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Re:The early 90s tech scene that created L0pht, the legendar... by TacticalCoder on Saturday March 18, 2023 @07:21PM (#35214231)
> ... various "text files" that would give instructions for doing various illegal or morally dubious things.

I was there in the BBS era too. I remember one such text file explaining a simple mechanism to light up a bomb without leaving much trace of the mechanism used to delay the bomb blowing up: it consisted of lighting a cigarette in which a small hole was drilled. Then the text file was going into details, explaining which type of cigarettes to buy so that it wouldn't consume too fast / not get blown by the wind / etc. It was totally hilarious too.

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Re:The early 90s tech scene that created L0pht, the legendar... by 867-5309 on Saturday March 18, 2023 @07:32PM (#35214308)
can't forget the Terrorist Cookbook - that thing must be as old as the internet
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Re:The early 90s tech scene that created L0pht, the legendar... by aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA on Sunday March 19, 2023 @03:36AM (#35216865)
Are you thinking of the Anarchist’s Cookbook?
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Re:The early 90s tech scene that created L0pht, the legendar... by 867-5309 on Monday March 20, 2023 @08:57AM (#35230807)
that's the one!
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Re:The early 90s tech scene that created L0pht, the legendar... by nonethewiser on Saturday March 18, 2023 @09:34PM (#35215077)
I feel like the concerning thing is that someone seemingly had direct experience with this. But you just reshared the information and no one cares. The info itself just doesn’t seem that terrible.
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