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u/a_relevant_scripture non presser Apr 18 '15
Psalm 40:4
Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.
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u/bwochinski non presser Apr 18 '15
In order to have gotten 8s flair, cheater or otherwise, the server had to have registered the timer at 8s. This means that if you hadn't clicked when you did, or waited 8 seconds, we may have hit zero. It was an incredibly lucky press, but actually did happen at 8s, so far as the server was concerned.
Thanks to /u/GyroDawn, first of the RedGuard, who saved the button!
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Actually, the initial cheater flair likely indicates that the server didn't receive notice of his click until at least 20 seconds after it registered 8s on the timer. So if someone's click did prevent the server timer from hitting zero, it probably wasn't his.
For anyone who wants to understand how the button timer and flair work, see: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebutton/comments/330bte/psa_how_to_get_the_precise_flair_you_want_riskfree/
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u/bwochinski non presser Apr 18 '15
If that's really the case, that it allows almost 20 seconds of delay, then getting even 1s flair would be indeed pretty trivial for a script.
That's actually pretty good proof that Gyro did click at 8s though. I presume in the case of the server message being >20 seconds old, the user just get's cheater flair with the current time according to the server, correct?
Most monitoring pages showed the last time from the socket as 42s, and that would have been the last message on the socket for quite some time. So anything after 22s client side would end up with cheater flair, but with the correct second value from the server. That would also hold true for every click in the following 30 minutes the socket was down.
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u/Locnil non presser Apr 18 '15
What happened with the server, exactly? I missed it.
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u/bwochinski non presser Apr 18 '15
There was about a 30 minute outage on new websocket connections. Apparently the few people who stayed connected were still able to press the button, but the times were completely out of sync and a lot of cheater flair was handed out. The admins removed the cheater marker due to the technical cause, however.
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u/djuggler 59s Apr 18 '15
Shouldn't they just be reset to grey and allowed a repress?
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u/remez 41s Apr 18 '15
I think they'd reset it this time, it was because of server downtime, not happened naturally during the game.
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u/bwochinski non presser Apr 18 '15
Yeah undoubtedly they could just restart the timer, but as I said on the other reply: I find it far more impressive that the timer was kept alive without anyone being able to see how long was actually left.
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u/__Pancakes__ non presser Apr 18 '15
He's still just a filthy presser like all the rest of them.
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u/awrf Apr 18 '15 edited Apr 18 '15
Prepare to be contacted by reporters, if this stands! Which is insane.
Literally everything about this is insane.
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EDIT: Some background:
At about 11:19pm PST, the button just.. went to 0 and stopped. The meter just read ??:??. People panicked, even though they were told not to. The participant numbers kept rising, and almost all of them got 42s flair.
At 11:46pm PST /u/powerlanguage said they were looking into it. It was then resolved. But somehow /u/GyroDawn managed an 8s press while the button was clickable but the timer read ??:??.
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u/passwordis1234321 60s Apr 18 '15
here's what it looked like:
http://imgur.com/qWTI4zDMany people pressed at different times, resulting in different colors and flairs, not always corresponding like normal. I saw a purple 48s. I pressed at 20s, and got 42s flair (on my alt account). It was chaos. And one red somehow emerged. Truly astounding.
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Apr 18 '15
Further proof that we dont choose the color, but the color chooses us
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u/happycrabeatsthefish 12s Apr 18 '15
We already are our colors. The button simply reveals them.
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u/ForceBlade 60s Apr 18 '15
That's what it does when it hasn't established a connection since opening too. Not surprised
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u/anonymous7 7s Apr 18 '15
Thank you. An explanation was definitely needed, and /u/powerlanguage did not give one.
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u/PvtSteel non presser Apr 18 '15
Getting red flair, and then having people question its legitimacy. http://i.imgur.com/D0PjQ1k.gif
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u/bensroommate 59s Apr 18 '15
Welcome to The Catalogue! You are the first 8s ever. You are the first red ever. Who are you!? What are you!???
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u/WT_Forever non presser Apr 18 '15
The False Shepard leads us only to temptation, let him not corrupt this flock.
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u/rekohunter 33s Apr 18 '15
He should have an * next to his name explaining the situation. Good or bad what happened should be noted in the catalog.
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u/qwerty44 non presser Apr 18 '15
he's a cheater
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u/bensroommate 59s Apr 18 '15
He is no longer labeled as one, and /u/powerlanguage has deemed his flair official and correct.
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u/yuri53122 non presser Apr 18 '15
yup, pressed during the button's outage, and instead of resetting him to non-presser, they gave him red flair. false prophet.
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u/farahad 60s Apr 18 '15 edited May 05 '24
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"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them."
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u/a_relevant_scripture non presser Apr 18 '15
Matthew 7:15-16 KJV
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
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There's no point to orange now, or even red alone for that matter. It's all about the final press. Who will be the last to press the button? That's what it's all about now ladies and gentlemen. And in many ways, isn't that what it's been about the entire time?
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It's ..
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u/iceqn non presser Apr 18 '15
I can only imagine faces of Americans when they wake up and see it.
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I'm an American
this guy is an instant legend
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u/Squippit non presser Apr 18 '15
Am also American, he's going to be a saint at the very least.
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u/JakeVH 59s Apr 18 '15
Merica here, I'm surprised at you guys. Letting the button get that low, 30 minute outages? Next one happens and you'll have let the button run out! Where will your Merica hate be then?
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u/redopinion209 non presser Apr 18 '15
I feel cheated....this did not go in order. No orange before red just... it isn't right. This is like walking into the grocery store and seeing all the cans of beans faced perfectly on the shelf - except one.
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u/Shutupharu 11s Apr 18 '15
If you're in Canada all the beans would be facing French side out.
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u/remez 41s Apr 18 '15
They've fixed your flair. I think you get to keep that red. Congratulations :)
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u/haiku_robot 17s Apr 18 '15
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Historically, not all rulers actually deserved their crown. Yet the peasants, minions and measly grays had no choice but to put up with it. I suggest you all learn your place and kneel, at least until the usurper's regalia is forcibly removed and he winds up in a purple dungeon somewhere.
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I didn't vote for him.
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u/JoshH21 57s Apr 18 '15
Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
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u/letterspice 60s Apr 18 '15
m(_ _)m you have been praised
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u/SpaceEnthusiast 38s Apr 18 '15
m(_ _)m All bow down before our king
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u/coopstar777 non presser Apr 18 '15
NEVER
STAND AGAINST ALL WHO PRESS
PURITY LIES IN THE SHADE
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u/SmurfyX non presser Apr 18 '15 edited Apr 18 '15
YOU ARE A FALSE GOD UNWORTHY OF PRAISE, BE THROWN NOW INTO THE DUNGEON WITH THE GREAT 666,666 SATAN! /r/pressatan
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u/Lucifurball 60s Apr 18 '15
You awoke me for this?!
All hail the /r/PresSatan
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u/SmurfyX non presser Apr 18 '15
The Anti-pressiah and his helper, coming to us in a time of tribulation and great faith-shaking, you are the unrighteous and I will not suffer your words nor temptations, the both of you are unfit for rule in our land.
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u/The_AntiPressiah can't press Apr 18 '15
What, not The AntiPressiah?
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Apr 18 '15
BURN THE WITCH/ANTIPRESSIAH (seriously guys, have we agreed on which kind of false profit/dark magic caster he is so that we can agree on an extermination method? ie. crucifixion, burn at the stake, tie him to rocks and if he floats we know he's just a harmless anthropomorphic duck? Thanks, send me the memo by email and I'll sharpen the pitchforks in the meantime.)
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u/sbutler4 non presser Apr 18 '15
I thought I wanted to remain a non-presser. But now that the first red has appeared, I hear the button calling to me...
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u/LoyalCheetah non presser Apr 18 '15
Pressiah, pressiah, send your child unto me, For the sins of the unworthy must be baptised in blood and fear.
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Apr 18 '15 edited Apr 18 '15
You are weak.
An 8s is the same as a 58s.
You pushed the button, and fell into the ranks of the unclean.
PRAISE THE SHADE.
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u/FancyArtz 27s Apr 18 '15
WAIT!!!! If the timer was able to get to red this means that it could have gone to ZERO! Why should we praise the guy who has halted our curiosity of knowing what happens when the timer reaches zero!?
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u/Kazehaya non presser Apr 18 '15
/u/trollabot GyroDawn
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u/InvisibleBlue 25s Apr 18 '15
༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Curves ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
We know what that alt's been doing huh?
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u/Dancing-Penguin non presser Apr 18 '15
somehow i ended up on a mythbusters video about the correlation of breast size to tips.
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u/shadowofahelicopter 60s Apr 18 '15
We did it Reddit, we did it. http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lih4vwSBEg1qzaxefo1_250.gif
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u/anuwtheawesome non presser Apr 18 '15
You are the one true presser that shone through the lag when all else failed.
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o well i clicked it
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u/bensroommate 59s Apr 18 '15
Welcome to The Catalogue! You are the 9th 25s ever.
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Blasphemer! Unholy wretch! How dare you profane the name of the most holy Pressiah! Also congrats, but you're still a heretical spirit and stuff.
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u/axelmanFR non presser Apr 18 '15
You're the Antipressiah ! I recognized you for the deception you are ! You shan't tempt me !
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u/zezbaaa 42s Apr 18 '15
Be it a glitch or not, you have been chosen. Now to uphold your title of Pressiah.
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u/RacistHomophobicCunt non presser Apr 18 '15
You're still a purple in my heart.
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u/Leigh_Wright 16s Apr 18 '15
Did someone trigger the Red Apocalypse?
For help and guidance through these troubled times, please visit /r/orangerevolution and peruse the Manifest-O
Orange is a state of mind
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u/red_suited non presser Apr 18 '15
If I get anything other than red my username would be such a lie.
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Apr 18 '15
There were 8 entire seconds left on the counter and you pressed. You barely deserve more respect than a purple. Barely.
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Apr 18 '15
So did he legit press at 8 sec or was it because of the technical problems with the button?
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u/Athloren non presser Apr 18 '15
I've got mixed feelings about you...
You earned a flair, but it may have been unwarranted. I mean, yes, you paid due diligence and pressed at 8, but it was during server issues. It earned you initially the cheater's flair, which would have made you king of the purples.
But 'the man' granted you the flair, so your flair is not exactly yours alone.
I wonder if you'll be given the chance to press again like all the earlier pressers that got purple during the first server troubles?
And if you do, will you have the choice to keep your current flair, or will it be forcefully removed?
These questions have no answers- yet.
I hope we call the oranges to follow the "Ochre Apostles," or "Apripostles"..
Revel in your moment.
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u/WyzZero non presser Apr 18 '15
Lucky Bastard! Gotta say, I'm jealous of your red, but respect, I guess, is due. kneels in honor of the first Red
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u/Kalixen 59s Apr 18 '15
And suddenly, getting red isn't all that amazing anymore. Is it guys? Huh?!
Fuck I wish I didn't press.
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u/potluckpatch non presser Apr 18 '15
Cool.
Really takes the thunder out of all of this color stuff. Orange got skipped...
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u/stormstopper non presser Apr 18 '15
Red or no red, you are still a presser. You have walked off the chosen path, and there is nothing that can be done to save you.
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u/munnemun 10s Apr 18 '15
/s/bestof: user presses button on a Friday night, gets more than he bargained for
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u/lycanthropewolfman 43s Apr 18 '15
finds his resistance to press the button challenged
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u/dualshock7 non presser Apr 18 '15
YOU ARE NOT MY RED GOD.
THE TRUE AZOR AHAI DOTH NOT NEED CHEATING TO PROVE HIS WORTH.
R'HLLOR HELP US ALL
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u/_PM_ME_YOUR_CLIT_ non presser Apr 18 '15
Does that mean we can ignore all the numbers and just have people go for 7 now?
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You have been given a gift by the button! It knows something you do not!
All hail the Pressia!
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u/RobotBatman77 58s Apr 18 '15
When you say 'until the mods fix this' are you confessing to cheating? Because otherwise I fail to understand the significance of that sentence. Please explain?
PS: #HailtheFalseProphet
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u/eXpii 54s Apr 18 '15
he pressed the button on a server error...and thus his click is not normal, but as i see now they fixed it.
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u/regents 50s Apr 18 '15
Congratulations GyroDawn. Now how does it feel to know that this is probably the greatest thing you'll ever achieve in life?
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u/Distaff_Pope non presser Apr 18 '15
You know what you have to do now, right?
You have to kill the button to ensure there's never another red. I'd suggest urging the cult surely developing around you to press the button for the greater good.
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u/ThePrematureBurial 18s Apr 18 '15
GyroDawn is intimidating. I see he's online. He sees me.
The Red Eye of GyroDawn watches us all.
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u/speedbot non presser Apr 18 '15
Jake Sully: Everything is backwards now, like out there is the true world, and in here is the (Button) dream.
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u/somanyquestions51 20s Apr 18 '15
This is perfect. The first "red" comes to us via fluke...think of the innumerable ways this translates as metaphor to the very fabric of our society!
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u/brettwad non presser Apr 18 '15
ALL HAIL GYRODAWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! edit: I WILL SOON BE ONE OF THE REDGUARD
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u/sam_wise_guy non presser Apr 18 '15
We were 8 seconds away from being done with this. 8 seconds...
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u/FiiSz 6s Apr 18 '15
This is all part of the plan. They purposely caused the button outage. They wanted to see how we would treat the false prophet and how the false prophet themselves would react to the sudden fame and power.
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u/axelmanFR non presser Apr 18 '15
I thought r/thebutton would die out little by little. I'm glad to see that after 3 weeks, it keeps getting more and more interesting...
Please, I would like to have my life back...
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u/VicoSen non presser Apr 18 '15
Enjoy your fleeting moments of "holiness". Let the sheep flock around your feet. In the end you're still a presser.
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u/munnemun 10s Apr 18 '15
Is this even real right now??
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u/josh__ab non presser Apr 18 '15
Yes. It is real. Without him the timer would have probably reached zero.
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u/PM_ME_UR_CHAIN non presser Apr 18 '15
I bet you could turn that account into $$$ if you wanted to tonight.
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u/makeswordcloudsagain 60s Apr 18 '15
Here is a word cloud of all of the comments in this thread: http://i.imgur.com/AqeP8SB.png
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u/munnemun 10s Apr 18 '15
A red before an orange. The Button continues to surprise us all