@aiju There's a Scott Alexander post about this somewhere, but I can't be bothered to find it.
@wolf480pl @arch Non-nerds are just relics from a time before the written word
@ploum The thing that awakened me the most was probably the Ken Thompson hack.
@mischievoustomato @RustyCrab I heard of something once called the "9-volt battery to the head" trick
@pasture I hear there was one called "back orifice". Or was that a tool? I can't remember.
@RustyCrab My grandmother had a stroke recently and her personality changed slightly. I hardly noticed it but everyone else did.
can you guys necroboost this post in a few months just for funnies, thanks
@condret Because they often hide things and twist the facts (even if only slightly) to suit said agenda.