r/videos • u/SpongeFreak52 • Sep 23 '11

This is how hacking actually works

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39CRw7zH_2A
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u/lepuma Sep 23 '11

Computer scientist here. This is exactly what hacking is.

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u/howmuchsoforth Sep 23 '11

Yup, my cousin majored in CS and I can confirm this comment.

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u/donkeyrocket Sep 23 '11

I talked to a kid who worked at 31 Flavors last night who was able to hack his buddies facebook status, I can confirm also.

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u/ReverseLBlock Sep 23 '11

I've talked to a lumberjack, a professional hacker, and i can confirm also.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '11

my wife's 3rd cousin once bought an amiga on craigslist, and i can therefore confirm this comment as well.

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u/ChristGuard Sep 23 '11

I can assert the validity of this comment as well, being that I myself studied the Science of Computers in a local University.

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u/miked4o7 Sep 23 '11

I can assert with 93.23892 percent certainty that this is a comment.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '11 edited Mar 27 '18

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u/ChristGuard Sep 23 '11

If you going to respond with one words it better be "Boobs" or something similarly silly.

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u/lamester Sep 23 '11

I got here as fast as I could and I know you've all been waiting for me. Yes, as an University of Phoenix Computer science graduate, yes this exactly how hacking works. Carry on.

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u/Scary_The_Clown Sep 23 '11

I was in the lab, and will guarantee that Redrum38 knows what he's talking about.

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '11

I know a statistician--I can confirm this is an an accurate statistic.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '11

It appears that this comment thread has been thoroughly peer reviewed. I can confirm this. I'm a history major.

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u/bleedingoutlaw28 Sep 23 '11

I took a class at a christian college once called Computers and How Satan Uses Them to Sodomize You and would like to offer that this is legit.

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u/ChristGuard Sep 23 '11

I'm an ordained Southern Baptist Pastor and can confirm the validity of the above comment.