Hacker posts video on youtube, get sentenced to 9 years

What, you mean posting a video of a break in and malicious installation of bot software on legally protected hospital computers is going to be seen by more than my loser hacker e-friends? Man, things have changed on the internet.



What I love about this video is his occasional rebel sneers. You don't need slick 90's techno and pvc jackets to see that in his head this guy is a web 2.0 incarnation of Zero Cool in a hoodie, a covert cyber rogue in the employ of.... THE ELECTRONIC TRIBULATION ARMY. Taking a look at his internet gang's website will basically show you all you need to know. If these people are enemies to Anonymous then I think I prefer the latter's sophisticated retardation to ETA's tricked out robot skulls and dubstep. who the fuck still thinks green and black command line aesthetics are still cool? Furthermore, Anonymous would likely be better at REMAINING ANONYMOUS.

Here's the story on Wired.com

70% of the energy in the universe resides in empty space

I think I hate Richard Dawkins. His snarky face, mostly, but his snarky brand of atheism as well. He does, however, have some decent speakers on his youtube page, among them this lecture by Lawrence Krauss on the origins and nature of space. It's long, but he's got jokes. He suffers from the same snarkitude as Dawkins, but graciously just sticks to the science.

On nerds

To offset John's techno-enthusiasm I'm posting this three part webcomic. to clarify, I don't hate nerds, I just like to keep a balanced perspective on things.







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