Fox News Twitter Account Sends Posts Claiming Obama Assassination

‘Hacked,’ says Fox
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Fox News is claiming that their @foxnewspolitics Twitter account was hacked last night, when someone posted a series of tweets claiming that the President had been assassinated.

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These messages were only deleted within the past hour — Fox News left them online all night long and most of the morning.

UPDATE at 7/4/11 11:27:04 am

Apparently the hackers who did this call themselves “Script Kiddies:” The Group That Hacked A Fox News Twitter Account.

Using the foxnewspolitics account, they also bragged about their hacking skillz before posting the fake assassination tweets, and changed the Fox News background image: Fox News Politics Twitter Account Hacked, Disturbing Tweets Appear.

(The @scriptkiddi3s Twitter account is now suspended.)

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200 comments
1 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:31:18am

And that's what I woke up to this morning. Happy 4th!

Damn.

2 Iwouldprefernotto  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:31:34am

I have no idea what to think about this. If they were hacked, the hackers selected the perfect target.

3 Cannadian Club Akbar  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:32:12am

Someone is gonna get a knock on the door. And when they say "who is it"? the answer won't be "Land Shark".

4 A Man for all Seasons  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:32:45am

re: #2 Iwouldprefernotto

I have no idea what to think about this. If they were hacked, the hackers selected the perfect target.

perfect timing..Everybody is on vacation

5 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:34:22am

WTF?

6 lawhawk  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:35:37am

re: #3 Cannadian Club Akbar

Candygram?

Telegram for Mongo?

7 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:35:39am

And some folks want to know why I do not tweet? This is a great example of why I don't do it.

8 Political Atheist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:35:48am

re: #4 HoosierHoops

That was my thought too.

9 Cannadian Club Akbar  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:36:21am

re: #6 lawhawk

Candygram?

Telegram for Mongo?

Flowers?

10 Iwouldprefernotto  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:37:46am

re: #4 HoosierHoops

perfect timing..Everybody is on vacation

If I was hacking Fox, I would come up with something much better.

Fox Lies. You already decided.
Obama is Smarter than Bush. We have proof.
Michelle Bachman to teach history at Harvard
Job Stewart is running for president.


What would your headlines be?

11 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:39:17am

Maybe the password was changed, and they didn't get control back?

12 shreck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:39:34am

I'm just glad it wasn't someones package.

13 lawhawk  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:41:06am

They only deleted this this morning? Jeez. What a frakup.

They're claiming that they were hacked, and the USSS was notified.

It is possible that they kept it posted so that they can investigate it, but maybe they couldn't regain control over the account until they got in touch with Twitter (with it being the 4th).

Whoever did end up posting this craziness has some seriously bad jobu coming his way. Real sick stuff.

14 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:41:30am
On Monday morning, FoxNews.com first posted a brief statement saying that the reports were incorrect, and that it regretted “any distress the false Tweets may have created.”

Distress?

That's so mild it's insulting. This caused more than "distress". The assassination of any US official is no joking matter.

15 jamesfirecat  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:42:42am

Fairness insist that I take Fox at their word.... and until proof emerges suggesting otherwise I'll have to accept that this was the result of a hacking, since that's the line I took in regards to Rep Wiener.

I wish Fox the best of luck in discovering just who sent this....

16 A Man for all Seasons  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:43:14am

re: #13 lawhawk

Happy 4th Lawhawk!
I don't think we are having fireworks around here tonight.. Oklahoma is ready to burst in flames...It's already 101 here today

17 Cannadian Club Akbar  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:45:18am

re: #16 HoosierHoops

Happy 4th Lawhawk!
I don't think we are having fireworks around here tonight.. Oklahoma is ready to burst in flames...It's already 101 here today

We get lucky because they fire off the fireworks on a barge in the Gulf or in a river. Plus it has rained for 9 straight days.

18 jamesfirecat  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:45:56am

re: #11 Buck

Maybe the password was changed, and they didn't get control back?

If the password was changed (as an explanation for why it was left up all night) why did they suddenly regain control in the morning?

If I wanted to f*** with somebody and could change their password to anything I wanted I'd probably set it to Edison3Samuel1Vimes8 after the name of one of my friends, the Discworld Character they remind me of, interspaced with my birthday.

It's easy for me to remember but I somehow doubt one night's worth of random guessing would provide a solution to it....

19 researchok  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:46:17am

Hot dog eating contest on ESPN live

20 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:47:30am

re: #18 jamesfirecat

If the password was changed (as an explanation for why it was left up all night) why did they suddenly regain control in the morning?

If I wanted to f*** with somebody and could change their password to anything I wanted I'd probably set it to Edison3Samuel1Vimes8 after the name of one of my friends, the Discworld Character they remind me of, interspaced with my birthday.

It's easy for me to remember but I somehow doubt one night's worth of random guessing would provide a solution to it...

They say it happened early Monday morning.
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

It probably took hours to get a hold of the right person at Twitter, in order to regain control of the account.

21 researchok  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:49:22am

Joey Chestnut- 32 hot dogs in 4 mins.

With buns.

22 lawhawk  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:49:34am

re: #16 HoosierHoops

Thanks and to you and everyone else here. Last night's town fireworks were cancelled throughout the NYC metro area over rain, but we should have good weather tonight.

Though, I've got to say that the Boston Pops is my favorite July 4th event.

23 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:49:44am

They just wanted to wait for a sufficient number of "too bad it wasn't true" comments to appear on Fox World...

24 Cannadian Club Akbar  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:50:28am

re: #21 researchok

Joey Chestnut- 32 hot dogs in 4 mins.

With buns.

I saw that guy take down a 5 pound burrito on Man Vs. Food.

25 reine.de.tout  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:50:48am

Whatever you think of Obama and his presidency, he has two young daughters, and I'm sure their parents protect them as much as possible.

However, the girls have friends. Those friends have parents. Who may have seen the tweets and reacted in a way that caused their kids to be aware. Who then may have texted/called/e-mailed the Obama girls. Who would then have been terribly upset and traumatized by this sort of thing.

Sick.

26 tnguitarist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:51:05am

It's going to be interesting to see who's behind this.

27 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:51:13am

re: #21 researchok

Joey Chestnut- 32 hot dogs in 4 mins.

With buns.

It's so gross.

28 Varek Raith  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:51:49am

re: #27 Stanley Sea

It's so gross.

It's manly!
/

29 Kronocide  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:51:53am

re: #26 tnguitarist

It's going to be interesting to see who's behind this.

I'm sure Breitbart will get to the bottom of this.

30 lawhawk  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:52:04am

re: #27 Stanley Sea

It's like slowing down to watch a car wreck. Or like watching the Twilight movies.

31 McSpiff  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:52:41am

re: #25 reine.de.tout

Whatever you think of Obama and his presidency, he has two young daughters, and I'm sure their parents protect them as much as possible.

However, the girls have friends. Those friends have parents. Who may have seen the tweets and reacted in a way that caused their kids to be aware. Who then may have texted/called/e-mailed the Obama girls. Who would then have been terribly upset and traumatized by this sort of thing.

Sick.

I remember on Sept 11th, the school did their best to keep us all in the dark for an hour or two because there were a couple parents that could have been in the towers. Once the respective kids were pulled out of class the rest of us were told. Scary stuff.

32 Political Atheist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:52:55am

Happy 4th Of July

33 tnguitarist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:53:23am

Tre: #30 lawhawk

It's like slowing down to watch a car wreck. Or like watching the Twilight movies.


There's a difference?

34 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:53:59am

I have not done the conversion yet, but it is being reported that it started at 7am BST on July 4th..

I THINK that is midnight eastern time.

35 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:54:01am

re: #33 tnguitarist

T


There's a difference?


people tend to speed up to get through the twilight movies

36 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:55:10am

re: #32 Rightwingconspirator
That is cute.

37 researchok  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:55:24am

Joey Chestnut wins it with 62 hot dogs.

I wonder where he's going to lunch.

38 elizajane  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:55:42am

A hacker collective is taking responsibility for this.

"Fox News was selected because we figured their security would be just as much of a joke as their reporting."

[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]

39 jamesfirecat  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:55:52am

re: #20 Buck

They say it happened early Monday morning.
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

It probably took hours to get a hold of the right person at Twitter, in order to regain control of the account.

Fair enough... at the moment FOX hasn't made any comments (that I'm aware of) about if their password got changed or not, so any "argument' between the two of us would break down into little more than blatant contradiction, and that's not a real argument now is it?

Yes it is!

40 McSpiff  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:56:11am

re: #38 elizajane

A hacker collective is taking responsibility for this.

"Fox News was selected because we figured their security would be just as much of a joke as their reporting."

[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]

Their legal team on the other hand...

41 Political Atheist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:57:00am

re: #36 PhillyPretzel

Yeah, had to grab the camera and get that. We decorated the yard for a little party yesterday, and she was just rolling around in the sun. Note to self-Hurricanes are hazardous drinks as well as weather.

42 researchok  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:57:05am

re: #38 elizajane

A hacker collective is taking responsibility for this.

"Fox News was selected because we figured their security would be just as much of a joke as their reporting."

[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]

Barret Brown probablymisses the spotlight.

43 researchok  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:58:10am

re: #39 jamesfirecat

Fair enough... at the moment FOX hasn't made any comments (that I'm aware of) about if their password got changed or not, so any "argument' between the two of us would break down into little more than blatant contradiction, and that's not a real argument now is it?

Yes it is!

The statement said they were working with the authorities. My guess is they were asked not to say anything.

44 Cannadian Club Akbar  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:59:18am

re: #41 Rightwingconspirator

Yeah, had to grab the camera and get that. We decorated the yard for a little party yesterday, and she was just rolling around in the sun. Note to self-Hurricanes are hazardous drinks as well as weather.

There used to be a bar on St. Pete Beach called the Hurricane. So, you could drink a hurricane at the Hurricane during a Hurricane. Unless they closed for the hurricane.:)

45 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:59:28am

re: #39 jamesfirecat

Fair enough... at the moment FOX hasn't made any comments (that I'm aware of) about if their password got changed or not, so any "argument' between the two of us would break down into little more than blatant contradiction, and that's not a real argument now is it?

Yes it is!

I am not arguing. However, it doesn't look like it was more than a few hours. Starting it at midnight EST on Monday of a long weekend (earlier in PST where I think Twitter is located), probably was calculated to make it difficult to regain control.

I think "all night long and most of the morning" might make it sound worse than what really happened.

I would want to see the real timeline.

46 Shiplord Kirel  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 9:59:42am

Whoever did this needs a lengthy, all-expense-paid vacation as a guest of Uncle Sam at, say, Leavenworth KS or Florence CO.

47 Cannadian Club Akbar  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:00:59am

re: #46 Shiplord Kirel

Whoever did this needs a lengthy, all-expense-paid vacation as a guest of Uncle Sam at, say, Leavenworth KS or Florence CO.

I say SUPERMAX!!!

48 austin_blue  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:01:10am

First they claim they were hacked...

Where have I heard this story recently??

49 watching you tiny alien kittens are  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:01:25am

Damn now that Obama is dead the recent allegations of his homosexual behavior overseas will never get a proper hearing!

///Sigh...actually we will still be hearing a lot about this since he is in fact alive. (they have given up on the Muslim and foreign born thing and instead are spreading rumors that Obama had gay sex when he lived overseas. Expect to hear a lot more of this in the near future.)

50 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:01:54am

re: #23 ralphieboy

They just wanted to wait for a sufficient number of "too bad it wasn't true" comments to appear on Fox World...

They were already doing that earlier this morning.

51 jamesfirecat  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:03:05am

re: #49 ausador

Damn now that Obama is dead the recent allegations of his homosexual behavior overseas will never get a proper hearing!

///Sigh...actually we will still be hearing a lot about this since he is in fact alive. (they have given up on the Muslim and foreign born thing and instead are spreading rumors that Obama had gay sex when he lived overseas. Expect to hear a lot more of this in the near future.)

So now the new plan of attack is to say that Obama is dead and thus ineligible to be re-elected president in 2008?

///I wonder how long it will be before somebody comes up with a death certificate....

52 austin_blue  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:05:06am

re: #51 jamesfirecat

So now the new plan of attack is to say that Obama is dead and thus ineligible to be re-elected president in 2008?

///I wonder how long it will be before somebody comes up with a death certificate...

He's a Zombie! Prove me wrong!! Walking dead!!

53 Cannadian Club Akbar  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:06:04am

re: #51 jamesfirecat

So now the new plan of attack is to say that Obama is dead and thus ineligible to be re-elected president in 2008?

///I wonder how long it will be before somebody comes up with a death certificate...

I went to WND to see if the hacker story was there. It wasn't but they are STILL on the nirth certifikit thing. Sheesh.

54 Cannadian Club Akbar  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:06:43am

re: #52 austin_blue

He's a Zombie! Prove me wrong!! Walking dead!!

Dude, he's an alien shape shifter.

55 watching you tiny alien kittens are  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:07:32am

re: #51 jamesfirecat

So now the new plan of attack is to say that Obama is dead and thus ineligible to be re-elected president in 2008?

///I wonder how long it will be before somebody comes up with a death certificate...

A death certificate will be meaningless when a gray alien simulacra has perfectly taken his place!

56 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:08:53am

re: #50 Killgore Trout

They were already doing that earlier this morning.

Really? Oh of course.

57 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:11:10am

re: #3 Cannadian Club Akbar

Someone is gonna get a knock on the door. And when they say "who is it"? the answer won't be "Land Shark".

Or maybe it will...

58 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:11:40am

BBC says it started 07:00 BST (2am EST)
Guardian says they started 10am BST (5am EST)

I don't know why this is so hard to figure out, but I didn't see them so I can't confirm the time.

It seems they were deleted at 12:30pm EST.

So if Guardian is right... then they were up for 2.5 hours...

Again, I don't know. I would like to see a confirmed timeline.

59 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:12:36am

re: #58 Buck

BBC says it started 07:00 BST (2am EST)
Guardian says they started 10am BST (5am EST)

I don't know why this is so hard to figure out, but I didn't see them so I can't confirm the time.

It seems they were deleted at 12:30pm EST.

So if Guardian is right... then they were up for 2.5 hours...

Again, I don't know. I would like to see a confirmed timeline.

Sorry, PIMF So if Guardian is right... then they were up for 7.5 hours...

60 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:12:37am

re: #15 jamesfirecat

Fairness insist that I take Fox at their word... and until proof emerges suggesting otherwise I'll have to accept that this was the result of a hacking, since that's the line I took in regards to Rep Wiener.

I wish Fox the best of luck in discovering just who sent this...

I think they can sit back now, and the guys from Treasury will do it for them...

61 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:13:00am

sgw94 Stephen White

Chestnut ate more than 19 days of suggested fat intake, 17 days of suggested sodium in 10 minutes.

62 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:13:59am

re: #25 reine.de.tout

Whatever you think of Obama and his presidency, he has two young daughters, and I'm sure their parents protect them as much as possible.

However, the girls have friends. Those friends have parents. Who may have seen the tweets and reacted in a way that caused their kids to be aware. Who then may have texted/called/e-mailed the Obama girls. Who would then have been terribly upset and traumatized by this sort of thing.

Sick.

This could have gotten back to the kids. This could have sparked a riot. This could have given a little old lady a heart attack. It's just not a good idea, no matter how you dice it.

63 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:15:00am

re: #38 elizajane

A hacker collective is taking responsibility for this.

"Fox News was selected because we figured their security would be just as much of a joke as their reporting."

[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]

Oh, great. Snide hackers. Exactly what we needed for a Glorious Fourth.

64 austin_blue  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:15:38am

re: #61 Stanley Sea

sgw94 Stephen White

Chestnut ate more than 19 days of suggested fat intake, 17 days of suggested sodium in 10 minutes.

I find the world of competitive eating strange and incomprehensible. And not a little disgusting.

65 Political Atheist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:15:52am

re: #46 Shiplord Kirel

I'm getting pretty tired of hacking. It's regarded as this very white collar crime, and so dealt with far too gently. I'd love to see a repository where we could easily send router/antivirus logs with good solid IP data. I think we are past where we should feel indulgent to those kids at moms house hacking away for giggles.

66 mr.fusion  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:16:08am

re: #61 Stanley Sea

sgw94 Stephen White

Chestnut ate more than 19 days of suggested fat intake, 17 days of suggested sodium in 10 minutes.

You're following a retired mediocre defensive end?

67 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:16:53am

re: #54 Cannadian Club Akbar

Dude, he's an alien shape shifter.

A Cylon. But there's nothing in the Constitution that says a Cylon can't be President...

Actually, is there anything in the Constitution that says the President has to be LIVING, as long as he's able to carry out the duties of office?

//This is taking a sick turn, no?

68 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:19:03am

re: #66 mr.fusion

You're following a retired mediocre defensive end?

Yes I am. He's very political.

69 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:19:09am

re: #67 SanFranciscoZionist

A Cylon. But there's nothing in the Constitution that says a Cylon can't be President...

You really think a Cylon is natural born?

I am not birther, but I would probably call that a stretch.

70 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:19:59am

re: #69 Buck

You really think a Cylon is natural born?

I am not birther, but I would probably call that a stretch.

Well, he was assembled in Hawaii, with American-made parts....so...

71 kirkspencer  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:20:44am

re: #65 Rightwingconspirator

I'm getting pretty tired of hacking. It's regarded as this very white collar crime, and so dealt with far too gently. I'd love to see a repository where we could easily send router/antivirus logs with good solid IP data. I think we are past where we should feel indulgent to those kids at moms house hacking away for giggles.

I think it's seen by a large portion of perpetrators not so much as white collar crime as practical jokes that are evoking overreaction from thin-skinned and humorless targets.

"yeah, if it's used to take money, that's bad. But just modifying the web page and that sort of thing? Dude, can't you take a joke?"

72 kirkspencer  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:21:11am

re: #71 kirkspencer

I think it's seen by a large portion of perpetrators not so much as white collar crime as practical jokes that are evoking overreaction from thin-skinned and humorless targets.

"yeah, if it's used to take money, that's bad. But just modifying the web page and that sort of thing? Dude, can't you take a joke?"

should have noted I don't agree, I'm just pointing out part of the problem.

73 austin_blue  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:21:20am

re: #67 SanFranciscoZionist

A Cylon. But there's nothing in the Constitution that says a Cylon can't be President...

Actually, is there anything in the Constitution that says the President has to be LIVING, as long as he's able to carry out the duties of office?

//This is taking a sick turn, no?

I'd vote for Eric Northman.

"Come to my office. Let's talk about this budget impasse, shall we?"

(snap shots of chaos, blood spattering the walls)

"I knew we could arrive at an agreement."

74 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:22:45am

re: #58 Buck

BBC says it started 07:00 BST (2am EST)
Guardian says they started 10am BST (5am EST)

I don't know why this is so hard to figure out, but I didn't see them so I can't confirm the time.

It seems they were deleted at 12:30pm EST.

So if Guardian is right... then they were up for 2.5 hours...

Again, I don't know. I would like to see a confirmed timeline.

That's not correct. I saw them online this morning at about 8:45 PDT.

75 theheat  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:24:21am

The sentence structure of the tweets is the same clumsy crap I get FW FW all the time from wingnuts. Either a smart person speaks wingnut fluently or the wingnut was too caught up in their own crazy to hide it. DNA points to wingnut.

76 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:25:17am

It is HUMID here in SD today. 73% WTF?

77 Varek Raith  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:25:45am

re: #58 Buck

From what I'm hearing they were up for at least 8 hours.

78 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:26:40am

re: #76 Stanley Sea
55% in NE Philly Airport

79 Cannadian Club Akbar  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:27:02am

re: #76 Stanley Sea

It is HUMID here in SD today. 73% WTF?

Pfftt. Try 95% and 95 degrees.:)

80 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:27:57am

re: #79 Cannadian Club Akbar

Pfftt. Try 95% and 95 degrees.:)

I know, that's why I left! I totally feel it.

81 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:27:58am

re: #79 Cannadian Club Akbar
We had a couple of those last year. One or two this year so far :(

82 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:28:50am

re: #75 theheat

The line of argument that they will pursue is that Liberals hate Fox (for bein F&B) and that therefore only liberals would seek to harm Fox - and create false sympathy for Obama.

83 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:29:38am

re: #77 Varek Raith

From what I'm hearing they were up for at least 8 hours.

OK, if they started very early in the morning, it would take longer to regain control from twitter.

7-8 hours from early AM EST on a long weekend.. is not "all night and most of the morning", and in my mind very understandable.

84 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:30:27am

re: #74 Charles

That's not correct. I saw them online this morning at about 8:45 PDT.

Fine, your JPG says five hours ago. What time did you take the screenshot?

85 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:31:46am

re: #83 Buck

OK, if they started very early in the morning, it would take longer to regain control from twitter.

7-8 hours from early AM EST on a long weekend.. is not "all night and most of the morning", and in my mind very understandable.

It seems sloppy to me, especially since I'm guessing they must have seen a spike in viewers when the news started coming around. But the hackers chose very wisely--Sunday night, on a three-day weekend? And I can easily see the people left to mind the shop not quite knowing what to do, and not being able to get anyone on the phone.

86 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:34:23am

re: #84 Buck

Fine, your JPG says five hours ago. What time did you take the screenshot?

I didn't take the screenshot -- it's from the Times. I saw the tweets on my iPhone at about 8:45, made some coffee and went to the computer, and they were gone before I could get a screenshot.

87 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:37:01am

re: #85 SanFranciscoZionist

It seems sloppy to me, especially since I'm guessing they must have seen a spike in viewers when the news started coming around. But the hackers chose very wisely--Sunday night, on a three-day weekend? And I can easily see the people left to mind the shop not quite knowing what to do, and not being able to get anyone on the phone.

I agree with everything except the sloppy part. In TV you don't see a "spike in viewers" in real time the way you might on a website. I don't think the tweets linked back to the FOX website. Even then, it would take the webmaster to see it, and I doubt there is one working 24 / 7.

It looks like it started early Monday (July 4th) and ended within 7-8 hours. If the hackers changed the email address and password (which would only make sense), then (at that time of the morning, and on a long weekend) it could very well take hours to regain control of the account.

88 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:38:33am

re: #86 Charles

I didn't take the screenshot -- it's from the Times. I saw the tweets on my iPhone at about 8:45, made some coffee and went to the computer, and they were gone before I could get a screenshot.

OK, then the timeline of the HACK could easily be 5AM EST - 12:30 EST

89 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:39:31am

It would be a crushing blow to this country if something so terrible happened. Let's not forget, we're glad it was horse-shit.

I wish President Obama a long and healthy retirement when such a time comes.

90 engineer cat  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 10:59:49am

via eschaton

Michele Bachmann won't go through the full-body scanners at airports anymore, she said, because she's concerned that "naked pictures" of herself will wind up on the Internet.

i had thots like that but my doctor give me pills

91 engineer cat  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:02:12am

via eschaton:

...Her comments on the income tax came in response to a question from Don Gorman, a former New Hampshire state representative from the Libertarian Party. Gorman asked Bachmann to comment on his suggestion to improve the economy: "Put a moratorium on the entire income tax for one year for every citizen in this country and watch this country take off."

happy last fourth of july for a while until we can afford another one

92 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:02:46am

Happy July 4th all!

How is your day going?

93 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:02:58am

re: #90 engineer dog


i had thots like that but my doctor give me pills

If the erection lasts for more than four hours, please consult your physician.

94 kirkspencer  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:03:17am

re: #88 Buck

OK, then the timeline of the HACK could easily be 5AM EST - 12:30 EST

BST is GMT+1. EDT is GMT-4.

BBC reported the first post approximately 07.00 (7 am) BST, or approximately 2 am EDT. [Link: www.bbc.co.uk...]

Multiple sites say the remainder were posted over the subsequent hour, finishing around 3 am EDT.

Multiple sites said the posts remained up for at least 8 hours, with ComputerWorld saying they were still up as of story post at 12:36 ET or over 10 hours. [Link: www.computerworld.com...] .

95 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:04:20am

re: #93 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

If the erection lasts for more than four hours, please consult your physician.

seems the hacked posts stayed up for nearly eight hours...

96 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:04:43am

re: #95 ralphieboy

Nice.

97 engineer cat  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:05:04am

re: #93 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

If the erection lasts for more than four hours, please consult your physician.

you say that like it was a bad thing

98 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:05:09am

re: #69 Buck

You really think a Cylon is natural born?

I am not birther, but I would probably call that a stretch.

Are Cylon's "born"?

If one is not "born of women" can one become POTUS?

99 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:05:27am

re: #92 ggt

Happy July 4th all!

How is your day going?

Just peachy. I'm going to work in a nap this afternoon so I can stay up late and console the cats when the fireworks get going. How's it with you?

100 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:06:24am

re: #99 Killgore Trout

Just peachy. I'm going to work in a nap this afternoon so I can stay up late and console the cats when the fireworks get going. How's it with you?

Awake, have had enough cuppas to be mildly sociable.

Thanks for askin'!

101 Varek Raith  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:06:48am

re: #93 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

If the erection lasts for more than four hours, please consult your physiciana member of the oldest profession.

/

102 mikec6666  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:07:31am

Better false but plausible tweets would have been:

Tea Party reverses course, supports tax increase to balance budget

Roger Ailes steps down, cites conscience as main reason

Hannity marrying long time NY partner

Happy 4th. Watch the John Adams series on HBO.

103 kirkspencer  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:08:56am

re: #99 Killgore Trout

Just peachy. I'm going to work in a nap this afternoon so I can stay up late and console the cats when the fireworks get going. How's it with you?

heh. I live about a quarter mile from an amusement park that does an annual show. This year they decided to do it three days in a row. Two nights of five animals trying to hide under/be comforted by two people, and we get to do it again tonight.

At least I get to watch the air portion of the show from my computer desk.

104 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:08:58am

OK, so #94 and #95 means we are still not sure when it started.

The Guardian says "The tweets went out at around 2am Pacific time (5am EST, 10am BST)."
[Link: www.guardian.co.uk...]

The NY Times says 2am
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]

No matter what, it will take time to regain control of the twitter account if it was hacked. In the early morning hours of a long weekend? Even longer I would guess.

105 engineer cat  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:09:25am

re: #98 ggt

Are Cylon's "born"?

If one is not "born of women" can one become POTUS?

when burnham wood comes to dunsinane

106 makeitstop  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:10:29am

re: #90 engineer dog

via eschaton

Michele Bachmann won't go through the full-body scanners at airports anymore, she said, because she's concerned that "naked pictures" of herself will wind up on the Internet.

If she weren't a member of Congress, she'd most likely be described as 'having paranoid tendencies.' Since she is a member of Congress, she's described as a 'serious candidate for president.'

Something is wrong with this picture.

107 Sol Berdinowitz  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:11:08am

re: #97 engineer dog

you say that like it was a bad thing

It is if you have to serve mass...

109 Buck  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:11:35am

re: #98 ggt

Are Cylon's "born"?

If one is not "born of women" can one become POTUS?

No they can't.

Surprisingly, the founding fathers did put something in the constitution to stop Cylons.

Incredible...


//

110 Killgore Trout  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:11:55am

Preamble to the Constitution sung by Trade Martin

Youtube Video
111 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:12:13am

re: #109 Buck

No they can't.

Surprisingly, the founding fathers did put something in the constitution to stop Cylons.

Incredible...

//

They were true visionaries.

And I am totally serious in saying that.

112 Varek Raith  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:13:29am

re: #109 Buck

No they can't.

Surprisingly, the founding fathers did put something in the constitution to stop Cylons.

Incredible...

//

The founding fathers were Cylons.

113 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:15:10am

"John Adams" on HBO. Giamatti is one of the greatest actors of any generation.

114 goddamnedfrank  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:23:43am

re: #104 Buck

No matter what, it will take time to regain control of the twitter account if it was hacked. In the early morning hours of a long weekend? Even longer I would guess.

I very much doubt it was hacked, some Fox employee probably went on a bender.

115 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:23:46am

Apparently the hackers who did this call themselves "Script Kiddies."

[Link: thinksb.com...]

The @scriptkiddi3s Twitter account is suspended.

116 Kronocide  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:24:08am

re: #113 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

"John Adams" on HBO. Giamatti is one of the greatest actors of any generation.

I really noticed him in Sideways.

117 albusteve  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:24:41am

not funny at all...not only is BO the president, but before all that he is a husband and father....sick fuckers will do anything for attention these days...hacking is out of control

118 Holidays are Family Fun Time  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:24:47am

re: #114 goddamnedfrank

I very much doubt it was hacked, some Fox employee probably went on a bender.

I agree, who the F** would bother hacking Fox . . .

119 Kronocide  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:25:07am

Hackers hacking for noble causes = give me a break.

Get a real job.

120 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:25:16am

They posted comments before the fake assassination tweets, and changed the Fox News background image:

[Link: www.huffingtonpost.com...]

121 Kronocide  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:33:34am

The Script Kiddies are looking to join and build upon the efforts of Anonymous and the now-defunct LulzSec in the antisec movement. Corporations and government entities have been prime targets for so-called hacktivist groups looking to uncover and expose information they feel the public has a right to know.

WTF is the antisec movement? The Matrix fantasy equivalent of survivalist culture?

122 lawhawk  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:34:34am

re: #108 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Boo frickin' hoo. Sweeney complains about the NJ budget, but decided to add hundreds of millions of dollars to a budget and didn't have the means to pay for it. Yes, Christie vetoed the millionaires tax, but Christie ended up spending $850 million more on education than NJ did last year. So, how does Sweeney spin that - well, it's less than the $1.1 billion he was proposing in spending, so Sweeney calls it a cut.

Sorry, but we play that game all too well - a spending increase is called a cut only because it's a cut in proposed spending that is still more than the prior year. And everyone gets something for election year.

123 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:35:55am

re: #121 BigPapa

WTF is the antisec movement? The Matrix fantasy equivalent of survivalist culture?

I think it stands for "anti-secrecy."

124 SanFranciscoZionist  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:35:58am

re: #113 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

"John Adams" on HBO. Giamatti is one of the greatest actors of any generation.

Super show. Super book.

125 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:37:11am

re: #113 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

"John Adams" on HBO. Giamatti is one of the greatest actors of any generation.

Switching channels now

Red Sox getting smacked by the Blue Jays

126 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:37:35am

re: #122 lawhawk

I just thought his language was funny considering that he was calling Christie a bully in the next sentence saying he wanted to "punch him in his head".

127 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:38:46am

re: #108 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

BTW... I heart the line-item veto.

128 Kronocide  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:39:23am

Reading about the antisec 'movement,' it seems their objective seems to be taking down the security industry, which according to the antisec movement creates security threats to drive the need for more security SW tools.

Yet antisec itself is a security threat.

129 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:39:40am

re: #125 sattv4u2

Red Sox getting smacked by the Blue Jays

On the Fourth? By the Canadians? Say it isn't so!

130 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:40:05am

re: #122 lawhawk

a spending increase is called a cut only because it's a cut in proposed spending that is still more than the prior year-

This political technique was perfected (and perhaps invented) by former Boston Mayor Kevin White

He would want a (lets say) 4% increase in the property tax rate
He would have one of his cronies on the council propose a 6% increase
After months of posturing the council would agree on a 4% increase and Hizzonner would go on TV saying that he saved the taxpayers 2%!!

131 albusteve  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:40:35am

gonna go sit in the shade, drink some cold beer and listen to some blues today...and eat

Mr Powdrells is hosting their annual get together, maybe 200 people and a few pretty high quality blues bands...it's an old Afro-American family place and probably the best BBQ in north NM....very good people, the cream of the crop...and they are active in the community sponsoring all kinds of programs for the homeless, the hungry, anybody disadvantaged...gringos, blacks, Natives, all people...it's such a pleasure to hob nob with these folks

132 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:41:40am

re: #131 albusteve

Enjoy! Stay safe. Don't burn down the state with fireworks!

133 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:41:54am

re: #131 albusteve

gonna go sit in the shade, drink some cold beer and listen to some blues today...and eat

Mr Powdrells is hosting their annual get together, maybe 200 people and a few pretty high quality blues bands...it's an old Afro-American family place and probably the best BBQ in north NM...very good people, the cream of the crop...and they are active in the community sponsoring all kinds of programs for the homeless, the hungry, anybody disadvantaged...gringos, blacks, Natives, all people...it's such a pleasure to hob nob with these folks

Have a GREAT time
You owe it to yourself

134 Alexzander  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:43:44am

re: #123 Charles

I think it stands for "anti-secrecy."

I'm pretty sure its actually "anti-security."

135 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:44:19am

re: #131 albusteve

gonna go sit in the shade, drink some cold beer and listen to some blues today...and eat

Mr Powdrells is hosting their annual get together, maybe 200 people and a few pretty high quality blues bands...it's an old Afro-American family place and probably the best BBQ in north NM...very good people, the cream of the crop...and they are active in the community sponsoring all kinds of programs for the homeless, the hungry, anybody disadvantaged...gringos, blacks, Natives, all people...it's such a pleasure to hob nob with these folks

Sounds like a great day. Enjoy!

136 Alexzander  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:44:40am

From what I understand, antisec is the combined project of Anon and the now defunct Lulzsec, which stood for Lulz Security.

137 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:44:50am

re: #134 Alexzander

I'm pretty sure its actually "anti-security."

Makes sense especially with Big Papas #128

139 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:46:43am

re: #138 Gus 802

heh ,, after opening the 1st 2 photos, I was going to ask when the parade was, 1949??

(black and white photos)

140 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:47:42am

re: #139 sattv4u2
I think the last one was also B&W too. Nice Photos Gus

142 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:48:11am

re: #138 Gus 802

re: #139 sattv4u2

heh ,, after opening the 1st 2 photos, I was going to ask when the parade was, 1949??

(black and white photos)

or 1955,, with a "new" '54 or '55 Chevy on the float

143 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:48:28am

re: #138 Gus 802

Ah, the Tea Party Patriots!

144 wee fury  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:48:57am

re: #138 Gus 802

Your 8th photo -- could it be Marilyn Monroe in the caddy, I wonder.

145 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:49:42am

re: #140 PhillyPretzel

I think the last one was also B&W too. Nice Photos Gus

Could still be the 50's

Look kinda Marilyn Monroe-ish in the back seat

146 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:50:28am

re: #144 wee fury

Your 8th photo -- could it be Marilyn Monroe in the caddy, I wonder.

Is that JFK sitting beside her?

147 Gus  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:50:31am

re: #140 PhillyPretzel

I think the last one was also B&W too. Nice Photos Gus

Thanks. Yep, that one is black and white too. Did some quick Photoshopping on some to add some depth and atmosphere.

148 wee fury  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:50:38am

re: #145 sattv4u2

GMTA

149 Targetpractice  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:50:54am

Greetings, fellow lizards, and a happy 4th to all you America dwellers. What's the good word?

150 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:50:55am

re: #145 sattv4u2
That is okay. They are very nice photos.

151 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:51:06am

re: #148 wee fury

GMTA

Yup
But I tip my hat to your faster typing skills

152 Gus  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:51:31am

re: #141 SanFranciscoZionist

Those are lovely. You're down in the South Bay, then?

Thanks. Yep. Way south -- almost. Gonna be another scorcher. Anyway, I decided not to be a stick in the mud and go down to see the parade. Was fun.

153 Charles Johnson  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:51:39am

re: #134 Alexzander

I'm pretty sure its actually "anti-security."

Of course, since it's another one of those amorphous, totally unorganized spontaneous non-groups, I guess it could mean whatever anyone wants it to mean.

/

154 Gus  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:52:35am

re: #145 sattv4u2

Could still be the 50's

Look kinda Marilyn Monroe-ish in the back seat

Yep. I missed the face shot. Oh well. There were some people in front of me so I took what I could. Monroe look alike of course.

155 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:52:39am

re: #149 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Greetings, fellow lizards, and a happy 4th to all you America dwellers. What's the good word?

It is really hot and humid in San Diego. Might have to break out the baby pool.

156 Gus  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:53:17am

re: #155 Stanley Sea

It is really hot and humid in San Diego. Might have to break out the baby pool.

I've been thinking about getting one for myself. ;)

157 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:53:20am

re: #153 Charles

Flash nerds.

158 wee fury  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:54:01am

Wishing all a good 4th of July. I am thankful that I am alive and living in the USA.
And, hackers are creepy.

159 Targetpractice  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:54:19am

re: #155 Stanley Sea

It is really hot and humid in San Diego. Might have to break out the baby pool.

Come to Kentucky, where it seems the final day of my vacation is to end in rain, rain, and...well...more rain.

160 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:54:46am

re: #155 Stanley Sea

It is really hot and humid in San Diego. Might have to break out the baby pool.

They take bets on babys???

161 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:55:09am

re: #156 Gus 802

I've been thinking about getting one for myself. ;)

Seriously, they do the job.

162 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:55:18am

re: #159 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Come to Kentucky, where it seems the final day of my vacation is to end in rain, rain, and...well...more rain.

I spent a week there one night!
/

163 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:55:35am

re: #155 Stanley Sea

It is really hot and humid in San Diego. Might have to break out the baby pool.

Okay, I just yahoo "weathered" San Diego. 79 degrees with 56% humidity.

You, suck.

164 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:56:06am

re: #157 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Flash nerds.

I have no desire to see a nerd running down the street in a trench coat opening the front every now and then

165 Targetpractice  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:56:07am

re: #162 sattv4u2

I spent a week there one night!
/

What happened, did you hear the banjo music and run?

/

166 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:56:16am

re: #163 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Okay, I just yahoo "weathered" San Diego. 79 degrees with 56% humidity.

You, suck.

hahaha, I'm dying. It was 79% a while ago. But still.

167 Gus  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:56:22am

re: #163 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Okay, I just yahoo "weathered" San Diego. 79 degrees with 56% humidity.

You, suck.

Lawrence of Arabia weather.

//

168 Kronocide  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:56:36am

As hackers (the jobless cousins of programmers) are in the news again, maybe it's time to review our programmer jokes.

How can you tell when a programmer is an extrovert?
He looks at your shoes when he talks to you.

There are 10 types of people in the world: those that understand binary and those that don't.

169 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:56:52am

re: #165 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

What happened, did you hear the banjo music and run?

/

co-worker has a T-Shirt

Paddle Faster,, I hear banjo music

170 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:57:04am

I was born and raised Floridian. Then I moved here. We adapt quickly, I'd never make it back there again. Never.

171 Gus  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:57:49am

That horse in the photos was HUGE!

172 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:58:27am

Because it's a "hot" day here, the beaches are completely overrun. The exit ramps are jammed, it's crazy. Just staying @ the homestead today to avoid.

173 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:58:56am

re: #171 Gus 802

That horse in the photos was HUGE!

Thats a tad personal, no?

174 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 11:59:33am

re: #166 Stanley Sea

"Easiest job in the world? Weatherman in San Diego. Anchor says, 'Now over to Bob Storm for the weather report. Bob?"

"Nice! (pause) Back to you Bill."

-Lewis Black

175 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:02:26pm

re: #174 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

"Easiest job in the world? Weatherman in San Diego. Anchor says, 'Now over to Bob Storm for the weather report. Bob?"

"Nice! (pause) Back to you Bill."

-Lewis Black

"Fair and mild"

176 Gus  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:04:40pm

re: #175 Stanley Sea

"Fair and mild"

If you drive to Phoenix you can get the dry heat.

//

177 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:05:42pm

Hackers claim Apple security breach

Same people?!?!?

[Link: www.ft.com...]


A hacking group claimed at the weekend that it had breached corporate security at Apple and it published what it said were two dozen administrator names and apparently encrypted passwords for an internal server

Please respect FT.com's ts&cs and copyright policy which allow you to: share links; copy content for personal use; & redistribute limited extracts. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights or use this link to reference the article - [Link: www.ft.com...]

When Lulz disbanded a week ago, it said some future attacks would be carried out by Anonymous and called on other hackers to continue the effort it calls AntiSec, for anti-security.

178 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:05:50pm

re: #176 Gus 802

If you drive to Phoenix you can get the dry heat.

//

We get it here. Last time I moved (of course) it was 107 and dry as hell. Thought I was gonna die.

179 Kronocide  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:06:55pm

Man the morning light in Oahu is sweet. Quite different than the PM light in Kona.

Plus I have a meeting planned for tomorrow AM, with a new set of spiffy duds from Tommy Bahama.

180 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:07:07pm

re: #177 sattv4u2
I saw that in The Wall Street Journal. Subscribers only. :(

181 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:07:32pm


“Apple could be target, too. But don’t worry, we are busy elsewhere”, the Anonymous account wrote on Twitter.

182 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:08:18pm

re: #181 sattv4u2
LOL

183 Gus  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:08:44pm

re: #178 Stanley Sea

We get it here. Last time I moved (of course) it was 107 and dry as hell. Thought I was gonna die.

Yep "horno" weather. Or "hotter than an oven out there." Kind of hits you like this big wall of heat. I'm sure you know it's typically hotter in most places then as reported by the weather channels or NOAA. Like when you get in your car and it's about 120F in there.

184 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:08:49pm

re: #179 BigPapa

Man the morning light in Oahu is sweet. Quite different than the PM light in Kona.

I hate you

That is all!!

185 Kronocide  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:09:03pm

We must destroy security before security destroys us

No security is security

Freedom is Slavery

OK, I stole one of those.

186 windsagio  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:09:47pm

There are plenty of people/groups out there that do this kind of thing, the main thing about lulzsec is it kind of got people feeling competitive.

Combination of copycat script kiddies (its so easy!) and the more skilled hackers wanting their own share of attention.

187 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:10:35pm

re: #186 windsagio

There are plenty of people/groups out there that do this kind of thing, the main thing about lulzsec is it kind of got people feeling competitive.

Combination of copycat script kiddies (its so easy!) and the more skilled hackers wanting their own share of attention.

I say a perp walk would do it!

188 PhillyPretzel  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:10:38pm

re: #186 windsagio
They want their 15 seconds of fame.//

189 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:11:17pm

re: #179 BigPapa

You, suck too.

190 windsagio  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:11:59pm

seriously tho', the problem is that it's easy.

I mean hacking something like apple isn't, but twitter hacks and DDoS attacks are.

191 Gus  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:13:36pm

re: #189 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

You, suck too.

Could be worse. You could be stuck outside in Death Valley or Gila Bend. ;)

192 Alexzander  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:13:52pm

re: #185 BigPapa

We must destroy security before security destroys us

No security is security

Freedom is Slavery

OK, I stole one of those.

I dont think the analogy really works here.

193 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:14:00pm

re: #190 windsagio

seriously tho', the problem is that it's easy.

I mean hacking something like apple isn't, but twitter hacks and DDoS attacks are.

No,, the problem is these people are criminals

194 sattv4u2  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:15:10pm

re: #191 Gus 802

Could be worse. You could be stuck outside in Death Valley or Gila Bend. ;)

[Link: www.weather.com...]

195 windsagio  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:16:23pm

re: #193 sattv4u2

So was Reagan, and see what it got him! *rimshot*

Of course they're criminals, but its easy to do and hard to get caught. Not a great combination for the rest of us.

196 Gus  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:16:26pm

re: #194 sattv4u2

[Link: www.weather.com...]

Check out those low temps!

You'll need an AC'd astronaut suit to walk around there.

197 Stanghazi  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 12:29:24pm

re: #196 Gus 802

Check out those low temps!

You'll need an AC'd astronaut suit to walk around there.

Driving to Vegas, through Death Valley, you are praying, praying that your car doesn't do something.

199 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Mon, Jul 4, 2011 1:01:04pm

re: #110 Killgore Trout

Preamble to the Constitution sung by Trade Martin

[Video]

Oh wow. Lol hat was truly terrible.

I much prefer this version

Youtube Video
200 (I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)  Tue, Jul 5, 2011 4:18:13am

re: #123 Charles

I think it stands for "anti-secrecy."

It stands for Anti-Security.

[Link: en.wikipedia.org...]


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