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Offline Shyfe

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« on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 03:34:00 »
Since we are all keyboard enthusiasts here, I decided making a WhatPulse team for us would be a good idea

WhatPulse is simply a keystroke and mouse clicks counter. You create an account, download the software, and it counts the number of keystrokes you makes it and stores it on the server.

It is definitely not a keylogger. It only counts the number of keystrokes and stores no information on what you pressed. I have used this software in the past many years ago and started using it again and it has always been fine.

Simply go here to download: http://whatpulse.org/downloads/
Go here to register: http://whatpulse.org/register/
Then join our team here: http://whatpulse.org/stats/teams/16300/
Password is "click"

Hopefully we can climb the ranks. Thanks if you join guys.
« Last Edit: Wed, 12 August 2009, 14:04:31 by Shyfe »

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Offline DarthShrine

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« Reply #1 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 07:20:15 »
I have a few million keystrokes from back in the day to contribute.
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Offline Shyfe

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« Reply #2 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 13:30:45 »
nice. i didn't think anyone else actually used it lol.

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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #3 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 13:57:31 »
Sorry but there is no way that I would install that kind of software on my system. I really don't understand this new concept of sharing everything about your self with every one else. What happened to privacy and the desire to keep it.
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Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
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Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard

Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
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Offline Shyfe

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« Reply #4 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 14:02:18 »
It doesn't do anything except count your keystrokes. Everytime you press anything it simply adds 1 to your counter. It does not tell what you've pressed. You can tell because of the many users using it and the amount of keystrokes. If it shared your keystrokes, they would have all lost their passwords already. Googling "is whatpulse safe" also doesn't return any negatives.

http://whatpulse.org/stats/teams/

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« Reply #5 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 14:03:52 »
Quote from: rdjack21;109174
What happened to privacy and the desire to keep it.

You must be from Texas.
 
 
For the record, I'm not too fond if this kind of thing, either, and I'm not really the paranoid type.  That, and there's no way I'm installing that on my work PC.


Offline Shyfe

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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 14:05:40 »
alright, well i'm rather disappointed some of you won't join but it's your opinion. i assure you it won't log keystrokes though.

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Offline lowpoly

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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 15:42:48 »
The software kept popping up inane error windows on two machines I had this installed on. Didn't install it again after upgrading/reinstalling the OS.

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« Reply #8 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 15:43:57 »
It's not that I have a fear of logging keystrokes, I just don't see the point of it. I mean, to a degree, even the most worthless of things has a reason. I use Twitter to subscribe to bits of news from open standards and js developers, and also to post my own photos. I use facebook to keep in touch with the "less hip" people online because they can't get their email working. Something like this doesn't really have a use, and it's only hope is that it "catches on" for no reason what so ever

Offline Shyfe

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« Reply #9 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 16:03:01 »
it's not about catching on it's just for fun.

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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #10 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 16:07:45 »
Quote from: itlnstln;109178
You must be from Texas.
 
 
For the record, I'm not too fond if this kind of thing, either, and I'm not really the paranoid type.  That, and there's no way I'm installing that on my work PC.

I would not even install it on my home machine. I'm not overly paranoid myself either but at the same time I'm a realist as well. If they are so honest and open why isn't the source for the logger not available?  The whole thing just seems fishy.
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Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard

Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline Shyfe

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« Reply #11 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 16:08:33 »
it's not open source because then people could figure out how to cheat and send in millions of keystrokes they don't have.

here is more information about it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatPulse

again, if you google things like "whatpulse keylogger" or "is whatpulse safe" nothing bad comes up, in addition the thousands of users actively using it.
« Last Edit: Wed, 12 August 2009, 16:11:05 by Shyfe »

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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #12 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 16:48:52 »
Quote from: webwit;109227
That's why windows is more secure than netbsd.
:rofl:That is a good one webwit
Keyboards
Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard

Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline Shyfe

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« Reply #13 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 19:47:37 »
bah this isn't working out like i hoped.

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Offline wellington1869

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« Reply #14 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 20:56:01 »
Quote from: rdjack21;109174
Sorry but there is no way that I would install that kind of software on my system. I really don't understand this new concept of sharing everything about your self with every one else. What happened to privacy and the desire to keep it.


thats so 20th century, rdjack ;-D

i'm with you on that, btw.  ;)

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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #15 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 21:52:26 »
Quote from: ripster;109312
Difficult crowd so don't take it personally.  Try getting them to vote on a poll.

That's because most of us are old farts that have been around computers for a very long time and understand what can be figured out from innocent anonymous data. It would blow your mind how much someone with access to the right databases can find out about you with just some very basic information.
Keyboards
Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard

Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline wellington1869

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« Reply #16 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 21:56:38 »
Quote from: rdjack21;109331
That's because most of us are old farts that have been around computers for a very long time and understand what can be figured out from innocent anonymous data. It would blow your mind how much someone with access to the right databases can find out about you with just some very basic information.


problem is the younger generation just accepts that invasion of privacy.

I mean if its not corporations doing the tracking then its the government itself (like in china where they tried to mandate government sponsored spyware on every computer sold in china).

I was reading something recently, I think in the nyt, about this, about how the younger generation doesnt care cuz its all they've known.

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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #17 on: Wed, 12 August 2009, 23:00:05 »
Yea that is general ripster but with a little more you could get extremely specific. With just very little information you can get someone's entire life history. That is why I'm careful to only let general information out nothing specific. But iMav with his server logs could get alot closer than you did. But I'm also buried in the noise of my very common name which helps a whole lot.

It's not that I'm paranoid or anything and to be honest I used to be not as bothered by letting some specific data out. But I really had my eyes opened when I got access to one of those databases I mentioned. Since then I'm a little more careful about what I give out.
« Last Edit: Wed, 12 August 2009, 23:04:27 by rdjack21 »
Keyboards
Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE
Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2
Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800
Black Alps: ABS M1
Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard

Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2)
Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches.
Previously owned - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline Shyfe

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« Reply #18 on: Thu, 13 August 2009, 02:18:40 »
Quote from: rdjack21;109331
That's because most of us are old farts that have been around computers for a very long time and understand what can be figured out from innocent anonymous data. It would blow your mind how much someone with access to the right databases can find out about you with just some very basic information.


Kind of hard to find your keystrokes in the right database when it isn't stored in any at all.

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Offline shrap

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« Reply #19 on: Thu, 13 August 2009, 12:07:14 »
Privacy considerations aside, why do I really care about how many keystrokes I make? You just have a different concept of fun than the rest of us, that's not going to change in this thread.

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« Reply #20 on: Thu, 13 August 2009, 12:43:19 »
WhatSourcecode?

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Offline cmr

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« Reply #21 on: Thu, 13 August 2009, 13:28:21 »
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It doesn't do anything except count your keystrokes.


yeah, that's exactly what Eve would say trying to convince Alice and Bob that traffic analysis won't compromise their secrecy

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« Reply #22 on: Thu, 13 August 2009, 21:54:18 »
Dippy is getting fun!


Offline o2dazone

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« Reply #23 on: Fri, 14 August 2009, 09:49:47 »
This actually might be worth running on my idling machine at home, just so I could write an autohotkey script and pad my results into the billions over a few days :P

Offline Shyfe

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« Reply #24 on: Fri, 14 August 2009, 15:23:42 »
nope, it doesn't. as long as you physically press a key, it counts.

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« Reply #25 on: Sat, 15 August 2009, 18:57:47 »
I already do whatpulse for another team, sorry. (Along with DIMES, and WCG)
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« Reply #26 on: Mon, 17 August 2009, 10:08:58 »
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Offline Shyfe

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« Reply #27 on: Mon, 17 August 2009, 13:17:50 »
yay, glad to see someone else joined the team, and that's alright insancen.

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« Reply #28 on: Tue, 16 July 2013, 11:21:07 »
Ok, I'm going to raise this thread from the dead. My deepest necro-thread revival to date. I just joined the GeekHack team and it's apparently still alive and kicking!

I was updating an old blog post after a server move and wondered what ever happened to the key counting app I used to use. Saw that WhatPulse was still around (even though my original account was not) and figured I'd try it again. Did a quick search here and found that there's a GeekHack team so I joined it.

Anyone else running WhatPulse?
« Last Edit: Tue, 16 July 2013, 11:35:12 by mashby »

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« Reply #29 on: Tue, 16 July 2013, 11:43:20 »
This was actually a worthwhile necro! Good job Mashby, I'm going to check this out.

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« Reply #30 on: Tue, 16 July 2013, 11:45:43 »
LOL my count will be so high... I literally a3453a4a5a6e63456e6e63453a4a5a6e63453a4a5a6e63453a4a5a6e6345

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« Reply #31 on: Tue, 16 July 2013, 19:34:37 »
I've been running WhatPulse for a while; I like seeing which keys I press the most and the mouse heatmap is cool. I'm in.

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« Reply #32 on: Tue, 16 July 2013, 20:15:38 »
Signed up! :)
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« Reply #33 on: Tue, 16 July 2013, 21:16:45 »
I've been running it since 11/30/2012
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