Tell HN: Bash.org is no more • Hacker News Board

Re: Tell HN: Bash.org is no more

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Post by bombcar » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 5:26 PM UTC

INTPenis wrote: post #78

bayindirh wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, I probably missed it because we had the following dialogue at the office . Hey bayindirh, is the log server up? *SSHs to server* Yes, it's up and running nicely. Where's that thing in the system room? *Scratches head* Umm, I don't know? Go find it, we'll upgrade it to newer HW. Uh, OK. *leaves desk to dig the system room*. P.S.: I'm the one who installed that server physically and configured it in the first place…

I once resolved a similar situation by having the PC speaker play the simpsons theme song.

Ah the fond days of being able to identify a machine remotely by ejecting its CD-ROM drive.

Re: Tell HN: Bash.org is no more

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Post by jpswade » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 5:26 PM UTC

No doubt now archived forever and available in ChatGPT.

Re: Tell HN: Bash.org is no more

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Post by ihaveajob » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 5:28 PM UTC

thunderbong wrote: post #164

munro wrote: post #28

I just had an argument over IRC with a stranger on the internet last week. We're still out there. I thought the humor on this site hadn't aged well, but this one got me: :( Turn that frown upside down! ):

Sorry, I don't get it!

The intended goal was to get the other person to reply :) by inverting the mouth. Instead, the whole "frown face" was inverted.

Re: Tell HN: Bash.org is no more

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Post by riley333 » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 5:31 PM UTC

But... but... What happens after I put my robe and wizard hat on?!

Re: Tell HN: Bash.org is no more

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Post by bayindirh » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 5:38 PM UTC

jefftk wrote: post #98

bayindirh wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even if it's a static HTML, you need to patch your webserver, OS, and migrate the whole stack to newer versions. This is why I'm scaling down my home infrastructure to SBCs and run everything on Debian with stock package repositories. It reduces tons of burden to something very manageable.

If it's static HTML you can put it on Github Pages and leave it alone.

Sometimes you can, sometimes you can't.

Sometimes you will, sometimes you won't.

:)

Re: Tell HN: Bash.org is no more

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Post by throwaway_08932 » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 5:39 PM UTC

A few years ago, I read all of bash.org from beginning to end. It took about a week of transit rides.

There were a lot of laughs, but a huge proportion of it was slurs directed at Black people and women. It's probably time for it to fade away.

The quotes I remember the most were (paraphrased)

1. Best ebay review ever -- bought item for my brother who had cancer, item never arrived and my brother died

2. Something about writing a warranty about installing a cinder block in a window and then throwing it through a window at the Sony headquarters

3. "There's no such thing as a sin on the battlefield." "Opposite over hypotenuse. dipshit"

Re: Tell HN: Bash.org is no more

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Post by throwaway_08932 » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 5:41 PM UTC

pmlnr wrote: post #29

My all time favourite: HI EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!! try pressing the the Caps Lock key O THANKS!!! ITS SO MUCH EASIER TO WRITE NOW!!!!!!! fuck me https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.bash.org/?835030

CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL!!!!!!!!!

Re: Tell HN: Bash.org is no more

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Post by s3krit » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 5:59 PM UTC

kridsdale1 wrote: post #147

ryandv wrote: post #125

What a shame. IRC is one of the few protocols left of the early Internet that hasn't been aggressively commercialized and colonized by corporate interests, and this is just another nail in the coffin. Often times I wonder why basically _everything_ must be on the Web, and if all that historical baggage and complexity is really necessary, or even worth it at all.

IRC was commercialized very successfully. It’s called Slack and Discord.

neither of those things use IRC. unless you're just referring to channel-based instant messaging.

Re: Tell HN: Bash.org is no more

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Post by astrodust » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 6:00 PM UTC

vanjajaja1 wrote: post #9

can't they just put all the quotes on wikipedia or twitter or something

Twitter itself got deleted.

Re: Tell HN: Bash.org is no more

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Post by pwg » Thu, Jan 11, 2024, 6:01 PM UTC

ryandv wrote: post #125

What a shame. IRC is one of the few protocols left of the early Internet that hasn't been aggressively commercialized and colonized by corporate interests, and this is just another nail in the coffin. Often times I wonder why basically _everything_ must be on the Web, and if all that historical baggage and complexity is really necessary, or even worth it at all.

> Often times I wonder why basically _everything_ must be on the Web

Because for the great majority of users, i.e. those who thought that "the internet" lived inside the blue "e" icon for IE on Win XP, or those who "break their cup holders" [1] they have great difficulty handling the fact that they need to launch different apps on their computer for different purposes and so everything has coalesced around "web based" as the lowest common denominator in an attempt to accommodate everyone.

[1]https://www.ebaumsworld.com/jokes/computer-cup-holder-joke/8...