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Optinomicon: Chapter 11

   “You got a Wire port down here? I'm not getting any signal...”
   “Yeah, that's by design. Wouldn't want anyone to hack in to a patient while they're under. If you'd like to lie down, beds one and four have jack points. Or there's a guest Wire port in the lounge.” Adam was making sure Em was sedated and secured to the wheeled bed as he spoke. “If ya need to get on the net, I'd suggest the one in the lobby. The beds are local LAN only at the...

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   Some people say breaking in to a computer is an art form, that it takes years of dedication and experience to accrue the necessary skill for a righteous hack. Some will spend months planning a single hack. Those are usually the bigger jobs, high paying, high profile, higher risk. Some Luddite wants something specific but knows enough to know he can't get it himself, so he asks you to break in to a megacorp and steal these certain bytes, and you say "Okay, sure" because...

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