<.

2) That is called spyware/mallware and is sometimes installed by using exploids in browers or trick the user into downloading it. Although the programs provide the things they say and mostlikely contain crappy coding to do naugthy stuff these things aren't used for hacking.

3) Maybe the kid just wants to play games -.-

4) Natural interest in security. Knowing what your upagainst is the best way to defend you self so you go read their books.

5) DOS is a Denail Of Service attack and has nothing to do with gaining commandline access.

6) It's a fricking First Person Shooter not some ancient wow xD.

7) Wait isn't that called puberty?

It's called Linux and it's fully legal. And it's based on Unix not on some MS crap -.- .

9) So he is in puberty and changes his looks just to be radical....

10) So do people with other problems no reason to be a hacker.

Anyway I can recall my mom saying she could imagen code in the dark all night long. She never knew how right she was....

NiennaMiriel · Post by **NiennaMiriel** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:40 am

That is such an awesome article. It shows just how clueless people can be.

And I second all of your rebuttals Wyri, those are the exact thoughts I had.

Is this article a joke, or is it for real?

Hybuir · Post by **Hybuir** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:44 am

I believe that in 2001 it was an actual article.

NiennaMiriel · Post by **NiennaMiriel** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:48 am

In looking at the comments from a month after it was written, it seems as though it was a joke. It's hard to tell though, since the site is an archive, and I can't find anything that tells me if the site is a joke or if it's real.

I mean, look at the sites FAQ http://www.adequacy.org/special/faq.html

Hybuir · Post by **Hybuir** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:28 am

ha, didn't even check

Hybuir · Post by **Hybuir** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:28 am

Bump...

An article that is definately a peice of satire
"Hey Kids! Help America defeat terrorism!" (aka Are Your Parents Terrorists?)
http://www.centerforrationaldebate.com/KidsCorner.html