Papadosio

Yes - the consequences are devastating. I have no idea how I am going to support myself for the next 5 years. As strict as they are (as evidenced by not even being able to use a non internet connected device), I do not think they will even let me have a job in which using a computer is not a primary aspect but a secondary one.

It's really hard to stay motivated and sober knowing that these next 5 years are going to be a major struggle.

I started with computer at around age 9 with a Commadore64 and began hacking almost immediately although I did not know what hacking was. I truly began hacking at age 11 with the advent of AOL. I was part of the AOL hacking scene and was one of a very few people outside of AOL who knew FDO91 and the back end of the AOL system. From there I progressed to the carding scene and after my expulsion from the school but before I was charged I was heavily involved in the activist hacking scene specifically working with OpIran.

As far as learning how to hack... I think my brain was just wired that way. I see vulnerabilities without looking in everyday systems. Structures, processes, procedures, systems, whatever it is security flaws just stick out to me.

People often ask me how I learned how to hack and I usually reply that just as some people can disassemble a car engine intutively without a manual so to can I learn a system quickly and with ease.

Well, this is embarrassing to talk about but yes I did have sex in prison. Only two people, and only a total of about 5 times. The sex was a result of what I would call a "bromance". In both cases, the other party was "straight" yet we shared a deep emotional relationship and acted on it a few times.

That is so obvious now, but before I read your post, that thought did not even cross my mind. Seriously.

I was charged with unauthorized use of a computer for each time that I accessed a resource that I did not have permission to access or went outside of the terms of service document that I signed when I began the school year.

In my state, it is a felony to violate a private companies terms of service, even if you are not otherwise breaking the law.