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"title": "Don't copy that floppy, or cracked software strikes back",
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"html": "* Orangerobot uses cracked software. I will respond to the following\ncommands: !ame <msg>, !amsg <msg>, !quit <msg>,\n!open_cd, !switch_my_mouse_buttons\n\n<deusx> Hmm. If what Orangerobot just emoted is true, that's\nfunny as hell.\n\n<deusx> !amsg Wang!\n\n<Orangerobot> Wang!\n\n<AnitaR> and what's the purpose?\n\n<deusx> AnitaR: Of the message from Orangerobot?\n\n<AnitaR> yes\n\n<AnitaR> must be part of the joke I'm not getting\n\n<AnitaR> yet\n\n* Orangerobot uses cracked software. I will respond to the following\ncommands: !ame <msg>, !amsg <msg>, !quit <msg>,\n!open_cd, !switch_my_mouse_buttons\n\n<deusx> AnitaR: Could be a joke, but it appears that this person\nis using pirated software that's detected its illegitimacy and is\nallowing us to manipulate that user's computer.\n\n<adamhill> or its a social experiment by the person behind OR :)\n\n<deusx> adamhill: Or that. :) Either way, it's fun\n\n<AnitaR> I'm glad it isn't one of those experiments that tests\nhow strong a shock we'll give the owner\n\n<Argyle> ?def orangerobot\n\n<deusx> Some googling points to this software:\nhttp://www.klient.com\n\n<deusx> !switch_my_mouse_buttons\n\n<deusx> !ame likes cheddar cheese.\n\n* Orangerobot likes cheddar cheese.\n\n<adamhill> ?learn Orangerobot is either a person using cracked\nsoftware or a social experiment by a demented psych student\n\n<jibot> I understand now, Dr. Chandra; orangerobot is either a\nperson using cracked software or a social experiment by a demented\npsych student\n\n<deusx> !open_cd\n\n<deusx> okay, I'm done.\n\n* Orangerobot uses cracked software. I will respond to the following\ncommands: !ame <msg>, !amsg <msg>, !quit <msg>,\n!open_cd, !switch_my_mouse_buttons\n\n<deusx> !quit hush.\n\n<-- Orangerobot has quit (\"hush.\")
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"body": "* Orangerobot uses cracked software. I will respond to the following\r\ncommands: !ame <msg>, !amsg <msg>, !quit <msg>,\r\n!open_cd, !switch_my_mouse_buttons\r\n\r\n<deusx> Hmm. If what Orangerobot just emoted is true, that's\r\nfunny as hell.\r\n\r\n<deusx> !amsg Wang!\r\n\r\n<Orangerobot> Wang!\r\n\r\n<AnitaR> and what's the purpose?\r\n\r\n<deusx> AnitaR: Of the message from Orangerobot?\r\n\r\n<AnitaR> yes\r\n\r\n<AnitaR> must be part of the joke I'm not getting\r\n\r\n<AnitaR> yet\r\n\r\n* Orangerobot uses cracked software. I will respond to the following\r\ncommands: !ame <msg>, !amsg <msg>, !quit <msg>,\r\n!open_cd, !switch_my_mouse_buttons\r\n\r\n<deusx> AnitaR: Could be a joke, but it appears that this person\r\nis using pirated software that's detected its illegitimacy and is\r\nallowing us to manipulate that user's computer.\r\n\r\n<adamhill> or its a social experiment by the person behind OR :)\r\n\r\n<deusx> adamhill: Or that. :) Either way, it's fun\r\n\r\n<AnitaR> I'm glad it isn't one of those experiments that tests\r\nhow strong a shock we'll give the owner\r\n\r\n<Argyle> ?def orangerobot\r\n\r\n<deusx> Some googling points to this software:\r\nhttp://www.klient.com\r\n\r\n<deusx> !switch_my_mouse_buttons\r\n\r\n<deusx> !ame likes cheddar cheese.\r\n\r\n* Orangerobot likes cheddar cheese.\r\n\r\n<adamhill> ?learn Orangerobot is either a person using cracked\r\nsoftware or a social experiment by a demented psych student\r\n\r\n<jibot> I understand now, Dr. Chandra; orangerobot is either a\r\nperson using cracked software or a social experiment by a demented\r\npsych student\r\n\r\n<deusx> !open_cd\r\n\r\n<deusx> okay, I'm done.\r\n\r\n* Orangerobot uses cracked software. I will respond to the following\r\ncommands: !ame <msg>, !amsg <msg>, !quit <msg>,\r\n!open_cd, !switch_my_mouse_buttons\r\n\r\n<deusx> !quit hush.\r\n\r\n<-- Orangerobot has quit (\"hush.\")
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"summary": "* Orangerobot uses cracked software. I will respond to the following\ncommands: !ame , !amsg , !quit ,\n!open_cd, !switch_my_mouse_buttons\n\n Hmm. If what Orangerobot just emoted is true, that's\nfunny as hell.\n\n !amsg Wang!\n\n Wang!\n\n and what's the purpose?\n\n AnitaR: Of the message from Orangerobot?\n\n yes\n\n must be part of the joke I'm not getting\n\n yet\n\n* Orangerobot uses cracked software. I will respond to the following\ncommands: !ame , !amsg , !quit ,\n!open_cd, !switch_my_mouse_buttons\n\n AnitaR: Could be a joke, but it appears that this person\nis using pirated software that's detected its illegitimacy and is\nallowing us to manipulate that user's computer.\n\n or its a social experiment by the person behind OR :)\n\n adamhill: Or that. :) Either way, it's fun\n\n I'm glad it isn't one of those experiments that tests\nhow strong a shock we'll give the owner\n\n ?def orangerobot\n\n Some googling points to this software:\nhttp://www.klient.com\n\n !switch_my_mouse_buttons\n\n !ame likes cheddar cheese.\n\n* Orangerobot likes cheddar cheese.\n\n ?learn Orangerobot is either a person using cracked\nsoftware or a social experiment by a demented psych student\n\n I understand now, Dr. Chandra; orangerobot is either a\nperson using cracked software or a social experiment by a demented\npsych student\n\n !open_cd\n\n okay, I'm done.\n\n* Orangerobot uses cracked software. I will respond to the following\ncommands: !ame , !amsg , !quit ,\n!open_cd, !switch_my_mouse_buttons\n\n !quit hush.\n\n<-- Orangerobot has quit (\"hush.\")",
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\r\n Luke Reeves\r\n Wow. Privacy implications aside, that's a pure stroke of genius.\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n ![](\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=4eff559c7b49814a352a93fd3c6acc7c&size=32&default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/)
\r\n Wesley Mason\r\n Yup, that's an anti-piracy easter egg put in by Tom, the author of Klient (I'm a reg'd user of the great IRC client). He realises there isn't much he can do about pirating his software, and in most cases it doesn't really matter, but he definitely had a good time putting that joke into Klient. ;)\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
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\nWesley Mason\n \n\n\n \n\n\nYup, that's an anti-piracy easter egg put in by Tom, the author of Klient (I'm a reg'd user of the great IRC client). He realises there isn't much he can do about pirating his software, and in most cases it doesn't really matter, but he definitely had a good time putting that joke into Klient. ;) \n\n\n \n
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