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May 17, 2017
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The Legend of Sergei Yashanka

  • Tessa Winters recounts the online legend of Sergei Yashanka, a programmer who tried to upload his mind into a computer.
  • Different versions involve him dying at the keyboard, writing code in blood, or even shoving his brain into the circuitry.
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Yeshanka's Despair

  • Tessa downloaded a file named "Yeshanka's Despair.exe" from a bot group, despite others claiming it was a broken link.
  • Upon opening it, gibberish symbols filled the screen, some appearing to twitch in pain.
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The Unkillable Video

  • When Tessa tried to turn off her laptop, the disturbing text remained on-screen, even without power.
  • A grainy video appeared, showing a man eating his keyboard keys, with blood trickling from his lips.
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