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[[File:Last Measure Banner.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|The Last Measure banner.]] | [[File:Last Measure Banner.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|The Last Measure banner.]] | ||
'''Last Measure''' was a [[shock site]] created in 2003 by the internet trolling group [[Wikipedia:Gay Nigger Association of America|Gay Nigger Association of America]] (GNAA). | '''Last Measure''' was a [[shock site]] created in 2003 by the internet trolling group [[Wikipedia:Gay Nigger Association of America|Gay Nigger Association of America]] (GNAA). | ||
Many variants of Last Measure exist, as the source code for several different versions was made available for download. | Many variants of Last Measure exist, as the source code for several different versions was made available for download. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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> | An early version of Last Measure was conceived by Penisbird, a member of the GNAA. 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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* Many mirrors act as [[wikipedia:URL_redirection#Redirect_chains|redirect chains]] to other Last Measure mirrors. | * Many mirrors act as [[wikipedia:URL_redirection#Redirect_chains|redirect chains]] to other Last Measure mirrors. | ||
* An early version of Last Measure called Last Measure Version 3.4 contained [[wikipedia:ASCII_art|ASCII art]] of Goatse and the clipboard-retrieving payload. | * An early version of Last Measure called Last Measure Version 3.4 contained [[wikipedia:ASCII_art|ASCII art]] of Goatse and the clipboard-retrieving payload. | ||
** An early archive of softmeasure.zoy.org that ran Version 3.4 contained ASCII art of a teddy bear instead of Goatse,<ref>view-source:web.archive.org/web/20041205032410/softmeasure.zoy.org/</ref> and was supposedly a version of Last Measure | ** An early archive of softmeasure.zoy.org that ran Version 3.4 contained ASCII art of a teddy bear instead of Goatse,<ref>view-source:web.archive.org/web/20041205032410/softmeasure.zoy.org/</ref> and was supposedly a version of Last Measure without shock images.<ref>epicroadtrips.us/2003/summer/nola/nola_offsite/FQ_en.wikipedia.org/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shock_sites.html#Modified</ref> | ||
* The mirror cshacks.partycat.us ran a version of Last Measure called Last Measure Version 3.4.4 Saturn. It used StatsMeasure to generate a table of various user data. | * The mirror cshacks.partycat.us ran a version of Last Measure called Last Measure Version 3.4.4 Saturn. While its index.php was not archived, the stats.php page can be accessed, revealing that It used StatsMeasure to generate a table of various user data. | ||
* An early version of Unified X called Unified differed in several ways: | * An early version of Unified X called Unified differed in several ways: | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
<font color=" | <font color="red"><u>NOTE</u>: The following websites contain graphic images, and may also harm your computer!</font> | ||
*'''Distribution site:''' <s>lastmeasure.com</s> | *'''Distribution site:''' <s>lastmeasure.com</s> | ||
:*web.archive.org/web/20040905000458/lastmeasure.com | :*web.archive.org/web/20040905000458/lastmeasure.com | ||
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=== Last Measure Operating System=== | === Last Measure Operating System=== | ||
<font color=" | <font color="red"><u>NOTE</u>: The following download contains graphic images!</font> | ||
*sam.zoy.org/lmos/ | *sam.zoy.org/lmos/ | ||
===Source code=== | ===Source code=== | ||
<font color=" | <font color="red"><u>NOTE</u>: The following downloads contain graphic images!</font> | ||
*'''Version 3.4.1:''' web.archive.org/web/20040803020148/lastmeasure.com/tarballs/lastmeasure-3.4.1.tar.gz | *'''Version 3.4.1:''' web.archive.org/web/20040803020148/lastmeasure.com/tarballs/lastmeasure-3.4.1.tar.gz | ||
*'''Version 4.1:''' web.archive.org/web/20051211213351/lastmeasure.com/tarballs/lastmeasure-4.1.tar.gz | *'''Version 4.1:''' web.archive.org/web/20051211213351/lastmeasure.com/tarballs/lastmeasure-4.1.tar.gz | ||
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===Further Reading=== | ===Further Reading=== | ||
<font color=" | <font color="red"><u>NOTE</u>: The following links contain graphic content!</font> | ||
*'''Last Measure on Encyclopedia Dramatica:''' encyclopediadramatica.online/Last_Measure | *'''Last Measure on Encyclopedia Dramatica:''' encyclopediadramatica.online/Last_Measure | ||