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  • borked
    Totally Borked
    • Feb 2005
    • 6284

    #1

    There be hard core pirates amongst us

    Surfers? It goes without saying, but naïve old me never thought there'd be hard core pirates amongst us....

    A few weeks ago, I made a thread on how to combat piracy and the thread evolved into some great ideas with a lot of interaction.

    Now, I never (never say never) do anything to piss anyone off and even help a lot of people out while offering free services and stuff. The geolocation service gets lots of kind comments, and donations to help keep it free and well, generally I've never experienced bad shit.

    Well, a few days ago, the IP I was using in the anti-piracy thread came under massive attack. A full-on distributed dos attack coming from zombie servers as well as cloud services - some 3000+ IPs all coming down on my poor server

    The attack was ridden out and amazon and rackspace (whose cloud services were used) were notified and the zombies dropped at the switch.

    Of course I've no proof, but in the 12 years I've run dedicated servers, I've always flown well enough under the radar to attract attention. The week my server is used publicly to put up some anti-piracy ideas, I get hit over the head with a concrete beam.

    All I can assume is I pissed off some hard core pirates and this was their way of saying GFY.

    So, beware folks.

    For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com
    (consider figuring out the email as test #1)



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  • _Richard_
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Oct 2006
    • 30989

    #2
    sorry to hear that

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    • candyflip
      Carpe Visio
      • Jul 2002
      • 43069

      #3
      Sucks, but these days I think that this goes with out saying.

      Spend you some brain.
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      • DWB
        Registered User
        • Jul 2003
        • 31779

        #4
        Sorry to hear that Andy.

        I had a feeling something bad was going to come from that thread. Too many fucking dirt bags and haters around here.

        One more reason there needs to be a safe area (locked down) where people have to prove who they are, what they do, and have a few people vouch for them. Not perfect, but it's a start. All of us talking in public amongst the thieves will back fire on all of us.

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        • Paul Markham
          Too old to care
          • Jun 2001
          • 52942

          #5
          Have you seen some of the posters attitude towards chasing pirates?

          Some are very clearly anti anything curbing piracy.



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          • JustDaveXxx
            I AM JUSTDAVE !
            • Feb 2005
            • 4111

            #6
            Thats lame.

            But you do know a lot about a lot when it comes to Piracy and if we were not on the same side, i wouldn't want you educating the people we attack too.


            You are always a great read and i can see why you are reped as much as you are.


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            • candyflip
              Carpe Visio
              • Jul 2002
              • 43069

              #7
              Originally posted by Paul Markham
              Have you seen some of the posters attitude towards chasing pirates?

              Some are very clearly anti anything curbing piracy.
              You're a douchbag for labeling people who don't agree with one way of going about things as pro-piracy.

              Fuck off old fart.

              Spend you some brain.
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              • JustDaveXxx
                I AM JUSTDAVE !
                • Feb 2005
                • 4111

                #8
                Originally posted by DirtyWhiteBoy

                One more reason there needs to be a safe area (locked down) where people have to prove who they are, what they do, and have a few people vouch for them. Not perfect, but it's a start. All of us talking in public amongst the thieves will back fire on all of us.

                Great idea.

                I would like to nominate DWB as the new "GFY improvement mod".



                DWB needs MOD powers!!!


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                • signupdamnit
                  Confirmed User
                  • Aug 2007
                  • 6697

                  #9
                  I'm not surprised. If they slipped up somewhere along the line you might be able to track them down.

                  You don't like my posts? Put me on ignore or fuck right off. I'll say what I want.

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                  • Paul Markham
                    Too old to care
                    • Jun 2001
                    • 52942

                    #10
                    Originally posted by candyflip
                    You're a douchbag for labeling people who don't agree with one way of going about things as pro-piracy.

                    Fuck off old fart.
                    And you're doing the same as you accuse me of doing????????



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                    • Antonio
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Oct 2001
                      • 14136

                      #11
                      My guess is that it's a coincidence - DDOS-ing anyone probably takes time and $$ to set up or at least carry some risks no matter how minimal... and to tell me that someone did that just because of a forum thread?

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                      • alias
                        aliasx
                        • Apr 2001
                        • 19010

                        #12
                        Shitty deal dude, that was a great thread.
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                        • spazlabz
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jul 2003
                          • 6548

                          #13
                          Thanks for the great information and I am sorry that they went after you like that. Freaking sucks that people as helpful as you have to pay for educating the masses.

                          Thank you for your insight


                          Originally posted by DirtyWhiteBoy
                          Sorry to hear that Andy.

                          I had a feeling something bad was going to come from that thread. Too many fucking dirt bags and haters around here.

                          One more reason there needs to be a safe area (locked down) where people have to prove who they are, what they do, and have a few people vouch for them. Not perfect, but it's a start. All of us talking in public amongst the thieves will back fire on all of us.
                          I really do not like the idea of a private area, I kind of find the idea to be a bit limiting. However, I have to agree with you on this. Having an area where verified members might be a good idea

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                          • borked
                            Totally Borked
                            • Feb 2005
                            • 6284

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Antonio
                            My guess is that it's a coincidence - DDOS-ing anyone probably takes time and $$ to set up or at least carry some risks no matter how minimal... and to tell me that someone did that just because of a forum thread?
                            I don't think so, as it targeted the very IP from the start that I use for my adult-oriented stuff. When that was black holed to save the server, it went onto my geo-API IP.

                            Those two IPs have only ever been linked here.

                            For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com
                            (consider figuring out the email as test #1)



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                            • BlackCrayon
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • Jun 2003
                              • 19634

                              #15
                              just goes to show the criminal element of the people who run these illegal tubes. they are criminals and they act as such.
                              you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                              • signupdamnit
                                Confirmed User
                                • Aug 2007
                                • 6697

                                #16
                                Originally posted by borked
                                I don't think so, as it targeted the very IP from the start that I use for my adult-oriented stuff. When that was black holed to save the server, it went onto my geo-API IP.

                                Those two IPs have only ever been linked here.
                                set a trap. You're a bright guy, I bet you can come up with some tricks. If they do it again, make sure they're sorry.....
                                Last edited by signupdamnit; 10-13-2010, 10:27 AM.

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                                • borked
                                  Totally Borked
                                  • Feb 2005
                                  • 6284

                                  #17
                                  Thanks for the kind words folks - all is back to normal now.

                                  The fight will still go on and I'll develop what was developed in that thread to become a "package" of sorts that anyone who wants to can implement. It will be a good few weeks though, since working on stuff from that thread let me slip behind in other areas that now need my attention.

                                  When it's ready though, I'll post in that thread - so if you're interested, keep it bookmarked.

                                  For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com
                                  (consider figuring out the email as test #1)



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                                  • ottopottomouse
                                    She is ugly, bad luck.
                                    • Jan 2010
                                    • 13177

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Paul Markham
                                    Have you seen some of the posters attitude towards chasing pirates?

                                    Some are very clearly anti anything curbing piracy.
                                    Can't decide if you're trolling for responses so you can have a pointless argument, or just unbelievably thick


                                    @ borked
                                    Unlucky. But just take it as a sign that your ideas are good
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                                    • borked
                                      Totally Borked
                                      • Feb 2005
                                      • 6284

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by signupdamnit
                                      set a trap. You're a bright guy, I bet you can come up with some tricks. If they do it again, make sure they're sorry.....
                                      the wife already did - it's called "If you're not in bed by 2am, I'm pulling the plug on the computer"

                                      (she's smarter than me)

                                      For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com
                                      (consider figuring out the email as test #1)



                                      All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

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                                      • signupdamnit
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Aug 2007
                                        • 6697

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by borked
                                        the wife already did - it's called "If you're not in bed by 2am, I'm pulling the plug on the computer"

                                        (she's smarter than me)

                                        You don't like my posts? Put me on ignore or fuck right off. I'll say what I want.

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                                        • Barefootsies
                                          Choice is an Illusion
                                          • Feb 2005
                                          • 42635

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by borked
                                          There be hard core pirates amongst us
                                          There are indeed fine sire.

                                          ....and they have a mighty ship.
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                                          • Barefootsies
                                            Choice is an Illusion
                                            • Feb 2005
                                            • 42635

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Antonio
                                            My guess is that it's a coincidence - DDOS-ing anyone probably takes time and $$ to set up or at least carry some risks no matter how minimal... and to tell me that someone did that just because of a forum thread?
                                            People have done that before because of message board fighting, banning, bullshit.

                                            It is not new, or uncommon champ.
                                            Should You Email Your Members?

                                            Link1 | Link2 | Link3

                                            Enough Said.

                                            "Would you rather live like a king for a year or like a prince forever?"

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                                            • CurrentlySober
                                              Too lazy to wipe my ass
                                              • Aug 2002
                                              • 38950

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by borked
                                              never thought there'd be hard core pirates amongst us....
                                              Its these guys...


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                                              • The Duck
                                                Adult Content Provider
                                                • May 2005
                                                • 18243

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by DirtyWhiteBoy
                                                Sorry to hear that Andy.

                                                I had a feeling something bad was going to come from that thread. Too many fucking dirt bags and haters around here.

                                                One more reason there needs to be a safe area (locked down) where people have to prove who they are, what they do, and have a few people vouch for them. Not perfect, but it's a start. All of us talking in public amongst the thieves will back fire on all of us.
                                                Not the worst idea I have ever heard. +rep
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                                                • Davy
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                                                  • Apr 2006
                                                  • 4323

                                                  #25
                                                  Could be a coincidence.
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                                                  • Robbie
                                                    Leaner, Meaner, Faster
                                                    • Aug 2002
                                                    • 20960

                                                    #26
                                                    Couple of guys I know call GFY "pirate central"

                                                    I guess you found out why, though it's pretty easy to see from a lot of the posts on here that there are many, many people on GFY who aren't really in the porn business to begin with. Makes sense that they would either sympathize with pirates because they love freeloading as surfers...or they are pirates themselves.

                                                    I too wish we had at least one area on GFY for only people that the mods here can verify are in the business. But of course clowns and pirates won't like that.
                                                    -Robbie
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                                                    • _Richard_
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • Oct 2006
                                                      • 30989

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by borked
                                                      the wife already did - it's called "If you're not in bed by 2am, I'm pulling the plug on the computer"

                                                      (she's smarter than me)

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                                                      • Agent 488
                                                        Registered User
                                                        • Feb 2006
                                                        • 22511

                                                        #28
                                                        most of the big brograms are behind the very sites you all bitch about.

                                                        better not to piss up that tree, just on the leg of some insignificant gfy poster who doesn't run any sites anyway ...

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                                                        • borked
                                                          Totally Borked
                                                          • Feb 2005
                                                          • 6284

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by ottopottomouse
                                                          Unlucky. But just take it as a sign that your ideas are good
                                                          Unlucky - yeah, you're right there. Why ddos a poor dev server I've no idea - too much of a coincidence in my book.

                                                          In any case, it gives me more steam to develop this and get it out amongst the masses to use.

                                                          Call me paranoid, but development is going away from that server to a safe location

                                                          For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com
                                                          (consider figuring out the email as test #1)



                                                          All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

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                                                          • Agent 488
                                                            Registered User
                                                            • Feb 2006
                                                            • 22511

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Robbie
                                                            Couple of guys I know call GFY "pirate central"

                                                            I guess you found out why, though it's pretty easy to see from a lot of the posts on here that there are many, many people on GFY who aren't really in the porn business to begin with. Makes sense that they would either sympathize with pirates because they love freeloading as surfers...or they are pirates themselves.

                                                            I too wish we had at least one area on GFY for only people that the mods here can verify are in the business. But of course clowns and pirates won't like that.
                                                            most of the big tubes and pirate boards are run by the biggest programs. some overtly and some covertly. they can show they are in the industry and get access to your secret forum. what is that going to stop or prove?

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                                                            • chronig
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                                                              • Oct 2009
                                                              • 2653

                                                              #31

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                                                              • borked
                                                                Totally Borked
                                                                • Feb 2005
                                                                • 6284

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Agent 488
                                                                most of the big brograms are behind the very sites you all bitch about.

                                                                better not to piss up that tree, just on the leg of some insignificant gfy poster who doesn't run any sites anyway ...
                                                                that did cross my mind - releasing something for free though to combat it may well turn the tide.

                                                                We'll see.

                                                                For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com
                                                                (consider figuring out the email as test #1)



                                                                All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

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                                                                • Barefootsies
                                                                  Choice is an Illusion
                                                                  • Feb 2005
                                                                  • 42635

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by Agent 488
                                                                  most of the big brograms are behind the very sites you all bitch about.
                                                                  That would be correct fine sire.

                                                                  There is plenty going on in the shadows of this industry that would curl the toes of some of the SHEEPle if they actually knew who the wizards were behind the curtains.

                                                                  Should You Email Your Members?

                                                                  Link1 | Link2 | Link3

                                                                  Enough Said.

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                                                                  • Barefootsies
                                                                    Choice is an Illusion
                                                                    • Feb 2005
                                                                    • 42635

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by borked
                                                                    that did cross my mind - releasing something for free though to combat it may well turn the tide.

                                                                    We'll see.
                                                                    Time v'ill tell. Soon or later. Time v'ill tell...

                                                                    Should You Email Your Members?

                                                                    Link1 | Link2 | Link3

                                                                    Enough Said.

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                                                                    • Nautilus
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                                                                      • Sep 2002
                                                                      • 1631

                                                                      #35
                                                                      That's definitely a sign you're right on money with your ideas borked. Keep up the good fight
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                                                                      • Barry-xlovecam
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                                                                        • Jun 2010
                                                                        • 18083

                                                                        #36
                                                                        BATTLE STATIONS

                                                                        Seriously, a ddos is a felony criminal act in most countries ...

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                                                                        • ottopottomouse
                                                                          She is ugly, bad luck.
                                                                          • Jan 2010
                                                                          • 13177

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by borked
                                                                          Call me paranoid, but development is going away from that server to a safe location
                                                                          I'll email you some pics when i've got around to doing them. I've had another idea that would sit well as a board topic preview image.

                                                                          Probably best keeping it less public anyway as you don't want people to know what can't be detected.
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                                                                          • DWB
                                                                            Registered User
                                                                            • Jul 2003
                                                                            • 31779

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by candyflip
                                                                            You're a douchbag for labeling people who don't agree with one way of going about things as pro-piracy.
                                                                            And then there are guys who make such comments and it lands them on the suspicious list.

                                                                            What we have are people taking action, and people who are not taking action other than hating on those who are, offering NO solutions otherwise. Those who would be considered the latter need to just sit on the sidelines on issues of piracy, where they can safely cheer for either team and no one on the field can really hear them.


                                                                            Originally posted by JustDaveXxx
                                                                            I would like to nominate DWB as the new "GFY improvement mod".

                                                                            DWB needs MOD powers!!!
                                                                            Will someone listen to this man!!!!!!

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                                                                            • harvey
                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                              • Jul 2001
                                                                              • 9266

                                                                              #39
                                                                              I never have a doubt one of the main sources of information for pirates is GFY, it's a given. However, I'd bet not only that they aren't hidden, but one or more of those pirates are people that "belong to the business", or at least that post here on an usual basis.
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                                                                              • V_RocKs
                                                                                Damn Right I Kiss Ass!
                                                                                • Nov 2003
                                                                                • 32448

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Good thing you didn't put up a loved one's pussy pics!

                                                                                Imagine riding that one out!

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                                                                                • borked
                                                                                  Totally Borked
                                                                                  • Feb 2005
                                                                                  • 6284

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by V_RocKs
                                                                                  Good thing you didn't put up a loved one's pussy pics!
                                                                                  My bot is, as we speak, sending out DMCA notices to have them taken down...

                                                                                  For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com
                                                                                  (consider figuring out the email as test #1)



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                                                                                  • Va2k
                                                                                    I’m still alive barley.
                                                                                    • Oct 2001
                                                                                    • 10060

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    wow that really sucks! I agree 100% with dwb about having a place where we can be among the ones that are in this biz and not just every dick tom and harry! I think it should be set up so if you're in this biz and are known you would be in, if you're in this biz and not well known well you're out!

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                                                                                    • borked
                                                                                      Totally Borked
                                                                                      • Feb 2005
                                                                                      • 6284

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by Barefootsies
                                                                                      That would be correct fine sire.

                                                                                      There is plenty going on in the shadows of this industry that would curl the toes of some of the SHEEPle if they actually knew who the wizards were behind the curtains.

                                                                                      Then isn't it about time to give the power to the minorities to reverse that trend?

                                                                                      I've had lots of contact from people from that thread and while none of them can be considered as the top crust, they are certainly the ones who are fed up with the current situation and want to do something to protect their own rights.

                                                                                      Unlike the big boys, I'm not in this to profit from racketeering, or else I would never have given out step-by-step instructions on how to lock down your streams. It went one better in developing something that allowed someone to search for stolen images to help in DMCA notice preparation. Maybe at some point I'll figure out how to do the same with videos, or even better still, we as a community will figure it out with available technology, maybe not.

                                                                                      In any case, putting the power to the "regular joe" to combat this problem is what is needed, and tbh, I never realised it until I made that piracy thread (which I only made because of something Robbie said in one of the Lightspeed threads)

                                                                                      I think though I learnt a valuable lesson in not being so damn public with my ideas! Which is a shame, cos that thread is a classic example of what can be achieved through bouncing ideas around.

                                                                                      If it wasn't for *fear* of reprisal, I'd go a lot further in public
                                                                                      Last edited by borked; 10-13-2010, 01:52 PM.

                                                                                      For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com
                                                                                      (consider figuring out the email as test #1)



                                                                                      All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

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                                                                                      • TeenCat
                                                                                        Too lazy to set a koala
                                                                                        • Jan 2007
                                                                                        • 16131

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        thats what you get if you play with fire, what are you so excited about? that here are people who has also some pirated content websites? oh man ...

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                                                                                        • Tickler
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                                                                                          • Jul 2005
                                                                                          • 650

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by borked
                                                                                          Well, a few days ago, the IP I was using in the anti-piracy thread came under massive attack. A full-on distributed dos attack coming from zombie servers as well as cloud services - some 3000+ IPs all coming down on my poor server

                                                                                          The attack was ridden out and amazon and rackspace (whose cloud services were used) were notified and the zombies dropped at the switch.

                                                                                          Of course I've no proof, but in the 12 years I've run dedicated servers, I've always flown well enough under the radar to attract attention. The week my server is used publicly to put up some anti-piracy ideas, I get hit over the head with a concrete beam.

                                                                                          All I can assume is I pissed off some hard core pirates and this was their way of saying GFY.

                                                                                          So, beware folks.
                                                                                          Wasn't there a ddos attack on some of the lawyers that were filing the DCMA torrent suits?
                                                                                          Originally posted by borked
                                                                                          The fight will still go on and I'll develop what was developed in that thread to become a "package" of sorts that anyone who wants to can implement.
                                                                                          Originally posted by borked
                                                                                          Then isn't it about time to give the power to the minorities to reverse that trend?
                                                                                          If everybody is using there own versions/parameters it makes it that much harder for the pirates to counter.
                                                                                          Originally posted by borked
                                                                                          Which is a shame, cos that thread is a classic example of what can be achieved through bouncing ideas around.
                                                                                          A few people from different parts of multiple industries with different backgounds can come up with some amazing concepts.



                                                                                          ps. I dropped you an email the other day with some more stuff to confuse you!
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                                                                                          • borked
                                                                                            Totally Borked
                                                                                            • Feb 2005
                                                                                            • 6284

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by TeenCat
                                                                                            thats what you get if you play with fire, what are you so excited about? that here are people who has also some pirated content websites? oh man ...
                                                                                            Well, in a forum about "simply business" discussing things/solutions to things that are problematic to this industry, I don't see how I should have expected to be "playing with fire"

                                                                                            DWB is right though, things like the educational series forum and the piracy forums should be locked down (hell, fee paying why not) as they *only* pertain to those in this industry.

                                                                                            For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com
                                                                                            (consider figuring out the email as test #1)



                                                                                            All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

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                                                                                            • borked
                                                                                              Totally Borked
                                                                                              • Feb 2005
                                                                                              • 6284

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by Antonio
                                                                                              My guess is that it's a coincidence - DDOS-ing anyone probably takes time and $$ to set up or at least carry some risks no matter how minimal... and to tell me that someone did that just because of a forum thread?
                                                                                              Coincidence? Probably, but I feel humbled to be one targeted ahead of attacks on RCN, now looks like Hustler?

                                                                                              Well, actually I'm pretty pissed that XBiz didn't run a press relase saying "small-time porn peddler targetted by xxxxxx for trying to avert porn piracy"

                                                                                              Something smells fishy anyway.
                                                                                              Last edited by borked; 10-21-2010, 01:49 PM.

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                                                                                              • GrouchyAdmin
                                                                                                Now choke yourself!
                                                                                                • Apr 2006
                                                                                                • 12085

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Yeah, I've had my shit attacked for no reason other than offering services, or making a snide remark. People still treat the internet like the wild west, since it's so difficult to enforce retribution.

                                                                                                Glad you had it taken care of. I hate it when I don't have a good enough relationship with a network to have them 'just handle it' since they're obviously not going to give me enable.

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                                                                                                • Ethersync
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                                                                                                  • Mar 2008
                                                                                                  • 5289

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by borked
                                                                                                  Thanks for the kind words folks - all is back to normal now.

                                                                                                  The fight will still go on and I'll develop what was developed in that thread to become a "package" of sorts that anyone who wants to can implement. It will be a good few weeks though, since working on stuff from that thread let me slip behind in other areas that now need my attention.

                                                                                                  When it's ready though, I'll post in that thread - so if you're interested, keep it bookmarked.
                                                                                                  Sounds awesome.
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                                                                                                  • Ethersync
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                                                                                                    • Mar 2008
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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Originally posted by Antonio
                                                                                                    DDOS-ing anyone probably takes time and $$ to set up...
                                                                                                    There are forums I have seen where Russian hackers advertise the bot networks they use for DDoS attacks. It can be turned on pretty quick and is not that expensive.
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