Burrito of Peace wrote on Nov 24, 2024, 19:26:

christheshitter wrote on Nov 24, 2024, 16:29:

You would get plenty of phishing spam that will take your computer hostage. If your e-mail were leaked somewhere.

Horseshit. This is pure, unadulterated FUD.

I have several email addresses that are very public. One was in my sig here for years. Zero hostage taking phishing emails received.

I'll say that again: ZERO HOSTAGE TAKING EMAILS RECEIVED

Jesus, I'd love to see malware even try at this point and then laugh when literally nothing happens.

Sounds exactly like what someone being held hostage would say.
FACT
You're computer has Stockholm Syndrome because they know your email address. Pay the ransom (or is it ransomeware) or else. Hostage takers also like chocolate.

Thanks for handling that BoP. I'm amazed that some folks remember how to breath.

christheshitter wrote on Nov 24, 2024, 16:29:

You would get plenty of phishing spam that will take your computer hostage. If your e-mail were leaked somewhere.

Horseshit. This is pure, unadulterated FUD.

I have several email addresses that are very public. One was in my sig here for years. Zero hostage taking phishing emails received.

I'll say that again: ZERO HOSTAGE TAKING EMAILS RECEIVED

Jesus, I'd love to see malware even try at this point and then laugh when literally nothing happens.

Derek Smart has moved on to bluer pastures. Wait... no, not like that!

nvrmnd
not worth it

RedEye9 wrote on Nov 24, 2024, 11:39:

BazzaLB wrote on Nov 24, 2024, 07:17:

MrJolly wrote on Nov 23, 2024, 17:26:
Also, given how long it's been since I last posted - a bit disappointed that pw recovery was in plain text

Funny, as I too posted for the first time in about a decade a couple of days ago and said the exact same thing regarding getting sent my password. Bonkers!

Blue's News does not have my credit card number.
Blue's News does not sell anything.
Blue's News does not have my telephone number.
Blue's News does not have my social security number.
Blue's News does not have my mailing address.
Blue's News does not have my home address.
Blue's News does not have my legal name.
Blue's News does not have my d.o.b.
Blue's News does not know my age, shoe size, sex or race.

Blue's News does have one of several different email addresses that I use.

It would not matter in the slightest if my Blue's News password and related email was leaked.

Ya'll pick some silly hills to climb.

You would get plenty of phishing spam that will take your computer hostage. If your e-mail were leaked somewhere.

BazzaLB wrote on Nov 24, 2024, 07:17:

MrJolly wrote on Nov 23, 2024, 17:26:
Also, given how long it's been since I last posted - a bit disappointed that pw recovery was in plain text

Funny, as I too posted for the first time in about a decade a couple of days ago and said the exact same thing regarding getting sent my password. Bonkers!

Blue's News does not have my credit card number.
Blue's News does not sell anything.
Blue's News does not have my telephone number.
Blue's News does not have my social security number.
Blue's News does not have my mailing address.
Blue's News does not have my home address.
Blue's News does not have my legal name.
Blue's News does not have my d.o.b.
Blue's News does not know my age, shoe size, sex or race.

Blue's News does have one of several different email addresses that I use.

It would not matter in the slightest if my Blue's News password and related email was leaked.

Ya'll pick some silly hills to climb.

I would imagine that particular cow's udders are quite chapped by now.

MrJolly wrote on Nov 23, 2024, 17:26:
Also, given how long it's been since I last posted - a bit disappointed that pw recovery was in plain text

Funny, as I too posted for the first time in about a decade a couple of days ago and said the exact same thing regarding getting sent my password. Bonkers!

HElf, the SC cultists fanatics tell us that this is perfectly alright and normal. No need to get hasty, they say. Also: weren't people fired lately? So Chris can afford even more and bigger lifesized sculptures. It's aaaallllll gooood... And now, please have a little sip of our special cocktail that does taste a little bit like Kool-Aid but is absolutely fine.

Honestly, I am afraid that some of the biggest whales who maybe were insane enough to waste all of their money on these doomed game projects are going to do something very stupid when these projects implode within the next few years.

RSI/CIG is running out of money fast.
They were shopping around SQ42 to Microsoft last year (which is why their CitCon was like a shareholders meeting last year, and this year was all about carrot on a stick). Ya throw in the major prices changes in game for ships, and minor but noteworthy prices changes of ships in their
pledge store, also with 2 major money grabs they have done this year. First being the ATLS Cargo Loader (it's the loader from Aliens) that is pretty much essential to the cargo loop gameplay that was way overpriced and due to the blowback was immediately added to the in game stores that has 1 function to move big cargo quick and fast (after they were going to nerf all other tractor beams useable by the player in game), and they allowed people to buy access to Pryo (the next system in the game) by buying their high end monthly subscription. (Typically this goes through waves.
Ya take a look at all the crap that is wasted money around their offices (and the lifesized sculpture of a ship that was shown at CitCon this year) and you'd swear You're looking at the UK Mirror Image of Ion Studios.

Last year at CitCon he said that Squadron 42 was in it's polish phase, and this year said it would be out in 2026. No game goes from "beta" to retail in 2 years for polish unless shit is seriously fucked up.

"an alternate reality where epic crowdfunded space games will eventually completed and released"

Nice

Pr()ZaC wrote on Nov 23, 2024, 20:42:
You didn't invoke him by calling his name 3 times.

Do I have to do everything around here?

Derek Smart!
DEREK SMART!
DEREK SMART!!!

christheshitter wrote on Nov 23, 2024, 15:19:
Where is Derek Smart when we most need him?

You didn't invoke him by calling his name 3 times.

Gonna go back to lurking - returning your old password from years ago, in plain text on a password reset when all you need is an email addy, is just bonkers. See you in 10-20 years time

MrJolly wrote on Nov 23, 2024, 17:06:
First post in 14 years, but I miss Derek Smart's posts as well

Nice job of not losing a password you weren't really using.

Also, given how long it's been since I last posted - a bit disappointed that pw recovery was in plain text

First post in 14 years, but I miss Derek Smart's posts as well

Where is Derek Smart when we most need him?

It is that don't let us go broke time of the month

Otherwise known as the Quarterly Whale Hunting Extravaganza... or the QWHEEEEEEE.