Word: dark
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There has never been much love lost between geeks and G-men. But after a big software-piracy crackdown in 1990 generated more bad publicity than convictions, the feds have largely held their fire. The most famous exception is Kevin Mitnick, the "dark side" hacker who became a cybermartyr after languishing in jail for four years without trial. Mitnick eventually copped a plea; he is set to be sentenced next Monday...
...moment he clicked on Send, the entire Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash., went dark. And the darkness was very great. The a.c. shuddered to a halt. He heard his employees keening and wailing over lost data. His office was filled with creeping things and birds of the air. Beads of sweat dripped from his nose. Acrid smells drifted in, the website burning after a multitude of hits by Hittites, and he heard the clatter of hooves: a herd of crazed swine trotted down the hall, little pink eyes aglow, pagers clipped to their ears. On his way out, he touched...
Weld Professor of Law Charles R. Nesson '60 has been Berkowitz's adviser since the appeal process began, offering theories, questioning administrators and planning a strategy that he hopes will bring justice. For the past year, the Law School professor has dedicated himself to drawing the dark curtain from the tenure process...
Harvard failed to buy back-up generators early on and, as a result, may well find itself totally in the dark on New Year...
...Over its first eleven games, the Crimson topped the three-goal mark for a game just three times. While the offense kept its lamp dark, the defense practically gave the goal judge...