Watch out for that ICE...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7456216.stm

A hacker calling himself Solo got into 97 American military and NASA computers and is now facing extradition to the US. Solo is a pretty awesome hacker name.

"His lawyers told London's High Court last year that he was subject to improper threats...." A hacker being threatened by shadowy government forces? ^____^ How unexpected!

"A US embassy legal official quoted New Jersey authorities saying they wanted to see him 'fry'." Maybe, but are they willing to hire dour ex-Special Forces assassins to make sure that the job is done properly?

"He said he was motivated by curiosity and only managed to get into the networks because of lax security. " He also added that their ice were no match for his '1337 skizz-wizzles,' because he got his icebreaker from an ex-KGB dealer with a little basement shop on fourth street.

Anyway, check it out. To everyone who thinks that hackers are a thing of the past, that cyberpunk has come and gone, take note.

Side-note: I doubt he hacked anything like the computer here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7458479.stm Check out the video halfway down the page. Only twenty-five minutes to do the calculation? Only a week to set up the operation? Unheard-of!

Now That's How It's Done!

Today, all props go out to an unnamed boy who, when his mother was being attacked and strangled, jumped into action by slashing the throat of the man attacking her, killing her attacker. The boy was twelve. And what had he been doing prior to his heroic act? Playing video games. Yet more proof that you just don't mess with gamers, even twelve-year-olds.

The story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080402/ap_on_re_us/boy_stabs_man

My young friend, my hat is off to you.

Now that's futuristic!

Being an early adopter doesn't always have the consequences you've foreseen...

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/14047