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iwentdoodie: Apr 29, 2005; 🤗YOU'RE WELCOME🤗

I think one of those coin machines will let you turn your spare change into bitcoin

# ? Sep 30, 2020 01:46

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 17:53

Captain Hygiene: Sep 17, 2007; You mess with the crabbo...

Yeah I know it's ultimately for laundering, I was just curious how it works in practice, like you just give it 35 cents and get a receipt for 0.00000000000000000001 buttbux or something?

# ? Sep 30, 2020 01:48

MarcusSA: Sep 23, 2007

iwentdoodie posted:

I think one of those coin machines will let you turn your spare change into bitcoin

Coin star does at certain locations yeah.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 01:53

BrigadierSensible: Feb 16, 2012; I've got a pocket full of cheese🧀, and a garden full of trees🌴.

This is going to sound like a very stupid question, so I am sorry.

But I was thinking about the Koalas March thing, and how she had a sock puppet account where she would praise herself and say how awesome she was, so other people would notice/like her.

Has there ever been the case of the opposite? i.e. Where a poster has a sock puppet that follows them around saying how poo poo and bad they are? They would do this so they get noticed by other people, and also to get internet sympathy, because from the perspective of everybody else they would be being picked on by a stranger for no reason.

Yes, I know that is a stupid, pointless, and quite likely self-defeating thing to do. But this is the internet, and weirdos have done worse to become "forums famous".

# ? Sep 30, 2020 01:58

fauna: Dec 6, 2018; Caught between two worlds...

where does "a goon who x he own y, a shameful goon" actually come from?

# ? Sep 30, 2020 02:00

MarcusSA: Sep 23, 2007

BrigadierSensible posted:

This is going to sound like a very stupid question, so I am sorry.

But I was thinking about the Koalas March thing, and how she had a sock puppet account where she would praise herself and say how awesome she was, so other people would notice/like her.

Has there ever been the case of the opposite? i.e. Where a poster has a sock puppet that follows them around saying how poo poo and bad they are? They would do this so they get noticed by other people, and also to get internet sympathy, because from the perspective of everybody else they would be being picked on by a stranger for no reason.

Yes, I know that is a stupid, pointless, and quite likely self-defeating thing to do. But this is the internet, and weirdos have done worse to become "forums famous".

I don�t think so but I can follow you around and call your posts poo poo if you want. Not sure if that�s gonna work though.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 02:01

Kazinsal: Dec 13, 2011

fauna posted:

where does "a goon who x he own y, a shameful goon" actually come from?

A throwaway joke on a front page article from like, 2002, except instead of "goon" it was the n-word, and ostensibly something the author overheard on a bus.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 02:02

BrigadierSensible: Feb 16, 2012; I've got a pocket full of cheese🧀, and a garden full of trees🌴.

MarcusSA posted:

I don�t think so but I can follow you around and call your posts poo poo if you want. Not sure if that�s gonna work though.

Thank you for the kind offer, but I get that enough from my mother.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 02:03

sourdough: Apr 30, 2012

Captain Hygiene posted:

Yeah I know it's ultimately for laundering, I was just curious how it works in practice, like you just give it 35 cents and get a receipt for 0.00000000000000000001 buttbux or something?

It�s actually called Bitcoin, op

# ? Sep 30, 2020 02:06

Fantastic Foreskin: Jan 6, 2013; A golden helix streaked skyward from the Helvault. A thunderous explosion shattered the silver monolith and Avacyn emerged, free from her prison at last.

BrigadierSensible posted:

This is going to sound like a very stupid question, so I am sorry.

But I was thinking about the Koalas March thing, and how she had a sock puppet account where she would praise herself and say how awesome she was, so other people would notice/like her.

Has there ever been the case of the opposite? i.e. Where a poster has a sock puppet that follows them around saying how poo poo and bad they are? They would do this so they get noticed by other people, and also to get internet sympathy, because from the perspective of everybody else they would be being picked on by a stranger for no reason.

Yes, I know that is a stupid, pointless, and quite likely self-defeating thing to do. But this is the internet, and weirdos have done worse to become "forums famous".

More like old-getsoffonbeingmadefunoff-less.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 02:33

Captain Hygiene: Sep 17, 2007; You mess with the crabbo...

sourdough posted:

It�s actually called Bitcoin, op

Actually I was asking about the cryptocurrency used specifically for buying butt stuff, but thanks

# ? Sep 30, 2020 02:36

HopperUK: Apr 29, 2007; Why would an ambulance be leaving the hospital?

BrigadierSensible posted:

This is going to sound like a very stupid question, so I am sorry.

But I was thinking about the Koalas March thing, and how she had a sock puppet account where she would praise herself and say how awesome she was, so other people would notice/like her.

Has there ever been the case of the opposite? i.e. Where a poster has a sock puppet that follows them around saying how poo poo and bad they are? They would do this so they get noticed by other people, and also to get internet sympathy, because from the perspective of everybody else they would be being picked on by a stranger for no reason.

Yes, I know that is a stupid, pointless, and quite likely self-defeating thing to do. But this is the internet, and weirdos have done worse to become "forums famous".

I just watched a Sarah Z video about a guy who did exactly that. He was active in fanfiction communities and he had a couple of dozen sockpuppets that would follow him around and insult his stories and get into fights in the comments and such.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 02:46

Heath: Apr 30, 2008; 🍂🎃🏞️💦

HopperUK posted:

I just watched a Sarah Z video about a guy who did exactly that. He was active in fanfiction communities and he had a couple of dozen sockpuppets that would follow him around and insult his stories and get into fights in the comments and such.

The internet, and especially fan-adjacent communities, love nothing in the world more than drama. A fight is golden as far as attention is concerned, especially if you have fans who are willing to take your side.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 03:05

Paladinus: Jan 11, 2014; heyHEYYYY!!!

BrigadierSensible posted:

This is going to sound like a very stupid question, so I am sorry.

But I was thinking about the Koalas March thing, and how she had a sock puppet account where she would praise herself and say how awesome she was, so other people would notice/like her.

Has there ever been the case of the opposite? i.e. Where a poster has a sock puppet that follows them around saying how poo poo and bad they are? They would do this so they get noticed by other people, and also to get internet sympathy, because from the perspective of everybody else they would be being picked on by a stranger for no reason.

Yes, I know that is a stupid, pointless, and quite likely self-defeating thing to do. But this is the internet, and weirdos have done worse to become "forums famous".

Yes, I'll admit it. Whenever you see someone say I'm a bad poster, it's just me trying to get noticed.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 03:14

Coffee And Pie: Nov 4, 2010; "Blah-sum"?
More like "Blawesome"

Kazinsal posted:

A throwaway joke on a front page article from like, 2002, except instead of "goon" it was the n-word, and ostensibly something the author overheard on a bus.

I think thisis the source for that

# ? Sep 30, 2020 03:14

sourdough: Apr 30, 2012

Captain Hygiene posted:

Actually I was asking about the cryptocurrency used specifically for buying butt stuff, but thanks

lol sorry, my b

# ? Sep 30, 2020 03:41

Inceltown: Aug 6, 2019

BrigadierSensible posted:

This is going to sound like a very stupid question, so I am sorry.

But I was thinking about the Koalas March thing, and how she had a sock puppet account where she would praise herself and say how awesome she was, so other people would notice/like her.

Has there ever been the case of the opposite? i.e. Where a poster has a sock puppet that follows them around saying how poo poo and bad they are? They would do this so they get noticed by other people, and also to get internet sympathy, because from the perspective of everybody else they would be being picked on by a stranger for no reason.

Yes, I know that is a stupid, pointless, and quite likely self-defeating thing to do. But this is the internet, and weirdos have done worse to become "forums famous".

People do it IRL because playing the victim can get you cred. No reason someone hasn't tried it here too.

Example of IRL attempt

# ? Sep 30, 2020 04:08

fanny packrat: Mar 24, 2018

BrigadierSensible posted:

This is going to sound like a very stupid question, so I am sorry.

But I was thinking about the Koalas March thing, and how she had a sock puppet account where she would praise herself and say how awesome she was, so other people would notice/like her.

Has there ever been the case of the opposite? i.e. Where a poster has a sock puppet that follows them around saying how poo poo and bad they are? They would do this so they get noticed by other people, and also to get internet sympathy, because from the perspective of everybody else they would be being picked on by a stranger for no reason.

Yes, I know that is a stupid, pointless, and quite likely self-defeating thing to do. But this is the internet, and weirdos have done worse to become "forums famous".

Sleeveless has been solely responsible for paying SA's hosting fees thanks to this strategy.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 04:19

Heath: Apr 30, 2008; 🍂🎃🏞️💦

fanny packrat posted:

Sleeveless has been solely responsible for paying Goldbelly's overhead thanks to this strategy.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 04:20

Oxxidation: Jul 22, 2007

BrigadierSensible posted:

This is going to sound like a very stupid question, so I am sorry.

But I was thinking about the Koalas March thing, and how she had a sock puppet account where she would praise herself and say how awesome she was, so other people would notice/like her.

Has there ever been the case of the opposite? i.e. Where a poster has a sock puppet that follows them around saying how poo poo and bad they are? They would do this so they get noticed by other people, and also to get internet sympathy, because from the perspective of everybody else they would be being picked on by a stranger for no reason.

turtlicious briefly did this after the cow-bombing ban, iirc

# ? Sep 30, 2020 04:29

e-dt: Sep 16, 2019

Paladinus posted:

Yes, I'll admit it. Whenever you see someone say I'm a bad poster, it's just me trying to get noticed.

Look at this terrible poster. Go away.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 04:40

pentyne: Nov 7, 2012

Oxxidation posted:

turtlicious briefly did this after the cow-bombing ban, iirc

typical fake news, he was clearly referring to D&D miniatures he needed to disassemble without blowing off his fingers.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 06:29

Antivehicular: Dec 30, 2011; I wanna sing one for the cars
That are right now headed silent down the highway
And it's dark and there is nobody driving And something has got to give

Oxxidation posted:

turtlicious briefly did this after the cow-bombing ban, iirc

It amazes me that people still pull the "posting as a freshly-registered user who somehow has extensive knowledge of, and opinions about, certain other users who recently got banned" trick in 2020, especially on SA, where "every new reg is a rereg" has been a joke for years. Turt has/had enough personal problems that I can understand his not understanding how obvious it was, but plenty of others try it with no better excuse than being dumb motherfuckers. poo poo, I think Zaurg's done it multiple times, at least once pretending the new account was an RL friend of his old one.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 11:09

bradzilla: Oct 15, 2004

Antivehicular posted:

It amazes me that people still pull the "posting as a freshly-registered user who somehow has extensive knowledge of, and opinions about, certain other users who recently got banned" trick in 2020, especially on SA, where "every new reg is a rereg" has been a joke for years. Turt has/had enough personal problems that I can understand his not understanding how obvious it was, but plenty of others try it with no better excuse than being dumb motherfuckers. poo poo, I think Zaurg's done it multiple times, at least once pretending the new account was an RL friend of his old one.

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=1&threadid=3925515&perpage=40&pagenumber=1#pti2

# ? Sep 30, 2020 11:50

Edgar Allen Ho: Apr 3, 2017; by sebmojo

Nothing beats claiming to be the brother (with the exact same personality, personal history, and posting style) of your alt, who is now dead.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 12:15

Ugly In The Morning: Jul 1, 2010; Pillbug

Edgar Allen Ho posted:

Nothing beats claiming to be the brother (with the exact same personality, personal history, and posting style) of your alt, who is now dead.

Are you referring to Humper Monkey/50 Foot Ant or a different one?

# ? Sep 30, 2020 12:21

Danaru: Jun 5, 2012; 何 ??

Oxxidation posted:

turtlicious briefly did this after the cow-bombing ban, iirc

The what now

# ? Sep 30, 2020 12:37

Crime on a Dime: Nov 28, 2006

The bot referred to as GDN is going to be the impetus of a huge drama.

It's 11PM, do you know where your API keys are being used?

# ? Sep 30, 2020 12:37

Crime on a Dime: Nov 28, 2006

time stampy

# ? Sep 30, 2020 12:38

Ugly In The Morning: Jul 1, 2010; Pillbug

Danaru posted:

The what now

I�m not sure they actually wanted to bomb cows. They hated cows because of global warming, and they built some bombs, and said they�d make the news. Then they asked the CSPAM climate change thread how to dispose of some UXO because no one came to help with their nefarious mission, because trying to create Hahahamas on a comedy site is a bad idea. Then they got banned five months later when someone who didn�t have terminal doomposting poisoning saw the posts and asked WTF in QCS.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 12:39

Len: Jan 21, 2008; Pouches, bandages, shoulderpad, cyber-eye...

Bitchin'!

Crime on a Dime posted:

The bot referred to as GDN is going to be the impetus of a huge drama.

It's 11PM, do you know where your API keys are being used?

I don't get it

# ? Sep 30, 2020 12:52

The Kins: Oct 2, 2004

Crime on a Dime posted:

The bot referred to as GDN is going to be the impetus of a huge drama.

It's 11PM, do you know where your API keys are being used?

What, again? Wasn't that dumb GDN auth stuff part of that whole PPJ thing?

# ? Sep 30, 2020 12:55

Captain Hygiene: Sep 17, 2007; You mess with the crabbo...

Edgar Allen Ho posted:

Nothing beats claiming to be the brother (with the exact same personality, personal history, and posting style) of your alt, who is now dead.

How dare you cast aspersions on my identical twin and best friend, Commodore Clean :arghfist:

# ? Sep 30, 2020 16:48

Famethrowa: Oct 5, 2012

The Kins posted:

What, again? Wasn't that dumb GDN auth stuff part of that whole PPJ thing?

I'm guessing yes. There's been rumors about a GDN backdoor that can access messages sent by anyone who auth's with the system, so it's probably more of that poo poo.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 17:49

UCS Hellmaker: Mar 29, 2008; Toilet Rascal

Famethrowa posted:

I'm guessing yes. There's been rumors about a GDN backdoor that can access messages sent by anyone who auth's with the system, so it's probably more of that poo poo.

Never let bots you did not code into private channels is literally what gets screamed by anyone with experience coding discord bots. that is there for a reason because it literally is taking text captures of everything typed. and the owner of the api key can do anything with it.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 18:52

Carthag Tuek: Oct 15, 2005; Tider skal komme,
tider skal henrulle,
sl�gt skal f�lge sl�gters gang

BrigadierSensible posted:

This is going to sound like a very stupid question, so I am sorry.

But I was thinking about the Koalas March thing, and how she had a sock puppet account where she would praise herself and say how awesome she was, so other people would notice/like her.

Has there ever been the case of the opposite? i.e. Where a poster has a sock puppet that follows them around saying how poo poo and bad they are? They would do this so they get noticed by other people, and also to get internet sympathy, because from the perspective of everybody else they would be being picked on by a stranger for no reason.

Yes, I know that is a stupid, pointless, and quite likely self-defeating thing to do. But this is the internet, and weirdos have done worse to become "forums famous".

It's a real thing that happens

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X17303130 (random link for reference)

Dunno if it's happened on SA tho. Probably.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 19:30

Ghost Leviathan: Mar 2, 2017; Exploration is ill-advised.

Edgar Allen Ho posted:

Nothing beats claiming to be the brother (with the exact same personality, personal history, and posting style) of your alt, who is now dead.

Like rolling up a new D&D character. Rigby's brother, Bigby.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 19:42

One More Fat Nerd: Apr 13, 2007; Mama’s Lil’ Louie; Nap Ghost

Nuns with Guns posted:

It's a scam currency supported by crazy people and scammers to draw more crazy people in with the promise they'll be millionaires one day and whose primary use is for shady or illegal transactions like scams and drug sales.

SA has a special dislike of it from the extended campaigns to sink the price of it and troll dedicated followers in various ways. I think the Goldmined Bitcoin thread documents the point in it somewhere where YOSPOS hacked the Bitcoin forums and changed all mentions of "Bitcoin" to "Cosbycoin": https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3413928

Bitcoiners didn't take well to the trolling and tried various things like paying people to DDoS SA too:

https://www.somethingawful.com/news/attack-of-bitcoins/

The bitcoin thing was summed up well by a goon at one point, i cant find the quote but it was something like:

Dumbass True Believers: "Our deflationary cryptocurrency that can only handle 7 transactions a second will truly take over the world economy, google ron paul!"

Goons, who think they're smart: "what morons, this thing is useless as a currency, its only useful for money launderers and drug dealers!"

Actual Smart People: "This thing is useful for money launderers and drug dealers, I want in."

# ? Sep 30, 2020 19:48

WeedlordGoku69: Feb 12, 2015; by Cyrano4747

One More Fat Nerd posted:

The bitcoin thing was summed up well by a goon at one point, i cant find the quote but it was something like:

Dumbass True Believers: "Our deflationary cryptocurrency that can only handle 7 transactions a second will truly take over the world economy, google ron paul!"

Goons, who think they're smart: "what morons, this thing is useless as a currency, its only useful for money launderers and drug dealers!"

Actual Smart People: "This thing is useful for money launderers and drug dealers, I want in."

I feel like this more or less sums up what I was trying to say; there's a lot about it that is blatantly dumb as poo poo, to be sure, but some of that idiocy is a double-edged sword that makes the whole thing relatively easy to barnacle onto for a little extra beer/weed money, and I'm surprised more goons didn't pick up on this.

# ? Sep 30, 2020 19:55

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StupidSexyMothman: Aug 9, 2010

UCS Hellmaker posted:

Never let bots you did not code into private channels is literally what gets screamed by anyone with experience coding discord bots. that is there for a reason because it literally is taking text captures of everything typed. and the owner of the api key can do anything with it.

what the gently caress

# ? Sep 30, 2020 20:08

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