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MikeCindi

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What happened to the Forum?
« on: March 20, 2008, 08:50:36 pm »
Earlier this evening (~1900-2100 -6GMT) I could not connect to the forum as the turkey hacker hijacked the url. I was very pleased to see everything intact when I came back about 2215. How can we stop this @!#&^$ or other @!#&^$ from doing this?
(I call it the "turkey" as it broadcasts being Turkish.)
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Triarius Fidelis

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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2008, 08:57:13 pm »
We got gayed again I guess
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2008, 09:14:10 pm »
at least there was a tasty track to listen to this time ;D ... reminded me of some tracks on the world according to rza
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2008, 09:30:26 pm »
We are working on a solution for security now.
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2008, 10:07:58 pm »
Actually this Turkey fellow should be made security advisor of some site, useless fellow, does'nt know how to better utilize his time.
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2008, 11:29:27 pm »
This reminds me of something a rabbi wrote, which I think is wise whatever religion you may have, including no religion at all.

What the rabbi wrote was something like, "It's not what you have that's important, it's what you do with what you have."

The context was intelligence.  Clearly this "hacker" could use his intellect and possibly considerable skill to better use.

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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2008, 12:29:38 am »
Quote from: tomh38 on March 20, 2008, 11:29:27 pm
The context was intelligence.  Clearly this "hacker" could use his intellect and possibly considerable skill to better use.

True, but it also looks like we're an easy mark for some reason
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2008, 12:42:40 am »
You're right of course, EFG.  I wonder why that is.
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2008, 07:23:39 am »
I just noticed the the PayPal icon/link is gone. Is this a result of our nemesis?
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2008, 07:39:04 am »
Quote from: mikecindi on March 21, 2008, 07:23:39 am
I just noticed the the PayPal icon/link is gone. Is this a result of our nemesis?

Are you talking about the forum or the main site?...
I never noticed a paypal button on the forum site

There is one still on the website though
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2008, 08:19:37 am »
For a while there was a Paypal icon close to the "Logout" link above.
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2008, 08:37:31 am »
Huh!... never noticed it
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2008, 09:14:05 am »
Quote from: M0E-lnx on March 21, 2008, 08:37:31 am
Huh!... never noticed it

Selective vision: filters out any request for donations.
Kinda like selective hearing: filters out requests to do housework.  ;D
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2008, 04:53:07 pm »
Quote from: Sivatheja on March 20, 2008, 10:07:58 pm
Actually this Turkey fellow should be made security advisor of some site, useless fellow, doesn't know how to better utilize his time.

Neither do I tbh

I wish I could have the faith to believe there's such a things as 'constructive' things to do with your time. Unfortunately ... I have a memory.
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Re: What happened to the Forum?
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2008, 05:00:36 pm »
I would say that if, in the future, your memory of what you did makes you happy, it was constructive use of time.
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