MSNBC hacked. That faith-based missle defense thing again. Check it out, good-looking hack. I might put up a mirror if it gets changed.
posted by lbergstr (13 comments total)
Being not-too-familiar with Slate and its possible connections with MSNBC or with the writer of the piece which I assume is satire, how is this a hack? Is it a hack? How did you become aware of it? Would this piece ever naturally show up on MSNBC? posted by amanda at 2:28 PM on February 28, 2001
It's a syndicated Slate column, with a new graphic, how is that a hack? posted by mathowie at 2:31 PM on February 28, 2001
Well, that's what I'm thinking too, Matt. Hacks don't usually slide so seamlessly into existing databases. posted by amanda at 2:38 PM on February 28, 2001
Maybe it's more appropriately stated as:
"MSNBC has been 0w|\|> by the evil hackers in the M$ cross-marketing department. ReedrZ b3w@r!!"
And I'm kind of glad that Slate's wanting to make us laugh a little about how loosely thrown around this "faith-based assistance" idea of Bush's is. posted by salsamander at 2:43 PM on February 28, 2001
look at the paragraphs on the left of the page in red text...that's a clue posted by physics at 4:59 PM on February 28, 2001
physics, those are pull quotes from the article, not mad hax0r skillz. posted by mathowie at 5:05 PM on February 28, 2001
Well some hacks do use the existing database to mock the publisher's style. It goes undetected longer than a blatant "j00lz from c4nn0nfodd3r 0wns j00".
hahaha, those are my 1114d h4x012 5k1llz....red text, get it? bah...i'm crazy posted by physics at 6:37 PM on February 28, 2001
oops.
thanks to holloway for making me look slightly less stupid. posted by lbergstr at 6:40 PM on February 28, 2001
I guess it's so rare for Slate to get any buzz that we assumed it must be a hack... posted by darren at 7:25 AM on March 1, 2001
I'm sure that somewhere in this is a deep lesson about the state of the media today. When you can't tell a mocking hack from a genuinely-produced story, something is... er... something. posted by beth at 12:37 PM on March 1, 2001
hehehehe
that's what i need every now and then. a good hacking to check out....especially when they don't realize it for a while...
what would be funnier was if the damn thing wasn't a hack, and MSNBC is swaying on the opinion pole.
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posted by amanda at 2:28 PM on February 28, 2001