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Yeah, those people who contribute to 2600 can be
pretty far out there, allright. I met a few back when
I got involved in chasing some hackers who got into
our systems at work. Actually helped catch Kevin
Mitnick when he was only 17. He was hanging with some
other guys from LA who could do things like whistle
their way around the back alleys of the phone system.
Amazing amount of talent, intelligence and knowledge,
all bent on mischief.
Dick
> For those who are interested, there was an on-going
> discussion about this
> subject in the magazine 2600 (AKA: The Hacker
> Quarterly). I didn't follow it
> closely but there were many suggestions.
>
> I understand very little about what is written in
> this little mag, but it is
> fun to touch the cutting edge of something. Yet
> sometimes, to my amazement, I
> actually do understand what they are writing about.
>
> For example, there was the article about the fellow
> who would check for
> waiters pumping up their tip on his credit card
> charges by adjusting the tip so the
> total would come out to a certain amount, like a
> check sum. During the year
> that he did that he found NO cheating even though he
> lived in a city and dined
> out often.
>
>
>
> Norm
> S/V Bandersnatch
> Lying Greenport (Mantauk area) NY
>
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