In light of wikileaks, his article is probably influenced by the large number of teenagers who's within grabbing distance of the law that subscribe to 2600 or

In light of wikileaks, his article is probably influenced by the large number of teenagers who's within grabbing distance of the law that subscribe to 2600 or attend meetings whose ideals are well intentioned but their implementation suck. "Overall I'm inclined to agree that these shenanigans are likely unproductive, not difficult to do, and hard to support ethically....still, I think it's fair to say they fit the rather liberal rubric 2600 generally uses to judge what constitutes "hacking" or at least what belongs in a "hacking magazine." DoS attacks have been introduced by 2600 from many many years ago. It's tired now. That's the point.