"HF API v1 Beta" - Omniscient
Omniscient has announced the official release for the beta of the first version of Hack Forums API.
"API v2 Roadmap" - Omniscient
The upcoming changes for API v2 has been planned. Further suggestions and ideas will be needed from the community to improve the API for Hack Forums.
Enterpriser: Excavated, welcome to the weekly news interview. Before we get started, would you like to make any shout outs? Excavated: Thanks for having me, I'd like to shoutout my good friends Vitani, Pluxo, Cylow, Marshmallow, and Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Awesome people on here that I enjoy talking to
Enterpriser: Great. Upon inspection of your profile, I've noticed that your in Influence. How are they treating you? Excavated: Very well, people of all personalities get accepted. Leaders and members are very kind and we have a lot of fun. We are serious however at the same time when needed. You can talk about anything with the people here without getting judged. I know great things will be done by Influence which I am very excited about.
Enterpriser: Mind teasing us with some upcoming projects or is it all confidential? Excavated: I'd rather not give much detail, however we have some great contribution ideas we hope to become a reality. We have different divisions, so as a group the community will see different things. I am a part of the General help division.
Enterpriser: Ah, interesting indeed. What is your current view on the Hack Forums marketplace? Excavated: Ebook ebooks ebooks is the best way to put it. Wish there was less, however I still manage to find some cool things in the marketplace. You don't gotta worry about them if your in sections such as virtual game items or online accounts. Scammers are an issue but they will always be, there is no way to 100% stop scammers. Like Omni has said it is up to us to choose who we deal with and be careful.
Enterpriser: You are indeed correct. With the recent lift of VPNs, scams will most likely start to increase due to members not being careful. Have you planned on opening any type of shop or service on Hack Forums anytime soon? Excavated: Been thinking about selling RS (runescape) gold to members at a rate where I wouldn't profit and would make loss. Sounds crazy, but I want to contribute anyway I can. I would put a daily limit on gold allowed to be bought per member, also thinking of other restrictions to avoid big shops taking all the gold. I know there are definitely some runescape junkies on here that would love that haha. Yes there will definitely be an increase in scams, but I am careful enough to avoid becoming a victim.
Enterpriser: Glad to see members trying to give back to the community. If you had a chance to take ownership of Hack Forums, what would be the first change you would make? Excavated: Well I have no experience running a forum community, so anything I say really wouldn't mean much. However I guess I would redo the Gaming tab, so much of it is outdated
Enterpriser: That's a new one. Out of all of the people that I've interviewed in the past, they would always make a change regarding the marketplace. The gaming tab is indeed a bit out of date though. What type of advice would you give the newly registered members of Hack Forums? Excavated: I think marketplace changes are important, but several have been done already. I think it's the gaming tab's time to shine. My advice to new members is don't give up. When I first joined I wasn't very happy with how the community acted, especially ub3rs. However over time I've met some good people. I didn't think I'd ever be anything more than a random on here but things worked out. Don't dedicate your life to your rep count or awards, the members you want to deal with are the ones that recognize quality over amount of pixels.
Enterpriser: I agree with you. A lot of newly registered members often look at reputation and awards and think "Hey look, he has a lot of awards, he must a trusted member!", and the end result will be a new member getting scammed and no one caring. Before we wrap things up here, what is one final thing you would like to say to Hack Forums? Excavated: Final thing I would say is thank you all for making the community what it is. I am very grateful I found a community to grow myself in.
Enterpriser: I think we are all grateful for Hack Forums and it's unique community. Have a good day! Excavated: You too!
Jul 12, 2017 09:23 PM (This post was last modified: Jul 12, 2017 10:58 PM by Hydra.)
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Scientists discover possible existence of new planet the size of Mars in our solar system
Astronomers believe they have discovered a new planet in the solar system the size of Mars. This discovery supports suggestions from last year that another planet (nicknamed Planet 9) was discovered in the outer regions of the solar system orbiting the sun. Planet 9 was discovered after the observation that something was exerting a gravitational force on the objects in the Kupier Belt – an area of comets, the dwarf planet Pluto and huge icy objects beyond Neptune that encircles the whole solar system. >>Source
Sexually active? Be careful, new "Untreatable 'Super Gonorrhea'" spreads fast
Gonorrhea is a relatively common STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease) that can be an unexpected nuisance. Fortunately enough, it's short-term and treatable. A drug-resistant gonorrhea made headlines last week however, earning the title "super gonorrhea" with its ability to outlast most treatments. If left untreated, even without noticeable symptoms, gonorrhea can cause serious complications. Those include pelvic inflammatory disease (which may cause pain, fever, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility), and epididymitis (which may cause infertility). In rare cases it can lead to disseminated gonococcal infection, which can be fatal; the infection spreads to the blood and causes tenosynovitis (inflammation of the sheath around a tendon), arthritis, and dermatitis (a skin rash). Luckily for all of us (and our sex lives), there's a new drug nearing final clinical trials. In the meantime, be responsible, and wrap your willy. >>Source
G20 Agree on Climate Deal While Ongoing Clashes Happen Throughout Hamburg
The leaders of 19 nations at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, have renewed their pledge to implement the Paris deal on climate change, despite the US pulling out. A deadlock over the issue had held up the meetings, but eventually, a final agreement was reached. US President, Donald Trump, noted how the Paris agreement was trying to disadvantage American workers and is soon trying to revitalize the American coal industry, causing obvious conflicts. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said in her closing news conference how she still deplored Mr. Trump's position on the agreement but was gratified that the other 19 nations opposed its renegotiation. Unfortunately, Mr. Trump and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, was not a welcome sight for many as protests began in the city. Many protesters have caused significant damage, setting fire to vehicles and barricades, throwing rocks at officers, and looting shops. >>Source
Japanese Company Charged Over Employee Suicide
One of Japan's largest advertising agencies, Dentsu, has been charged after an employee committed suicide due to being overworked. Matsuri Takahashi, 24, killed herself in 2015 and friends say she had been kept so busy by the company she only slept 10 hours a week. Death from being overwork is a common occurrence in Japan, so much so that it even has its own word: karoshi. Ms. Takahashi had worked up to 100 hours of overtime for many months before her death. She died on Christmas Day, 2015. A note left behind for Ms. Takahashi's mother included the line: "Why do things have to be so hard?" The company is being reported to have been charged for the death by prosecutors, who are also seeking a large fine. Kyodo news agency quoted Ms. Takahashi's mother as saying she was "unconvinced" about the lack of charges over her daughter's superiors. This high-profile case has once again renewed calls for changes to Japan's horrible working ethics which include long working hours and illegal unpaid overtime. >>Source
122 Countries Approve Ban On Nuclear Weapons
A first of its kind, 122 countries approve the first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons, after a meeting at the United Nations. The meeting was boycotted by all nuclear-armed countries. To a large amount of applause, Elayne Whyte Gomez, president of the U.N. conference that has been negotiating the treaty, announced the results to the vote - 122 nations in favor, the Netherlands opposed, and Singapore abstaining. Ms. Gomez noted how the "world has been waiting for this legal norm for 70 years,"ever since the use of the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan on August 1945 at the end of World War II. The treaty will be open for signatures in September and will come into force once 50 countries have ratified it. The move requires the five original weapons powers — the U.S., Russia, Britain, France, and China, into looking at nuclear disarmament and to guarantee non-nuclear states access to peaceful nuclear technology for producing energy. >>Source
Samsung Galaxy On Max with 13MP Front and Rear Camera Launched
Samsung has successfully launched the Galaxy On Max smartphone in India. Estimated at Rs. 16,900, the phone will only be sold on Flipkart. The highlight of the phone is its 13MP back camera that elements a f/1.7 aperture lens which allow for better photos in low-light conditions.
“Today consumers use their smartphones to capture memories. Galaxy On Max is the perfect device for this, enabling users to click brilliant photographs under all light conditions. It also offers the option of sharing pictures on-the-go with a single click. Galaxy On Max will redefine the way people click and share pictures,” said Mr. Sandeep Singh Arora, Vice President, Online Business, Samsung India. >>Source
Niantic Boss John Hanke on Pokémon Go’s First Year
Last year, Pokémon Go started its plunge on the world, commencing a wonderful summer that saw a huge number of players investigate their general surroundings through the expanded reality diversion. From that point forward, Pokémon Go has changed a considerable measure, with the expansion of new pokémon, highlights like in amusement occasions, and all the more as of late the development of effective attacks. Be that as it may, there is still a considerable measure missing from the diversion: most remarkably player-versus-player battle and the capacity to exchange pokémon, both components designer Niantic has already said were in progress. >>Source
Google Gives Up Scanning Personal Gmail
Google recently declared the finish of its approach of checking user messages for focused promoting purposes - a disputable practice that irritated protection advocates and impelled legal difficulties. Gmail is the world's most generally utilized email provider, with more than 1.2 billion clients.
Google ascribed its choice to picks up it has made in the undertaking. It's G Suite business over the previous year has dramatically increased in size to 3 million paying corporate clients, who are not subject to the examining procedure. >>Source
Game Gifting Is Coming to the Xbox One Store
Just like having the option to gift games on the PC, you will soon have the chance to gift your friends and other players on the Xbox One. Xbox Vice President, Mike Ybarra, has proudly announced that gamers will get to have this option soon enough and will be able to do it when browsing the Xbox One store. Mike did not go into any further detail on when the feature will be introduced to the Xbox One store but it is possible that you will have the feature around Christmas time to gift family and friends. >>Source
Hearthstone's New Frozen Throne Expansion Adds Free Single-Player Missions, 135 Cards
If you are looking for ways to spice up your current deck or even completely make a new one, you will soon have the chance to add some awesome new cards to your set. Hearthstone's next expansion, Frozen Throne, will be releasing 135 new cards into your hands. In addition, you will have the chance to play brand new single-player missions completely free. The theme of the deck will be focused around the Lich King and Northrend from World of Warcraft. What is unique about these cards being added is the implementation of a new keyword titled, "Lifesteal". Some may be familiar with this term as it is frequently used in other games (for example League of Legends) and the purpose is to heal players cards while also doing damage to your foe. Not only will that be added, but Legendary Hero cards will be making their debut. If you have the chance to play one of these cards in a game, you will get to completely replace and modify your character into a Death Knight version of the card. What this will do is change the look of your character's card, as well as the abilities you can use. >>Source
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds Full Launch Delayed
The popular game that has sold over three million copies in the past three months will be delaying their launch date. Expected to be still released this year, the game was originally set to fully be released in October but will most likely find itself coming out of early access in November or December of this year. Brendan Greene, who is the creator of the game says, "So, we have decided that we are going push the full launch back a bit from the initial six-month timeframe, but want to assure you that we are still planning a full release before the end of Q4 2017." The website Gamespot has contacted Bluehole Studios to get information on when Xbox One is going to get their hands on the early access version of the game, but no information has been publicly shared for that. The Xbox One early access was supposed to be up a little after the PC version was released, but the only information that has been released is for the PC version. New content will be coming over the next few months. The things like new weapons, new vehicles, and cool life-like effects like the weather. Lastly, new maps will be coming to a snowy arena and even a zombie mode version where players can play as zombies to take out the human race. >>Source
Fallout 4 Under Fire for 'Repugnant' Ads as 'the Wanderer' Singer Files Suit
Bethesda is currently under heat for using Dion DiMucci's hit "The Wanderer," which was a very popular pop song from the 60's, in their Fallout 4 game. Not only can the song be played while roaming around the New England Commonwealth, but the song was also played during the live action trailer on YouTube that was released back in 2015. Dion isn't too happy that Bethesda used his song and is requesting ZeniMax Media to remove it from the game and to remove the trailer off of YouTube. Dion is also suing the company for what he says is over a million dollars in damage done. DiMucci believes that ZeniMax, which is the parent company of Bethesda, has broken the terms of the contract that were made. The contract stated that DiMucci had the right to refuse the use of the song at any given time if he did not approve of the way it was being used. Dion says that the showing of homicides and a dark dystopian landscape was not what he wanted the song to be represented by and that the game glorified death and killing people like it was a sport. Dion's defense was, "In The Wanderer, Dion gives life to the story of a sad young man who wanders from town to town, not having found himself or the capacity for an enduring relationship. The song describes isolation during coming of age." >>Source
Android 7.1 Will Offer a Panic Detection Mode for Malware Exposure
Many people are unaware that even their phones can be hacked nowadays. For others, it is no surprise. Phone companies are doing their best at what they need to do to successfully secure the phones that they sell. In order to do that, these companies are adding various different security measures that will hopefully not only protect the device itself but to also teach the user to be safer. In the current state of mobile devices, most of them are at an all-time-low. However, Google is stepping up their security game with the Android 7.1 and the "Panic Detection Mode". This new feature seeks out any malware on the phone and disposes of it. The code of the Panic Detection Mode (PDM for short) works in the background to see how many times the back button is being pressed. If it notices a program constantly going back more than four times, the PDM software will be activated. After that, it closes whatever is triggering the home button so many times and returns the user to the home screen. If deemed malicious, the code will the uninstall and delete all the files that triggered the PDM activation. The feature is no secret and has been out for a while now, but most recently has gotten more appreciation than it did before. >>Source
Avanti, a Self-Service Food Kiosk Vendor, Is Hacked
Whether it be a kiosk vendor for selling things like Apple Products all the way to food, these devices are vulnerable any minute to being hacked. For example, most recently one of the Avanti self-service food kiosk machines was recently hacked. If you have been to an airport and a mall, most likely you have seen one of these and understand what is being talked about. Avanti specifically specializes in the food department when it comes to self-service kiosks. Not only one machine was hacked, but all of them. There was a breach in the company's internal networks that allowed the hackers to carry out a malicious program that later would cause the payment system of the kiosks to be hacked. This is tremendously bad due to the fact that user information can possibly be stolen from the machine considering that they use credit cards to accept payments for the food inside the kiosk. Avanti has taken action to prevent the hacking from continuing, and all payment for credit cards is temporarily disabled. In addition, those investigating the malware that was executed into the system networks were said to be a malware known as PoSeidon. >>Source
Indian Hackers 'Release Details of 1.7 Million Snapchat Users' After App's CEO Is Accused of Calling India a Poor Country
A group of anonymous Indian hackers asserts that they have gained access to over 1.7 million Snaptchat users information because of Snapchat CEO's, Evan Spiegel's, comment on India. In addition, the hackers have stated that they posted this information on the deep web. In Snapchat's defense, CEO Evan Spiegel would like to inform everyone that the anonymous hackers are bluffing and no breach has occurred, and they are all talk. In addition, Spiegel says that he never said anything rude about India. These hackers put out that the CEO allegedly called India a "poor country" as well as an app for "rich people only". The reputation of one of the most popular social media apps has gone down extensively, with angry consumers rating the app low on the Apple store. Another way some of these protestors are trying to stop snapchatters from using the application is by leaving comments on the reviews such as, "#UninstallSnapchat" and "#BoycottSnapchat". A spokesperson publicly apologized and said that what they heard was most likely a mistake and that everyone should feel free to use the application. >>Source
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