ocardoso (u/ocardoso)

ocardoso commented on The Rise and Fall of the LAN Party aftermath.site/lan-party-... · Posted by u/gaws

ocardoso · 2 years ago

It's amazing than reading the comments here makes me realize that even in "1st world countries" we all play the same ol' games (one flavor of UT, Other game that became a must for that specific LAN Party like Delta Force, and some other strategy game).

I used to be "the young guy" in my local group back in the late 2000's and I often wondered what games we would play if everyone had access to a top class PC back in the day.

ocardoso commented on Super Mario RPG is an endearing, perplexing relic polygon.com/reviews/23960... · Posted by u/PaulHoule

Trasmatta · 2 years ago

SMRPG has an interesting place in my life. I got it when I was 12, and it sort of kickstarted my "online life". I started posting on the SMRPG GameFAQs message board, which was sort of my introduction to the internet. I made a lot of online friends there, some of whom I would stay up for hours and hours chatting with on AIM. One of those, I stayed friends with for about 15 years, until he disappeared one day.

Sometimes we would hang out on AIM and see who could answer questions from newbies the fastest. ("Which Final Fantasy is Culex from?" being a favorite.) Other times we would just talk about life. I remember talking with my best friend from those days (the one who disappeared) on the night the US invaded Iraq.

Nostalgia goggles and all, but I miss those days of the Internet.

ocardoso · 2 years ago

So...Which Final Fantasy is Culex from?

ocardoso commented on Shane Pitman, leader of the warez group Razor 1911: life after prison (2005) defacto2.net/f/ab3914... · Posted by u/grubbs

codezero · 3 years ago

Initial motivation was being a teenager without enough money to buy all the new computer games coming out. From there, it was partly just excitement using new technology that was relevant to the scene (Linux, high speed networks, cool ANSI art). In general scene cred was a big motivator. I also ran a BBS, and being well known in the scene also meant that artists made you great art for your board for free, which was a nice benefit if you wanted a cool aesthetic on your BBS.

Aside from cred, there were a lot of like minded people and back then it was hard to find locals who were into computers/tech, so it was sort of a social network of sorts on IRC back then, I made real friends that I still keep in touch with today, so in a way it was a shared social activity.

One fun anecdote: When I was like 14, I got on a PBX 1800# call with some folks in a group I was in and it kind of blew my mind that I was talking to someone in Israel. It was like the world opened up. That is not novel today, but back then the idea of socializing and sharing ideas with people across the world in real-time (for free) was extremely exciting. Keep in mind back then long distance cost per minute, as did much of the dial-up internet.

About law enforcement: not much. Because I did see that minors were usually spared any real consequences, I mainly avoided anything that involved profit (though I once unwittingly bought a stolen modem for cheap, when it's that cheap you kind of know). There was an uptick of paranoia when Kevin Mitnick was busted (in the town I lived in), but for the most part we weren't doing the same kinds of crime he did (some of the folks I knew were, one ended up in prison for ~13 years). I also stopped being involved when I turned 18, which was a smart move. I got a visit from the FBI or state police (I don't remember) once, and my parents nearly shit a brick, and gave me a stern talking to because they were freaking out, but it turned out they were looking for a flasher who had been going around on Halloween! whew!

ocardoso · 3 years ago

I didn't do any cracking, but I was a teenager in the late 90s and I share your thoughts on the way that computers and the internet eventually opened up my experience. I ended up making friends with any internet café owner in my city because that was the only reasonable place to use the internet before broadband.

Thanks for sharing!

ocardoso commented on Tig – Text-mode interface for Git jonas.github.io/tig/... · Posted by u/lemonspat

pacificat0r · 5 years ago

Gitui is a better alternative

https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui

ocardoso · 5 years ago

> gitui currently lacks essential features in git like push, pull, and checkout. The priorities are the basics (add, commit), and on features that are making me mad when done on the git shell, like stashes and hunks.

Hardly a better alternative if it doesn't have all the basic features.

ocardoso commented on World reaction to long queues of voters in US bbc.com/news/election-us-... · Posted by u/hhs

ocardoso · 5 years ago

From Mexico: We have a better system than the US when it comes to vote ballots and logistics, it's ironic that with all the resources they have, they are unable to do a better job than we do. It's really sad to see how the US politicians have used gerrymandering to drive the outcomes of the elections. It's really encouraging that the people, despite the current situation, are going to vote no matter the time.

Good luck, we hope you get Trump out of the WH.

ocardoso commented on H-1B Visa Most Used for 'Software Engineer,' 'Software Developer' Roles insights.dice.com/2019/08... · Posted by u/SunTzu9087

bumby · 6 years ago

Investing in border towns in the U.S. could help solve the language issue. There's a large population of bilingual talent there

ocardoso · 6 years ago

Border town developer here. Indeed, there's a ton of talent in Mexico's border towns (specially in Mexicali and Tijuana), highly qualified and with decent bilingual skills.

ocardoso commented on VSCode January 2019 (version 1.31) released code.visualstudio.com/upd... · Posted by u/keybits

ocardoso · 7 years ago

Did you guys noticed the Marie Kondo reference?

ocardoso commented on China builds ‘world’s biggest air purifier’ and it seems to be working scmp.com/news/china/socie... · Posted by u/cesis

Knufen · 8 years ago

It says in the article that

>"The hot air then rises through the tower and passes through multiple layers of cleaning filters."

Meaning you just have to clean the filters

ocardoso · 8 years ago

I think we should find a better way to heat ourselves without burning coal, because this air purifier will reach a limit in the future and we will be back on step one.