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Hacker Sends Out Fake Tsunami Warning On Twitter

Posted by samzenpus on from the false-wave dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A Twitter account belonging to an official adviser of the Indonesian president has been broken into by a hacker who posted a warning that a tsunami was heading for Jakarta. Andi Arief is Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's disaster management adviser and a frequent user of Twitter. But when he lost control of his account, a tsunami warning was sent out to Twitter users."

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  1. Hey! There's a fake tsunami coming! by ignavus · · Score: 4, Funny

    It is all a matter of operator precedence:

    fake (tsunami warning) versus (fake tsunami) warning

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    I am anarch of all I survey.
    1. Re:Hey! There's a fake tsunami coming! by md65536 · · Score: 4, Funny

      It is all a matter of operator precedence:

      fake (tsunami warning) versus (fake tsunami) warning

      "fake (tsunami warning)" is standard gramatical precedence or whatever.
      "(fake tsunami) warning" would be specified "fake-tsunami warning"

      Please mod me down, thanks. I can't believe I replied to this.