4chan's fake Xbox One instructions convince users to brick their systems. With as many problems as Microsoft’s new gaming console, the Xbox One, has encountered in its rocky road to the holiday market, the real surprise is that 4chan managed to wait til December before creating the ultimate prank for anyone still holding onto their dreams of an Xbox not “fraught with frustrations.” Yesterday, 4chan’s infamous /b/ forum—which a few months ago convinced a bunch of people to dunk their new iPhones in water—unleashed an elaborate infographic that promises a “hack” to provide backwards compatibility for the Xbox One. MORE: Now 10 years old, 4chan is the most important site you never visit There’s just one hitch: Actually following the directions will totally destroy your new toy. You know. The one that retails anywhere from $500 to $900. To be clear there is no way to make your Xbox One backwards compatible & performing steps to attempt this could make your console inoperable — Larry Hryb (@majornelson) December 6, 2013 4chan’s prank is pure evil.
The bad news? 4chan names the new Mountain Dew : funny. Top 10 Trolls in Internet History - Internet. Before social networking sites and chat rooms came along, there were forums, message boards and mailing lists on the internet, which allowed people to interact with each other in relative anonymity. At that time, text strings were about the only thing that really went around, because even images had to be downloaded before they could be viewed. Some people discovered that it is possible to string sentences together that outrages, frustrates or angers completely unknown people on the web. This was a source of amusement, but it soon became more than that. The activity was known as trolling, but getting the right reactions from people, and at the right time, required considerable psychological insight.
Some trolls would simply start a Star Wars Vs Star Trek thread; sit back, as furious fights broke out between respectable forum members as they strove to prove their side the stronger. 10: Willy on Wheels One fine day, readers who logged on to Wikipedia saw the logo replaced by this: 9. 7. Dub the Dew. Overview Dub the Dew was an online contest to name a new green apple-infused Mtn Dew drink on the website DubTheDew.com. The contest was raided by 4chan users who flooded the poll with joke names and subsequently hacked the website’s front page. Background On August 13th, 2012, an anonymous 4chan user submitted a post calling for others to vote the names “Hitler did nothing wrong” and “Gushing Granny” to the top of the Dub the Dew contest page. Prior to being archived, the thread received over 550 replies. The same day, the contest page was submitted in a post to the /r/funny subreddit titled “4chan Names the new Mountain Dew”, which reached the front page accumulating over 11,250 up votes and 1,750 comments within 24 hours.
Notable Developments Hacks Shortly after the raid began on August 13th, the name “Hitler did nothing wrong” was voted to the #1 spot and the site was hacked with a scrolling marquee that read “Mtn Dew salutes the Israeli Mossad for demolishing 3 towers on 9/11!” 4chan bald for bieber. Batman, des trolls, une marque de préservatifs. La marque de préservatifs Durex s'est retrouvé le bec dans l'eau après avoir voulu faire confiance à ses fans sur Internet. Moralité ? Ne JAMAIS laisser le champ libre aux trolls ! Chez Durex, on doit rire jaune. La marque a en effet lancé il y a peu un concours, proposant d’élire la ville qui pourrait voir débarquer en priorité le service de livraison à domicile « SOS Condoms » (la commande s’effectuant depuis un ordinateur ou une application iOS), permettant de se faire livrer des préservatifs sur demande.
Dommage : les trolls se sont emparés de l’affaire, et au final, la ville élue fut la ville de… Batman avec 1 733 votes, battant les villes de Kuala Lumpur (1 437 votes) et Singapour (1 030 votes). New York et Londres ont respectivement récolté 368 et 609 votes. Mais alors, cette ville de Batman, où se situe t-elle ?
Le forum des TROLLS. Confessions d'un troll. J'ai rencontré un troll en vrai. Nicolas ne sait pas trop quoi faire de ses mains moites. Il se tord les doigts, ça glisse. Alors il frotte ses paumes contre son jean informe, et sur les pans de sa chemise trop grande. Quand le greffier a dit “affaire numéro 10“, Nicolas s’est levé, seul avec son gros malaise. Debout devant la présidente de la 17e chambre, il murmure que son avocat commis d’office l’a planté il y a quatre jours, qu’il est venu quand même, mais que du coup, non, il ne sait pas qui le défend désormais.
Audience renvoyée à décembre prochain. La Procureure se dit “perplexe”, et elle a l’air furieuse. De sa courte vie, jamais Nicolas, 21 ans, casier vierge, queue de cheval jaune et piercing labial, n’aurait imaginé atterrir devant un tribunal pénal. En 2010, caché derrière un écran et un de ses multiples pseudos, les horreurs sortaient plus facilement. “Rayan, Killian, même combat !
Nicolas, en proposant d’euthanasier Rayan, a participé à ce “raid de trolls” d’une rare intensité. Ça, c’était pas une blague. Next time, I'll spend the money on drugs instead. From: Jane GillesDate: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.19pmTo: David ThorneSubject: Overdue account Dear David, Our records indicate that your account is overdue by the amount of $233.95.
If you have already made this payment please contact us within the next 7 days to confirm payment has been applied to your account and is no longer outstanding. Yours sincerely, Jane GillesFrom: David ThorneDate: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.37pmTo: Jane GillesSubject: Re: Overdue account Dear Jane, I do not have any money so I am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead. From: Jane GillesDate: Thursday 9 Oct 2008 10.07amTo: David ThorneSubject: Overdue account Dear David, Thank you for contacting us. Dear Jane, Can I have my drawing of a spider back then please? You emailed the drawing to me. Yes please. Attached <spider.gif> From: David ThorneDate: Friday 10 Oct 2008 09.22amTo: Jane GillesSubject: Whose spider is that? Are you sure this drawing of a spider is the one I sent you? Yes it's the same drawing.
[WikiEN-l] Clearing my Conscience.