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Post by grape on Jun 19, 2008 13:35:51 GMT -5
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Post by Phil on Jun 19, 2008 14:24:41 GMT -5
I don't think it's a joke.
Some of the said symptoms are a little extreme. Like 'has your son changed his appearance?'
I guess if Jason starts changing his outfits and wearing rings colors his hair I might be advised that there's a hacker in the house.
Seriously, there are some merits to what was posted. Different tools for the computer, having less care about life offline, wanting to change the server are signs a careful parent might investigate. That doesn't mean be paranoid though.
There was a movie called War Games when I was about 12 years old that was about a kid hacking a national computer almost starting a war.
I wouldn't assume that all kids who spend extra time on the computer are hackers, nor would I think of the listed symptoms of a hacker. But the story that started that is probably true.
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Post by grape on Jun 19, 2008 22:11:20 GMT -5
It's impossible to take that article seriously.
1. AMD is NOT a 3rd world product, also it is impossible to make without machinery
2. Just because I spend 7 hours a day on the PC doesn't mean I'm trying to get into another guy's PC.
3. LUnix is not illegal, nor is it dangerous, and it's based on UNIX, like Linux and Macintosh.
4. "Snow Crash" and "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson are not hacker manuals.
5. DOS stands for Disk Operating System. He might be referring to DDOS or something, but that's just too hard.
6. The maker of LUnix is not a Russian Hacker, he is a PROGRAMMER
7. Appearance change doesn't matter what that person is describing is some other fashion trend. Hackers dress in any way they want.
8. Being a HACKER is not being a criminal, that's a CRACKER a HACKER is just somebody who is really good with computers or who can program and become a master of the internet. Crackers are the destroyers and the thieves.
I could go on too....
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Post by Phil on Jun 20, 2008 12:36:21 GMT -5
I think it ends up under the urban legend that something starts and then from there the story becomes embellished to a point where you end up not sure how much is true.
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Post by Bartleby, the Scrivener on Jun 20, 2008 12:38:28 GMT -5
Urban Legend? wtf
No, an urban legend is bigfoot or some shizzle like that.
This is just an uninformed parent who knows nothing about computers.
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Jun 20, 2008 18:33:34 GMT -5
urban legend is any story that is presented as true with no real proof heres wikipedia on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_mythyou dont have to correct my dad when he wasnt wrong. just because the story wasnt about the locness monster doesnt mean it cant be called urban legend. this story is probably not true in exacly how its told that makes it urban legend |
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Post by Bartleby, the Scrivener on Jun 21, 2008 16:11:18 GMT -5
Nope, still not an urban legend. For one, and urban legend is a story as you stated, not a list. The fact that it is probably not true makes it a lie, not an urban legend. I live on the moon- so, thats an urban legend?
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Jun 21, 2008 16:18:38 GMT -5
it started with a story about a guy who had a kid that turned into a hacker didnt it?
so that guy said that theres a list of things to look for
the story is told is suppost to be true but Vix is saying maybe its not true and maybe it was all a joke all along
my dad called that urban legend
thats what a story that cant be prooved but might be true is
i have orders not to argue on this form though
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Post by Bartleby, the Scrivener on Jun 21, 2008 16:26:52 GMT -5
No again, it is the story of stupid dad who thinks his kid is a hacker. It's just the parent being very uniformed. So still not an urban legend. I would go farther but your eleven and I could care less what you think.
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Post by Jason O'Lewa on Jun 21, 2008 16:31:06 GMT -5
ok
i am 11 now but thats ok
im not mad at you even though we dont agree
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Post by Bartleby, the Scrivener on Jun 21, 2008 16:33:07 GMT -5
Coolio
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Post by Mahnarch on Jul 2, 2008 12:23:08 GMT -5
This. I also like how he said they use Quake as a training ground... HHHAAA!! You know, all those years of playing Super Mario taught me everything I know about plumbing! This story is waaayyy to unreal to be true. I call it a fake/joke. electromagnetic radiation.  ? cause his marks to slip dramatically, particularly in difficult subjects such as Math ?? If anything, he'll be a genius at math. [Fake Edit: With further research - it is a joke.] |
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Post by Demona on Jul 2, 2008 18:44:59 GMT -5
Just like the website as a warning to parents the signs of children being gothic and what to look for. Sounds like a fake one to me.
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Post by fartinggurl on Jul 2, 2008 19:34:18 GMT -5
The website sounds like a bunch of baloney to me as well.
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Post by edlin on Jul 5, 2008 16:28:08 GMT -5
Hilarious... again.
Also, Lunix -> "Linux". Just in case you guys didn't know that.
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