At the time of this comic, the Soviet Union was our Cold War adversary. They wouldn’t be putting him in jail, or the Potomac, for hacking the Soviet’s newspaper. They would be offering him a job. Although, it would probably not be in translating Russian to English.
Its just me over 3 years ago
I could go political and mention a very famous hacker from that era, but shan’t.
Bob Blumenfeld over 3 years ago
Keel-hauling? On the Potomac, I presume.
locoboilerguy over 3 years ago
These days there would be a 43 member swat team breaking down the door.
old_geek over 3 years ago
Gotta feel for Mr. Jones. Waiting for the “Buicks or bombs”.
djtenltd over 3 years ago
You really can’t do much else with a kid like Oliver. Besides. He got that scary intellect and intelligence from somebody!
Sisyphos over 3 years ago
And just like that, O.W. Jones gets a pass? The FBI isn’t what legend says it once was….
LocoEngr over 3 years ago
At the time of this comic, the Soviet Union was our Cold War adversary. They wouldn’t be putting him in jail, or the Potomac, for hacking the Soviet’s newspaper. They would be offering him a job. Although, it would probably not be in translating Russian to English.