12,000 erroneous MW2 bans and counting - Comments: (10)
posted by [myg0t]wav on July 27, 2010 @ 5:50 am
http://i29.tinypic.com/dw4ztw.jpg
Good job Valve. We at myg0t salute your excellent raging skills. Keep up the good work.
IRC UPDATES COMPLETE - Comments: (2)
posted by [myg0t]rambo on July 18, 2010 @ 11:36 pm
Updates completed on irc. Everything back to normal now and is fully operational. Come on in.
Forum E-mail Issue Resolved - Comments: (7)
posted by [myg0t]SourceX on May 30, 2010 @ 10:39 am
The issue with the 'Forgot Password' feature not working correctly has been resolved. If you have been locked out of your account due to this reason, you should now be able to successfully reset your account password.
If any other problems are found, please notify us here or on IRC @ irc.myg0t.com, channel #myg0t.
Thanks
FORUMS BACK - Comments: (13)
posted by [myg0t]rambo on May 25, 2010 @ 11:15 am
So the forums are back, and yes it's a year old backup but it's better than nothing so stfu. We'll be updating things as we go along so deal with it.
EDIT: if you have trouble requesting your password get on irc for help
Team Fortress 2 Idle Program - Comments: (5)
posted by [myg0t]OldManPeterson on May 30, 2009 @ 1:32 am
EDIT
*** TF2 has updated and you can now get the unlocks by getting the achievement milestones***
Use any achievement unlocked of your preference
FYI The idle tool is still useful for getting all the hats
Since Valve in it's infinite wisdom decided with the latest updates to the Spy and Sniper class to no longer make the new weapons/items something you work towards, they have instead created a community of idlers. Yes, with the latest patch to Team Fortress 2 Valve made the decision to have new item/weapon unlocks no longer something you achieve but instead something you randomly get as you play. The result has been ugly, with everyone trying to find a good method to idle the game to increase their chances of getting the new stuff.
Well Drunken F00l over at SourceOP has developed a small application that runs in DOS that connects you to a TF2 server and does all the idle work for you, without you loading the game. You still get to suffer through the constant duplicate items (32 hours of idling here and all I have got are duplicates so far of shit I already had), so it's still not a perfect solution to Valve's stupidity, but it's the best there is so far.
You can download this application here or from the attached file below.
The program is legit otherwise it would not be posted here, so don't bother asking if it's safe, it is. So enjoy spending the next two weeks idling TF2 with the rest of us.
Doesn't touch VAC
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...idlererror.jpg
Australia's Government Website Blacklist Leaked - Comments: (24)
posted by [myg0t]OldManPeterson on March 20, 2009 @ 11:21 pm
The secretive Internet filter blacklist held by the communications watchdog Australian Communications and Media Authority has been leaked, revealing the government has understated the amount of banned Web pages by more than 1000. Many legitimate businesses and Web sites have been banned including online poker sites, multiple Wikipedia entries, and Google and Yahoo group pages.
This was leaked and posted on http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Leaked_Australian_blacklist_reveals_banned_sites which is down currently, probably due to high demand to the site. A Torrent with the list can be found here.
Good Job Aussie Government on giving these websites more advertisement then they could ever buy with this failed attempt at censorship.
Ryan Goldstein AKA Digerati Caught with Child Pornography but Never Charged - Comments: (20)
posted by [myg0t]OldManPeterson on February 21, 2009 @ 11:45 pm
The Register has published another article on Ryan Goldstein AKA Digerati, who had a very short lived time on our IRC network, prior to his arrest and later conviction. This article covers the fact the FBI found over a 1000 images of child pornography on his computer, but never prosecuted him for it. It also relates stories from other IRC networks where he was caught solicting young boys for nude pictures in exchange for money. Ryan Goldstein AKA Digerati was able to plead out to a much lesser crime related to his hacking.
Here is some quotes from an earlier article when he was sentenced:
Assistant US Attorney Michael Levy told AP that Goldstein's cooperation during the investigation resulted in a decision not to charge him over the possession of thousands of images of child abuse discovered on his computer.
US District Judge Michael Baylson criticised the decision not to prosecute Goldstein for his predilection for child porn. The judge took the unusual step of sentencing Goldstein alongside convicted child pornographer Derrick Williams, of Philadelphia, at the same hearing.
Like Goldstein, Williams was caught with thousands of child abuse images on his computer. Each copied some of the pictures, but only Williams posted some (around 15) of the images he held onto a website. Williams was jailed for two years (rather than the 8-10 years established in sentencing guidelines), whereas Goldstein will be free in as little as two months.
The new article titled "How the Feds shook hands with an internet pedophile" can be read here. This is yet another excellent article by Dan Goodin who is doing a great job covering the prosecution of botnet owners.
Good Article on Gabe Newell and Piracy - Comments: (7)
posted by [myg0t]OldManPeterson on February 19, 2009 @ 8:40 pm
Found this today:
Moving onto the hot-button issue of piracy, Newell says pricing is not the main problem. "The pricing issue, I think, is really misleading," he says. "In the PC audience, these people are spending thousands of dollars on their PCs and their internet connectivity. They are perfectly happy to spend money, so that’s not the issue. But when it comes to the service, that’s where the pirates are way ahead of us."
He gave an example of wanting to own copies of the Dr. Who television series on DVD – but being unable to legally do so, because it isn’t available in his region. When consumers are presented with such scenarios, pirates win out.
Furthermore, Newell claims, techniques like DRM actually increase piracy, not decrease it. It puts more distance between content creators and their customers, which ends up disempowering the creators.
The full article can be read here. It is a great read with a lot more to it. This is one of the few people in the software industry that actually gets it and understands what consumers want.
