The number one response I hear from infosec people (which was the intended audience of 2600) was, "Dude, you should've used a proxy!" I recognize that failing to do so was reckless and stupid.

No, talking about one your biggest regrets being "getting caught" is a problem today. The textbook example of someone who isn't sorry for what he did is that he explains his mistakes as "I got caught."

@danielweber: I think it's very easy to misconstrue what I'm saying for "I regret getting caught". My point is that I knew how to hide, but didn't, so anyone who calls me stupid for not doing so is correct. Poor risk management.

No, I'm saying it was a bad idea to talk about what you did wrong to get caught. It creates the perception that you think exploiting flaws in someone's site without permission wasn't the big thing you did wrong.

Which, you can believe that or not, but in terms of mitigating risks perceived by employers, not creating that impression should be your #1 priority.