Thebroken

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thebroken is an online videozine, focusing on software cracking, computer intrusion, and other "questionable activities". It is hosted by Kevin Rose and Dan Huard, with Ramzi as a regular comical feature, and geared toward anyone interested in computer security. Each twenty to thirty-minute episode focuses on several subjects, and is available solely online in DivX format. The hosts request that you share the show over peer-to-peer networks, such as Kazaa or BitTorrent, as a means of distribution.

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According to its introduction, thebroken is "a little shady, a little underground." It features advice on breaking wireless encryption, cracking windows passwords, and modding gaming consoles such as the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube. The show also demonstrates social engineering and various methods of piracy. The third episode featured an interview with Kevin Mitnick about his time spent in prison for computer crimes.

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The show has been met with many criticisms by technology gurus on the Internet who believe it to be a training portal for "script kiddies".

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In February 2005, Rose announced on his blog that he, Huard, and the rest of thebroken crew were reuniting to do another series of episodes, including a completely new and separate videozine known as Systm. On May 22, 2005, he announced that he would be leaving his job at G4 to create Revision3 Studios and work full time on thebroken and Systm.

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Software cracking: Software cracking is the modification of software to remove encoded copy prevention. Distribution of cracked software (known by 'the initiated' as "warez") is generally an illegal (or more recently, criminal) act of copyright infringement....

Computer intrusion: REDIRECT Hacker (computer security)...

Kevin Rose: Robert Kevin Rose (born February 21,1977; better known as Kevin Rose) is best known as having been co-host of the G4 (formerly G4techTV) television program Attack of the Show! (formerly The Screen Savers) until his departure from the network on May 27, 2005. He was born in California and grew up in ...

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