Hacking Reaction

This was an amazing documentary. I was blown away that people could figure out how to use tones to dial a phone, and how investing so much time and energy into a hobby could end up as something that is such an integral part of modern life. I wish that there were some similar thing nowadays, or that people would spend more effort trying to "hack" computers; concentrating on that rather than whether or not things will sell could lead to more innovation and faster-improving technology.

I also thought that it was funny how much the world overreacted to Mitnick; how could one man and a payphone cause a nuclear war? I also thought that it was strange that people tried so hard to catch him.

RIP reaction

I loved this documentary! I was really interested that this is the first century that has not been able to legally rip things from other's creations. I wish that the creator had explained why Disney was able to extend the copyright length; if it was a birthday gift to Mickey Mouse, why would they allow it to cover everything created from that time period? and when does that extension end? I was also shocked that Girltalk allows his face to be shown; why is he not sued?

I was a little annoyed by the maker's very childish "us against the world" narration; it would make the documentary a little more mature if he didn't spend so much time building up the "war".