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2. I drove my car as fast as it could go

Reply to meegbear (Original post)

Wed Sep 3, 2014, 04:01 PM

Sep 2014

When I was carrying that poor injured sucker to the hospital, I was a hero.

When I drove through that street fair, I was a criminal.*

Soooo confusing!

*Disclaimer: I have never driven any car as fast as it would go. I have never driven an injured person to the hospital. I have never plowed my car through a street fair. The point of the post is that context means quite a lot when talking about driving a car as fast as it will go. I believe a parallel can be made to hacking into secure accounts.

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The Rude Pundit - When It Comes to Hacking, What's the Line Between Heroic and Criminal? [View all] meegbear Sep 2014 OP

Reminds me of this thread: Dr. Strange Sep 2014 #1

I drove my car as fast as it could go gratuitous Sep 2014 #2

Americans aren't good at nuances like context. Right/wrong, black/white, good/evil is enough for us. Scuba Sep 2014 #3

"Americans aren't good at nuances like context." malokvale77 Sep 2014 #4

Only billions? I would have guessed "infinite". Scuba Sep 2014 #5

"infinite" malokvale77 Sep 2014 #6

You all are so right. There is too much black and white in this world. madinmaryland Sep 2014 #7

Unfortunately... malokvale77 Sep 2014 #8