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> he was a sadistic monster of a troll who delighted in ruining people's lives Could you elaborate?

by kaoD 13y ago

JoshTriplett 13y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weev#Trolling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weev#Trolling makes it quite clear.
PhasmaFelis 13y ago
Sure. First, go read this: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/fulldisc/full-disclosure/52577 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/fulldisc/full-disclosu... djfooroach/Memphis Two is Weev, as per page five of this New York Times article. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html An excerpt: Over a candlelit dinner of tuna sashimi, Weev asked if I would attribute his comments to Memphis Two, the handle he used to troll Kathy Sierra, a blogger. Inspired by her touchy response to online commenters, Weev said he “dropped docs” on Sierra, posting a fabricated narrative of her career alongside her real Social Security number and address. This was part of a larger trolling campaign against Sierra, one that culminated in death threats. Weev says he has access to hundreds of thousands of Social Security numbers. About a month later, he sent me mine. In 2007, Kathy Sierra was the target of an avalanche of death and rape threats that drove her out of tech and public life entirely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Sierra#Harassment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Sierra#Harassment Nobody seems to be quite certain why, except that it may have had to do with a blog post defending people's right to delete comments from their own blogs. Sierra said, "I have cancelled all speaking engagements. I am afraid to leave my yard, I will never feel the same. I will never be the same." Weev claims credit for this. He's proud of it. There's plenty more out there, if you care to trace through Weev's many aliases. He was never shy about how much he loved brutalizing people. “I hack, I ruin, I make piles of money,” he boasted. “I make people afraid for their lives.” --The New York Times again. Anything else you need to know?
- tomjen3 13y ago
  Okay that does it, he needs to be locked up. What an utter little shit.

> he was a sadistic monster of a troll who delighted in ruining people's lives Could you elaborate?

by kaoD 13y ago

> he was a sadistic monster of a troll who delighted in ruining people's lives Could you elaborate?

JoshTriplett 13y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weev#Trolling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weev#Trolling makes it quite clear.

PhasmaFelis 13y ago

Sure. First, go read this: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/fulldisc/full-disclosure/52577 http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/fulldisc/full-disclosu... djfooroach/Memphis Two is Weev, as per page five of this New York Times article. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html An excerpt: Over a candlelit dinner of tuna sashimi, Weev asked if I would attribute his comments to Memphis Two, the handle he used to troll Kathy Sierra, a blogger. Inspired by her touchy response to online commenters, Weev said he “dropped docs” on Sierra, posting a fabricated narrative of her career alongside her real Social Security number and address. This was part of a larger trolling campaign against Sierra, one that culminated in death threats. Weev says he has access to hundreds of thousands of Social Security numbers. About a month later, he sent me mine. In 2007, Kathy Sierra was the target of an avalanche of death and rape threats that drove her out of tech and public life entirely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Sierra#Harassment http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Sierra#Harassment Nobody seems to be quite certain why, except that it may have had to do with a blog post defending people's right to delete comments from their own blogs. Sierra said, "I have cancelled all speaking engagements. I am afraid to leave my yard, I will never feel the same. I will never be the same." Weev claims credit for this. He's proud of it. There's plenty more out there, if you care to trace through Weev's many aliases. He was never shy about how much he loved brutalizing people. “I hack, I ruin, I make piles of money,” he boasted. “I make people afraid for their lives.” --The New York Times again. Anything else you need to know?

tomjen3 13y ago
Okay that does it, he needs to be locked up. What an utter little shit.