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this is great, although also scary since it's not exactly uncommon for people like this to get thrown under the bus because the law considers what they did super-hacking and lol at trying to convince the olds in charge otherwise
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Mar 12, 2019 20:14
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i sometimes get imposer syndrome at work but reading stories like this make me feel better 
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Mar 12, 2019 20:38
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Kuvo posted:i sometimes get imposer syndrome at work but reading stories like this make me feel better yeah that’s a pretty dumb move to include the credentials in plaintext in the app and not authenticate a public api but we’re talking conservatives here, so it might be dumber than industry standard dumb
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Mar 12, 2019 20:53
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Kuvo posted:i sometimes get imposer syndrome at work but reading stories like this make me feel better
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Mar 13, 2019 00:09
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Kuvo posted:i sometimes get imposer syndrome at work but reading stories like this make me feel better
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Mar 13, 2019 00:20
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Its probably just me overreacting. But since i tend to lurk a lot and post less and if the forums go away I just want to say i have very much appreciated these threads and the posters in them. Heres hoping that i just look like a goober when nothing happens. This is very good ZeusCannon fucked around with this message at 03:35 on Mar 13, 2019 |
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Mar 13, 2019 02:01
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ZeusCannon posted:Its probably just me overreacting. But since i tend to lurk a lot and post less and if the forums go away I just want to say i have very much appreciated these threads and the posters in them. why do you think the forums are going away?
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Mar 13, 2019 14:35
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Shame Boy posted:why do you think the forums are going away? Lowtax has been begging for money again but he's got it now so crisis averted
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Mar 13, 2019 14:37
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Rufus Ping posted:Lowtax has been begging for money again but he's got it now so crisis averted yeah i was gonna say, his patreon is up to like $9400 a month, that better be enough to run the rickety-rear end forums with
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Mar 13, 2019 14:40
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except he owes like 60k and needs more surgery but no I'm sure the ghost of Vilerat is protecting his remaining vertibrae
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Mar 13, 2019 14:45
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sadus posted:except he owes like 60k and needs more surgery but no I'm sure the ghost of Vilerat is protecting his remaining vertibrae well he did also say he'd be running the forums until it kills him so i guess we'll see
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Mar 13, 2019 14:54
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Shame Boy posted:well he did also say he'd be running the forums until it kills him so i guess we'll see lol yeah it sounds like it might be soon
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Mar 13, 2019 15:09
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When lowtax dies. ZDR still has the keys to get in right?
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Mar 13, 2019 22:25
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Shame Boy posted:well he did also say he'd be running the forums until it kills him so i guess we'll see sadus posted:except he owes like 60k and needs more surgery but no I'm sure the ghost of Vilerat is protecting his remaining vertibrae
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Mar 13, 2019 22:30
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Methanar posted:When lowtax dies. ZDR still has the keys to get in right? zdr ghosted several months ago but returned just now citing a broken phone. i’m sure it had nothing to do with lowtax calling him out in the thread.
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Mar 14, 2019 00:55
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Midjack posted:zdr ghosted several months ago but returned just now citing a broken phone. Yeah, that was some really suspicious timing.
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Mar 14, 2019 00:58
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Proteus Jones posted:Yeah, that was some really suspicious timing. what did lowtax call him out about?
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Mar 14, 2019 02:19
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Raere posted:what did lowtax call him out about? Begging him for money and then disappearing for months.
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Mar 14, 2019 02:31
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gave him $4k
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Mar 14, 2019 02:32
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duz posted:gave him $4k 
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Mar 14, 2019 02:33
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I love lowtax but in the 2 decades it's been around has he ever hired a single person for the site that hasn't stabbed him in the back?
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Mar 14, 2019 02:34
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lol remember when zdr came in, banned tori, then disappeared from the forums until lowtax himself called him out
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Mar 14, 2019 02:44
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just click on lowtax’s posts in this (warning gbs) thread for the story so we don’t derail this any further: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3884184 that said, i really like you guys and this thread especially and I will miss this place whenever it finally disappears.
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Mar 14, 2019 02:57
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these forums have helped me during my darkest times a few years ago; i am alive because of them. there is a lot of trash on here but it's my trash
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Mar 14, 2019 04:35
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zdr was always an idiot i hope that poo poo-head junkie overdoses
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Mar 14, 2019 04:58
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Lain Iwakura posted:these forums have helped me during my darkest times a few years ago; i am alive because of them. there is a lot of trash on here but it's my trash your posting isn’t that bad buddy
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Mar 14, 2019 11:00
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this thread itself is one of my favorites. it was even cited on risky business podcast
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Mar 14, 2019 18:35
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Midjack posted:that said, i really like you guys and this thread especially and I will miss this place whenever it finally disappears. 
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Mar 14, 2019 18:39
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Midjack posted:zdr ghosted several months ago but returned just now citing a broken phone. He was posting in the qcs tech issues thread around the end of Feb
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Mar 14, 2019 18:51
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CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:zdr was always an idiot i hope that poo poo-head junkie overdoses gently caress off with that poo poo. zdr was always nice and addiction is a lifelong struggle that doesnt deserve death.
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Mar 14, 2019 19:11
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the forums would still be serving http-only without him
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Mar 14, 2019 19:17
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Raere posted:I love lowtax but in the 2 decades it's been around has he ever hired a single person for the site that hasn't stabbed him in the back? It's part of the charm and entertainment you buy into here.
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Mar 14, 2019 19:39
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the addict stuff is complete speculation anyway
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Mar 14, 2019 20:03
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Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:the forums would still be serving http-only without him i think zdr also finally freed the forums of myISAM tables
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Mar 14, 2019 20:18
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Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:the forums would still be serving http-only without him i feel sorry for the guy at the nsa who had to buy an account to carry on reading my posts
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Mar 14, 2019 21:19
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yes ZDR already did a pretty major moving of the whole forum database onto a much more modern system which also makes it easier to run backups, as part of the prerequisite work for getting stuff completely off the old physical boxes.
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Mar 14, 2019 21:20
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Soricidus posted:i feel sorry for the guy at the nsa who had to buy an account to carry on reading my posts
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Mar 14, 2019 22:37
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Soricidus posted:i feel sorry for the guy at the nsa who had to buy an account to carry on reading my posts and how they keep having to buy a new anime avatar when someone changes it
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Mar 14, 2019 22:55
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Soricidus posted:i feel sorry for the guy at the nsa who had to buy an account to carry on reading my posts *looks at camera* it’s a living!
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