Guys, it might be time to stop using twitter if you still are

[conuly]

Elon Musk has made some disturbing comments about Jews. Here’s a list

Elon Musk: Apparently using "cis" or "cisgender" will now be considered a slur going forward on the birdsite

If you need a palate cleanser after all that frothing hate:

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight

I would very much like to see the two of them punch each other's lights out, so long as it's not pay per view.

Comments

[sabotabby]

Little secret here: Those missiles had their fangs pulled in the early 90's. I know for a fact that a hacker collective comprised of Russians, Americans, Europeans etc, all worked to insert a tiny bit of code into the ICBM guidance systems, at source so it wouldn't be detected. It would only activate in the event of an actual launch. the missiles would go up, and detonate harmlessly in space at apogee. (it's part of the self-destruct system, so it's all of about 23 lines of code.)


For real? That slaps.

[siliconshaman]

The 90's produced some really good hackers, in all senses of the word... and none of us wanted to die.

[conuly]

Sure, but if they're smart enough to hack it, why aren't they smart enough to keep quiet so nobody undoes their work later?

[siliconshaman]

They have, for nearly thirty years. The only reason I mention it now is because the risk of an ICBM exchange is lower now than ever.

However, battlefield nukes are another matter. Those weren't really a thing back then, so unless someone is keeping up the good work (and I'm so far out of the loop I have no idea) any nuclear exchange is going to be localised.

Also, by my analysis, Russia wouldn't be trying to turn nuclear power plants into dirty bombs if they had a reliable nuclear arsenal. I think their nukes have rusted into uselessness.

[conuly]

For maybe. They may be great hackers, but if this is their idea of mission security, it's entirely possible that was quietly rebroken later because somebody heard about it.