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nevet'S
11/16/09

In reply to PS3: It Only Catches a Predator
shouldn't the government buy domestic products not to be hating on Japan or anything its just the fact that they......... I'm not going to pretend I care. I'm not in the mood for interneting today. goodbye #crime
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crabperson
11/16/09

@nevet'S: But they couldn't run the risk of a 360 RRoDing on them. Unless they bought multiple ones.
And they'd have to mod it. Which means they couldn't play on Live with their buddies when they're done! #crime
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Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
11/16/09

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But Can It Catch Illegal Aliens Too? #crime
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jer2110
11/16/09

@Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair): Looks like an ad for an 80's sitcom. #crime
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Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
11/16/09

@jer2110: One Catches Predators, The Other is From A Race Of Predators From ANOTHER PLANET! After His ship crashes to Earth, he is forced to live a new life here. But he had better hope his Roommate doesn't find out his true job.

Hansen:"Hey Frank, what did you say your job was again?"

"Frank":" Despenser her-Spy sappin' my-I told you, do- Engineer!"
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Edited by Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair) at 11/16/09 7:24 AM

Jean-François L'Her
11/16/09

@Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair): The guy on the left does not catch predators, he is the predator. Probably still in jail for sending neaked pictures to someone underage through Xbox Live... #crime
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Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
11/16/09

@Jean-François L'Her: ... That's what I initially thought, but at the mention of Hansen I thought that must mean he was the one in the image... Wikipedia didn't have an image of him.... .... New idea, both are sharing an apartment with Hansen.... #crime
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phnord
11/16/09

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I can't imagine Sony is very happy about this. They lose money on every PS3 that is sold, and if these PS3's are being devoted solely to password cracking and not making money through game purchases, this can't play out well financially for Sony - although the publicity probably makes up for it. #crime
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Vishus
11/16/09

@phnord: It's not like they're going to be buying very many of them and the loses per unit are dramatically less than they used to be, so it's really no big deal financially for Sony. #crime
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denki
11/16/09

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Wait a minute... doesn't loading Linux onto a PS3 violate the PS3 EULA? So, the cops are doing something illegal to catch people doing illegal things...well, wouldn't be the first time. #crime
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Chirotera
11/16/09

@denki: Breaking an EULA is not illegal. You can't be arrested for it, or hunted down. But you could be denied surface or further use of the product beyond the specified manner. At least that is how I understand them.

I could be wrong.
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Stompy1
11/16/09

@Chirotera: Also, there's an option on the PS3's main menu to install another OS, so it can't be illegal! #crime
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denki
11/16/09

@Stompy1: Well hell's bells, I had no idea, I don't own a PS3. So never mind. #crime
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denki
11/16/09

@Chirotera: Depending on what is written in the EULA you can be prosecuted for a whole slew of things. How much of them would stand up in court is another matter, but I believe the UK's crackdown on console modding has strong legal support provided by the EULA terms.

But as a few people have nicely and rudely pointed out, installing another OS on the PS3 doesn't violate the EULA, so in this case, it isn't illegal. Couldn't do my own fact checking as I don't own a PS3 and am also incredibly laz #crime
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Omnimon
11/16/09

@denki: Installing Linux on the PS3 is not against the EULA. Sony has constantly encouraged the use of Linux on its products, going as far as releasing PS2 Linux Kits, and the "Other OS" feature on PS3 Phats. #crime
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Vishus
11/16/09

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Oh dear. The Otaku's two favorite hobbies have been turned against one another. #crime
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Showmeyomoves!
11/16/09

@Vishus: Ooh, risky. #crime
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Vishus
11/16/09

@Showmeyomoves!: How so? Did it become non-pc to talk about okatu and their lolicon pron loving reputation. #crime
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Showmeyomoves!
11/16/09

@Vishus: Ack, never mind! I misread your comment as "Kotaku's two favorite hobbies..."

Carry on. :D #crime
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crabperson
11/16/09

@Showmeyomoves!: Shouldn't you know? Star commentors don't make mistakes! #crime
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vid3oman64
11/16/09

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That guy is fuggin creepy. #crime
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ffboi7
11/16/09

@vid3oman64: Why don't you sit down. #crime
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vid3oman64
11/16/09

@ffboi7: what what is this

where's emily #crime
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ffboi7
11/16/09

@vid3oman64: why are you here?? what were you planning to do in a house with a underage girl? #crime
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Showmeyomoves!
11/16/09

@ffboi7: I was just...

*drops bottle of lubricant*

*runs out the door*

*gets tackled by cops*

I wasn't doing anything!!! She said she was 18!! #crime
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Antiterra
11/15/09

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Kevin Butler, VP of Pedobear Hunting Dept. #crime
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Gundem
11/15/09

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That Chris Hansen picture is modified specifically for /b/.

How dare you kotaku? HOW DARE YOU? #crime
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Owen Good
11/16/09

@Gundem: I was trying, trying like hell to find the picture that said:

"Excuse me, reverend. Did you write:

"'I want to tongue-plow your stink ditch.

"'And plunder your snizz'?" #crime
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TaylorEatWorld
11/16/09

@Owen Good: Sir, you are the most amazing Kotaku writer in existence. I.. I love you! #crime
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Hyperpower!
11/15/09

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Is Sony going to expect some kind of royalty now? #crime
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phicaluk
11/16/09

@Hyperpower!: I think they'd like King Juan Carlos of Spain #crime
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Rakuen42
11/15/09

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I presume these passwords are using the ASCII charset. If that's the case, wouldn't it be far less than 282 trillion combinations? Unless the password field can store the first 31 characters on the table, plus DEL... #crime
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somarix
11/15/09

@Rakuen42: the calculation is 256^6 = 281,474,976,710,656. They can/do limit this to 70^60, 36^6 or even 26^6 in the first stages. I'd like to see them crack my full-ansi-using 25-character passwords :D, though they'll just find srccode of projects there. Or try someone's 10-symbol Chinese password. #crime
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ChickenPawks
11/16/09

@somarix: I'm not going to pretend I fully understood that on the first readthrough. Nerd love. +1 #crime
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somarix
11/16/09

@ChickenPawks: "x^y" means "x to the power of y". 7^2 = 49 . The "70^60" was a typo, had to be "70^6".
26 lowcase alphabet chars,
+10 digits = 36 possibilities
+uppercase and stuff = ~70 possibilities.

26^6 = 308,915,776 #crime
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ChickenPawks
11/16/09

@somarix: yeah, i got it eventually. first readthrough was a little over my head. haven't done math beyond addition/subtraction since nixon was in office.*

*i was not actually alive yet when nixon was in office. #crime
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Paul_Is_Drunk
11/15/09

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Weren't there worries of the PS2 being used to launch nukes by terrorists? #crime
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Black-Dog-Howls
11/16/09

@Paul_Is_Drunk: Why do you think United States President wanted to go to nondescript middle eastern country? He saw twenty PS2s being sold to nondescript middle eastern country and just knew what was going down. #crime
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Lockgar
11/15/09

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wait wait wait, doesn't sony lose money on every console sold? and I'm pretty sure the Federal agents arn't going to buy games for these consoles.

Although I doubt the amount they bought would really do much. I thought the government agency like Immigration and Customs Enforcement Cyber Crimes Center, would have equipment that we wont see for the next 30 years....

Then again, the ICE, like the FTA, are one of those freak government organizations that generally get neglected. Over things like the FBI, the CIA, and the best one of all, the ACTTSCCEMGOOP.

And now since I said all those, I am probably being monitored now, especially for the last one.
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Black-Dog-Howls
11/16/09

@Lockgar: You're thinking of the military. Like, to us, exo-skeletons and super suits are silly science fiction. To the US Air Force Gordon is in the test chamber. #crime
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Omnimon
11/16/09

@Lockgar: Just because a product is losing money doesn't mean it's necessarily a bad thing. Sony has a revenue goal every quarter, and these sales help it get there. Beyond that, someone has responsibility for a unit sales number over there, and would help them, as well.

With companies the size of Sony, typically revenue, not margin, is king. #crime
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Rocketknight
11/16/09

@Lockgar: They probably don't give a shit as this was essentially an endorsement from the United States government. Not only do they sell consoles that go to a good cause, it makes them look good and will most likely push sales up. #crime
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shades_of_blue
11/15/09

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They should talk to the DOD. Certain parts of our military purchase IBM Blade Servers with units powered by the IBM CELL processor for intense number crunching.

My former employer sold a few of them to the USCG, among with several hundred Xeon processor configs. #crime
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somarix
11/15/09

@shades_of_blue: or simply cough-up the fee for the PS3 SDK, and put the thing on BD installation discs; just in case the phat PS3s are out of stock (cheap slims being the alternative). #crime
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CosmicElement
11/15/09

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PS3 really DOES do everything. #crime
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AgentSnake
11/15/09

@CosmicElement: i can't tell if you are saying this as in child porn. or if you are complimenting the system. If it is the child porn then well played my friend. #crime
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Witzbold
11/15/09

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Best use of that picture ever. #crime
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mr_godot
11/15/09

@Witzbold: It's remarkable how easily a picture of Chris Hansen can be made humorous by simply rotating him to the right a little. #crime
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