Epitaphs & Headstones for Computer Geeks

Many years ago, computer hackers disabled the Associated Press web site, leaving behind various nicknames, such as Benny Hill and Punisher, as their only trace. Clearly, a new era of computer crime has spawned a special breed of anonymous criminal. And I'll bet a few of them won't be able to resist tagging themselves with modified monikers. Witness our top 10 AKA's for high-tech outlaws:

1. Son of SIMM - His random acts of murder (RAM) are some of the most shocking in recent memory. Hates his motherboard.
2. Billy the CAD - Fastest drawing program in the West.
3. Pretty eBay Floyd - Modern-day Robin Hood auctions faux antiques to the rich and donates the spoils to failing dot-coms.
4. Bugsy C++-gul - A good coder gone bad.
5. Ted Bondi Blue - Set out to write a virus to attack Power Macs and iMacs but switched to PCs when he discovered VBScript.
6. James URL Ray - Assassinated the leader of the 32-bit color coalition.
7. Hack the Ripper - Brutally rips MP3s and burns them to CDs. Displays total disregard for copyright laws.
8. SCSI Borden - Gave her mother 40 Macs.
9. John Dellinger - Escaped from prison brandishing a Latitude carved from soap.
10. John WAN Gacy - Your child's worst nightmare: A network administrator, a basement, and a clown suit.
11. User Reset by Peer - A little inside joke for you IRC users ;-)

Article written by Janice D. McDonald