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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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