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warez d00dz
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/weirz doodz/ , n. A substantial subculture of crackers refer to themselves
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as warez d00dz ; there is evidently some connection with B1FF here. As Ozone
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Pilot , one former warez d00d, wrote: Warez d00dz get illegal copies of
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copyrighted software. If it has copy protection on it, they break the
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protection so the software can be copied. Then they distribute it around the
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world via several gateways. Warez d00dz form badass group names like RAZOR
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and the like. They put up boards that distribute the latest ware, or pirate
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program. The whole point of the Warez sub-culture is to get the pirate
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program released and distributed before any other group. I know, I know. But
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don't ask, and it won't hurt as much. This is how they prove their poweress
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[sic]. It gives them the right to say, I released King's Quest IVXIX before
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you so obviously my testicles are larger. Again don't ask... The studly
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thing to do if one is a warez d00d, it appears, is emit 0-day warez , that
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is copies of commercial software copied and cracked on the same day as its
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retail release. Warez d00ds also hoard software in a big way, collecting
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untold megabytes of arcade-style games, pornographic JPGs, and applications
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they'll never use onto their hard disks. As Ozone Pilot acutely observes:
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[BELONG] is the only word you will need to know. Warez d00dz want to belong.
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They have been shunned by everyone, and thus turn to cyberspace for
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acceptance. That is why they always start groups like TGW, FLT, USA and the
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like. Structure makes them happy. [...] Warez d00dz will never have a handle
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like Pink Daisy because warez d00dz are insecure. Only someone who is very
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secure with a good dose of self-esteem can stand up to the cries of fag and
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girlie-man. More likely you will find warez d00dz with handles like: Doctor
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Death, Deranged Lunatic, Hellraiser, Mad Prince, Dreamdevil, The Unknown,
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Renegade Chemist, Terminator, and Twin Turbo. They like to sound badass when
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they can hide behind their terminals. More likely, if you were given a
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sample of 100 people, the person whose handle is Hellraiser is the last
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person you'd associate with the name. The contrast with Internet hackers is
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stark and instructive. See cracker , wannabee , handle , elite , courier ,
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leech ; compare weenie , spod.
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