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	AMD Makes that hacker...... NOT! (none / 0) (#3619)
	by Anonymous Reader on Wed Dec 12th, 2001 at 11:44:34 PM PST
	OMFG I have never laughed so much in my entire life, the person that wrote that article must be an absolute retard! To the above Anon poster, RIGHT ON, you tell em. I own 6, yes SIX, wanna read it once more S I X AMD based machines at my home and will build no other type of system for customers. All my customers would be very entertained at this article and then would tell the author his is indeed a moron. Gust for the record, AMD CPU's beat the Intel offering CLOCK FOR CLOCK. Yeah, for each little 1MHz that an Inhell Pee4 does the AMD Athlon does MORE. The Pee4's get smacked down by Athlons even with a huge speed advantage that the Pee4's have. To the author: Learn the facts before you post mindless bull$hit about stuff you quite obviously know nothing about. MORON!

 

	eh... (none / 0) (#3620)
	by Anonymous Reader on Wed Dec 12th, 2001 at 11:48:06 PM PST
	microsoft paint ate my children. ... wait, i dont have any children.' oh, right... that's cuz microsoft paint ate them. heh. silly me kbye.1

 

	hehehehe (none / 0) (#3622)
	by Anonymous Reader on Wed Dec 12th, 2001 at 11:50:39 PM PST
	Oh, my, god that was hilarious. No, but seriously. "American Micro Devices", a company based in oregon, also known as AMD, is a third world company... funny..Bonzi buddy, one of the most irritating little toys on the internet..maybe a bother, but certainly nothing to do with hacking..AOL has a strict no-hacking policy.. that one's the best.. yeah, there are too many AOL script-kiddies who want to 0\/\//\/><0r j00!! Seirously folks.. This article's a riot, but it's really not to be taken seriously. I do worry that some of the (no offense) non-computer savvy adults WILL take this article seriously and cut off their children's computer use.. Does your son use the quake :) that's like saying are you taking the pot.. Quake is a 3d action game, and bloody and undesirable to tight-noose parents though it may be, it's not a hacker program. Hell without "arena" attached to the end of it, no version (there's III of 'em) is even connected to the internet. Hehe.. whoever wrote this obviously has some good grounding in computers (and probably tech support!), and worte this article to reflect some of the dumbest assumptions made by people around him. If not, he needs serious help on his research..

 

	Seriously? (none / 0) (#3623)
	by Anonymous Reader on Wed Dec 12th, 2001 at 11:53:51 PM PST
	To those that reply to this article, there is no where near the amount of fact presented in this article to merit any sort of rebuttle. To respond to this article as if it was as didactic as it pretends to be presents your equivalent ignorance. To the author, you need to know that you are NOT helping anyone with this site. Your opinions here, about AMD, 'the' Quake, firearms, and recruitment are so far off base that it makes me think you know that you are wrong. This is exacerbated by your linking to some suspicious sites, like spank.com and GWB's bio page. In fact, I commend you on what is a marvelous piece of internet fiction. We will be talking about this one a lot. Genius?

 

	Typical American? (none / 0) (#3624)
	by Anonymous Reader on Wed Dec 12th, 2001 at 11:59:43 PM PST
	Well, I think this man absolutely doesn't know what he is talking about. Telnet is used for hacker's attack... I sent this text to my friends around to make them amused at it as well as I was...

 

	All crap (none / 0) (#3627)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 12:12:35 AM PST
	This is all crap and you are a microsoft Slave hehehehehe :)Who said that to get ride of linux you will have to send your computer back to the manufacturer... ? Thanks for such nice laughable article.. cheers netmastan

 

	No really... (none / 0) (#3630)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 12:29:03 AM PST
	You're a moron. This is the lamest thing I've seen in a LOOONNNNGGG time! Thanks to the folks at <a href="http://www.jesusshaves.com">JesusShaves.com</a> for pointing out this funny shit to me. I'm really starting to hate AOL losers like you.

 

	moron (none / 0) (#3634)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 12:51:36 AM PST
	sorry dude, ya must be a moron posting this, or it's a joke.... lunix? ya mean unix or linux? both Rn't illegal hackersoftware these R Operations Systems like Windows, much better though... muhahahahahhahahaha long ago that i laughed so good... hehe

 

	Most of the stuff in this article is WRONG (none / 0) (#3639)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 01:11:33 AM PST
	Well, this whole text is quite fake. I does not have anything with real world. Mr. Gibbons I quess you accused your sone totaly wrong. Linus Torwalds is not Russian but from Finland. I am 20 years in IT Security and that is first time that i heard of many things here that are completly nonsense. They realy are. Most of data here are completly wrong.

 

	DAMN the inteligence is at it lowest point!!! (none / 0) (#3640)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 01:12:18 AM PST
	DAMN the inteligence is at it lowest point!!! AMD is a knock off, this just prove that the father don't know s**t. The fact that AMD is an American company.. BAH.

 

	article o is your child a hacker (none / 0) (#3641)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 01:20:59 AM PST
	After reading that article i had to laugh. the 3 programs they mentioned are not even close to hacker software they are normal programs that are used everyday by people and companys all over the world. Amd processors are not hacker equipment, they are sold in stores as thats were i bought mioe. also many gateway and dell computers have them. alos hp and compaq are also starting to use them. as far as linux(BTW this is the correct spelling) mandrake(which is another form of linux) are not hacker operating systems. they are the most stable os's that are available today. 90% of todays hackers use windows wit any processor they want. the programs they use are easily hidden on any computer without any knowledge of them being there. As for the person who wrote the article maybe they should learn about computers themselves before they go posting articles that do nothing but confuse parents and cause unneeded harm to todays children.

 

	You can't be serious... ! (none / 0) (#3642)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 01:24:16 AM PST
	Listening to your kids music? Reading their books? All these things can only monitor symptoms. If your kid is showing anti-social behaviour (like hacking) there is something wrong with his social life outside of what he is doing, not inside. A person, no matter age, will continue to do what he/she likes. If he/she likes offending the law then something is making the law look bad in his/her eyes. I must say I had quite a laugh when I read this. K

 

	i am devastated (none / 0) (#3643)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 01:37:18 AM PST
	there was a time long ago called "the seventies". "the seventies" was a time of gender and social stereotypes and expectations. after reading this article i have come to the conclusion that, in fact, "the seventies" still exists. i sincerely hope that this is the only person still existing that has been stuck in this "the seventies". i once beleived "the seventies" had been abolished. is it true that females arent as smart and as technically advanced as males? if so, you americans are so lucky to have a president that was elected for the basic fact that he was the son of a president. such a smart individual would react to a single act of terrorism with the bombing of a whole nation in the effort to kill one man. if men are smarter than women thank your "god" you dont have a president elected on policies("heavens" forbid a female!) i have never been to america, but from what i see, if this quote is consistent throughout the whole race, hackers are the only ones left in your country of hipocrites and gullible fools that havent succumbed to the "american dream" and fallen into this "the seventies" state. is the whole country so indulged in their own power and perfection that they have to monitor any behaviour that doesnt come in the book on raising children? do it yourselves. take an individual pose in the game of life, or else waste it in the ignorance of this image of the perfect and politically correct family. all i have to say is that "the seventies" lives. watch out america. fight for your individuality. peace out

 

	Pleaz be a joke (none / 0) (#3644)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 01:37:31 AM PST
	This is either the funniest thing I have ever read and I have to show all my friends or This is the stupidist thing I've ever read. Listen I play Quake and I use Flash, my grades suck, I use the computer most of the time (my 2 highest grades are an A & an A both in electronic publishing it means I make webpages basicly), what else is there oh yes AMD is a major producer of CPU's and there damn good too, Changing ISPs to a more hacker friendly provider wow no internet provider is acctually hacker friendly in general all take procautions against people hacking in to other people files, Is he becoming argumentitive anyone in there right mind knows that there are 2 reasons your kids like that: 1) He is a teenager even preps I know don't like there parents 2)Your insane, Ah radical appearance change you know just recently I started whereing a field jacket (like in the army) does that mean i'm a hacker too no it means its cold and that is something I find cool, Lastly a few words on Linux not Lunix. Its a great OS great in that it is last succeptible to viruses and hacks it doesn't crash (if you didn't know thats my very subtle windows reference although 2000pro didn't crash on me). Also checking your link for lunix I find that is a program but if you have lunix installed on your computer in most cases it will just sit there considering it for a Comodore.

 

	HAHAHHAAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAH (none / 0) (#3646)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 02:12:30 AM PST
	well, i was just way too tired to laugh out loud after reading that, so i had to do on my computer, the computer that i've been using for over 3 hours today...oh no. To read my full comments on this (stupid) article, go to http://www.geocities.com/amplifiedmouse Oh no, i made a link, i know html, i may be a hacker...but i doubt it.

 

	Deary me... (none / 0) (#3650)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 03:09:41 AM PST
	I'll start as many others already have, by congratulating 'T. Reginald Gibbons' on a hilarious posting. This is **OBVIOUSLY** a very well put together and frankly piss-funny spoof of that age old stereotype 'the evangelical american luddite parent'. Admittedly it did take a while for me to realise, but come on peeps, a link to spanking.com in the posting of a god-fearing US parent?? (the presidential links were pretty well observed too!). I think that not only was this a VERY funny article, but that it also served quite well as flame-bait for an awful lot of teenage '1337 |-|4><0R5' which in turn only added to the humor. You've gotta admit kids (especially all those screaming about how uninformed and intellectually retarded the author was) - you were stitched. Remember, a bit of 'leet speek' does not a hacker make.

 

	bolox (none / 0) (#3651)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 03:14:07 AM PST
	If I want to play a fps I would use Quake if I want to hack your pc I would use Backorifice or subseven. You sir are an arse. (Is Q3 really better for training hackers than Q2)

 

	fucking retard (none / 0) (#3653)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 03:25:12 AM PST
	whoever the fuck wrote this 4rticl3 has got to be the stupidest motherfucker alive

 

	Let me get this straight (none / 0) (#3654)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 03:35:20 AM PST
	If in your article, you "researched" everything that you displayed as acts of a "hacker", what defines the line between "hacker" and "concerned parent"? If you, yourself, are learning the same way your so-called "hacker" child does, why are you not a "hacker"? I am also curious as to what your term of "hacker" is, because you basically defined several well-respected professions in your article, such as "Security Professional" or "IT Manager", which, both are involved deeply with "lunix", which is really called linux, and may have their employee's using your socalled "hacking" program Flash. Flash is a widely used graphic art and movie animation program. I am sure it has more positive uses than negative. If you think of it that way, almost anything on a computer can be a "Hacking tool" if you only look at the negative aspects of the application. Take "Microsoft Word" for example, you could use it to write a malicious program in a format such as Visual Basic Scripting. You could also write a 5 page essay for your college class. I would also like to know how the "comet cursor" application is "hacking tool". It is installed by Clicking "Yes" to an active x control dialog, where your child most likely has no idea what they are doing, hence it installs it's self after he clicks yes, and it's done with. IT CHANGES YOUR WINDOWS CURSORS AND THAT'S ALL IT CAN DO. If you look at it that way, the windows dynamic link library that displays the actual cursor, could also in that aspect, be a hacking tool? No. Your accusations are under-researched, and you should take a little more time finding out all the true fact's before you try to be the "supreme commanding world-advocating parent" that you seem to be. Wake up. -acecww

 

	Uneducated Posts (none / 0) (#3656)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 03:39:19 AM PST
	I sincerely hope the original article was a joke. I am a Systems Engineer for a worldwide IT consulting firm, with extensive experience with just about every piece of hardware and software mentioned here. To make a long story short, this article is extremely inaccurate at every turn. For one thing, most people (kids especially) nowadays who come right out and call themselves "hackers" couldn't code their way out of a wet paper bag. Hackers are essentially just software developers who happen to know how to take advantage of defects in popular network operating systems. Or, you could look at the hundreds of nobodies who download the tools that Hackers have written, and take that as a sign that they have any clue what they are really doing. I could go on and on about the ways in which you are just plain wrong. I found the bit about AMD processors particularly amusing though, you couldn't have come up with a sillier way to make a baseless insult at them if you were an Intel employee yourself. Happy Holidays!

 

	Is your son a computer hacker (none / 0) (#3658)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 03:50:19 AM PST
	OMG .... After reading this I had to take 10 minutes laughing at you sir. You are seriously either an extremely stupid individual or you like to blow smoke out of your ass to give yourself a thrill. There was a post already on your spelling and your misconceptions of what quake, flash and comet cursor are so let me address something new. YOU HAVE 6 KIDS?? Geezus christ, people who are as fuckin stupid as you should not be allowed to have kids in the first place. I'm hoping that you are some inbred hick who has never went to college and just got his kids a 'puter cause "I wanted to keep em outta my hair". If you were an actual caring, loving, thinking parent then you would have approached things differently, found out the validity of the info you linked left and right (lunix? Computer radiation? AMD using 3rd world sweatshops? WTF??) because you are JUST PLAIN WRONG. Please do me a favor dumbass and get yourself clipped (your nuts or a lobotomy, either one works) but do it quick so we don't have to worry about more of your spawn in the world. Have a nice day

 

	YOU FUCKING IDIOT OF SATAN! (none / 0) (#3661)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 04:14:57 AM PST
	By writting this article it clearly shows that you a complete moron. 1.) It shows you have no knowledge of computers what so ever, 2.) hackers make this world what it is today. computer geeks create technology not destroy it. GET YOUR FUCKING FACTS STRAIGHT YOU FUCKIN IDIOT. 3.) If you are looking for a attention you got it. AMD could proberly sue you for the false information you are giving the public about. 4.) Did your daddy rape you when you were young? and take you away from a computer? because clear you have some mental problems! 5.) HACKERS are classified as today's hero's and today's terrorists because they are abused by the GOV and terrorists because of their intelligance. By glad we exsist and help sorry ass people as your and US GOV

 

	Response (none / 0) (#3663)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 04:27:04 AM PST
	This article is yet another example of the narrowminded zealotry masquerading as parenting in this country. I have long been suspicious of the brainwashing associated with too much religious activity; I will purposely be limiting my children's attendance at church because of this. ;)

 

	My Son Is A Hacker (none / 0) (#3666)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 04:56:56 AM PST
	Gibbons, Can I fuck your wife?

 

	*^($%#(HACKER5000CPS(($#)!_!)( (none / 0) (#3671)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 05:50:22 AM PST
	XPV00FLK<AHREF>IM A HACKER AND IM GOING TO DOS YOUR COMMANDPROMPT WITH MY LUNIX TELNET AMD SECURITY BREACH!!!!! BONZIBUDDY WILL KILL!!!

 

	Just Totally Unreal (none / 0) (#3672)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 05:51:37 AM PST
	Moron is an understatment !!, Tell me there are some educated people in the world. Spanking spare me no matter what you say it is still assault, me big ape bet you little apr spare me. why did you even allow this to be posted. my God.

 

	Where can I join your cult? (none / 0) (#3674)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 06:18:31 AM PST
	I seriously cannot believe that this article is for real. If it is I have a couple of comments myself. 1. Normally when writing something that "all parents should know" you should at least attempt to do some reasearch. 2. Only thing you are purporting with this article is the same narrow minded thinking that led some derranged mad men to believe they were justified on 11 September 2001. 3. "A wise man knows how big a fool he is, he does not need to open his mouth to prove it" but in your case i guess you just open your mouth to change feet. Jacques Liebenberg jayel2711@hotmail.com (omg is that a hackers email account he just gave?)

 

	Articles like these are why the internet is full o (none / 0) (#3675)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 06:25:21 AM PST
	I would like to take a brief moment to point out that the author of this article is misinformed, and totally ignorant about computer use and hacking. There are many grievous errors here: first NO ISP is hacker-friendly, second, the books outlined are all works of fiction (and have no actual methods for hacking therin), third, Quake is a game! You do not go on to learn how to kill (or hack, but to have fun and blow off steam). Fourth, AMD is not a hacker-friendly chip, it is not even a knock-off, AMD does do thier own R&D, they just refuse to put features that allow Operating Systems to track users. Fifth, teenagers are all anti-social when it comes to thier parents and other non-teenagers. Sixth, Comet Cursor and the other programs mentioned are not hacker tools, but multimedia enhancements and design tools. I would like to point out that the spanking link GOES TO A DAMN PORN SITE! The author of this article is so way off base that I must conclude that this is a parody of right-wing, bible-thumping parental response to the internet, and should not be taken seriously. If I am wrong and the author actually believes what he writes, then I must point out tthe HE IS A TOTAL BUFFOON! - Professional Systems Analyst in Toronto

 

	Ever watched Hackers? =]]] (5.00 / 1) (#3677)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 06:28:50 AM PST
	Hehe =) Thanks [timeout] for this site. =] You know who you are. =] I think the cursings against this parent is totally unnessesary. But I do agree that he isn't that smart acusing hackers of something lame as this. I believe this parent has seen the movie "Hackers" too much. =] I mean that movie has it all. =] All fake lame-ass ways to hack computer. =] I mean Jeezuz! =) Hack into a computer with a bogus apple computer computer OS and get GRAPHICAL overlays over the target computers files. =) /Greets from [Rayden] the warez dude. =] IRCNET #luleå or #vampire

 

	Wha Tha? (none / 0) (#3678)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 06:38:16 AM PST
	What the hell is the matter with you? Do you have any idea of how a computer works, let alone the means through which a computer may be used to "hack?" I mean, get a life. Or at least get some reading material and do some research. Like, Otaku? Hacker Convention? My fracken flying nutsack. AMD proccessors, a resource for the l33t? Maybe just a much more capable proccessor... God, I could go on forever. This has got to be a goddamn joke. Jeezuz.

 

	beware of new inquisition bigotry (none / 0) (#3682)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 07:18:17 AM PST
	You must be joking! This is dangerous, you should tell folks it is a joke. This is how stereotypes arise to become a dogma of faith and end up in fanatism. I have never seen such ignorance and lack of tolerance, you Torquemada reborn. Children are educated to understand the world they live in with all its imperfections. Life is not a Doris Day film of the fifties, and teaching how it goes is a parents duty, you better sit along with your son at the computer and share experiences with him, and show him not to take seriously articles like this.... Shame,shame on you........ miguel

 

	HA HA HA it's really fun (none / 0) (#3683)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 07:18:54 AM PST
	This is really fun! :):) I'll print this page! "AMD is a third-world based company" !!! AMD is in Germany! "a Soviet computer hacker named Linyos Torovoltos" HIS NAME IS LINUS TORSVALD !!! AND HE'S FROM FINNLAND! He is one of the best programmers in the world! P.S. I make this for these, that are not very good with the PCs

 

	This is So BS! LMAO! (none / 0) (#3686)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 07:37:44 AM PST
	since when is flash comet cursor, and those things he said hacking programs, and your dress style lmao!!!!! and Linux is illeagle thats sooo funny cuz the dude who made this, is a sincere asswipe.

 

	..ooO Ha Ha Ha Ooo.. SuckerZ RuleZ !!! (none / 0) (#3687)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 07:39:06 AM PST

 

	that, sir, is the funniest thing I have ever heard (none / 0) (#3688)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 07:44:16 AM PST
	I really hope that article isn't true... If it is, please give your children up for adoption. And any other parents that used this article for information, please do so as well. Really people... we need to require testing to allow people to be parents. It would help with a lot of problems. :)

 

	Hacker or Cracker? (none / 0) (#3690)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 07:53:55 AM PST
	Nothing wrong with hacking!

 

	Real Hakers??? (none / 0) (#3691)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 07:57:15 AM PST
	If there are any real hackers reading this... PLEASE HACK INTO THIS SERVER AND DELETE THIS STUPID PIECE OF TRASH!!!!!!!!!!! The author of this article is either telling a vey bad joke, or is so ignorant that they never stopped to get their facts straight. I'm wondering what AMD would say to your slanderous remarks about them in your "News story". Lets find out....

 

	my dixie wrecked (none / 0) (#3692)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 08:00:56 AM PST
	the ignorance in this article is almost too much to bear. I don't know whether to be angry that you would make such inaccurate accusations... or feel sorry for the stupidity that those around you must put up with. to tell you the truth... people like you are far more dangerous than any hacker...

 

	Dude, you are a dumbarse! (none / 0) (#3693)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 08:01:22 AM PST
	Dude, you are a dumbarse! Thats all I can say! There is this stereotypical view of hackers, that morons like you think of, that are totally against the nature of most hackers. I'm not going to write alot, since it seems there alot of other people who want to get their opinions across, so I'll leave it there! Moron Stu PS: Daughters don't posess the skills to hack? Twat!

 

	Thank you T Reginald Gibbons (none / 0) (#3695)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 08:04:33 AM PST
	I will remember you as the person who wasted the most of my time. Bonsai Buddy; Hacking tool of the new Millennium!

 

	you my friend, are stupid (none / 0) (#3696)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 08:08:28 AM PST
	first off, i am not a hacker, i know nothing about it and will never do it. but i do spend more than 30 mins on the pc, 30 mins isnt even enough to have a decent round of counter-strike! i also spend about 9hrs a day on the pc. also, quake is nothing to do with hacking. its a fucking fps game! i have found new hardware on my pcand it has shit to do with hacking. i also have undergone a change in clothes recently. BUT I AM NOT A HACKER!!!! i wanted more memory cos i needed it and WTF is lunix????

 

	You blow. (none / 0) (#3698)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 08:19:06 AM PST
	Peter is not a hacker. You are. You read the hacking material, didn't you? You know all about all the tricks hackers pull. And, according to your questionaire, makes you a hacker. Are you a dumbass? Really, I'm not joking. Are you a dumbass? You say you have 6 kids. Are they all accidents? Are you married? Is this the first time you ever touched a computer? Is your son's name actually Peter, or did you forget what his real name is and just decide to call him that? Can you talk without slurring horribly? Can you talk? Are you capable of surviving on your own? Did you graduate from high school? Did you graduate from junior high? I can't believe you think that BONZIBUDDY is a hacking program. IT'S A FUCKING MONKEY! IT TALKS TO YOU AND EATS BANANAS! IT'S PURPLE! Go to www.bonzibuddy.com to download, you gay mother fucker. Flash is a movie maker. It makes cheap animations to display online. You're gay. Cometcursor is a program that changes your cursor. You like men. How can you call yourself a parent when you go around accusing your own damn kids of doing illegal things, AND THEN THINKING YOU DID THE RIGHT THING?!?

 

	nop (none / 0) (#3702)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 08:38:12 AM PST
	. AMD is produced in USA. I bought my AMD in a shop. There is no difference in protection shemes within CPU's. (As there are no protetion shemes) puKe

 

	"Hacking Manuals" (none / 0) (#3707)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 09:06:13 AM PST
	I just love the "Hacking Manuals" depicted : - One of them (and only one) is technical : Programming with Perl. - Three of them are sci-fi novels : "Snow Crash" and "Cryptonimocon" by Neal Stephenson, and "Neuromancer" by William Gibson. Each of them is, in a way, about hackers, but they're complete fiction. They're very good novels, by the way ; Neuromancer is generally regarded as founder of the Cyberpunk genre, and the two by Stephenson are very entertaining, mixing a well-thought plot with witty humour. (as you may guess, I've read these three, and when I read the article and saw these names I said to myself the author had chosen them totally on purpose) - For the others, I searched on Amazon (I did not know them), most are essays about hacking history, except for "Geeks" and "Microserfs", which are contemporary novels on the theme. Hey, you who think he's serious... All these books are bestsellers and even if they're not "hacking manuals" they're about hacking in a general way, and pertinent, and lots of computer nerds have read them. I find this guy way too well-informed about something he does not know, don't you ? Someone who does not know the subject at all would have made some mistakes in such a list, I think ^^.

 

	The sad state of our nation's parents (none / 0) (#3708)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 09:11:20 AM PST
	You know, I have to admit that when I first read this, I thought it was serious. It never crossed my mind that it was a joke. The reason is that I know there are people out there that really think this way. I had a friend in high school whose parents thought along these very same lines. They did not allow him or either of his two brothers to be taught health in junior high because the POSSIBILITY existed that sometime, in the future, the curriculum would begin teaching contraception as a means of prevention. Conservatives in this country (a lot of them, not all) think very much along the same lines as this article, and it scares the shit out of me. It makes me feel bad for their children, most of all. If anyone wants more information on the mentality I'm talking about, watch the movie "The Virgin Suicides." Those girls had the most horrible family life one can imagine, and it is a more common mentality than people think. Do yourself a favor; if you read this article and are actually worried about your child (why does it have to be only SON?) being involved in activities like those described here, send your kids to live with your parents and kill yourself. You'll be doing your children, yourself, and the rest of the world a big favor by not allowing anyone to be further damaged by your narrow-minded phobias of anything that doesn't carry the "Rush Limbaugh Seal of Approval."

 

	Now I am scared (none / 0) (#3710)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 09:27:38 AM PST
	I have never heard such a load of ignorant comments gathered together in one place before. Yup, I AM TALKING ABOUT 90% OF THESE REPLIES. I was assuming at first that that they were trying to add to the original joke by pretending to take it seriously. If this is the case, then you people are repeating yourselfs big time and the joke is wearing thin. I am forced to believe that some of you actually took this seriously!!!!!! I cannot believe that anyone over the age of seven or so would fall into this category, but..... If in doubt, just check out some of the links - like the one to www.spanking.com that this perfect parent provided for you. I just hope sense prevails <wondering about the state of humanity>

 

	devil dad (none / 0) (#3718)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 10:06:59 AM PST
	I have trouble believing that someone could be that ignorant. Damn "Bonzai Buddy" Hackers! but either way fictional or not, That is indeed the dad from hell... I allow my daugter to go for bike rides alone. I follow her by a good free 10 yards in the van. That ended when I suspected that she went bike riding alone. She denyed it...liar. I continued to hound her but she wouldn't tell the truth so I set her bike on fire and made her eat the ashes..

 

	The REAL List (none / 0) (#3720)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 10:23:35 AM PST
	How you really know your son is a hacker: 10   As you are passing by his bedroom door,    you hear "We're in!" on more than one occasion. 9   You can never keep a bag of Cheetos or a 3 Liter    of Mountain Dew for more than a day. 8   A folder on the hard drive is named "best_viruses". 7   There is an entire CD case of "Backups", but no originals. 6   Feds have a van parked outside your house. 5   When you both walk up to an ATM machine, he keeps saying, "This is    Unix! I know this!" 4   He refers to his bedroom as his "Fortress of Solitude", and it    smells of butterscotch. Odd that. 3   When using his computer, he wears a cloak while listening to    music composed primarily of the sounds modems and telephones make. 2   H15 3-mA1l l00x lYk tHiS. 1   All his friends are "virtual".

 

	okay....dumbass (none / 0) (#3722)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 10:37:58 AM PST
	Well, where should i begin First of all, the 3 programs you listed as being 'hacker tools' are not hacker tools at all. You dont remember them being installed because when u go to a website that requires/ supports them, they r downloaded automatically. AMD are just as good as Intel, Intel's processors are better at 'multi-tasking' (if u know what that means) and AMD are better for home pc's for things like games etc. Linux is BETTER and MORE stable than windows. I despise windows, but i have no choice but to use it, its got better compatibility, but its less stable. Yes, linux is a popular choice for hackers, only because the machines worth hacking (usually) run Linux. It was created by a very ingeniour person and was based on UNIX. Last but by no means least you are the biggest DUMB ASS i have heard off. I ask you to show this comment to your som, and let hi learn what his 'moddel parent' really is. Personnaly I feel sorry for your son. DUMB ASS by Rag ragnarula@hotmail.com if you dare to talk to me.

 

	what is the matter with you (none / 0) (#3725)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 10:45:37 AM PST
	you have no idea what you are talking about. Your information is totally wrong. I think that you need to go back to school. More than half the programs you discussed were totally legitmate programs used by everyday people. Stop trying to convince people that know little about computers that their son is a hacker, when you have wrong information. You need to do some research.

 

	Dude (none / 0) (#3726)
	by TumCerHum on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 10:48:46 AM PST
	I think... I think I blew a funny fuse...

 

	Your Doubts are Justified (none / 0) (#3729)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 11:01:59 AM PST
	I am what you would probably refer to as a small time hacker. I don't bother to try and take down any companies or anything of that liking, although I like many others have the knolage to do acts of Electronic Terrorism. I sympathise with you, you like many other people are ignorant of computers. This isn't nesisarily a bad thing it is just that you have not been taught properly. 'You know enough to be afraid, but not enough to feel safe'. There are been numerous posts that detail at each of your points why they are wrong and how they do not prove that your son is a computer hacker. I believe that you should have more faith in your children and to trust them more, for if you cannot trust your family who can you tust? The change that your son is going through is called adolecence, or pubity or whatever. This will explain his antisosial behaviour, as it is a path oftern traveled by young adults of our age. From what I can tell from your post, you have nothing to worry about, your son is not a computer hacker although has a liking to computers that, if helped, could turn into a prosperous carier.

 

	OMG!! (none / 0) (#3733)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 11:08:33 AM PST
	I sincerely hope that whoever wrote the above article is not serious. If they are, America has hit a new low for ignorant people. Escpecially those who use their Internet site to post crap like what you read above. I reeaallyy hope this is a joke.

 

	to damn funny (none / 0) (#3734)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 11:13:53 AM PST
	I seriously hope this article is a joke because if not I feel very sorry for this guys son. There are simply too many mistakes in that article to know where to begin pointing them out. I have only one thing to say to you 'Grow a fucking brain' and to your son.. Run away from home! fast because he will only get more senile as the bastard gets older, run while you still can >=)

 

	Did you write the book "CHILDREN OF DUMMIES&q (none / 0) (#3737)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 11:18:58 AM PST
	I applaude your unmeaningness efforts of metagrobolistic truth.

 

	Your poor kid (none / 0) (#3738)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 11:21:39 AM PST
	Yeah, i think most people overlooked the important thing. I hope that you didn't punish your son for anything like this! If you have you've probably fucked him up for life! not that you havn't allready. Here's a hint, if your kid says you're smothering them you are! Just watch from a safe distance and GET YOUR INFORMATION FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE! not some fucking right wing malitia site. You've named every hacker sterotype which all spawned from holywood! You're talking about characteristics that hollywood attributed to hackers to make a usefull sterotype for their movies IN 1995!!!!! I'm glad that i had parents that watched what i did and supported me, and will always support me, but they didn't try to control every aspect of my life! they let me fuck up and learn from it. All i have to say is that if i were in the place of your son, i would either be brainwashed and fighting in afganistan right now, or i would have killed myself by the age of 14. And as for the asshole that was talking about the girls being whores of male hackers and women being incompetent in a technologicly advanced workplace, i have nothing more to say than "you're wrong" and "fuck you" Pleex! (and no pleex is not a hacker code for anythign)

 

	News for grown-ups? (none / 0) (#3739)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 11:24:01 AM PST
	I agree, some of Mr Gibbons statements have some laugh value but his intentions are good. ..unless..he is putting us all on, in which case the jokes on us and Mr Gibbons is laughing at you..I mean Programming with Perl..Lunix as a sign your kids a hacker. The irony of this site being "News for grown-ups" and reading all the "kiddie" responses is the best part though. In case you kiddies don't know what irony means there is a book called a dictionary or you can go to webster.com if you don't know what a book it. You kiddies/wanna-be hackers, go back to your raves and ecstacy and quit taking our bandwidth.

 

	Dumbness (none / 0) (#3742)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 11:35:48 AM PST
	AMD chips are never sold in stores => have you ever been to a store? BSD, Lunix, Debian and Mandrake are all versions of an illegal hacker operation system, invented by a Soviet computer hacker named Linyos Torovoltos, before the Russians lost the Cold War. It is based on a program called "xenix", which was written by Microsoft for the US government ... lunix ... Whether 1) this is a joke (thx kotnet.absurd) 2) You have no knowledge of computers at all. This is not a problem, but in this case someone responsible would simply shut the fuck up.

 

	Yall are the bigger idiots here. (none / 0) (#3748)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 11:59:20 AM PST
	I think all of you people who even responded to the joke are the biggest idiots. You guys certainly ARE the punchline. THanks for givin me something to read this morning. I had a good laugh. Seriously though, some of you need to pull the stick out of your asses and develop a sense of humor. Loosen up

 

	hmmm... (none / 0) (#3749)
	by Epion on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 11:59:50 AM PST
	My mother knows I'm involed in the "Art of the devil", she knows I love Metallica, Megadeth and Iron Maiden just to name a few. I hack. I have the highest grades in my school. I'm better than ever at sports. The army knows I'm a hacker (I'm a crewman). I'm going to university after my specialist training. I don't smoke or drink. My brother knows nothing of computers, he is failing school miserably and just went to court. He get's pissed of his ass. He's a junkie. All because he 'meets his mates' while I'm at home learning the art of hacking. Now I'm not saying keep your kids indoors every day, because it's their choice, especially as a teen. I went to the computer because my parents were to overprotective of both my brother and I, yet we both end up on different sides of the coin. Seems hackers aren't all that bad. Some are. Some malicious hackers want to destroy, but like myself, I just want to know more than anybody else. Is that a bad thing? I design web pages. My old school let me bypass passwords because they trusted me. I made them a site. Hint for the parent: instead of bragging about how great a family you have, first realise that your daughter probarbly doesn't even know what a hacker is. Hackers built the net. Give your son a break. He'll hate you if you smother him. Let him learn. Spanking won't work, seriously. If it did, then there would be no crime. You should learn about hacking. Learn to protect your computer. Learn that some of us have ethics, some don't. I use viruses to infect my very own computer to see if I get get rid of them and learn. Hackers help the FBI. The hacker the parent is talking about is a stereotype. The hacker many know of, so they don't bother to go any deeper. It takes more than days to learn of the "art of the devil." You do realise that any damn scurity specialist can hack. Some courses at Universities give you enough knowledge to hack. If he wants, your son will learn when he leaves home. You can't stop him. My parents do. They buy me books, evil computer programs that I use to make graphics, and then use those graphics to haxor. Dude, you can't hack with a graphics editor. As for your statement about somebody being able to hack our computers with a virus if we reply to this thread, you can't use a virus to hack until the user executes it.

 

	hmmm... (none / 0) (#3754)
	by Epion on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 12:25:09 PM PST
	Some links for the parent to check out. <a href="http://www.hack3r.com">hack3r.com</a> has an ethical BBS. Go to the securty BBS and read the terms of service. <a href="http://jasc.com">jasc.com</a>, makers of my favourite grapghics editor Paint Shop Pro. Go and see what a graphics editor <b>really</b> does. <a href="http://webschool.topcities.com">webschool</a> has a few tutorials about web development. Sorry, there are no "How to haxor your school with your favourite graphics editor" tutorials. <a href="www.w3schools.com">w3schools</a>. Go to their flash section, and see all the cool legal things it's used for.

 

	You are the Weakest Link! (none / 0) (#3758)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 12:34:03 PM PST
	This article is the biggest crock of sh*t I've ever read. I could argue every point, but let's just say that being argumentative and surly in social behavior does not make hackers... it's a behavior of everyone. I'm 22 and STILL act like in such manners when IDIOTS make comments like this and generalize about people without ANY sense of intelligence. As far as AMD processors and upgrading to new technology.... People always want their systems to be FASTER so they can get more done in less time... not because it helps us break your computer faster. Oh and I *did* buy my AMD at a local computer shop NOT by ordering online. As for academic ability... well, let's just say I graduated in the top 5% of my class. Nevermind my appearance which has radically changed as I matured from baggy jeans to more professional work clothes and parted hair-cut to something more modern. And what the heck is Lunix? Do you mean Linux the Operating System designed to compete with Windows? And oh my god let's not talk about Quake, the popular game that kids like to play online with friends. Oh and as computer technician and network administrator... I spend more than 10 hours on a computer per day. As for the hacking manuals... yes I do read them... I like to know how to protect my systems, so people AREN'T stealing my data. If you wanna call these behaviors hacking... by all means do so... just don't expect the INTELLIGENT people in the world to be blinded by your ignorance and generalizations. Aaron M. Hall

 

	joke? (none / 0) (#3763)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 12:57:55 PM PST
	if this isnt a joke, its the most ignorant piece of shite ive ever heard in my life

 

	Multiple monitor Jesus Freak!!! (none / 0) (#3764)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 01:00:10 PM PST
	Written earlier "Perhaps there should be a disclaimer at the top, stating that "by reading this article, you implicitly accept Jesus as your saviour". That would put a stop to any hacking, I'd say! Dual-head displays are most commonly used by hacker criminals. One screen is used for their local computer's display, and the other screen is used as the display for the remote system they are "rooting"." and "Dual-head displays serve almost no legitimate computing purpose, but are a favorite among the criminally-minded." I am a Christian and I have 3 monitors! Am I going to hell?!? haha whoever posted the comment about the dual monitors was a complete moron. I use mine everyday. There are more purposes to multitasking than hacking. Code on one screen. Mp3s on one screen. Internet on the other. I mess with minor hacking programs out of interest and education. The place is implementing a new standards for the computer network due to a hacking prog I found that was a potential security risk. Educational tool? defiantly. I love Jesus, I love hacking as an educational tool, and by gosh, I'll kill anyone who touches my multiple monitors. Oh and I have LINUX, and never used it for hacking. I've used flash to make a webpage for my Christian freshman dorm. I've PLAYED quake. Comet Cursor installed itself on my computer (how annoying). We did you get this stupid information. I want links. You took a big wish-wash of information and posted it as fact. Take an english class about objection. Retard. Oh and to the user that said we'd use this page for our devious purposes: we know what these programs do. You obviously don't. They're not for hacking.

 

	TRASH!!!!!! (none / 0) (#3766)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 01:03:03 PM PST
	I feel sorry for the person who wrote "Is your son a computer hacker." Where did they get their information from is what i want to know. Processors being made in sweatshops, you have got to be kidding me. Any normal person who knows the slightest thing about computers knows that processors can't be made in sweatshops or else they wouldn't work. AMD does not employ a bunch of Vietnamese kids with computer engineering degrees to make their processors, just to get that straight. Actually, AMD's Athlon processors have faster clock speeds than Intel's Pentium 4. So a 1.4 GHz Athlon is just as fast as a 1.9 GHz pentium 4 for about $100 cheaper. There is no connection between a child using a computer for more than 30 minutes and that child becoming a hacker. I ask for proof. Another thing, the LINUX operating system is not illegal! It is used in high-end servers that manage enormous amounts of information. It is probably running the server that is passing this message along right now. The game Quake is very good and last I heard, hackers never used it as a "popular meeting place" or "training ground." Hackers train by watching others and doing it themselves. The fact that your son wants new computer hardware does not imply that he is a hacker. Memeory makes your computer run faster, larger hard drives let you hold more information on your computer, and video cards let you play games with better reality and effects. Hey I have a GeForce 3 video card in my computer, so that makes me a computer hacker!!!! This page was probably written by some liberal special interest group extremely influenced by the media. They used false information to brainwash the misinformed about normal computer operation. If AMD ever saw this page, they could definitely sue the hell out of you, so i suggest you get your facts straight.

 

	sucker (none / 0) (#3770)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 01:24:11 PM PST
	hello i'm french and i've just read this horror. how can this guy be so conceited, he doesn't know anything about computers and less about hackers and he'd try to learn you how to find a hacker in your children. How stupid... i hope all american aren't not like him...

 

	You, my friend, are a moron. (none / 0) (#3772)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 01:42:13 PM PST
	"Programming with Perl"?! You are attempting to make us programmers look like Hackers! Flash is a proffessional business tool! Go to www.macromedia.com to learn more, and this Lunix you're talking about is an OS system, and to uninstall it, put the windows CD in your drive, and hit the nice ON button--if you can find it.

 

	This guy doesn't know ram from cdrom!! (none / 0) (#3773)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 01:56:04 PM PST
	What an idiot you are completly miss informed

 

	BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHA (none / 0) (#3777)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 02:07:37 PM PST
	MUAHAHHAHAAHHA.......... Man This Guy Is For Real I Think He Is A Utter N00bie I Play CS (Counter-Strike) And By Fact I Use A Ge-Force 3 So I Can Get The Best Out Of My Computer And I Have 256 RDRAM And Im No Hacker So What's This F00l On About What An Old Prick What I Think Is He Waste 1 Week Of His Life To Do Something Completely Stupid And Then Posting Here On These Fourms And Then Make A Juge F00l Out Of Him Self. My Mate Has A AMD 256 DDRRAM (Double Data Random Access Memory). And A Ge-Force 2 64MB MX Card And You Think Im Gonna Bust Down His Door And Blow Shit At Him For Having Leagal Goods Your Are A One Major F00l... And To Add I Have Been On Several ISP's And You Are Accuseing Ppl For Having Pop-Up Software And Downloadible Free Test Flash Programs. I Sugest You Give Up Your Hunt For A Penis Now!!! Buahahhahahaha

 

	Oh my God.. I can't *believe* anyone takes this se (none / 0) (#3782)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 02:22:55 PM PST
	Hello? 700 comments and on a quick check NOONE seems to be able to identify this "article" as the brilliant satire it *painstakingly obviously* is? You guys should REALLY REALLY make a reality check, cause you obviously lost (or never developed!) even the SLIGHTEST idea of what sarcasm, irony and satire is! You just fell for the most obvious satire i have come across in about a decade, well done, guys (and girls! 8) I mean: if this was the landover baptist church (godhatesfags.com) - yeah, okay, their satire is REALLY subtle and not obvious at all, and you can only really see it and pinpoint it 100% as satire when you read ALOT on the site, but with this one: I mean, hey, come on! >:-) Here's a hint: check the link on "spanking" and feel the blood rush to your face! ;-)

 

	Very funny! (none / 0) (#3784)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 02:24:50 PM PST
	I gotta say, this made my day brighter! I mean, I was in a sorta bad mood at first, but this made me feel bright and happy knowing that the over-protective adults are living in a fantasy world of their own. AMD? Hahaha, I guess since I'm using an AMD K6-2 processor (yeah I know, hecka old and outdated) I'm a hacker! LOL! Obviously, this guy doesn't know as much as he thinks he does. He says that no store would sell the AMD chips. I guess he's never been to California. We have a few stores here called "Fry's Electronics" and they sell.... ELECTRONICS! And yep, they have sales on MoBo's and AMD processors and Intel processors and stuff... Playing Quake? HAHAHAHAHA No comment on that one! Switching ISPs?! HAHAHAHA come on! I switch cause I try to find better service (seriously). Oh and when he says he accompanies his kids to parties?!?!?!?! LOL HAHAHA I couldn't stop laughing for 10 minutes after reading that!

 

	uhhhhhhhh (none / 0) (#3790)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 02:53:23 PM PST
	now tell me... wtf does wearing baggy clothes and spiking your hair have to do with hacking? god, im a chick and i dress like that, and i dont go around hacking ppl... honestly dude, u need to get ur facts straight

 

	God this guy's dumb (none / 0) (#3792)
	by jshrimp3 on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 03:11:01 PM PST
	1. Comet Cursor changes the cursor shown on the screen 2. Flash allows u to make animated pics 3. Linux is a regular OS with nothin like hackin crap wrong with it 4. Quake is a popular online game 5. AMD is a well-known chip company, around since before Intel 6. A lot of ppl hate AOL, and therefore would want to get a different ISP. 7. Programming with Perl is a book on how to make programs using Perl, a computer language. 8. Many ppl(like me) spend hours a day on the computer. 9. about being argumentative, it's called being a teenager. 10. about clothing, it's called being a punk. 11. about school and grades, some ppl just aren't that bright.

 

	GRRR. (none / 0) (#3795)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 03:18:47 PM PST
	Look, you have predjudiced the anime community. Most anime webmasters ARE NOT HACKERS. In fact, the site you linked, Otaku Blogs, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HACKING. It is to link weblogs that like anime. And Shiori, the owner, is getting all these stupid people joining her ring, and is concerned that her sites might get hacked. She's thinking of closing her domain and it's all your fault. I suggest that you unlink her site immediately, because many people are very upset. Thank you.

 

	Is This a JOKE? (none / 0) (#3797)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 04:09:40 PM PST
	You have got to be kidding me. First of all, the signs of a hacker you posted, are actually signs of a computer literate person. Second, skaters and "punks" dress in bright colors. That comment about girls not being intelligent enough to be hackers; I must say is a lie with in itself. You must sexist or something of another. Trust me, I can go on and on about how ignorant you are, but I shall not. Unless you know for a fact that your son or daughter is hacking in to other peoples systems and MESSING with them, you should not acuse them of such. On a different hand, did you ever consider your daughter was lying. Thank you and good bye, but I must think you for the laughs. Stupidity such as this does not come often.

 

	WTF? (none / 0) (#3800)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 04:32:05 PM PST
	Uh, I'm sorry, but you are just completely, pathetically misinformed. A word of warning to all readers: f you want know if your child is a hacker, take some time to actually EDUCATE yourself from reliable sources, rather than reading this rot. And if you let your kid spend so much time in front of the computer in the first place, the problem isn't your kids. IT'S YOU. Make them read a book, for crying out loud. Take them to a park. Be involved in their lives. The computer isn't their family. PS. If I was employed by one of the companies you unjustifiably defamed here, I'd get your ass sued off. Better be careful.

 

	Wow, how stupid (none / 0) (#3801)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 04:39:31 PM PST
	This is thew dumbest thing I have ever read, and the aol filter is really easy to get around, all the filters are you fool. Seriously, a new video card for hacking? If you are going to make a article like this, please have some real info, basically everything in your article is wrong, trust me. Those who believe him, go search ariund the internet and learn how big of a f00l he his. Go post about things you know retard

 

	Wow (none / 0) (#3802)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 04:42:00 PM PST
	Although the original intent of this message is admirable (I can respect a parent looking out for their kids' best interests), I find the ignorance quite disturbing. Almost everyone who has responded quoted each of the top 10 and explained why these are far from the truth. And I agree with each and every one of the arguments. Ultimately, it is the parent's responsibility to look after their children. But it is also their responsibility to be knowledgeable of what it is they are preventing their children from using. If parents are to set the example to their children, what type of example do you suppose this ignorant post is setting?

 

	you are a retard (none / 0) (#3805)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 04:52:47 PM PST
	damn this total site is bunk, report sum facts and shit man you are a retard, you are far off.

 

	LMFAO!!!!!!!!!! (none / 0) (#3806)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 04:56:27 PM PST
	Uh oh! Comet cursor is on here! HACKER! For god sakes! Flash! HACKER! Freak with glow stick! HACKER!!! AHH! They are all gonna dos my site to death! Uh oh! I made a site! Im a 1337 Hacker!! And if you get and sort of hacking prog, it WONT show up in your control panel if your anytime of hacker.. His son is most likely a KiD wHo LiKeS tO tYpE lIkE tHiS and runs around w/ a pinger and sub seven.. Pfft...Get your facts straight, asshole..I used comet cursor and flash when i was 9...And "lunix" is not some 1337 hacking tool to get music from a comp to put on your "Mp3"..

 

	More signs of a hacker. (none / 0) (#3808)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 05:02:39 PM PST
	If your son/daughter starts to make new friends this may be signs of a hacker. If they learn html they are a hacker. If they do things like play video games they are a hacker. And yes, i would like to thank you for pointing out AOL's AMAZING security features. Not even proffesional hackers can get around them. Hmm..I'll have to admit, yesterday I played an RPG with a friend. Now I have this strange urge to shoot people and steal music using my mp3. Thank you, I really appreciate this guide.

 

	A more, intelligent, insult. (none / 0) (#3809)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 05:23:40 PM PST
	I must honestly say, this is the absolute worst article I have ever read in my entire life. -The writer is likely either a kid trying to get a laugh, or a foolish parent who doesn't understand any of the concepts he mentioned -Many legitimate sites use Flash, it is a legal program -AMD is an American based company -CD Writers are legal and are used for a variety of practical uses, they are how information is placed on CDs in the first place -Lunix is nonexistant, it is 'Linux', an operating system used by a variety of legitimate companies and people -This article has been completely sexist, I know a variety of women, even girls of age six, who are much much more then capable of hacking -Comet Cursors is nothing more then a silly cursor changer I'd go on, but I believe I have made my point, you parasitic little excuse for a retarded load of festering maggot munching cannibalistic rotting corpse.

 

	Hahahah (none / 0) (#3810)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 05:24:03 PM PST
	Wow this is some funny shit...lmfao...Yes I believe the damn parents are on to us...I used bonzi buddy to remind me when to hack the NASA pages and and...I use flash to create my hacking logos...and well...comet cursor is my app I made to make my cursor 30x faster so I can hack so much faster....hahahha....wow.I havnt laughed so hard in ages...I know this was a joke post...but for parents who believe....tsk tsk...there kids are screwed.. --Peace -- Ninwa

 

	What A Momo .. !!! (none / 0) (#3812)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 05:33:34 PM PST
	Oh my gaaaaaawd .. Don't be such a MOMO !!!

 

	MOUNTAIN DEW!! (none / 0) (#3817)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 06:06:46 PM PST
	Parents, please listen to me. Hacker's have tendencies to eat and drink things in mass supplies. TV dinners soon become their favorite food, as it requires little energy. The highest implication of hacker-socialistic behavior is the tendancy to drink two very popular soda's. These being Mountain Dew and Jolt Cola. Next to coffee, these things are very evil and tend the childs normal brain functions to degenerate quicker and become more succeptable to other hackers. Please! Heed my word parents! Do not buy these products at any cost.

 

	What A Bunch of Crap! (none / 0) (#3821)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 06:21:02 PM PST
	What more can be said, who could actually believe this stuff? He must be kidding.

 

	YOU ARE A FUCKING TOTALLY GAY FUCKING IDIOT (none / 0) (#3822)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 06:21:38 PM PST
	OMG YOU ARE SUCH A FUCKING RETARD> "hacker programs include comet cursor, bonzi fucking gay buddy, and flash." YOU KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT YOUR COMPUTER AND I ADVISE YOU TO MOVE AWAY FROM IT IMMEDIATELY, KEEP YOUR HANDS UP! you fucking moron. oh my god i have never read anything more stupid in my entire history of surfing the internet (since 95). you should just jump off a bridge now and save the rest of your children. sincerely, Þ

 

	o.m.g (none / 0) (#3823)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 06:26:06 PM PST
	ok obviusoly "sir" you r not a role parent u r a fucking ignorant bastard, 1st, AMD blows Intel right out of the fucking water with its thunderbird processor which completely kicks the ooooh *Intel Pentium 4's" oooooooh, fucking ass, 2nd, changeing ISP is not a sign becuz every1 int he free world who has a lil money does it becuz AOL fucking sux, 3rd, Quake is not a hacking game, yes it is a violent shooter but what do u want ur child to be playin man, fucking pokemon? 4th, its Linux fucker, hey there genuis Comet Cursor changes the cursor on ur screen fucker, Bonzi is a purple ape who helps you through ur computer needs and can be funny, and Flash is what revolutionized animation on the internet u fucking ignorant bastard, if i was ur child and u were "attending my teen parties" id crack u over the head with a beer bottle then shoot the fucking Compaq cuz compaq's blow, then id throw u into the compaq fire u fucking ignorant, hacker prejuidice queer

 

	OH MY FRIGGIN' GOD YOU'RE A DUMBASS! (none / 0) (#3825)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 08:22:50 PM PST
	Well, you know, I kinda lost interest after you sounded so boastful about being such a great father and everything. Well, I'm sorry to break it to you - you're not. You're a friggin' loser! Do you know what comet cursor is? It's a program made for PCs that changes your mouse cursor. Bonzai Buddy is this companion thing, also for PCs that I find absolutely useless. I downloaded it once, and let me tell you this sucka - IT HAS NO HACKING ABILITIES!! So what if your son likes Linux? Face it: Windows sucks. Linux is much more stable. And if he can't get a Mac, he'll go for something that he can get. You think you're so cool. It's Linux not Lunix. Fuckin retard! I pretty much agree with everyone else - this was AMAZINGLY funny. But it pissed me off too. Phil PhilPutin P-Diddy

 

	This is Peter (none / 0) (#3832)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 08:50:10 PM PST
	I've done it , with my skills in flash i have finished making a love ad for my father and by broadcasting it over 700 Quake servers , hopfully many Transexuals will answer it and add him to thier AOL's buddy list. BTW Please do me a favor and give my dad some anal ... he desperatly needs it. -Peter Gibbons

 

	pasty geek felon? (none / 0) (#3834)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 08:53:58 PM PST
	Do you really want a pasty geek felon as your son in law? three words... "why tea cracker". that happens to fit with the poll that was on the side of the page when i read it, not sure if it's perm, but it was "why are you afraid of hackers?" and answer number one was "they hack nasa".

 

	You're an idiot (none / 0) (#3835)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 08:55:19 PM PST
	This is the stupidest article I have ever read in my life... you are either joking or a complete moron. Or both. Everything you said in that article is complete crap. And it's linux not lunix. And it is just an alternate operating system... alot of servers use it. Moron. I don't have time to point all of your mistakes, but you're the biggest idiot ever.

 

	lol ya coight (none / 0) (#3837)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 09:18:22 PM PST
	lol <STRONG>Can we say stooopid american?</STRONG> Thats right kids this is the f%$king funniest article I have seen its truely gold. I must be a hacker I play quake! Zaleth

 

	Your son isn't a hacker, he is looking for pron. (none / 0) (#3839)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 09:26:09 PM PST
	Reggie, I hate to break the news to you, but your son isn't a hacker, he is addicted to pRon. He has displayed all the classic signs of a young male teen looking for free pRon. AMD makes incredible fast inexpensive processors which outscore Intel processors in most content creation benchmarks. The Athlon is also considerd to have a superior FPU. This capability makes the AMD Athlon an exception pRon CPU as the math processing power allows it to play pRon videos at exceptional speeds. Your son wants a better video card so he can look at all his pRon at much higher resolutions and in greater detail. Be wary if he want's an ATI All-in-Wonder as this may indicate he wishes to record pRon to video tape to view in the privacy of his own bedroom. The most important indication is his wanting to get rid of AOL. A real ISP allows access to all sorts of pRon. Finally, pRon swapping software like iMesh (also great for MP3's) also installs programs like Bonzi Buddy. So reggie, in conclusion, if your son is spending a lot of time on the computer looking for pRon, there is no need for alarm. He is just a normal kid who is curious

	heh (none / 0) (#4225)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 01:31:41 AM PST
	heh, i guess i could agree to some extent?

 

	Manic Paranoia Evident (none / 0) (#3840)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 09:35:46 PM PST
	I am truly amazed at the ingorance of this posting. In this day and age, any individual has the ability and the responsibility to research a topic or concern. Posting information that has no basis in fact (like what has been done in this post) is completely irresponsible. And, at this particular time where computers are so prevalent and integral to our lives, and real information so easy to find, it is frankly quite ridiculous. Next time you decide to expound upon your infinte knowledge of hackers or some other aspect of computer usage, make sure you have some real information.

 

	i'm a raver, so that makes me a hacker... (none / 0) (#3842)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 10:13:49 PM PST
	heheh... i think you are confusing ravers with hackers. and the pacifiers are so that i don't grind my teeth down while i'm rollin on xtc. also, what's all this son sheeit? why can't females be hackers? you sexist ignorant fool. -meighyn-

 

	Lame (none / 0) (#3843)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 10:17:05 PM PST
	Dude, this is the stupidest article ive ever read. Your a dumbass. I hope this was mean't to be funny! heh

 

	I hope this is a joke. (none / 0) (#3845)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 10:23:41 PM PST
	Please tell me this is a joke.

 

	is your son a hacker? (none / 0) (#3848)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 10:38:33 PM PST
	Having read the whole post, I now realise that this person knows absolutely nothing about computers, the internet and probably would have 12:00 flashing on the VCR if it wasn't for his kid being there to hack the VCR and put in the proper time! This person is an idiot, of the highest order, and should probably collect a Darwin award soon. Unfortunately it is too late for the world, as he has already reproduced!

 

	gotta be kidding me (none / 0) (#3849)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 10:43:21 PM PST
	This has to be a joke. Nobody ius that stupid and if you are, go to the library and read up. This just shows how dangerous a moron can be with a few catch phrases. Try to LEARN rather than assume what you don't know.hahahahahahahaahahaha what a joke!

 

	Idiot (none / 0) (#3850)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 10:59:11 PM PST
	Never has so many words expressed such an obvious self-imposed ignorance. It is not the knowledge of hacking that is the crime, but how you use that knowledge. Even a legitimate programmer understands hacking. It's a part of the territory. If your child understands hacking, then he will understand more about programming. Let your child read your article. He'll then understand what the true crime is.

 

	Mr. Gibbons... (none / 0) (#3851)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 11:12:53 PM PST
	Dear Mr. Gibbons, you obviously are over-protective, a former military personel, a high-standard Christian, or just a complete buffoon. You have made an idiot out of yourself by making this article. Let me ask you something. How much sun do your kids get? Can they go further than you can see them? Do they come in before or soon after dark? When they go to sleep overs, do you have them call when they get there just to check in? Is your son in Boy Scouts, and if so, are you a leader? Answer those questions, and evaluate yourself.

 

	wow (none / 0) (#3854)
	by Anonymous Reader on Thu Dec 13th, 2001 at 11:55:52 PM PST
	i skipped back and forth between thinking this WAS real and WASNT all i have to say is holy fsck

 

	wow (none / 0) (#3855)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 12:01:25 AM PST
	this site... wow just wow i mean the intelligence of people has REALLY gone to nothing i wish that this were on a haxor site, then i could laugh about it.. but wow

 

	h@x0rz (none / 0) (#3856)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 12:13:33 AM PST
	Fun stuff aside, my kid has a buch of protected passwords on my system that are the same as the ones he uses to access certain databases, locked in the PWL files of Windows 98. Do you know a free way I can crack these passwords without resorting to a "Brute Force Attack"? This is my computer after all...I'd love to see what he's been doing with it! He always covers his tracks, except for these passwords.

 

	Impressive (none / 0) (#3857)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 12:13:46 AM PST
	Now you know this had to be an astoundingly impressive person when in the first paragraph he mentions his almighty COMPAQ. After that... it just seems to get worse. To be honest, this really wouldn't bother me if it weren't for the fact that i can see people believing this. I oWn JoO

 

	OMG (none / 0) (#3859)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 12:37:07 AM PST
	This has better be a joke - cant believe that anyone could write such bullshit ! The auther clearly has NO idea what he's talking about 8)

 

	Please tell me you are making a horrid horrid joke (none / 0) (#3860)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 12:40:23 AM PST
	I am not going to go to great leingths to make a counterpoint for every one of your ten signs because it has already been said time and time agian by several people in responce to this post. Also it would take atleast 30 min. and I have a fealing that this is a very well written work of satire and I must congratulate you on it. However, in the unfortinate case that you are being serious, I must say that you are a very missinformed man and have put togather the most factualy incorrect piece of work I have ever seen in my entire life, riveled only by "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" and God have mercy on your poor, missguided soul... Matt

 

	Biting the hand that feeds you (none / 0) (#3861)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 01:14:06 AM PST
	Thats exactly what this arcticle does. Note that it is posted on a web site, a web site that contains lines of code. Yes it is true, behind this innocent web page are lines of HTML code. Not only that but The Internet is based mostly on computers running the UNIX opperating system, The real basis for the Linux operating system. Chances are really good that this sight is hosted by a UNIX server, which is kept running by a computer programmer, commonly refered to as a Hacker, and if this page isn't hosted on a UNIX server, i would bet that your ISP is running a UNIX system. So I guess what I'm getting from this article is that Hackers are evil, Hackers use computer code, so computer code is evil, the internet is based on computer code, so the internet is evil, and this web site is on the internet, so this web site must also be evil. Also, I must say that it would be impossible for AMD to produce their processors in third world sweat shops because computer processors must be carefully assembled by precision robots. I feel sorry for all you people out there who have been decieved by this and other articles like it. Any educated person would look for credible research citations in an article like this and I didn't see any credible sources for where this man got his information. i would like to hear any responses to this posting so feel free to email me at chrisjunk726@hotmail.com If you dare touching that evil computer that runs code that may have been written by a Hacker.

 

	Huh? (none / 0) (#3862)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 01:18:22 AM PST
	This absolutely must be a joke. I feel sorry for the authors children, the world they grow up in.

 

	Can people really be this stupid? (none / 0) (#3864)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 01:41:38 AM PST
	Well.......i guess anything is possible - right?

 

	HA><ORRRRRRRRRRRRR (none / 0) (#3867)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 01:51:11 AM PST
	Wow .. i have only one word for THAT parent! STFUB !

 

	get your head out of your ass (none / 0) (#3873)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 02:50:57 AM PST
	this fuck is so full of shit. fag doesn't even know correct terminology. hackers dont break into computers you fucking tard. you mean crackers. if i didnt think you would like it id say you should be sent to prison and gang fucked

 

	What are you saying are you crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? (none / 0) (#3875)
	by A small hacker on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 02:51:39 AM PST
	Now i m comvins that the american people are the most stupid peoplo in the world. What are you thinking? Who wrote this thing F.B.I. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa If you find that your son is a hacker (na me gamisete) or i will sit and fack me!!!!!!!!!!

 

	poor, poor kids.. (none / 0) (#3882)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 03:57:25 AM PST
	I feel sorry for the kids this guy is having.. Now i know why they invented birth control.

 

	Lordy, this guy is a moron (none / 0) (#3883)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 04:09:23 AM PST
	Ok, first off I want to say, you totally mis-understood the information you read. I am going to hack you with Bonzi Buddy ROFL! Bonzi Buddy is just a PC Help which sucks and lags it down completely. Comet Cursor is just a stupid cursor tool that sucks...And FLASH is just a internet application to create webpage stuff in or jokes. The LILO sequence can be disabled for Linux, and you can just use a shortcut key to start linux instead of Windows I believe so scratch it. Hardware, now this was a funny subject. Little Intel 486DX 20Mhz CPU's still the shit for DoS Attacks, back in the day. // Another Note \\ Ok, does me having a Dual Processor, (2) 1Ghz Pentium 3's, GeForce 2 MX400 64MB Video Card, 1GB RAM, 100GB HD Space, and all the nice goodies make me a hacker? Keep in note that I am under 18, and yet still know this.

 

	get a clue!!! (none / 0) (#3886)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 04:21:29 AM PST
	This article redifines stupidity on so many levels. lunix? damn commies another plot to destroy the world! If this guy is model parent bin laden is really bubbles from the power puff girls. we make birth control for a reason.....

 

	To all you angry people (none / 0) (#3891)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 05:54:53 AM PST
	Furious wombat, chuckx, NAWL, ~fat, Nick Bilzan and a lot of others; I love you guys. :-) The 90s was called the decade of irony. All of you have proved beyond shadow of a doubt that you are all true nerds, and that this last decade have passed you by completely. Here are a couple of definitions (this might help you catch up with current events, if you ever wander out into the 'real world') Irony - when what you say is the opposite of what you mean. Satire - Creation which exaggerates negative aspects of serious subjects and mocks them. I almost feel bad for taking away your innocence and naivete.

 

	Hacker Page (none / 0) (#3893)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:23:44 AM PST
	What a crock of bullshit.

 

	Oh Really. (none / 0) (#3894)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:30:46 AM PST
	Well this just shows the modern mentality of the parents to day. This guy has no clue at all about computers, much less hacking. Most of the things he listed are things normal people do. Hell, my wife spends more than 30 minutes on ebay....is she a hacker? According to this guy, yes. Yet, she thinks Disk Drive is a street in Maine. "You need a license to catch a fish, you need a license to have a dog. But any asshole can be a parent." A computer is a tool. It is up the user to determine how that tool is used. A screwdriver can be a weapon, or a device to fix something. If you want to know if your child is a hacker. See if he or she can show you any of the things they've done on the computer. IF they have nothing to show, and refuse to show you. Chances are they are doing something they shouldn't be. Hell that's common sense. But obviously common sense, ins't common. (Company Undisclosed) Vice President of Information Technologies

 

	Mmmmhhh (none / 0) (#3895)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:39:27 AM PST
	It's your own fault. You shoeldn't have allowed your kids to play with MS Word. ;-)

 

	u dum (unt (none / 0) (#3897)
	by masskiller on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:42:24 AM PST
	u r da dumest mofo i have ever fokin heard if i knew who da fok j00 where i would come over smack u fokin head in before tiein j00 down so u could watch me skull fok u wife before i sick me d|ck in u little girls holes and spo0f on here face. u dum foker then id so u kid what crackin warez and fokin linux realy is befor i flog on u wifes face again and smoke a J the size of u fokin arm u cunt!

 

	ROFL (none / 0) (#3898)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:04:45 AM PST
	Oh... Thank you. Thank you... I needed a laugh. Even better were half the replies. Pretty soon people will be reading National Lampoon for it's inciteful articles and in-depth true to life coverage. Shortly after that MAD will replace the New York Times.

 

	Oh Lordy (none / 0) (#3899)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:05:57 AM PST
	Ha ha ha ha haaaaarrrr - the funniest thing is the replies!!! Do you understand the following words: * JOKE * HUMOUR * FUNNY * SATIRE * FICTION * LAUGH Oh deary me. I can't believe some of them have well-paid jobs as well - a network administrator that can't tell fact from fiction? Deary me. I'm wiping the tears from my eyes I'm laughing so hard. Har har. Well done on a brilliant piece of writing!

 

	Great deal Mr. T Reginald Gibbons (none / 0) (#3900)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:17:08 AM PST
	It is really good fun, that so much people don't see, how stupid they are. They didn't understood the article and they even have to show their stupidity to the whole world :-). So many "computer experts" came to explain to what AMD, Linux, mp3 etc. is. They don't see, that the author knows exactly, what he is writing about. It is very funny article, but it is much more fun, how much stupid "hackers" and "computer experts" are posting their "smartest" comments. I can't stop laughing :-)))))

 

	lol (none / 0) (#3901)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:19:36 AM PST
	this was the most stupid thing i have heard this century

 

	LOL @ that ! =) (none / 0) (#3902)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:20:48 AM PST
	Hahahahaha!!! The original poster sure knows how to write! :) - Even funnier are all the fewls that fell for it and actually contributed and argued on further down, HAHAHHAHAHAHA! =) - But then again, Americans never stop surprise me, heheheh! =) Geniously done m8, geniously done, make anoterone soon plz! =)

 

	Rofl (none / 0) (#3904)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 08:02:20 AM PST
	I have one word to say to the author of this article... DUMBFUCK "Modern parent"? ROFL!! HAHAHAHHA! The biggest load of BULL i have ever heard! HAHAHAHAHAHAH I now pronounce the author of this article, the biggest dumbfuck in the world ..... HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHDSG RKLTKBG I think im going insane @_o HAHAH HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA ...dumbfuck

 

	Here's a story... (none / 0) (#3905)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 08:27:13 AM PST
	Unbelievable the number of hostile notes. By the way, are you by any chance an architect? Because I am looking for a good, sensible architect with a well established style to design a gas station for me...

 

	A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF IGNORANCE (none / 0) (#3906)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 08:34:37 AM PST
	I'm not sure if the author of "Is Your Son a Computer Hacker?" wrote this as a spoof or if he is serious. If this was meant to be a serious piece, he has displayed an embarrassing level of ignorance to world. This is a prime example of why one should really know what they are talking about before doing so.

 

	both my sons were hacker (none / 0) (#3907)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 08:37:55 AM PST
	thanks to the signs, I discovered both my sons were computer hackers. They were both sent to a military school where they will finish out highschool. They both say that neither one of them were hackers, but what do you expect from a criminal.

 

	huh? (none / 0) (#3909)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 08:42:47 AM PST
	First of all buddy, AMD is based in the U.S.A. Secondly, i think your blatent distrust of lunix is stupid. lunix is a programing language not a hacking language and if you have to send in your computer to replace the hard drive, you dont need one

 

	Oh my, are you ever sure of your self... (none / 0) (#3915)
	by GrOuNd ZeRo 7777 on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:09:11 AM PST
	I am doing an ITC study which will make me a "proffesional" hacker or h4x0r as "our" language really goes, I know DOS very well and I love Linux by my russian comrads...OH MY GOD YOU FOOL! listen to yourself, you got it so wrong my friend! hackers are malicious people who BREAK into computers without having acces rights! Although MP3's 'are' illegal but they used by so many people that taking legal actions would be imposible, changing appearence? I didn't, it's just what is cool with his friends that's all, I do agree on weight gain and muscle loss but most monitors have radiation reduction, infact you get MUCH less damage to watch a monitor all day than a TV, TV's don't need it because people are not close up to them, AOL is an excellent choice if you have small childeren or if their religion doesn't allow them to see nudity but AOL is also over used and SLOW, Quake series is an excellent game, it is NOT training for modern firearms, it's very unrealistic and make you enter a world to escape reality for a while, it uses an advanced console to tweak game features, nothing else, Linux is made by Chech or polish person called Linus, this Operating System is hardly illegal, it's bases on Unix and unix is the grand daddy of hacking OS's, if your son had Unix I would be worried to some extend, but linux is not really dangerous, your son probably just installed it wrongly...CDR's and CDRW are great tools for data transport and storage, enough said...sir, the post you recently made will most likely upset and anger alot of experienced LEGAL computer users like me, esspecially if this is going to be my proffesion, I REALLY advice to brush up on computers...Also Bonzi Buddy and all the other software mentioned is completely legal although very annoying, it's made to advertise mostly... -=GrOuNd_ZeRo=- The Netherlands

 

	you have all missed the point (none / 0) (#3917)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:22:07 AM PST
	firstly.. what a load of rubbish. secondly AMD are sold in all shops.. child labour?? how can a child make a multilayer microprocessor? baffles me!!

 

	OMG (none / 0) (#3918)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:34:04 AM PST
	U are the biggest fucking idiot ive ever saw lmao god what has the computer world came too???? lololol Quake ? Comet Curser Bonzi Buddy for hacking I think u are the fucking nutcase not a kid that wants new hardware

 

	Know the truth before you speak! (none / 0) (#3921)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:53:41 AM PST
	Most of the comments posted are not true. If your son wants an ISP other than AOL its because AOL is slow and the client is GARBAGE. 2nd..You are trying to oversee your son and his desire to be fully knowledgeable with PC systems and you DON'T HAVE A CLUE!! NEWS FLASH!!! Video cards, hard drives, and AMD processors have nothing to do with hacking!!! You obviously have listened to the uneducated and gained your "knowledge" of what is entailed to be a hacker. You are probably spewing this same incorrect, inconcise, uninformed garbage to your son and he is beside himself as a result. Have you ever caught him actually keying at the DOS prompt hacking a system? Did you ever investigate your daughter's allogations to gain REAL HARD evidence instead of the circumstancial crap you put forth here? I'll bet my next paycheck that you just don't like the CULTURE surrounding "hacking" your son has so earnestly embraced. You are tweaked because he has learned what he is able to do on a PC and is edified by that and not your self-fullfilling BS. All your great parental "how-to's" are worthless if you, the un-knowing,out-of-touch,unyielding, "parent", is unable to gain the respect of your child. Why don't you try to nurture this God given talent into more than it is instead of criminalizing him? You are running scared as a parent. You demonize PCs, music, video games and guns. These things are of our world. The Bible can kill someone if you hit them with it. Anything can be used for evil. They are bad if you choose to let them be that. Your job as a parent is to be a proper role model. One that speaks truth and wisdom. Everything "technological" bit of info you write is incorrect. That stuff about East Germany is REAL funny. BTW...No processor has built in hacker controls. How do you expect any kid to listen to you when more than half of what you say has been generated out of fear, ignorance and personal inadequecies. Grow a pair of cajones and be a strong father figure with your OWN views based on REAL fact. He may actually respect you as a result.

 

	Penis is Needed (none / 0) (#3922)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:57:13 AM PST
	The penis is a necessity in the hacker's world. Without the rudimentary male genitalia, one would be lost in the online community. In fact, most women save lesbians have extreme difficulty operating a computer without the aid of a man and his genitalia. It's not uncommon to find that a woman is completely inept at simple computer tasts, i.e. turning it on, connecting to the internet, typing full sentences with perfect grammar. Don't deny the absolute power of the penis, without it, humanity would still be sipping out of creeks and drawing pictures of buffalos on caves. The penis invented the computer. The penis brought us into the computer age!

 

	o my god (none / 0) (#3923)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 10:00:16 AM PST
	i cant believe there are so many stupid people. this article was written as a joke. stop watching so much tv. you people sound completely brain dead or brain washed. congratulations to the guy who wrote it, i havent seen this good a job at mental hacking since hitler. HURRAH for mind hacking i hope it catches on ps i loved the bonzi buddy reference! hehe looks like the jokes on us

 

	Rant #3424 (none / 0) (#3924)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 10:02:22 AM PST
	I can't wait to get home and check to be sure my 7-year old boy isn't doing any of these things, or that my 5-year old girl isn't turning into a hacker ho. :) *This has made some of the most amusing reading I have had in a while...*

 

	What a genius...... (none / 0) (#3926)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 10:26:57 AM PST
	I am sorry, but if you really read all the posts by the author of this peice, you can't really expect him to be telling the truth. It seems to me that this is a really good work of fiction that was meant to get a rise out of all of you people that are reading it. In fact, I think that the responses you are giving is exactly what he is looking for. Any way you put it, the joke is on you......

 

	I can't figure out who's the bigger dumbass... (none / 0) (#3927)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 10:28:37 AM PST
	...The pimply hacker geek who wasted enough one-handed typing time to write the post, or all you self-righteous tools, missing the sarcasmal lobes in your brains who responded thinking it was serious... I laughed until the snot flew. I cant wait for someone to respond "there's no such thing as a sarcasmal lobe naaah naaah naaah"...

 

	Great (none / 0) (#3928)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 10:46:25 AM PST
	This is the funniest article I have read in a long time, my Red Hat is off to the author! I really loved the part about "wearing a pacifier". l33t 1

 

	More reading recommended! (none / 0) (#3929)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:01:51 AM PST
	I do suggest that you do some more reading. There were MANY false facts used in your argument. AMD might be a foreign company yet there is no proof that they use slave labor, neither is AMD a sure sign that your child is a hacker. Many hackers feel a strong sense of patriotism and purchase intel chips. There is nothing on the intel chip that can prevent hacking. There is a key on the chip such that the computer can be identified but this can also be turned off. I am Canadian and take great offense to refering to a company such as nVidia as an "evil Canadian corporation". Next, Macromedia Flash, or as you refer to it "flash" is NOT a hacking tool. It is a graphics tool used by countless websites accross the internet. I'm sure that Macromedia would love to hear their product being used in such a fasion and would be able to give you countless ways in which it cannot be used in the method you are describing. I also take great offense to making the statement that if you know how to program you are a hacker. Kind sir, the page which you are looking at now must have therefore been made by a hacker, the programs which you use on your computer like Microsoft Word must therefore be made by a hacker. The amazing AOL you speak so fondly of must be made by a hacker. So I guess you are saying that we are all hackers. Tsk tsk tsk. Read more for you do not know what you speak of. -Me

 

	Hahahaha (none / 0) (#3930)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:02:37 AM PST
	Man, why do ppl post crap like this? I am a father of 2 that encourage my children to use the computer. I have 3 computers in my house that all have AMD cpu's and nVidia g-Force 2 and g-Force 3 video cards. I have large hard drives and fast connections, does that make me a hacker?...lol..I think not. I think before people are allowed to post such nonsence they should be forced to check thier facts. Spreading such non truths only installs fear into the hearts of computer ignorant parents. I take an active roll in what my kids watch on TV, and what they do on the computer, it is our jobs as parents. With everything in life there are the seedy sides. Next thing we know ppl like the writer of that article is gonna try to link the use of microwaves to devil worshiping.....shame on the writer...start brain before engaging the mouth. Ignorance breeds ignorance. Get informed.

 

	Responses funnier than post. Well, maybe not... (none / 0) (#3931)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:11:42 AM PST
	It is embarassing and disheartening to read these responses. Every swear word ("fucktard"?), every possible misspelling ("TRUELY stupid"?), every dumb hostile kid who can type seems to have found this post and responded to it. Little boys and girls, you are responding to a post by MIKE BRADY. It's a joke. It's just a joke. Geez. That's the danger of calling somebody stupid and ignorant - you better make sure you know who the stupid one is. Fucktards.

 

	who let this guy have a computer??? (none / 0) (#3932)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:20:00 AM PST
	He obviously did not do his homework as he claims. Most of the hackers that I know and hang out with (yep, I hack too:>) are bright, highly talented people who use their skills to either prevent malicious people from doing too much damage, or prevent idiots such as this from damaging his precious Intel-based cash cow. BTW, should I turn myself in? My OS of choice is LINUX (OMG!! I even develope free apps for Linux), I use nothing but AMD processors, play hacker games(Quake is pretty tame IMHO--I much prefer cracking machines that I have been invited to break into! The learning potential for security is unparalelled!), I feel that AOL is a scourge on the net that needs to be nuked, and my favorite access method to remote machines is telnet. Oh, my total daily time on the net is about 14+ hours. To make matters worse, I ENCOURAGE my kids to do the same!!!

 

	Are you outta your mind? (none / 0) (#3933)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:40:03 AM PST
	Just because someone owns Linux, or an AMD processor...doesnt' make them a computer hacker. I have telnet and I program using Perl. I think by acting so harshly towards your kids regarding the computer, you're the one who is fucking up, not them. I am a programmer for a living. If my parents had squelched my desire to learn when I was young, I wouldn't be where I am today. And btw, hackers don't walk around in day-glo. And pacifers are for people who are "rolling" or doing X. So before you post such a lame ass article, do a little more research and you'll find out that you are VERY wrong.

 

	clueless and stupid (none / 0) (#3934)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:43:11 AM PST
	dear god whoever wrote that is so fucking dumb and clueless its not even funny well it is funny, laughed for an hour straight also if this guy is a father i think hes queer and "carol' is his gay life partner Carl

 

	This is realy funny, your so ignorant (none / 0) (#3935)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:54:39 AM PST
	im sure your a microsoft fanatic, and maybe you work for them. as it looks like, you dont know shit about computer. im a proffessional computer worker and i never eard such stupid thing from people that know what they are talking about. you are lame, clueless, stupid, and maybe gay. go back to school, learn about computer and then come back with a more intelligent comment have a happy life with your perfect little morron family

 

	This is a joke (none / 0) (#3936)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:57:46 AM PST
	this must be a joke. It is a very funny one at that, because many ignorant people do think these things, although I've never seen it to such an extreme. Linux is soviet software, programming with perl is a hacker manual, and DoS attacks let you use another computer's command prompt? Come on people..

 

	Why this has to be a joke (none / 0) (#3937)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 12:08:54 PM PST
	The fact that there are 6 kids, one named Cindy and one named Peter, is just too Brady Bunch for me.

 

	Marvelous (none / 0) (#3939)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 12:13:37 PM PST
	I didn't take the time to read through all 176 comments, but I imagine my reaction to this article has already been voiced. Let that not keep me from leaving my mark, though! Anyone with half a brain can recognize this as a marvelously orchestrated tongue-in-cheek creation. AMD a third-world company? Beautiful, knowing that, if not founded there, AMD has large offices in or near Austin, Texas. Comet Cursor, Bonzi Buddy, and Flash as hacker programs? Wonderful! That's exactly the sort of hype we need to get hideously annoying packages such as Comet Cursor and Bonzi Buddy abolished. Of course they're not hacker software, but heavens, they're annoying! Flash is the only exception to that, itself being necessary to view any ballzy website. I bet this very site has flash content. My hat is off to the author of this piece. May you, and your friend "Linyos Torvoltos" ever live in infamy!

 

	You need to talk to your son... (none / 0) (#3940)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 12:17:31 PM PST
	Your son can definitely teach you a lot about computers. I would like to meet you someday...So I can punch you in the face. Poor son of yours cant even get on his own computer because you read somewhere that quake is a breading ground for hackers...

 

	you moron (none / 0) (#3943)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 12:50:00 PM PST
	Popular hacker software includes "Comet Cursor", "Bonzi Buddy" and "Flash". hahahaha did you know the popular comedy central show "southpark" was created in flash? and did you know that bonzi buddy is an annoying program that does nothing but annoy everybody in the house, I agree uninstall bonzi buddy but it is far from being a "hacker program" trust me if it's really a "hacker program" its not going to be showing up in add/remove programs. and quit nosing around in yoru kids business, jesus. model parent my ass, you're worse than big brother.

 

	Very funny, very retarded. (none / 0) (#3945)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 01:22:11 PM PST
	The auther must be the a retard, Linux is not hacker software, it is in fact server software used by companies, second, it does not harm your harddisk, it is very easy to unistall if you have just a windows 98 boot disk and know how to use the "format C: /s" command. And "AMD" acutally makes better processors than INTEL could DREAM ABOUT! You are nothing but a cow, MOOve over you FAT ASS! Oh and by the way you wouldn't know hacker software if you ran into it. And i love the part about breaking into other peoples steros to steal music, you need to learn that it is not possible through a computer. And Telnet was actually created for many useful purposes and it is included in Microsoft Windows! It is used to email, shells, and many other things. It also requires some type of internet connection, but of course your a retard and believe that it works out of magic with not way to communicate with the out side world. Very Nice Article, completely flase, and well of course idiotic, egotistical, and lame. - P.S. : You suck. your child denied hacking because he did no such thing, you just think that having some inteligance in computers and not being a complete retard is hacking. you should do the world a favor and kill your self.

 

	ARE ALL OF YOU PEOPLE BLIND TO THE OBVIOUS (none / 0) (#3946)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 01:43:39 PM PST
	This is an obvious joke, look at the way he describes his family, 6 kids, wife carol, son peter, younges daughter cindy, can we say brady bunch? i can't believe you people took this seriously enough to criticize the article, it is a JOKE, and an obvious one at that.... jeez

 

	I'm in awe (none / 0) (#3948)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 01:49:52 PM PST
	wow, I feel so sorry for your kids... YOU GO TO THERE PARTIES? how long did you do your research for? 2 minutes, your a fucking retard... haha you know nothing about computers at all... you are the people hitler should have killed instead of jews!

 

	Okay, you should get your facts straight... (none / 0) (#3949)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 02:09:51 PM PST
	You are just a paranoid parent. Did you not consider actually believing your son? Flash is a used for creating animations, games, websites (parts of) and little fun activities. Bonzi Buddy is a little onscreen "friend" who tells jokes and reccomends fun games. "Lunix" is actually "Linux" an alternative operating system to Windows and Mac. Quake is a game. Not a bloody hacker arena. Saying that hacker's dress differently is automatically stereotyping them. I have a friend who hacks, he hasn't changed how he dresses. Just because a child spends more than half an hour on the computer doesn' mean he is DOSing..... Next time youw rite an article make sure you know what you're talking about, not puttin false ideas in aprent's heads.......

 

	Moronic (none / 0) (#3950)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 02:13:31 PM PST
	This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Some ISP's are inferior to others. You may have an isp that lacks in service or is overall poor in quality. A true hacker isn't going to be stopped by a certain ISP. The idea is ludicrous. Quake is a game. You could make the same "Vitual Reality Terrorist Firearm Training" remark about games like Doom or Half Life. Its just andother 1st person shooter and if your son is learning anything from it more than having fun he should be seeing a professional councelor. Your child asking for better hardware may be a sign that the computer world is advancing beyond what you currently own and he wishes to keep up. It might also be a sign that he knows just a scoesh more about computers than you do. As for dressing differently, You are confusing Hackers with Ravers. Ravers on the whole abhor hacking and wouldn't try it. Hackers dont have a particular mode of dress. Why would they wish to make themselves apparant when what they do is something that they can get arrested for? Get this information straight before you try writing in a place where people are going to take you seriously. As for this article, congratulations, You have reall hackers all over the world laughing at you.

 

	This must be a joke (none / 0) (#3955)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 02:25:10 PM PST
	The autohr of this article obviously knows nothing about the internet or hacking. Flash is a hacking program lol!

 

	isn't a gibbon a kind of monkey? (none / 0) (#3956)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 02:29:58 PM PST
	sorry that's giboon ... but it got you to read this ... I have no idea where you get your information but if you can validate ANY of it i will be impressed. It sounds as if you wrote purely in satire. I was reading, thinking it was pretty funny, until it occured to me that you might be serious. I cannot believe that I am using my time to respond to your statements. Please offer some kind of support for your rashly opinionated statements or the world will view you as a fool. Only a fool will take opinion as fact. Especially your OPINION. I hope that you were joking and that this responce is taken in just as much jest as your article was written ... but if you ARE serious ... I can offer you an education on hacking. What's your IP address?

 

	Idiot Replies (none / 0) (#3959)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 02:44:57 PM PST
	Haha, the article was hilarious. But, you know what's even funnier? The fact that SO MANY people were offended! Obviously you people have never heard of a little thing called Satire or Sarcasm or even Comedy. So, for all you dildo's that are out there calling the author a "moron" etc. You people are truly the morons. How could you POSSIBLY miss the obvious? Pathetic.

 

	helo (none / 0) (#3960)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 02:44:59 PM PST
	i us aol and hav no problem so dis gy iz relly rite in sayin dat no one neds beter then aol aol 4 life!11!!!1111 p.s. wow u gyz r stuopid

 

	This is rediculous. (none / 0) (#3963)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 02:49:39 PM PST
	First and foremost, as a computer technician, I cannot believe the rediculousness of this entire article. None of the information in it is accurate. Linux is an operating system designed for advanced Windows users who would like to learn more about how an operating system works. It is also much more stable than any version of Windows. Bonzai Buddy is an annoying little purple monkey that talks to you and wastes memory on your computer. Perl is a programming language that is used largely in website development to provide interactive content and unique web page features. Quake is a game. Simply put. Telnet is a way of connecting to the old "BBS" style online services. It can be done without a telephone line...if you have a high speed or satellite internet connection. I could go on, but here's something that should give it away that this whole thing is BS. The man has 6 kids. His wife's name is Carol. His youngest daughter, Cindy, is usually making things up. His son, Peter, is the middle child...hmmm see a pattern? "Here's the story...of a lovely lady..." Just like the Brady bunch folks, it's entertainment.

 

	How can you publish such an idiotism?!? (none / 0) (#3965)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 03:07:34 PM PST
	This is horrible! How a man can be so dumb?

 

	Loser (none / 0) (#3966)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 03:08:26 PM PST
	You sure know a lot about hacking! NOT!! this is the most pathetic article i have ever read. you are a hacker if you play a game called quake, and if you use a webpage designer. if i use the computer more than 30 minutes then im doing DOS attacks? i'll bet about .0004% of people who spend more than 30 minutes on the computer each day do Denial of service attacks. Of, and spell Linux correctly, idiot. Linux is a very powerful and stable operating system that LOTS of people use dipshit. You are also suggesting that hackers have bad grades? Also, you really think only hackers ask to have new hardware? Everyone wants it you fuck face. You really are a moron. Go fuck off loser. Btw, comet cursor is a stupid program that only newbies are stupid enough to download. It sucks and so do you.

 

	OMG! What a dumb@$$! (none / 0) (#3967)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 03:17:53 PM PST
	Flash = Legitmate Bonzi Buddy = Legitmate Commet Cursor = Legitimate Have you ever considered that your son is an advanced computer user that has a fetish for performance?? and By the way AMD products are better than their Intel counterparts. ALSO! Its Linux, not Lunix... And if you don't know what you're doing, you COULD mess up Windows when installing it. And Linux is no worse than Windows is buddy, I think you need to catch up on your reading. Obviously this guy doesn't know anything about this topic. He may have a child, but I don't think theres any substantial evidence that hes a hacker... Super Steve e-mail the genius

 

	very funny (none / 0) (#3968)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 03:21:49 PM PST
	heh.... this is just one of the dummiest commercials for Microsoft & Intel .... men, now i can see how americans can be dumb. i mean VERY dumb. Sorry to 1% of americans wich are smart, but .... other 99% are dumb. sorry.

 

	Adequacy.org (none / 0) (#3969)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 03:22:09 PM PST
	You adults who support the opinions stated in this article are FUCKED UP. You have to be completely and utterly mentally challenged to think that your son is a hacker simply because he wants a 3D card, something of which a hacker has no use for. And female hackers aren't as skilled as male hackers? If female hackers WANT to be as good, they can be. The only reason some of them aren't is because they have severe social and mental problems, and should get professional help. So you adults that agree with this site and its opinions: FUCK OFF, YA LOUSY BUNCH OF FAGGOTS!

 

	This is the biggest piece of crap I have ever read (none / 0) (#3970)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 03:46:29 PM PST
	Not one statement in that whole article is true.

 

	YOUR AN IDIOT (none / 0) (#3971)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 04:01:36 PM PST
	YOU ARE AN IDIOT WHO KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT COMPUTERS, SO SHUT YOUR FACE ASSHOLE

 

	Um.....yeh (none / 0) (#3973)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 04:13:57 PM PST
	i thopught this article was off of "the onion" of sumthing, my god how could ANYONE be so ignorant As a hacker myself, i can tell you that nothing you said in this article was true at all.... 1. Your son is not much of a hacker if he/she cant bypass the AOL security in the first place. 2.AMD is NOT a 3rd world processor, you CAN buy them in stores, and they are no different security-wise then an intel-run system 3. just becuase i kid decides to be different in the wasy he dresses does not mean he is breaking the law, this was the worst part ill finish this later HACKERS FOREVER ~dan

 

	oh my god... (none / 0) (#3975)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 04:21:20 PM PST
	ROTFLMMFAO! ... you go to your teen's party's to see if any drinking or such is taking place... now how gay is that? Let the kid be a fuckin' kid

 

	you idiot (none / 0) (#3976)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 04:22:45 PM PST
	you obviously know nothing about computers. and wtf is 'lunix' u moron its 'linux'. i used to be a mild hacker, and most of the things u said are totally stupid. "Popular hacker software includes "Comet Cursor", "Bonzi Buddy" and "Flash"." bahahahaha! you dickhead, i cant believe this comment, y dont u actually do some research before makin idiotic threds like this! and wtf's wrong with AMD, they are the best processor company (imo) the amd processors, kill the pentium crap with ease.

 

	OH MY GOD YOU IDIOT PARENT! (none / 0) (#3978)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 04:38:36 PM PST
	this is one of the reasons why parents are such dumbasses!!! glow sticks are used by ravers dumbass! flash is a vector based gfx program, comet cursors are gay cursors usually used by girls. AOL IS GAY!! most of the reasons why ppl wanna change it is cuz its slow, crappy, email sux, browser sux, it just sux. programming doesnt necesarrily your gonna hack, i know c++, perl, and other languages and i can hack a lil, but it doesnt mean i do and hardware, whats wrong with getting hardware? are you stupid or something? hardware wont effect hacking at all. hacking has to do with the internet. i got ram upgrades for photoshop and 3dsmax cuz i design gfx. i also got a better gfx card for some games and 3d rendering programs. dont jump to conclusions dumbass. at least do more research b4 you post something so stupid stick with your gayOL and ph33r me hacking j00 with my comet cursor...stupid shit damn american parents always jump to conclusions with no proof and stupid ideaologies.

 

	ROFL the ammount of responces proves that ... (none / 0) (#3980)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 04:45:11 PM PST
	the world is full of total idiots... anyone that would take this seriously should lay under a farm tractor.

 

	to finish wat i started (none / 0) (#3982)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 04:56:45 PM PST
	yeh ok...had to boot real quick i had to go don my brightly colored hacking clothes, load my 'ol bonzie buddy hacking utility and go "DOS" the hell outta some govet computers not only do i what to know what the hell this guy was thinking, i wanna know where he got his "facts" from, cause if theres a hackin' guide on the internet that is sayin this stuff....i sure would like to know who wrote it. Lastly id like to say that there are more important things to worry about then whether your kid is becoming a computer hacker.....like whether he is becoming a racist nazi or sumthing.....try getting paranoid about drugs instead....k? PEACE, LOVE, ANARCHY ~dan

 

	What a crock of shihite (none / 0) (#3984)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 05:02:46 PM PST
	THIS DOCUMENT IS A CROCK OF SHIT, AND MOST OF WHAT'S IN THE WARNING SIGNS DONT EVEN APPLY TO HACKERS. AND NO HACKER TAKES 8 HOURS, NOR DO THEY NEED MASS MACHINE UPGRADES, AND QUAKE?!?!? GIMME A BREAK! Toter @ EviosDelam.com

 

	OMG WHAT DUMBASS POSTED THIS TRASH (none / 0) (#3987)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 05:10:39 PM PST
	WHAT KIND OF TRASH IS THIS? #1) Due to the writer's stupidty, I can GURANTEE that the son (peter) got NO further than sub-7. #2) QUAKE IS A VIDEO GAME YOU RETARD. I play it VERY frequently. What kind of idiot are you? #3) AOL makes LAG in game. LAG is a bad thing. THATS why he wanted to switch from AOL, because AOL sucks. AOL is for stupid people. #4) ITS LINUX. And Its Based on UNIX you idiot. I personally run many linux comps, and run a Descent 3 (another so called "hacker software video game") server. #5) COMPAQ SUCKS. What kind of idiot would buy a Compshit???? Jeezuz almighty this guy is a LOSER. Some admins should REMOVE this stupid idiots post. And I feel bad for peter. Because of his dumbshit dad he will probably end up workin at mcdonalds instead of starting a web design business (or some other comp related 'lots of money' job). What kind of horrible father are you? My god... The stupidity of americans amazes me.

 

	NAKED PICS OF POSTER (none / 0) (#3988)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 05:13:51 PM PST
	Nice. Very, very nice. *wink* Kudos on your eloquence, wit & deviousness. Kudos, indeed.

 

	Serious Comment (none / 0) (#3989)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 05:21:32 PM PST
	I can think of two reasons for your article. 1: To wind up as many people as possible. 2: You seriously belive in the comments you have made. If the answer is 1 then congratulations, you seem to have suceeded in your efforts, and can claim the prize of been one of the webs greatest wind up merchants. If the answer is 2 however, then some of the comments made above, with the language involved, must have gone to strengthen your conclusions. If you are serious, then I can honestly say that you have been grossly mis-informed with regards to the majority of your comments, and I would suggest that you genuinely re-investigate the subjects that you have listed. To damn your child for behaviour that is not in fact illegal, would be a strong case of poor parenting.

 

	Familiar content to this post (none / 0) (#3990)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 05:22:11 PM PST
	Hmmm. Why does some of this sound familiar? 6 children, wife named Carol, Son named Peter, youngest daughter named Cindy (no doubt she is blonde with curly hair). And to top everything else off, the article is a total joke. Yep, sounds like the Brady Bunch to me. Good for a laugh, but not to be taken seriously.

	What do you mean ? (none / 0) (#3999)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:04:40 PM PST
	I am sure there are plenty of families who have a father named Carol, a Son named Peter and a daughter named Cindy. Those are some of the most popular names in America. I suppose it never occured to you that the reason the producers of 'The Brady Bunch' chose those names was because they were trying to portray a typical middle-class American family. Also, if it was the Brady Bunch, then surely T Reginald's last name would not be Gibbons, it would be Brady. This sounds to me as though you cannot find any fault with T Reginald's arguments, so you are trying to discredit him by associating him with the Brady Bunch. Fortunately most readers of this website are intelligent enough to see through your pathetic techniques. Come back when you have something to add to the discussion. thank you

 

	D O U C H E B A G ! (none / 0) (#3992)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 05:41:55 PM PST
	Either you're a very funny person, or you're a completely computer illerate parent who can be deemed a douchebag. big bagadouche!

 

	You are a dumb shit (none / 0) (#3996)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 05:59:35 PM PST
	Oh My God. I have never heard someone talk such falsifying info who said that they researched. You sir will go to hell for lying. LOL, what a dumbshit. Berto2K

 

	hahaha (none / 0) (#3998)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:01:33 PM PST
	i dont know whats funnier, reading the article or reading the follow-up posts....god you people....

 

	You're Stupid (none / 0) (#4000)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:04:59 PM PST
	Oh my! What a smart group of people. I am twelve and I know more about computers! Ok, so that Russian Hacker was real! I thought he was in a movie called Goldeneye. Wait. HE WAS YOU STUPID MORON! Also I can imagine you walking up to a computer and seeing the word "Bonzi Buddy" on the desktop. You'd probably freak out and say,"A BIRD IS HACKING MY COMPUTER!" You're Stupid

 

	Is your son a hacker? (none / 0) (#4003)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:25:53 PM PST
	Buddy, honestly what the fuck are you smoking? What in gods name are you talking about. God Bless your small and pitiful brain, for you are one of the most fucked up parents I have ever encountered in my life. You should be embarrassed to be soo fucked in the head. I have only met one other parent who is as fucked in the head as you are. He is currently being treated for over dosing on LSD in a psychiatric ward. He sits in a padded room where they feed him baby food through a straw twice daily as he mumbles gibberish about satan and he evil followers who are as equally fucked in the head as you. Moving on to "bonzi buddy"-Last time I heard it was a talking purple gorilla that talked and played games with you. Lastly, I have never seen a person with a pacifier around there neck wearing glow sticks. May god have mercy on your fucked up soul.

 

	Holy Crap! (none / 0) (#4004)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:35:57 PM PST
	Man, you must be the most idiotic person in the world! You have 3,220 posts right now and guess what? They're all insults! You poor, poor sap.

 

	the hackers list (none / 0) (#4005)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:45:02 PM PST
	dear t. reginolds or whatever the hell your name is and also legolas you are both fuking retards but then again what do you expect from to old coots like yourselves i am a 13 year old and i use the computer to a great extentand the fact that u say techno music and comet cursor are supposedly evil and warping our young minds is quite a hilarious comment and reflects on your lack of taste in music and in the computng buisnessso i say only this GET A FUCKING LIFE!

 

	the hackers list (none / 0) (#4006)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:47:52 PM PST
	dear t. reginolds or whatever the hell your name is and also legolas you are both fuking retards but then again what do you expect from to old coots like yourselves i am a 13 year old and i use the computer to a great extentand the fact that u say techno music and comet cursor are supposedly evil and warping our young minds is quite a hilarious comment and reflects on your lack of taste in music and in the computng buisnessso i say only this GET A FUCKING LIFE!

 

	You moronic fuck (none / 0) (#4007)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:48:12 PM PST
	My god. Yup, I learned how to shoot a gun when I was playing Quake III. I learned to shoot a BFG10K, a Rocket Launcher, a Plasma Gun, a Railgun, a Lightning Gun, and I also got some use with my spinning blades, which I like to call the gauntlet. And I talked alot with people while I was running around and killing people, and they all told me the detailed instructions on how to hack in between frags, kills for you. Well, I gotta go and shoot some people with my railgun. We see your elaborate scheme of advertising for the American companies Intel (AMD is American) and Microsoft. Linux is good for servers for any program, and how can Bonzai Buddy help you hack. Does the little monkey tell you the steps while dancing on the desktop? I know retards who know more about compters than you do. And hackers don't wear bright clothes or use glow sticks, that's ravers. Didn't you learn anything from the Matrix. That was a joke. Hackers dress normally. Leave the people who know something about computers alone, jackass.

 

	You moronic fuck (none / 0) (#4008)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:50:35 PM PST
	My god. Yup, I learned how to shoot a gun when I was playing Quake III. I learned to shoot a BFG10K, a Rocket Launcher, a Plasma Gun, a Railgun, a Lightning Gun, and I also got some use with my spinning blades, which I like to call the gauntlet. And I talked alot with people while I was running around and killing people, and they all told me the detailed instructions on how to hack in between frags, kills for you. Well, I gotta go and shoot some people with my railgun. We see your elaborate scheme of advertising for the American companies Intel (AMD is American) and Microsoft. Linux is good for servers for any program, and how can Bonzai Buddy help you hack. Does the little monkey tell you the steps while dancing on the desktop? I know retards who know more about compters than you do. And hackers don't wear bright clothes or use glow sticks, that's ravers. Didn't you learn anything from the Matrix. That was a joke. Hackers dress normally. Leave the people who know something about computers alone, jackass.

 

	hehehe most amusing (none / 0) (#4009)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 06:54:47 PM PST
	i congratulate the author, some of the replies to this are hilarious!

 

	Idiots!!! (none / 0) (#4010)
	by paden1 on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:04:43 PM PST
	Listen u morons, comet cursor does not allow you to hack, flash lets you play games, qauke is just a game, and if you think otherwise youre an idiot. I am a hacker so fuk u!

 

	HAHAHA (none / 0) (#4011)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:07:20 PM PST
	Thanks for the laugh....

 

	what a retaad idea (none / 0) (#4013)
	by DrusillaTPM on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:24:14 PM PST
	I think that this is a bunch of bull. Just because someone spends alot of time online and downloads doesn't mean that they are a hacker. I fight against hackers; it's part of my job, and i download and spend alot of time online. This idea is fucked up and is only causing paranoia. I rest my case. ~ Dru

 

	thank you for this valuable information (none / 0) (#4015)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:29:56 PM PST
	I am a parent of two teenagers. I thank you immensely for helping me to know what to look out for. Rest assured I will be routinely checking my computer for these hacker tools you list.

	OH MY lORD (none / 0) (#4206)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:53:30 PM PST
	You actually beleived this guy!?!?! some people are so gulable, not one peice of information this guy put up had any merit, and " i goto parties with my kids." that right there tells you he's a lying sack of sh*&, I just cant get over people's stupidity, if you believed that then you should repeteadly punch yourself in the face until you come to your senses.

 

	Meningitis is a Mental Disease? Nooooooo it isn't! (none / 0) (#4016)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:35:31 PM PST
	As far as I know, Meningitis is either viral or bacterial, and causes a swelling of the brain. It's trasmitted through fluids. If you go to a public washroom, and somebody who had meningitis left some spit at the sink, and you somehow managed to accidentally touch it and low and behold, let's say you've got an open wound on your hand, well, you could get Meningitis to say the least. Sex is another means of transmitting the microbes responsible for it. I've never heard of mental diseases being caused by sex or somebody else's spit. Meningitis will usually kill you soon enough unless you have medical help. So this mental disease would last maybe 2 weeks as a rough estimation in an exceptional scenario? Mental illness, I would think, stems from more emotional trauma, ie. your mother dies when you're 11. You've experienced physical abuse, whatever. Then the computer stuff, well, gee, I'm not a computer master, but I know I spend more than 30 minutes a day on a computer, I've requested hardware upgrades, and other things in your original article spell out my name blatantly. But I'm no threat to society, and my friends who do understand computers fairly well absolutely drown me in such knowledge. I just have a blast using a computer. I'm still active. I'm still doing fine. I'm not one of Satan's Warriors. You sir, are absolutly flagrant. I'm positive this was a joke. It's too farfetched. Wayyyy too farfetched.

 

	you are a fool (none / 0) (#4017)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:36:51 PM PST
	my friend showed me that post as a joke! you are pathetic. Isn't bonzibuddie that screenpal program? PS i doubt VERY much there's a song you like that hasn't been electronically altered so shut your mouth b4 someone shits in it

 

	I think I solved it (none / 0) (#4019)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:49:06 PM PST
	I looked at theser postings and I think Reginald Gibbons is the smartest one here--I think he's created a hoax. 1. If he created this post he surely knows enough about computers not to be so ignorant 2. Some of the links are goofy--the "pacifier" leads to "rave" and the "integrity" and "betrayed the principles" are moderately clever 3. Think hard--can you think of something funnier than describing your druggie son and pretending like you can't see the signs? Same with not recognizing the signs of becoming a teenager i.e. surly. 4. Adequacy.org profits. they get so much free publicity 5. I bet Gibbons is fake--Rearange the letters to get "Big snob" 6. I find the niave trust of AOL and Dell to be very clever myself 7. the stuff that is said is clearly the stuff that will get people angry. 8. I bet "Reginald Gibbons" is laughing like crazy and not a parent. I think he's duped you all. Hats off to Reginald. Unless I am greatly mistaken, you have pulled one of the best practical jokes I've heard. I just hope no stupid parents follow his advice.

 

	This very stupid article (none / 0) (#4020)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:52:57 PM PST
	I am a 16 year old male, and am comming to bat in defense of this guys stereotypes he has placed on us minor males. First all the information you have presented is wrong. There is no hacker ring called "otaku", or an operating system called "lunix". Bonzi Buddy is an instant messaging program, comet cursor works on your cursor, go figure it only says cursor in the name. You say that MP3s are hacking devices well they are compacted music that you can play on your computer, put onto CDs, or load into a CD/MP3 player. Quake how the hell did you figure that it was a hackers gathering place? Please tell mwe how you figures that one out. Well the asking to upgrade your computer, in case you don't know better equipment gives better and faster bootup, and opening of different programs and websites. Get a faster internet provider well with one of the recent laws they track all hacking going on through them, in case you didn't know if somebody is convicted of hacking its 10 years in prison, and provider gets a fine unless they were ones to turn them in. Your supposed hacking manuals, oh man that was really funny not a single one of them are sold in stores, see my last statement that will explain why. Just to tell you it is NORMAL for teenagers tend to get argumentative during their teens years, I do not deny any of the truth, teens in general get rebelious. ALso you said that hackers were bright colors, just to let you know very bright colors and dyed hair are the style for all teens now. Finally struggling academically doesn't mean anything in ways of a hacker, I myself am struggling i have to work very hard to maintain a "C" average. I believe before you attempt to incriminate, or make stereotypes on a group of people you should get your facts straight. I hope some of the companies bring suit against you for putting false and incriminating information about them on the internet.

 

	Wow (none / 0) (#4021)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 07:58:05 PM PST
	Im a linux administrator, and a real "hacker" if you actually did your research you would have found that hacker is a person who improves on programs, and such. If I ever met you I would kick you in the face not once, but one for every stupid comment you made. Your a fucked up fuck and your gonna ruin it for all of us. Let the computer generation alone, ass.

 

	U IDIOT (none / 0) (#4023)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 08:16:11 PM PST
	How stupid can you be?! You put down the top movie making program, you accuse one of the top computer companies of being 3rd party, using slave labor, and being outside of the US which it is not. You are lucky you aren't sued. You are soooooooo unprepared for this "calamity" because you are a "star parent". Just because your daughter says hes a hacker doesn't mean he is. Many people are called hackers. I have been called a hacker numerous times just because i BUILD MY OWN SYSTEMS!! OMG I'm good with the computer so i must hack!.... That is how badly you are reacting to this stupid incident. Your son deserves an apology... in fact you should be kneeling in front of him bowing and plea for his forgiveness. You've just made an idiot of your self on one of the most popular websites in the world. One more thing... I'd advise you to stay away from your computer before you make yourself seem like more of an ass.

 

	LMAO (none / 0) (#4025)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 08:25:43 PM PST
	This is the most MORONIC thing I have had the displeasure of reading for a long time. The parent is an idiot and I feel sorry for the children.

 

	WFT? (none / 0) (#4026)
	by syamal on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 08:29:00 PM PST
	u sir, deserve a slow, very painful, death, hopefully that will be soon, before u post another obtuse post. please refer to http://www.death.com, so u can learn how to inject your goddammed self with formaldehyde! syamal canada age 14

 

	WFT? who is this psycho 'adroit' american parent? (none / 0) (#4027)
	by syamal on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 08:31:02 PM PST
	u sir, deserve a slow, very painful, death, hopefully that will be soon, before u post another obtuse post. please refer to http://www.death.com, so u can learn how to inject your goddammed self with formaldehyde! syamal canada age 14

 

	Ummm (none / 0) (#4028)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 08:39:06 PM PST
	Many of my friends and I match that description, and I add many new programs my parents don't know about, and I don't do well in school, so what if I change my appearence...I am not even close to being a hacker, I have no idea how....Where do you get off, how do you REALLY know your son was ACTUALLY hacking, not just looking into it.

 

	this has got to be a joke! (none / 0) (#4030)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 08:57:10 PM PST
	this has to be a joke!!! The creator please tell me this is a joke, if you are not joking then i'm scared because this will prove that evolution is going BACKWARDS VERY FAST. If you are serious about all this then i can safely say that you are probally one of the dumbest people in the world! Pat yerself on the back before sticking your head in a microwave to get a tan. ps: im a hacking and because you wrote this, i'm going to hack into your house by coming through your tv and vcr, if you don't want me to do this...please smash them now.

 

	Is your son a computer hacker? (none / 0) (#4031)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:01:39 PM PST
	I'm writing this in responce to an earlier post. Anyone attempting to Identify their son or daughter (yes it's possible, girls can be naughty!) using these criteria should be taken out back and shot in the head with a shotgun, I normally try to keep an objective opinion, it's true, If your child is obsessed with linnux and reads hacker manuals, be a little concerned, but the rest of the things on that list are pure garbage, I mean, quake's a game (and a fun one at that), AOL is a really sucky ISP that spouts nonsense about being child safe, WRONGO, your children are just as safe on another (cheaper) ISP with the proper restriction set in the settings, and it is customary for computers to become fairly outdated faster than clothing. And to the rest of this far right bullshit, YOUR TEENAGE SON IS SUPPOSED TO DO THESE THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you asked any quasi normal parents with teens that you'd most likely end up with the responce yeah, my son (or daughter) is weird too, this isn't new stuff, most teenagers question all the rules their parents set before them as an instinct to going off on their own, the only rules you should set on your children are based on their safety, the safety of others, and the law. anyway, too long a post, bye

 

	My son was a teen hacker till we bought him a Mac (none / 0) (#4032)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:07:21 PM PST
	Some of the responses to this article have suggested that it is a joke. Think again people - this article describes an all too familiar scenario being experienced by thousands of families including my own. My son became a hacker and exhibited many of the warning signs described in this article. It was only my ignorance that failed to recognise the situation and act. At first my son's behaviour seemed innocent enough. He installed Slackware Lunix - I now know that this is Al Qaeda's operating system of choice! He stopped using our MSN connection and switched to something called 'earthlink'. He started to spend an inordinate amount of time on his PC, refusing to join us on family outings to visit his grandparents. He was spending most of his allowance of upgrades to his PC and said he'd 'overclocked' the processor to make it run like a faster chip but which from a legal perspective is actually theft. He started to hang out with other hackers taking his PC to their hones to 'play Quake'. One day he came to me and said he'd 'spoofed some packets from the Whitehouse'. At first I thought this was an off-colour comment about the Monica Lewinsky scandal of the time. But then the network admin guy at work told me what spoofing was and I realised my son had breached national security. We decided to have him committed. After some intense counselling he broke down and admitted that he had a 'computer programming dependancy'. The counsellor suggested a remedy that would allow him to break his dependency without going cold turkey - we bought him a Mac. He's a changed individual. He even has a girlfriend now - she has a Mac too.

	hai hai (none / 0) (#5040)
	by KingTT on Tue Dec 25th, 2001 at 11:07:29 PM PST
	commit to apple

 

	HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (none / 0) (#4033)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:07:40 PM PST
	<B>YOU ARE THE DUMBEST PERSON IN THE WORLD..... OH MY FUCKING GOD, I NEVER THOUGHT ANYBODY COULD BE SO FUCKING STUPID, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT "AMD IS MADE IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES" WHERE DO YOU TIHNK INTEL CHIPS ARE MADE? THE SAME PLACE AS AMD CHIPS....MALAYSIA YOU DUMB FUCK AND LNUX HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HACKING ITS JUST AN OPERATING SYSTEM BASED ON THE UNIX KERNEL, WHICH IS MORE STABLE THAN WINDOWS, OH MY GOD, IM OUTRAGED AT YOUR INCREDIBLE STUPIDITY... I FEEL VERY SORRY FOR ALL OF YOUR CHILDREN, AND ANYONE ELSE YOU COME INTO CONTACT WITH.....</B>

 

	ROFLMAO (none / 0) (#4034)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:08:04 PM PST
	Oh dear lord. what a pussy AND HEY! GIRLS CAN BE HACKERS TOO, YOU ASS!

 

	Flash, Bonzi Buddy, Comet Cursor (none / 0) (#4035)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:17:18 PM PST
	when the hell did these three programs become the signs of a hacker??? Unless hackers like having pretty cursors all over their screen, or that gay little purple guy telling them what to do, almost exactly like the microsoft paper clip...

 

	Hahaha! (none / 0) (#4036)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:19:06 PM PST
	This is a joke, right? If this is a joke, then it's damn funny and I award propz to the author of this article. If, however, this is not a joke, I pray that God has mercy on your soul and that you do not have the privalage of driving or voting or anything else that requires competence.

 

	My god are you all retarted? (none / 0) (#4037)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:39:10 PM PST
	every drop of that artical is complete crap and is prolly a joke! bonzi buddy a hacking program? hahah few thing on the internet actuly make me laph out load - this is one of them! how can a company that makes proceser chips use child labour when all it parts are so small that we can barly see them let alone use micro welder to soder them together? all that is done by machines! quake is a game sure it has weapons but so does tv! it teaches you absolutly nothing about wepons! flash is a program that allows you to view many web sites and other usefull things! comet curser changes the image of your mouse - that all! bonzi bunny is a little bird that talks to you on screen and keeps you company! none of those programs have even a little to do with hacking! that is child abuse! his parents are over protective dumbasses! also yes my spelling sucks and my grammer scuks too it is not my fault! i pray this is a joke!!!:)!!!

 

	welll... (none / 0) (#4038)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:51:40 PM PST
	some people have too little brains in their heads and tooo much time on their hands... Get with the times or turn off your pc Oh and for the originator of this thread pc means personal computer not partial communist or what the hell ever you may come up with for it.... Relax...FUCk..

 

	Of all the computer illiteracy in the world!! (none / 0) (#4039)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:53:25 PM PST
	I am currently an University student in my final year doing a Computer Science major. And I must admit I have never seen something as bad as this ! The mistakes it contains, my God !! I have particular objections to the part about Linux.Linux is not a hacker's platform, but a perfectly nice operating system. I dont want to start a windows - vs - linux flame war here, but I have used both linux and windows for a while now, and I personally feel Linux is the more stable of the two. Most of the worlds academic community use Linux; so do most of the major isp's. And regarding Quake, I have played for two years since now, and I have never heard that it was advanced enough to be used as a VR platform for hackers! wow ! Anyway, what I feel is that the topic is a very valid one, considering the increasing number of teenagers who become obsessed with computers these days, but it should have been written by someone at least slightly more computer literate !

 

	Stupid (none / 0) (#4040)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:54:49 PM PST
	Do you actually think the things you are spouting off are true? You obviously didn't get good information when you were researching this for "your family's wellbeing". First off, Linux is not illegal software. It is sold in package deals at reputable software vendors. AOL sucks because it is slow and gay. That may be a reason for changing ISP's. FLASH IS A GRAPHICS PROGRAM MORON! Quake is a computer game. It trains people in the art of playing computer games. Next, I ran Linux for months and now am back on windows. I don't remember sending my computer back to the manufacturer. I wonder how I did that without destroying my hard disk space. I would like to know of a teen who is not argumentative and surly. It happens! Get used to it! And finally, schizophrenia, menengitis? Why not just add the clap, herpes, Cancer, dandruff, and in some cases death by anal hemerage?

 

	Shaking my head (none / 0) (#4041)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 09:59:25 PM PST
	I landed on this site by accident, and I must say that this article was the biggest laugh I've seen all day. I showed it to my girlfriend and my sister and we got a big kick out of it. I do have to say that this article is not the product of misinformation; this is clearly the source of ignorance the kind you see on the 700 Club. It's obvious that name "Linus Tovalds" was deliberately misspelled. Linux, the product of Linus Tovalds (which I believe is Swedish, maybe wrong but definitely not Russian) is PC operating system which is basically Unix with a graphical user interface. Unix is an operating system that has been around since the 60's and runs on the mainframes of many large corporations including government agencies (American, not Russian). On a side note, companies like IBM have been pouring tons of money into Linux lately to develop it as a viable alternative to Microsoft operating systems (and last I heard, IBM is still an American company). Another point I must make is that the web browser that comes with most Linux installations is Netscape, and last time I checked Netscape was still owned by AOL. This article reminds me of the dialogue I would expect from Archie Bunker on "All in the Family". Didn't he also blame Communists for everything?

 

	i hate you. (none / 0) (#4042)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 10:26:16 PM PST
	i hope your son kills you and dances on your body singing "lunix lunix."

 

	OML (none / 0) (#4045)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 10:50:24 PM PST
	ok im using an amd. and i bought it from a store. your are the most stupid person ive ever had a chance to read about. o man you are killing me. i need to go.

 

	Absolutely Brilliant (none / 0) (#4047)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:06:42 PM PST
	This article IS without a doubt just a hilarious joke. Look at the poll on the far RHS of the page to confirm that. "I am afraid of Hackers because: - ...they smell" And I love that this is written by Mr Gibbons (A gibbon of course being a type of monkey) ROFL! AND just on the off chance that it isnt a joke, everyone please stop trying to talk Mr Gibbons out of his opinions. Personally I am loooking forward to seeing his name in a soon-to-come "Darwin Award"! (evolution will take care of him) >;o) Peace. -Riot

 

	What about that she's fucking reproduced already. (none / 0) (#4049)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:08:52 PM PST
	2 daughters, too. God help us all.

 

	dumbfuck (none / 0) (#4050)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:13:21 PM PST
	You are a stupid fuck.... at times, i sit in front of my computer for 3 or more hours and i dont have any fuckin brain damage.... im in the highest classes in high school and get good grades... u have no fuckin clue what you're talking about... why the fuck would you go to a professional to reinstall windows... what a dumb mother-fucker you are!! you don't know jack fucking shit about hardware and software... amd is the best processor company... and what's this shit about security being implemented in intel processors... how the fuck can hardware alone have security features... a processor does not determine if u can hack or not u dumb fuck back to the elecromagnetic radiation shit... dude, what the fuck r u talking about... yes the monitor shoots electrons... but they don't fly at your head, dumbfuck... a tv works the same way... so im guessing u dont watch tv for more than 45 minutes cuz u'll get some fucking brain damage... u dont know jack shit about shit... u r the stupidest parent on earth

 

	Oh please. Females are fucking tech morons. (none / 0) (#4051)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:13:23 PM PST
	Even the most "skilled" of them (by their reckoning, make no mistake) are probably the ones their male colleagues dread letting near any of the sensitive equipment, knowing it'll likely end up costing the team a 48-hour stint to fix again. You're all free to your delusions though. Especially sitting on your politically-correct, high-school asses instead of really being in the field. Fucking teen idiots.

 

	Yeah, females in the industry sure are... (none / 0) (#4054)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:22:45 PM PST
	a force to be reckoned with alright. LMAO. A good third of our IT departments at work is female (both programming and administration), and for the most part they're just taking up space compared to the males, and everyone knows it. It's like this silent unspoken joke. And the very few that don't fit that category and can actually contribute, are still nowhere near the level of the best (or frankly even the average) males, at ALL. The high school kiddies that get their life lessons from the tube are free to believe what they want. Those of you in the industry know what I'm talking about. And if you don't, think on who really gets listened to, tech-wise, at your meetings. Female "hackers". LMAO. Gals are good for the occasional giggle, I'll give you that. :)

 

	I wish my dad were as overbearing as you (none / 0) (#4055)
	by walter on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:25:47 PM PST
	well Mr. Gibbons I would just like to point out how right you are in the fact that you brought up a true american family. Your poor son probably turned to computers to get away from you oppresive preaseance into a seamblance of something new to him, freedom. Your slanderous comments about AMD downright offensive. You must have done some hardcore research into the core architecture of those chips to find that they are just cheap rippofs with extra transistors especially for hacking purposes. These hacking transistors make up "hacking logic gates." or you didn't do any research. After Reading Gibson's novel Neuromancer my friend was punching some black ice with his ono-sendia deck when he went into brain death for 3 minutes behind the ice. ICE stands for Intrusion countermeasures electronics and since it is only theory it does't really exist. neither does the internet pictured in Gibson novel's because there wasn't much of an internet around when the guy wrote them. one last thing, when a kid shows up at a school and starts wasting kids with a railgun, or grenade launcher, then you can blame quake for training them on the weapons.

 

	My god... you sad sad son of a bitch (none / 0) (#4056)
	by antifox on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:27:34 PM PST
	You are one sad mofo are you not? I, being 16, am not a hacker, I wear baggy pants, and bright shirts. My hair is long (Yes I"m a guy) and died a bright blue. I know the smallest detail of hacking, and 2, I'm program for MUD's (Multi User Dungeons based on the D&D series). Telnet is not a "hacking" utility in which to steal PEOPLES GOD DAMN STEREO SONGS VIA A MP3 PLAYER. MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO SHOVE ONE MY GLOW STICKS UP YOUR ASS... ahem. I have seen stupid people in my life, my parents being one of them. Most hackers I know are nothing like you describe dumb-ass. They dress normally, usually do pretty well in school, mainly academics, and have a overall nice attitude. By the by, Quake is not a hacking convention dumb ass. It's a 3d game using a old version of a graphics card. It's quite a fun game... most people think of it as a god sin to children because of the viloence not hackers. Perhaps you should learn more before making yourself look like a complete fool. You, my friend (I use the term loosely), are describing skate boarders. Perhaps... this is just a theory... He's learn to hack... with a skate board? Now I'm going on a limb telling you this.. but I feel you should know. God this guy is a fucking moron... I've seen inbred's smarter than him.

 

	werd. (none / 0) (#4059)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:44:14 PM PST
	Please, please do not judge anything, or anyone, unless you're sure of what you're judging. Also, it seems that you have no clue on the subject of computers, in any area, whether it be computer programming, gaming, or 'hacking'. Linux is a open source operating system based on the operating system named Unix. Neither Linux, or Unix were designed in any way by Microsoft. 'BSD' is a version of Unix, and 'BSD' is programmed at one of the worlds most known tech universities, University of Cal. at Berkley. I don't know where you got your information from on anything you said here, but EVERYTHING is false. EVERYTHING. Its really sad that you would think this way, it really is.

 

	in response (none / 0) (#4060)
	by Anonymous Reader on Fri Dec 14th, 2001 at 11:47:53 PM PST
	this is so lame man

 

	This is Inactorz but I couldnt be botheredRegister (none / 0) (#4062)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 12:15:04 AM PST
	Dear god. Please tell me this is a joke? Someone tell me this is a joke! Nobody could be this stupid! Nobody! This is why eugenics is a good thing! these fucking fundementalist christians like T Reginald Gibbons must have the same interlectual capicity as sheep! Which would explain why they act that way they do as well... I think I speak for everyone when I say it's a good thing your son's a fucking hacker! That way he can sit in his room and not be able to breed and spread your inferior genes and futher a line which, according to darwinism, should have become extinct milleniums ago! both you fundementalist christians, and all the g33k hackers hackers here should be simultanously sent to concentration camps. The world would be a much better place...

 

	I only have 2 words for you all: (none / 0) (#4063)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 12:25:25 AM PST
	http://goatse.cx and http://www.urinalpoop.org/ All your fears and frustrations will be answered :)

 

	New hacking tool (none / 0) (#4064)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 01:17:53 AM PST
	Be AWARE a new hacking tool named AIM has been mentioned in our local pta meeting. This new tool AIM is a very powerfull hacking tool. It is said to hack gibsons.

 

	stupid shit (none / 0) (#4066)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 01:22:05 AM PST
	YOU ARE THE BIGGEST FUCKIN PEICE OF SHIT ON THE FACE OFF THE PLANET!!!!!!!!!!! YOU DONT KNOW DICK SHIT ABOUT COMPUTERS U FUCKIN MORON. BY THE WAY AMD JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST CHIP PRODUCERS AND THER ARE SOLE EVERYWHERE YOU FUCKIN DICK. IT IS OBVIOUS SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO HIS HOMEWORK A LITTLE BETTER!!!!!!

 

	blabla (none / 0) (#4067)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 01:38:46 AM PST
	i hope you all understand that this was an joke arrtcle, atleast i hope so

 

	Score another point for STUPIDITY!! (none / 0) (#4068)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 01:49:07 AM PST
	The DEVIL SPEAKITH!! (as my cpu is AMD...) AMD made exclusively by children in sweatshops? Yeah, those todlers can really work that .18 micron circutry...(my Athlon [Angel-of-Death] cpu has "Made in USA" stamped on it!) I can't get over the "inferior knock-off copies of [Intel]" part. The whole x86 (ALL Pentium/AMD CPUs) family is based on IBM's early work. As for hacking, neither cpu's have any features that prevent/condone hacking. Wadda FUCKAROO! Honestly, this is the funniest shiznit I've EVER read reguarding not just hacking, but blatant stupidity! @Home.net broadband is evil? You'll never go back to dial-up after a taste. AOL the best? They block countless *RESPECTABLE* software. Quake a meeting place for hackers? Training ground for use of firearms? (what the hell does HUNTING do!?!) I can't belive the bit about anti-social tendencies because "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" can[/DOES!] have the same resulting tendencies. About Lunix: stealing card #'s? What dumb-ass has his cc# on his PC?! Destroying HDD's? Viruses do that!! Even then, they can't rip up the HDD's surface... I LOOOVE the part about clothing apearal. Bright clothing? Spiky hair? GLOW STICKS!?! Your son is into the RAVE scene, Captin Dipsh!t, not the WAREZ scene! I think drugs are the cause of his problems. But that goes w/o saying that to be a "REAL" hacker, drug abuse is a PREEQUISITE! Thanks for the laugh...I'm still giggling as I type...! The other replys like are the icing on the cake! It's people like you that make politician's PR campaigns so effective. I pitty the peeps that take you seriously...! Ignorance is bliss, and you're the happiest MF on the planet!!!

 

	h4x0r d4 pl4n3t!! (none / 0) (#4069)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 01:55:12 AM PST
	nt

 

	lol (none / 0) (#4070)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 02:23:57 AM PST
	you just made my day mister XD *lol* have a nice day.. and I suggest you read about stuff before you talk about it and make a fool of yourself

 

	hahaha (none / 0) (#4071)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 02:44:28 AM PST
	Quake is an online virtual reality used by hackers. It is a popular meeting place and training ground, where they discuss hacking and train in the use of various firearms. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH whoever wrote that is a genius! LOL!

 

	IGNORACE KILLS!!! (none / 0) (#4072)
	by HiProfile on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 02:58:29 AM PST
	At first, I thought the initial post was for real. Then I read some relys. Then I thought this was a farse......until I noticed that there are others here eqaully as or even more STUPID than YOU [T Reginald Gibbons]!!!! These kind of things are what make people put a second lock on their doors (read: INSECURITIES) How can people be so blatantly stupid, and still use a PC?! We all know that only hackers are smart enough to use PC's... Since you know SOOO much, you are aware that the Dark Ages are part of history because so few were educated. Your kind are just like those who put early astronomers to DEATH because they suggested (and even had CONCLUSIVE evidence) that the earth was NOT the center of the universe. You, just like those prosecutors, have NO RELEVENT proof or evidence that anything you have mentioned leads to a hacker lifestyle (which itself is a GROSS stereotype). This is like a supposed hacker saying that ALL CHURCH ALTARS are used for sacrafices. All of you "concerned" adults are so appauled by the statistics saying that teens are so uneducated (i.e. Canada is a state). Education mirrors the intellegence of the teacher. The real cold, hard truth is that most of you frightened adults are the ones without any knowledge base to spaek of.

 

	ís this for real? (none / 0) (#4073)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 03:03:43 AM PST
	Is this for real?? It's got to be a joke... I don't think that i've laughed this much before! "AMD is a thir world company" HA HA HA HA. AMD kicks intel out of the marked anyday. You are a sick, christian fuck. you know that right?? And the thing with quake...funny as hell.

 

	LOOOOOOOOOL (none / 0) (#4074)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 03:25:56 AM PST
	Great!

 

	I think you should think before saying something (none / 0) (#4076)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 03:29:18 AM PST
	I don't support the fact your son is constantly in front of the computer, but your reaction proves that you don't understand what your talking about. The fact of being a hacker doesn't necessarly mean he's doing evil things, it means, at any rate, that your son has a great knowledge of networking and programming, which is a valuable asset in modern society (that you don't seem to understand.....). Your arguments about what a hacker is are totally false. First of all, AMD is a company that produces much faster CPU's than Intel at equal frequency. The books you are referring to are mostly pure fiction and are liked by a vast community of sci-fi fans. Plus, a couple of books have 'hacker' in their title, but are actually about improving networking security. Asking for a faster video card has nothing to do with hacking, but only with gaming. Quake is just a popular game. Okay, hackers play it, but if you think like that, hackers use bathrooms, plates, forks,.... too. You simply don't know what linux is. Linux is a free operating system commonly used to run servers because it is stable. In no way, Linux is made specially for hackers. Hackers use it to reject Microsoft's domination of the market. I study applied informatics and Linux is an important subject in those studies. Your article should be removed from this site, it is pure nonsense. You're just scared of it because you don't understand it. You should go out and ask around to people who really use it, instead of people that try to sell mainstream products. And you should know that American products aren't automatically the best, you bush-voting dimwit! Go burn some crosses.......

 

	Holy SHIT! (none / 0) (#4077)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 03:55:12 AM PST
	This is universally stupid! I bet the man who wrote this article has a world lowest IQ, we gotta notify Guiness records team at once!!!! stAtic vOid

 

	U R A Dumbass! (none / 0) (#4082)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 05:47:29 AM PST
	What the hell are you talking about? AMD is great! Quake is a fucking computer game! DOS ain't made for hackers! And you, you shithead have obviously no idea what the hell these programs are, let alone what a computer is! Comet Cursor??? that's a program that has nothing to do with hacking! Flash??? that's made for playing games and veiwing flash movies on the internet you bastard! Lunix is just a freakin operating system!!! And if this is a joke, then you're an idiot!

 

	Hahaha (none / 0) (#4085)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:30:50 AM PST
	What a fool would post this arcticle.. Apperantly DOSing is'nt GAINING CONTROL to another persons command prompt.. and Quake is just a game... And what's all that crap bout AMD and child labor? Besides all that crap about his "six lovely children.. bla bla.. that always made him proud".. yea right! I just wanna say that this guy is a moron.. Probably doe'nt even know how to work his VCR :P - Mike from Israel

 

	I hope you are kidding with me. More information. (none / 0) (#4086)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:53:16 AM PST
	BTW if you dont have any clue what a word is ask me dont guess... You are completely wrong and have no idea what a hacker is. The programs you have listed are called shareware, that means they are free! Your son, in no way, could become a computer hacker is a few weeks/months. It takes years to get to a level that would warrent the hacker/cracker title. These are held by only the best computer programmers/hexeditors in the world. Quake is an online video game that either you bought, he bought, came with the computer or someone else installed. It is called a FPS game. FPS = first person shooter. It aslo has been blamed by athorities in a whopping 0 deaths. When I was a US Marine we used it to train. The people in there may act like hackers and talk like they are but they are jsut kids having fun shooting eachother like tiger cubs playfully fight. I sincerely feel sorry for your son if you are not totally making this up. 1. He is not lying, he is not a hacker. 2. you scared him out of his creativity and are stifling a natural curiosity and his valuble imagination. 3. You are about the most overprotective/paranoid parent thereis. If you take this article to a psychiatrist, I garantee they will recommend PAXIL. Rule number one, if you dont know what your talking about shut up and ask questions. NEVER assume you know shit. of corse I think it is hilarious beacuse this has to be fake... no one is that dumb.

 

	Your a fucking moronic fool. (none / 0) (#4089)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 07:08:56 AM PST
	As a hacker, I am apalled by the blantent DISCRIMINATION and ilegal slander of the term "Hacker" -You know not what you say, the internet is about information, not stupid morons like you pimping your stupid ill-informed bias on a server running a version of the operating sytem you say is evil and wrong*. Why dont you get a life, get a clue, amd maby even get a lawyer to defend you against the lawsuit Im sure redhat and the rest of the people who KNOW what they are talking about are going to rais against you.. *Compleate Header is as Follows HTTP/1.0 200 OK Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 XX:XX:45 GMT Server: Apache/1.3.20 (Unix) mod_perl/1.26 Content-Length: 33031 Content-Type: text/html

 

	Wow (none / 0) (#4090)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 07:21:36 AM PST
	I hereby cast aside my old beliefs and elevate the WHO?s of this site to god-status.

 

	HEE HEE (none / 0) (#4094)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 08:49:34 AM PST
	HEE HEE im just waiting for this site to get hacked :) have a nice day ----( o )( o )---- \______________/

 

	Well then... (none / 0) (#4095)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 08:51:28 AM PST
	I suppose this could have been worse, he could have said that the Brady Bunch is responsible for all Soviet revolutionist tendencies... Or he could have shot himself in the foot... six times in a row. Either way, this is one of the funniest jokes I've ever seen. Bravo!

 

	poor children....... (none / 0) (#4097)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 09:14:56 AM PST
	After reading ths god fIN article, i have come to the conclusion that the author is indeed a dumb@$$...... For a couple reasons: 1. The guy says hes a parent and he caught his kid hackin stuff.. he bases this asumption on the conzibuddy and comet cursor were loaded. i mean god dammit.... if i was that guys son i would kill myself. that it u have some gay cursor program loaded im gonna kick ur ass 2. quake 3. o please, ne one who knows ne tihng is that most of the more advanced games today are based on the q3 engine, possibly more games then u relize. and no it does not promote violence u stupid shmuck parents... 3. uh o jonny has been spending more then 30 mins on the internet... and you say u have aol? good god it takes 30 minutes just to get to the site where you want to go. 30 minutes ha 4 "BSD, Lunix, Debian and Mandrake are all versions of an illegal hacker operation system, invented by a Soviet computer hacker named Linyos Torovoltos", ok ne one who knows ne tihng about linux or unix, knows that BSD os's were developed from your friendly neighborhood university MIT, for all the dumb ass parents out there thats one of the best computer university's in america probably the world 5 AMD? cheap rip-off? I am just going to assume that you are a big ass moron and that u dont know jacksh!t, so ill let this one slide... 6 "Hackers tend to dress in bright, day-glo colors." ok were not in the damn 60's ne more, i see people all the time wearing hawian shirts and stuff.. "They may take to carrying "glow-sticks" who wears glow sticks.... "some wear pacifiers around their necks." ok honestly i wanna know where u got your research on this subject..i mean did you pull this outa ur ass? pacifiers... 7. "xenix", i have never ever heard of that, would someone like to enlighten me that kinda sounds like one of your "lunix" made up phrases.. ok... well this has pissed me off more then i wanted it to on my saturday, once again who ever wrote this either 1 take the dix outa ur azz or 2 go shoot urself please pleaseeee

 

	are you really serious? (none / 0) (#4100)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:07:26 AM PST
	Hi everybody ;-) I'm not goind to delve into the sexist things, because I'm really very far from considering females or males superior in anything and that's enough. But, being a university student majoring in computer science in a country with a very well-developed IT background (Bulgaria), and having 12 years of experience working under DOS, Windows and Linux, I can deduce much about the competence and IQ level of the author of that article. Leaving aside the abundant factual errors, I can hardly imagine how a child could grow up in such "perfect" conditions. I've been to USA and I realize that much of what we Europeans think about you Americans is prejudiced and false, but having read this article I understand how the rumours that you are stupid beyond imagination have taken roots. Now I know of at least one American who is stupid beyond imagination. Be ashamed, fellow US IT specialists. Please send any comments to feanor@mail.bg - I don't think I'll visit this site again.

 

	estupido (none / 0) (#4101)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:09:14 AM PST
	Some people never cease to amaze me. first off...45 minutes a DAY!? well, since you aren't going to be buying your kid any new hardware, it will probably take you half those 45 minutes to boot your slow-ass machine up. From what I have read so far, you all seem to think just because we are american's that we are perfect? That is a load of BS. I for one am Christian, as I keep seeing people say they are. And I find it sad that I have to say that you all are my brothers and sisters in Christ...Didn't God make everyone equal? How is it then that Girls "will never be able to surpass men"? I am disgusted to think a christian said that...

 

	Bullshit (none / 0) (#4102)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:12:34 AM PST
	I petition your bullshit and feel sorry for the child of any parent who may read your artice. You have lead parents to false beliefs, and innocent children, who have never hacked in their lives, will be affected. Quake is a computer game, not a hackers meeting. How many childred will be forced to stop lpaying games because of this? <B><I>EVERY</B></I> fact stating how to recognize a child hacker in your article was false, and I hope this site will remove if in cause of the effects it will have on others. You made a stupid mistake.

 

	OH.........MY............GOD!!!!!! (none / 0) (#4103)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:22:16 AM PST
	This has to be a wind up, i`ve never heard so much uninformed bullshit in all my life!! I`ll leave this short as my dad always told me: "Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level then beat you with experience!" -ChAoTiX-

 

	omfgl!!! (none / 0) (#4104)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:34:40 AM PST
	this is the funniest article i have ever read!!! hahaha 'Popular hacker software includes "Comet Cursor", "Bonzi Buddy" and "Flash".' yea those are real dangerous programs!!! oh, and AMD is REAAAAAAL dangerous! get a life, and fer god's sake leave your kids alone! if i were them, id have killed my self long ago!!!

 

	No Subject (none / 0) (#4106)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:48:16 AM PST
	Author, If all is true to the above that you have written your son is not a computer hacker. You need to do a lot more reading and research on the world of hacker culture. I wouldn't be concerned about your son and if all is true above he's not a hacker. By posting this ,with your knowledge you have been looked upon as an idiot to those who partake in the scene of seeking information and hacking culture. If you punished your son , you should forgive him for what he has done. He has done nothing wrong and finds the computer fun and enjoyable. I wouldn't blame him. He probably feels he needs to escape from you and all you have done by trying to be a pefect parent and the pressure you have put upon his young mind. -E^J

 

	You are so computer ignorant (none / 0) (#4107)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:52:12 AM PST
	OMG. Your children must be so sad: Open your mind.

 

	Slander (none / 0) (#4108)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:55:54 AM PST
	You haven't done your research, pal. First off, there is no such thing as an "Otaku" hacking alliance, Otaku is a term for people who enjoy anime, manga, and J-pop stuff, NOT hacking and they are by no means hackers. Second off, the link you provided for the "Otaku" hacking alliance was a webring for online journals of people who enjoy anime, manga, and J-pop stuff. Since you linked that site, that webring has been overridden by REAL hackers and the girl who runs it is considering taking her entire DOMAIN offline because of trouble with hackers. The webring is now defunct and the domain may follow soon, all thanks to your slanderous link. Next time you write an article, why not LOOK at the innocent 3rd party sites you're linking before you post them. I suggest you do some research into your topic next time as well, I know nothing about hacking, but even I can tell most of that article is utter tripe.

 

	Men are TOTALLY superior to woman (none / 0) (#4111)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 11:02:07 AM PST
	you cant hack/program shit. go program me a microawave and make me some food!

 

	My god... (none / 0) (#4113)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 11:46:50 AM PST
	Do tell me this is a joke, as i'm laughing my ass off right now.

 

	Is your son a computer hacker (none / 0) (#4114)
	by KZXten on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 12:03:55 PM PST
	What an idiot, evidently you didn't do ENOUGH research! Get real, get educated...hackers aren't bad, crackers are. If you are really worried about your kids computer usage, take some classes and stop making yourself look like an idiot. Hackers are not bad, hackers try to figure stuff out, how it works and that is not bad. I did stuff like that when I was a kid, tried to figure out how things worked, and I still do. If you want to limit the intellectual growth of your son...stop him from what he's doing, dumb him down...evidentally to your level. Exploration is a path to growth, don't stop your kids growth because you don't understand what they are doing. If you don't understand what they are doing ask them, a way to personal growth doesn't mean you have to spend countless hours in front of a professor (who incidentally doesn't necessarily have to know a thing about what they are teaching, go figure). Be a part of your kids life rather than stopping his computer usage and further more who gives YOU the right to advise other people on what signs to look for to be able to tell if they are computer hackers!?!?!?

 

	Well Hot Damn, Im a blasted 1337 h4xx0r! (none / 0) (#4115)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 12:10:55 PM PST
	Well, I fit all of the descriptions up there to a T except for the dressing style, so that must mean I'm a hacker! Wow! Never mind the fact that I know jack-shit about hacking. Whoever posted this is a paranoid phsyco who needs to seak Phsycological help. Just so you know, I'm 13, and think you're one of the most ignorant adults I've ever met. 45 minutes a day? You couldn't even check your email in that amount of time on an ISP like AOL. You might as well put up on your hate list kids who can talk in 1337, because that's a sure sign of being a hacker, you STUPID FOOL! j00 5h0u1d 5h0v3 4 57ick up j00r 455 4nd g0 g37 hi7 by 4 buz, j00 ign0r3n7 ph001! ph34r my 1337 h4xx0ring 5ki11z, y0u!

 

	OMG, whoever wrote this is an idiot! (none / 0) (#4116)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 12:14:14 PM PST
	Hahahaha, Quake, a hacker meeting place? Hahahaha! Quake is a video GAME. Linux hacker software? Hahahaha, it's an OS you dumbasses! BonziBuddy, Flash, and Cometcursor hacking programs? Hahahahahaha! Those are all free, downloadable things t mess around with for fun. They have nothing to do with hacking. This article HAS to be a joke, there's no way someone can be this ignorant. You people that listen to whoever made this article are FOOLS!

 

	tw@ (none / 0) (#4121)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 12:40:18 PM PST
	you are a twat look im posting a comment, watch out! could contain a virus!

 

	AND GOD WILL SMITE DOWN THE EVIL HACKERS (none / 0) (#4122)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 12:51:33 PM PST
	COMPUTERS ARE EVIL. I HAVE SEEN QUAKE AND IT IS THE WORK OF THE DEVIL, IF YOU SEE A PERSON "PLAYING" A "VIDEIO GAME" THEN YOU MUST SMITE THEN DOWN AS IT IS GODS WAY.

 

	This is stupid (none / 0) (#4124)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 01:28:45 PM PST
	i have seen lots of idiots post in here.. infact everyone in here seems to be one.. everyone seems to be wrong about the idea of what is a hacker.. hacking is not go and destroy a server.. hacking is find a vulnerabilty and patch it.. with ur own code.. hacking is make ur own code. and improving it.. hacking is not carding is not stoling cc numbers its not cracking.. so everyone in here seems that has never been into the scene.. also.. u should really rm this thing the reason ur getting lots of hits is cause everyone wants to see if its really true that there is such a dumb article in the net and getting lots of real hackers pissed and making laught.

 

	OMFG (none / 0) (#4126)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 01:36:50 PM PST
	u are the biggest dumbass in the world dude Quake is a fuckin game, u need a faster video card to play these games its called technology, and we are called gamers. Ur daughter was prolly stupified because ur son showed her his cool computer skills. As for the radical changes its called growing up.

 

	you all are not the brightest bulbs (none / 0) (#4129)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 02:21:13 PM PST
	heh, actually what i find funny is the article and most of the comments. for the people that posted comments calling the original poster and idiot and a moron are as equally moronic. instead of pointing out that she/he is stupid/idoit, should have posted the real facts. ie: telnet wasn't created by linus, but rather by bell labs, when they created the original unix system, not 100% sure of this, but i could look it up. as for the comments on the books, we have the freedom to read whatever we would like, if you worried that your child will pick up bad habits/behavior from these, then you have failed as parents. its one of the parents jobs to teach morals to their child, and by restricting them on what they can read and can not is lame, and creates a closed minded person. as for the term hacker, to hack something isn't to illegally enter or steal data, but to create data. its the MEDIA that turned the world hacker into a bad thing. to conclude this, research the facts before you assume anything. but i must admit, it was pretty funny reading the above article. yours truely, Adam Lindley

 

	Humorous!! (none / 0) (#4130)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 02:26:58 PM PST
	Ha ha ha! LOL! What did you do - simply insert keywords a lot of children use and make a false story? It is funny, though. And I do agree on one thing, however, Intel is certainly bettern than AMD

 

	Funny (none / 0) (#4131)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 02:28:09 PM PST
	I hope this was a joke because we don't need any of this shit.

 

	YOU THICK PIECE OF COW SH*T (none / 0) (#4132)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 02:31:57 PM PST
	you fu*king retarded wan*er, are you rally that fu*king thick, fu*king hell man whre did you get this sh*t from. YOUR one of those people who has no fuc*ing clue how to use a fuc*ing computer, AMD RULE there processors are the dogs bollo*ks, linux and all the other os'es you said are crap are good. Ill loeave you with this message IF YOU DON,T KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT DON'T FUC*ING SAY ANYTHING.. WAN*ER

 

	You are a fuckin idiot (none / 0) (#4133)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 02:49:07 PM PST
	These are not signs at all. And it is LINUX not Lunix you dumbass. You should be so embarrassed that you actually wrote this bullshit.

 

	People amaze me (none / 0) (#4134)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 02:56:28 PM PST
	It amazes me that people do not realize a joke when they read one. It is a satire, nothing more. It was meant for a good laugh, not to be broken down point by point. This person knew that there were enough losers that would take this seriously and he decided to get under all of your skin...And it seemed to have worked quite well

 

	OMG (none / 0) (#4135)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 02:58:47 PM PST
	how can you be soo ingorant ok im 18 now i have use computer since i was 3 years old i get a computer evey 3 fucking months im always online i have a dimamic I.P i use AMD ( got it in a store) i use quake. i read about hacking i use linux i have 3 piercing use baggy pants i dont go to school that ofen well didnt ,man i guess this meen im a hacker dosent it you son prob dosent know shit let me tell you one thing he is probly using his computer to get away from the truble ...or to find out more this is another comunity we speak the same languge we dont care about race religion age and sex...he is one of us now...

 

	Hello (none / 0) (#4137)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 03:14:16 PM PST
	Have you ever considered that telnet was built into Window9x? If its a hacking program why would Microsoft put it in their operating system? Before you talk about hackers.. learn a bit more about your computer.. I am not a hacker. I don't run linux.. I'd rather though. considering Windows is very unstable and takes up too much memory.. Your son wants a better graphics card so he wont Frame lag so much while playing games like Quake, and Counterstrike.. HAHAHAHAH and Pearl is a program used by lots of university's and colleges all around the world.. Its a programming language.. If it weren't for "Pearl" and a bunch of other programming programs.. you wouldn't have any programs at all! You are the biggest idiot i have ever met.. And its not LUNIX! its LINUX! before you bad mouth Linux why don't you read about it www.linux.com oh and that russian guy didn't create Linux.. linus created linux you moron

 

	your stupid (none / 0) (#4138)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 03:16:36 PM PST
	linux a hacker operating system? i could just as easily do it with windows you stupid stupid fuck..looks like you need to take some classes and read some books..most of the people who break into computer systems dont even steal any information..look at yourself before you try and label anyone else

 

	ARRGG (none / 0) (#4139)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 03:23:10 PM PST
	I can't begin to say how aggrivated this article makes me. I know several people have said it before, and there's no point in re-iterating it, but whoever wrote this is just completely ignorant on this topic. It's atrocious that stuff like this is even on the internet. First of all, you're telling this generation of parents to be completely parinoid and monitor all their child's activities on the computer at almost all times, and I find that apalling. What happened to "trust"? Can't a parent trust their kid not to hack into the penatgon computers, or something? You also show complete chauvanism when you said in one of the posts that most women learn hacking from their boyfriends. Where do you get all these bogus facts? Did you just make them up as you were writing this article? I could go on and on, but I know there's no point in arguing about it...I just think this is an insult to this generation of young teenagers, and I think it's an insult to older generations because of the Cold War references (No one ever won or lost the Cold War!), but again, there's no point in drawing this out because people who write these kinds of articles are not going to have a sudden change of heart and agree with their criticism. I just hope this next generation will become less narrow minded and more accepting than the man who wrote this article.

 

	what an idiot (none / 0) (#4140)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 03:26:56 PM PST
	flash - hacker software hackers - bright cloths and hair - those are ravers you idiot - I have never seen a series of idiotic uneducated coments in one place

 

	your just a wanker (none / 0) (#4141)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 03:29:38 PM PST
	your just a wanker

 

	yes (none / 0) (#4142)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 03:38:43 PM PST
	yes its true i make amd prosseosr and im only 13 !!! BITCH you dont even know how to trun on a computer!!!!!! FAG

 

	U ARE A IDIOT (none / 0) (#4144)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 04:07:05 PM PST
	I think as a young individual i am very umm offended by this remark. as very knowledged in the computer world, i use unix,linux and other un*x based o/s's for my job you moron. thats how i make money is by servers with that o/s so if linux is such a bad bad software then u are a complete moron and have not researched well enough to find out that the backbone of all the internet is run off un*x or some other brand or shareware version run off the same principal. as your son being a hacker that is bullshit, you i think are very jealous individual and very narrow minded. just cuz your son may install software and play games doesn't mean he means harm to anybody. he enjoys exploring and i believe that this software and games are helping him broaden his horizon. Sir no disrespect but i think you need to grow up before you expect your children to grow up. you are very immature and very as i said before narrow minded. i have been around computers since i was appx 7-8 years old and i am now 18 and make very good money legally off computers and your so called hacking. without people like me your internet would not be as what it is today.

 

	U ARE A IDIOT (none / 0) (#4145)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 04:10:52 PM PST
	I think as a young individual i am very umm offended by this remark. as very knowledged in the computer world, i use unix,linux and other un*x based o/s's for my job you moron. thats how i make money is by servers with that o/s so if linux is such a bad bad software then u are a complete moron and have not researched well enough to find out that the backbone of all the internet is run off un*x or some other brand or shareware version run off the same principal. as your son being a hacker that is bullshit, you i think are very jealous individual and very narrow minded. just cuz your son may install software and play games doesn't mean he means harm to anybody. he enjoys exploring and i believe that this software and games are helping him broaden his horizon. Sir no disrespect but i think you need to grow up before you expect your children to grow up. you are very immature and very as i said before narrow minded. i have been around computers since i was appx 7-8 years old and i am now 18 and make very good money legally off computers and your so called hacking. without people like me your internet would not be as what it is today. as for the hacking trust me if your son was really hacking you would not beable to trace it and research it as you say u could on your computer... i am sorry but it just is not as easy as you think it is to find such resources to find out if your child is doing such a thing. that is all for now please respond to this because i for one am very offended by this and i am sure anybody else who has any type of commonsense would know you are what they would say "wrong" email me or whatever longbow@atl.mediaone.net i for one play many types of games including quake 3, everquest, halflife, ultima online. i am referred as Yaedien in many games.

 

	What the .... (none / 0) (#4146)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 04:11:01 PM PST
	R U SERIOUS MAN???????? AOL? The worst company in the world? AMD an illegal chip which is not sold in any store????? Tell me you were drunk when tou wrote this. 3. Has your child asked for new hardware? Is it strange that your kid may want something better for enabling him/her to play some of the newest games? Does your child read hacking manuals? Believe me that first of all there r no serious "hacking" manuals sold in stores. You can download these kind of books of the net. And secondly I don't believe that anyone will be that stupid to go and ask someone to buy a "hacking" book for him/her so easily. It's like going to a policeman and ask him where to find drugs or guns!!!! Quake a virtual reality used by hackers?? come on!!!!! I'd say that you need some more infos on hackers. Let's hope that your son do not turn up like you!!!!!

 

	You sir, are an idiot! (none / 0) (#4148)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 04:24:44 PM PST
	AMD makes affordable gear, it has absolutely nothing to do with hacking, its a completely legitimate company and you could be in trouble for serious slander. All those 'hacker' programmes your son supposedly downloaded are innocent, bonzai buddy is a harmless desktop make, and flash is just a programme for writing animation. Apologise to your son now you biggot, your own ignorance means you've accused him of something he hasn't done.

 

	The Northwestern English Professor Strikes Again!! (none / 0) (#4149)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 04:29:56 PM PST
	Here's your enlightenment People: http://www.cas.northwestern.edu/admissions/meet/AlexGuide2.html Be sure to scroll down to the bottom to see the lovable face of the man who created such an entertaining piece of fiction!!!!!!! We all live in a a gullable world, a gullable world... a gullable world. (Sung to the Beatles tune...) To me, that's the funniest thing about this planet! ATTENTION!!!! I HAVE SOME SWAMP LAND IN FLORDIA FOR SALE PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR A GOOD DEAL. ALSO SELLING OCEAN FRONT 1 ACRE PLOTS IN WESTERN ARIZONA!!! REAL CHEAP! Merry Chirstmas! --Mr. BASSMINT

 

	you have got to be taking th piss right!! (none / 0) (#4150)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 04:43:00 PM PST
	This has got to be the saddest amount of crap I have read in my life! Where have you been for the last decade or so?!?! Anyone with half a brain cell has the capacity to work out that all of what you have said is babbling bullshit! I get the impression that you are a very paranoid person who also suffers from inferiority complexes and doesnt like the idea that your own child knows things that you know absolutely nothing about. An example of this is to call AOL a decent isp, this in itself is a complete joke! If you have had the opportunity to actually use AOL and another ISP, you would quickly reasile that AOL are shite, and will drain you bank account continually even after a trial version... they will also be soon under the watchfull eyes of the English Tax offices for claiming fraudulent tax refief. As you seem to know so much about computer hardware, it shows that you have really done your research on the processors... AMD a third country's knock off of Intel's products!! Please do me a favour, look at reviews of the head to heads and tell me that AMD are not whipping Intel's ass in the efficiency and performance race. You are obvioulsy and very pathetic person who worries about change - are you religious or sommit!! Next thing you know you will see your son on ICQ and will be moaning about him using abbreviations of words! NEway, enough of this Shite, get a life m8!

 

	This is... BS (none / 0) (#4151)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 04:49:43 PM PST
	Sir, I must say that you my fellow, are much indeed out of your mind. I myself am outraged and yet still confused on how you managed to come up with such FALSIFYING INFORMATION! telnet? You think that telnet is a hacker program? LMFAO, this is mearly a program that is installed in every computer running MICROSOFT OS. Go back to school and study some more. We'll see who gets hacked! 4ssh0l3

 

	Muppet INC (none / 0) (#4153)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 05:19:38 PM PST
	Ok.... I have to say I own up... I must be a hacker :) Lets see - Faster GPU = GeForce 2 Ultra... check. AMD T-Birdy... Check... (Thanks 3rd World Brats) Quake 3 Arena the lastest version of the popular hacker tool :)... U got me wrong in the music part... More into Indie/Rock :) + I'm a Goth.. u know all Black clothes and scarey :) "LILO" = I have a few of them for when mah m8s crash the nite... AOL = Assholes On-Line You should ensure all the firearms in your house are carefully locked away... I would too m8 because if I was ur son and American I would blow u away. Get a F**king life... As it seems ur son is attempting to do...

 

	I pitty your son. (none / 0) (#4155)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 05:32:59 PM PST
	Words cannot describe the stupidity of all that you say. When reading your paper, I thought I was reading a funny satire. Unfortunatly, I was not. Now re-reading some of the things you said enstead of laughing I am filled with dread. Are there others like you? If so, someone save us!

 

	are you an idiot? (none / 0) (#4157)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:04:52 PM PST
	When you decided to put this little post up did you bother to check into any of your facts? Some of the books you named are actually required reading in colleges across the U.S. Oh and Quake it's a fucking game ok...nothing more, just a game, it's not a firearms training simulation, most of the weapons aren't even real, made up, fantasy.... get it? oh and it's not lunix moron it's linux, and it's not an illegal hacker operating system you can go to your local Wal-mart and buy this program and yes you can uninstall it without messing up your hard drive it's called: "format c:" there is no way you checked into any of this. Seems to me your judging your "son" because he changed, well he's a teenager they tend to do that. It's a way of life. oh and one more "Telnet" 1. unless you have a cable modem you have to have a phone line to connect to the internet. 2. if telnet was an illegal hacker program then why the hell is it available in every version of windows? Oh and the clothing sorry sweetie that dosn't make you a hacker I know plenty of kids that dress that way and guess what they can hardly find the fucking on switch for the computer much less hack anything. If I where you I would start thinking about the fact that you might be over reacting just a little bit. If this is what your basing your son on being a hacker then you need to take some steps back and think again. Kids are curious and yes they may not need to stay on the computer unsuporvised all day, but just because they want new programs or new hardware for the computer dosn't make a child a hacker.

 

	LMFAO (none / 0) (#4158)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:08:51 PM PST
	Oh my god, funny. I was in tears from laughing so hard. Whoever wrote that should do a lot more research before opening their mouth on a subject they know nothing about.

 

	oh my god (none / 0) (#4160)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:12:22 PM PST
	what kills me the most is that there are actually serious replys to this article. its so obviously a prank. just look at some of the links in it. www.spanking.com??? good lord... ive never been to adequacy.org so i dont know if this entire website is supposed to be a joke or not, but if its not then this article certainly ruins its credibility. i swear to god, many of the replies to this article have shown me what new heights human stupidity can reach. you all should be shot, or at least your computers should be. you just dont deserve to be near one.

 

	What a Stupid Twat (none / 0) (#4161)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:27:07 PM PST
	How gay is the guy who wrote this! Looking through the article, i can't spot one thing he actually got right. Since when can't you buy AMD in the shops for starters and since when is germany a third world country cuz that's where they're made. And the guy obviously didn't do much research because i don't think he even spelt one name correctly. And another thing. Whoever you are, you don't have any idea how to raise kids. You sound like a dirty old man who needs to get a life. the thought of you goin to parties with your kids makes me sick and you don't have a clue about adolescent teenagers. Maybe you should use your perfect research skills to look into the subject. Let's go through the incorrect spellings: no sorry there's too many to count.

 

	stupiiiidd lame americans (none / 0) (#4163)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:29:23 PM PST
	this is the stupiest thing i have ever read. no wonder that bin laden fucks america!

 

	you're an idiot (none / 0) (#4164)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:30:24 PM PST
	i have been playing quake since quake 1 came out many years ago, and i don't hack anything, and i'm not interested in firearms other than IN GAME, when i'm playing... it's like online competition, like a sport. where do you get this hacker crap from ? i think you and your uneducated statement are idiotic, and narrow minded people like you are the ones i classify as SOFA KING WE TODD DID. have a nice life dumba*s. -atom

 

	This is hilarious (none / 0) (#4165)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:31:43 PM PST
	What a great joke. Any parent that reads this and actually thinks the "intelligent" person that wrote this was serious needs help. Great JOKE! I hope you post more like this I needed a good laugh! ROTFLMAO

 

	holy shit (none / 0) (#4166)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:37:58 PM PST
	holy shit. you people are dumb. have any of you dumb fucks thought that this whole article was a joke? oh, and ph34r those leet few that have so nessesarly pointed out that comet cursor and flash are not hacking utilities. /me bows

 

	holy shit (none / 0) (#4167)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:38:52 PM PST
	holy shit. you people are dumb. have any of you dumb fucks thought that this whole article was a joke? oh, and ph34r those leet few that have so nessesarly pointed out that comet cursor and flash are not hacking utilities. /me bows

 

	holy shit (none / 0) (#4168)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:39:29 PM PST
	holy shit. you people are dumb. have any of you dumb fucks thought that this whole article was a joke? oh, and ph34r those leet few that have so nessesarly pointed out that comet cursor and flash are not hacking utilities. /me bows

 

	newbis (none / 0) (#4169)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:43:26 PM PST
	IF YOU BELIEVE THAT IT'S BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING ON CUMPUTER

 

	OMFG ROFLMAO (none / 0) (#4170)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 06:47:21 PM PST
	The funniest thing about this article is: approximately 75% of the geniuses who so clevely managed to argue against all the different points that the article laid out fail to comprehend that its intention was to be humorous. For all you people who remarked about how stupid the author is: take a look in the mirror, there is a bigger idiot staring you straight in the face :)

 

	you stupid fuck (none / 0) (#4171)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 07:02:36 PM PST
	i've never seen a "hacker" dressed in bright cloths glowsticks? what the fuck!? glowsticks and pacifiers can be found at raves stop fucking monitoring your god damn kids you shit break

 

	hoooly fok (none / 0) (#4174)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 07:17:17 PM PST
	I cant believe this. period. T Reginald Gibbons is so incredibly ignorant and regressive it's not close to funny. by the way, some pages install comet cursor automatically. SOFTWARE PIRATE PRIDE!

 

	ha (none / 0) (#4175)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 07:20:58 PM PST
	just because someone asks for a new hard drive doesnt mean they are a hacker.. this makes me laugh

 

	Gee golly (none / 0) (#4177)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 07:31:47 PM PST
	"popular hacker software includes:"Comet Cursor", "Bonzi Buddy" and "Flash"." What? My gosh, you are so stupid! Comet Cursor is a program you use to change the cursor on your computer, and also to put cursors on your webpage (like a flower or something) and if you're visiting a site where somebody used Comet Cursor to put a Cursor on their page, then you'll be able to see it. Macromedia Flash is a program used to make animations for webpages. and Bonzi Buddy is some stupid monkey thing you put on your computer that talks to you and you can play games with it and stuff. Honestly, I have no idea why you think that anybody who is a "hacker" would use these programs for hacking. Some, people, I'm tellin ya! By the way, I don't know why you would say that hackers dress like that. I wear bright clothes, and dye my hair, and I don't know the first thing about hacking. You say you try to tech your children to be good people, well if you're trying to do that then you should teach them and yourself not to judge others by their appearance. I don't know why i even took the time to type all of this, cause I'm convinced that this whole article was a huge joke. But you never know with people these days.

 

	Step into my world (none / 0) (#4180)
	by TitleSeventeen on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 08:14:14 PM PST
	oh wow. Did you even think before you made a total fool of yourself??? You obvioussly have no IDEA what you are talking about!!! The term "computer hacker" is very vauge. AMD is possably one of the best processor companys avaliable, I bought mine at a computer store! it says made in USA on the box!! I am very happy with my 1.0ghz AMD Athlon. I think I'll send your speil to AMD and see what they have to say. Made in the USA!!! Are you stupid? THE processor has NOTHING to do with net security! Linux (not Linix) is a very powerful (and very Legal...infact much more legal than MS Windows) Server/Client OS and it is probably running your ISP now. I'll explain it to you... Linux is a rival (to microsoft), open source desktop OS, which is very nice...OH I get it the box for red hat 7.1 shows some one with a red hat on it, it must be bad...man you are a nimrod! If your son asks for a faster video card... well, Compaqs are shipped with crumby on board video cards so a new one would be a safe bet. If your son asks to get rid of AOHell DO IT! It is slow, it sells your personal info, and sends every porn newsletter to your inbox. "Hacker Software" ex. Bonzi buddy, Flash... you really are dumb! Flash is a browser plugin used to play really cool movies. Bonzi Buddy is just a dumb desktop thingy that talks to you. Quake is just a computer game! And while wer'e on it Communism is a great THEORY!!!!! I honestly think you need hit. if you want me to you can e-mail me and i'll personally explain every last thing to you in plain english.

 

	Moron. (none / 0) (#4182)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 08:20:11 PM PST
	Have you ever thought of actually putting any thought into this article? Not everyone who uses Linux is a hacker. Most people wont go out and buy new hardware. Hacking manuals are a good way to learn how to protect your computer. Hacking does not require good video cards(duh.) I suggest you dont just go around and look up sterotypes, such as classing most hackers as ravers, or goths.

 

	MAHAHAHAHAHAHh (none / 0) (#4184)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 08:34:39 PM PST
	oK that was the biggest load of stereo typical crap i have ever read in my entire life. i dont even usually respond to this type of rubbish, but please. the way you have alienated your own son.... he wasnt hacking to hack, probably to get OVERPRICED GAMES AND MUSIC< FROM GREEDY COMPANIES WHO FEEL THE NEED TO MAKE THESE PRODUCTS OVERPRICED !!?!?! and in the end its not your son who gets screwed with the bill.... ITS YOU> FFS your son was doing you a favor. only a arrogent capitalist pig american like yourself would share your EXTREMLY NARROW view of the situation. i feel sorry for your generation... they have no clue whats going on. And the way you think you have it all figured out HAHAHAHAHAHAH moron you need to open your eyes "hackers" are people of all shapes and sizes, who realize like millions of others that capitalism is the root of all evil i hope you rot in hell you dumb prick.

 

	Biggest Bullshit Article I EVER READ!!!!!!!!!!!!! (none / 0) (#4187)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 08:56:16 PM PST
	the person that wrote this article must be very computer illiterate.... They have no idea about computers or any programs and they probably work for AOL......

 

	moldypillow (none / 0) (#4188)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 09:00:53 PM PST
	- I h4x

 

	Dear god (none / 0) (#4189)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 09:06:27 PM PST
	Honestly, you know jack shit about what you think is hacking. Pull your head out of your ass, your children are going to comit suicide

 

	OMG (none / 0) (#4190)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 09:19:29 PM PST
	The kids of this guy have to hate there life, because they wouldnt have one. He didnt even have any evidence that his son was a "hacker" yet he still banned his son from the computer. And #1 on his list is so wrong, of course AOL would have an anti-hacker policy (They're the devil) ,but it doesnt matter, because anyone with half a mind would use the "hacker-friendly" @home just because of the speed difference.

 

	AAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA (none / 0) (#4191)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 09:26:07 PM PST
	OMFG ALL YOU PEOPLE ARE MORONS! That was GREAT Gibbons. I'm prolly one of the few who actually understand what sarcasm is.

 

	I Never Knew... (none / 0) (#4194)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 09:40:34 PM PST
	I Never Knew that: Compaq would release the underground, bad AMD with there popular Presario PCs Listening to music on a computer was now for hack3rs only

 

	LOL!!! (none / 0) (#4197)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 09:45:19 PM PST
	Dude, come on. Are you an idiot? You should do more research or some of the stuff you're talking about. First off, " Flash " is a graphics program, even I have that and I'm not a hacker. Second of all, " Comet Cursor " is a Cursor program that is installed when you go to sites with JavaScripts that change the cursor around. Third, just because your son changes the way he dresses doesn't mean he's a hacker, personally, I dress like you described(except the passifire) and I don't hack, I know the basics of it, but that's all. I'm only 16 and even I know you're full of shit, and if any of these adults believe you, they should ask someone my age. I know plenty about computers and hacking, but I don't hack, I know what goes on over the net, adults rarely really know, most adults look at the internet as something ' evil '. Most adults are just naive to the fact of computers. Anyway, that's all I'm going to say, I could add more, but I'll refrain. Have a nice day. =) -Chris, God, irioku, etc, etc.

 

	FUCKING IDIOT (none / 0) (#4199)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 09:48:39 PM PST
	<b>Dumb joke whore. Notice the family? 6 Kids, wife carol, kids cindy and peter... aka the brady bunch </b>

 

	FUCKING IDIOT (2.50 / 2) (#4200)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 09:49:39 PM PST
	Dumb joke whore. Notice the family? 6 Kids, wife carol, kids cindy and peter... aka the brady bunch

 

	I am hacker (none / 0) (#4201)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:01:49 PM PST
	stupids americans

 

	No idea (none / 0) (#4202)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:17:29 PM PST
	I am sorry, AMD is a knock off? Linux is a evil software? Come on 95% of all webservers run Linux, so it must not be that bad otherwise Amazon.com and other big sites would run it. AMD was started by and plans for processors bought from INTEL whats up with that...I am sorry u folks need some big time help...and Linux is more stable that Windows so ha there....you said quake is bad...hahaha you have no idea people what is bad...I suggest everyone get off AOL because of the kick time, and the ppl who can hack ur account...hahaha

 

	STUPID (none / 0) (#4207)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:53:43 PM PST
	YOU ARE A STUPID FUCKER. OK. Now listen up. Your kids are probaby the biggest loser's ever. If you watch EVERYTHING they do, go everywhere with them, they will never be indipendent. You think you are doing well with your kids, but clearly, you are a fool. You have to let your kids listen to what they like. If it has a curse in the song, who cares. They arent going to start to run around saying the curse. You know what, you are so ingnorant. You think your right. You are extremely wrong my friend. and QUAKE. for crying out loud, its a VIDEO GAME, just like Unreal. and your kid is NOT going to go to jail. wow, if i ever had you as a father, i would have killed you years ago. i fucking hate you.

 

	FUCKING FAGGOT (none / 0) (#4208)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 10:56:22 PM PST
	that was the gayest shit ive ever read in my whole life.

 

	Computer Hacker = Person with a grip on computers? (none / 0) (#4209)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 11:08:23 PM PST
	first of all i am an 18 yro High School Senior, and the person this guy just discribed was a Skater or someone who wants to look different, last time i checked we were in american it that was ok. Secondly "i goto parties with my kids." Yeah right, my ass he does. If this guy isn't mental retared, i would be surprised, because he sputtered out merely no more than useless unfounded garbage, "Linux can only be removed by a professional." It takes 2 mins to take it off, and it is just another form of Windows, a better more secure form. This guy is simply attacking something that he has no grasp on and never will. It makes him jealous, FACE IT WE ARE THE NEW GENERATION THIS IS HOW THE WORLD WORKS NOW, with computers. And closed minded people like this are going tobe the downfall of america. "Ohh look he turned a computer on he must be hacker." did you get my sarcasm. One last thing that really pissed me off, "Dont change from a "Reliable" isp like AOL." First of all AOL sucks ass, and is as slow as my dead grandma. Secondly local isp's are faster, more stable, and cheaper. So my last thought before i send this reply to the unfounded load of dog crap i just read is that people need to think before they act or talk, and apparently this person is amoron who doesnt take the time to think anything through. AND I YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS REPLY E-MAIL me, OHH WAIT I GUESS THAT MAKES ME A HACKER BEACUASE I HAVE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS, RIGHT? HAHAHAHAHA Sean @ BATTERY_ACID_84@HOTMAIL.COM i doubt he or anyone else who believs this guy would even try to make a glimer of a case agianst me, so bring it.

 

	Chicks, read this.. (none / 0) (#4210)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 11:17:38 PM PST
	Ok, you stupid whores, you all get upset when some dude makes a slightly sexist comment, well, out of the thousands of posts on this subject, there are more woman being sexist then guys. So guess what you stupid bitches, go suck down a few mydol with some jack daniels, and cry yourselves to sleep while watching sleepless in seattle or something, you fucking sluts.

 

	A Disgrace to computer Users Everywhere!!! (none / 0) (#4212)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sat Dec 15th, 2001 at 11:49:05 PM PST
	I can't tell you how offended and enraged your article has made me. It is obviously written by a total computer illiterate and therefore is completely wrong. I hope to god that your soul is spared when judgement day comes. This kind of trash should never be on the internet.

 

	omg.. this is some funny shit (none / 0) (#4213)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 12:01:35 AM PST
	i really hope this idiot is kidding... 1) Quake is a game... 2) It's LINUX.. and Linux takes the place of Windows and the computer becomes a SERVER in which web sites can be run off of... 3) AMD is a better processor than Pentium IV 4) New hardware means your computer sucks ass 5) I'm a hacker, I don't dress like a "Freaky" child, and I sure as hell don't struggle in school... you guys are fucking stupid...

 

	WTF(what the fuck) (none / 0) (#4214)
	by n00bfuker on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 12:05:52 AM PST
	Who ever wrote this is a fucking moron. Every bit off info is a load of shit taking from that person ass ans fead directly to you by means of the shit wagon

 

	you are a fucking dumbass!!!! (none / 0) (#4215)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 12:06:26 AM PST
	Kids who listen to Techno and play Quake are hackers. If you are going to say that then do you belive all black people are drug dealers and kill people for crack? How could Linus Torvalds be a Russian hacker from before the cold war ended when he wasn't even born yet? And even if he was he was still very young. I mean come on he was still in college in 1991 majoring in computer science and he is from Finland not Russia. AMD is an american company and their proccessors are a hell of a lot better than Intel's crap. I think I'm going to send a virus to this guys computer just to get him back for being so stupid! And I'll make it memory resident to so it'll keep coming back no matter how many times you replace your hard drive you stupid fuck. Go to hell you stupid fuck. Fuck you bitch. Go read a book or hey better yet. Go here www.howstuffworks.com this is not a joke either this site tells you how any thing you want to know works. I suggest you go there you god damned stupid motherfucking piece of shit! Learn some real information. If you don't want to know the truth about stuff then just fuck off! By the way your kids are going to be money hungry greedy ass motherfuckers when they grow up becuase you let them play Monopoly. Come on, if computer games effected us as kids we would all be running around in darkened rooms, listening to repetitive music and munching pills like pac-man, which I know for a god damned fact that you played it as a kid. Go fuck yourself you homosexual fuck head. Go to fucking hell! Biatch! A concerned citizen against public stupidity.

 

	Is your son becoming a hacker? (none / 0) (#4218)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 12:27:51 AM PST
	I have something to say...after reading this page, and reading everyone else's comments, and something to ask. First, what was your son doing that was supposedly hacking? i doubt you realize that pretty much EVERYTHING online could be referred to as hacking, especially since the internet was originally made as an army communications system....furthermore, i'm not sure who you talk to. but i play quake, but not for the reasons you say, i have NO desire to fire a real gun, and only enjoy killing the "evil monsters coming out of hell" ...its a superhero thing, not a lets kill each other thing Second the appearance of Glowsticks, Pacifiers, and funky clothes and hair is NOT, i Repeat NOT hacker style...that is what is known as a RAVER...if your son dressed like that you have worse than computers to worry about, because he'll probably die from a drug overdose first..the "hacker" style is either GEEK/Nerd as in wairing a button up shirt, eyeglasses, and ugly pants, OR is "matrix" which is almost "goth" but not quite, rather, the people wear dark clothes, and sunglasses, because they just want to, its not because they are evil and hellish. Third...hmm.. Hacking Manuals? there really are no such things... i beleive What YOU refer to is what hackers call "freakers" ...people that get into others Computers, and destroy, for no reason other then they can..Being a bit of a hacker Myself i will tell you what hacking REALLY is... it is finding your way into things on the web, and learning how it ALL works, not destroying, no not at all, a TRUE hacker only wishes to learn, a FREAKER is the one who messes up your computer Fourth Programs..Bonzi (that ugly purple monkey) has NOTHING to do with hacking...matter of factly many sites offer it for free... to what i know it is an email client, like aol, and a Downloader, like Go!zilla ah...and speaking of AOL...yes..teens email other people on the web, and chat, then they come up asking for something other than aol...guess what? it is PERFECTLY normal...aol is like the DISNEY of the internet, its existence is cursed by all who use it long enough, because the servers, and programs are full of errors... a DIAL-UP network isnt, it merely uses internet explorer, which comes with all internet services..and talking about hacker proof.. i got an email from a friend of mine one day, it said they had taken some cool digital pictures of themself, so i opened the file, and the next time i signed on to aol, a program tried to steal my password and send it to a freaker, no, not my friend, the person who had sent THEM the virus, it wasnt there fault, it was the virus, it sent itself to me ,despite whatever "hacking blockers" aol has. Also..it is common to find new programs, as some of them are useful for using the net better, and you are confused about comet cursor, and shockwave flash , comet cursor merely is a webpage add-on that changes what the mouse cursor looks like when it is passed over the page, and flash is for making webpage graphics that are animated. as for the AMD chip.. i dont know anything about it, as im NOT a freaker... i just find things out, i dont harm... OH yes, and about DOSing.. that is another FREAKER thing... i USED dos when i was younger, as it was all that existed at the time, i played pacman games, and "doom" (another kill the devils monsters game) and i learned a LOT about dos..but i dont get into others computers, as i dont see a reason too, i want to learn, not destroy. i will admit, quake and doom look a bit demonic, but there are ways to get rid of the symbols if they irritate you, but they are for "mood" i mean...do you think hell is gonna have cheery walls covered with smiley faces? hell no, its gonna be dripping with lava and anarchy symbols..thats the point..kill the monsters and get the HELL out of hell. Is your son becoming argumentative and surly in his social behaviour? is he? is yours? because if he is, it probably doesnt have anything to do with computers, if anything its because he wants to have fun and YOU are yelling at him to stop, and... despite that..teenagers do a lot of stuff they shouldnt, and they learn better in some cases, its probably a phase. AGAIN 9. Has your son radically changed his appearance? If your son has undergone a sudden change in his style of dress, you may have a hacker on your hands. Hackers tend to dress in bright, day-glo colors. They may wear baggy pants, bright colored shirts and spiky hair dyed in bright colors to match their clothes. They may take to carrying "glow-sticks" and some wear pacifiers around their necks. (I have no idea why they do this) There are many such hackers in schools today, and your son may have started to associate with them. If you notice that your son's group of friends includes people dressed like this, it is time to think about a severe curfew, to protect him from dangerous influences. THOSE ARE RAVERS, NOT HACKERS, THEY DO DRUGS AND PARTIES, NOT COMPUTERS. and i HAVE heard, as a little good info.. that unix, lunix,linux are crappy systems, which are wide open for freakers, a hacker on the other hand, would have no reason to bother, in my eyes. but your son may also be a WANNABE-freaker...like in emails he writes things like this "Ya LeTs Go To McDoNaLdS ToNiGhT!" this is done by people who thikn they are being cool, truly, it is ugnly, hard to read, and dumb AND...my BIGGEST POINT OF ALL its hard to not like "anime" (japanese animated cartoons) because guess what? america has been buying them and putting them on TV since the 1970's, i remember when i was a kid there was speed racer, rainbow brite(NOW popular with those freaky ravers), thundercats, silverhawks, david the gnome, Popples, and The Noozles, and they STILL show anime today, im sure if you have cable you've heard of "cartoon network" well everyday at 4 they show 2 to 3 hours of anime, and even at midnight have a lineup of more serious anime for older teens anime is not bad, and has nothing to do with hacking, an OTAKU is not a hacker, it is a japanese word, it means you are majorly obsessed, but generally it means majorly obsessed with japanese cartoons, it has NOTHING AT ALL to do with computers, oh, and if you still want to call anime evil..then so is disney, as they have been copying anime since the 80's or so #1 Lion king, they copied an anime called Kimba the white lion, #2 Atlantis, they copied an anime called Nadia: the secret of blue water..so who's evil now? ..oh..and the asking for faster video cards...is so the games move faster, that has nothing to do with hacking either... i mean.. .who wants to kill the devil... and watch him fall like a feather? his ugly butt has to drop like a rock. ...now... after all i've said...initially i thought "grrrr...they are giving anime lovers a bad name, hate hate, but after all this, i see you are merely Confused" Thanks for your time, and to all you anime lovers and chatters out there, Ja Ne! =^.^= http://Jupiter.beseen.com/chat/rooms/f/1702/login.html

 

	Id like to point out to you Mr Gibbson... (none / 0) (#4219)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 12:29:18 AM PST
	That you're going to hell for lying. You broke one of the 10 commandments and your will burn in hell of all eternity. Repent now and save your sorry lying ass.

 

	conversations (none / 0) (#4220)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 12:52:34 AM PST
	heh. my bonzi buddy is gonna h4x j00 and steal j00 credit card number if j00 read this p0st! son: "dad our POS compaq only came with 32mb of RAM. I think its time for an upgrade" Father (thinks to himself): "OMFGz0rz h3 iz a h4x0r!" son: "dad our POS ISP AOL is too slow, how 'bout gettin DSL?" Father (thinks to himself): "OMFGz0rz h3 h4s g0t to b3 a h4x0r for sur3!" lol, i'm glad i didnt have a computer when i was growing up. sheeesh, grown ups.

 

	whoa....wait a second (none / 0) (#4221)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 01:07:05 AM PST
	This isn't www.theonion.com? Is this seriously not a joke?

 

	WHAT THE FUCK (none / 0) (#4222)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 01:11:11 AM PST
	WHAT A FUCKING DUBASS, COMPLETE SHIT, I SUSPECT SACARSM/HOAX HERE

 

	Oh dear,someone let the morons out of their cage. (none / 0) (#4226)
	by agent 404 on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 01:40:45 AM PST
	*long sigh* I really, really hope that this is a joke. Be forewarned... this is one long rant.... (BTW, I am a 14 year old FEMALE. In geometry. With good grades....who has a webpage!! shock shock!) First off, Mr.Gibbons, you are not an enlightened individual. Enlightened individuals tend to be quite intellegent and are able to tolerate diversity. You also are not at all modern. Your family cannot possibly be the finest in the US, because fine families usually do not have depressed/suicidal children, which, if yours have any brains at all, should be. microsloth word is not fun, seeing as it is produced by a group of capitalist gluttons who have no clue about how to design an easy to use program. Spanking? I am glad you have never spanked your children, but you shouldn't even be recommending it. It is a terrible, scarring thing. Physical punishment is not nice, which you should know. If your children are at all like me, they will avoid you as much as possible, and not be very close to you because you represent a strict authority figure. It's quite hard to love authority figures, or at least the less understanding ones. Now, getting on to your list: 1. AOL is evil. Anything that routinely sends me unsolicited, moronic CD's through the mail is a Bad Thing. The only thing they are good for is coasters. 2. No hacker in their right mind would install a comet curser. I was plagued by one a while ago, and it was ^extremely^ annoying and resulted in my having to dig about to delete the program. Bonzi Buddies is a totally pointless little animal that does pointless, cutesy little things on your computer. It sounds more like something your God-fearing little girl would get. And as for flash? Flash is needed in many websites, such as neopets, another cutesy, harmless little kid's site. While on neopets, alerts constantly pop up urging you to download flash, and it is quite easy to mistakenly press "OK." 3. This is moronic. I ask for hardware, because I use my computer for art. Am I a hacker? No. I could be, but I'm not. He probably wants new hardware because he enjoys gaming. Many teenage boys/girls enjoy computer games. It's normal, trust me.( I don't play games on my comp, I use it for art, and save games for my playstation and 64.) 4. You should be happy your son is intelligent enough to read good literature and comprehend it all. I am about to read Snow Crash, because I have heard many good reviews about it. You also should realize that there is a difference between a hacking manual and science fiction. Science fiction is exactly that...Fiction. Learning Perl is a good thing. It shows that your son is able to understand all of the code and remember it, and therefore that he is intelligent. And petitioning bookstores? Man, get a grip. This is America, and people can say or print whatever they like. (PS- I'm 14, wearing makeup and perfume, and probably the most chaste person at my school. I don't do drugs, smoke, or drink alcohol either. I am currently in a confirmation class, so I can grow up and marry a nice man in a church. so hah.) 5.That is just plain stupid. I'm sorry. You should be more worried about your darling daughter rebelling/offering the bait of satan and falling into the hands of satan than spending too much time on the 'net. I'm at 5+ hours at the moment, for homework. 6.^Use^ Quake? I think you mean ^play^ Quake. Quake is a game, and nothing more. It is not a learning lesson for hacking or using real guns. Once again, get a grip. If you're going to talk about the evils of Quake, go play it first. I hope you are fragged to hell. 7.Antisocial? Surly? I'd say he was actually going through puberty and *gasp gasp* GROWING UP! What with raging hormones and all, he's not going to be a ray of sunshine all the time. Besides, he's probably woken up and is quite annoyed by stupid people, like, say, his father. 8.In case you didn't hear it the first 9,999 times, it just happens to be LINUX. You are just plain stupid. 9. *sigh again* You are confusing ravers with hackers. ravers tend to be shiny, happy, spacy little drug users. They aren't always bad. And glowsticks...well, once again, I wear glowsticks to dances/on halloween, and I don't do any drugs or hack. So there you go. 10.Struggling? The only reason your son's grades would be failing, if he is an actual hacker, is if he thought the work was stupid and pointless and a waste of time. Hackers practically ^have^ to be good in math. Get your facts strait. ----------------------- please, go and spend a more than 30 minutes at this marvelous site. Oh, and females can be hackers to. Being sexist in the issue is just plain dain-bread. True, a majority are males, but honestly, be fair!! Your guide is total Bull, complete with the capital B, IMNSHO. (and do you even know what an otaku is? an otaku is a person [normally a young man] who is obsessed with manga/anime to the point where he cannot distinguish between fantasy and reality. the anime part doesn't sound like you, but the rest sure as hell does.) Thank you for your time, one and all. lil' ol' agent 404 (PH33R MY L33T N3KK|D SK|LLZ!)

 

	MORON (none / 0) (#4227)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 01:49:12 AM PST
	Hey, buddy about my grades slipping I have a 4.2 gpa so far and I am fat but I bench 210lbs. I also have hacked a 128-bit encryption. Listen, asshole, get your facts strait. You don't know jack about computers, you're ugly, your kids probably are all druggies, you live in wealthy area somewhere, and you're probably bald. Why don't you sit your ugly ass down and watch some jeopardy.

 

	How to detect your son is not a hacker (none / 0) (#4230)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 03:03:29 AM PST
	He posts to this site claiming to be a hacker

 

	Straighten your facts (none / 0) (#4231)
	by Anonymous Reader on Sun Dec 16th, 2001 at 03:14:29 AM PST
	You should be proud your son is a hacker, a hacker has values and rules which he lives bye. It are the hackers who improved the internet you are using now, they made sure you could exchange information with others right now, and you are against those persons? I'd say there's something wrong with you, and not your son. There is a difference between hackers and crackers, sadly enuogh you got them two mixed up and have done some bad researching. It is not because news agents use the term 'hackers' in a negative way, they really mean hackers. They refer to crackers, but most media agencies use hackers because that's more known to the people and more 'popular'. Crackers damage things, hackers don't, so if yur son is a hacker as you presume then you should be proud, because still obeys to YOUR education of being a