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Whoever attacked threw up a torrent of Gawker's stuff. On one hand, Gawker Media has been asking for something like this with their somewhat arrogant coverage o

Whoever attacked threw up a torrent of Gawker's stuff. On one hand, Gawker Media has been asking for something like this with their somewhat arrogant coverage of late (iPhone 4, Brett Favre, Christine O'Donnell, etc.). On the other … a million users getting their passwords hacked is VERY bad form.

w1ntermute 16y ago
Here's the torrent he's referring to: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6034669 http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6034669
nikcub 16y ago
If I don't like it, I ignore it and do not read it, I don't destroy it.
upisdown 16y ago
Oh come on its not destroyed - the site is still up. They are hardly a news organization. If anything they are a tabloid. They were making incredibly stupid mistakes while convincing people they were a responsible and knowledgeable. I was hearing their bullshit on NPR like it was tech gospel. Now they are exposed for the frauds they are.
- shortformblog 16y ago
  I missed the part where I said that the site was destroyed. They ARE a news organization, however. And they get it right more often than not. Which is why people read them. Do those people (who honestly suffered more due to this hack than Gawker ever will) deserve this? No. They aren't frauds; they're provocative. There's a difference. They weren't claiming to be tech gods. And to trash them as "frauds" for their weak security is like trashing an athlete for not being a good writer. There are two different standards here. And do you know how many newspapers make stupid mistakes? A lot of them. Gawker has a staff the tenth of the size of your average national newspaper yet pulls in a similar number of viewers. Making stupid mistakes comes with the territory with journalism. Even the big boys screw up. Dislike Gawker because they're arrogant. Don't read them if you think they are. Don't suggest they're "frauds" though.

w1ntermute 16y ago

Here's the torrent he's referring to: http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6034669 http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/6034669

nikcub 16y ago

If I don't like it, I ignore it and do not read it, I don't destroy it.

upisdown 16y ago

Oh come on its not destroyed - the site is still up. They are hardly a news organization. If anything they are a tabloid. They were making incredibly stupid mistakes while convincing people they were a responsible and knowledgeable. I was hearing their bullshit on NPR like it was tech gospel. Now they are exposed for the frauds they are.

shortformblog 16y ago
I missed the part where I said that the site was destroyed. They ARE a news organization, however. And they get it right more often than not. Which is why people read them. Do those people (who honestly suffered more due to this hack than Gawker ever will) deserve this? No. They aren't frauds; they're provocative. There's a difference. They weren't claiming to be tech gods. And to trash them as "frauds" for their weak security is like trashing an athlete for not being a good writer. There are two different standards here. And do you know how many newspapers make stupid mistakes? A lot of them. Gawker has a staff the tenth of the size of your average national newspaper yet pulls in a similar number of viewers. Making stupid mistakes comes with the territory with journalism. Even the big boys screw up. Dislike Gawker because they're arrogant. Don't read them if you think they are. Don't suggest they're "frauds" though.