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Adrian Lamo Dies at Age 37

posted by takyon on Saturday March 17 2018, @03:33AM   Printer-friendly

takyon writes:

Hacker who gave up Wikileaks source dies

Adrian Lamo, a computer hacker best known for passing on information that led to the arrest of Chelsea Manning, has died aged 37. In online messaging conversations, Manning confided in him, describing confidential military material Manning had sent to Wikileaks.

[...] The cause of Lamo's death, confirmed to the BBC by the Sedgwick County coroner in Kansas, has not yet been made public.

[...] Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Friday described Lamo as a "petty conman and betrayer of basic human decency".

Adrian Lamo.

Related: Report: Iraq and Afghanistan WikiLeaks Disclosures Did Not Significantly Harm U.S. National Security

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Arik on Saturday March 17 2018, @05:27AM (7 children)

    by Arik (4543) on Saturday March 17 2018, @05:27AM (#653965) Journal
    It's too late for it to do any good, he doesn't deserve a memorial, and it doesn't make us better to dance on his grave either.

    Sometimes death is a mercy.
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    If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
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  • (Score: 3, Disagree) by takyon on Saturday March 17 2018, @05:52AM (2 children)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Saturday March 17 2018, @05:52AM (#653972) Journal

    It was good enough for the BBC, so naw.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 17 2018, @03:35PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 17 2018, @03:35PM (#654098)

      How is this different from "If it's good for Wall Street, it's good for me as well?"

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @11:46AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday March 21 2018, @11:46AM (#656058)

      Big black...?

  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by hemocyanin on Saturday March 17 2018, @07:39AM (3 children)

    by hemocyanin (186) on Saturday March 17 2018, @07:39AM (#653988) Journal

    Leave it.

    Karma isn't real, but sometimes, the randomness of the universe makes it feel like it is and we should cherish those moments.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Arik on Saturday March 17 2018, @07:52AM (2 children)

      by Arik (4543) on Saturday March 17 2018, @07:52AM (#653989) Journal
      "Karma isn't real, but sometimes, the randomness of the universe makes it feel like it is"

      I hope and pray you have that backwards.
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      If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?

      • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 17 2018, @10:46AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 17 2018, @10:46AM (#654019)

        So: "Is it, like, feel? It makes universe the - of randomness, the - sometimes, but... real isn't Karma.

        So...you hope and pray we're, like, stoned? Man?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 19 2018, @12:02PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 19 2018, @12:02PM (#654822)

        Randomness? Is that what I was doing?