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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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                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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                    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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                      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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                        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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                        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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                              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 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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                                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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