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[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Ah man, the old IRC days were something else. Unchecked piracy, access to just about everything anyone could want, but then you also had unsolicited DMs with cp. And if you dropped your firewall for even a minute, you'd be cleaning up virus infections because Windows 95/98 practically invited people inside.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I literally watched a guy die on the shroomery's IRC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brandon_Vedas

And as was the style at the time, we figured he was fucking with us or assed out, and went on with our day.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

"I told u I was hardcore"

Oh that's where that's from

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Unchecked piracy, ew, where? Here?