bugsonglass said:

i was mostly posting in the GGD or the DS forums.  Was a member for a good number of years so my account got to be a pretty high level, but I didn't post too much.  I haven't deleted my accounted but I haven't posted there since the exodus

Bugs made of glass.

gamingeek said:

Ravenprose said:

Amazon has Metroid Other M for $15 USD. So is it worth getting for that price or not?

It was worth it for full price.

After watching the first 20 minutes of the game on Youtube, I have decided to listen to Steel on this one. Samus' inner monologue =

I'd LOVE to buy The "Amazing" Outland right about now...

IF I HAD A WORKING CREDIT CARD ! ! !

"Professionals" at JP Morgan didn't expedite my Card like they said they were going to.

SOOO. PISSED ! ! !

Article from Wired:

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(WIRED) -- It's one of the biggest data breaches in history. Now that Sony has come clean -- sort of -- on a computer intrusion this month that exposed personal information on 77 million PlayStation Network users, one obvious question remains: Who pulled off the hack?

In the old days, the answer would be simple: some kid did it. But today's underground is more complicated -- a slew of competing players with different agendas and techniques. Here's a quick rundown on the likely suspects.

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Anonymous

While noncriminal pranks are their stock in trade, the griefers of Anonymous have been on a hacktivism spree of late, staging distributed denial-of-service attacks against the corporate enemies of WikiLeaks, then famously cracking the computer security firm HBGary Federal and exposing the shady plotting of its CEO.

Coincidentally, Anonymous declared Sony as its latest protest target right around the time of the intrusion. They were unhappy with Sony's lawsuit against PlayStation 3 rooter George Hotz, and unsatisfied by the settlement deal reached between Hotz and the company this month.

But spokespeople for Anonymous have denied any role in the PlayStation Network hack, and the whole flavor of the hack just isn't Anonymous' style: they've pulled intrusions in the past, but computer crime isn't their mainstay, and a stealth run through the network of a corporate giant is decidedly short on lulz.

Verdict: Probably innocent.

WIRED.com: Sony to inspect PlayStation hacker's hard drive

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China

Chinese hackers have been responsible for some of the most sophisticated known intrusions in recent years -- low-and-slow attacks against defense contractors, human rights groups and Silicon Valley bigwigs like Google.

The attackers typically get in by hitting a single employee with an exploit, and then carefully expand through the network until they've found what they're looking for -- generally trade secrets, source code, or intelligence.

A list of 77 million names, dates of birth and passwords could be useful as the raw material for future attacks, but aside from that, Sony's gaming infrastructure is not a logical target for this bunch. You also wouldn't expect a professional Chinese intrusion to be detected so quickly.

Verdict: Innocent.

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Random recreational hacker

This breed still exists, though now in much smaller numbers than the professionals.

The PlayStation Network would be an alluring target for a bored teenager or twenty-something who spends a lot of time grinding through multiplayer shooters -- to paraphrase "Silence of the Lambs," you covet what you see every day.

A recreational hacker might go after the user database as a trophy.

Verdict: Maybe guilty.

WIRED.com: Sony claims PlayStation 3 hacker sabotaged hard drive, skipped town

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For-profit cyberthief

These guys, largely concentrated in Ukraine and Russia, know databases like the backs of their hands -- they dream in SQL -- and similar, if smaller, stolen databases are bought and sold routinely over carder forums and in private transactions.

In this scenario, the credit card numbers potentially stolen in the hack aren't as important as they seem.

According to Sony, the CVV2 -- the security code on the back of card -- wasn't stored in the compromised database, which greatly reduces the cards' usability to fraudsters. Credit cards without the magstripe data or CVV2 are among the least valuable commodities.

But combined with the other data, the database is valuable indeed. The passwords (which Sony evidently didn't bother to hash) could be a gold mine, because people have a tendency to use the same password everywhere; you can bet a big chunk of those 77 million PlayStation Network passwords will unlock everything from Facebook accounts to online banking.

The e-mail addresses could be used in phishing attacks, with the fraudster using stolen details -- like the target's date-of-birth -- to increase the chances of a response. Hell, even if it were just sold as a spam list, the Sony database could draw a pretty penny.

Verdict: Probably guilty.

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travo said:

I'm there.

sadly so am i i have been going to the web site for over 10 years but only started posting comment for the past 4ish years if it wasn't for the fact that its more habbit just like with ign i wouldn't go there any more

phantom_leo said:

I'd LOVE to buy The "Amazing" Outland right about now...

IF I HAD A WORKING CREDIT CARD ! ! !

"Professionals" at JP Morgan didn't expedite my Card like they said they were going to.

SOOO. PISSED ! ! !

I would love to buy Outland... IF I HAD A SYSTEM WITH A WORKING ONLINE STORE!!!!!! PSN isnt up yet, what is this shit.

^ One pce of advice for all the travelling you do.  Take Zip-lock bags with you and put them over the remote controls.

I'm not a germ-a-phobe.  But after seeing way too many of those 20-20/ Dateline type shows on hotel rooms (where they do the blue-light thing), that's the one thing I always do.

edgecrusher said:

To be fair, there always has been a ton of idiots there. Even some of the better writers on the forums are annoying, idiotic people. Lots of cool people too though, back in the day.

Minda Cubed, James Sinclair, Shelco, Supreme AC, nopalconversion. Miss those guys, as well as Skylock and Toment. Others too I can't remember. Rag the Penis etc.

Dvader said:

Damn it now I will never look at a hotel room remote the same way again, thanks.

Before you leave each hotel room you should cum on the remote then leave.

This is my sort of game.