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America Versus the UFO Hacker

Posted by kdawson on from the keeping-promises dept.

Rob writes "Gary McKinnon, still suffering from Asperger's syndrome, depression, anxiety, and panic attacks, has one last chance to avoid extradition from the UK to the US to face charges of hacking into NASA and Pentagon computers in search of information on UFOs. Will the new UK government keep its word and help him avoid a savage punishment? The New Statesman has a survey of the history and McKinnon's prospects."

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  1. Re:"UFO Hacker" by DriedClexler · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, he proved that Apple products are so freakishly different that if an advanced alien computer tried to interface with one, it will blow up in frustration.

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    Information theory is life. The rest is just the KL divergence.