[Oracle Chief Security Officer Mary Ann Davidson] claimed that the British are particularly good at hacking as they have "the perfect temperament to be hackers--technically skilled, slightly disrespectful of authority, and just a touch of criminal behavior."
"Just a touch"? How sweet.
For the confused, that sort of hacking is not my sort. See "Why 'Hacking For Christ'?" for details.
Posted by gerv at May 29, 2006 9:23 AMIMHO a cso of such an IT heavy weight shouldn`t use the phrase hacker when talking bout crackers...
Posted by: jm.one at May 29, 2006 3:10 PMI thought not knowing what a hacker is was a prerequisite for being a corporate executive, police officer, or legislator.
Brute-force password crack = OMG HAX0RZ!!!!!!!!!!!111111111
Posted by: Rishi at May 29, 2006 3:38 PMOracle's in a bad enough position already without presenting themselves as childish and ignorant.
Posted by: ant at May 29, 2006 9:20 PMSo what does that make Australians?
Posted by: tunaranch at May 30, 2006 3:56 AMI always laugh when Americans stereotype brits. I don't think they have any idea how much we laugh about them!
Posted by: Huw at June 2, 2006 5:46 PM:) It is good description for Israelis as well.
Posted by: Michael at June 11, 2006 1:14 AM