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Flight simulator site Avsim has been "destroyed" by malicious hackers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8049780.stm

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Flight simulator site Avsim has been "destroyed" by malicious hackers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8049780.stm


There's always some tw@t, isn't there? :roll:

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There's always some tw@t, isn't there? :roll:


Sadly yes, begs the question but why ? :roll:

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There's always some tw@t, isn't there? :roll:


Sadly yes, begs the question but why ? :roll:


We're often told they use it as a 'proof of concept' etc, but I think in most cases it's, well, tw@ts :(

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We're often told they use it as a 'proof of concept' etc, but I think in most cases it's, well, tw@ts :(


I can understand, why somebody would spend time and effort, criticising ( or hacking at the extreme ) a site that represents something they have strong feelings regarding ( not saying I agree with such activity mind you ) . But a long standing flight sim site ??????????? FFSK :roll:

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pcernie wrote:
There's always some tw@t, isn't there? :roll:


Sadly yes, begs the question but why ? :roll:


We're often told they use it as a 'proof of concept' etc, but I think in most cases it's, well, tw@ts :(


Surely if you want to test a proof of concept you do it to your own server where there is nothing important to be lost and you aren't breaking a shed load of laws?

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Surely if you want to test a proof of concept you do it to your own server where there is nothing important to be lost and you aren't breaking a shed load of laws?


I suspect that you are making several huge assumptions there.
Namely that they are intelligent, they care and using their own wouldn't be any fun !

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Surely if you want to test a proof of concept you do it to your own server where there is nothing important to be lost and you aren't breaking a shed load of laws?


I suspect that you are making several huge assumptions there.
Namely that they are intelligent, they care and using their own wouldn't be any fun !


Yip, I was also thinking along the lines of 'That was me, giz a job!' within the online scumbag community...

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Yip, I was also thinking along the lines of 'That was me, giz a job!' within the online scumbag community...


Yeah true. I can happily report some of them get their cum upence ( or at least one I know of ;) ) :twisted: and I'm not talking a slapped wrist in court :D

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