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'UK Hackers' Condemn McKinnon?

Posted by Zonk on from the got-what-he-deserved dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Whitedust has some interesting commentary on this BBC article which claims that 'UK hackers' have condemned Gary Mckinnon's trial. From the article: 'Another example of some truly awful and misinformed mainstream tech reporting here. The article claims that UK hackers are almost all in support of Mr Mckinnon when in truth as we all know the entire tech community has agreed that Mr Mckinnon is not only an idiot but a deluded attention seeker.'"

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  1. No Free Energy For You! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    ...as we all know the entire tech community has agreed that Mr Mckinnon is not only an idiot but a deluded attention seeker.
    Oh, Gary's gonna be pissed when he sees that. No free energy for you!
  2. Re:Idiot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Actually... the bbc article DID say that earlier this morning. They seem to have changed their mind since that Whitedust posting has done the rounds in some of the underground sites (addict3d.org et all). You gotta remember people; THIS IS THE WEB MEDIA IS CHANGABLE!

  3. Look on the bright side.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    If he'd been caught hacking Germany's millitary computers.
    They may have stuck him in a shared cell with (cannibal) Armin Meiwes.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4752797.st m

  4. I can imagine why it's happening by mustafap · · Score: 3, Funny

    Security Advisor: "Hackers got into our computers again sir"

    Bush: "Damm it! Where did they get the technology to break our secret codes?"

    Security Advisor: "Actually, we left the systems wide open. Our IT specialists are too lazy to set passwords"

    Bush: "So how do we stop these sly foreign devils?"

    Security Advisor: "Lets just grab one and stick him in jail for life. No one at home will care. It might put the rest off"

    Bush: "Or we could train our guys to use password?"

    Security Advisor: "You'r talking nonsense again, sir"

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