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Is it Just Me, Or Is Our Mainframe Missing?

xnuandax writes "Here's a salient lesson for those system security personnel who spend their time fretting over the theoretical crack-ability of their 1024 bit encryption keys. Australian Customs have recently suffered a rather unfortunate set back in their "War Against Terror" with the admission that two of their secure mainframe servers have been wheeled out of the building by persons unknown. I'll bet my $2 that the root password on those boxes was 'trustno1'."

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  1. Who cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Australians are a bunch of sheep shaggers

    1. Re:Who cares? by erfmuffin · · Score: -1, Flamebait
      dont be so friggin rascist!

      thats obviously new zealand...

  2. Re:Mainframe repairmen! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Isn't that how they always did it on Josie and the Pussycats cartoon? They'd dress up as "computer repairmen" and then wheel the computer out the door, which would then infuriate the bad guy and they'd have the chase scene set to a song.

    /me punches tekrat in the fucking face repeatedly.

    Anybody that steals a mainframe is either looking to part it out and sell it on Ebay, or they are going to melt it down for the valuable metals.

    Or they want to use it to make fake pr0n pics of your mom.

  3. Re:The lesson here: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    No shit. Muslim terrorists looking to blow some more english speaking white folks up I wager.

    If you are German or French no worry the muslims know you are pussies and will do nothing to defend yourself. They will come for you when they have done with the english speakers.

  4. Osama by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    1,3,7,9, Osama Ben Laden thinks fucking little boys in the ass is fine.

  5. Re:This is what happens ... by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why do waiters deserve a gift for doing their job again?

    (I used to work as a waiter at Pizza Express, and I always considered tippers to be complete idiots who didn't understand the value of money, I never got annoyed at non tippers)

    The only reason why waiters are an angry bunch is because they're such losers.

    --
    That was classic intercourse!
  6. Re:PC by Alan+Partridge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You shouldn't italicise incorrectly spelled words. Makes you look like a total fuckwit.

    --
    That was classic intercourse!
  7. Re:Australia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Right on brother! I hear you! This beloved country of ours is FUBAR, and John Howard sucks donkey cock.

    Sorry, I'm not normally so crass, but John Howard really pisses me off.

    Disclaimer: I'm a (Australian) white male aged 18-45, everybody listens to what I have to say!