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I used to love throwing unclosed <marquee><blink> into every guestbook and webring submission form I could find. Absolute chaos, in such an innocent and f

by sen 5y ago

I used to love throwing unclosed <marquee><blink> into every guestbook and webring submission form I could find. Absolute chaos, in such an innocent and fun way. These days it'd probably get you arrested and imprisoned for hacking or something. The web was so FUN in the 90s.

DonHopkins 5y ago
You're unfortunately correct: if you live in one of the Neanderthal Red States that rejects all forms of science including Computer Science, you can get arrested for selecting "View Source" from the web browser menu. Be careful out there! https://mashable.com/article/missouri-governor-mike-parson-reporter-html-hacking https://mashable.com/article/missouri-governor-mike-parson-r... >Confused governor says looking at webpage's HTML is criminal hacking >Putting on my hacker hoodie and clicking "view source." >Gov. Mike Parson is sick and tired of all these sophisticated, no-good hackers and he's not going to take it any more. It's too bad the Missouri Republican has no idea what he's talking about. >During a Thursday press conference, the confused elected official lashed out at a journalist who reported a vulnerability in an official Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website. The reporter, notably, waited until officials fixed the error before publishing the story. The flaw? The website apparently included teachers' Social Security numbers in the HTML. https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1448697768311132160 https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1448697768311132160 >Governor Mike Parson @GovParsonMO >Through a multi-step process, an individual took the records of at least three educators, decoded the HTML source code, and viewed the SSN of those specific educators. >We notified the Cole County prosecutor and the Highway Patrol’s Digital Forensic Unit will investigate. But in Missouri it's perfectly fine to have your mommy drive you across state lines with an illegal automatic weapon to viciously murder people protesting against racial injustice, in fact you'll be made a celebrated hero and invited to appear on TV fake news shows and intern in the halls of Congress (when you're not busy storming and vandalizing and defecating and urinating in them) by White Supremacists! https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/nov/20/fox-news-tucker-carlson-interview-kyle-rittenhouse https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/nov/20/fox-news-tucke... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rittenhouse-not-guilty-gaetz-maga-b1961082.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic... https://thehill.com/homenews/house/582404-madison-cawthorn-offers-rittenhouse-an-internship https://thehill.com/homenews/house/582404-madison-cawthorn-o...
- zerocount 5y ago
  I just lost all respect for you. What a piece of crap you are.

by sen 5y ago

DonHopkins 5y ago

You're unfortunately correct: if you live in one of the Neanderthal Red States that rejects all forms of science including Computer Science, you can get arrested for selecting "View Source" from the web browser menu. Be careful out there! https://mashable.com/article/missouri-governor-mike-parson-reporter-html-hacking https://mashable.com/article/missouri-governor-mike-parson-r... >Confused governor says looking at webpage's HTML is criminal hacking >Putting on my hacker hoodie and clicking "view source." >Gov. Mike Parson is sick and tired of all these sophisticated, no-good hackers and he's not going to take it any more. It's too bad the Missouri Republican has no idea what he's talking about. >During a Thursday press conference, the confused elected official lashed out at a journalist who reported a vulnerability in an official Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website. The reporter, notably, waited until officials fixed the error before publishing the story. The flaw? The website apparently included teachers' Social Security numbers in the HTML. https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1448697768311132160 https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1448697768311132160 >Governor Mike Parson @GovParsonMO >Through a multi-step process, an individual took the records of at least three educators, decoded the HTML source code, and viewed the SSN of those specific educators. >We notified the Cole County prosecutor and the Highway Patrol’s Digital Forensic Unit will investigate. But in Missouri it's perfectly fine to have your mommy drive you across state lines with an illegal automatic weapon to viciously murder people protesting against racial injustice, in fact you'll be made a celebrated hero and invited to appear on TV fake news shows and intern in the halls of Congress (when you're not busy storming and vandalizing and defecating and urinating in them) by White Supremacists! https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/nov/20/fox-news-tucker-carlson-interview-kyle-rittenhouse https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/nov/20/fox-news-tucke... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rittenhouse-not-guilty-gaetz-maga-b1961082.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic... https://thehill.com/homenews/house/582404-madison-cawthorn-offers-rittenhouse-an-internship https://thehill.com/homenews/house/582404-madison-cawthorn-o...

zerocount 5y ago
I just lost all respect for you. What a piece of crap you are.