Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for April 28, 2014
April 27, 2014
April 29, 2014
Transcript:
verne: Whoa..."due to a massive security breach, entire internet susceptible to black hat hackers"... rj: what's a black hat hacker? Rj: on the internet, no one knows you're a cliche.
Is this in reference to Microsoft’s latest attempt to scare people into buying Windows 8? That’s the press release repeatedly breathlessly by various reporters, about a gaping vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which is not going to be fixed for XP. And not one of these reporters had the brains to ask, “So there’s been this huge security hole since 2001 and now you found it?”
Chithing Premium Member over 10 years ago
I understand the black hat, but I’m not sure I understand the Snidely Whiplash mustache. Is it supposed to be an “Evil” trope?
bubbareb over 10 years ago
Is that a rat or a squirrel?
Jessica_D over 10 years ago
Definitely a rat, to fill in the rest of the trope: black hat with long black mustache to twirl all worn by a rat. ;0)
Llywus over 10 years ago
What the heck is “trope”? I am sure it is another “speed-talk” word invented by the must-be-connected-at-all-times set.
markmoss1 over 10 years ago
Is this in reference to Microsoft’s latest attempt to scare people into buying Windows 8? That’s the press release repeatedly breathlessly by various reporters, about a gaping vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which is not going to be fixed for XP. And not one of these reporters had the brains to ask, “So there’s been this huge security hole since 2001 and now you found it?”