Another self important w**ker!!

Reading this this morning:

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/uk-hacker-jailed-over-abortion-website/story-e6frfku0-1226326365200

So, Apparently this halfwit has proven to us all that there is step lower than ignorance. Usually ignorance is merely the lack of understanding or knowledge of a subject. However this bloke has shown us you can go farther than that and it is far worse than ignorance, it is an active choice to be ignorant in the face of the common sense and basic understanding. 

This man has made two fatal mistakes which prove to us he is a W**ker:

1. He laid claim to be apart of a renowned Internet group "Anonymous", mostly I think because he believes that means something (really all it means you think they are elitests and your a wannabe). After all they haven't actually hacked much yet. Most of the time they have been given access to private server information from a mole or spy or some disgruntled employee. Who, in the sane world, really believes a bunch of random Internet nobodies are better educated and resourced than the CIA, FBI, Interpol, Scotland yard, ETC.  Not likely.

2. He has somehow got into his head that he is morally superior. I say this simply because regardless of your view point on Abortion, who has the right to private information? Just because you disagree with a moral question like abortion does not give you the right to steal sensitive information. We do not always know why someone makes the decisions they do.

So to the elite anonymous wannabe. Pull your head in and use some basic intelligence to argue your point. Do not try to force other people to accept your views through illegal actions and childish claims.

Definately shaking my head.

Breaking news, after I posted the above this news report was published:

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/hacker-who-stole-10000-abortion-patients-details-jailed-for-nearly-three-years/story-e6frfkui-1226326599566

I would just like to say that In light of my earlier post, he must have read my blog and I take full credit for his realisation that it was wrong. :P

 He also must have realised that staking claimed to an underground group that is responsible for alleged criminal activity may not have been the smartest thing he has ever done. Especial when under arrest for gaining unlawful access to a private computer system.

Legalising drugs in Australia

Another day and another social dilemma;

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/marijuana-use-fell-after-decriminalisation-in-wa-under-gallop-government/story-e6frfku0-1226317934748

It would appear that there is some debate as to whether the legalisation of cannabis will reduce or increase the rate of users.  It was a fairly uneventful article until I read this little line:




"Mr Lenton said the rise in cannabis usage figures between 2007 and 2010 could be explained by a statistical anomaly, after the telephone component of the survey was removed, increasing the number of positive responses."


The words "statistical anomaly" in most cases can be replaced with the sentence: "I am making an excuse because the evidence has proved I am wrong"

Give me a break people, Are they really trying to get me to believe that approx. 23% of WA marijuana users suddenly decided to stop smoking simply because it was now legal to grow your own? I mean nothing else changed, it would even have be easier to get hold of cheaper right?

Anyone with two or more synapse can see that the only change in the statistics was a dip after 3 years, this could have been caused by just about anything. To apply half arsed assumptions like they have to a phone based survey about potential drug addictions is ignorant at best. It could also be possible that during the survey of 2007 they just so happened to miss all the houses with occupants who smoke.

Now I don't claim to have the answers, but then that is why I feel superior to these guys that insist legalising drugs will reduce the number of people using. It's like arguing that if you made Coke free then people will stop drinking it.

Still shaking my head over this one.