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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by betolink on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @03:49PM (#19382938)
I don't think it's the NSA this time, for once they don't have to do deep package analysis or install any MITM device since they get the whole info in bulk, maybe it's just a 400-pound hacker.
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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by copperx on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @07:26PM (#19385025)
I've never understood the 400 pound hacker thing. Does it refer to body weight or technical prowess?
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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by etiam on Thursday March 14, 2019 @06:54AM (#19388065)
I spontaneously took it as a loose analogy to dominant male gorillas and the extent to which they need to be taken seriously.
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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by swozey on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @10:11PM (#19385962)
It's the stereotype that "hackers" are obese, chugging mountain dew and living in their parents basement.
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Re:Facebook, Instagram go down around the world in an appare... by betolink on Thursday March 14, 2019 @03:47PM (#19392871)
The 400-pound hacker is a reference to what Trump said during the 2016 campaign but it seems like not everybody gets it.
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