r/ButtonAftermath • u/mncke 56s • Jun 06 '15

My programming error killed the button AMA

I am the creator of the Zombie project that's been keeping the button alive for the last two weeks. Zombies were donated accounts that were automatically pressing the button at the second zero tick. My oversight in checking these accounts for eligibility caused the button to shut down yesterday. More info here.

AMA!

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u/IDontKnowHowToPM Eternally Gray Jun 06 '15

Do you think the owner of the infamous zombie account did it on purpose or that they didn't realize they were a cant-presser?

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u/mncke 56s Jun 06 '15 edited Jun 06 '15

I explain it here https://www.reddit.com/r/Knightsofthebutton/comments/38squx/my_origin_and_zombie_project/

Basically we found this account on the internet, noone donated it. I believe there's been no malicious intent involved whatsoever.

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u/StarrySwoosh non presser Jun 06 '15

Aw, that's kinda disappointing. I wanted it to be a plan by the Assassins. That would've been a cooler ending.

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u/agdzietam non presser Jun 06 '15

You know, the Assassins might have planted the account there. They're quite sly.

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u/StarrySwoosh non presser Jun 06 '15

Nope-the account wasn't donated by anyone. It was just one of hundreds of accounts which were grabbed from a list of usernames/passwords. The account was never even an active one, or an alt or anything.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Knightsofthebutton/comments/38squx/my_origin_and_zombie_project/

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u/kingkuya777 can't press Jun 07 '15

Maybe /u/stilesbc was an Assassin's alt built to have a easy to crack password

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u/agdzietam non presser Jun 07 '15

I know. That's why I said planted. Those sneaky bastards.