warez d00dz

     Warez d00dz get illegal copies of copyrighted software.  If it has
     copy protection on it, they break the protection so the software
     can be copied.  Then they distribute it around the world via
     several gateways.  Warez d00dz form badass group names like RAZOR
     and the like.  They put up boards that distribute the latest ware,
     or pirate program.  The whole point of the Warez sub-culture is to
     get the pirate program released and distributed before any other
     group.  I know, I know.  But don't ask, and it won't hurt as much.
     This is how they prove their poweress [sic].  It gives them the
     right to say, "I released King's Quest IVXIX before you so
     obviously my testicles are larger." Again don't ask...

The studly thing to do if one is a warez d00d, it appears, is emit `0-day warez', that is copies of commercial software copied and cracked on the same day as its retail release. Warez d00ds also hoard software in a big way, collecting untold megabytes of arcade-style games, pornographic JPGs, and applications they'll never use onto their hard disks. As Ozone Pilot acutely observes:

     [BELONG] is the only word you will need to know.  Warez d00dz want
     to belong.  They have been shunned by everyone, and thus turn to
     cyberspace for acceptance.  That is why they always start groups
     like TGW, FLT, USA and the like.  Structure makes them happy. [...]
     Warez d00dz will never have a handle like "Pink Daisy" because
     warez d00dz are insecure.  Only someone who is very secure with a
     good dose of self-esteem can stand up to the cries of fag and
     girlie-man.  More likely you will find warez d00dz with handles
     like:  Doctor Death, Deranged Lunatic, Hellraiser, Mad Prince,
     Dreamdevil, The Unknown, Renegade Chemist, Terminator, and Twin
     Turbo.  They like to sound badass when they can hide behind their
     terminals.  More likely, if you were given a sample of 100 people,
     the person whose handle is Hellraiser is the last person you'd
     associate with the name.

The contrast with Internet hackers is stark and instructive. See cracker, wannabee, handle, elite; compare weenie, spod.

1 hits in February 2010 mes@science.uva.nl