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0 pointsbetolink7y ago0 comments

I don't think it's the NSA this time, for once they don't have to do deep package analysis or install any MITM device since they get the whole info in bulk, maybe it's just a 400-pound hacker.

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copperx7y ago· 2 in thread

I've never understood the 400 pound hacker thing. Does it refer to body weight or technical prowess?

etiam7y ago

I spontaneously took it as a loose analogy to dominant male gorillas and the extent to which they need to be taken seriously.

swozey7y ago

It's the stereotype that "hackers" are obese, chugging mountain dew and living in their parents basement.

betolinkOP7y ago

The 400-pound hacker is a reference to what Trump said during the 2016 campaign but it seems like not everybody gets it.

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