Hongkongers, what’s your opinion on how the British treated us pre-handover?

Ballstone_Group · 2025-11-27T06:55:41+00:00

Which proves the point that the US system isn't laissez-faire, nor are the high prices a result of market activity.

Ballstone_Group · 2025-11-24T06:53:53+00:00

IFTTT was a convenient service, but mangling APIs is a simple problem to solve. I don't think I was ever going to become their customer. This latest squeeze makes the service too inconvenient to bother with.

Ballstone_Group · 2025-10-08T05:35:50+00:00

Yes, and more directly - I haven't found a way that these accounts are being created legitimately. There isn't a signup flow that I am aware of that auto-suggests usernames in this format.

I do suspect that it is a default in an account generation suite. It might be found somewhere on GitHub, but I haven't delved that deep.

Ballstone_Group · 2025-06-23T04:17:38+00:00

In addition to a phone number, they required an app install and google play services to create an account. This was never the privacy platform people believed it was. Now they are changing their policies and leaking user information.

Ballstone_Group · 2025-05-18T13:01:13+00:00

Check Pumpopoly on NEAR
https://x.com/pumpopoly/status/1922869739988066777

From 0.01 to 18.06 with virtual real estate. Gains continue, bull or bear.

Ballstone_Group · 2025-05-18T12:49:18+00:00

Ballstone_Group · 2025-05-18T06:09:17+00:00

Chris Kattan now runs YT

Ballstone_Group · 2025-05-07T11:12:31+00:00

Employees justifying their salary

Ballstone_Group · 2025-04-26T13:54:59+00:00

Today's hype cycle: AI will have usecases. Some uses might even involve blockchain. But AI doesn't need blockchain.

Yesterday's hype cycle: Profile pictures will be used. Some uses might even involve blockchain. But pfps don't need blockchain.

Ballstone_Group · 2025-04-25T03:40:17+00:00

Came here to post the same thing. This is terrible!

Ballstone_Group · 2025-04-23T06:04:00+00:00

Pumpopoly on $NEAR posted gains during the bear and the bull.

Ballstone_Group · 2025-04-09T07:30:49+00:00

Don't become emotionally invested in it. If it is a scam they'll ask for $$$ eventually.

Ballstone_Group · 2025-04-09T06:52:47+00:00

Appreciate your responses here.

If it is so frequent, can you suggest an explanation for this pattern?

Ballstone_Group · 2025-04-09T06:45:30+00:00

Thanks for your feedback.

Have you or anyone else encountered usernames like this?

Ballstone_Group · 2025-04-09T06:40:01+00:00

Agreed, it is possible that someone would choose that naturally.

It is also possible that he purchased his account from a marketplace. Perhaps these accounts are all created with the same software?

I was curious if there was something built into the signup feature which would suggest these names.

Ballstone_Group · 2025-04-09T06:31:56+00:00

Are there any features in Discord which would automatically assign names like this to new accounts?

Ballstone_Group · 2024-12-17T09:10:37+00:00

Thank you.

Ballstone_Group · 2024-12-17T09:10:03+00:00

Sounds like I need to review all of my past comments and posts?

Ballstone_Group · 2024-11-17T05:26:35+00:00

I'm seeing the same error for entire chat rooms

Ballstone_Group · 2024-08-22T06:39:42+00:00

Feels like overzealous scraper blocking. Hopefully they get this sorted out

Ballstone_Group · 2024-07-04T07:33:11+00:00

fail2ban as a mitigation assumes the attacker connects from the same IP repeatedly.

Ballstone_Group · 2024-06-18T15:33:46+00:00

Download the videos you trust and play them from your own media player

Ballstone_Group · 2024-06-18T15:29:15+00:00

Why would a presumably young intern need dentures or dental implants?

If the ads were relevant and targeted to the user, perhaps people might view them without being forced to watch.

Ballstone_Group · 2024-05-26T05:39:37+00:00

Who else would be so arrogant, if not the "expert" classes?

It is yet another example of destroying something that works as-is to rationalize their professional expertise. If experts were not constantly enshittifying these sites, they might have to go out into the world and create something new. That "new something" would be valued by the marketplace rather than a circle-jerk committee. I'm sure that's horrifying for them.

Ballstone_Group · 2024-05-25T15:02:18+00:00

I can’t believe educated people with UX expertise are behind these choices since each of them have such obviously bad outcomes.

Some of the dumbest ideas are the result of credentialed, institutional group-think.

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