NYT Discovers Internet's Wild Side: IRC

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday May 6, 2004 @03:26AM from the ok-corral dept.

maztec writes "The New York Times (free soul-sucking registration required) published an article today entitled The Internet's Wilder Side. Apparently, according to the article, 'the Internet has come to resemble a pleasant, well-policed suburb , [but] a little-known neighborhood known as Internet Relay Chat remains the Wild West.' In essence the article concerns itself with how IRC is the breeding ground of all the Internet's Evils, from animal pornography and illegal file sharing to virus making and computer cracking, it all starts here. I'd continue pointing out interesting quotes, but that'd be a waste. Go read it yourself. And if you're on IRC, remember, you're evil. Even if you're one of those do-gooders who uses Mozilla, LFS, or FreeNode servers for software development."

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Re:Whatever by Ender+Ryan · 2004-05-06 04:00 · Score: 0, Flamebait

And yet YOU like to troll all the Linux stories and make up bullshit about how you have insider SCO information and that they have a real case against Linux...
What the fuck is wrong with you, man?

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Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken - Tyler Durden
Oh, "19"90s by bonch · 2004-05-06 04:24 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Whew, good thing you specified which century. I was totally confusing our discussion with the bomb-making Internet of the late 1890s.
Re:God forbid by pete.com · 2004-05-06 06:03 · Score: -1, Flamebait

Did they arrive in black helicopters too? I'm surprised your friend still remember it since they usually use one of those brain eraser thingys on you after they take the entire network. I heard once they confiscated the entire internet. Sorry I'll have to call BS on your story. This just isn't done.