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Absolutely monumental waste of talent. Reminds me of how I got expelled from high school for "hacking" into their terrible infrastructure (without causing any d
by whalesalad 3y ago
Absolutely monumental waste of talent. Reminds me of how I got expelled from high school for "hacking" into their terrible infrastructure (without causing any damage whatsoever, other than to their pride). They threw the book at me. Threatened felonies. Were going on and on about how I will never vote, never be able to work as a postal worker etc.
Get this kid into the right environment and he would probably be able to do great things.
- threatofrain 3y agoNow imagine you found leverage with your hack and you demanded $4M or else.
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- LorenPechtel 3y agoNote the violence. This is a person that can't control themselves when things don't go their way.
- whalesalad 3y ago> dozens of reports of injury or property damage. Eh, this is not outside the realm of expectations for an autistic teenager. Anyone locked in a cage will lash out, especially if they have neurological issues. There is a way to harness this energy regardless.
- networkchad 3y ago> There is a way to harness this energy regardless. Yeah, it is called prison. I don't care if someone is "autistic" or "shit-head asshole". If you are a violent son of a bitch, I have a concrete cage with bars to house you in.
- whalesalad 3y agoYou do realize that this is the "correctional system" right? With the goal to fix/correct/reintegrate people into society? What if you can do that before locking them up and throwing away the key? You have zero empathy, friend. Also - this individual is clearly a brilliant hacker and if that energy could be directed towards the white hat space, defensive posture, that would be invaluable. Guaranteed Mi6 will be trying to snag this kid for offensive hacking. He'd have been hired already by NSA if he was in the US.
- networkchad 3y ago[dead]
- alephnerd 3y ago> not outside the realm of expectations for an autistic teenager That's very dismissive of people with ASD. There are plenty of people with ASD all over the spectrum, but most of them aren't violent. That in itself is enough of a reason for Kurtaj to be in medical holding, especially given his track record for stalking and harassing women.
- whalesalad 3y ago[flagged]
- alephnerd 3y agoThe guy harassed and stalked women and has attacked staff. This is literally stated in the article. Being neurodiverse doesn't mean you get a free pass on sexual harassment or violent behavior. Plenty of neurodiverse people don't harass women or violently attack people.
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- squigz 3y agoThis is an 18 year old kid.
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- happytoexplain 3y agoThe idea that we should, to some extent, excuse physical violence for 18-year-olds is disturbing.
- squigz 3y agoI don't believe I advocated for excusing their behavior, but I don't think it's fair to label a kid as "a violent person who can't control themselves"
- happytoexplain 3y agoI disagree in most cases of 18-year-olds specifically, but even if I didn't, I think you should amend your original post to make your point more specific. It's hard to read it as not excusing his violence to some degree based on the comment you were replying to, even with a generous reading.
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- quazar 3y agoThe idea that we should, to some extent, organize society around neurotics to the detriment of young boys is disturbing.
- nickthegreek 3y agoThis is an 18 year old adult.
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- RecycledEle 3y ago[flagged]
- happytoexplain 3y ago>I want to ask: Do you... This is the "I bet you're one of those people who <construct hypocritical position tangential to the topic>" fallacy. It is the height of pettiness, and one of the most egregious tropes of low quality internet arguing.
- RecycledEle 3y agoSometimes I wonder if I'm the bad guy, or if our whole society has sold out to evil.
- cedws 3y agoHe has (from what it sounds like) moderate autism. He's not just a misguided curious little fella that needs to be set on the right path. He needs a lot of help and to be kept far away from bad influences and temptation.
- whalesalad 3y ago> a misguided curious little fella everyone, everywhere, is a misguided curious little fella.
- lijok 3y ago“this kid” calls the company and spins webs of lies until someone gives him access to internal systems; a.k.a social engineering. Nothing of value has been lost.
- whalesalad 3y agoGetting in is getting in. Social engineering is like 90% of hacking.
- lijok 3y agoThat’s correct, but it’s not a “monumental waste of talent”
- whalesalad 3y agoCan you break into Rockstar while in police custody using a fire stick? Didn’t think so.
- Aromasin 3y agoI mean, he had a phone too. The firestick is a red herring the BBC are using to sensationalise the situation.
- lijok 3y agoIf you have a phone, you can break into Rockstar. All you need is persistence and a disregard for your own future. I cannot over-stress how unimpressive, social engineering hacks are.
- kyawzazaw 3y agowhat are your thoughts on Kevin Mitnick?
- lijok 3y agoMitnick had skills other than phreaking.