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(Jun 21, 2020 03:22 PM)iNviZ Wrote:  Oh man, some good memories for sure. I don’t think anyone made me lol harder then you in our endless hours on Skype with the whole crew.
I’ll never forget you’re cat either “my stupid fugging cat” 🤣

Stay safe brotha and become a comedian on the side because you have always cracked everyone one up.

(Jun 21, 2020 03:31 PM)L0RE Wrote:  Damn, the Saudi thing sounded crazy. Was there a reason for his death?

(Jun 21, 2020 03:35 PM)- Sam - Wrote:  Seems like a I registered 2 months after you.  Holy shit.

(Jun 21, 2020 04:41 PM)Cooligan Wrote:  Wow, this thread brought back some awesome memories lol. Don't think I've read a good few of those names in a long time. It's nice to see members taking the time (and what looks like to be money in this case due to the sticky) to create threads like these commemorating something that has been truly great for oh so many people over the last decade.

Btw just as a "why not cause I'm already here" type thing, you've always been one of those members I sort of "looked up to" in a way if you wanna use those words, and someone I've tried to model myself after in terms of overall quality of posts, threads, interactions and etc.. Always thought you were a pretty cool dude Riggs

Anyway, I'm off to dinner. Was great reading this before-hand, put me in a good mood for the car ride there. :)

(Jun 21, 2020 05:13 PM)James! Wrote:  Some good memories you have there, and some rather amusing ones as well. I love the omni memes :D

You say bugga is the only female, but what about froggy?

(Jun 21, 2020 05:43 PM)Parks Wrote:  What would you say some of the most valuable things you learned here were? Any regrets or missed opportunities?

• The law surrounding the information security industry. Not just the legislation, but the challenges law enforcement face when dealing with hackers in practice. Reading detailed news reports about HF members being arrested, studying indictments, and observing things like the NCA overtly post their own threads helped me understand the reality and constraints of the geopolitical landscape.
  
  
• The media and their interpretation of hacker communities like HF. Much like the public, there are very few respectable journalists willing to separate the hacker community from those that choose to engage in criminal acts.
  

• Failing, from the beginning, to properly separate my HF identity from my real one. The risk I might get doxed on HF has always been known and accepted, but I've had a few bad run-ins with trolls, investigative reporters trying to stir trouble, and even a well-known threat intelligence company (sup guys). Feeling that exposed link naturally limits your behavioural options online. Your interactions become an attribute of censorship, and you grow concious of every possible way your words could later be manipulated or the context of your actions skewed. Freedom of expression erodes, as does the self. I would advise all HF members interested in building an infosec career to consider the adoption of your pseudonymity holistically, as your current threat model may significantly change later on in life.
  

(Jun 21, 2020 05:20 PM)Riggs Wrote:  Thanks my dude, I'm humbled to read that.

I stickied this thread to financially contribute, capture the attention of the remaining oldfags, and hopefully reignite some memorable discourse.

The development posture of HF has matured so much over the years. I sometimes wonder what it would be like if Omni restored every closed account circa 2008-2015 and notified them via email. Would HF be chaos? Or would those returning exhibit a developed maturity themselves?