Computers & Internet - 4 October 2006

The Conscience of a Hacker
Another one got caught today, it's all over the papers. "Teenager Arrested in Computer Crime Scandal", "Hacker Arrested after Bank Tampering"... Damn kids. They're all alike. But did you, in your three-piece psychology and 1950's technobrain, ever take a look behind the eyes of the hacker? Did you ever wonder what made him tick, what forces shaped him, what may have molded him? I am a hacker, enter my world... Mine is a world that begins with school... I'm smarter than most of the other kids, this crap they teach us bores me... Damn underachiever. They're all alike. I'm in junior high or high school. I've listened to teachers explain for the fifteenth time how to reduce a fraction. I understand it. "No, Ms. Smith, I didn't show my work. I did it in my head..." Damn kid. Probably copied it. They're all alike. I made a discovery today. I found a computer. Wait a second, this is cool. It does what I want it to. If it makes a mistake, it's because I screwed it up. Not because it doesn't like me or feels threatened by me or thinks I'm a smart *** or doesn't like teaching and shouldn't be here...damn kid. All he does is play games. They're all alike. And then it happened. A door opened to a world. Rushing through the phone line like heroin through an addict's veins, an electronic pulse is sent out, a refuge from the day-to-day incompetencies is sought... a board is found. "This is it... this is where I belong..." I know everyone here... even if I've never met them, never talked to them, may never hear from them again... I know you all... Damn kid. Tying up the phone line again. They're all alike... You bet your *** we're all alike... we've been spoon-fed baby food at school when we hungered for steak... the bits of meat that you did let slip through were pre-chewed and tasteless. We've been dominated by sadists, or ignored by the apathetic. The few that had something to teach found us willing pupils, but those few are like drops of water in the desert.

This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud. We make use of a service already existing without paying for what could be dirt-cheap if it wasn't run by profiteering gluttons, and you call us criminals. We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals.
Yes, I am a criminal. My crime is that of curiosity. My crime is that of judging people by what they say and think, not what they look like. My crime is that of outsmarting you, something that you will never forgive me for. I am a hacker, and this is my manifesto. You may stop this individual, but you can't stop us all... after all, we're all alike.
+++The Mentor+++

2006-10-04 19:44:04 · 9 answers · asked by The_hacker 1 in Computer Networking

When I click onto the paperclip, it tells me that I have to change my 'folders options' to accept what I've been sent. There are 100's of icons. Where do I start? And I don't want to allow smutt. Get me started....I can try to go from there.

2006-10-04 19:36:58 · 1 answers · asked by artistic 1 in Other - Computers

how can i get this to stop adding icons and stop it from coming up when i enter internet explorer please help me if you can

2006-10-04 19:32:18 · 4 answers · asked by Houston 1 in Internet

What would be their address or other way of contacting them?

2006-10-04 19:29:25 · 3 answers · asked by The_answer_person 5 in Internet

2006-10-04 19:27:40 · 7 answers · asked by atul m 1 in Software

help please.

2006-10-04 19:26:45 · 6 answers · asked by Adreeee 1 in Other - Computers

2006-10-04 19:15:40 · 9 answers · asked by BiggieSmalls457 1 in Software

THERE IS A GREEN LIGHT ON THE AC ADAPTER THAT IS ON WHEN ITS PLUGGED IN THE POWER OUTLET BUT APARENTLY THE LAPTOP DOESNT START WHEN I HAVE THE ADAPTER PLUGGED IN THE LAPTOP, NEED HELP

2006-10-04 19:11:51 · 5 answers · asked by bizmanchicago 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2006-10-04 19:08:59 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Internet

I want to get a new pc, what I want to do requires a new pc, here is the current pc that I have, please tell me what its worth:

Computer:
Pentium 4 processor at 1.4GHZ or 1400mhz
640 MB SD ram
40 GB hard drive, 40 gb hard drive (slave)
Pioneer 16X Dual Layer DVD Burner
LG 16X DVD Player
Nvidia 64MB video card, Onboard sound, 2 USB ports, Floppy Drive, Ethernet card

Other hardware
Sony Trinitron 15' monitor
Dell Keyboard, Logitech 3 button mouse

I bought it from MDG in November 2001, so its almost 5 years old, its slow because I have so much stuff on it, but it runs ok if your just surfing the net. Its a good pc, but times have changed and I need a new pc for internet/application use.

As for how much Im looking for, well its between $400-$650. Does this sound reasonable? The dvd drives I bought brand new, dvd burner was bought this year so is only 2 months old, dvd player was bought in 2002 and still works, as for the monitor, I got it in 2003 and works great!

2006-10-04 19:08:22 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3 in Desktops

2006-10-04 19:03:09 · 5 answers · asked by oogie_boogie92 2 in Software

I was using my Yahoo Messenger and during my routine work in office i saw a window pop up... It was an instant message from an unknown yahoo id.... I thought its a spam or sumthing and ignore it but that person said what if i tell you your id is hacked Now the screen of the window and yahoo messenger window was flickering weiredly... Neways i didn't listen to him and blocked his window and closed it... Now i thot what if it was true? He also told me i wont be able to sign in again once i sign out... And that what happened i cant sign in i cant change my p\w as my personal info is changed as well... If someone can tell me of any solutions or help me re-hack the id... that would be greatful as this email add contains alot of my college work, my official stuff and personal too... My hacked yahoo id was haider_ali110

Cheers!!!

2006-10-04 19:02:27 · 6 answers · asked by Sammar A. Sheikh 1 in Security

we have this system where the it-office can block a spesific site. i wonder if there exists some cind of webb-addess rerouting servis
so i cold change the sights address att home and get in att school.

2006-10-04 19:02:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Internet

my brother works at best buy and he said that he can get it for $150. do u think is worth it or should i try an ATI X1600? or maybe i'll just keep my 6600GS

2006-10-04 19:01:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

when I copied in a floppy some details from a PC with windows 98 having word document and tried to open it in my computer with windows xp and word 2000. I was unable to do so. But in another computer with windows xp i could do it. What should I do so that it can be opened in my computer

2006-10-04 19:01:34 · 7 answers · asked by n2006 1 in Software

2006-10-04 18:59:34 · 5 answers · asked by A.bala k 2 in Internet

The address is http://csp.mycompany.net/cspportal/main.jsp? What am I doing wrong.They do allow it.Thanks in advance

2006-10-04 18:58:08 · 3 answers · asked by Elizabeth 6 in Internet

2006-10-04 18:57:42 · 15 answers · asked by ralph k 2 in Internet

who answered my questions so thoroughly but I did not choose them as best answer...

2006-10-04 18:55:55 · 6 answers · asked by Steven A 1 in Internet

I want to install such type of software on my child's computer which filters the web site, if that web site contains adult material, the software automatically block that site. Please help me.

2006-10-04 18:52:14 · 7 answers · asked by Bravo 1 in Software

I'm givin instructions to go to "my page" and scroll to lower right, click on the link that says "view my groups" but guess what there's no link there. Just two links for "start a group" & "find a group". Could someome help me please!

2006-10-04 18:44:40 · 4 answers · asked by Angel M 1 in Internet

The area specifically will be Flushing, Queens. I will be staying in a friends apartment for 10 days but they do not have a working phone line as the apartment stays closed due to their extended absence. They have a dell desktop in the apartment.

2006-10-04 18:44:08 · 4 answers · asked by rdbt 1 in Internet

I am totally puzzled by why IE is not correctly getting the value of a select dropdown list. The following code works perfectly fine in Firefox.




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2006-10-04 18:37:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Programming & Design

2006-10-04 18:33:16 · 3 answers · asked by Joel P 2 in Internet

2006-10-04 18:31:51 · 2 answers · asked by spero s 1 in Security

2006-10-04 18:27:54 · 2 answers · asked by sae 1 in Programming & Design

I need to upload a picture on my blog. Do you have step by step insructions?

2006-10-04 18:24:50 · 2 answers · asked by tambam 3 in Internet

I am looking for a top notch ditial photo album and editing software. I have used Picasa in the past and don't really like it --- are there any others out there that you would recommend?

2006-10-04 18:24:49 · 6 answers · asked by surge 2 in Software

2006-10-04 18:21:29 · 2 answers · asked by donna v 1 in Other - Computers

whats ur opinions?

2006-10-04 18:19:47 · 17 answers · asked by Syndicate 3 in Internet