If you were smart with computers like this guy, would you A or B?

[Gleb Gamow]

A: Crack SHA256

or

B: Hook a laptop up to an oxygen mask on a commercial airlines while in flight when nobody's looking to make the plane fly sideways, hopefully not win the Darwin Award while conducting said feat if anything should go wrong, i.e., the real pilots being unable to recover in time.

FBI: Guy Hacked Plane's In-Flight Network, Made It Fly Sideways

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[Gleb Gamow]

I should've included a poll. 

[juanthree]

I would do the A one to make me rich with btc

[Gleb Gamow]

I would do the A one to make me rich with btc

I guess that would be easier and more profitable than hooking up a laptop to an oxygen mask to take over the controls of a commercial airliner while in flight with the guy sitting next to you not having a fuckin' clue as to what you're doing, eh?

[SaktoWuN]

The is only smart in hacking but not in the real world.

[BitBlitz]

What, exactly, do they mean by "fly sideways"?
I met the guy a couple years ago and talked with him for a few minutes.  He seemed willing to push the envelope, but this sounds like way more than I would've expected.  The accusation sounds a bit unrealistic.

The bad thing.... No make that the good thing... or..maybe..whatever..  Simply put: A is much harder to do than B.

[gampher]

Ofcourse i would choose A. I wouldn't get rich hacking an airplane to fly sideways. Sha 256 maybe hard to crack but who knows? people are inteligent, i wouldnt be surprised if sha256 is cracked someday

[Gleb Gamow]

What, exactly, do they mean by "fly sideways"?
I met the guy a couple years ago and talked with him for a few minutes.  He seemed willing to push the envelope, but this sounds like way more than I would've expected.  The accusation sounds a bit unrealistic.

The bad thing.... No make that the good thing... or..maybe..whatever..  Simply put: A is mush harder to do than B.

I met the pilot of the plane that this happened to and he told me that he was barely able to recover the plane so he texted his wife his bitcoin wallet addresses passwords during the process, expecting the worse.

[Digital_Lord]

What, exactly, do they mean by "fly sideways"?
I met the guy a couple years ago and talked with him for a few minutes.  He seemed willing to push the envelope, but this sounds like way more than I would've expected.  The accusation sounds a bit unrealistic.

The bad thing.... No make that the good thing... or..maybe..whatever..  Simply put: A is mush harder to do than B.

I met the pilot of the plane that this happened to and he told me that he was barely able to recover the plane so he texted his wife his bitcoin wallet addresses passwords during the process, expecting the worse.

LOL

 I would do A, if i do B then i'll probably get thrown in jail but in A, i'll probably get rich

[Gleb Gamow]

What, exactly, do they mean by "fly sideways"?
I met the guy a couple years ago and talked with him for a few minutes.  He seemed willing to push the envelope, but this sounds like way more than I would've expected.  The accusation sounds a bit unrealistic.

The bad thing.... No make that the good thing... or..maybe..whatever..  Simply put: A is mush harder to do than B.

I met the pilot of the plane that this happened to and he told me that he was barely able to recover the plane so he texted his wife his bitcoin wallet addresses passwords during the process, expecting the worse.

LOL

 I would do A, if i do B then i'll probably get thrown in jail but in A, i'll probably get rich

Passenger 1: Dude, what are you doing attaching your laptop to that oxygen mask?
Passenger 2: 21.com. It's goin' be a long flight, so I thought I might as well mine while I'm up here.
Stewardess: ... And finally in case of an emergency, all laptops are to be disconnected from the oxygen masks until the all clear so that you can resume mining bitcoins. Thank you for flyin' Satoshi Virgin Air.

[FinanceUS]

A is more difficult to do but if I could do it, I would still have chance to enjoy the money I earned.

So I pick A. 

[yummyransom]

I'd rather choose A

[Mr.jatt]

I'll choose B.

[secone]

A is the simple answer, But B is legend.

[itemdop]

A to become rick and B to become a Cool legend who everyone will know. But B will be fix after so I will stick on A forever benefit.

[jomarkensaki]

i'll choose B... 

[tonycamp]

piracy into A and B state for the world rules please.

[Sourgummies]

A. The pilots might not recover, rather not be mounted by a air marshal.

[MaxDZ8]

Wut.  
As a side note: cracking SHA2 is most likely quite more complicated than hacking an aircraft control system. I had a friend in the aerospace industry years ago; it is surprising how clunky some things can get!

[shadowa]

Doing A while flying sideways.