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Interview with Developer of BackupHDDVD

An anonymous reader writes "HD DVD and Blu-Ray were supposedly protected by an impenetrable fortress. However a programmer named "muslix64" discovered that this was not the case, and released BackupHDDVD. Now, Slyck.com has an interview with the individual responsible, who provides some interesting insight to his success."

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  1. He is obviously not a native English speaker... by kad77 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Just an observation.

  2. Allow me to intro myself: I am NOT a Google SHILL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Allow me to intro myself: I am NOT a Google SHILL !!

  3. Probably true, but a bit optimistic all the same by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He could e.g. be your average American high-school graduate. You *really* wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

  4. Xenophiliac? by kad77 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Some mod got their undies in a bundle over an inductive inference to muslix64's native language?

    Sadly, you're probably correct regarding the US HS point.

  5. Interview Joe Lieberman: BushCo's Sock Puppet +1 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Based on Joe Lieberman's response to my previous letter, I believe it's safe to say that Lieberman's pals should reevaluate their cherished assumptions about extremism. Before I launch into my rant, permit me the prelude caveat that Lieberman's most progressive idea is to foist the most poisonously false and destructive myths imaginable upon us. If that sounds progressive to you, you must be facing the wrong way. I am not suggesting government censorship of Lieberman's foolish recommendations. I'll stand by that controversial statement and even assume that most readers who bring their own real-life experience will agree with it. At a bare minimum, this is not Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia, where the state would be eager to put flagitious, indecent casuists on the federal payroll. Not yet, at least. But if my memory serves me correctly, Lieberman is so domineering, I could hide in a closet. I submit that everyone should stop and mull that assertion. Then, you'll understand why Lieberman's zingers are uniformly riddled by an unbelievable degree of ignorance. That's the current situation, and if you have any doubt about the reality of it, then you haven't been paying close enough attention to what's been happening in the world. All Lieberman does is inspire soulless screeds. But you knew that already. So let me add that in public, Lieberman vehemently inveighs against corruption and sin. But when nobody's looking, Lieberman never fails to endorse a complete system of leadership by mobocracy. Mindless sideshow barkers serve as the priests in his cult of rummy hooliganism. These "priests" spend their days basking in Lieberman's reflected glory, pausing only when Lieberman instructs them to pander to our worst fears. What could be more violent? It is bootless to speculate on the matter, but it should be noted that certain facts are clear. For instance, Lieberman's allegations are like a Hydra. They continually acquire new heads and new strength. The only way to stunt their growth is to express our concerns about his sick analects. The only way to destroy his Hydra entirely is to provide more people with the knowledge that some of Lieberman's jibes raise important questions about future social interactions and their relationship to civil liberties. Am I being unduly harsh for writing that? I think not. When the religious leaders in Jesus's time were wrong, Jesus denounced them in extremely harsh terms. So why shouldn't I, too, use extremely harsh terms to indicate that Lieberman expresses insufficient concern about the ozone layer, the Bhopal tragedy, and lesbian theater?

    Should someone think that I am saying too much, I am not saying too much, but much too little. For someone just showed me a memo supposedly written by Lieberman. The memo spells out his plans to mold your mind and have you see the world not as it is, but as he wants you to see it. If this memo is authentic, it tells us that we've all heard Lieberman yammer and whine about how he's being scapegoated again, the poor dear. We could opt to sit back and let him commit confrontational, in-your-face acts of violence, intimidation, and incivility. Most people, however, would argue that the cost in people's lives and self-esteem is an extremely high price to pay for such inaction on our part.

    Until recently, Lieberman's ideals have gone unnoticed and unanalyzed. End of story. Actually, I should add that he has, on a number of occasions, expressed a desire to bring about a wonderland of mysticism. On all of these occasions, I submitted to the advice of my friends, who assured me that this is not wild speculation. This is not a conspiracy theory. This is documented fact. But don't despair. Rather, take comfort in the knowledge that Lieberman's slaves are nothing more than reprehensible flakes. That concept can be extended, mutatis mutandis, to the way that if the past is any indication of the future, he will once again attempt to control your bank account, your employment, your personal safety, and your mind. Some lo

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