#.hack//20th

[blaze-n-rekka]

CC2 offering a special discount for the upcoming release of the .hack//20th Game Art Works Vol.3

Check it out! More .hack goodness available soon from the official CyberConnect2 Store! The next volume in the .hack//20th Game Art Works series is set to be released on April 29th! The 3rd volume in the .hack//20th anniversary series features a new illustration by .hack character designer Seiichiro Hosokawa, which you can see below. ▶︎ The Details Product Name: Game Art Works .hack//20th…

[gentlehands]

.hack//20th Best Vol.1～Vol.3 Complete BOX

[mammahoggfromstrangetown]

Alienware PC Monique Hacked Computer

Happy 20th Birthday, Sims 2!!!

To celebrate this glorious day, I have turned the Alienware's "Everything but the Saucer" Gaming PC into a Monique's Hacked Computer.

Now if you are a dork like me, you really appreciate the animations in this game. The Alienware computer has some cool animations when it comes to playing games.

I am a newbie when it comes to modding, but I managed to keep the original animations!

Also the Alienware computer had some TRCNs so the BCONs have some labels that other modders may find useful for tuning computers.

Recently, Gummilutt updated the Monique computers' shop menu to be more dynamic so I used their version when modding the Alienware computer.

Also I recommend looking at this post from Renfree, they compiled a very nice list of computers that have been updated to Monique's Hacked Computers.

If you would like an updated Alienware computer that is updated for AL and is Monique Hacked, Download it from Simfileshare.

I want to say thank you to Gummilutt and Monique for making the code. This was a very interesting experience and I look forward to learning more about SimAntics.

[whats-in-a-sentence]

In his How To, he lists the skills hackers should acquire first:

Learn C.²²

Learn just a little bit of x86 assembler.²³ You don't have to be great at this at first, but you need to sort of kind of know what the fuck is going on.

Work through Hacking: The Art of Exploitation by Erickson.

Learn JavaScript.

Go through the big exploit archives. Star in the 1990s. Look through exploits. Figure out how they worked. Turn the clock forward to the modern era, so you slowly accustom yourself to newer exploitation techniques.

Get really good at x86 assembler, and learn IDA Pro and OllyDbg.

22. C is a general-purpose, machine-independent programming language that was used to write a range of well-known applications – from Windows operating systems to Oracle databases.

23. x86 assembler is a programming language used for time-sensitive applications and detailed software systems.

"Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists" - Julia Ebner

[hellyeahdothack]

The second wave of .hack//20th Anniversary merchandise is now available for order on CC2's international store. The announcement linked here provides links to each product as well as pricing.

For international shoppers, remember to use the WorldShopping widget that appears at the bottom of the screen, rather than adding to cart directly on CC2's site.

[norsesuggestions]

Gotta love the 1970s printing press factories workers unions reactions to punch clocks (=stämpelklocka):

This tidbit about the punch clock is from a blogpost about some of printers unions of the worlds reactions when the introduction of computer technology put them all under the fear to lose their jobs.

Quoted below is a text about new ways introduced in the printing presses to make the workers work faster, and via that, have an excuse to fire them for being "too slow":

"MTM is a method of breaking down work processes into standardized sub-moments in order to be able to streamline and rationalize work efforts and personnel as much as possible.

The factory workers were rightly afraid that this would lead to every second if their work day being controlled. 

The printing press workers response to mtm was, among other things, to pour lead into the employers punch clock (stämpelklocka)."

Lol my grandpa was a printing press factory worker during the 1970s. I wonder if he poured led into the punch clock (stämpelklocka) at some point haha 😂

(Grandpa was very involved in that factories workers union, so it is not impossible)

Source of qoute, quickly translated to english by me:

Link

[bellamygate]

I think it's really likely phee and jin happened bc they were both rebounding from non and maybe they caught feelings maybe they didn't maybe phee is feeling guilty for that but like to ME regardless of how bad they feel abt it they're fucking on non's dead body and I'm petty enough to put away critical thinking and appreciating the nuances of media to wish them a very die

[aureliuzrex]

It is the 20th anniversary of Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green. In my opinion the most important Pokémon games due to how much the updates to these games effected the series going forward to this day.

Fire Red and Leaf Green are also the games you will find the most RomHacks built off of. Pokémon Radical Red pictured here on my Miyoo Mini Plus being a great example.

[trash-iest]

Another year closer to 25 🤡

[stuff-of-legends]

JAK IN THE PAST AU-

What would Sig and the others be like if they lived back in the Precursors legacy?

You could still do Spargus, the Brink and Kras City in sandover's time. They just be more low tech and kid friendly. Although Jak growing up might've been inevitable. So you'd introduce more mature themes along the way.

For example, Spargus and Haven are two warring cities in the wasteland that Jak has to navigate between. Praxis runs the Marauders while Damas runs Spargus.

The Brink is a place Jak visits in order to find his uncle who went missing. He gets wrapped up in Phoniex's revolution against Duke Skyheed.

Veger is a charismatic preacher who works for a rogue Precursor who wants to enslave elfkind for the greater good.

Rayn hires Jak to compete in the combat racing championship. He agrees because he wants to take down Mizo but doesn't realize Rayn is just as bad till the last act.

The metal heads could just be invading aliens. They come through the rift and Jak has to stop them. Instead of time travel, you could have them be from another dimension

You could still do the Dark Jak mode but it would be more of a curse Jak is inflicted with. Sorta like the Werehog from Sonic Unleashed. Maybe thats tied to Gol and Maia's return? It doesn't have to be but it could be. :wink:

The Damas plot twist is still doable but you'd have to set up why AU Jak left Spargus in the first place. Does he know who his birth parents are?

Time Travel is an option but I'd avoid it. It's more of a way to introduce the GTA angle so it's not a necessity. But I could change my mind. :wink:

Taryn is a kid detective who recruits Jak to solve a mystery. She's mysterious and more cerebral so Jak is flustered by her.

Erol is a spoiled rich kid who wants to make a name for himself. He's a recurring rival trying to overshadow Jak's reputation.

Jak is meant to be more of a player surrogate in TPL. So there's alot of freedom in where you could take him in a TPL AU.

Jak probably fights with a staff as a reference to Lost Frontier. But a hammer, nun-chucks, bow and arrow, a sword and shield and other weapons are fair game. I'm more into hack and slash than 3rd person shooters so it's a preference.

I wanted to use the sword design the guy in the middle has.

This AU is more fantasy than sci-fi but it's there. ;)

I feel like I wrote a Crisis Core-esque arc. This Jak is more like Zack Fair- an idealist struggling to make his ideals a reality.

[dutyworn]

me, going deep down the piracy rabbithole to look for obscure 00s releases of my faceclaim, for iconing young wrenTM: more likely than you thought

[hellyeahdothack]

Preorders available now through July 2nd for the Kite and Haseo plushes on CC2's International Store! Tsukasa and Tokio to come later.

LOOK AT THEM LOOK AT THEM

YOU WILL LOOK AT THEM

[le-pokerus]

LE-POKERUS’ GREAT EVENT POKéMON GIVEAWAY!!!

As most of y’all will know, Nintendo are shutting down their online servers for the 3DS. This means that it’s gonna be a hell of a lot more difficult for people to complete their Pokédexes. Unacceptable!

That’s why I’m doing a massive giveaway of event Pokémon from Generations III-VII! Mythicals! Shinys! Pikachu! All available!

The best part? All of these Pokémon are created using official Nintendo Pokémon distribution software, no hacks, no clones, no cheats. Rad!

There will be 50 winners, each able to pick any 10 Gen III-VII event Pokémon (excl. Let’s Go! and a couple of specific event mons) from any language, that’s 500 Pokémon up for grabs!

To enter, all you have to do is reblog this post, winners will be chosen on February 20th 2024, and I’ll message you if you’ve won!

(Trading will take place in Gen VI, VII, or HOME so make sure you’ve got these).

[marsmerizing-sims]

Hack-Z (Public July 20th)

via SFS

[melyzard]

Okay, look, they talk to a Google rep in some of the video clips, but I give it a pass because this FREE course is a good baseline for personal internet safety that so many people just do not seem to have anymore. It's done in short video clip and article format (the videos average about a minute and a half). This is some super basic stuff like "What is PII and why you shouldn't put it on your twitter" and "what is a phishing scam?" Or "what is the difference between HTTP and HTTPS and why do you care?"

It's worrying to me how many people I meet or see online who just do not know even these absolute basic things, who are at constant risk of being scammed or hacked and losing everything. People who barely know how to turn their own computers on because corporations have made everything a proprietary app or exclusive hardware option that you must pay constant fees just to use. Especially young, somewhat isolated people who have never known a different world and don't realize they are being conditioned to be metaphorical prey animals in the digital landscape.

Anyway, this isn't the best internet safety course but it's free and easy to access. Gotta start somewhere.

Here's another short, easy, free online course about personal cyber security (GCFGlobal.org Introduction to Internet Safety)

Bonus videos:

(Jul 13, 2023, runtime 15:29)

"He didn't have anything to hide, he didn't do anything wrong, anything illegal, and yet he was still punished."

(Apr 20, 2023; runtime 9:24 minutes)

"At least 60% use their name or date of birth as a password, and that's something you should never do."

(March 4, 2020, runtime 11:18 minutes)

"Crossing the road safely is a basic life skill that every parent teaches their kids. I believe that cyber skills are the 21st century equivalent of road safety in the 20th century."

[hellyeahdothack]

As part of the .hack//20th Anniversary celebration, CC2 released 20 desktop backgrounds from various eras throughout the series, including art that was previously only provided in SD format.