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Retro hacking gets blind youth eleven years in jail

In this era of data breaches and cyberterrorism, there’s so much harm that can be done over the Internet that it’s hard to imagine going back to the days when hackers cracked the good old phone network. But that’s exactly what a 19-year-old blind teen from the Boston area did, and his hacking got him eleven years in prison.

| Opinion | Offbeat | Security | 07/02/09 at 6:08 am |


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Unix: Impossible File Types

In spite of its long history as one of the tried and true Unix commands, even the tar command can offer some surprises. My first encounter with "impossible file type" errors took place earlier today.




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New Harry Potter ships for Mac, other platforms

Electronic Arts (EA) on Tuesday announced the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a video game based on the upcoming movie. It debuts simultaneously on multiple platforms including the Mac. It costs $30.

| News | Offbeat | Tech & society | 06/30/09 at 11:06 am |


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