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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 35 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They managed to piss off Tom Scott.

A thing I had not previously considered was possible.

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wait what? Imma need to see that

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Their "Tip Me" system was opt-out.

In other words, they'd slap a "give this person money" button on other people's websites, and then collect the money themselves, and even if they did send along every last cent to the actual person, that's pretty well fucked.

[–] lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago

What a pile of steaming bullshit