General chat thread

[merlinxthesecond]

HURRAH FOR QQ

 

[Vladicus]

Praise be.

 

[Arc-on-Fire]

I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE ALL GONE FOR REAL THIS TIME!​

 

[Hatless Nuance]

I suppose "We're going offline for software updates" is the website equivalent to "I'm going to the store to get milk and/or cigarettes".

 

[Bear_Mint]

All my wikis and old ass sites were down. Boring few hours.

 

[Melmar]

I can't believe QQ died forever. RIP in piece.

 

[Rakdos92]

QQ is back, bay-beeeh! Fuck that security hole! Like, who is retarded enough to hear something like 351 key or whatever, and come to the conclusion the keys can be 0 to 350?

 

[Guardian Box]

QQ is old now. Needs a few hours to get back up after going down.

 

[Bear_Mint]

Forums in general are an old concept.

Now, the kids are all on their private discords.

Invite only, cool kids clubs.

 

[Scygnus]

On a license plate cover/holder thing: "Only gay cops pull me over."

Me: Is that an insult or an invitation?

 

[HobDobby]

On a license plate cover/holder thing: "Only gay cops pull me over."

Me: Is that an insult or an invitation?

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both is a great answer!

 

[Tera Forma]

Wait, what's the problem? Why is everyone acting like something unexpected happened?
Like, the site administration literally warned everyone in advance that it would shut down at 10 AM in some US time zone.
So, why did anyone think the forum was dead for good?

 

[HobDobby]

Wait, what's the problem? Why is everyone acting like something unexpected happened?
Like, the site administration literally warned everyone in advance that it would shut down at 10 AM in some US time zone.
So, why did anyone think the forum was dead for good?

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Could be like me, don't check the forum notices(or the site) for a couple of days and get blindsided

 

[Rakdos92]

Wait, what's the problem? Why is everyone acting like something unexpected happened?
Like, the site administration literally warned everyone in advance that it would shut down at 10 AM in some US time zone.
So, why did anyone think the forum was dead for good?

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Basically a bunch of idiots coded some fundamental internet security thing that caused PHP or whatever to be compromised. As in "4 has been generated as an actual key" kind of compromised.

Naturally any site with an active staff had to scramble and patch as soon as the update went live.

 

[justinkal]

Basically a bunch of idiots coded some fundamental internet security thing that caused PHP or whatever to be compromised. As in "4 has been generated as an actual key" kind of compromised.

Naturally any site with an active staff had to scramble and patch as soon as the update went live.

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Note: There was multiple unrelated massive security issues that day.

The thing about having "4" as a key was totally unrelated to PHP. That was instead for one of the trusted services that creates certificates files for websites so they can prove they are who they say they are. Which allowed anyone to make your browser think they're actually say Microsoft.

The PHP thing was one of those 'tiny, deep in the code' bugs that gets found from time to time in stuff but would let a skilled hacker run stuff as admin on your server.

 

[ShogunTrooper]

It finally dawned on me that I am not as spry as I used to be.

Missed one night of sleep, now my body is rebelling by catching me the virus or something out of the blue. Joints ache, nose is clogged, I cough up my throat, my head periodically aches, my lower back hurts, and I sometimes get a little dizzy when I move my head to lie down.

...once there were times where I could just shrug off a sleepless night, now I feel like I'm at death's door. I mean, the worst feels like it's over by now, yesterday kicked my ass something fierce, but still. My 20s are over. I'm 30 now.

 

[Imperator Pax]

It finally dawned on me that I am not as spry as I used to be.

Missed one night of sleep, now my body is rebelling by catching me the virus or something out of the blue. Joints ache, nose is clogged, I cough up my throat, my head periodically aches, my lower back hurts, and I sometimes get a little dizzy when I move my head to lie down.

...once there were times where I could just shrug off a sleepless night, now I feel like I'm at death's door. I mean, the worst feels like it's over by now, yesterday kicked my ass something fierce, but still. My 20s are over. I'm 30 now.

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lol. Its October shake it off, go down to the corner cafe get a bagel and some fresh pressed orange juice