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Why is there a tone of respect/admiration around scams like this but when a small startup founder makes a less-than-criminal mistake (eg lendedu) HN users want
by smallgovt 8y ago
Why is there a tone of respect/admiration around scams like this but when a small startup founder makes a less-than-criminal mistake (eg lendedu) HN users want their heads on a stake?
- danso 8y agoThe current top-voted comment [0] expresses amazement -- not admiration -- that the hack was so stupidly simple. Can't read the author's mind, but I share a similar sentiment: it's amazing that this crime was possible, and it reveals the incompetence/complacency of the Iowa Lottery's IT. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16995374 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16995374