Red Mosquito

cutuphalfdead wrote:So it's like they went out and got a lock breaking kit and found a relatively easy safe to crack. Damn those fools for not storing their valuables at fort knox.

Yes, because I said "damn those fools."

In a perfect world, they could just have public facebook pages with their nudes on there under an album titled "dont look at these, they're private."

Everyone knows a certain level of protection is needed because there are assholes out there, who want to do assholish things. doesn't mean they're not victims, and it doesn't make it their fault. But to assume that it was 100% safe is foolish.

ABNorman wrote:

Strat wrote:So, not cool to talk about how beautiful Ms. Lawrence is?

A) She's not. B) Choose your side of the fence. This time, the media has decided it's an outrage instead of something to joke about.

I didn't think she was that hot, but my opinion has improved quite a bit. All in all I'd say this is a win/win for everyone involved.

@SkitchP wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:So it's like they went out and got a lock breaking kit and found a relatively easy safe to crack. Damn those fools for not storing their valuables at fort knox.

Yes, because I said "damn those fools."

In a perfect world, they could just have public facebook pages with their nudes on there under an album titled "dont look at these, they're private."

Everyone knows a certain level of protection is needed because there are assholes out there, who want to do assholish things. doesn't mean they're not victims, and it doesn't make it their fault. But to assume that it was 100% safe is foolish.

Nothing is 100% safe, but everything they did they did with the reasobable impression that it was secure enough.

If anything, services should stop forcing you to answer those ridiculous security questions when you sign up for an account.

Jennifer lawrence is incredibly naturally beautiful. God bless her. I would give anything to stuff her in my pocket, take her home with me, cuddle her and buy her presents.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

@SkitchP wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:So it's like they went out and got a lock breaking kit and found a relatively easy safe to crack. Damn those fools for not storing their valuables at fort knox.

Yes, because I said "damn those fools."

In a perfect world, they could just have public facebook pages with their nudes on there under an album titled "dont look at these, they're private."

Everyone knows a certain level of protection is needed because there are assholes out there, who want to do assholish things. doesn't mean they're not victims, and it doesn't make it their fault. But to assume that it was 100% safe is foolish.

Nothing is 100% safe, but everything they did they did with the reasobable impression that it was secure enough.

and im sure lot of them said "man, i was so stupid to leave that there". We all do it. Doesn't mean we should be blamed, or diminish how heinous the act of stealing them was.

@SkitchP wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

@SkitchP wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:So it's like they went out and got a lock breaking kit and found a relatively easy safe to crack. Damn those fools for not storing their valuables at fort knox.

Yes, because I said "damn those fools."

In a perfect world, they could just have public facebook pages with their nudes on there under an album titled "dont look at these, they're private."

Everyone knows a certain level of protection is needed because there are assholes out there, who want to do assholish things. doesn't mean they're not victims, and it doesn't make it their fault. But to assume that it was 100% safe is foolish.

Nothing is 100% safe, but everything they did they did with the reasobable impression that it was secure enough.

and im sure lot of them said "man, i was so stupid to leave that there". We all do it. Doesn't mean we should be blamed, or diminish how heinous the act of stealing them was.

well, sure

Tread carefully Skitch, remember Chud was a victim of a mini Fappening of his own.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

ABNorman wrote:

Strat wrote:So, not cool to talk about how beautiful Ms. Lawrence is?

A) She's not. B) Choose your side of the fence. This time, the media has decided it's an outrage instead of something to joke about.

You're right, because we as a culture are historically wrong with how we react to this type of thing it's silly to be right about it now.

My point is that if a less famous "celebrity"'s pictures leak months or years down the line, there's a pretty good chance the media will treat it as a jokey piece again. "Oh, look at him, he's gone and got his wang out, the dope". Their sudden outrage is tainted by their previous attitudes. I wasn't really offering any other opinion than that.

These are my opinions, off the top of my head: 1) This is a crime and should be prosecuted as such. The hacker/s should be brought to justice. 2) This is not the celebrities' fault, but to consider anything uploaded anywhere in this day and age as completely safe is naive. 3) People who look at the photos aren't violating these celebrities. They're pretty much guilty of curiosity. How they react publicly certainly is an issue. 4) Apple Sucks.

theplatypus wrote:Tread carefully Skitch, remember Chud was a victim of a mini Fappening of his own.

To be honest, I could have been more protective of my own privacy.

I didn't mean to snap at you.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

theplatypus wrote:Tread carefully Skitch, remember Chud was a victim of a mini Fappening of his own.

To be honest, I could have been more protective of my own privacy.

Don't blame yourself.

In a perfect world, we shouldnt have to take any sort of precaution to protect ourselves from assholes. But we do. And as wrong as it is, female celebrities have additional ones to take. It's not their fault, simply a function of the reality we live in. to not acknowledge the importance of minimizing our risks in life is simply going to create more victims to not "blame."

If I'm banging Kate Upton and taking pictures of her while she's face-down naked on a bed with my spunk on her back, I'd have to be pretty stupid to expect that there's a 0% chance that those pictures are going to end up in some one else's hands once they're uploaded to a hosting service over which I have no control.

@SkitchP wrote:In a perfect world, we shouldnt have to take any sort of precaution to protect ourselves from assholes. But we do. And as wrong as it is, female celebrities have additional ones to take. It's not their fault, simply a function of the reality we live in. to not acknowledge the importance of minimizing our risks in life is simply going to create more victims to not "blame."

I feel like this is leading to a larger, grosser point.

Who's Kate Upton?

Rangi Guy wrote:Who's Kate Upton?

Spoiler: show

ABNorman wrote:

Rangi Guy wrote:Who's Kate Upton?

Spoiler: show

She's hot!
I'd take pictures of her while she's face-down naked on a bed with my spunk on her back - and then upload them somewhere with minimal security

theplatypus wrote:

@SkitchP wrote:In a perfect world, we shouldnt have to take any sort of precaution to protect ourselves from assholes. But we do. And as wrong as it is, female celebrities have additional ones to take. It's not their fault, simply a function of the reality we live in. to not acknowledge the importance of minimizing our risks in life is simply going to create more victims to not "blame."

I feel like this is leading to a larger, grosser point.

I just worry that the "don't blame the victim" mentality that is being preached so loudly right now could minimize the need to exercise good judgment when it comes to our own protections and responsibility to ourselves.

Discussing poor decisions, and theorizing ways that situations could have been prevented or avoided is not "blaming" anyone.

cutuphalfdead wrote:If anything, services should stop forcing you to answer those ridiculous security questions when you sign up for an account.

Oh man, if you could solve the authoritative credentialing problem in a way that would not drive off consumers you would be rich.