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Wow. I remember, long before he became famous (I think he went by ill at the time), discovering his Inside-AOL site that delved into the workings of AOL. It was
by amyjess 9y ago
Wow. I remember, long before he became famous (I think he went by ill at the time), discovering his Inside-AOL site that delved into the workings of AOL. It was really fascinating to me to find out how so much of it worked (that was the first place I heard of Rainman). I've always loved reading about how complex systems work, and that site was like crack to me.
I know that most people here will probably remember him mostly for what happened between him and Chelsea Manning (and, quite frankly, I automatically like anyone who makes an enemy of Julian Assange), but I want to remember him for his early work more than anything.
- andrewmcwatters 9y agoThat takes me back, I haven't heard anyone mention Rainman in over a decade...
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- loggedinmyphone 9y agoHe was Magus on aol https://mattmazur.com/2010/06/26/adrian-lamo-aol-files-profile/ https://mattmazur.com/2010/06/26/adrian-lamo-aol-files-profi...
- patorjk 9y agoThat page isn't loading for me, but he was not the Magus behind the famous Fate X AOL prog. I actually talked to that Magus and several of his friends a few years ago [1]. I'd heard Lamo claimed to be Magus, and maybe he went by that handle in some cases, but he was not the author of Fate X. [1] http://patorjk.com/blog/2012/05/03/cracking-magus-fate-zero-encryption/ http://patorjk.com/blog/2012/05/03/cracking-magus-fate-zero-...
- loggedinmyphone 9y agoHe also went by Line Trace. AMP link: https://www.google.com/amp/s/mattmazur.com/2010/06/26/adrian-lamo-aol-files-profile/amp/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/mattmazur.com/2010/06/26/adrian...