Remotely Destroy Computers

noelephant

<div class="IPBDescription">Orrin Hatch on music piracy</div> <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo--> US Senator Orrin Hatch proposed that a method is needed to remotely destroy the computers of music pirates.

A CNN.com article on the subject can be found below:

<a href='http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/06/18/download.music.ap/index.html' target='_blank'>Linky Thing</a>

I found the article rather amusing and frankly, it made Orrin Hatch look rather uninformed.

Perhaps he advocates CPU manufacturers packing a small amount of C4 with every chip? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Cereal_KillR

no you upload explosive hardware. Ya know, like on the xbox, only not.

Legionnaired

In theory, you could just write a BIOS flash utility that overwrites it with a file meant for a 486, but the point still stands, that guy is officially a nubcaek.

SoulSkorpion

World.imbecilecount++;

Legionnaired

The scary part is this is one of the 100 people that make up half of the body that makes laws for the most powerful country in the world. I consider Senator Byrd a nubcaek also, due to his opposition to the Line Item veto, an awesome tool for cutting out the pork in the budget.

Thus, 1% of the lawmaking body are nubcaeks, thus, 1% of the US voting population are nubcaeks for electing them.

gg US.

CplDavis

Im imagining all the death threats via cs guns and insults this guy is getting in forums across the world.

OttoDestruct

If anyone starts pirating on the Xbox we can always just make them download a virus when they download their graphics card!

Windelkron

What's sad is that this guy is on the judiciary committee. I mean, that is <b>alarming.</b>

lolfighter

We also need a REAL CheatingDeath, not the pansy version we have now. I was thinking of something that pops a steel girder through the computer and the guy in front of it when a cheat is detected.

Nemesis_Zero

It'd be funny if people sued the guy for encouraging property desctruction <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

tseepra

<!--QuoteBegin--lolfighter+Jun 19 2003, 01:40 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (lolfighter @ Jun 19 2003, 01:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> We also need a REAL CheatingDeath, not the pansy version we have now. I was thinking of something that pops a steel girder through the computer and the guy in front of it when a cheat is detected. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I second that, of just make the computer explode.

Moquiao

<!--QuoteBegin--Nemesis Zero+Jun 19 2003, 12:59 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Jun 19 2003, 12:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It'd be funny if people sued the guy for encouraging property desctruction <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
well it is in usa.. you can sue anyone for anything there... go on somebody do it!

Hawkeye

The only real way to "destroy" computers is by use of a virus. I think 20 years down the road, there will be cyber terrorists which hack into servers and government computers. I think it would be a serious threat to our national security (moreso than worrying about someone planting a bomb).

Also, they are working on a small virus to work inside an mp3's "song information" location of the file. That'd be the best way, I think. Take an mp3 with a virus attached, and share it with the mp3 community. Ironically, if a Senator did this, he'd be breaking the very law he supported (unless he had the original CD).

Nemesis_Zero

Whatever they are trying, the boundaries are very close. Ever noticed that even big labels (Universal/Geffen comes to mind) don't try to interrupt the sharing of files (p.e. by hosting servers with bogus files) outside the strict mainstream? They're aware they'd kill their atrists images.

MonsieurEvil

/me slashdots, just to see them all spaz out. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

NumbersNotFound

This would make more securitiy risks than it solves...

The idea of a "self destruct" in a computer can be exploited in so many ways that one security hole and a huge amount of computers would be destroyed by terrorists.

OttoDestruct

Just before it destroys the computer a screen pops up and says

"ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO SENATORS!"

Cowswin

<a href='http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/17/220228&mode=thread' target='_blank'>These people at Slashdot</a>

are tearing that dude a new one. You seriously couldn't be more retarded. Even the whole virus thing is craptacular. Ooo, RIAA has viruses for free download...onto my 100mhz machine built for the sole purpose of downloading illegal muzac! OHNOS! You ruined my 100mhz machine that cost me a whole $100!!!111!11! I'll have to spend 10 minutes getting it running again while I keep playing games on my 2.6ghz P4 with a GFX!!!!1!!!!

Sen. Hatch, aka, biggest moron on the planet...(one above RIAA?)

Legionnaired

I pray to everything holy that guy never gets re-elected.

Nil_IQ

Hehe, this reminds me of a news story I heard once (you may have heard it).

Apparently, some hacker who had been hacking into confidential government information and generally causing havok was finally caught. The police immediatly went to access his computer. The hacker said 'I would't do that if I were you.' Nubcaek police, do they ever learn?

The hacker knew exactly how the police would go about accessing his system, and had rigged his hard-drive to some C4 plastic explosives. As soon as whatever program the police were using started running; BOOM!

The explosion wasn't enougth to kill any of the police, but it was enougth to ensure all the evidence against him was eradicated and he got off scott free. I think he might even have sued the police for damaging his computer <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Uh oh, I just gave 80% of the hacker population out there a very bad idea.....

TBH I wouldn't want my computer rigged up to anything even slightly explosive; being as unreliable as it is I would probably be dead by now if it was.....

AllUrHiveRblong2us

And with that, all of the people readingthis go off to their local high explosive/computer parts emporium with an evil grinn.

Legionnaired

Just make a magnesium coil under your hard drive platters that ignites when the fuse is not reset once every 8 hours <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

UZi

OMG "elite"!!!

BOOM!

UZi

I think hes thinking that they can send a spike to computers "much unlike they do to illegal cable boxes" or some ****...

BUT thats how computer geeks get **** off and start takeing out government buildings.

Wheeee

Or you could buy a GeForce FX 5800 Ultra with the mondo fan, and run a certain screensaver on it...

DOOManiac

Follow up story: <a href='http://amish.blogmosis.com/archives/012511.html' target='_blank'>Orrin Hatch, software pirate</a>?

Apparently the man is guilty himself. heh.

DOOManiac

Saw a funny quote on /.

<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Brings to mind a quote from about 1989 when a generalissimo of Borland (if my memory serves me correctly, 14 years is a long time) said:

"The only thing you can do to stop someone pirating your software is to go round to his house and kill him."

When asked if that wasn't a little extreme, he said "Well, maim him anyway." :-)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

r00fles

Rhuadin

I have only one thing to say about this senator:

"OMG NOOB COMM EJECT!!!1one"

That is all.

Rhuadin

Hawkeye

If you think about it, there is a "dark side" and a "good side" of hacking. It is one gigantic metaphor for Star Wars!

Trentor: "H4x0rz16, I am your father."
H4x0rz16: "Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!"

MonsieurEvil

(And from The Register - <a href='http://www.theregister.com/content/6/31324.html' target='_blank'>http://www.theregister.com/content/6/31324.html</a> )

<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->In another development, a sharp-eyed Reg reader has noticed that the Mormon Senator's Web site features a link to adult content at Bignaturals.com. Load this page and find the graphical link to 'myUTAH Search.com' about halfway down on the right-hand side, for some silicone-free Utah search action<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Be forewarned that this link will send you off to low-grade internet porn. All hypocrites must be remotely destroyed after 2 warnings...

DOOManiac

<a href='http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59305,00.html' target='_blank'>Wired</a> now has an artcile on the hypocritical senator's software misuses, and they actually got ahold of the company and confirmed that the software was in fact stolen, and that the senator has still yet to fully comply with the terms to get a free liscense.