Seeing Other People's Steam Accounts: The Christmas Caching Catastrophe

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  • Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
  • On Christmas Day, someone at Steam changed a setting and brought down their whole games platform. I wasn't expecting to do a video this Christmas, but when enough people tweet me, it turns out I can be convinced...
    (I should note: while Steam have officially confirmed "a caching problem", I've got no privileged information about the specifics. It's possible (but unlikely, I think) this was a misconfiguration at Akamai, or a bizarre server bug that happened to exactly match a much more likely caching misconfiguration error!)

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  • @krich451
    @krich451 8 років тому +7248

    I may or may not have panicked and angrily emailed a German man demanding my account back. sorry German dude.

    • @unvergebeneid
      @unvergebeneid 8 років тому +666

      +krich451 Well, now he at least knows who saw that page full of recommendations for kinky Japanese games ;)

    • @liquidminds
      @liquidminds 8 років тому +347

      +Jimmy De'Souza Most likely he did. Most gamers are

    • @liquidminds
      @liquidminds 8 років тому +169

      Jimmy De'Souza In germany it's usually english for all and then another language. Usually French, Spanish or italian.
      Not everyone speaks it well of course, but a vast majority does at least understand basics.

    • @ArgoIo
      @ArgoIo 8 років тому +40

      +liquidminds Not in the former GDR part of Germany. Most people over there didn't have English in school.
      And though most people of my age had it at school, many of my peers at university struggle with it.

    • @TegusTitan
      @TegusTitan 8 років тому +2

      +sk0g CSGO Productions We used to learn 2 starting in 2nd grade but then they cut it to fit budgets. Now we learn 2 starting in 6th or 9th

  • @zachdurocher1166
    @zachdurocher1166 4 роки тому +8596

    "You can't sell someone a game they already own"
    EA: hold my business model

    • @redmondhenry398
      @redmondhenry398 4 роки тому +63

      Bathesda**

    • @Ethorbit
      @Ethorbit 4 роки тому +224

      @@redmondhenry398 Bethesda*

    • @fnerXVI
      @fnerXVI 4 роки тому +114

      Activision can be added to that list too. If I buy CoD I shouldn't have to buy a damn battle pass to get GUNS IN COD THAT I SHOULD ALREADY HAVE.
      I wouldn't complain so much if they did like a challenge to unlock it. I don't wanna pay 60 dollars for stuff that's already in the game

    • @N3rdZon3
      @N3rdZon3 4 роки тому +52

      Reminds me of the time that Need for Speed had an in-game button that directed you to the Playstation storepage to buy the game you are currently playing and therefore already own

    • @LSK2K
      @LSK2K 4 роки тому +29

      If a good game is released by a company I don't like then I simply just pirate it.

  • @Meegoue
    @Meegoue 8 років тому +2017

    3:02
    That was the moment I realized that the word "server" comes from "serve"....

  • @xShamanx
    @xShamanx 8 років тому +3059

    Loved how you started and ended with "Chinney Reckon". Thank you for explaining this whole debacle.

    • @MarkTurnerChromium
      @MarkTurnerChromium 8 років тому +2

      +The One He's been commenting that on every post.....

    • @Jwend392
      @Jwend392 8 років тому +43

      +dued27 So, it's the Northern English version of "Cool story, bro?"

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 8 років тому +45

      Yes. For something that was doubtless done in a hurry, it's a very well constructed video.

    • @MrSkinnyWhale
      @MrSkinnyWhale 6 років тому +11

      The man's a storyteller

    • @therealbobmayo5065
      @therealbobmayo5065 5 років тому +6

      Cornelius Gustafason thx for using “debacle” its been a long time since i’ve seen that word.

  • @markl76
    @markl76 8 років тому +4080

    I guess you could call this problem..........................
    A cache 22

  • @PunkDuck
    @PunkDuck 8 років тому +1833

    Hey Tom! Thanks for the video explaining the issue. I was actually one of the guys at the MCR Creator day, great panel!

  • @ronbergeron9298
    @ronbergeron9298 7 років тому +2799

    steam is always trying to sell me games I already own

    • @lrkrdufkihdhsjsdddk
      @lrkrdufkihdhsjsdddk 5 років тому +47

      Download tf2

    • @Karameleon
      @Karameleon 5 років тому +27

      buy Skyrim

    • @gamedirection_us
      @gamedirection_us 5 років тому +54

      When you own over 2000 games its hard to fill your feed with "good" new titles you don't already own.

    • @guardrailhitter
      @guardrailhitter 5 років тому +34

      Guessing you only own hentai games.
      Maybe some visual novels

    • @hotsauce-ud1by
      @hotsauce-ud1by 4 роки тому +8

      GuardrailHitter why would they only own hentai games and visual novels??? Are you dumb or something?

  • @DungeonsandRoses
    @DungeonsandRoses 3 роки тому +807

    “It’s Christmas, and I’m home with my family”
    How very 2015 of you

  • @coal6tamarack2374
    @coal6tamarack2374 8 років тому +464

    People claiming that "someone" bought a load of shitty games on their accounts aren't necessarily lying, the might be just stupid. I had the brilliant Idea of adding some shitty games to someone else's wishlist and as I saw today, they endet up on mine. So if somebody tried to screw a random user by buying al lot of games for them, they might just have bought them for themselves and with their own money. Some might call this karma...

    • @Liggliluff
      @Liggliluff 4 роки тому +192

      This makes perfect sense actually. Because it was just a cache, that means you saw the wrong page, but you were still logged into your real account. So when you go to the settings, buying something, adding something to the wishlist. All those requests you make are pushed to your own account; not the account shown in error.
      It's like putting a sticker with a different number onto your credit card, then going to the store and buying with it thinking you're taking money from someone else's card.

    • @Someone-ro5ct
      @Someone-ro5ct 2 роки тому +11

      @@Liggliluff That's a good analogy

  • @skeptale
    @skeptale 4 роки тому +335

    "There's no point in trying to sell someone a game they already own"
    *Todd Howard chuckles in the distance*

    • @GumSkyloard
      @GumSkyloard 4 роки тому

      @@jmoger When GTA VI is released.

    • @kennethtimorang8343
      @kennethtimorang8343 4 роки тому

      Todd: ' *hey* '

    • @darkgrundi9543
      @darkgrundi9543 4 роки тому +3

      so all FIFA games in a nutshell

    • @kennethtimorang8343
      @kennethtimorang8343 4 роки тому

      @@darkgrundi9543 yep

    • @Zack_Wester
      @Zack_Wester Місяць тому

      need to cheak but I thin steam does at time suggest game that you already own (it will say in library).

  • @michaels.5721
    @michaels.5721 8 років тому +1472

    Gotta love the "yes I already asked Nerd3"
    edit: oh look, 1200 likes after 4 years for some reason

    • @vidblogger12
      @vidblogger12 5 років тому +8

      Michael S.
      I would think the “happy with their face on camera” bit doesn’t really fit Nerd3, but then again I don’t actively follow him.

    • @adamhoskin5903
      @adamhoskin5903 5 років тому +43

      @@vidblogger12 Literally just about every one of the 450 videos on his second channel overtly show his face...

    • @jackhulatt4811
      @jackhulatt4811 5 років тому +3

      @@adamhoskin5903 they don't but ok

    • @Vextrove
      @Vextrove 4 роки тому +1

      Nice profile pic

    • @oswaldfigglebottom
      @oswaldfigglebottom 4 роки тому +4

      @@Vextrove horrible profile pic

  • @DasVERMiT
    @DasVERMiT 8 років тому +524

    All the claims that people had stuff bought on their accounts are complete BS. As you said, the pages were just returning errors if you tried to change anything and credit card numbers were not leaked in full, just the last two digits. It was a pretty massive screw up, but thankfully it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been.

    • @Freecell82
      @Freecell82 8 років тому +28

      +DasVERMiT It's more than enough information to trick some moron in a call centre into resetting your accounts and giving access to people who shouldn't have it.

    • @DasVERMiT
      @DasVERMiT 8 років тому +66

      No it's not... How would you even know where the random user had other accounts? You wouldn't. Then you don't have their name or their address. You only have 2 digits of a credit card, not 4 which is pretty much the bare minimum everyone takes. Don't be silly.

    • @shaneoshea7991
      @shaneoshea7991 8 років тому +1

      +DasVERMiT You can get into an E-mail account pretty easily without the password.

    • @DestinyAwaitsChannel
      @DestinyAwaitsChannel 8 років тому +37

      +Freecell82 This is not the year 1998. There's no call centre that actually accepts that limited information.

    • @NomoregoodnamesD8
      @NomoregoodnamesD8 8 років тому +5

      If you had your paypal account linked with steam, your Pay Pal email would have been displayed under your billing information

  • @TristanAlricMusic
    @TristanAlricMusic 8 років тому +54

    Well, I have to admit: the second thing I thought of when learning of this Steam bug - right after "oh God does that mean that everybody can see my - oh wait no I'm not logged in, let's not log in" - was "I wonder if Tom Scott's gonna make a video about this".
    Love your stuff, as always!

    • @The_KingDoge
      @The_KingDoge Рік тому +2

      seeing you here is a trip, great work on the bug fables ost!

  • @GoldphishAnimation
    @GoldphishAnimation 8 років тому +1630

    Hey Tom, no chance you'd see this, but do you play video games, or does coding just take up your day?

    • @TomScottGo
      @TomScottGo  8 років тому +2170

      Neither! I haven't played video games in years (Portal 2 was the last one, I think, and that's five years old now). Coding's some of my day, but lately UA-cam's been taking up more and more time!

    • @Archey6
      @Archey6 8 років тому +266

      +Tom Scott shame

    • @comady25
      @comady25 8 років тому +18

      +Nostro200 I would also be interested in something like this, how they work, etc.

    • @ThePenne12
      @ThePenne12 8 років тому +10

      +Nostro200 it's nowhere near programming related (like saying that stealing money is related to the company that makes pennies) but it's still interesting

    • @joel9240
      @joel9240 8 років тому +18

      +Nostro200 Honestly you're not going to be able to make your own cracks without a lot of work. Most cracks made today are made by groups of fairly skilled programmers, and more recent software is becoming increasingly difficult (or even impossible) to feasibly crack.

  • @1AmGroot
    @1AmGroot 4 роки тому +63

    6:38 It's sad that one of the requirements has to be "not a terrible human being"...

  • @eoghan887
    @eoghan887 8 років тому +135

    3kiksphillip! It looks like you two would get on together perfectly

  • @immortalsun
    @immortalsun 5 років тому +88

    I'm surprised that Steam only had 10K games in 2015 and has 30K games now. I thought it was in the millions.

    • @realcartoongirl
      @realcartoongirl 4 роки тому +9

      it not easy to make games

    • @martinator9480
      @martinator9480 4 роки тому +8

      It costs 100$ to publish a game.

    • @AAAAAAA-nh7jv
      @AAAAAAA-nh7jv 4 роки тому +2

      @@martinator9480 The *what*

    • @martinator9480
      @martinator9480 4 роки тому

      @@AAAAAAA-nh7jv or 100 euro, but AFAIK steam deals in dollars (5$ to verify your steam account)

    • @g76agi
      @g76agi 3 роки тому +2

      @@martinator9480 steam deals in whatever your local currency is if they support it, euro, rubels, pesos, dollars, etc.

  • @MakotoTheKnight
    @MakotoTheKnight 8 років тому +29

    I think the only thing missing was the phrase "idempotent". Requests that are eligible for caching are generally ones that are idempotent; that is, the data you get back generally won't change regardless of what state you're currently in. Overall, good video, and Happy Holidays.

  • @frailty7280
    @frailty7280 Рік тому +6

    seeing a snapshot of the steam homepage in late 2015 was an absolute treat thank you tom

  • @JakeXLS
    @JakeXLS 8 років тому +5

    This video was great. Everything explained so neatly and tying the end to the beginning was absolutely lovely. I'm gonna just have to marathon all your videos now.

  • @alexwolfeboy
    @alexwolfeboy 5 років тому +14

    I love watching these videos. Even today, they're very useful. I'm a programmer myself, and watching these videos are great ways to make sure I don't make the same silly and devastating mistakes. I've made a few of these dumb mistakes before, and this channel (and others like it) are very entertaining and educational too.
    Personally, I use caches for static data. My websites are nearly always dynamically loaded. So if I was running steam, the basic boilerplate website would be sent to your browser (cached), and your browser would start running some JavaScript. This JavaScript would start loading in all the dynamic content. So, it might call the server asking for the top 100 games, and this data would be cached since top 100 won't change often. If it asked for recommended games, this data would be cached, but cached for that user only. By having all my pages split into static and dynamic content, I can cache a lot of the website. Like the page to buy a game, I can cache nearly all of the website, the image, the description, the price, all that. I just won't cache the portion that says if the game is purchased or not.

  • @Edward135i
    @Edward135i 8 років тому +7

    How does such a young man, have such a wise and mature voice? I'm 25 and still sound like a kid.

  • @Enclave.
    @Enclave. 7 років тому +179

    Not a terrible human being in or near London? That's a tall order friend, a tall order!
    I'm just kidding, I loved the time I spent working in London :P

    • @DrLennieSmall
      @DrLennieSmall 5 років тому +11

      London is great in small doses but after living in and later leaving London it is good to meet friends but the endless blocks made me miss home where I could walk 3 minutes to miles of open fields and woods or a quick drive to family owned land to drive heavy machinery. The tibe is fast and easy but after an event when someone yelled bomb I was nervous. The people are nice when you get to meet them or in an emergency but on average are unfriendly, in the countys you nod and greet strangers, London is too busy for that.

    • @nextlaunch1
      @nextlaunch1 3 роки тому +1

      @@DrLennieSmall although as someone who lives in the middle of Devon, not bring able to do anything without driving somewhere can get a bit tiresome

  • @HarmLess7
    @HarmLess7 8 років тому +4

    I have no idea who are you are Tom, and I'm not big into your subject matter above gaming quiet a bit myself but you have the nicest delivery of any human being I have ever seen. Listening to you is like liquid velvet for my ears. Merry Belated Christmas and Happy New Year! Much love from Southampton

    • @HarmLess7
      @HarmLess7 8 років тому

      +Henry Ley I take that back I love all your content!!

  • @TheLaptopLagger
    @TheLaptopLagger 5 років тому +15

    "yes I already asked nerdcubed he's busy" still makes me smile to see that.

    • @ajemajh
      @ajemajh 3 роки тому

      OH i get the joke

  • @FUNSTUF456
    @FUNSTUF456 8 років тому +3

    I really like this channel, I really appreciate the way you go about everything with out the screaming, shouting, swearing, hating, I just really appreciate that.

  • @rhydianlewis2867
    @rhydianlewis2867 3 роки тому +7

    Disney+ managed to go one better. A nice big breach that meant that someone else logs into your account, changes the names of your family members, and starts adding their favourite content to your lists.

  • @SeazonHDx
    @SeazonHDx 3 роки тому +7

    There was a time where any user could ask for a password change with the secret questions, even a wrong answer would let you ask for a password change. (thought the video would be about that :D)

  • @wiet111
    @wiet111 8 років тому +6

    I love how these videos on the one hand make me feel like a total idiot (I don't know anything about computers or the internet), but on the other hand manages to make me understand what is going on after a while.

  • @Her_Imperious_Condescension
    @Her_Imperious_Condescension 8 років тому +113

    i see ferreros in the background
    lucky bastard

  • @deneb_tm
    @deneb_tm 8 років тому +81

    So... I know of a UA-camr that matches the requirements (not sure about where he lives though; his accent sounds British, anyway), but I don't personally know him...
    His channel is called A+Start, I hope I'm not completely wrong about him being British.

    • @festo1239
      @festo1239 8 років тому +12

      son of a glitch!

    • @deneb_tm
      @deneb_tm 8 років тому +1

      +Spider Hunter12 Yup.

    • @deneb_tm
      @deneb_tm 8 років тому +2

      Tweeted him about it. God damn the 140 character limit is annoying.

    • @deneb_tm
      @deneb_tm 8 років тому +5

      Welp, he said he doesn't live anywhere near London anymore. Too bad.

    • @festo1239
      @festo1239 8 років тому

      +InfinityCraft oh

  • @foxdropLoL
    @foxdropLoL 8 років тому +357

    Hey Scott! Nice video, very well explained. I even understood over half the words!
    I'm no bigshot UA-camr but I live in Essex (about an hour outside London) and I'm a gaming UA-camr/streamer. I believe I would match your criteria and would love to discuss maybe doing a collab with you! I hit you up on Twitter too,
    Cheers mate, Merry Christmas.

    • @6ringsofsteel
      @6ringsofsteel 8 років тому +8

      +foxdropLoL - Be a Better League Player ah foxdrop, what a surprise

    • @AntiGravityC9
      @AntiGravityC9 8 років тому +25

      Somebody I've never heard of, never thought I'd see you here! What a surprise.

    • @Joost10054
      @Joost10054 8 років тому +7

      I can vouch for this guy. Have been a fan for over a year!

    • @look3248
      @look3248 8 років тому +2

      +foxdropLoL - Be a Better League Player YES, I advice working with Foxdrop! He is both intelligent and funny!... as well as pretty skilled at the ol' video games ;) ;)

    • @SAMAKUS
      @SAMAKUS 8 років тому +37

      *no bigshot youtuber
      I think you have maybe around 50k
      Actually has around 440k
      -_-

  • @BadgerFall
    @BadgerFall 8 років тому +77

    Try Lewis Brindley from the Yogscast, he or someone else there might be what you're looking for. They have a business email on their website :)

    • @bacontf2
      @bacontf2 8 років тому +3

      +Happy Heavy They're based in Bristol, aren't they? That's quite a way's away from London.

    • @DanTheStripe
      @DanTheStripe 8 років тому +2

      +Happy Heavy I might be wrong here (I haven't watched the Yogscast for years) but isn't YogTowers in Bristol?

    • @BlackHoleMan77
      @BlackHoleMan77 8 років тому

      +bacon Yes but that's only 2-3 hours drive from London - closer than you're gonna get with most other youtubers.

    • @chumprock
      @chumprock 8 років тому +2

      +MrBadgerMoustache Easy train ride! I think Hybridpanda from Yogs would be a good fit as well.

    • @TheTinFoiHub
      @TheTinFoiHub 8 років тому

      +chumprock Definitely, Panda would be great.

  • @peanutismint
    @peanutismint 8 років тому

    Chinny Reckon!!!! Brilliant Tom. Had forgotten all about that. Have a great Christmas!!

  • @TomBaldwin2483
    @TomBaldwin2483 8 років тому +291

    What about Dad³? ... Oh "*smart* and *not sweary/shouty*" well I guess I answered my own question :)
    Serious answers though:
    TotalBiscuit (EDIT: Didn't know he moved)
    TheMightyJingles
    Hat Films (EDIT: Yes they can be "sweary")
    EDIT:
    FrankieonPC (Not sure where he lives, and he won't show his face)
    2kliksphilip/3kliksphilip (Again not sure where he lives)

    • @themimsyborogov42
      @themimsyborogov42 8 років тому +13

      +Tom Baldwin hat films????? NOT sweary shouty

    • @Meb8Rappa
      @Meb8Rappa 8 років тому +2

      +Tom Baldwin Wait, what? Since when did Hat Films stop swearing?

    • @WynantsJari
      @WynantsJari 8 років тому +6

      +themimsyborogove42 they're smart guys, they know when to shut up

    • @arpyzero
      @arpyzero 8 років тому +1

      +Tom Baldwin TotalBiscuit doesn't live in Britland, though!

    • @TomBaldwin2483
      @TomBaldwin2483 8 років тому

      RandomPanda0 That would explain his rather late steaming times.

  • @JohnJohnson-jr6hp
    @JohnJohnson-jr6hp 8 років тому +47

    This is why you use Steam Gift Cards.

    • @caijones156
      @caijones156 8 років тому

      John Johnson yes

    • @itsjustlogiqal935
      @itsjustlogiqal935 8 років тому +16

      Gift cards... where you take money that's accepted anywhere, and make it so you can only use it in one place. Yes, genius! ...

    • @caijones156
      @caijones156 8 років тому +1

      Do you even know what steam is?
      Trollioioioioiol

    • @JohnJohnson-jr6hp
      @JohnJohnson-jr6hp 8 років тому

      Yes I do. I was noting how the hacking is dangerous, and as such, you should purchase Steam Gift Cards/

    • @JohnJohnson-jr6hp
      @JohnJohnson-jr6hp 8 років тому

      Yeah, but that doesn't change the fact a hack like this could happen. No chance of such problems with cards. Security upon security. You make a good point.

  • @Zemnmez
    @Zemnmez 8 років тому +3

    6:18 might be worth mentioning that the cached data includes a csrf token which is used to authorize the post request. Without it, any website can tell steam that you want to buy a game using your cookie and thus it was possible until they invalidated the sessionids that someone could have bought games with your account.

  • @Sylocat
    @Sylocat 8 років тому +1

    I love that you specified "Not a terrible human being" at the end there.

  • @andrewrosene6511
    @andrewrosene6511 3 роки тому +4

    "It is Christmas, I'm home with my family."
    Not this year.

  • @furian7626
    @furian7626 8 років тому +1

    Probably the best and simplest explanation of a computer/server issue I have ever heard. Kudos.

  • @eyewarsx
    @eyewarsx 7 років тому +20

    I remember this. I was so confused , because I wanted to add some money to buy something and each time I clicked my vallet someone elses name showed up and their money. I never got to buy whatever it was I wanted that day :(

  • @DenkyManner
    @DenkyManner 3 роки тому +2

    4 years ago. Time flies even when you aren't having fun.

  • @fergochan
    @fergochan 5 років тому +37

    Does anyone know if Tom ended up making that vid with a streamer?

    • @snvvbl
      @snvvbl 4 роки тому +3

      i guess not

  • @doctorpc1531
    @doctorpc1531 8 років тому +1

    Lathland! He lives in Manchester, which is.. almost London. He is a bit more of a technical gamer, most certainly not a terrible human being and his accent is to die for. (seriously, that alone makes his videos worth-a-while).

  • @LightclanGamingchannel
    @LightclanGamingchannel 8 років тому +5

    Goddamn this guys voice is so soothing.

  • @GrandHighGamer
    @GrandHighGamer 8 років тому +2

    Probably worth mentioning that everyone trying to check their account details to see if they were safe... we're ensuring that their account details page got cached too, hence people being able to see full names, addressed, and the last 2-4 digits of their card numbers. Whoops.

  • @djneffii
    @djneffii 4 роки тому +3

    ok youtube, you dont have to show me this video again. it was 5 years ago, ok?

  • @matthew1337
    @matthew1337 8 років тому +1

    Great video, fantastic explanation. I really appreciate the effort you put in to these videos Tom. Have a great new year.

  • @jdave1157
    @jdave1157 8 років тому +26

    +3kliksphilip ?
    For the collaboration

  • @apainintheaas
    @apainintheaas 8 років тому

    The two youtubers/streamers I personally really like are The Mighty Jingles and Quickybaby. I do not know their excact living area except that it is in Britian. Nor do I know their shedule. However they do qualify for the rest of the criteria. They are very famous within the World of Tanks community to the extent of being guest commentators for the World of Tanks Grand Finals in Poland. They are gentleman. And some of the most decent poeple I know. The biggest example is the charity event quickybaby organized which raised over 22 thousend pounds. Jingles also helped with this. I think they are amazing, but that is just a personal opinion.
    Next to that thanks for taaking the extra time of on christmas for this video

  • @phabelgreene7875
    @phabelgreene7875 8 років тому +7

    "I already asked nerdcubed, he's busy." I'm laughing so hard

  • @peanutismint
    @peanutismint 8 років тому

    Have you asked Mark Brown of +Game Maker's Toolkit ??

  • @petermarsh4578
    @petermarsh4578 8 років тому +63

    You asked Nerdcubed? BUT HE LIVES IN CANADA

    • @jobicade
      @jobicade 8 років тому +2

      +Peter Marsh (breadloaf64) Does he? He was in advent calendar videos with Ashens this year.

    • @Pikiller24
      @Pikiller24 8 років тому +31

      +NukeDuck He took the bus everyday from Canada to get to Ashens' place.

    • @jcooper_
      @jcooper_ 8 років тому +29

      It was just a joke of his. If you watch his videos from the past year or so, it's very clear he's still in the UK, and probably still in the London area. Just in his own apartment now.

    • @velocityra
      @velocityra 8 років тому

      +Peter Marsh (breadloaf64) Your first mistake was believing him when he said he moved :P

    • @CoffeeOnRails
      @CoffeeOnRails 8 років тому +1

      Poor Wot :( all alone

  • @369951369951
    @369951369951 8 років тому

    Love that you not only explain it but make a well written explanation not just a thrown together one

  • @Nelsonisaacs1
    @Nelsonisaacs1 8 років тому +30

    What about Enter Elysium, I think he lives near london and is pretty cool.

    • @Danish_raven
      @Danish_raven 8 років тому

      +Nelson Isaacs yeah EE is a great streamer

    • @OkenWS
      @OkenWS 8 років тому +1

      +Nelson Isaacs I thought this. He'd be happy to be in a video and he's not a dumbass. He is, however, semi incommunicado right now. Don't know how long for, mainly because I can't be arsed to find out.

    • @grahamrich9956
      @grahamrich9956 8 років тому

      I second that notion.

    • @grahamrich9956
      @grahamrich9956 8 років тому +1

      +Firstname Lastname What makes you say that?

    • @anyoutube9525
      @anyoutube9525 8 років тому

      I support this

  • @ZacharyDaveyLambert
    @ZacharyDaveyLambert 8 років тому +1

    NOOO! TOM AND NERDCUBED COULD'VE COLLABED BUT DIDN'T?! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT DAY FOR SO LONG!

  • @carlo9697
    @carlo9697 5 років тому +7

    this was three years and now in my recommended exactly three years later on Christmas 2018 good job yt🤦‍♂️

  • @GruberGSA
    @GruberGSA 8 років тому +4

    maybe Scott Manley. He got (a) and certainly (b) covered. Usually (c) as well as (d).

  • @willhendrix86
    @willhendrix86 8 років тому +4

    TotalBiscuit, The Cynical Brit - 2M+ Subscribers
    Good Guy with a subjective, thoughtful approach to game reviews and lets plays.

    • @JohnDCrafton
      @JohnDCrafton 8 років тому +9

      +William Hendick Lives in the U.S.

    • @Waarr909
      @Waarr909 8 років тому

      +William Hendick I dont think he matches the things Tom wrote ^^ he is pretty much the most shouty/sweary Person on this Planet but ye he does awesome subjective and Thoughtful game reviews and game shows on Twitch :)

  • @TwoPunchMan492
    @TwoPunchMan492 8 років тому +1

    You are a very informed person. I respect your knowledge. Also i need to know. If i never went on steam during this account issue situation, can i be affected? And is it fixed by now?

  • @JamesKICKASS1
    @JamesKICKASS1 8 років тому +60

    I was thinking nerd 3 when reading the list 😂

    • @9182justin
      @9182justin 8 років тому +7

      +Blunk Inator People need to beg Dan for a colab with Tom. It would be amazing.

    • @HWGuyEG
      @HWGuyEG 8 років тому +1

      +Blunk Inator
      Dan Nerd3 or Larry Bundy are great options.

    • @benjaminconsterdine2077
      @benjaminconsterdine2077 8 років тому +1

      +Blunk Inator Same

  • @tendercomrade2330
    @tendercomrade2330 8 років тому

    a UA-camr that fits that description is surely ashens. he's brill, and I lovely bloke.

  • @bardosibence
    @bardosibence 8 років тому +101

    Have you asked +ThatMumboJumbo yet? :)

    • @hiveinsider9122
      @hiveinsider9122 8 років тому +3

      this, and someone else suggested xisuma.

    • @DarkFoxDK
      @DarkFoxDK 8 років тому +22

      +HiveInsiderComments Xisuma doesn't want his face on camera though. ;)

    • @hiveinsider9122
      @hiveinsider9122 8 років тому

      DarkFoxDK
      I know. ;) (that is, now I do, when I posted that I didn't.)

    • @Monkeyb00y
      @Monkeyb00y 8 років тому +1

      +Bence Bárdosi Sent him this on Twitter :)

    • @bleuthoot
      @bleuthoot 8 років тому

      hmm

  • @KieronQuinn
    @KieronQuinn 8 років тому +1

    A couple of suggestions
    +Squirrel
    +Pyropuncher (has a background in CS if that's the topic you're on)

  • @lolfaceno3980
    @lolfaceno3980 4 роки тому +4

    "You can't sell someone a game they already own"
    EA: *Truth is... It was rigged from the start.*

  • @mrp7874
    @mrp7874 2 роки тому +1

    You know it's a UK Christmas when you've got the ferrero rocher out

  • @Lutranereis
    @Lutranereis 8 років тому +9

    Ha, glad I read the whole thing because Nerd Cubed would be the best person to go with in my opinion. It's unfortunate that he's busy.

  • @XDarkGreyX
    @XDarkGreyX 4 роки тому +3

    Wait, this was in 2015? Damn, time flies.

  • @NoHezii
    @NoHezii 8 років тому +292

    3kliksphillip

    • @Number1tnfan683
      @Number1tnfan683 5 років тому +8

      Ahagan99 why did you out his name

    • @Number1tnfan683
      @Number1tnfan683 5 років тому +22

      Ahagan99 2kliks is better

    • @vipoff3309
      @vipoff3309 5 років тому +34

      Sorry but kilsphillp is better than both

    • @soopcanwastaken
      @soopcanwastaken 4 роки тому +6

      sorry but freekliksphilip is just objectively better

    • @ajemajh
      @ajemajh 3 роки тому

      volvo pls fix

  • @asteroid889
    @asteroid889 Рік тому +1

    "The Non-Fictional Day Steam Forgot to Check Passwords"

  • @shauryagupta8930
    @shauryagupta8930 3 роки тому +3

    come on people of 2020, lets talk about google services this december

  • @luciusneochojin307
    @luciusneochojin307 8 років тому

    I'd like to recommend TotalBiscuit. He's a very intelligent game journalist who would probably be ideal for anything you are planning. Big fan for a long time, keep up the funny and informative videos! Really enjoy the Citation Needed series too!

  • @BanterEdits
    @BanterEdits 8 років тому +4

    I would suggest Josh (RageGamingVideos) as you have already asked Nerd³ :D

  • @BigMoTheBlackDragon
    @BigMoTheBlackDragon 8 років тому

    Always at least "good" videos. Most times they are great.
    2 videos in 1, thanks for the heads up about Steam.
    Bonus on the Chiny Wonder part (I think that's what you said, I have a cold I'm getting over). Here in the U.S., back in the 80s, we used Sike. That's how most spelled it. Sometimes I saw it spelled (years later in books) as Psych, or Syke. Which, you can understand where it came from. As in, "Are you trying to mess with my mind and psych me out?" We just said "sike". Usually, drawn out, with an elongated "si" & a very hard "k".

  • @SawedOffLaser
    @SawedOffLaser 8 років тому +39

    So, my Steam account was not online during this shitstorm, would that mean my info is pretty much safe? I changed my password (via the steam client), so I know it is secure in that regard.

    • @GwresYnKernow
      @GwresYnKernow 8 років тому +39

      +Sawed Off Laser Indeed, if you weren't online when all this was going on (like me :D), your account info was never requested (unless you've got a much bigger problem!), and thus never cached, and thus not even potentially viewed by anyone else.

    • @wolf7115
      @wolf7115 8 років тому

      +Sawed Off Laser
      Should be, yeah.

    • @knauz21
      @knauz21 8 років тому +3

      +Sawed Off Laser as long as you didn't view any store pages logged into your account during this time you are safe.

    • @101Andu101
      @101Andu101 8 років тому +18

      +Sawed Off Laser Even if you were online during the happening your info would still be pretty much safe.
      The only problem would have been getting a bit more spam on your main email address

    • @knucklesamidge
      @knucklesamidge 8 років тому +3

      +GwresYnKernow
      If it cached 1 request every minute for less than an hour (let's say 50 minutes), then only 50 people's personal details were leaked. If it was 100 servers then 5,000 people. There could have been five hundred thousand requests in that hour so the odds of it being you in that time frame is maybe 1:1000

  • @SteinGauslaaStrindhaug
    @SteinGauslaaStrindhaug 8 років тому +1

    Web servers in the '90s were essentially the doing the same job as a cache server does today, except they did not poll for updates: they just served a static pre generated html page until the webmaster wrote or updated a page by writing html and uploading it.

  • @omarabdelkadereldarir7458
    @omarabdelkadereldarir7458 4 роки тому +6

    80% percent on aoe2 is a fantastic deal though..

  • @gdoubleu8045
    @gdoubleu8045 4 роки тому +1

    Wow I always wondered why you'd occasionally get your store page in another language during a sale.
    This makes a lot of sense.

  • @BrotherBloat
    @BrotherBloat 8 років тому +19

    Total biscuit! (aka cynical brit)

    • @themimsyborogov42
      @themimsyborogov42 8 років тому +10

      +BrotherBloat I don't think he lives in london anymore

    • @danielchiverton4168
      @danielchiverton4168 8 років тому

      +BrotherBloat In or near London

    • @GwresYnKernow
      @GwresYnKernow 8 років тому +4

      +themimsyborogove42 He lives in North Carolina. Not exactly local. :p

    • @Bouche4Dag
      @Bouche4Dag 8 років тому +1

      +Daniel Chiverton He lives in the US nowadays

    • @awaara6341
      @awaara6341 8 років тому

      +themimsyborogove42 Hes in North Carolina nowadays.

  • @samroberts7229
    @samroberts7229 3 роки тому +2

    I watch this every year now, its a minor tradition.

  • @TeuCat
    @TeuCat 8 років тому +6

    I was going to say Nerd3, dammit.

  • @test_pilot
    @test_pilot 8 років тому +2

    Wow, I would love a Tom Scott + Nerd³ video in the future! XD

  • @GLRaema
    @GLRaema 8 років тому +12

    If your requirement wasn't "in or near london" I would have suggested Totalbiscuit (TotalHalibut on youtube). Maybe you can have him on a skype call :D
    Another person that (as far as I know) actually lives in london is Sacriel (twitch.tv/sacriel and sacriel42 on youtube). He has a decent following and might be up for some collabs.

    • @seniru4608
      @seniru4608 6 років тому +2

      Comment has not ages well 😞

  • @asparadog
    @asparadog 3 роки тому +1

    I can imagine his parents saying "c'mon Thomas, put your toys away".

  • @Plain1nsane
    @Plain1nsane 8 років тому +3

    I live in Christchurch and I game stream is that close enough? I have about 3 viewers Kappa

  • @greenday9090
    @greenday9090 8 років тому +2

    Oh man the disappointment when I saw that Nerdcubed wasn't going to be doing the collab.

  • @Oziji
    @Oziji 8 років тому +43

    I'd try GradeAunderA

    • @KateRin-MotherDearest
      @KateRin-MotherDearest 8 років тому +12

      +That Fat British Kid he's a bit sweary, and also doesn't do face cam, right? He ticks the other boxes though, I think... I swear he mentioned streaming somewhere at some point, but that might just be me getting people mixed up.

    • @azai.mp4
      @azai.mp4 8 років тому

      +NeoSpade
      I've seen him stream for a moment, yes. Don't remember seeing a facecam, though.

    • @ColHogan-le5yk
      @ColHogan-le5yk 6 років тому +2

      HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
      Oh, your serious?

  • @TechyBen
    @TechyBen 8 років тому

    Thumbs up for working so hard and getting a video up even during the holiday weekend.

  • @rider6982
    @rider6982 8 років тому +4

    Hey nice! You said $2 as 2 Bucks! #AussiePride

    • @bjaef
      @bjaef 8 років тому +2

      Crinja 300 Bucks is also an american word.

    • @imthemistermaster
      @imthemistermaster 8 років тому +2

      Apollo Skyline id say Americans say bucks more than dollars.

    • @themanthemitchthelegend6183
      @themanthemitchthelegend6183 8 років тому

      imthemistermaster the reason Americans call them bucks is because back when America was the "new world" they traded livestock, not money, so I'd agree, bucks IS an american thing

  • @johnielus8682
    @johnielus8682 8 років тому +3

    *reads the requirements* 'Oooh! I know, NerdCubed. Oh.'

  • @superspaacesyrup1479
    @superspaacesyrup1479 5 років тому +3

    I guess you could call it a cachtophe
    i will leave now

  • @tylerisawolf2286
    @tylerisawolf2286 8 років тому +1

    Just when you forget about the start of the video, he brings it back at the end. Great video.

  • @kolepage6863
    @kolepage6863 8 років тому +9

    One take😳

  • @dirtmaster3000
    @dirtmaster3000 8 років тому

    I would suggest you contact the Yogscast! I think they match all of the criteria you mentioned, maybe except for the near London part. They're based in Bristol, so it may be a bit far, but not impossible to get there and back to London in a day.

  • @lorebassplayer7303
    @lorebassplayer7303 4 роки тому +8

    INPS 2020

    • @Valery0p5
      @Valery0p5 4 роки тому

      Anche peggio, basta aggiornare la pagina per vedere l'anagrafica di qualcun altro...

  • @TheDarrenPR
    @TheDarrenPR 8 років тому +1

    It was bigger than just a cache issue. People were able to change/delete information on the account pages too.

  • @livefromhollywood194
    @livefromhollywood194 8 років тому +5

    FRANKIEonPCin1080p - 2.9M subs, general gaming series, mostly. FPS.
    TotalBiscuit - 2.1M subs, cynical gaming critic. Assorted popular games.
    MumboJumbo - 877K subs, Minecrafter, redstone tutorials, LP on Hermicraft server.
    Xisumavoid - 396K subs, Minecrafter, heavily technical, leads the Hermicraft server.
    ManyATrueNerd - 147K subs, full game playthroughs. Mostly Open World/RPGs.

    • @RedAssassin
      @RedAssassin 6 років тому

      If you watched the end of the video you'd know.

  • @4louisMC
    @4louisMC 3 роки тому +1

    Quick question:
    How does something like google drive, or other services with shared editing work?
    Thanks in advance

  • @scdave_archive
    @scdave_archive 8 років тому +3

    Hahaha! Hi mum look i'm on UA-cam!

    • @janeweber8654
      @janeweber8654 8 років тому +4

      +sc.Dave! + We're all so proud of you.

    • @Sidnoea
      @Sidnoea 6 років тому

      That really caught me by surprise.

  • @ShadsPlays
    @ShadsPlays 8 років тому

    I totally remember chinny reckon. And Jackanory. I also wish I had enough of a following to be useful for your collaboration mentioned at the end. Great video - another sub gained.