ooh. u got 1 word changed. n3td3v wins! On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 7:32 PM, n3td3v <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:46 PM, James Matthews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So one guy got caught. Many times people call on unprotected RAS servers but >> thanks for the clarification between a hacker and phreak! >> > > The "media" have been mass calling it hacker and hacking... in all > comment systems i've monitored on the internet somebody has complained > about it being called hacker and hacking when its really phreaker and > phreaking. > > I'm glad that it hasn't been killed off in total by the media, and I > hope journalists across the globe will think about the words they use > before canceling out a whole underground subculture which existed long > before the internet was around in mass. > > I think a lot of journalists just read The Associated Press report, > and assumed AP knew what they were talking about and just copied over > "hacker" into different feeder news outlets that eat off news wires > such as AP. > > It wasn't just a buzzword misquote, it was a whole history and > subculture the media have been blocking out internet-wide. > > Kudos to Elinor Mills for fixing the correction... Cnet News listens > to feedback and makes editorial changes on the spot based on what > their readers tell them. > > This is a big win for the scene and a big win for the community, and > Kudos to n3td3v for keeping the media in check about certain stuffs. > > All the best, > > n3td3v > >> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 3:22 PM, n3td3v <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Cnet News cave into n3td3v pressure and change "hacker" headline to >>> "phreaker". >>> >>> All the best, >>> >>> n3td3v >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: n3td3v <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Date: Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 6:05 PM >>> Subject: re:Hacker calls buddies overseas on U.S. government dime >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> Its called phreaking and its a phreaker not a hacker... >>> >>> >>> http://news.cnet.com/8601-1009_3-10023285.html?communityId=2114&targetCommunityId=2114&messageId=783700#783700 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >>> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >>> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >> >> >> >> -- >> http://www.goldwatches.com/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >> > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html > Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >
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