Hell, this is scarier for those of us that are still in high school. Although I can't see any of my current teachers using this as a deterrent.
As I read over this again it looks like that by making any sort of mistake in a network programming class (we wrote IM clients in comp sci last year) one could get slammed by this ("well, you did type the code... that's intentional enough).
"Computer hackers who prey upon unsuspecting schools, striking fear in the hearts of entire communities with threats of violence, cannot go unpunished" is just fscking scary. This guy just makes a near-perfect satire of himself. That's what this really is, right? A joke? author takes refuge in his youthful innocence
Well, not every news outlet has ignored it. NPR had a fifteen minute blurb about it on yesterday's Morning Edition and seemed to take the/. view of things.
They aren't total corporate shills yet;)
Were it not for this issue Browne would have my vote in a second. However, as the cynics have pointed out, a vote for a third party is essentially a vote for Bush. Can you honestly risk Bush having the power to make supreme court appointments?
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here's a link to the msnbc coverage: http://www.msnbc.com/news/default.asp?cp1=1
Ssh! Not so loud... This is their ticket to funding for the 2003 mission.
As I read over this again it looks like that by making any sort of mistake in a network programming class (we wrote IM clients in comp sci last year) one could get slammed by this ("well, you did type the code... that's intentional enough).
"Computer hackers who prey upon unsuspecting schools, striking fear in the hearts of entire communities with threats of violence, cannot go unpunished" is just fscking scary. This guy just makes a near-perfect satire of himself. That's what this really is, right? A joke? author takes refuge in his youthful innocence
--me
They aren't total corporate shills yet
--me
In system.ini, under the [386Enh] heading, type: MessageBackColor=(Hex colour of choice) MessageTextColor=(Hex colour of choice) Have fun.
Were it not for this issue Browne would have my vote in a second. However, as the cynics have pointed out, a vote for a third party is essentially a vote for Bush. Can you honestly risk Bush having the power to make supreme court appointments?
Sadly, I'm voting Gore 2000.