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Re:The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft ... by NathanWilliams on Thursday December 14, 2017 @06:39AM (#15921508)
What does autism have to do with it?
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Re:The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft ... by westmeal on Thursday December 14, 2017 @07:45AM (#15921826)
Maybe because the word savant was used which is oftentimes used to describe a smart person with autism.
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Re:The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft ... by NathanWilliams on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:22AM (#15930202)
No, savant simply means "a learned person". Perhaps you are thinking of "idiot savant", which refers to someone with a mental disability and is gifted in a particular way.
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Re:The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft ... by walshemj on Friday December 15, 2017 @04:52AM (#15930730)
that's not the way Wired where using it they where using it as a synonym for autistic
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Re:The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft ... by walshemj on Thursday December 14, 2017 @05:24PM (#15927771)
Quite its common for those caught hacking whos parents have money - that they suddenly become diagnosed with autism which pisses off those with autism
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