• Eheran@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Digging up 10 year old nothing burgers? What the fuck is wrong with you? Do you not have real problems with real Nazis? Who the fuck cares that this guy did shady stuff as a teenager >10 years ago?

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        17 hours ago

        What a crime, being born later. We really need to focus on actual issues if we want to have the slightest chance to wake Trump people up.

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    22 hours ago

    I did the same shit as a teenager, big fucking whoop. How about we focus on the Nazi part of this asshole.

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      While I wholeheartedly agree this is “meh” compared to everything else, this isn’t nothing.

      If you were to try to get a job with even basic security clearance for a site in the US, and it came up that you were hacking at 19 years old, you would not move forward.

      It’s a fact-based merit that under normal circumstances would result in termination if it was found to have not been disclosed previously. So pointing it out is still important.

      All that being said, disclosure is the key. If it was disclosed, it’s a judgment call, and, well…

      Also, @[email protected]

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    19 hours ago

    I’m sure they will grow out of it, by the time they turn 21

    (This is intended as an amusing reference to DOGE’s habit of hiring surprisingly young professionals.)

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      20 hours ago

      Yeah, but this reminds me of a line from game of thrones:

      “If you’re a famous smuggler, you’re doing it wrong.”

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        The only problem I have with this is that I refuse to think of some teenager hanging off of Elon’s coattails as famous. In four years when the next president kills DOGE, nobody is even gonna remember who this kid was.

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    24 hours ago

    So now you want people to hate BitTorrent cause someone used it that works with Elon? God this does make Democrats look looney. I really wish people would stop taking the bait.

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      22 hours ago

      Nowhere in the article does it say anything like that. It’s pretty straight forward reporting - the guy ran some websites and distributed pirated books and software, and hacked a few websites. No judgements are passed, it’s just factual information.

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        22 hours ago

        I wasn’t referring to you specifically… I was referring to the journalist that wrote this crap. It is pointless. There are actual character flaws like participating in dismantling the government & ignoring the constitution.

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      24 hours ago

      I don’t see any mention of torrents in the article?

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        22 hours ago

        I said torrent because it is common to download & share content. My point was that I really don’t fucking care if some pirates content. It doesn’t influence how I judge them as a person.

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    22 hours ago

    Reminds me of those Mafia people that snitch and start working for the government.

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    23 hours ago

    Sounds to me like he was just fulfilling the prerequisites for his current gig… 🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️