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[[File:Last Measure Banner.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|Last Measure | [[File:Last Measure Banner.jpeg|thumb|right|300px|The Last Measure Banner.]] | ||
'''Last Measure''' was a [[shock site]] made in 2003 by the internet trolling group GNAA, which is an acronym for the [[Wikipedia:Gay Nigger Association of America|Gay Nigger Association of America]]. This shock site was created by PenisBird, who is one of the members of the GNAA, as displayed in the credits of the website. | '''Last Measure''' was a [[shock site]] made in 2003 by the internet trolling group GNAA, which is an acronym for the [[Wikipedia:Gay Nigger Association of America|Gay Nigger Association of America]]. This shock site was created by ''PenisBird'', who is one of the members of the GNAA, as displayed in the credits of the website. | ||
The site was actively developed until 2010. There are plenty of variants of this website, as the source code is open. Anyone can download it and create their own mirror. | The site was actively developed until 2010. There are plenty of variants of this website, as the source code is open. Anyone can download it and create their own mirror. | ||
==Content== | ==Content== | ||
The original website displayed the [[Goatse]] image as its background, and then | The original website displayed the [[Goatse]] image as its background, and then open several browser windows displaying a shock image, which were either pornographic images such as [[Tubgirl]], [[Lemon Party]], etc, or horrifying medical photographs taken from Wikipedia, along with an extremely loud looped audio of a man screaming "''HEY EVERYBODY, I'M LOOKING AT GAY PORNO!''" to alert people near you. A script on the website would also try to use the "mailto" and "callto" functions with the intent to cause the viewer's computer to freeze. | ||
===Variants=== | ===Variants=== | ||
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Some people claim that Last Measure contains actual malware, though this claim is false, as the script of the website doesn't download any kind of software on the viewer's device, and the site can be closed by using Task Manager or by resetting the affected computer. Some web browsers including Internet Explorer and other IE-based browsers may handle the website very poorly and may cause the entire device to crash. | Some people claim that Last Measure contains actual malware, though this claim is false, as the script of the website doesn't download any kind of software on the viewer's device, and the site can be closed by using Task Manager or by resetting the affected computer. Some web browsers including Internet Explorer and other IE-based browsers may handle the website very poorly and may cause the entire device to crash. | ||
A few versions use a script called 'StatsMeasure, | A few versions use a script called 'StatsMeasure', which leaks the visitor's clipboard data online. Later versions of Last Measure used a Java applet called 'CoffeeMeasure' which spawns several Java application windows that move around the screen. The Unified X version of Last Measure contains a montage of shock images, including images from [[The Pain Series]] and other images from various shock sites. Additionally, an external link to a mirror was added to the [[Offended]] page on [[Encyclopedia Dramatica]]. | ||
===Behavior of Last Measure=== | ===Behavior of Last Measure=== | ||
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There is a version of Last Measure that also uses code from the infamous JavaScript Trojan "Offiz," famously known as "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSgk7ctw1HY You are an idiot]" which presents the well-known Flash application called "rgb.swf," an 8-bit version of [[wikipedia:Axel Foley|Axel Foley]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Beverly Hills Cop (film series)|Beverly Hills Cop]]'' with bright flashing RGB colors in an attempt to trigger an epileptic seizure. | There is a version of Last Measure that also uses code from the infamous JavaScript Trojan "Offiz," famously known as "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSgk7ctw1HY You are an idiot]" which presents the well-known Flash application called "rgb.swf," an 8-bit version of [[wikipedia:Axel Foley|Axel Foley]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Beverly Hills Cop (film series)|Beverly Hills Cop]]'' with bright flashing RGB colors in an attempt to trigger an epileptic seizure. | ||
===Ruby Measure=== | ===Ruby Measure=== | ||
The GNAA announced a new version of Last Measure called RubyMeasure, which was to be completely written in the programming language [[wikipedia:Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], and would have launched in May 2013. However, this plan was eventually cancelled. | The GNAA announced a new version of Last Measure called RubyMeasure, which was to be completely written in the programming language [[wikipedia:Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], and would have been launched in May 2013. However, this plan was eventually cancelled. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||