[Hydra]

The Game Beta
Finally, the Hacking Game has been released, but it's still in the Beta phase. Some features are still under expansion. Go check out your hacking abilities. >>Source

Bytes Cut Policy
Omniscient has implemented a new Bytes policy. Now, all the Bytes across the board are cut to 50% of their original value. >>Source

Share a Post via PM
Now, members can quickly share the post(s) with other members via PM using the share icon in the postbit. All you have to do is, enter the username of a user and click Send. >>Source

Major Contracts Update
Some notable advances have been made in the Contract System. Check the dedicated thread for detailed information. >>Source

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  • Posts Per Member: 71.59 (+24.85%|+14.25)
    
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Ban Statistics

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Groups For Sale

• Selling Official Group - Influence 3.2k
  
• Selling Official Group - BIN $3,000
  

Leadership Changes

• Security is now owned by Vanilla
  

Group Recruitments

• [Official] Sui Generis - Graphic Design Recruitment
  
• [Official] Sui Generis - Media Recruitment
  
• [Official] Sui Generis - Literature Recruitment
  
• [Official] Sui Generis - Music Reviewer, Enthusiast Recruitment
  
• [Official] Sui Generis - General Recruitment
  
• [Official] Samaritans General Recruitment
  
• Samaritans Gaming Division Recruitment
  
• [Official Group] Famous - Buy-Ins | Free Instagram Accounts
  
• [Official Group] Famous - Recruitment - Social Media Enthusiasts
  
• [Official Group] Famous - Recruitment #2
  
• [Official Group] Dawn - Recruitment | SRPP
  
• HACK YOUR WAY IN // [Official Group] > {LEGENDS} < // Recruitment - Special Edition
  
• [Official Group] Genesis - Recruitment - Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts
  
• Wolfpack Recruitment
  

Group Threads

• Cyber Gentlemen.
  
• Appraisers | Informational Thread | Official Group
  
• Influence | Official Group | Informational Thread
  
• [The OLDEST ACTIVE Official Group] > {LEGENDS} < General Information Thread
  
• [Official Group] Samaritans | General Information
  
• Sui Generis | Informational Thread | Official Group
  
• Unity Roadmap
  

*As of the Monday prior to release.

iNviZ has won the lottery for 96007.5 β
flavoral has received the Militant, and Omni face award.

Official Threads

• Rule March 1 Deadline - CONTRACTS REQUIRED ALL DEALS - Omniscient
  Omniscient has now made it a site rule that all deals on site will have to use a contract. Disregarding this rule will lead to account closures.
  
  
• (January) Auction: Xerotic Bot DNA Award - PLUS Militant Award and Scratch Cards - Xerotic
  The next Xerotic Bot DNA award is up for auction. Get yours today!
  

Entertaining Threads

• You Have 21 more minutes...] - ✔-Elision-
  An interesting discussion about what users of Hack Forums would do with their last 21 minutes of existance.
  
  
• Richest person on hf! - noname12345
  Want to lie and grow your e-penis? Check this thread out!
  
  
• Gambling luck tonight - Rebb
  Another thread discussing Hack Forums' gambling addiction.
  
  
• How do you feel about paying taxes? - Sour Blood
  A pretty intellectual thread about what taxes are used for and a discussion on how we feel about them.
  
  
• Is it me or is some of this forum toxic? - GR305
  The internet is the internet but Hack Forums has come a long way from our savagery a few years ago.
  
  
• Favorite past group on HF you were in. - iNviZ
  A thread for reminiscing about old groups. Even if you are new, come check out a little bit of our history.
  Then head over to our Wikipedia page - Hack Forums Wiki
  
  
• 5G experiment will kill 5 billion people] - sinister
  A discussion on the possible negative side effects on the new 5G wireless technology.
  
  
• I've never seen a Star Wars movie. Have you?] - Xerotic
  Xerotic shares his dark personal secret that he has never seen a Star Wars movie.
  
  
• The Story of reBELLYus and The Future Of The Crew Terror.....] - Benjamin
  Benjamin shares experience with reBELLYus and the Terror Crew to share some light on the situation.
  

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Changes
Podcast has made the return. Thanks to -Nas, SoulZeh and Thornzzz for stepping up to the plate. Long one, grab a cup or two of coffee and start listening! We also have introduced a Sports section. We're working hard on bringing back all the other sections we currently have. Stay tuned for more changes.

Fueled by Plastic
As I am sure many of you are aware, we have a very large issue with plastic on the planet. This issue is what prompted the research into this breakthrough technique. Researchers with Perdue University have developed a procedure to convert non-reusable plastics into an energy-rich fuel. According to the researchers, the process is not heavily complex in nature “The conversion is achieved using subcritical or supercritical water, which can convert plastic waste into oil, fuels, or gas, depending on the processing conditions. Some impurities in the plastic waste are converted into oil or extracted into the processing water. Both conversion and extraction are achieved in the same process.” >>Source

Great White Sharks Hacked
That is right, the genome of the Great White Shark has been decoded. This endeavor required input from Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Research Center and Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI), Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, and Monterey Bay Aquarium. The decoding of it has revealed just how massive it is, being one a half times the size of the human genome. This also has large medical implications. It was found that the Great White Shark has genetic adaptations to combat cancer. We will all have to keep our eyes peeled for further developments in this story. >>Source

NHL Trade Deadline Recap
The NHL 2019 trade deadline ended with some huge trades that will shakeup the NHL's playoff picture massively. Some of the most notable include the Ottawa Senators blowing up their whole team by dealing three of their star players including forward Matt Duchene who this season has 28 goals and 32 assists in 52 games, and Ryan Dzingel to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Senators received from Columbus for Duchene forward prospects Vitaly Abramov and Johnathan Davidsson and a 2019 first round pick. Ottawa will also receive Columbus's 2020 first round pick if the pending unrestricted free agent Matt Duchene signs with the team long term in the off-season. Ottawa also shipped off Ryan Dzingel who this season currently has 22 goals and 22 assists for 44 points in 57 games, Ottawa received from the trade Anthony Duclair and two 2nd round picks. Most notably being shipped off from Ottawa is their leader in both goals and assists Mark Stone. Who this season has recorded 28 goals and 34 assists in 59 games. Stone who is a pending free agent who has announced publicly through ESPN that he has verbally agreed to a contract extension with his new team the Vegas Golden Knights. Coming back to Ottawa in this trade is defensive prospect Erik Brannstrom; a 19 year old who was selected by Vegas 15th overall in the 2017 NHL draft. Ottawa will also receive forward Oscar Lindberg and a 2nd round pick which belonged to the Dallas Stars for the 2020 NHL draft.

Other notable trades include Mats Zuccarello, a 31 year old who has spent all of his career till the trade deadline with the New York Rangers and was seen by a lot of the New York fans as a favorite. Zucarrello in the 17-18 season for the Rangers put up 16 goals and 37 assists for 53 points in 80 games. This season Zuccarello has put up 11 goals and 26 assists for 37 points in 46 games. The Rangers received a 2nd round pick in 2019 and a conditional 3rd round pick in 2020. The condition on the pick being that if the Dallas Stars win two playoff series and Zuccarello plays more than 50% of the games the 3rd pick turns into a 2020 1st round pick. Unfortunately for the Dallas Stars during his first game with the Stars Zuccarello who had already recorded 3 points in the game for his team hurt his hand and is now required to have surgery and is out a minimum of a month.

Manny Machado signs with the San Diego Padres
26 year old all-star and third baseman Manny Machado signed a record breaking $300,000,000 contract with the San Diego Padres. This contract is currently the third-largest sports contract in the world. The 26 year old super star recorded a total of 188 hits, 37 home-runs and a batting average of .297 split between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Baltimore Orioles last season. Machado's contract is 10 years for $30,000,00 a year, the second largest in MLB history behind Giancarlo Stanton's 13 year $325,000,000 contract. With this signing the struggling Padres hope to revitalize their franchise and their chances at being a contender for the title. With this addition of Manny Machado they are already expected win a total of 10 more games in the upcoming MLB season.

Duke Star Zion Williamson Suffers Major Injury
Duke star and current expected first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft Zion Williamson was injured in a game last Wednesday against rival and opponent North Carolina. In the opening minutes of the game the Duke star was seen to have "exploded out of his shoe" as he was going for an aggressive drive and his left shoe split and his foot fell out of the shoe causing him to go down with a knee injury. Duke's head coach Mike Krzyzeski has expressed to media that he is optimistic of Zion's return and hopes that he can be back soon. Williamson has averaged 21.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 2.2 steals per game for the current 24-3 Duke squad.

Zion's injury has also spiked discussion on the ongoing debate of lowering the NBA's draft age from 19 to 18 allowing seniors out of High School to be eligible to be drafted in the NBA draft. Since 2003 the NBA has made it mandatory that you must turn 19 before you can go into the NBA draft, allowing colleges then to pick up, up and coming players for their teams and allowing College basketball to thrive with these future stars playing under the banners, if only for one season. The NBA proposed officially lowering the age required to be drafted to 18 last Friday and is awaiting approval from National Basketball Player's Association.

US Technology Firm stops the sales of DNA collection equipment to China
Biotech firm "Thermo Fisher" has recently announced that it will stop providing all equipment to Xinjiang, a province within China where the authorities have launched a statewide campaign to monitor its citizens. By using this DNA, the authorities in China were building a large comprehensive database to penalise citizens who defied the system. People within this province have reportedly been imprisoned in camps according to multiple sources, though many civil rights activists have described the conditions of those defilers who have been sent to the camps similar to those of concentration camps. Thermo Fisher's decision was based upon their ethics code and policies, which were evidently broken by the Chinese government whilst misusing their DNA tests to build this database. Whilst not giving a full statement on the issue, Thermo Fisher has announced: "As the world leader in serving science, we recognize the importance of considering how our products and services are used – or may be used – by our customers." >>Source

Trump urges internet providers to roll out 5G and "6G" networks
In a recent tweet by Donald Trump, it was stated that he wants the United States to push for 5G and a not yet existent "6G" as soon as possible. He has stated that "American Companies must step up their efforts, or get left behind", whether this statement will have an effect on any internet provider pushing the launch of 5G networks nationwide is questionable. Some American internet providers such as Verizon has already started offering 5G home internet in a few cities, yet it isn't the 5G global standard, rather Verizon's own technology. Trump complained that "There is no reason that we should be lagging behind", perhaps in comparison to few countries such as South Korea which have launched a commercial 5G network in this past year in Seoul and 6 other major cities; along with Deutsche Telecom launching 5G in Poland in Dec 2018 with the help of Huawei Equipment. >>Source

Overwatch Announces It's Newest Hero: Baptiste
Overwatch, a first-person shooter released in summer of 2016 is adding another hero to its diverse roster. The hero that it's adding is the "Combat Medic" as described by Overwatch: Baptiste. As Overwatch describes in their information published, Baptiste has "the best shot of a Medic". Baptiste is supposed to be a more combat oriented support character opposed to the other support characters such as Mercy and Ana. One of the most interesting aspects of this announcement is how this hero is going to affect the ongoing Overwatch League or 'OWL'. The Overwatch League is Overwatch's competitive E-Sport scene where 20 teams battle it out on a weekly basis for the chance to make the Overwatch League playoffs and $1,000,000 for the first place title. Many are excited for the release of Baptiste, but currently there is no official release date for competitive.

NVIDIA Launches GTX 1660 TI Graphic Card
On February 22nd NVIDIA officially launched their GTX 1660 at the price of $279 USD. This card was released to be a middle ground to their also recently released cards the RTX 2080, RTX 2070 and RTX 2060. Unlike the previously mentioned cards the 1660 unfortunately does not have ray tracing or DLSS but, this card does come with good FPS rates. A bookmark by gsmarena.com shows that on 1080p high quality settings the 1660 is averaging 103-123 frames per a second on the game Apex Legends. This outranks other cards such as the GTX 1060, GTX 1070 and falling just short of the bookmarks of the 1070ti. It's recommended for players who wish to pick-up a good graphics card at a good price.

Final 8 Teams For The 2019 IEM Katowice Major Finalized
After 3 months of qualifiers, the final 8 teams for the Katowice Major is finally through. In bracket ranking order, Astralis, Liquid, Natus Vincere, MIBR, Renegades, Faze, Ence and NIP. Astralis and Liquid topping the 'New Legends Stage' both going through with a 3-0 perfect record. Both coming into this majors are the top two favorites of winning the grand prize of $500,000 and the status of being major champions. Some shocks coming through the New Legends Stage include Renegades and Ence, both battling from their respective minor acquiring their major legend status and going through to the quarter-finals. Renegades finishing with a 3-1 record and Ence finishing a 3-2 record. The current top rated players by HLTV ratings go as follows: Device 1.40 rating, Coldzera 1.38 Rating, s1mple 1.31 rating, nirt0 1.25 rating, Xyp9x 1.25 rating and NiKo with a 1.25 rating. The top ranked team by overall HLTV rankings was Astralis with a 1.24 overall team rating. Matches for the quarterfinals begin the 28th with the opening match of Natus Vincere vs. Faze 9:00am United States CST.

"Gangsta." Manga to Potentially Resume Next Month
On this past Thursday, Manga Artist Kohske announced that they will "Probably" resume the "Gangsta." Manga. The last chapter of the Manga having had released in September of 2018. The Manga revolves around Nick and Worick, Two Men who take on Jobs from both the Mafia and the Police in the town of Ergastulum, a rotten town filled with Mafia, Hoodlums, Prostitutes, and Dirty Cops. There was a 12-Episode anime adaption of the manga, which premiered in July of 2015. The series was streamed by Funimation, as it aired both English Subtitles, and English Dubbing. >>Source

"The Royal Tutor" Anime Film to be Streamed by Crunchyroll
This last Saturday it was announced by Crunchyroll that they will stream the "The Royal Tutor" anime film beginning on Saturday. The film debuted in Japan on Saturday. The screenings in Japan feature three different live-action footage screening sets before the actual film. Each clip briefly tells the story on the day the arrival of the Romano Brothers occurred before the film's story begins. Voice Actors Keisuke Ueda, Yuya Asato, Yuto Adachi, Daisuke Hirose, and Shouta Aoi all returned to reprise their roles as Heine, Kai, Bruno, Leonhard, and Licht. >>Source

"Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion" Recap Film Trilogy now Available for Digital Purchase via Amazon
Each of the three "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion" Recap films are now available to be purchased digitally on Amazon through Funimation. These films are available with Japanese Audio. Funimations license for the film trilogy was announced last March. The Trilogy includes the First Film "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion 1 - Initiation-", the Second Film "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion 2 - Transgression-", and the Third Film "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion 3 -Glorification-". The Latest "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection" film debuted in Japan on February 9th, and Funimation plans to screen the film in theaters this upcoming May. >>Source

[Hydra]

TOPIC: Did you watch the Superbowl? Who were you rooting for?

"Patriots baby! New England born and bred; it's treason for me to root for any other team!"
~Disease

"Yes, I watched the superbowl. I was not a huge fan of either team however everybody that I was watching the game with was rooting for the Patriots so I decided to go for the Rams."
~Elysium

"Watched it. Didn’t care who won, just wanted to see a good football match. I was not impressed"
~Lavish Living

TOPIC: Who is your favorite Hack Forums member? Who's your least favorite?

"Tough, Orgy or Haxalot for favorite. No least favorite- why care to that extent?"
~Disease

"My favorite member is definitely Vitani. He is always willing to help and has been a nice person to chat with during every interaction I have had with him. My least favorite member is CryptoGeek(BANNED)."
~Elysium

"Favorite is Omniscient because I’m a kiss ass. My least favorites are Nuworld (old ass grumpy man is way too serious), Shelob (annoying af), and JimmyK/“DEAL” (annoying and an idiot)."
~Lavish Living

TOPIC: If you were given a Hack Forums group for free, what would you do with it?

"We've been missing a well-run, engaged group that focuses on various facets of programming and design. I'd build a group around that, bringing together developers and designers, to further skillsets and contribute to the community."
~Disease

"I think it would be nice to open a group up to focus on quality over quantity, helping forum members whenever possible, and creating a relaxed and friendly environment where group members can help each other in a multitude of topics. I'm not necessarily set on any one topic, in fact I think it would be good to have a few active members from different sections around the forum. I like ideas from different groups that I am apart of. For example, the activity requirements from Sociopaths, the assignments from Samaritans(can be as simple as wishing somebody happy holidays or more complex like making a tutorial in your respective section), the friendly banter and environment of wolfpack, the dedication to recognizing members who do something good from Infamous. I'd like to incorporate a lot of specific ideas that I think make each group excel."
~Elysium

"Make a custom donation for a custom user group color, make it bold and stand out and be the only member in it so I look special af. Also get the dopest gif userbar."
~Lavish Living

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[Thornzzz]

Hopefully you guys enjoy the return of the podcast. I'm aware of the sound being a little quiet in the edition but I've fixed the mix amp and should be better next week. I couldn't edit the sound without it being fucked in the post. Be sure to post here or send me a PM with who you'd like to see on the podcast next.

Also hope you enjoy Sports and Gaming news!

[Deal]

Makes me so happy to see that I’m on Livings least favorite member list!

Am stoked to hear the podcast. I’ll listen as soon as I get home.
Thanks for this edition of HF News. Great work guys.

[Lavish Living]

Makes me so happy to see that I’m on Livings least favorite member list!

Lick my anus!

Quickly skimmed through the podcast and listened to some of it. Nice to put a voice to Xerotic 🙂

[PerfectStorm]

Makes me so happy to see that I’m on Livings least favorite member list!

Am stoked to hear the podcast. I’ll listen as soon as I get home.
Thanks for this edition of HF  News. Great work guys.

Wait how do you mean deal I don't get it 😏

[❤️BowmanBot❤️]

Amazing edition this week. A big thank you to Thornzzz and -Nas for bringing the podcast back!

Well done everyone! <3

[Thornzzz]

Amazing edition this week. A big thank you to Thornzzz and -Nas for bringing the podcast back!

Well done everyone! <3

No problem man. Appreciate it. Looking forward to fixing some of the tech issues and producing and even better podcast for the readers.

[Cunt]

Awesome edition
Great work as always :)

Gonna listen to the podcast later :)

[Effexion]

Great work as always, team. Keep it up!

[Nas]

Great edition boys.
I hope everyone enjoys the podcast. I also wanna thank Xerotic for joining us on our very first podcast!

[Thornzzz]

Great edition boys.
I hope everyone enjoys the podcast. I also wanna thank Xerotic for joining us on our very first podcast!

I wanna thank Morchid for TPing Instinct into our base.

[Gary Clark Jr.]

HFNT Podcast

I miss baghdad

also fuck you Sir

where's sat

[Thornzzz]

I miss baghdad

also fuck you Sir

where's sat

First two closed and Saturday left the forum I'm pretty sure. I think he moved on in life.