However this was not the dawn of hacking. Remember the 1983 movie "War Games"? This movie introduced the public to the world of hacking, and that same year six teenagers known as the 414 gang (after the area code where they were traced) were arrested after breaking into 60 computers, including the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which helps develop nuclear weapons. It is estimated that there is a hacker attack every 39 seconds, and cybercrime has become more profitable than the global illegal drug trade.įor today's throwback I thought I would talk a little bit about the history of hacking (which is really an excuse to talk about a movie I loved as a kid). #capncrunch #quaker #quakeroats #cereal #cerealmascotsĬomputer "hacking" is a serious issue in the world today, leading to increased need for cyber security for companies. Cap’n appears to have taken the advice of his tiger rival in the cereal aisle and earned his stripes. Much like the recent Grimace Shake (and McDonald’s playing into the meme of its apparently toxic qualities), using a bit of netlore about a beloved mascot to tie in to his redesign is, in my opinion, an inspired way to drum up publicity. The differences between a captain and a cap’n are unknown at this point and may be an esoteric sort of maritime law even Cap’n Crunch himself is unaware of.) (Many people fail to realize that Cap’n Crunch is not a captain, but rather a cap’n - the result of a mispronunciation June Foray made during his first commercial that stuck. Navy spoke out in regards to this revelation, stating that Cap’n Crunch has never been a naval officer, whereas Cap’n Crunch himself explained he is a “Captain” in the sense that he commands a ship, which is an accurate alternative definition. The biggest change, however, is the number of stripes on his uniform, which seems to be intentional, as his official Twitter account shows he will be officially unveiling his new look on July 20 and the redesign seems in part to be rectifying a popular bit of netlore that made national headlines in 2013: until now Cap’n Crunch has had three stripes on his uniform, which means he has only achieved the naval rank of Commander, not Captain. The less cartoony eyes threw me back at first - he kind of looks like a video game character now - but the redesign is growing on me. New boxes of Cap’n Crunch showing a redesigned Cap’n are showing up on store shelves.
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