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They’re Watching. And They Can Bring You Down.
- chopsueyar 15y agoNow I know where the Guy Fawkes mask idea came from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/
- chc 15y agoGiven that the practice originated with 4chan users, I think the Epic Fail Guy meme is more likely for a source.
- chopsueyar 15y agoI believe that was the drawing and not the actual mask. Link, please?
- j_m_f 15y agohttp://knowyourmeme.com/memes/epic-fail-guy http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/epic-fail-guy
- chopsueyar 15y agoV for Vendetta came out in March, 2006. The above link states the meme came about in late 2006.
- _delirium 15y agoOne of the stranger attempts to tie crime to videogames: Like many other hacktivists, Gonlag was an avid player of “first-person shooter” games, the protagonist in his own adventures. Digitally attacking MasterCard and Visa elevated that engagement to the real world, a literal dream come true. Did he also, perhaps, read novels featuring first-person narrators?
- linuxhansl 15y agoOf all the things out there this is what I am supposed to be scared about? Pluueeaase! I am far more concerned about governments operating in the dark and private enterprises supporting governments in hiding their actions.
- skcin7 15y agoThis was a pretty good article and I like that it was written with a level of candor that is fair to both sides and factually telling the information. However, it was very long and I stopped reading half way through.