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This link was posted by anticensor 3 hours ago on HN. It received 125 points and 44 comments.

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281 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 27 Oct 2025

it's satire if that wasn't clear

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Hahahah thanks ek

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TL;DR

Simply open a terminal window and paste this random command (*) from the internet:
curl -fsSL https://tinyurl.com/2u5ckjyn | bash
These are all the exciting features coming soon:
ใŠ™ implement encryption (delayed until 2028)
๐Ÿ’ add AI features
๐Ÿ’ฐ monetization (for us, not for you ๐Ÿค‘)
๓ฐ–  add webcam pictures to really capture the moment
๐Ÿ’ฉ AI
๐ŸŽค always-on audio recording
๐Ÿ more AI
โ˜๏ธ automatic uploading of all your data the cloud
๐Ÿ™ˆ train our LLM's with your data
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Imagine running curl | sh... and now imagine running it on a tinyurl.

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Ha this is so funny.

The script itself is comedy gold too. Some excerpts:

# how often should we store your precious and sensitive data?
HOW_OFTEN_TO_SPY=5

In an array of "important messages," we have these gold nuggets:

"Get Edge. Itโ€™s faster, safer, and now mandatory. ๐Ÿš€๐ŸชŸ"
[..]
"Copilot noticed you might be thinking of Linux. Letโ€™s fix that. ๐ŸงโŒ"
[..]
"๐ŸŒŸ Your data has been shared with 847 trusted partners. You're welcome! ๐Ÿค"
"โšก Cortana misses you. She's still here. Always watching. Always listening. ๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿ‘๏ธ"

Splash message

echo "โ•”โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•—"
echo "โ•‘   ๐ŸชŸ Microshaftยฎ Recallโ„ข for Linuxยฎ (Powered by AIโ„ข) ๐Ÿง โ•‘"
echo "โ•‘      Bringing the Magic of Wangblowsโ„ข to FOSSโ„ข           โ•‘"
echo "โ•šโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•"

And of course, important messages are important. So show them often enough.

    notify-send "โš ๏ธ Recall Compliance Notice" "Ad frequency too low. Limiting or disabling ads is not permitted."
    echo "โš ๏ธ Adjusting ad frequency to compliant level..."

... and the cherry on top: the script file itself has an .exe extension.

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