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My knee jerk reaction here is to fist pump and go "yea!" I do wonder though if this accomplishes much. I don't think these sites are really that integral to anyone's day, and unless they can somehow keep them down it's a short lived thing.


My first reaction was a hearty chuckle. I know vigilantly justice is wrong but in this case I'll let that slide. None of these targets actually lost much given that they are mostly just for information sites.


Just so you know: it's "vigilante", pronounced "vigilantay". There's a secret accent over that last 'e'.


Actually, it's pronounced "vij-uh-lan-tee." No accent.


Actually, it's "vigilante" with a silent "e" as in "dilettante".

-Pronunciation troll


It's of form of "offensive blackout" I guess, that will raise awareness.


Yeah. It is true that most computer literate people understand it is just a website going down, but often CNN, etc report it like it was an airstrike. For example when the CIA's site was slightly slowed down it was reported in some news outlets as "hackers attack the CIA"


That's true, I know my mom would imagine the DoJ site was some sort of super site and think it an incredible feat to bring it down.




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