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Republican Aide Tries to Hire Hackers
Noryungi writes "It seems as though a Republican Communications Director contacted Attrition.org, trying to hire hackers to improve his educational records. I don't know what is his dumbest move: (a) contacting Attrition in the first place, (b) using a real name Yahoo email address or (c) speaking at length about what he needed? Kudos to the Attrition crew for posting the whole email dialogue online! A sample from the conversation: 'Jericho: First, let's be clear. You are soliciting me to break the law and hack into a computer across state lines. That is a federal offense and multiple felonies. Obviously I can't trust anyone and everyone that mails such a request, you might be an FBI agent, right? So, I need three things to make this happen: 1. A picture of a squirrel or pigeon on your campus. One close-up, one with background that shows buildings, a sign, or something to indicate you are standing on the campus. 2. The information I mentioned so I can find the records once I get into the database. 3. Some idea of what I get for all my trouble.'"
Everyone knows that squirrels and pigeons have a protection from FBI spell cast on them, and cannot be photographed or photoshopped by FBI agents or those in collusion with them.
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The real mystery is how somebody this sharp, informed and educated managed to do so badly in college. I mean, the guy's obviously got street smarts and book smarts.
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Everyone knows that squirrels and pigeons have a protection from FBI spell cast on them, and cannot be photographed or photoshopped by FBI agents or those in collusion with them.
Actually, their inability to be photoshopped has nothing to do with it. Pigeons are protected under whistle-blower laws.
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It would have been cooler if they'd sent this knucklehead screenshots of them doing the "hack" and it be from Uplink.
Then it would have been complete!
Yes Francis, the world has gone crazy.
The squirrel requirement eliminates the nuts.
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...I'm just proud my representative (or his aide) knew about the Interweb! ;)
This is so funny. You guys will believe anything posted on the Internet! :)
Companies want programmers who think "out of the box" only to put them in tightly controlled boxes after hiring. WHY?
This reminds me of a Hilarious West Wing scene:
[CJ is mad at Josh for posting to the message board of a Josh Lyman fansite]
C.J. Cregg: If you ever post anything on that website again, I will shove a motherboard so far up your ass... What?
Josh Lyman: You DO know I outrank you, right?
C.J. Cregg: SO FAR UP YOUR ASS...
"All great wisdom is contained in .signature files"
Nah, the rot-26 takes the cake.
It's just like rot-13, but twice as secure!
MABASPLOOM!
Holy cow. This technique actually has a name.... and you knew what it was... I'm in complete awe over here.
:)
(not a troll, simply poking fun)
There is simply too much glass..
Both squirrels and pigeons have a genetic fear of authority and an inate ability to spot federal agents. Hence by examining the expressions on their faces, someone experienced in such covert arts can instantly tell if the photo was take by law enforcement.
You also can often see the refections of badges in the critter's eyes if you blow up the photo. The same technique works with drug dealers, but they sometimes express displeasure at being photographed.
I have been studying these techniques as part of my CSI scriptwriting course.
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When you read about a violent crime, you're usually safe in assuming the criminal was a Democrat.
Unless he's a Republican Congressman hitting up underage teenage boys for information on their masturbatory habits, then he's referred to as a "Democrat"...
"I'm as liberal as they come: anarcho-syndicalist, it doesn't get more hardcore leftist than that."
Hoho! The anarcho-communists spit in your general direction, bourgeoisie scum!
Spitting is fine, just as long as there aren't any ice picks involved...
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
Give the Guy a break - he was just trying to "reform" his grades.
Yes he did, the first page he visited was encrypted in double rot 13.
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I take extreme offense that you have a (disparaging/humorous) word for Repugs but not for Demos? Demons? D-craps?
Honestly, what is the propper slur to use here, anyway?
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