America Versus the UFO Hacker 452
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Rob writes "Gary McKinnon, still suffering from Asperger's syndrome, depression, anxiety, and panic attacks, has one last chance to avoid extradition from the UK to the US to face charges of hacking into NASA and Pentagon computers in search of information on UFOs. Will the new UK government keep its word and help him avoid a savage punishment? The New Statesman has a survey of the history and McKinnon's prospects."
dude looks like (Score:1, Funny)
He wnats to know.. (Score:2, Funny)
More seriously, why not work out a deal where he won't be stuffed in supermax?
Savage punishment? (Score:2, Funny)
But the UK government is punishing Savage by banning him from entering the country.
NASA and the Pentagon?!? (Score:4, Funny)
"UFO Hacker" (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Aliens! (Score:5, Funny)
New Mexico has an Alien problem, Arizona will profile and interrogate any little green men, or Grays they find wandering around, and believe to be in the country illegally.
Re:NASA and the Pentagon?!? (Score:5, Funny)
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos!
Re:Aliens! (Score:5, Funny)
I'm not sure Arizona thought this through - the little buggers are expensive to deport.
Re:"UFO Hacker" (Score:5, Funny)
No, he proved that Apple products are so freakishly different that if an advanced alien computer tried to interface with one, it will blow up in frustration.
Re:Aliens! (Score:1, Funny)
Let Me Correctly State The Hacked Operating (Score:1, Funny)
system. For the nth time:
WINDOZE [microsoft.com].
Technical note: In order for Microslop
applications to work for ANYONE, they must be HACKED !
Yours in Tashkent,
Kilgore Trout, C.E.O.
Re:Aliens! (Score:4, Funny)
That's funny. That's just what they said about you.
Re:Aliens! (Score:1, Funny)
We're at war! He's a terrist! We got nucular weapons in thar! Be afraid! Damnit!
Re:That always makes me suspicious (Score:3, Funny)
You should get your money back from your "psychiatrist". And I put that in quotes because psychiatrists are pretty much drug dealing mental hacks that have about as much business being called a doctor as a naturopath does.
Back in the closet with you Tom Cruise!
Re:Aliens! (Score:1, Funny)
I thought the norm was to prosecute, send to prison, then hire them as a security expert.