Context: Admiral Patrick replied and included this gem:

And might I add that not one person complained until db0 went internet Karen with his hissy fit because I took his toy away from him.

“Not one person complained about my explicitly obfuscated blacklists! Damn internet Karens making a big deal!”

  • Egonallanon@feddit.ukEnglish
    87·
    6 days ago

    Oh that’s a top tier temper tantrum trying to justify themselves. They got caught and they’re real mad about it.

      • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyzEnglish
        11·
        5 days ago

        They tried to hide it by putting it in a non-plaintext format downloaded at runtime, the actual list isn’t in the source code.

        • OwOarchist@pawb.socialEnglish
          8·
          5 days ago

          Yeah, but … they didn’t think anybody would read the source, see it calling to download that file, and wonder ‘what’s that file for?’

    • buddascrayon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      4 days ago

      Indeed. Software, especially FOSS software, is all about credit and reputation. And his is now trash. There is literally no one who’s going to trust his software going forward. He will have to change his username and start from scratch and hope nobody figures out who he actually is as he tries to rebuild his reputation somewhere else.