Word: wormed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Organizers of the New York conference, a group called Beyond Hope (Hackers on Planet Earth) complain the public has a warped view of hackers. They stress most conference participants worm their way into computer systems to learn how they work so they can make them better, more secure. Beyond HOPE complains that a small number of renegades have ruined the image of the rest of them by doing things like taking down phone systems and swiping credit card numbers. Who could imagine these petty offenses would give the whole group such...
...there was any overpowering imperative in Cunanan's life, it was envy: of someone else's money, lover, looks, friends, life, happiness. If he saw things he wanted, he would worm his way toward them, through charm, intrusion and lies, traversing divergent worlds to possess or, as it turns out, to destroy. A flamboyant presence in Hillcrest, San Diego's gay district, he was also once "employed" by a member of Gamma Mu, the exclusive and discreet fraternity of rich gay men. Even as he mingled with closeted military men at San Diego's naval base, he knew...
Only Jordan and Pippen qualify as true superstars; the Worm almost does seem to be of another species at times...
That was kind of like choosing between an apple and an apple with a worm in it. "If you're going to keep one of the two pieces, why not make it the one that is by far the market leader?" says First Data spokesman Don Sharp. And the point is, If Western Union is so clearly better, why should anyone invest in MoneyGram? Even before the company was rejected by other buyers, some of MoneyGram's biggest agent networks were fleeing. "It was like a piece of merchandise that didn't move, so we dropped it," says Tom Dingledy...
...were a nematode in Siegfried Hekimi's genetics lab, you would be one of the most remarkable creatures in the world. It wouldn't be your looks that made you special, of course. As a tiny transparent worm measuring a millimeter from tip to tail, you would be nearly invisible to the naked eye. Nor would it be the way you spent your time. Moving little and eating less, you would pass all your days inside a Petri dish, resting atop a bed of nutrient...