Hacker U.

Karma 50 writes: "What is claimed to be the world's first school for "hackers" has recently opened in Paris. Run by the magazine hackerz voice, for $60 or so you will be taught the fine art of breaking into systems. Google will do some translation of the course details. The local police are said to be "watching the school with interest"."

Comments

Re:Ahhh! Another fresh day!

[Anonymous Coward]

Add a couple of dot-coms to that as well.

The clueless writer

[Amomynous Coward]

From the article -

A final word of advice to anyone planning to enrol in the school - which has already had enquiries from abroad - if you want to pay by credit card, do it over the phone.

As the school's website says, paying over the internet isn't secure.

OK. So paying over the internet isn't secure. Paying over the phone is???

NOT!

Re:Nah! Re:Ahhh! Another fresh day!

[Anonymous Coward]

What odds would you give me on VA Linux before the end of the year?

Re:US won't be happy

[Anonymous Coward]

scared of the french?!#%?@#$ hahahahahahah. that'll be the day

Re:Nah! Re:Ahhh! Another fresh day!

[Anonymous Coward]

I'll be generous. 1:2.

So long slashdot...
Without slashdot, were will we troll/crap flood??

Urgency! Slashdot has low value.

[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:Comparisons

[Anonymous Coward]

Legit rap? Hahahaha!

Re:Nooo, please no!

[Anonymous Coward]

Why the fuck does this appear on /.? EVERYBODY with half a clue in computer stuff laughed at these guys...

I think you answered your own question.

Re:You mean Cracker not Hacker

[Anonymous Coward]

shut up you noisome individual