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How is that relevant to the parent comment?
by ndnxhs 8y ago
How is that relevant to the parent comment?
- CaptainZapp 8y agoIt's relevant in context to the despicable person he has proven to be, who is mythologized as a great hacker.
- Buge 8y agoScraping urls doesn't make you a great hacker.
- watwut 8y agoHe was mythologized at the time and after. I remember having impression of him being genius and being overall good guy. People really wanted him to be that way, because they wanted him to win and kept to illusion long after. That he is neonazi and harassed people quite hard (to the point of seriously affecting their careers and lives) are things that I learned only much later and people still don't like those two being brought up in pretty much any context.
- stuntkite 8y agoHe's more Andy Kaufman than Steve Wozniak. I don't think anyone who has a clue thinks he's a great hacker. However, he might be one of the most effective shit wizards that have existed.
- CaptainZapp 8y agoAndy Kaufman was funny at least.
- stuntkite 8y agoWas he? Definitely the model of a modern troll in my book. I thought he was weird, but not funny really. He wasn't a nazi, so that was good.
- beaconstudios 8y agosomeone can be a great hacker (though he isn't particularly) and also have despicable views - human beings are multi-dimensional.