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Hack Forums News // Edition 446

Posted Oct 28, 2019 07:02 PM

New Feature: Mentions
For years, the community has suggested a mentions feature. Wait no longer, mentions are now a thing! To use, you'll wrap a member's username with @ symbols (before and after the username). >>Source

Update: PBB (Paid Bytes Bump)
Stanley used to post-bump each time the OP of the thread in question used the PBB feature resulting in multiple posts from Stanley. Going forward, if a PBB post already exists, it will just be updated by its timestamp meaning there will be only one post from Stanley. >>Source

Fixes: Group Moderator Permissions
Moderators of groups had misconfigured permissions that now have been fixed. Moderators cannot edit posts, move threads outside of their moderated subforums, view IPs, delete threads or posts, or use the ModCP. >>Source

Poll: Which Color Theme Should HF Default To?
Now that there are four colorways of the HF theme, Omniscient is looking for the community's input on which color to default to. Omniscient is leaning towards green and at the time of writing this, purple is in the lead. >>Source

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Announcements

Mentions Question - Xerotic
A new feature has been added to the site that is similar to Discords mentioning system, You can now mention any member by putting an @ at the start and at the end of the user name. This can be very useful for making threads that need people mentioned, for example, the Hack Forums News.

Testimonials Threads

HackForums: Instills the Motivation By: Deployed - Deployed
Deployed has released there view and how Hack Forums have effected them with life and more.

Informational Threads

39 Found Dead in Truck in U.K. - ScreemS
Recently 39 people have been found in the back of a lorry refrigeration unit, sadly they were all found dead due to lack of oxygen.
Google did the Dirty - Adios Gmail Free Storage - Jelly

Google has announced that they will no longer be supplying new members with free storage to there accounts.
Asteroid terror - HEISENPUG
HEISENPUG has found an article that claims that an asteroid is heading for our planet and it isn't slowing down any time soon.
Keep this in mind! - Sunniebeta
Sunniebeta has made a very meaningful thread and it deserves to be noticed.

Entertaining Threads

How did you make your first bucks online? - Mr Professor
If you have ever made a single penny online from Hack Forums or some other website let everyone know how you did it in Mr Professor new thread.
Twitch or Mixer? - vert
Everyone has noticed an uprising of Mixer since a lot of famous twitch streamers have moved over to them.
Honestly: What are you doing here? - Presocratic
We all have a reason to be here on Hack Forums and Presocratic is asking everyone why.

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1300 bytes Giveaway - One
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United States Budget Deficit
With the year 2019 coming to an end, it has an, it has been a blow to the U.S government. It has registered the highest budget deficit ever recorded in the past seven years. Offsetting of tax receipts has been evidenced by the rapidly growing debt service payments. It has also been contributed by acts of higher spending. The deficit which stands at $984 billion is a reflection of a second full budget since Donald Trump got into power. These figures have been registered at a time when the country has been expanding its tax base. >>Source

China Vows to Welcome Foreign Investors
Although China will put necessary measures to protect its interests, it has vowed to keep its doors open to foreign investors. This was said by a Chinese official even after trade tensions with the United States. Some Chinese technologies such as startups of artificial intelligence were adopted by Washington earlier this month. This was before U.S trade talks took place. Firms that are usually on entity list of the United States are prevented from purchasing of U.S parts until an approval is made by the U.S government. China has promised to open more sectors ranging from telecommunications to internet and autos. >>Source

Airtel in Africa Partners with Finablr
Finablr is a fintech global company. It has gotten into a deal with Airtel Africa to facilitate cross-border payments that are seamless. To make this a success, integration of Airtel into the company’s technology platform is expected to take place. With the partnership, leveraging of Finablr’s global network will be possible. It will therefore be possible to send money across the African countries. The provided platform will be cost-effective and convenient to the customers. By embracing the technology, Airtel Africa will not only be able to offer its digital solutions to Africans living in Africa but also those living outside Africa. >>Source

Shroud moves to Mixer
The hugely popular Twitch Streamer well known for the FPS game CSGO, is leaving Twitch to join Mixer in a bold and symbolic news that highlights the aggressive and tactical way Microsoft is trying to poach Twitch's biggest streamers. Michael "Shroud" Grzsesiek joining Mixer will definitely be a huge blow to Twitch, currently Shroud's Mixer has over 25,000 followers already with the number estimated to be much higher very quickly. On the Twitch platform, he has over 6.5 million followers and is one of Twitch's top streamers of all time, this certainly shows how much Microsoft wants to expand into the ever growing video streaming scene. Earlier this year, we saw Ninja start the revolution by announcing he was leaving Amazon's Twitch for a lucrative and also beneficial deal with Mixer, it now seems they have managed to take Twitch's two most popular streamers, and seek to expand Mixer's audience by a huge margin. According to Ninja, who is famed for his Fortnite streams, he claims that Twitch has a lot of restrictive rules about advertising on other platforms other than Twitch. Shroud has now over 1,855,458 viewers already, and from the time of writing this thread, is hosting his first ever Mixer stream. https://mixer.com/shroud >>Source

Ubisoft sues Rainbow Six Siege cheat maker
Gaming giant Ubisoft has filled a lawsuit against a company called MizuSoft, a company who have developed cheating software for their online games. The filed lawsuit that Ubisoft claims MizuSoft earned thousands of dollars every month by selling specialized Rainbow Six Siege cheating software. This software wasn't cheap, they offered the premium cheats for $13 per day or $77 per month, however the high price didn't stop thousands of users download the software and pay the fee required. The cheat maker reported that the cheat rakes in a sum of nearly $1926 per week, that is frankly astounding despite the circumstance. Now MizuSoft has reportedly taken down their site as it seems that things won't end well for the cheat making company. >>Source

Fallout 76's $100-Per-Year Subscription
Fallout 76 has overall been a shaky release for bethesda, not only has the game itself is riddled with bugs, glitches and visual fidelity. One of the main problems that plagued Fallout 76 was the disconnects from playing, this happend a lot and has disgruntled gamers all over the globe, speaking truthfully, the servers are notoriously bad. However, Fallout now has a $100 per year subscription plan which offers you private servers. A new premium service subscription called Fallout 1st is now available to buy and it includes access to private servers which Bethesda calls "private worlds" that you and your friends can play on. While this may be a good idea to those willing to pay for the subscription, it is very expensive for just hosting your own servers and playing with your friends privately and it should be expected that this service isn't going to be hugely popular, even for the die hard Fallout fans.>>Source

OOPS! Stars Align TV Anime Caught Allegedly Copying Dance Moves from Japanese Dancers
Two separate dancers by the names of Melochin and Miko recently shared videos on Twitter showing side-by-side comparisons between their dance moves and some of those found in the OOPS! Stars Align ED. While not in the same exact sequence, it appears that their moves were either rotoscoped or heavily inspired the keyframes used in the series. Both have tried to get in contact with the anime's production committee, who has since responded on Twitter by saying that they are "currently confirming all the facts surrounding the ending animation that were raised." >>Source

Ghost in The Shell SAC_2045 Announces Spring 2020 Premiere on Netflix
The official website for the latest Ghost in the Shell installment, Ghost in The Shell SAC_2045, has announced in a teaser video that the project will premiere on Netflix in Spring 2020. The series will be made in full 3DCG and is to be directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex). Netflix will be releasing SAC_2045 worldwide, in all regions besides mainland China. >>Source

Studio Ghibli Film Catalog Streams on HBO Max in 2020
The upcoming HBO Max streaming service, planned for release in Spring 2020, has partnered with New York-based GKIDS to offer something never before seen for anime fans. Studio Ghibli's entire feature-length anime production catalog is planned to be made available on the platform, with a significant amount of the 21 films available day-one. Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Ponyo, Castle in the Sky, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, and more will be available at launch, with the rest to come at a later date. >>Source

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