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OK, I won’t since you asked.
*yoinks*
If there had been a please there I may have reconsidered.
*walrus watches network*
*network watches walrus*
*walrus runs away with network to secretly marry in Bangladesh*
in soviet russia WiFi connects to youuuu!!!
In Soviet Russia they leave better than you do
heyyyy why is there a battery percentage in the upper right corner? Could this Phone possibly be jailbroken?
It doesn’t need to be jailbroken. You just go to settings>general>usage and turn battery percentage “on”
I guess “internets” didn’t fit either.
Eh, it would work for me. But I have a conscience.
WWAED?
Why Would Anyone Even Dare?
World Wide Association of Equine Dentistry?
what she means is its
Well Warded Against Ecological Disaster
A well watered again E-Logical Die caster?
Witches Wake And Eat Dumplings
Witty Women And Eunich Debauchery?
Women Watching Aging European Dancers
the Wretched Wandas Ate Ernie Dobbs?
Did you mean to search for: weed
left you a message on last fail obsidian walrus. You can steal if you want.
This thread is not supposed to be a comments FAIL !!
inferred
Win? dows
Definitely win.
Actually it’s a mac, so no.
Good morning Halifax. Long time no see. You are missed. Don’t steal this comment.
I’ve been missed?
sorely.
Halifax left the comment, but someone stole his icon!
actually it’s an iphone. and its definitely a WIN. except you fail and dont enter the wifi cause youre afraid to go to jail for stealing someones internet o_O
Maybe they should protect it if they don’t want people stealing it…
Why protect with a password, when you can protect with ASKING. Works so much better in my humble opinion.
Apostrophes are not allowed…
I should try and tell my english teacher that the internet does not allow apostrophes.
I refute you thus: ‘
I’ve actually seen something similar to this when connecting to a network.
You say connecting, I say stealing.
You say stealing, I say sharing.
You say sharing, I say indecent exposure.
You say indecent exposure, I say surprise art.
He would see it even if hes not connecting to that specific network.
You say stealing, I say shush!
This is more of a win. He really doesn’t want to have people on his internet.
No, if he REALLY didn’t want people on his internet, he’d encrypt it (like most of us who don’t want to share our networks do).
This would be a win, ONLY if the network was secured, which this one is not.
*hopes people will realize this and stop calling ti a “win”*
Tea is a win! I just had some with chocolate biscuits. nomnomnom
*replaces “ti” with “it” and wonders if Jam has any more chocolate biscuits…*
you don’t know that, if he has a mac address based access list, he could have only his devices registered and no one else could connect even if they tried.
Umm, MAC addresses are easily spoofed. MAC-based access lists are worse than useless as a security measure.
Would stop an iPhone tho.. unless theres some nifty app that changes those settings that I’ve not heard about.
OK, note to self. Won’t do anything about the laptops and such, but it’s good to know that MAC filtering prevents people with iPhones from hacking wireless networks.
Nope, I have the jailbroken application that can spoof mac addresses and I have been stealing your interwebs for years, yes even before you got it, that’s why it took them so long to deliver your equipment.
I didn’t want my comment to show up anyway.
I especially like being told i’m now typing a duplicate comment even though there’s no record of me ever typing anything.
don’t duplicate your stolen internet comment
Do you even exist? I’m not so sure.
Maybe he’s a figment of your imagination
Does that mean you’re also a figment of my imagination? I imagine you can see him too, then I must have imagined you imagining him.
*head assplodes*
I wish I had less !magination, then I wouldn’t get moderated.
I’d sing “Don’t Go Changing” for you, but I think that your poor assploded head has suffered enough.
I once stole Arthur’s avatar and he got mad at me. If only he had asked not to steal his avatar I wouldn’t have done it. Or I still would have done it but more stealthily. Perhaps changing the color.
At this point I want to make clear that I have no intention of stealing it again. Unless he asked me.
You can steal my avatar.
Wow! This is a problem that is all too common amongst us humans. Stealing…tsk tsk. I have a story to share….So, like, totally, I am in college and live in a not-so-great neighborhood. My neighbors are mostly those who are rich in melanin content. So, like, this one time, I shut off my router and 30 minutes later, a neighbor comes knocking on the door. Good times, good times.
So loike what happened Kao the camping commenter?
I’m glad you asked. Well, you see, before I had finally researched on how to put a password on my internet connection (and did), they were courteous neighbors. They warned me a couple times about me getting a parking ticket, and that alone saved me about $70.00 US in parking fines. I felt bad, but it was necessary. You have to understand…it’s the principles. No one man shall use their neighbor’s internet. Before I put a password on my connection, I could sense my internet crying out to me. I knew they were on X BOX Live all night. Now we don’t speak anymore; we went our own ways. If that’s what is all about, then I was misled.
I lived above a cafe once with a free wireless hotspot.
That was awesome!
Did you stick a straw through a hole in the floor and drink from the customer’s drinks? Awesome!
Mebbe Teff7 was in Amsterdam?
I WAS FROZEN TODAY!!!
I’m not surprised they don’t speak with you, since you are apparently an a**hole. “High melanin content”? Why don’t you just say that your neighbors were black/hispanic/whatever, so they obviously were criminals with no morals?
Get a life, and see people for who they are, not what color their skin is.
Where I come from we refer to such people as people with maximum pigmentation.
I always wondered why my old neighbors kids used their laptop next to my backdoor, untill I secured my router…never saw those dirty kids again…
No, I didn’t steal your internet.
You never said anything about your taking router and limiting your speed to 12 Mbit/s. (aka USB 1.0 speed)
They never learn. (good ol’ Brute Force comment classic xbox game)
Never said anything about not taking their computer either… Let’s go get it!
Fake, so set up. I could make one guys, wanna see?
You talk the talk lets see you walk the walk LOL.
I think the point is that it was done on purpose. None of us actually think the wireless access point named itself.
…They don’t… *looks confused*
Just say it’s “photoshoped”. You know you want to.
I’ve seen this kind of secured network named “Get your own”
Absolutely win!
THAT’S A WIN!
Actually this is a win. The request to not use his access point would be a legal defense if anyone used it for illegal purposes. Shaky probably, but a good lawyer could work it.
can Sue You be the lawyer?
I think the defense would be better if it were a secured network. No this isn’t a win.
Definitely a WIN!
You bet. I would be friends with that guy/gal.
ITS NOT EVEN SECURED!!!!!!
Yup. Apparently they’ll let anyone comment here. O.o
ROFL!
I don’t get it.
WHICH IS WHY IT’S A FAIL!!!ONE!ONE!!ELEBENTY!!!
WTF, are you serious???
My neighbour’s network was tastefully called “F**k off” which sort of made it clear what he meant.
LOL, now THAT, I’d call a win
Somebody found my internetz!
Not really, but it’s pretty clever.
Originally, I was gonna call BS on this fail. Then I noticed the network is unsecured. Now I know the fail.
you’re the fail, since it could still be secured. routers can be set up so only certain mac addresses can connect, regardless of wifi security.
Setting the router so that only certain MAC addresses can connect, without any real wifi security, means that it takes an extra 5 seconds or so to get connected… just long enough to spoof a white-listed MAC address broadcast in the clear from an already connected device. Wireless MAC filtering is worse than useless as a security measure.
routers can be set up so only certain mac addresses can connect, regardless of wifi security.
Whoops, noticing my inadvertent copy/paste of previous post before clicking “add comment” button fail. Need a preview button, srsly.
And please return my apostrophes.
pretty big fail, it’s 4:20 and they’re taking a picture of their phone.
You don’t?
hell no, there’s more important things to be doing.
W
iTFi?A cable would probably network if you’re trying to steal internets.
*remotesqueeze*
or I could wrap a broad band around it
*virtualdesktopsqueeze!*
most encryption can be cracked anyway
Your crack’s been hacked?
Oh noes! Granny’s been infiltrated. Is he safe?
Somehow it’s full of cookies !?
Crumbs! He’s using it as a server?
Wide Area Network?
Must have been all those chips.
maybe the dips
*squeeze! all*
it more like a virtual pipeline now, what with all the unwanted visitors
The infiltration superhighway?
You should get some tighter security.
He has fireywalls in his router?
If it burns that much, he should get a virus check too.
It took a while, but I copied the entire WWW to my desktop and ran a virus check. Now I have a clean version to surf the internet. Anyone interested in a copy?
yes pleasse, but I hope you left the dirty pics intact
Maybe he should pass’word before going for something solid?
will a bottle brush do?
system sweep?
Get back to me when you crack AES. Then we can talk.
Oh, u beat me to it..
4:20 FAIL
What is this anti 4:20 pm thing?
Because the only sensible way to show that is 16:20, which isn’t the same.
Actually, in some countries this works – at least legally. Here in the Netherlands, it’s illegal to use an open wifi network if the owner somehow makes it clear that he doesn’t want you to. It’s like a digital ‘no trespassing’ sign. One of my neighbours has his (protected) network named ‘Buy your own internet!’.
This is a highly effective security scheme. Microsoft has also distributed stickers to protect computers against malware.
I put a sign in my front yard… “Please don’t steal my home theater system, it cost over $12,000!!”
I’ve always been fond of the “No Guns On Premises – We Don’t Believe In Firearms” signs
Honestly, this person prolly wants people to connect and probably has a script setup to upload endless horse porn to all unsuspecting people “stealing” their intarwebs.
where can I find this network?
*champs at the bit*
Oh ffs, secure that thing. You wouldn’t leave your home unlocked, trusting that strangers wouldn’t take advantage, why would you leave your network open? Yes, encryptions can be broken, just like a locked house can be broken into, but that is still the minimum effort you HAVE to put in – put a password on that thing.
Or leave it open, as an open invitation to anyone in the vicinity – just don’t act surprised that someone might use it.
I’m just a little ol lady lying here with no defenses
*whistles*
please don’t take advantage pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease
Well, okay, maybe YOU would leave your home unlocked
LOL
actually, if it were my network… I wouldnt secure it, but delete the registries of computers that connect to it. And steal your files, saved passwords etc….
Waaaait – that’s what my network is called, only with the words “you twunt” at the end. And yes, it is secure.
I thought “ImBlessed” was the FAIL
I count over 30 ppl on my internet on this page.
How many would that be on all of my internets???
Sqrt(-1). You FAIL.
whatever….)))))) difinitelly fail
That’s a definate WIN in my oppinion!
“Definite”. You FAIL at spelling.
Someone in my building does the same thing. It tempts me every time.
My SSID is “FBI Surveillance” and I leave it wide open.
At least the other is blessed with a password.
That’ll never work… They should’ve said please.
WIN!
Personally, I think the network name fail is overshadowed by the bigger fail here, which is using an iPhone in the first place.
We just named ours “VIRUS!”. That keeps pretty much everyone out.
Does anybody see that the clock is on 4:20?
This guy is a smoker
mjc….you must be joking.
what would you want in a phone that it doesn’t have? maybe having Flash would be nice, but really, what do you have? a ghetto blackberry? a palm pre? an HTC? seriously, you ever tried one?
he could use a MAC address filter… so it could possibly be more of a WIN
people here don’t understand that. commenters FAIL if u ask me.
People who tout MAC filtering don’t understand that MAC addresses are easily spoofed. MAC filtering is worse than useless as a security measure.
That’s the third time you’ve said that, and I keep wondering in what way MAC address filtering is *worse* than useless. Useless, okish, although most people don’t have the faintest idea what MAC spoofing is, but worse than useless? Does it call rampaging demons from the lower circles of hell or something?
You’ve partly answered your own question. Many people don’t know what MAC spoofing is, but they use MAC filtering and think their network is secure, so they don’t use any other security, thus leaving themselves wide open to the very hacking they’re trying to prevent. If MAC filtering was not an option, they’d be forced to learn how to use something that actually works. (Forget WEP or WPA-TKIP; WPA-AES or WPA2-AES are secure at least for now.)
MAC filtering is like an attractively styled life jacket that doesn’t float. If it simply did not work (and it doesn’t) it would be merely useless. Because it causes people to forgo something that really works, it is worse than useless.
Does it call rampaging demons? Maybe not. But I know of people who take the view that MAC filtering used alone (without WPA at a minimum) is a sign of a network administrator with little real knowledge. These people find it quite tempting to “educate” the network administrator on just how insecure the network is. So, yes, an open, MAC-filtered network does perhaps attract more malicious attention than other types.
Right, not many people know what MAC spoofing is. But those who know anything about network security do. It will do even less to stop them than weak encryptions.
notice anything.. interesting??
420!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
had to.
too bad someone else beat you too it, looks like someone was a little half baked
My wireless network’s name is “Si querés Internet comprate”, means “If you wanna Internet, buy it” :p
I think the fail is the smug “ImBlessed” with the secure network. WWJD? Share his wireless internet I would think…
DUDE! thats not a fail, thats a freakin win!
dont steal my comment
And yet, it’s still more effective than WEP.
Mines named “Free Internetz”, yet its got all the secutity measures possible
Even got Cerberus guarding the router!
Maybe the first guy should get “blessed” with the know-how to secure his wireless connection instead of sending out a plea to leave his connection alone. Go news for him, anyone who hijacks wireless signals won’t be swayed by your network’s name.
That’s nothing- I spent the last couple years piggybacking off a router called SECURE YOUR WIRELESS DUMBSHIT (caps theirs). Four semesters, and the guy didn’t have a clue.
4:20!
Funny, my network is named “don’t steal my internet”
It’s ironic
clearly not a fail… Fail fail
WIN!
mine is top secret goverment network
I consider that a SSID WIN!
There’s a network that overlaps with my house called Dildo Lady. I think she’s trying to use a similar defense. :/
More like a win
That’s a win, not a fail.
The real fail here is that he’s using a Mac.
That’s funny. I’ve seen one network called “Get Your Own Router”. I think it’s one of my neighbors
Not his internet. You can’t, like, own an internet, man.
I don’t know what’s funnier, knowing my Dad reads this blog – or knowing he also submits to it! lol
this is more like a win
this could have a valid reason, some linux netbooks (like mine) refuse to work over secure wifi.
this is definitely a win!
i has your internets in my pocket
its 4:20!!!! smokin that weed time!!!!!!!!!!!
LMAOOO WATA FUKN COINCIDENCE …. THATS WAT MY ROUTER IS CALLED
:O LOL
Wtf? I would think this name would be a WIN!
lol, this person may be smart, I wouldn’t connect.
if i were the owner of the network, id probably be spying on everything the user does, including spoofing websites to steal passwords.
Also, the owner of this router can have his network set up in such a way that additional credentials are required upon connection (i.e you must first connect to the router then SSH to another router to be able to do anything). SSH is encrypted so the owner would enjoy privacy benifits
hha
)))))))))))))))