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Post by **Karjalan** » 27 Jun 2008, 10:26

Alleycat wrote:Schwarzenegger slams McCain on oil

TBH that title did lead to genital salivation... but there was an anti-climax

Post by **dukkha** » 27 Jun 2008, 11:02

Schwarzenegger wrote:"America is so addicted to oil it will take us years to wean ourselves from it and to look for new ways to feed our addiction is not the answer."

A totally accurate comment, and he's talking from experience given his renown for owning hummers and a tank.

Post by **Dropdeadqt** » 27 Jun 2008, 11:20

dukkha wrote:
Schwarzenegger wrote:"America is so addicted to oil it will take us years to wean ourselves from it and to look for new ways to feed our addiction is not the answer."
A totally accurate comment, and he's talking from experience given his renown for owning hummers and a tank.

Who doesn't own a tank in the USA? It's like the right to bear arms also includes the right to a 40ton main battle tank.

Post by **Cartollomew** » 04 Jul 2008, 16:04

http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/602892/g ... r-all.html

Futurama wrote: Narrator: Thus solving the problem once and for all.
Girl: But...
Narrator: ONCE AND FOR ALL!

Post by **Dropdeadqt** » 07 Jul 2008, 11:59

This guy is fucking MacGuyver....

http://www.news.com.au/technology/story ... 08,00.html

The machine normally has a safety system that stops the laser when the lid is opened, but the teenager, under the screen name Tetranitrate, managed to bypass that with a six-sided die and a magnet.

Safety System Bypass = Six-Sided die and a Magnet...

Post by **Cartollomew** » 07 Jul 2008, 12:37

Alleycat wrote:This guy is fucking MacGuyver....

I can't imagine MacGuyver is too keen on that. Does he have him ball-gagged or something?

snowsloth · Post by **snowsloth** » 08 Jul 2008, 12:34

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=593392

Use it or loose it folks

Post by **Cartollomew** » 08 Jul 2008, 12:42

snowsloth wrote:http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=593392

Use it or loose it folks

I've chosen to loose mine. That way I'm not responsible for its actions.
:-O

snowsloth · Post by **snowsloth** » 08 Jul 2008, 12:46

ah yes, the detachable penis clause..

Post by **Cartollomew** » 08 Jul 2008, 13:46

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science ... 72246.html

Would you put your brain in a robot body?

You'd have the strength of 5 gorillas!

But why so short?

Post by **Vykos** » 09 Jul 2008, 14:13

I'd do it... if it were the body of Robot Nixon.

Post by **Dropdeadqt** » 11 Jul 2008, 09:46

Full of Random

CAPTAIN SAX!!!!!

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23 ... 62,00.html

Post by **Dropdeadqt** » 15 Jul 2008, 17:03

Just... Let me make sure I have this straight...

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24 ... 09,00.html

A kid causes $20,000,000+ in damages.

He gets "paid" $40,000 for his part in it.

He gets caught.

He is convicted.

He is forced to pay $11,440.05 back in damages.

He walks free.

So in summary. He made $29,000 and walked free for credit card fraud and possible identity theft and whatever else...

And now the same people who caught and convicted him want to offer him a job...

I am so in the wrong fucking profession...

Post by **Cartollomew** » 15 Jul 2008, 17:17

A-yep.

Wernher von Braun made rockets for the Nazis. Bombed the crap out of the allies.

Then the US swooped in, stole him away and gave him a full time job tinkering with rockets for them.

When someone is clearly a unique spark, I guess you have to make use of that as best you can, in spite of past offences.

I thought it was pretty funny that he walked away with almost 30k of his ill-gotten gains though - if they can prove he made 40 grand off cyber crime, I'd have thought they'd have confiscated that off him. Oh well.

It's important to note that this isn't just a case of right place, right time - plenty of script kiddies have pulled virus and security stunts in an ettempt to get hired by security or AV companies - mostly they're insignificant.

Whatever this kid has done must've been pretty impressive.

Post by **Xact** » 15 Jul 2008, 19:09

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/article ... 40850.html

Probably not too funny for most you but listen to the story.

Basically I was at work hungover on Saturday, and the Federal Police come in, the Man Le guy was staying in our Motel units, also the Nguyen guy had stayed their previously also.

The feds got into his room, dusted it, took a Canadian Passport etc, I wanna get the warrant thats in the office now and scan it for lols.