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It's 1985 all over again: I'm in my bedroom running a ProDOS wardialer on my 300/1200 baud AppleModem; I have found zero computers, but it is fun watching the n

It's 1985 all over again: I'm in my bedroom running a ProDOS wardialer on my 300/1200 baud AppleModem; I have found zero computers, but it is fun watching the numbers flick past, hoping that I, too, can discover a WOPR and start global thermonuclear war.

softwaredoug 7y ago
Yeah but this time, it’s an easy as guessing a world leaders zoom meeting, and tricking them into believing something preposterous
- wolco 7y ago
  I remember a Montreal morning show doing this via phone and tricking a few world leaders. Hopefully some funny things come out of this.
  - saagarjha 7y ago
    Hopefully we don't have any unfunny things come out of this.
- chefandy 7y ago
  Modern Version: "Shall we play a game?" "Love to" "‼To play Global Thermonuclear War, you must first update your flash player. Click here‼️"
  - the_af 7y ago
    An even more modern version: "Shall we play a game of Global Thermonuclear War?" "Sure!" "Updating Steam client... It seems you're connecting from a new device! Please check the 2FA code sent to your email... Downloading more updates... Here are some popups about unrelated games... Please register an account with MS Game Live!... Downloading patches... [error in wopr.dll]"
  - kortilla 7y ago
    Those red exclamation points have convinced me this is legitimate.
- hobs 7y ago
  Supposedly Captain Crunch got on the phone with Nixon, so it isn't that far off.
trhway 7y ago
>It's 1985 all over again i think it is even earlier than that: >Each Zoom conference call is assigned a Meeting ID that consists of 9 to 11 digits. 8 char passwd and 16 digit credit cards came way before 1985. Never mind, i have committed in memory our daily scrum 9 digit pin code :) Very convenient. And if somebody else were to dial in uninvited into our scrum ... well, it is at their own peril as it carries (especially for a person not hardened by a long tenure at a BigCo) the risk of brain damage, loss of ability to perceive reality as it is, spontaneous suicidal desire, etc.
- icedchai 7y ago
  Most Unix systems had 8 character password limits well into the 90's (a limitation of the original DES-based crypt.)

softwaredoug 7y ago

Yeah but this time, it’s an easy as guessing a world leaders zoom meeting, and tricking them into believing something preposterous

wolco 7y ago
I remember a Montreal morning show doing this via phone and tricking a few world leaders. Hopefully some funny things come out of this.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  Hopefully we don't have any unfunny things come out of this.
chefandy 7y ago
Modern Version: "Shall we play a game?" "Love to" "‼To play Global Thermonuclear War, you must first update your flash player. Click here‼️"
- the_af 7y ago
  An even more modern version: "Shall we play a game of Global Thermonuclear War?" "Sure!" "Updating Steam client... It seems you're connecting from a new device! Please check the 2FA code sent to your email... Downloading more updates... Here are some popups about unrelated games... Please register an account with MS Game Live!... Downloading patches... [error in wopr.dll]"
- kortilla 7y ago
  Those red exclamation points have convinced me this is legitimate.
hobs 7y ago
Supposedly Captain Crunch got on the phone with Nixon, so it isn't that far off.

trhway 7y ago

>It's 1985 all over again i think it is even earlier than that: >Each Zoom conference call is assigned a Meeting ID that consists of 9 to 11 digits. 8 char passwd and 16 digit credit cards came way before 1985. Never mind, i have committed in memory our daily scrum 9 digit pin code :) Very convenient. And if somebody else were to dial in uninvited into our scrum ... well, it is at their own peril as it carries (especially for a person not hardened by a long tenure at a BigCo) the risk of brain damage, loss of ability to perceive reality as it is, spontaneous suicidal desire, etc.

icedchai 7y ago
Most Unix systems had 8 character password limits well into the 90's (a limitation of the original DES-based crypt.)