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== History == | == History == | ||
An early version of Last Measure was conceived by Penisbird after playing with an [[wikipedia:AIM_(software)|AOL Instant Messenger]] ( | An early version of Last Measure was conceived by Penisbird after playing with an [[wikipedia:AIM_(software)|AOL Instant Messenger]] (AIM) utility called AIM Invader, which provided a variety of ways to crash AIM clients.<ref name=":0">web.archive.org/web/20040809015117/<nowiki>http://lastmeasure.com/history.php</nowiki></ref> | ||
The most powerful crash was the "last measure" crash, which inundated an AIM client with file transfer requests, [[wikipedia:Contact_list|buddy list]] sends, and messages full of smileys and colors, until the AIM client crashed due to lack of [[wikipedia:Random-access_memory|RAM]].<ref name=":0" /> | The most powerful crash was the "last measure" crash, which inundated an AIM client with file transfer requests, [[wikipedia:Contact_list|buddy list]] sends, and messages full of smileys and colors, until the AIM client crashed due to lack of [[wikipedia:Random-access_memory|RAM]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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There is another string of text in the source code that reads "If you have a screen larger than this i'll eat my own shit. - this button shit is +1 insightful.". It is not rendered as visible text on the page as it is not enclosed within any HTML tags or displayed in any visual elements. | There is another string of text in the source code that reads "If you have a screen larger than this i'll eat my own shit. - this button shit is +1 insightful.". It is not rendered as visible text on the page as it is not enclosed within any HTML tags or displayed in any visual elements. | ||
== | == Version 4.1 == | ||
===Nimp.org | == Last Measure Unified X == | ||
== Nimp.org == | |||
<blockquote>''Main article: [[Nimp.org]]''</blockquote>Nimp.org utilized many payloads not found in the original Last Measure, such as making various outbound connections, opening the user's default email client, and downloading files, which can be observed in other variants and mirrors. It also included many more shock images, such as the [[The Pain Series|Pain Series]] and [[Harlequin Fetus]] images, and a slew of keywords in its metadata and the body of the main page. | <blockquote>''Main article: [[Nimp.org]]''</blockquote>Nimp.org utilized many payloads not found in the original Last Measure, such as making various outbound connections, opening the user's default email client, and downloading files, which can be observed in other variants and mirrors. It also included many more shock images, such as the [[The Pain Series|Pain Series]] and [[Harlequin Fetus]] images, and a slew of keywords in its metadata and the body of the main page. | ||
== Seizure Measure == | |||
Seizure Measure, also known as Browser Bomb, used the same window-spawning and window-moving protocol as Last Measure, but embedded two Flash files, rgb.swf and seizure7.swf, which contained music and bright flashing colors. The title of the page was “you have violated internet law. the authorities are being contacted.” and pressing Alt+F4, Ctrl, or Del spawned an alert with the message “You have violated Internet Law. The authorities are being contacted.”. | Seizure Measure, also known as Browser Bomb, used the same window-spawning and window-moving protocol as Last Measure, but embedded two Flash files, rgb.swf and seizure7.swf, which contained music and bright flashing colors. The title of the page was “you have violated internet law. the authorities are being contacted.” and pressing Alt+F4, Ctrl, or Del spawned an alert with the message “You have violated Internet Law. The authorities are being contacted.”. | ||
Similar to Last Measure, Seizure Measure checked if the browser was Microsoft | Similar to Last Measure, Seizure Measure checked if the browser was Microsoft Internet Explorer and if the version was 4 or higher, and if both conditions were met, it saved the page URL as a bookmark titled "Idiot!". It also attempted to set the page URL as the browser's homepage. | ||
==Last Measure Operating System== | ==Last Measure Operating System== | ||
The Last Measure Operating System (LMOS) is a minimalist [[wikipedia:Operating_system|operating system]] developed by [[wikipedia:Sam_Hocevar|Sam Hocevar]], a member of [[wikipedia:Goatse_Security|Goatse Security]], which was a division of the GNAA. It is written in [[wikipedia:X86_assembly_language|x86 assembly]] and will boot on any x86 computer. Due to its small size, it can easily fit on a CD, floppy disk, or USB drive. | The Last Measure Operating System (LMOS) is a minimalist [[wikipedia:Operating_system|operating system]] developed by [[wikipedia:Sam_Hocevar|Sam Hocevar]], a member of [[wikipedia:Goatse_Security|Goatse Security]], which was a division of the GNAA. It is written in [[wikipedia:X86_assembly_language|x86 assembly]] and will boot on any x86 computer. Due to its small size, it can easily fit on a CD, floppy disk, or USB drive. | ||