Is it just me or do they intentionally choose pictures of him when he's at his most dickish looking?Woodsey said:
GeoHot Sounds Off on Sony's PSN Debacle
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Terms of Service can be voided if they are found to be illegal/absurd/etc, regardless of you signing the "WE OWN YOUR SOUL" bit at the end, despite what they'd have you believe.Bags159 said:
Braedan said:
What? What relevance does anyone in this thread have to the topic at hand? About as much as Geohot. Seriously, I'm not understanding either of you, because someone is internet famous they must be relevant to a topic to have an opinion and express it?Veloxe said:
The colors are certainly garish, but I appreciate the minimalistic aesthetic he's striving for. Some neutral, earthy tones would really help to make the place look less like a dentist's waiting room. I'm thinking beige/forest green for the walls, some dark stained wood trim/molding, and maybe a subdued but noticeable accents of bold color (I'd go with crimson) here and there. No matter how you cut it, though, sea foam green is really only a color for nurses' scrubs or bathrooms, and I'd feel queasy every moment I had to be surrounded by walls and carpet of that color.LiquidGrape said:
God this guy's a douche...
you were using your PS3... TO PIRATE THINGS. YEAH, THAT'S KINDA ILLEGAL.
I can go out and buy a knife meant for cutting vegetables. But if I go and rob a bank with that knife, I'M IN THE WRONG.
How much of a lifeless neckbeard must you be to decide "eh, got nothing better to do with my life, guess I'll try and hack into a PS3 to prove a point or something..."
This guy violated the TOS, he hacked a PS3 so he could pirate things, he encouraged other douchey little hackers to fuck with Sony when he was feeling butthurt, and has the pure balls to think that he's in the right.
I believe it was Albert Einstein who once said, "God, what an asshole..."
you were using your PS3... TO PIRATE THINGS. YEAH, THAT'S KINDA ILLEGAL.
I can go out and buy a knife meant for cutting vegetables. But if I go and rob a bank with that knife, I'M IN THE WRONG.
How much of a lifeless neckbeard must you be to decide "eh, got nothing better to do with my life, guess I'll try and hack into a PS3 to prove a point or something..."
This guy violated the TOS, he hacked a PS3 so he could pirate things, he encouraged other douchey little hackers to fuck with Sony when he was feeling butthurt, and has the pure balls to think that he's in the right.
I believe it was Albert Einstein who once said, "God, what an asshole..."
See this has always been a problem of mine when people bring up the whole 'Sony own your console' thing. I don't believe they've ever stated that explicitly. They openly allow you to tamper with the hardware you purchased; the only price is that you void your warranty by doing so and fair enough, I agree with that. If they didn't want you fucking with their hardware they're make it impossible to get the thing open or even so much as change the hard drive.Bags159 said:
However I don't disagree that they own the firmware; of course they do. But on that note people shouldn't be forced to use their PS3 with official firmware, providing of course that the custom firmware doesn't comprimise the security of the company. You can understand why they're so quick to bring the hammer down on people who do.
THANK YOU for changing the GeoHotz picture.
Oh, and I'm sure that Sony wasn't protecting the
data, because had they done that, the results wouldn't be as good as they have been know (such as every user being a victim of identity theft, as opposed to know it being only a theoretical percentage, as far as I know), no, they just gave it away with a password of 4.
If they had that simple of a password, maybe GeoHotz could have hacked it.
And they don't trust the customer. They have lawyers for a reason, beyond just crushing you.
Wait...
Oh, and I'm sure that Sony wasn't protecting the
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/109637-Sony-Assures-Credit-Card-Data-Was-Encrypted
don't know how to do the blue encrypted as the url
don't know how to do the blue encrypted as the url
If they had that simple of a password, maybe GeoHotz could have hacked it.
And they don't trust the customer. They have lawyers for a reason, beyond just crushing you.
I'm protected, since mine is twelve thousand, three hundred and forty-fiveIrridium said:
Wait...
He's been spouting this nonsense since the news first broke. Don't waste your time trying to explain the obvious.HankMan said:
Thank you. The mere fact that Sony wasn't hashing user passwords should pretty much negate any confidence in their security systems.Xzi said:
Yes. Post online who you breached security and stole data from millions of people. Genius.
No, wait. Actually, DO do that. That's how Sony tracked down this ass hole, so hopefully they'll be able to track down the hacker(s) that broke the PSN.
No, wait. Actually, DO do that. That's how Sony tracked down this ass hole, so hopefully they'll be able to track down the hacker(s) that broke the PSN.
Not that I've seen. His coolest pic, one with him actually outside (I think) still makes him look like a giant tool.MasterSaji said:
You, like sony, Just Don't Get It.Bags159 said:
Legally, the console may still somehow be the property of Sony (though I'd like to see that one fly in court), however, the physical system and its software are in the hands of the consumer, which is inevitably going to be a hacker at some point.
Thus from a security point of view, does the console belong to the hacker. To see it otherwise, as Sony seems to, and then to act accordingly, is, as hotz puts it, "insane".
Take it from him; he is a hacker.
As for "giving away" personal information, I know I'd be mad at the bank if they set their vault code to be 12345.
Can we just get this out of the way by trying to make a statement that pleases everyone? Okay so I'll attempt it first:
Sony is not the devil for letting this happen. They didnt do it themselves, they didnt let it happen intentionally, they arent complete retards as I'm sure that their security was at least serviceable, although obviously not serviceable enough. Their security should have been a lot stronger especially in the face of Anonymous' threats, and even earlier whenever it was proven by Hotz (I refuse to call him GeoHot) that their fortress was not impenetrable. However the lawsuits are ridiculous, when you put information on the internet there's always the risk of it being stolen. Also Sony should have released the information on the security breach way earlier, God knows the risks they caused by holding on to it for even a those few days. Let us not forget though, the dick(s) who stole the information in the first place. He(they) isnt a hero(es), he(they) isnt standing up for anyone's rights, he's(they are) just some sad douche(s) who's skilled at hacking. One last thing; X-box fanboys, Nintendo fanboys and self proclaimed PC gamers, this does not mean that your respective gaming platform is better than the PS3, so please stop gloating on threads related to this subject about how PS3 sucks, X-box/ Wii/ PC rulez or how we should convert as though owning a console or computer is the same as being in a religion.
Sony is not the devil for letting this happen. They didnt do it themselves, they didnt let it happen intentionally, they arent complete retards as I'm sure that their security was at least serviceable, although obviously not serviceable enough. Their security should have been a lot stronger especially in the face of Anonymous' threats, and even earlier whenever it was proven by Hotz (I refuse to call him GeoHot) that their fortress was not impenetrable. However the lawsuits are ridiculous, when you put information on the internet there's always the risk of it being stolen. Also Sony should have released the information on the security breach way earlier, God knows the risks they caused by holding on to it for even a those few days. Let us not forget though, the dick(s) who stole the information in the first place. He(they) isnt a hero(es), he(they) isnt standing up for anyone's rights, he's(they are) just some sad douche(s) who's skilled at hacking. One last thing; X-box fanboys, Nintendo fanboys and self proclaimed PC gamers, this does not mean that your respective gaming platform is better than the PS3, so please stop gloating on threads related to this subject about how PS3 sucks, X-box/ Wii/ PC rulez or how we should convert as though owning a console or computer is the same as being in a religion.
Ironic Pirate said:
Besides not understanding how a comment system works, I think you missed the point. The point was that you don't write a news post when my neighbour has an opinion on the PSN network. Geohot is free to have an opinion, I'm just not sure why the Escapist is paying attention to it.
