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by Secant
Tue Oct 24, 2023 3:04 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Night ops Discord server
Replies: 3
Views: 8934

Re: Night ops Discord server

There is no officially-sanctioned NONET discord and there never will be. Please don't spam.
by Secant
Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:21 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Wait a second... (DokuWiki)
Replies: 7
Views: 23317

Re: Wait a second... (DokuWiki)

I see you've been busy :lol:
by Secant
Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:37 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Something. (Long as Fuck)
Replies: 3
Views: 9188

Re: Something. (Long as Fuck)

I'm no poet, so far now, all I can say is Godspeed.
by Secant
Mon Oct 23, 2023 3:13 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Wait a second... (DokuWiki)
Replies: 7
Views: 23317

Re: Wait a second... (DokuWiki)

Probably, yes. What do you have in mind? PM me.
by Secant
Wed Sep 20, 2023 2:50 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Community
Replies: 35
Views: 176450

Re: Community

Webrings... haven't heard that one in a minute. I like it. Implies a certain degree of vetting and relevance that is characteristically absent from modern search engines, and the ad-hoc self-organized way they operate and the behaviors they induce are very much in keeping with the spirit of the inde...
by Secant
Sat Sep 16, 2023 10:49 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Community
Replies: 35
Views: 176450

Re: Community

This post turned out to be mostly offtopic, skip to the last two paragraphs if you don't want the lecture. Just so y'all know, the forums aren't going to disappear one day. If I decide to shut down, there will be time for everyone to figure out what to do next. Of course, there could always be some...
by Secant
Sat Apr 30, 2022 2:04 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Being able to save/favorite threads.
Replies: 2
Views: 20461

Re: Being able to save/favorite threads.

Yes, this is a feature of phpBB. You can bookmark a thread using the wrench dropdown menu (next to the Post Reply button). Once you bookmark one or more threads, they show up in your control panel: https://nightops.net/forum/ucp.php?i=uc ... =bookmarks.
by Secant
Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:55 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Is this site censored in China?
Replies: 12
Views: 21771

Re: Is this site censored in China?

It's a good thought, but not a feature of phpbb as far as I'm aware.
by Secant
Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:36 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Is this site censored in China?
Replies: 12
Views: 21771

Re: Is this site censored in China?

Probably, but I wish we were banned in Russia instead.
by Secant
Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:26 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Internet Stealth
Replies: 3
Views: 8738

Re: Internet Stealth

For those who may want to know, nightops.net has been opted out of FLOC since it was introduced. Even so, ya still shouldn't be using chrome.
by Secant
Wed Aug 11, 2021 2:12 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Introducing: The Retro Project
Replies: 2
Views: 8316

Re: Introducing: The Retro Project

Got damn Psych this is the good shit.

EDIT: mind if I put some of these in the library? Fucking Ave...
by Secant
Wed Aug 11, 2021 1:56 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: TOR Mirror?
Replies: 7
Views: 41415

Re: TOR Mirror?

Huh, thought phpbb put the sid in the URL if you decline cookies. Maybe it doesn't do that anymore...

Regardless, this is a good idea. Stand by.
by Secant
Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:34 am
Forum: Greetings
Topic: Video Library
Replies: 4
Views: 8659

Re: Video Library

Good old ffmpeg got the job done. the videos should be watchable now. Thanks for reporting the problem.
by Secant
Mon Mar 29, 2021 1:55 am
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: A Reference Guide for the Aspiring Night Ops Member
Replies: 11
Views: 14289

Re: A Reference Guide for the Aspiring Night Ops Member

Those are some nice warm memories of days gone by...

As a gathering place, this forum is an evolutionary dead-end. So why is it still alive? That's a good question, isn't it?
by Secant
Mon Mar 29, 2021 1:17 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Nightops Amino
Replies: 4
Views: 29981

Re: Nightops Amino

You're all welcome to do as you please in terms of chatrooms or gathering places on other social media. Just understand that there is only one "official" chat room, the NONET irc. There is no relationship between NONET and any third party service. You should use third party services with caution bec...
by Secant
Mon Mar 29, 2021 1:10 am
Forum: Greetings
Topic: Video Library
Replies: 4
Views: 8659

Re: Video Library

Guess those are inaccessible now that flash is dead. Good riddance, flv was garbage.

Looks like VLC can do the conversion, let me give it a try.
by Secant
Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:41 am
Forum: Greetings
Topic: Roxas Returns
Replies: 10
Views: 13399

Re: Roxas Returns

Welcome home.
by Secant
Sun Jan 26, 2020 5:02 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Decreasing activity
Replies: 17
Views: 61164

Re: Decreasing activity

Part of the problem is that the web works differently these days. There's this expectation that communities will come to where users already are (facebook, twitter, reddit, discord, etc). Having a separate website is a high barrier to entry and NONET is a casualty of this along with much of web 1.0....
by Secant
Sun Aug 18, 2019 10:06 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Working on something. Your input requested.
Replies: 13
Views: 22725

Re: Working on something. Your input requested.

Secant, I like nearly all of your ideas but that's all going to have to come after the content being lined up. Maybe even a revised/secure second release. To be blunt, it's because I want to get the main point of this finished up first. So until then, best to just not run the software on anything t...
by Secant
Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:09 pm
Forum: Gear
Topic: Working on something. Your input requested.
Replies: 13
Views: 22725

Re: Working on something. Your input requested.

There are some reasonably safe ways to do full disk encryption of USB sticks. For Linux, dm-crypt (LUKS/cryptsetup) is best overall. For other OSes, veracrypt is a reasonable choice. It's a fork of the last known good version of truecrypt. Bitlocker in particular is not safe and should never be used...
by Secant
Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:55 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Books/documents
Replies: 22
Views: 36716

Re: Books/documents

Psych, check your PMs. F3RAL has a good point, it's be great to have all the stuff referenced by WoTS at least.
by Secant
Wed Jul 17, 2019 1:30 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Books/documents
Replies: 22
Views: 36716

Re: Books/documents

Well said, I feel the same way. The internet is a living thing, and commercial interests rot it from the inside.

Xana, check yo PMs.
by Secant
Sun Jul 14, 2019 2:17 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Books/documents
Replies: 22
Views: 36716

Re: Books/documents

Could be from that 75GB collection, although it was sent to me independently. The collection is still around btw, there are at least two people seeding it: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4ef359ff55471890f60624f4854e9ebb62f92723&dn=Mega Folder&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ft...
by Secant
Fri Jul 12, 2019 12:50 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Books/documents
Replies: 22
Views: 36716

Re: Books/documents

Both of these have been posted, thanks gents. https://nightops.net/wiki/doku.php?id=books:books EDIT: this reminds me, a generous user sent me a whole bunch of Paladin Press books a while back. Obviously I haven't gone through the whole thing yet, but I can upload some to the library if something st...
by Secant
Sun Jun 23, 2019 4:41 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Books/documents
Replies: 22
Views: 36716

Re: Books/documents

What does the rest of that KGB guide cover? There are a bunch of field manuals in the Library, but IMHO they aren't as useful as they seem. I've found that user-written guides like WotS tend have more pragmatic advice.

And... where exactly does one find a translated KGB guide?
by Secant
Mon May 27, 2019 1:16 am
Forum: Gear
Topic: Anybody know where to buy a decent lock pick set?
Replies: 4
Views: 11317

Re: Anybody know where to buy a decent lock pick set?

If you go to a trade show or conference where TOOOL has a booth or runs a lockpicking village event, they will usually sell reasonable quality lockpicks and practice locks.

This youtube channel has a bunch of pick reviews as well:

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https://www.youtube.com/user/bosnianbill
by Secant
Thu Dec 13, 2018 1:53 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: "Web 2.0" update bug reports
Replies: 20
Views: 113679

Re: "Web 2.0" update bug reports

It plays the mp4 file eh? Hmm... need to do some research.
by Secant
Wed Dec 12, 2018 2:14 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: "Web 2.0" update bug reports
Replies: 20
Views: 113679

Re: "Web 2.0" update bug reports

Ok. Can you try these and see if either plays as you'd expect? I want to find out if it's something that affects the whole site, or if it's just dokuwiki.

https://nightops.net/test/test1.webm
https://nightops.net/test/test2.mp4
by Secant
Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:45 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Chat-Room Thread
Replies: 154
Views: 3846128

Re: Chat-Room Thread

Chat was broke because I fucked something up. It's un-fucked now.
by Secant
Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:39 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: "Web 2.0" update bug reports
Replies: 20
Views: 113679

Re: "Web 2.0" update bug reports

What I was reading about was a specific type of HTTP request (RANGE) that had to be implemented by the web server in order for safari to allow the video to be played. I was going to check if our http server supports that or if it's turned off or something. Chat doesn't work because I'm a dope and di...
by Secant
Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:22 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: "Web 2.0" update bug reports
Replies: 20
Views: 113679

Re: "Web 2.0" update bug reports

From what I can find online, HTML5 video should work, but safari is really picky about how the video files are served. So, maybe there's a change we can make on the server side to fix it. I don't have an iDevice to test with, but let me try some stuff and get back to you.
by Secant
Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:05 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: NO Discord Server
Replies: 12
Views: 85238

Re: NO Discord Server

Supplementing. Discord is popular and all, but there should still be a place where oppers can chat without being overheard.
by Secant
Mon Dec 10, 2018 1:00 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Chat-Room Thread
Replies: 154
Views: 3846128

Re: Chat-Room Thread

I missed someone (presumably you, Illusion) earlier today. Sorry mate, PM me?
by Secant
Sat Dec 08, 2018 3:33 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: "Web 2.0" update bug reports
Replies: 20
Views: 113679

Re: "Web 2.0" update bug reports

In my experience, videos don’t play properly on mobile. If I’d guess what the problem is, i’d say that either the browser I’m using doesn’t properly embed the video or the mobile version doesn’t embed properly. Take that with a grain of salt though, idk what I’m talking about. Can you post a link t...
by Secant
Thu Nov 15, 2018 3:38 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: "Web 2.0" update bug reports
Replies: 20
Views: 113679

Re: "Web 2.0" update bug reports

Unfortunately that's the intended behavior, Kiwi doesn't have very good mobile support. For chat on mobile, you'd be better off with an IRC app. The Library has the information you'll need to connect: https://nightops.net/wiki/doku.php?id=nonet_chat
by Secant
Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:57 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Recruiting Options - The Hit Sequel Nobody Asked For
Replies: 49
Views: 265344

Re: Recruiting Options - The Hit Sequel Nobody Asked For

Also that's funny to think that i can still go on such a small website 13 years after its URL have been written on a PDF that floats around like this Despite our best efforts. :lol: It makes me feel all the worse for having no drive to write a new guide that would blow it out of the water. I have a...
by Secant
Sat Nov 10, 2018 3:29 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: Recruiting Options - The Hit Sequel Nobody Asked For
Replies: 49
Views: 265344

Re: Recruiting Options - The Hit Sequel Nobody Asked For

We do have a place to host vids here: https://nightops.net/wiki/doku.php?id=video:video. That being said, it doesn't scale and doesn't reach a youtube-sized audience. Youtube is cracking down because advertisers don't want their ads associated with controversial topics (such as, unfortunately, gun v...
by Secant
Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:25 pm
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: "Web 2.0" update bug reports
Replies: 20
Views: 113679

Re: "Web 2.0" update bug reports

Sorry about that, it should be working now. The web server was missing an intermediate certificate.
by Secant
Sun Oct 28, 2018 1:26 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: List of site changes
Replies: 20
Views: 55161

Re: List of site changes

The NONET "web 2.0" update has been implemented. See announcement thread here: https://nightops.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2087
by Secant
Sun Oct 28, 2018 1:26 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: The Nightops.net "Web 2.0" update is here!
Replies: 0
Views: 47187

The Nightops.net "Web 2.0" update is here!

In keeping with tradition, change has once again come to NONET after years of delay. Once again, I offer my sincere apologies for the long wait, and hope that you find this update useful. This is the "web 2.0" update to our humble little forum. A number of improvements have been implemented: Nightop...
by Secant
Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:47 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: "Web 2.0" update bug reports
Replies: 20
Views: 113679

"Web 2.0" update bug reports

Please post here if you have problems with this update.
by Secant
Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:45 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Found some files
Replies: 7
Views: 27477

Re: Found some files

Ah man, RogueSci? Of course that's where it's from.

If you have some files you've found to be useful, maybe we can put them together as a collection in the library?
by Secant
Wed Sep 05, 2018 2:39 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Found some files
Replies: 7
Views: 27477

Re: Found some files

Some intriguing stuff in there... needs some cultivation for sure, but worthy. Gonna see if I can't pull a copy from that magnet. EDIT: Along the same line of thought, this 75GB monster exists: https://btdb.to/torrent/r0boE5O9nrF6pnZA5qlYsPGXPWwz3BFD61.html Looks like it was uploaded in 2008... coul...
by Secant
Sat Aug 18, 2018 5:08 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Ninjutsu Book Collection 3
Replies: 7
Views: 13967

Re: Ninjutsu Book Collection 3

Thanks for posting all this stuff dude. I was adding these to our library before when it was just a few books, but until there's a more secure way to share them out, I'm gonna sit on the rest.
by Secant
Sat Aug 18, 2018 4:22 pm
Forum: Greetings
Topic: Calling all 2005 - 2010 opers !
Replies: 5
Views: 12449

Re: Calling all 2005 - 2010 opers !

Good to see you again man. Unfortunately everything Psych and Xana said is true, there are only a few active people left. The world has moved on, as they say. NONET, as a web forum at least, seems doomed. If you can prove you are who you say you are, you can have your old account back. PM me if you'...
by Secant
Tue Jul 10, 2018 12:47 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Classic Ninja Ninjutsu Manuals Free Download
Replies: 9
Views: 16099

Re: Classic Ninja Ninjutsu Manuals Free Download

That's true, although it's not a problem we've had in the past. Most of the site is not visible to google at any rate. But, I can take them down if you want.
by Secant
Sun Jul 08, 2018 4:32 pm
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: Classic Ninja Ninjutsu Manuals Free Download
Replies: 9
Views: 16099

Re: Classic Ninja Ninjutsu Manuals Free Download

Added these to the Library. Thanks for posting these texts.

http://nightops.net/library.php?display=books
by Secant
Fri May 25, 2018 2:55 am
Forum: The Art of Night Ops
Topic: Project Files Dump - Now Available
Replies: 13
Views: 21875

Re: Project Files Dump - Now Available

Got you fam.
by Secant
Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:26 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: "Super Blue Blood Moon"
Replies: 6
Views: 12917

Re: "Super Blue Blood Moon"

Speaking of space, do you guys know that Elon Musk's space tesla is now covered in a thin film of shit and piss? Early spacecraft just dumped it overboard. The earth is, in a sense, enclosed in a sphere of shit.
by Secant
Thu Feb 01, 2018 1:47 am
Forum: Spurious Generalities
Topic: "Super Blue Blood Moon"
Replies: 6
Views: 12917

Re: "Super Blue Blood Moon"

Fuck. Missed the blood part, but the super blue moon was pretty fuckin radical.