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DAMN

 

[mollipen]

I enjoy both tranny and horse porn, I just don't see the difference. We all watch sick stuff, as long as it's not illegal there's nothing that makes one worse than the other, really.

Not trying to throw this thread off of the rails, but... could we maybe not associate people who are transgender (or the attraction to said people) with bestiality? And that, while it might not be your thing, it isn't necessarily "sick"?

This especially bugs me because I even specifically had a former boss who equated somebody who was transgender (not even being sexually attracted to them) to other people having sex with horses.

I didn't lose anything because I migrated (aka copied) everything to my new Macbook, it's just that basically everything is still on the old one. Getting the package back is out of the question and now I've just been going through and changing my passwords (which sucks, because I've been using the same password for years).

Well, first of all, using the same password for years / for multiple things is one of the stupidest things you can do. If this happening breaks you of that habit, then this is a good thing to happen.

Beyond that, you'll probably just have to chalk this up as a hard lesson for why you HAVE to be more careful when selling computers, and hope and pray the person you sold it to has some level or morals.

 

[lunarworks]

I don't know why GAF is making jokes about a porn folder on it because I'd seriously wouldn't mind such a thing. In fact if I received a laptop with porn I'd be pretty happy.

Assuming you share his tastes in porn.

 

[offshore]

Viewing saved passwords is easy. Just go to "show passwords" in the browser preferences.

Just hope you've got an honest buyer.

 

[Burger]

Viewing saved passwords is easy. Just go to "show passwords" in the browser preferences.

First the buyer would have to log in.

 

[mollipen]

First the buyer would have to log in.

Yeah, if the OP did NOTHING to clear off the machine, and didn't have auto login turned on, then this probably won't be that big of a deal. Well, unless the buyer knows how to do target disc mode or a few other options.

Really, the bigger issue may be that the buyer just got a machine that they can't use unless they completely reformat it, and that'll come down to if they actually got the install discs or not.

 

[Seraphinianus]

I'm with expy here:

Change your passwords, de-authorize iTunes, etc. If you're really paranoid, cancel credit cards. If I'd bought your laptop the first thing I'd want to do is reinstall the OS (not sure how this works on Macs), but I really couldn't care less about your data.

I'm on the other end-- the first thing when I do when I buy electronics is check to see what the idiot before me left on there. It's amazing what people leave on stuff (no offense OP.) I'm a noble snooper though, I just want to look, then wipe it clean. I'd never mess with anyone unless they had illegal bad shit on there.

 

[madara]

Did you happen to use firefox never remember/ pbrowsing etc? I think that doesn't record any data not sure I know cc doesn't find anything under firefox.

 

[RoadHazard]

... I've just been going through and changing my passwords (which sucks, because I've been using the same password for years).

Well, that's just stupid. Never changing your passwords is stupid, and using the same password everywhere (which I'm reading this as) is pretty much the most stupid thing you can do when it comes to online security. It's the biggest no-no of them all. Using the same password everywhere means that if one of the sites where you use it is hacked or whatever, and your login info is compromised, all of your other logins can potentially be compromised as well. So, I'd say this is in one way a good thing for you. Now you have the chance to give yourself a more secure online identity.

Firstly, you need to use different passwords for every site! That way it doesn't matter if one login is compromised (well, it matters for that one account, of course), your other logins will still be safe.
Secondly, all of these passwords need to be strong. If you can memorize them all, they most likely are not. A strong password is long and made up of a random sequence of letters (uppercase and lowercase) and digits. Preferably there are also a few non-alphanumeric characters in there.

So, what you need to do is to generate different strong random passwords for all of your logins. How do you memorize all of them? You don't. Instead, you use a password manager, and you'll only need to remember your master password. My favorite is LastPass. It's cross-browser and cross-platform, and you'll always have access to your passwords no matter where you are. It's also safe. The data that's saved on the LastPass servers is encrypted and of no use to anyone without your master password. All encryption and decryption of data takes place locally on your computer, and your master password is never sent anywhere.

 

[JackEtc]

Everything you, all up in that laptop.

What you SHOULD do is contact the buyer and tell him NOT TO OPEN IT BUT RETURN TO SENDER and give him a 50% discount when you send it back.

You'll lose out on a chunk of change, but...

How much is you worth?

This seems like the best idea so far. Maybe not 50, but 20 or 25 seems reasonable.

 

[Futureman]

What do you guys think about contacting the buyer?

If he's going to steal his passwords and shit, he's going to do it whether the seller contacts him or not. If he isn't going to steal shit, it would be a nice heads up for the guy to make sure to delete everything.

I guess the potential downside is that the dude wasn't planning on stealing anything, but when you send him the message, he'll start thinking about it...

 

[RoadHazard]

What do you guys think about contacting the buyer?

If he's going to steal his passwords and shit, he's going to do it whether the seller contacts him or not. If he isn't going to steal shit, it would be a nice heads up for the guy to make sure to delete everything.

As long as he changes all of his passwords, this doesn't really matter. Stealing useless passwords is... well, useless.

 

[mollipen]

I guess the potential downside is that the dude wasn't planning on stealing anything, but when you send him the message, he'll start thinking about it...

Yeah, that was my thought, no matter if it actually makes sense or not. Like if I'm all, "OMG, I forgot to wipe the drive, please do so!", they'd be like, "Hmm...there must be good stuff on there!"

 

[BakedPigeon]

OP knows how to sale his PC on ebay but forgets to format the harddrive. Fucking sucks man. I hope the buyer leaks your home made sex tape.

 

[IGotBillySoSpooked]

Because horse porn is novelty. It's like watching snuff films. Just because you have a sick fascination with the weird stuff doesn't mean you're actually into killing people or into horses.

Shemale porn means that the man who is married to his mother may actually be batting for the other team.

I'd be much more weirded out if I stumbled upon somebody's collection of horse porn. Collection.

 

[THRILLH0]

Did you sell it to a 13 year old boy? If not you've got nothing to worry about.

99% of the population would look at it as a mild inconvenience, perhaps poke around to see if there was any music/movies they could copy and wipe the drive immediately.

 

[Pollux]

I'd be much more weirded out if I stumbled upon somebody's collection of horse porn. Collection.

What he said.

 

[Kalnos]

OP knows how to sale his PC on ebay but forgets to format the harddrive. Fucking sucks man. I hope the buyer leaks your home made sex tape.

You don't format the hard drive you silly.

YOU DBAN THAT SHIT.

 

[EraldoCoil]

Eagerly awaiting the release of the Dr. Feel Good sex tape.

 

[ChronicleX]

In the.. RAM? Methinks you don't know what you're talking about.

This is why you are a thinker and I am a knower. You think wrong.

 

[The Elite]

The real freaks are the ones who don't look at internet porn.

 

[br0ken_shad0w]

And I thought I had too much. What the hell dude? please tell me that took years to amass

8 years and counting. Almost all non-HD (hooray for vintage VHS-converted files).

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

Sooo, the guy got the computer and sent me a message on eBay.

"Hi. I received the Macbook and have only one problem. I need your password to install a new operating system. This computer has all of your personal data and I'd like to start fresh. If you could get that to me I'd appreciate it"

I obviously do not feel comfortable sending him my old password despite changing all of my passwords. Can an Apple store fix this? Or how could he go about getting around this?

 

[esquire]

Sooo, the guy got the computer and sent me a message on eBay.

"Hi. I received the Macbook and have only one problem. I need your password to install a new operating system. This computer has all of your personal data and I'd like to start fresh. If you could get that to me I'd appreciate it"

I obviously do not feel comfortable sending him my old password despite changing all of my passwords. Can an Apple store fix this? Or how could he go about getting around this?

Does he have the backup discs? IIRC, you can boot up from the backup discs and erase everything from the HDD without needing a password or anything like that. When I restored from a backup all I needed was the password for the backup itself.

 

[GaimeGuy]

Sooo, the guy got the computer and sent me a message on eBay.

"Hi. I received the Macbook and have only one problem. I need your password to install a new operating system. This computer has all of your personal data and I'd like to start fresh. If you could get that to me I'd appreciate it"

I obviously do not feel comfortable sending him my old password despite changing all of my passwords. Can an Apple store fix this? Or how could he go about getting around this?

I don't think he should need your password to install a new OS...

 

[lunarworks]

Shouldn't the system install disc be able to completely wipe the drive?

I think he just wants to poke through your stuff.

 

[Bboy AJ]

Sooo, the guy got the computer and sent me a message on eBay.

"Hi. I received the Macbook and have only one problem. I need your password to install a new operating system. This computer has all of your personal data and I'd like to start fresh. If you could get that to me I'd appreciate it"

I obviously do not feel comfortable sending him my old password despite changing all of my passwords. Can an Apple store fix this? Or how could he go about getting around this?

Tell him to boot from a Snow Leopard disc. If you didn't include it, tell him to go to the Genius Bar or just buy one for $30. I'd never give him that pw.

 

[Einbroch]

I once got a call from my Dad fifteen minutes before I had to go to school. He told me to turn off his computer and to not turn on the monitor. Of course I didn't listen to him.

He forgot to close his porn video when he left for work in the morning, and my mom went to work before he did. I laughed and hung up the phone. My cell phone rang like 30 times while I was at school, I think I had like 9 voicemails. I never told my mom, man code and all. But it was so hilarious to make him sweat. I'm pretty sure he bought me a videogame that weekend, too.

Off topic, but a funny story. Porn folders and all.

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

I didn't still have the OS discs so I didn't include them, but I don't see why a Genius bar couldn't just do this for him.

 

[lunarworks]

I didn't still have the OS discs so I didn't include them, but I don't see why a Genius bar couldn't just do this for him.

"Hey, I've got this MacBook that I don't have the password for. Mind erasing it for me?"

 

[kittens]

Damnnnnn, dude. That sucks. I would definitely assume the worst, and do whatever you need to protect yourself.