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The story and work of Gary Bowser is pretty badass and would make for an interesting ama and event on lemmy. Here’s a recent article on Gary Bowser https://torrentfreak.com/gary-bowser-how-a-1980s-hacker-became-nintendos-nemesis-decades-later-230702/

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[–] MaxMouseOCX@vlemmy.net 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Regardless of your opinion of the guy, feel like financially fucking him into the ground for life shouldn't be a thing... Sure punishment is in order, but what he got is a financial life sentence - it doesn't feel right.

[–] Voli@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We bringing serfdom back, baby!

[–] Hopalong@lemmy.fmhy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Debtors prison is the logical next step.

[–] 404CameranotFound@lemmy.fmhy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

No. It doesn’t. I don’t think he should have been charged regardless, but that’s just me lol