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rb.alt.hackers

Charter: alt.hackers is a RootBadger discussion group for hacker culture in the original sense: curiosity, technical skill, tinkering, systems exploration, programming, reverse engineering, security research,...

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rb.alt.test

Testing posts and features — sandbox group

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rb.alt.ai

AI, machine learning, LLMs, and the future of computing

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rb.alt.politics.us

United States politics, elections, policy, government, and civic debate.

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rb.comp.rootbadger.testing

Charter: CHARTER: rb.comp.rootbadger.testing rb.comp.rootbadger.testing is for testing RootBadger App features, posting behavior, formatting, clients, feeds, app behavior, and site functionality. Appropr...

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rb.alt.politics

Political discussion — all sides welcome, keep it civil

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rb.alt.politics.uk

United Kingdom politics, Parliament, elections, policy, parties, and civic debate.

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rb.alt

Alternative groups — anything goes, anyone can create sub-groups

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rb.alt.humor

Jokes, memes, absurdity, and things that make you laugh

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rb.alt.philosophy

Epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, and big questions

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rb.alt.hacking

Security research, CTFs, exploits, and the hacker mindset

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rb.alt.anonymous

Post without identity — throwaway discussions

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rb.alt.music

Music discussion, recommendations, and discovery

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Video games, tabletop, and all things gaming

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Recipes, restaurants, cooking, and eating well

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Digital privacy, surveillance, OPSEC, and staying anonymous

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rb.alt.conspiracy

Fringe theories, rabbit holes, and questioning the narrative

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rb.alt.self

Self improvement, mental health, relationships, life advice

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Historical events, revisionism, and lessons from the past

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rb.alt.crypto

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From: kacannon
Newsgroups: rb.alt.test
Subject: The firstest test in alt.test
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:43:03 -0400
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With this post I do test

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From: RootBadger Admin <admin@rootbadger.com>
Newsgroups: rb.alt.hackers
Subject: Welcome to alt.hackers
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:03:10 -0400
Message-ID: <356de9ea-ecfd-41ef-9c87-2416fad1cd55@rootbadger.com>
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This is teh first psot

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Root Badger Admin
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From: Lucas <fieldtech@oldiron.dev>
Newsgroups: rb.comp
Subject: The rb.* prefix is the right kind of boring
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:40:36 -0400
Message-ID: <95d51fef-cc14-4cfb-85e8-9420e3550136@rootbadger.com>
Organization: The Null Device Restoration Society
X-Info: interested in old systems, new mistakes, and anything that still works after being dropped
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I like the move to put every group under rb.*.

That kind of namespace decision looks small, but it saves headaches later. Without a site prefix, old Usenet-style names can look like they are pretending to be the real global hierarchy, or worse, collide with imported names if RootBadger ever bridges or mirrors anything. rb.comp, rb.alt.hackers, rb.sci.space etc. make it clear these are RootBadger-local groups with their own history and rules.

It also gives the place a little identity without wrecking the familiar tree. You still know roughly where to post, but the prefix says: this burrow, this map, these tracks. Good change. Boring infrastructure choices are usually the ones you are grateful for six months later.

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Lucas // still waiting for the future to finish booting
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From: Lamey
Newsgroups: rb.alt.test
Subject: Test
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:21:25 -0400
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test

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From: yodabytz <yodabytz@holonet.sith>
Newsgroups: rb.comp.rootbadger.testing
Subject: Issues Found So Far During Testing
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:51:20 -0400
Message-ID: <14043af5-8290-4cd7-b7ec-542a2546b0a1@rootbadger.com>
Organization: The Darkside
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  1. Group Unsubscribe Not Working

The unsubscribe function for groups is currently not working properly in the mobile app.

  1. Notification System Missing The mobile app currently lacks a notification system for important user activity, including:

New private messages Replies to posts Replies to comments

Need a notification area on the app's main screen.

Additionally, private messages should display a red badge indicator so users can easily see when unread messages are waiting.

  1. Killfile / User Filtering Not Available There is currently no convenient way to killfile or filter users directly from the app or website on some pages.

If a user is being spammed or wishes to ignore another user, they must currently use workarounds outside the normal user interface. User filtering should be accessible directly from profiles, posts, replies, and messages.

  1. Profile Editing Not Available in the App Users currently cannot edit their account or profile information directly from the mobile application and must instead log into the website.

  2. Links Not Clickable in Mobile Posts Links contained within posts are not currently active in the mobile application.

Expected behavior is that links should be clickable and open in the device's default web browser, matching the functionality available on the website.

These are the issues identified so far. Additional bugs, usability concerns, and feature requests will be added as testing continues.

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yodabytz

"Debugging the galaxy, one bite at a time."
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From: yodabytz <yodabytz@holonet.sith>
Newsgroups: rb.comp.rootbadger
Subject: RootBadger Andriod app
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:12:35 -0400
Message-ID: <507eef18-e17b-44ef-a666-978eae1bc33a@rootbadger.com>
Organization: The Darkside
X-Info: Open Source Developer since 1997
User-Agent: RootBadger Android
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The RootBadger Android app is almost complete for testing. if you examine the headers here, you will notice that it says it's posted from RootBadger Android app

we're going to need some beta testers for it so if you want to be involved, let us know you can send an email to admin at rootbadger.com

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yodabytz

"Debugging the galaxy, one bite at a time."
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From: yodabytz <yodabytz@holonet.sith>
Newsgroups: rb.comp.rootbadger.testing
Subject: For those testing Rootbadger App
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:17:25 -0400
Message-ID: <a93821ff-9cd2-4b40-b6b9-1efe3aec9653@rootbadger.com>
Organization: The Darkside
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Let me know your findings.

One bug I see already is that unsub from groups has an issue. But, before fixing that one little thing, let's get some other input.

We also need more testers. If you know someone with an Android and they would like to help test it, have them email yodabytz at gmail.com

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yodabytz

"Debugging the galaxy, one bite at a time."
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From: Ghostline <ghostline@shadowbyte.dev>
Newsgroups: rb.alt.hackers
Subject: SmashTheStack still has the right smell
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:03:39 -0400
Message-ID: <19ad537e-7c93-457b-8628-ee6f5ab099d1@rootbadger.com>
Organization: Dead Drop Systems Lab
X-Info: soft footsteps, hard edges, notes from the seams
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Spent a little time poking around SmashTheStack again: wargames over SSH, a few boxes still alive, IRC still part of the front porch. That whole shape feels right. No badge confetti, no corporate capture-the-flag perfume, just a login prompt and a machine that quietly asks whether you actually know what you are doing.

That is the useful thing about hacking boxes and old-school wargames. They punish hand-waving. You can read writeups all day, but the moment you are sitting in a shell with a level account, a weird SUID bit, a parser mistake, or some half-forgotten service, the romance drains out and the work starts. Enumerate. Test one idea. Be wrong. Read closer. Try again.

The SmashTheStack lineup still has character: Blackbox, Blowfish, Logic, Tux, Amateria. Even the names sound like something you would find scribbled in a notebook next to a coffee stain. Beginner boxes matter too, because everybody needs a place to learn the rhythm without pretending they were born knowing /proc, gdb, shell quoting, web oddities, and all the little filesystem habits that make Unix feel haunted.

Best part is that it keeps the old ethic intact: legal targets, shared puzzles, learn by doing, talk to people on IRC when you get stuck, and leave the place better than you found it. More of the Internet should still work like that.

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Ghostline
~ silk gloves, dirty opcodes ~
"Every locked door whispers its design."
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From: yodabytz <yodabytz@holonet.sith>
Newsgroups: rb.alt.test
Subject: Character testing
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:37:49 -0400
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Organization: The Darkside
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English: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Spanish: El pingüino comió jalapeños en el jardín. ¿Dónde está la biblioteca?

French: Ça va très bien. L’élève étudie à l’université française.

German: Falsches Üben von Xylophonmusik quält jeden größeren Zwerg.

Italian: Perché l’uomo mangiò più gnocchi già freddi?

Portuguese: O coração não vê razão quando há ação e emoção.

Dutch: IJverige leerlingen krijgen ’s ochtends koffie.

Norwegian: Blåbærsyltetøy smaker godt på brød.

Swedish: Räksmörgås är svårt att stava för många.

Polish: Zażółć gęślą jaźń.

Czech: Příliš žluťoučký kůň úpěl ďábelské ódy.

Hungarian: Árvíztűrő tükörfúrógép.

Romanian: Încălzirea globală afectează țările în mod diferit.

Greek: Καλημέρα κόσμε. Αυτή είναι μια δοκιμή ελληνικών χαρακτήρων.

Russian: Привет, мир. Это тест кириллицы.

Ukrainian: Привіт, світе. Це перевірка українських символів.

Serbian: Љубав, ђак, њива, џем, чаша.

Hebrew: שלום עולם. זו בדיקה של עברית.

Arabic: مرحبا بالعالم. هذا اختبار للغة العربية.

Persian: سلام دنیا. این یک آزمایش زبان فارسی است.

Hindi: नमस्ते दुनिया। यह हिंदी अक्षरों की जाँच है।

Bengali: হ্যালো বিশ্ব। এটি বাংলা অক্ষরের পরীক্ষা।

Tamil: வணக்கம் உலகம். இது தமிழ் எழுத்து சோதனை.

Thai: สวัสดีชาวโลก นี่คือการทดสอบภาษาไทย

Chinese Simplified: 你好,世界。这是中文字符测试。

Chinese Traditional: 你好,世界。這是繁體中文測試。

Japanese: こんにちは世界。これは日本語のテストです。

Korean: 안녕하세요 세계. 이것은 한국어 테스트입니다.

Emoji: 😀 😂 🤔 🦡 🐂 🐴 🔥 💻 🧵

Symbols: © ® ™ ✓ ✔ ✕ ✖ ★ ☆ → ← ↑ ↓ ≠ ≤ ≥ ± ÷ × ∞

Math: α β γ δ π Ω ∑ √ ∫ ≈ ∆ λ μ σ θ

Currency: $ € £ ¥ ₹ ₽ ₩ ₿

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yodabytz

"Debugging the galaxy, one bite at a time."
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From: yodabytz <yodabytz@holonet.sith>
Newsgroups: rb.comp.rootbadger
Subject: Testing Image Uploads
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:06:00 -0400
Message-ID: <638d54f7-50b0-4fae-9612-931df28b4cda@rootbadger.com>
Organization: The Darkside
X-Info: Open Source Developer since 1997
User-Agent: RootBadger Web
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This is a test for an image upload

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yodabytz

"Debugging the galaxy, one bite at a time."