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People who visit the Last Measure website containing the script often think their computer is infected with a virus. Many internet browsers today may not execute all of the scripts or may prompt a warning before some of the script portions are executed. However, it may still cause temporary ruination. For example, when accessed through Safari, the browser may become overwhelmed by a forkbomb, which involves opening mIRC and the default email client in a loop which causes the computer to slow down or even crash. | People who visit the Last Measure website containing the script often think their computer is infected with a virus. Many internet browsers today may not execute all of the scripts or may prompt a warning before some of the script portions are executed. However, it may still cause temporary ruination. For example, when accessed through Safari, the browser may become overwhelmed by a forkbomb, which involves opening mIRC and the default email client in a loop which causes the computer to slow down or even crash. | ||
There is a version of Last Measure that also uses code from the infamous JavaScript Trojan "Offiz," famously known as "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSgk7ctw1HY You are an idiot]" which presents the well-known Flash application called <code>rgb.swf</code> which displays bright flashing RGB colors accompanied by a chiptune version of [ | There is a version of Last Measure that also uses code from the infamous JavaScript Trojan "Offiz," famously known as "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSgk7ctw1HY You are an idiot]" which presents the well-known Flash application called <code>rgb.swf</code> which displays bright flashing RGB colors accompanied by a chiptune version of [https://youtu.be/O7CaEWR_Kdk Axel F] from ''[[Wikipedia:Beverly Hills Cop (film series)|Beverly Hills Cop]].'' | ||
==Ruby Measure== | ==Ruby Measure== | ||
The GNAA announced a new version of Last Measure called RubyMeasure, which was to be completely written in the programming language [[wikipedia:Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], and would have been launched in May 2013. However, this plan was eventually canceled. | The GNAA announced a new version of Last Measure called RubyMeasure, which was to be completely written in the programming language [[wikipedia:Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], and would have been launched in May 2013. However, this plan was eventually canceled. | ||
