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[...] he wrote an email to the customer service with title "I only make US$400 a month, you really wanna do this to me?" saying that he could not afford the ransom to decrypt his computer.
ThunderCrypt responded to his message and told the netizen that they have switched it to decryption mode [...]
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poverty, n.:
An unfortunate state that persists as long
as anyone lacks anything he would like to have.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday May 25 2017, @09:12PM
Reminds me of The Princess Bride.
Count Rugen: Beautiful isn't it? It took me half a lifetime to invent it. I'm sure you've discovered my deep and abiding interest in pain. Presently I'm writing the definitive work on the subject, so I want you to be totally honest with me on how the machine makes you feel. This being our first try, I'll use the lowest setting.
Count Rugen: As you know, the concept of the suction pump is centuries old. Really that's all this is except that instead of sucking water, I'm sucking life. I've just sucked one year of your life away. I might one day go as high as five, but I really don't know what that would do to you. So, let's just start with what we have. What did this do to you? Tell me. And remember, this is for posterity so be honest. How do you feel?
Man in Black: [issues a whimpering moan]
Count Rugen: Interesting.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.