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  • D Douglas Troy

    Zombie masterminds wanted undead or alive[^] I'd like to think that someone who knows the authors, will turn the little pr!@ks over; $250k is a good chunk of change.

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    Sunny Ahuwanya
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    How about: 1) write a badass virus. 2) Unleash it to the world. 3) Have your friend rat you out. 4) Take some of your share of the bounty and hire a good lawyer :)

    Sunny Ahuwanya "The beauty of the desert is that it hides a well somewhere" -- Antoine de Saint Exupéry

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    • S Sunny Ahuwanya

      How about: 1) write a badass virus. 2) Unleash it to the world. 3) Have your friend rat you out. 4) Take some of your share of the bounty and hire a good lawyer :)

      Sunny Ahuwanya "The beauty of the desert is that it hides a well somewhere" -- Antoine de Saint Exupéry

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      Rob Graham
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      Sunny Ahuwanya wrote:

      good lawyer

      There are skilled lawyers, and successful lawyers, but there are no good lawyers.

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      • S Sunny Ahuwanya

        How about: 1) write a badass virus. 2) Unleash it to the world. 3) Have your friend rat you out. 4) Take some of your share of the bounty and hire a good lawyer :)

        Sunny Ahuwanya "The beauty of the desert is that it hides a well somewhere" -- Antoine de Saint Exupéry

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        developer6
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        I believe that there is only a payout upon arrest AND conviction.

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        • R Rob Graham

          Sunny Ahuwanya wrote:

          good lawyer

          There are skilled lawyers, and successful lawyers, but there are no good lawyers.

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          Adriaan Davel
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          ROFL!

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          • S Sunny Ahuwanya

            How about: 1) write a badass virus. 2) Unleash it to the world. 3) Have your friend rat you out. 4) Take some of your share of the bounty and hire a good lawyer :)

            Sunny Ahuwanya "The beauty of the desert is that it hides a well somewhere" -- Antoine de Saint Exupéry

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            Adriaan Davel
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            And spend your bounty on what in jail? MS would not offer that much money if they don't feel they have a good chance of conviction

            ____________________________________________________________ Be brave little warrior, be VERY brave

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            • A Adriaan Davel

              And spend your bounty on what in jail? MS would not offer that much money if they don't feel they have a good chance of conviction

              ____________________________________________________________ Be brave little warrior, be VERY brave

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              Marc Firth
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              Unless they thought they had no chance of finding the writer of the virus. Then they could get some free viral-stylee advertising.

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              • D Douglas Troy

                Zombie masterminds wanted undead or alive[^] I'd like to think that someone who knows the authors, will turn the little pr!@ks over; $250k is a good chunk of change.

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                bryce
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                I say we dob Chris Bryce

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                • L leppie

                  Like who is gonna do that? "Erstwhile college friends of German VXer Sven Jaschan, who was convicted of writing the Sasser worm, picked up a $250 payout for their efforts."

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                  destynova
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                  leppie wrote:

                  Like who is gonna do that?"Erstwhile college friends of German VXer Sven Jaschan, who was convicted of writing the Sasser worm, picked up a $250 payout for their efforts."

                  Uh. I'm not sure if you had a brainfart or what, but $250K = $250,000, not $250. Not that it's blindingly obvious or anything.

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                    I say we dob Chris Bryce

                    MCAD --- To paraphrase Fred Dagg - the views expressed in this post are bloody good ones. --
                    Publitor, making Pubmed easy. http://www.sohocode.com/publitor

                    Our kids books :The Snot Goblin, and Book 2 - the Snotgoblin and Fluff

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                    destynova
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                    Dude, your signature is long enough that it gets its own frame and scrollbar. :omg:

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                    • D destynova

                      leppie wrote:

                      Like who is gonna do that?"Erstwhile college friends of German VXer Sven Jaschan, who was convicted of writing the Sasser worm, picked up a $250 payout for their efforts."

                      Uh. I'm not sure if you had a brainfart or what, but $250K = $250,000, not $250. Not that it's blindingly obvious or anything.

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                      leppie
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                      I quoted that directly from the article's content, so perhaps the author had a brainfart (which I dont think), but not me :)

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                      • L leppie

                        I quoted that directly from the article's content, so perhaps the author had a brainfart (which I dont think), but not me :)

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                        IronScheme - 1.0 beta 2 - out now!
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                        destynova
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                        leppie wrote:

                        I quoted that directly from the article's content, so perhaps the author had a brainfart (which I dont think), but not me :)

                        Really? When I visit that link, I see:

                        Erstwhile college friends of German VXer Sven Jaschan, who was convicted of writing the Sasser worm, picked up a $250,000 payout for their efforts.

                        Which is odd... unless they made a booboo and corrected it since you viewed it, which is possible :)

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                        • D destynova

                          leppie wrote:

                          I quoted that directly from the article's content, so perhaps the author had a brainfart (which I dont think), but not me :)

                          Really? When I visit that link, I see:

                          Erstwhile college friends of German VXer Sven Jaschan, who was convicted of writing the Sasser worm, picked up a $250,000 payout for their efforts.

                          Which is odd... unless they made a booboo and corrected it since you viewed it, which is possible :)

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                          leppie
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                          destynova wrote:

                          corrected it since you viewed it, which is possible

                          Which seems to be the case, do I get a noddy badge for noticing the 'typo' :)

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                          • D Douglas Troy

                            Zombie masterminds wanted undead or alive[^] I'd like to think that someone who knows the authors, will turn the little pr!@ks over; $250k is a good chunk of change.

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                            patbob
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                            Hmmm... I wonder where MS got the money for that bounty?

                            patbob

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                            • P patbob

                              Hmmm... I wonder where MS got the money for that bounty?

                              patbob

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                              ghle
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                              One of Obama's handouts :laugh:

                              Gary

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                              • R Rutvik Dave

                                So what they are going to do with that person ? If they only going to ask you that how you done that... then I can tell them your name and we will share the 250K :laugh:

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                                bgnad
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                                Rutvik Dave wrote:

                                So what they are going to do with that person ?

                                I vote for putting their head on a stake in front of the network closet. :mad:

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                                • B bgnad

                                  Rutvik Dave wrote:

                                  So what they are going to do with that person ?

                                  I vote for putting their head on a stake in front of the network closet. :mad:

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                                  Rutvik Dave
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                                  bgnad wrote:

                                  head on a stake in front of the network closet

                                  In that case... just forgot my idea. :)

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                                  • R Rutvik Dave

                                    bgnad wrote:

                                    head on a stake in front of the network closet

                                    In that case... just forgot my idea. :)

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                                    bgnad
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                                    Rutvik Dave wrote:

                                    bgnad wrote: head on a stake in front of the network closet In that case... just forgot my idea. :)

                                    What can I say, I'm just a blood-thirsty Celt who is really tired of the Vandals. The Visigoths to for that matter. ;P My hair may look lime-washed, but only a small area of my skin is panted blue :wtf:

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