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4chan Users Try to DDoS Tumblr, Tumblrs Raid 4chan in Revenge

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Re: 4chan Users Try to DDoS Tumblr, Tumblrs Raid 4chan in Revenge

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Anyone know the origins of "What is Air?". It seems to be yet another meme that's passed me by, but Googling doesn't yield much in the way of an explanation — just lots of people on Tumblr saying it and finding it seemingly funny... http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/WHAT+IS+AIR%3F

Re: 4chan Users Try to DDoS Tumblr, Tumblrs Raid 4chan in Revenge

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post #3

Anyone know the origins of "What is Air?". It seems to be yet another meme that's passed me by, but Googling doesn't yield much in the way of an explanation — just lots of people on Tumblr saying it and finding it seemingly funny... http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/WHAT+IS+AIR%3F

It's normally used when reblogging a photo that makes you laugh so hard that you can't breathe. I'm not sure of its origin, but it's pretty widely used on Tumblr.

Re: 4chan Users Try to DDoS Tumblr, Tumblrs Raid 4chan in Revenge

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Going to be fun for the neutrals. I neither use Tumblr or 4chan. Let them cancel out each other. :-) 4chan can just block registration of new users on 15th to avoid this.

Uh, what? The whole point of 4chan is that you're anonymous, no registration needed.

Re: 4chan Users Try to DDoS Tumblr, Tumblrs Raid 4chan in Revenge

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This reminds me of "wars" kids in my neighborhood would have when I was about ten years old. Each group of kids would think up highly elaborate plans of subterfuge, sophisticated camouflage, and spying, that, when executed, basically consisted of throwing some moldy walnuts over a fence at the other groups of kids.

What they both have in common are groups of children with too much time on their hands.

Re: 4chan Users Try to DDoS Tumblr, Tumblrs Raid 4chan in Revenge

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post #6

Going to be fun for the neutrals. I neither use Tumblr or 4chan. Let them cancel out each other. :-) 4chan can just block registration of new users on 15th to avoid this.

Uh, what? The whole point of 4chan is that you're anonymous, no registration needed.

4chan founder Christopher Poole's TED talk on "The case for anonymity online"

http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_m00t_poole_the_case_for...

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