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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by thrdbndndn on Monday November 25, 2024 @04:15AM (#42234562)
why do you type 0wn (zero) instead of own?
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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by 0xEF on Monday November 25, 2024 @04:22AM (#42234592)
Putting the "hacker" back in Hacker News, I guess
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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by dijksterhuis on Monday November 25, 2024 @05:49AM (#42235094)
i believe it’s pronounced H4x0r
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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by moffkalast on Monday November 25, 2024 @07:22AM (#42235657)
Excuse me I thought this was business news? I want my zero money back.
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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by danielheath on Monday November 25, 2024 @08:43AM (#42236215)
m0ney?
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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by RGamma on Monday November 25, 2024 @07:27AM (#42235677)
Cuz it's k00l
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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by TacticalCoder on Monday November 25, 2024 @09:11AM (#42236439)
The best is to never get pwned.
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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by duxup on Monday November 25, 2024 @09:58AM (#42236792)
I think it nicely demonstrates the difference between "own" (legally and appropriately) and "0wn" taking control by hacking but exerting as much control as "own".
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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by EvanAnderson on Monday November 25, 2024 @11:25AM (#42237532)
They were reaching for the "p" key and hit "0" by mistake.
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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by Terr_ on Monday November 25, 2024 @06:18PM (#42241098)
Adding a serious response in case [0] it's a serious question: "0wn" is a kind of in-joke among hacker/security communities. [1] In particular, it differs from "own" in that it connotes "forcibly taking control of", rather than formal legal ownership. Another version is "pwn" which is a marginally newer and more-associated with online gaming.

[0] https://xkcd.com/1053/

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet

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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by thaumasiotes on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @12:05AM (#42242755)
> "0wn" is a kind of in-joke among hacker/security communities.

In my experience, the security community says "pop".

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Re:The Nearest Neighbor Attack by edm0nd on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @12:31AM (#42242840)
Gives the term "desk pop" a whole new meaning!
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