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The programmers of the Donkey Kong arcade left a message in the code to hackers mockingly congratulating them and offering to teach them as a joke. A group of bootleggers actually took this seriously and contacted the company asking for help pirating their own game.
![Hirohisa Komanome, programmer at Ikegami Tsushinki,
who were contracted to make the Donkey Kong arcade:
Once we received a telex from an overseas company inquiring about the program of Donkey Kong. [...] I remember that it was a request to modify the program, to change Donkey Kong to their company's brand. It was easy to disassemble program ROMs and dump them in ASCII code with the development tools available then. Knowing that the bootleggers would begin their analysis of the hardware by disassembling and dumping the code, we inserted the following message at the end of the program as a joke:
CONGRATULATION !
IF YOU ANALYSE
DIFFICULT THIS
PROGRAM,WE WOULD
TEACH YOU.*****
TEL.TOKYO-JAPAN
044(244)2151
EXTENTION 304
SYSTEM DESIGN
IKEGAMI CO. LIM.
The company that sent us that telex had read this message, and they contacted us directly. All four of us were surprised. Naturally, we refused the request.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The programmers of the Donkey Kong arcade left a message in the code to hackers mockingly congratulating them and offering to teach them as a joke. A group of bootleggers actually took this seriously and contacted the company asking for help pirating their own game.
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In Super Mario Odyssey, there is a single Luigi who is somehow too much for the Nintendo Switch to handle. Bringing the camera close to this 8-bit Luigi in Metro Kingdom at night will cause the game to stutter and slow down to 5 FPS. This is the only Luigi who has this effect.
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In Super Mario Odyssey, there is a single Luigi who is somehow too much for the Nintendo Switch to handle. Bringing the camera close to this 8-bit Luigi in Metro Kingdom at night will cause the game to stutter and slow down to 5 FPS. This is the only Luigi who has this effect.
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Ils sont 10 millions en France à accompagner un proche en situation de handicap, un malade du cancer ou touché par une autre pathologie. Cela n'est pas sans conséquence. Une étude mesure pour la première fois à quel point la santé mentale des aidants s'effondre ➡️ https://l.franceinter.fr/SI1
October 6, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Ils sont 10 millions en France à accompagner un proche en situation de handicap, un malade du cancer ou touché par une autre pathologie. Cela n'est pas sans conséquence. Une étude mesure pour la première fois à quel point la santé mentale des aidants s'effondre ➡️ https://l.franceinter.fr/SI1
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but you see, I have already constructed a caricature of your viewpoint, which is intuitively incorrect
October 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
but you see, I have already constructed a caricature of your viewpoint, which is intuitively incorrect
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Super Smash Bros. contains a sneaky "delayed action" anti-piracy measure to lull the illegitimate user into a false sense of security. The game will be normal the first 68 times it is launched. Starting with the 69th time, however, every selected character will turn into Mario.
September 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Super Smash Bros. contains a sneaky "delayed action" anti-piracy measure to lull the illegitimate user into a false sense of security. The game will be normal the first 68 times it is launched. Starting with the 69th time, however, every selected character will turn into Mario.
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In Mario Kart World, NPCs will park their cars, exit them, and walk around. However, the game does not actually keep track who each car belongs to. As such, a different NPC than the owner may drive away with a car, seemingly stealing it.
September 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
In Mario Kart World, NPCs will park their cars, exit them, and walk around. However, the game does not actually keep track who each car belongs to. As such, a different NPC than the owner may drive away with a car, seemingly stealing it.
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Our ambassador wolves love enrichment, and bubbles are no exception! 🐺
Enrichment can include scents, new objects, visual surprises, and more. Activities like chasing bubbles stimulate their minds and bodies while encouraging natural behaviors and keeping them active, alert, and engaged. #wolffact
Enrichment can include scents, new objects, visual surprises, and more. Activities like chasing bubbles stimulate their minds and bodies while encouraging natural behaviors and keeping them active, alert, and engaged. #wolffact
September 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Our ambassador wolves love enrichment, and bubbles are no exception! 🐺
Enrichment can include scents, new objects, visual surprises, and more. Activities like chasing bubbles stimulate their minds and bodies while encouraging natural behaviors and keeping them active, alert, and engaged. #wolffact
Enrichment can include scents, new objects, visual surprises, and more. Activities like chasing bubbles stimulate their minds and bodies while encouraging natural behaviors and keeping them active, alert, and engaged. #wolffact
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I can only blame myself, but if there's 1 video game feature I'd like in real life
September 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I can only blame myself, but if there's 1 video game feature I'd like in real life
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Étrangement ça ne me donne pas envie d'ouvrir ta newsletter, Laurent. Avec respect.
September 3, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Étrangement ça ne me donne pas envie d'ouvrir ta newsletter, Laurent. Avec respect.
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Labor Day is more than just a day off. It's important to remember the brave men who rebelled against the money machine for your rights as a worker. But that fight is still far from over
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Labor Day is more than just a day off. It's important to remember the brave men who rebelled against the money machine for your rights as a worker. But that fight is still far from over
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The intro to Game & Wario shows a world map on Wario's wall. While roughly corresponding to the map of our world, it shows some differences in the shapes of the landmasses. Most concerningly, it appears that in Wario's world, Europe does not exist.
September 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The intro to Game & Wario shows a world map on Wario's wall. While roughly corresponding to the map of our world, it shows some differences in the shapes of the landmasses. Most concerningly, it appears that in Wario's world, Europe does not exist.
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Dans L'Express, Gérald Bronner tient des propos racistes et transphobes à partir d'un raisonnement foireux sur "prendre ses désirs pour la réalité" notamment sur "les catégories biologiques" (notions qu'il déforme).
Encore "la biologie" faussement neutre mais déformée en défense de positions réacs.
Encore "la biologie" faussement neutre mais déformée en défense de positions réacs.
August 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Dans L'Express, Gérald Bronner tient des propos racistes et transphobes à partir d'un raisonnement foireux sur "prendre ses désirs pour la réalité" notamment sur "les catégories biologiques" (notions qu'il déforme).
Encore "la biologie" faussement neutre mais déformée en défense de positions réacs.
Encore "la biologie" faussement neutre mais déformée en défense de positions réacs.
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$ systemd-analyze security
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SystemD Service Hardening
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August 23, 2025 at 10:17 PM
$ systemd-analyze security
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Dans le Kentucky (États-Unis), l'Eglise de la Reformation a poussé ses fidèles à emprunter les livres des bibliothèques faisant mention de l'existence des LGBT+... pour ne jamais les rendre. Et ainsi vider les bibliothèques de ces livres. Une campagne de don a récolté 1000$ pour les racheter.
Library receives donations to replace books church leaders targeted for LGBTQ+ themes • Kentucky Lantern
Nearly $1,000 has been donated to the Shelby County Public Library to replace 16 LGBTQ+ books a local church had recommended to check out and never return.
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August 22, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Dans le Kentucky (États-Unis), l'Eglise de la Reformation a poussé ses fidèles à emprunter les livres des bibliothèques faisant mention de l'existence des LGBT+... pour ne jamais les rendre. Et ainsi vider les bibliothèques de ces livres. Une campagne de don a récolté 1000$ pour les racheter.
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Tout le monde connait Jean-Michel JAR.
Imaginez une scène sur laquelle le ou les artiste(s) n’utilise pas d’instrument traditionnel, mais des ordinateur sur lequel ils écrivent des lignes de code en temps réel qui donnent naissance à de la musique et des effets visuels projetés en live..
➡️ www.alsacreations.com/actu/lire/19...
➡️ www.alsacreations.com/actu/lire/19...
Live Coding & Algorave, quand le code devient musique et art génératif
Imaginez une scène sur laquelle le ou les artiste(s) n’utilise pas d’instrument traditionnel, mais des ordinateur sur lequel ils écrivent des lignes de code en temps réel qui donnent naissan
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Tout le monde connait Jean-Michel JAR.
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are you tired of being brainwashed by the mainstream media?
July 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
are you tired of being brainwashed by the mainstream media?
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
July 26,1949
July 26,1949
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
July 26,1949
July 26,1949
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UK users when the website asks them where they're posting from today.
July 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
UK users when the website asks them where they're posting from today.