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= F.U.C.K. - Fucked Up College Kids - Born Jan. 24th, 1993 - F.U.C.K. =
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The Scene
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Ok. Background so you understand my rant of the day. 'The Scene'
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is a term used by BBSers and refers to either the collective body that
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BBSs, or the group of people that are into hacking/phreaking related
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topics that BBS. 'The 303 Scene' would refer to H/P BBSs (and users)
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in the Denver area. Sometimes, when a hacker from one area code talks
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to another from a different, they will ask 'Whats the scene like there?'
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My problem. Almost everywhere you go, the scene sucks in a big
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way. If you are on BBSs, you will no doubt read posts about the fact
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that a paticular scene sucks, and a lot of people will piss and moan about
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it, and try to think of ways for it to get better. I have come to the
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conclusion that no matter where you live, it isn't going to get better.
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'The Scene' (all of them) has been on a downward spiral over the
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past 5 or so years. More and more of the good hackers have gone on to do
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other things. A surprising amount have moved on to computer/phone security
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positions in big companies, or do consulting of some kind. As the older
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(older being relative) hackers moved on, new and younger kids stepped in
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wanting to learn about hacking and phreaking. In just over a year, the
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level of hacking knowledge has gone from serious in depth conversations
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to trivial talk about the most basic of phreaking boxes.
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'The Scene' is full of different groups that band together for
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several reasons. Security in numbers (within reason), pooling of information
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or resources, and a bond of friendship. Just like the gangs on the streets,
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egos are getting in the way of things and causing rivalry between groups.
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So instead of having groups working with each other, trading information,
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and new hacks, they are at war attempting to get each others info and show
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who is better. A lot of people ask what good it will do to get someone's
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"info". This usually refers to getting their real name/address/phone numbers
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and sometimes more (credit, relatives, etc). With this information you can
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one of several things in revenge.
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Why is the scene dying? Because of us, the hackers and phreakers.
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The feds are still out there, looking to bust hackers any way they can.
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Their success comes more from the hackers mistake's than anything. Not just
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mistakes like not diverting, or not covering your tracks, but even worse.
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The fundamental lack of respect we show each other, and the way we war
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among ourselves is the biggest advantage they have (and need). While we
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waste our time flaming each other on BBSs, getting info through borrowed
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or stolen CNA codes, the feds use that time to build bigger cases against
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us. When they do catch one of us, they rely on the hatred and mistrust
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between us to help them out. They pursuade one person to narc out another,
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in return for promises of leniancy and other court favors that never come
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around.
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Why change? Why start caring about others out there? Think of what
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would be possible if hackers were united? You would have a large body
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of motivated people that are very intelligent, and capable of making change
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in the world. All this legislation that is being forced upon us to censor
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what we say, limit our online abilities, and stop us from what we do best,
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could be defeated without hesitation each and every time. Instead of using
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your unix scripting knowledge to spam someone on 1000 usenet groups, use
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it to warn everyone on those groups about legislation that will hinder
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online freedom. Instead of using CNA and other personal information sources
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to get each other's info, use it to get politician's info, and make them
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become the public servants they are. Share information on systems and
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networking so that if one person leaves the scene, another is there to
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pass on that information and make use of it.
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That alone defines a good hacker in my eyes. Ability to pass along
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information so that it stays with the generation behind them. I do not
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advocate giving up ALL of your info, codes, and everything else. I do
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encourage you to pass along HOW to get that information, and HOW to get
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into systems. Make it a challenge, and bring back the excitement of being
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in someone else's system. Break into a system just for the excitement of
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being there. Want a challenge after that? Mail the sysadmin from an account
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you created telling them of their security hole. Wait a few weeks and
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try to get in again. Some hackers will not agree with me on that, but hacking
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isn't just about personal rewards. Its about exploring, finding out what
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else is out there, and how it affects you.
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For the newcomers. If you ask a question and get harrassed a little,
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bear with it. The older hackers don't want to pass on information to someone
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who has no patience, no sense of humor, and won't use the information
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correctly. If no one answers your questions, look around. Why won't they?
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As a visible hacker, they have to worry about being logged by any cops or
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feds on the board, being harassed by any telco employees that may read
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the message, or narcs in the area. If you just come out of nowhere and start
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asking questions, paranoia kicks in for the older hackers. Patience is
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a key element to learning.
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For the older hackers. You have to pass your legacy on to someone
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else. There is no reason for you to leave with all the information you have
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and remove it from the scene totally. If all else fails, write some text
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files about new stuff you have discovered. If new people ask questions,
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give them answers, or at least point them in the direction of obtaining
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that answer on their own. If you notice one or two newcomers with potential,
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take time to help them out and teach them some of the tricks. Be patient
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with them, and remember back to when you were learning. It takes time.
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What happens if enough of the older hackers leave the scene? Then
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you are left with a legacy of wannabe hackers arguing on who has the
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correct redbox plans, or who has the right motorola cable pinouts. What
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does that say about the previous generation? It says we were too caught
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up in our own gain to care about the scene as a whole. Fix it, before it
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is too late.
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DisordeR
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= Questions, Comments, Bitches, Ideas, Rants, Death Threats, etc etc... =
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= Internet : jericho@netcom.com (Mail is welcome) =
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= Chemical Persuasion 203.324.0894 Celestial Woodlands 214.252.6455 =
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= Goat Blowers Anon 215.750.0392 Hacker's Haven 303.343.4053 =
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= E.L.F. (NUP) 314.272.3426 Misery 318.625.4532 =
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= Dungeon Sys. Inc. 410.263.2258 Psykodelik Images 407.834.4576 =
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= Paradise Lost 414.476.3181 Black SunShine 513.891.3465 =
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= Digital Fallout 516.378.6640 PSYCHOSiS 613.836.7211 =
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= Bad Trip 615.870.8805 (Your board here!@#!) =
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= Plan 9 716.881.3663 Phallic Paradise 801.944.7353 =
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= Purple Hell 806.791.0747 Logikal Nonsence XXX.XXX.XXXX =
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= PuRe EViL (NUP) 905.XXX.XXXX The Keg 914.234.9674 =
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= Files through Anonymous FTP: FTP.NETCOM.COM - /pub/je/jericho/FUCK =
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= FTP.FC.NET - /pub/deadkat/misc/FUCK =
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= FTP.WINTERNET.COM - /users/craigb/fuck =
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= FTP.GIGA.OR.AT - /pub/hackers/zines/fuck =
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= ETEXT.ARCHIVE.UMICH.EDU - /pub/Zines/FUCK =
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= http://www.ora.com:8080/johnl/e-zine-list/zines/fuck.html =
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