Shattered Glass

454 00:31:10,302 --> 00:31:12,361 l want a Miata! 455 00:31:13,372 --> 00:31:16,273 And he's gyrating his hips like this. ''l want a Miata! 456 00:31:16,309 --> 00:31:20,176 l want my Playboys! l want a trip to Disney World!'' 457 00:31:20,213 --> 00:31:22,009 Show me the money! 458 00:31:22,048 --> 00:31:24,949 ''Show me the money!'' 459 00:31:30,857 --> 00:31:33,018 Turns out there are now 21 states 460 00:31:33,059 --> 00:31:35,254 considering versions of a law 461 00:31:35,294 --> 00:31:37,729 called the ''Uniform Computer Security Act,'' 462 00:31:37,763 --> 00:31:40,198 which would criminalize immunity deals 463 00:31:40,233 --> 00:31:42,427 between hackers and the companies they've torched. 464 00:31:42,469 --> 00:31:46,496 Meanwhile, Restil's agent claims a client list of over 300, 465 00:31:46,540 --> 00:31:48,735 one of whom was once paid a million dollars... 466 00:31:48,774 --> 00:31:50,766 and a monster truck. 467 00:31:51,811 --> 00:31:53,904 That's unbelievable. 468 00:31:57,817 --> 00:32:00,809 lt's really silly, l know. 469 00:32:02,122 --> 00:32:05,092 l'm not even sure if l'm going to finish it. 470 00:32:19,773 --> 00:32:22,208 Shit. 471 00:32:33,187 --> 00:32:35,314 You rang? 472 00:32:35,356 --> 00:32:37,517 Yes, l rang. 473 00:32:39,026 --> 00:32:41,017 Why didn't you get this? 474 00:32:52,073 --> 00:32:55,168 Yeah. Oh, that... 475 00:32:55,210 --> 00:32:57,473 l don't know. 476 00:33:29,045 --> 00:33:30,512 Hey. 477 00:33:31,881 --> 00:33:33,644 Hey. 478 00:33:35,117 --> 00:33:37,348 <i>ls it pronounced ''jooked'' or ''jucked''?</i> 479 00:33:37,386 --> 00:33:40,845 lt's pronounced, ''give me back my article.'' 480 00:33:47,163 --> 00:33:50,530 Adam--! Can you give a man a minute? 481 00:33:50,566 --> 00:33:53,660 Oh, yeah. l'm sorry. 482 00:33:56,272 --> 00:33:58,740 Er, it's just that... 483 00:33:58,775 --> 00:34:02,506 <i>this New Republic piece is a fucking sieve.</i> 484 00:34:03,980 --> 00:34:05,971 l started with a check on ''Jukt Micronics,'' 485 00:34:06,015 --> 00:34:08,677 which is supposed to be this major software company in California. 486 00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:11,710 l went through every search engine on the Web-- no matches found. 487 00:34:11,754 --> 00:34:14,348 So l called 411 every area code in the state. 488 00:34:14,391 --> 00:34:17,485 There's no listing anywhere for a company called ''Jukt Micronics.'' 489 00:34:17,527 --> 00:34:19,928 Tried the California Tax Franchise Board, 490 00:34:19,962 --> 00:34:22,089 there's no record of taxes ever having been paid 491 00:34:22,132 --> 00:34:23,861 by a company called Jukt Micronics. 492 00:34:23,900 --> 00:34:25,925 <i>Tried the State Comptroller's Office,</i> 493 00:34:25,969 --> 00:34:29,097 no license has ever been applied for by a company using that name. 494 00:34:29,139 --> 00:34:31,437 Then l called all the hackers l know, 495 00:34:31,475 --> 00:34:34,638 asking if any had heard of a ''National Assembly of Hackers,'' 496 00:34:34,678 --> 00:34:36,873 or a hacker by the name of ''Big Bad Bionic Boy.'' 497 00:34:36,913 --> 00:34:39,280 Nothing. l even tried lan Restil himself. 498 00:34:39,316 --> 00:34:42,411 There's no listing for the kid in D.C., Virginia, Maryland. 499 00:34:42,453 --> 00:34:45,389 There's no record of him ever having attended a public school before. 500 00:34:45,422 --> 00:34:47,481 - More? - Please. 501 00:34:47,524 --> 00:34:50,220 This guy Joe Hiert was described in the Glass piece 502 00:34:50,260 --> 00:34:52,422 as being this a former basketball agent, 503 00:34:52,463 --> 00:34:54,897 yet no one by that name has ever been registered with the NBA 504 00:34:54,932 --> 00:34:56,992 and none of my hackers knew of him. 505 00:34:57,035 --> 00:34:59,060 l even checked the names of every government-- 506 00:35:00,071 --> 00:35:02,164 l was just getting some coffee. 507 00:35:05,510 --> 00:35:08,672 l checked the names of every government employee quoted in the piece, 508 00:35:08,713 --> 00:35:11,614 <i>against a book listing the names of every government employee</i> 509 00:35:11,649 --> 00:35:15,312 in the entire United States. None of the Glass sources were listed. 510 00:35:17,021 --> 00:35:19,319 But there is one thing in this story that checks out. 511 00:35:19,357 --> 00:35:20,722 What's that? 512 00:35:20,759 --> 00:35:23,990 There does appear to be a state in the Union named Nevada. 513 00:35:26,966 --> 00:35:29,058 David. 514 00:35:29,100 --> 00:35:31,466 - For Christ's sakes. - God, l'm sorry, Stephen. 515 00:35:31,503 --> 00:35:35,530 l wanted to see if you read it yet. lt was sitting right here, you know? 516 00:35:36,574 --> 00:35:39,168 Don't hate me, okay? 517 00:35:39,210 --> 00:35:41,839 Stephen, you shredded it. 518 00:35:42,881 --> 00:35:45,441 l'm trying to spare you a spanking, David. 519 00:35:45,484 --> 00:35:48,350 You've got blind quotes all over the place. 520 00:35:48,387 --> 00:35:50,582 Your facts are shaky. l m