re: #163 ozbloke

We agree 100%

You can participate in a DOS attack with a few lines of code.
Unless you stored a copy of the script it would be difficult to prove the intent was DOS.
If your machine was compromised, in this era I think you could have success defending yourself as unaware.

Its a big ask…

I bet they try to convict real hackers based on ISP server logsre: #183 engineer dog

i’ve heard some wild misconceptions about what us bit pushers do for a living over the years, as well. usually, they fall into two categories:

1) “so you type in numbers all day. big deal”. here, software engineers are thought of as data entry clerks a la circa 1975

2) “wow, i could never handle the math”. that’s a nice thought, but i’m terrible at math, and it isn’t really required at any intense level for pgming

Math isn’t required? You know that one of the basic building blocks of a CPU is called an ALU, right?