Posted on 10/13/2007 6:14:00 PM PDT by fatima
Anna Nicole Smith, Seeking Justice #4
Larry Birkhead reportedly will make an appearance on Ellen’s show.
A hacker is a white hat, a good person who hacks to find vulnerablities for companies and then reports what he finds to the companies.
A cracker is a black hat, a person who hacks into people's and companies' computers to cause harm, defraud, etc.
Did anyone see Ellen's show with Larry B? Should be on now, but I do not have access to a TV at the moment.
Normally that reference requires adding an “s”. Crackers.
I remember from the around the late 80’s maybe?
Hacker carried a negative connotation. Hackers within their own small groups (IT depts mostly) used to consider themselves crackers. The ones at my work in those days were offended by hacker titles and the destructive goals of delinquents to hack. Cracker, to them was truer to what they considered a fun challenge. Cracking the code or access but nothing hacked in harmful ways like today’s virus creators.
Cracker (without the ‘s’) used by blacks is not a compliment. It is a very derogatory word used for whites by blacks. None of the my black friends think it would be acceptable for a boat in the Bahamas. They said it would be considered offensive, not humorous. A slap in the face to homeland blacks. “The Cracker” is the exact term used by slaves. The white boss that would crack the whip, meaning whip blacks.
We also have the foreign TV series
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105977/releaseinfo
“Cracker” (1993)
TV series 1993-1996
An abrasively eccentric forensic psychologist aids in the solving of difficult police cases.
A cracker is someone who breaks into someone else's computer system, often on a network; bypasses passwords or licenses in computer programs; or in other ways intentionally breaches computer security. A cracker can be doing this for profit, maliciously, for some altruistic purpose or cause, or because the challenge is there. Some breaking-and-entering has been done ostensibly to point out weaknesses in a site's security system.
The term "cracker" is not to be confused with "hacker". Hackers generally deplore cracking. However, as Eric Raymond, compiler of The New Hacker's Dictionary notes, some journalists ascribe break-ins to "hackers."
A classic story of the tracking down of a cracker on the Internet who was breaking into U.S. military and other computers is told in Clifford Stoll's The Cuckoo's Egg.
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci211852,00.html
A Hacker:
Hacker is a term used by some to mean "a clever programmer" and by others, especially those in popular media, to mean "someone who tries to break into computer systems."
1) Eric Raymond, compiler of The New Hacker's Dictionary, defines a hacker as a clever programmer. A "good hack" is a clever solution to a programming problem and "hacking" is the act of doing it. Raymond lists five possible characteristics that qualify one as a hacker, which we paraphrase here: A person who enjoys learning details of a programming language or system A person who enjoys actually doing the programming rather than just theorizing about it A person capable of appreciating someone else's hacking A person who picks up programming quickly A person who is an expert at a particular programming language or system, as in "Unix hacker" Raymond deprecates the use of this term for someone who attempts to crack someone else's system or otherwise uses programming or expert knowledge to act maliciously. He prefers the term cracker for this meaning.
2) The term hacker is used in popular media to describe someone who attempts to break into computer systems. Typically, this kind of hacker would be a proficient programmer or engineer with sufficient technical knowledge to understand the weak points in a security system. For more on this usage, see cracker.
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci212220,00.html
Now, if I were a cracker and I thought myself a very good cracker, I might want to egotistically call myself "The Cracker." And we have heard that someone was on the computer all the time.
You have a good point. It fits with the mind of a psychopath toying with his words. They enjoy those clever twists. He was mingled in a seedy group of people ‘hacking’ and ‘cracking’ real estate, wire transfers, drugs and bad fax dates.
Larry Birkhead is according to some reports busy with Habitat for Humanity and doing the good deeds to honor Anna Nicole. Whatever.
Have found no news re Jerry Brown.
Note to Nancy Grace: You are supposed to be for victims. Have you looked into what a farce Dr. Perper made of the Anna Nicole autopsy? Even a 5th grader could see the errors. Yet you have him on your show and introduce him as a renowned pathologist. How much is he paying you? Or do you feel Anna Nicole was too bad a person to deserve justice? At least stand up for Virgie Arthur.
TMZ reported that Larry Birkhead was deposed for 10 hours a week ago in Howie’s case against Rita Cosby. I don’t have more details since my computer acts up when I try to go on TMZ.
The Honorable Robin S. Rosenbaum
United States District court
Southern District of Florida
299 East Broward Boulevard, Room 205E
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Re Howard K. Stern v. John K. OQuinn and John OQuinn & Associates PLLCd/bja The OQuinn Law Firm
United States District: Court for the Southern District of Florida
Civil Action No. 07-60534-CIV-DIMITROULEAS
Dear Judge Rosenbaurn:
The Omnibus Order entered by the Court on August 29, 2008 (the Order), made, clear that no work-product protection existed for pre-March 27, 2007 tQuinn Materials and Investigation Materials withheld by Defendants Pursuant to the Order, Defendants produced previously withheld documents to Plaintiffs counsel on September 5, 2008. When comparing the produced documents to the latest privilege log submitted by Defendants to the Court, however, it appears that a number of pre-March 27, 2007 OQuinn Materials and Investigation Materials are still being withheld by Defendants Missing from the production are the following Bates range of documents:
2998-3003 3803-3830
3013-3017 3832-3949
3040-3041 3951
3104-3105 (3105 is neither 3972-4018
produced nor on log) 4023-4044
3108-3182 4050-4079
3185 4083-4084
3227-3340 4088-4153
3550 4157-4163
3554-3568 418&4190
(3555-68 neither produced nor 4196-4213
on priv log) 4252-4294
3572-3628 4361-4382
3633-3638 4396-4397
3640-3801 4401-4473
The Honorable Robin S. Rosenbaum
September 12, 2008
Page 2of2
We believe that the documents contained in the Bates range listed above should be addressed during the cx parte hearing calendared for September 15, 2008.
In addition, the Order directed Defendants to: (i) verify that Defendants have produced all non-privileged documents relating to the underlying facts (Order at 54); (ii) verify that Defendants interrogatory responses are complete and Defendants do not rely on any facts not mentioned in their interrogatory responses (Order at 60), (iii) verify all screen names and pseudonyms used by Wilma Vicedomine on the Internet when discussing the deaths of the Smiths, the paternity of Dannielynn, or Mr Stern (Order at 38), (iv) produce copies of all postings wade by Vicedomine on the Internet that relate to the underlying investigation conducted in furtherance of the Broward County proceedings (Order at 38); and (v) produce all source materials regarding the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and Daniel Smith (Order at 57) to date, we have not received these items, we therefore respectfully submit that these issues should be addressed during the ex parte hearing calendared for September 15, 2006
Thank you for your attention to this matter,
Respectfully yours,
L Lin Wood
LLW/b
cc: Robert Klein, Esq. (By Email and Fax)
Neil McCabe, Esq. (By Email and Fax)
I hear Howie is suing more people. Busy boy.
I read somewhere (do not recall where) that Lin Wood was 16, his father beat his mother to death. I wonder if he put on a defense lawyer's hat then and there and supported his father. Would say much re his character.
Long time no chat!! I wanted to point out that they all laughed at us when we talked about how the media was hellbent on destroying Vergie. Well with this election I think it’s safe to say that we knew beforehand what the media was capable of and how they would do anything to brainwash people to push their agenda. I hope everyone is well. I don’t have the full ping list so sorry if I left anyone out.
Then I go back to what stuck in my mind about Hitler: IMOW..."Repeat it...repeat it...repeat it"....AND....promise people who are under your power anything when they do not have the means to get anything and they will kneel at your feet.
Howie wants $60 million from Rita Cosby and her publisher. Rita’s lawyer Elizabeth McNamara reportedly told the court that Howie’s reputation is so bad, he is beyond slander. I don’t see how Howie can win since he is a public figure and Rita reported what others said.
“If you repeat a claim made by someone else, you are still liable for slander for repating it.” Rita Cosby’s publisher will offer a settlement to Stern.They only published Cosby’s book because of alleged sex tape.Jackie Hatten vanished, Jack Harding admitted in his declaration that he lied on TV.Nannies said Cosby tried to bribe them.Liz Thompson, lawyer for the nannies said: “Nadine Alexie and Quethelie Alexis said Cosby never contacted them to get their permission to be used as source for her book.”The lawyer claimed the women had also been offered $15,000 by Cosby.Mark Speer lied about Birkhead’s alleged deal with Stern and off shore accounts. John O’Quinn said he used a “methaphor” when he said on TV that Stern murdered Anna and Daniel for the money.John “Texas legend” O’Quinn should have known better. That “methaphor” was very expensive for him and gave him a big headache. Rita Cosby can find a job on some sleazy tabloid TV.Her career is dead.
Don't worry, Rita's career isn't dead.
Anyway, Rita Cosby has the law on her side although maybe not the judge. She is fun to watch, good looking and always enthusiastic and full of energy. What a contrast to creepy Howie.
btw, whatever happened to the investigation by Brown?
Another death in the Bahamas. John Travolta’s 16 year old son. Paging Cyril Wecht.
I wonder what happened to the rape charges against David Copperfield that allegedly took place in the Bahamas but the FBI was investigating.
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