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Boston Perl Monger Plays With the Big Leagues

Posted by Hemos on

babbage writes "Chris Nandor tried to help out the Red Sox by stuffing the MLB All Star Ballot. Baseball says they were on to him all along. He says he'll be back next year. " Ah, yes, that wonderful point where sports and computer connect, probably sans changing IPs, but with the mis-use of "hacker".

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  1. Re:Gives 'hacker' a bad name... too late. by pudge · · Score: 2

    # We just needed a better scripter, some MIT geek who wouldn't get caught.

    I could have done it without being caught, but I was hungry.

  2. Re:Similar Scripts Available by oddjob · · Score: 2

    A script kiddie is born...

    If you want to become a perl hacker:

    1. Get the camel book
    2. Read other peoples scripts
    3. Find something that needs doing
    4. Write a script and try it
    5. Ask for help
    6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the script does what you want
    7. Repeat steps 2 through 6 often
    8. Always use your power for good, never evil

    If you do turn to the dark side, at least try not to be as incompetent as this guy was.

  3. The Indians did it without computers! by Smack · · Score: 2

    In somewhat related All-star voting news:

    While this guy's scam didn't work, the Indians' method did -- they got four players in the starting lineup! And it seems to be due to more than just a good team and sellout crowds. When they handed out the ballots in person at the ballpark, they apparently made no attempt at all to make sure people didn't vote multiple times. To quote, "the ushers came to pick up the All-Star ballots handed out earlier and immediately passed out fresh ones." One guy says he voted 25 times in one game! There aren't many "votes" that allow that kind of abuse.

    For more, check out this page on ESPN. You have to scroll down to Monday's entry, but it's very interesting.