Zidonuke

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'''Zidonuke''' (born February 18,<ref name="SCVirginia">[https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/gdcourts/caseSearch.do?welcomePage=welcomePage General District Court Online Case Information System] of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Retrieved June 15, 2017.</ref> died February 21, 2018<ref>[https://twitter.com/GeenzCat/status/967104986638372864 "As some of you are already aware, @Zidonuke, my husband, passed away this past Wednesday. He will be missed dearly."] - [[Geenz]] (@GeenzCat), Twitter (23 February 2018)</ref>), real name '''David Gregory Brown''',<ref name="SCVirginia"/> also known as '''Zidonuke Ghost''', '''Zidonuke Marshdevil'''<ref>[https://my.secondlife.com/zidonuke.ghost Zidonuke Ghost's profile] on [[Second Life]]. Retrieved May 23, 2013.</ref> and '''Starrykitten''', previously as '''Sidonuke''' and '''Zephyr Nayl''' on [[Second Life]],<ref name="SLJira">[https://jira.secondlife.com/secure/ViewProfile.jspa?name=zephyr.nayl Zephyr Nayl's profile] on [https://jira.secondlife.com/ Second Life JIRA]. Retrieved ?.</ref> was an American [[furry fan]] and [[W:Programmer|computer programmer]] who lived in [[w:Ashburn, Virginia|Ashburn, Virginia]], USA.<ref name="NBCWa">[http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Two-Dead-After-Car-Flees-Virginia-Traffic-Stop-Crashes-into-Tree-411450765.html "2 Dead in Loudoun County After Speeding Car Crashes Into Tree, Authorities Say"] - report on NBC Washington. Dated January 22, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.</ref>

As a programmer, Zidonuke contributed programming and security consulting to several online projects such as '''Chucklefish Ltd''''s [[W:Starbound|Starbound]],<ref>[http://community.playstarbound.com/index.php?members/zidonuke.5850/ ''Just released Starrybound Server 1.1''] announcement by Zidonuke on the [http://community.playstarbound.com/ Starbound's forums]. Posted December 29, 2013. Retrieved ?.</ref> Second Life,<ref name="SLJira"></ref> [http://www.pokemon-world-online.net Pokémon World Online],<ref name="PWO"></ref> and [[W:TShock|TShock]]'s [[W:Terraria|Terraria]].<ref>[http://tshock.co/xf/index.php?members/zidonuke.788/ Zidonuke's profile] on the [http://tshock.co/xf/index.php TShock's forums]. Retrieved ?.</ref>

== Fandom involvement ==
=== Fursona ===

Zidonuke's [[fursona]] was a [[rabbit]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/zidonuke/ Zidonuke's profile] on [[Fur Affinity]]. Retrieved May 23, 2013.</ref>

=== Volunteering ===

Zidonuke attended and volunteered for several conventions,<ref>[https://twitter.com/Zidonuke/status/863922651424862209 "I love being staffing at furry cons. Volunteers are always needed, and they make them actually happen. Giving back with hardwork when I can."] - Zidonuke, Twitter (15 May 2017)</ref> including [[Anthrocon]], [[Midwest FurFest]], [[W:MagFest|MagFest]], and [[Biggest Little Fur Con]]. He was on the technical operations team at MagFest, and was one of the Dealer's Den leads at Biggest Little Fur Con.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Zidonuke/status/869057234931564544 Tweet] on Zidonuke's account on Twitter. Dated May 28, 2017.</ref>

== Controversy ==

Zidonuke had a history of conflicting [[W:Hacker|hacking]] exploits that garnered him some problems and distrust with projects and people he worked with,<ref name="Hacking">[http://www.reddit.com/r/starbound/comments/1uueka/the_starrybound_mod_has_been_pulled_from_our/ ''The Starrybound mod has been pulled from our official database. Here's why.''] post by Molly Carroll on [[W:Reddit|Reditt]]. Posted January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014. (source for "Molly Carroll" name is http://chucklefish.org/cf-presskit/#credits )</ref><ref name="Hacking2">[http://www.terrariaonline.com/threads/if-youre-using-tmod-or-know-someone-who-is-read-this-immediately.34616/ ''If you're using tMod or know someone who is, read this IMMEDIATELY''] post by [[PlagueOfCats]] on [[W:Terraria|Terraria]]'s forums. Posted June 25, 2011. Retrieved Januaray 10, 2014.</ref><ref name="Hacking3">[http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/unofficial-craftbukkit-build-556-works-with-1-3-1-4-mc-clients-all-plugins-work.10691/page-3 ''Unofficial CraftBukkit Build, 556 works with 1.3/1.4 MC Clients, ALL PLUGINS WORK!''] post on the [http://forums.bukkit.org Bukkit.org]. Posted March 31, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref> such as Pokémon World Online<ref name="PWO">[http://iblamelee.co.uk/pwo/wiki/index.php?title=Pokémon_World_Online#History ''Pokémon World Online''] article entry on the [http://www.pokemon-world-online.net Pokémon World Online]'s wiki. Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://i1141.photobucket.com/albums/n593/chart1189/downdown.png Zidonuke PWO announcement] image on [[W:Photobucket|Photobucket]]. Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv33/beansta2k7/Untitled-1.png Zidonuke's deletion of PWO's data and server-side coding] image on [[W:Photobucket|Photobucket]]. Retrieved January 11, 2014.</ref> and Second Life, where he was banned by [[W:Linden Lab|Linden Lab]] after reporting and exploiting various security issues with [[W:Vivox|Vivox]],{{fact}} a voice service in use by Second Life.

=== F-List ===

Zidonuke was a coder and [[administrator]] on [[F-List]], but was banned in February 2011 after spying on users through the use of a [[W:tcpdump|TCP dumper]].<ref>[http://www.f-list.net/newspost/158/ ''The Big Post-Downtime News Post''] announcement by [[Hexxy]] on [[F-List]]. Posted February 5, 2011 Retrieved ?.</ref> Once discovered, he gave all users administrator access, removed bans, and published the site's code online. F-List Administration spent 5 days restoring the site entirely from backups.<ref>[http://www.flayrah.com/3424/rogue-coders-attack-takes-f-list-down ''Rogue coder’s attack takes F-List down''] news article on [[Flayrah]]. Posted Febuary 3, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.furrynewsnetwork.com/2011/02/rogue-coder%E2%80%99s-attack-takes-f-list/ ''Rogue coder’s attack takes F-List down''] news article on [[FNN]]. Posted Febuary 3, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2013.</ref>

=== Fur Affinity ===
{{main|History of Fur Affinity#Staffing issues}}
On November 13, 2014, Fur Affinity announced that a new user named Starrykitten would be "joining the Dev/Ops team".<ref>''[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6265766 11/13/2014 Site Status, New Coder, Stats]'' - [[Fur Affinity]] (November 13, 2014)</ref> Starrykitten, listed as "Tech Team Lead" on the staff page, began talking candidly about site issues, and linked to a new [https://trello.com/b/f7USczsS/furaffinity-devops developer operations tracker]. The obvious use of a [[W:Sockpuppet_(Internet)|sockpuppet]] account led to suspicions, and Starrykitten admitted under pressure to being Zidonuke a few days later,<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6265766#cid:43154957 Comment to ''Site Status, New Coder, Stats''] - Starrykitten (November 17, 2014). Retrieved Dec 03, 2014.</ref> saying that (site owner) "[[Dragoneer]] was my next door neighbor and is my co-worker", and that he had been a "hidden admin on the FA staff" for the previous year.<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6265766#cid:43155642 Comment to ''Site Status, New Coder, Stats''] - Starrykitten (November 17, 2014). Retrieved Dec 03, 2014.</ref> The revelation proved hugely controversial, and he subsequently resigned.<ref>''[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/6311970 12/01/2014 Site Status and Community Updates]'' - [[Chase]] and [[Dragoneer]], [[Fur Affinity]] (December 1, 2014)</ref>

=== Reckless driving ===
At around 1:30am on Sunday January 22, 2017, Zidonuke was responsible for a high speed vehicle crash which claimed the lives of two other furries. The incident took place in [[w:Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun County]], Virginia, when Zidonuke was driving a BMW with two passengers northbound on Route 606 (Old Ox Road) near Dulles West Boulevard.<ref name="TimesMirror">[http://www.loudountimes.com/news/article/two_dead_after_sunday_morning_crash_in_loudoun_county654 "UPDATE: Two dead after Sunday morning crash in Loudoun County"] - article on the ''Loundoun Times-Mirror''. Dated January 22/24, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.</ref>

Using radar, Loudoun County deputy Glenn Keough measured the BMW's speed as 91mph<ref name="NBCWa"/> and initiated a traffic stop,<ref name="TimesMirror"/> but the BMW ran a red light and turned as the deputy got behind the car. Keough lost sight of the BMW, and, as he crested a hill on Evergreen Mills Road, he discovered that the car had crashed into a tree near Evergreen Mills Road and Stone Springs Boulevard.<ref name="NBCWa"/> According to data later recovered from the BMW’s computer, the car reached speeds of 119 mph just before the crash.<ref name="LN20171128">[http://loudounnow.com/2017/11/28/driver-pleads-guilty-in-double-fatality/ "Driver Pleads Guilty in Double Fatality"] - article in ''Loudoun Now''. Dated November 28, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2018.</ref>

Deputy Keough saw fire under the hood of the BMW, and used a fire extinguisher from his own vehicle to put it out.<ref name="LN20171128"/> This allowed Zidonuke to crawl out through the broken front windshield, after which he told the deputy there were two passengers in the BMW. Fire engulfed the car, despite Keough’s continued efforts with extinguisher.

The two victims were later identified as Kyle W. Youngblood, 29, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia<ref name="NBCWa"/> (known in the furry fandom as [[Kalili Youngblood]]),<ref name="HK">[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8059650/ "RIP my Love, Kyle Youngblood 05/1987 to 01/22/2017"] - posting by [[Heffboom Konijn]] on his Fur Affinity journal. Dated February 1, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.</ref> and Cody R. Cooling, 27, of Washington, DC<ref name="LoudounNow">[http://loudounnow.com/2017/02/03/loudoun-investigators-seek-witnesses-to-fatal-crash/ "Loudoun Investigators Seek Witnesses to Fatal Crash "] - article on LoudounNow. Dated February 3, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.</ref> (known in the fandom as [[Galonodel]]).<ref name="HK"/> Kalili, seated in the front passenger seat, was killed on impact, whilst Galonodel, seated in the rear, died in the fire.<ref name="LN20171128"/>

Zidonuke was charged with [[w:Reckless driving|reckless driving]] and, according to Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman, "will likely face more charges".<ref name="NBCWa"/>

In District Court on March 1, county prosecutors agreed to drop the misdemeanor charges (including speeding 91 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone) and to bring the charges in the incident to Circuit Court as a direct indictment through a grand jury.<ref name="LN2">[http://loudounnow.com/2017/03/14/driver-indicted-for-manslaughter-in-fatal-crash/ "Driver Indicted For Manslaughter in Fatal Crash"] - article on LoudounNow. Dated March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.</ref> On March 13, a Loudoun grand jury charged Zidonuke with two counts of [[w:Involuntary manslaughter|involuntary manslaughter]],<ref name="LN2"/> and a three-day jury trial was scheduled to begin on November 27.<ref name="LN2"/>

Zidonuke had previously been fined for speeding (September 2010),<ref>Case Number GT10044972-00 on the General District Court Online Case Information System of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Retrieved June 15, 2017.</ref> and making an improper/erratic lane change (January 2014).<ref>Case Number GT15001277-00 on the General District Court Online Case Information System of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Retrieved June 15, 2017.</ref>

On November 16, 2017, Zidonuke pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of driving over the speed limit. His jury trial was withdrawn and his sentencing was scheduled to take place on February 23, 2018.<ref>Case Number CR00030368-00 on the Virginia Circuit Court Online Case Information System of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Retrieved November 16, 2017.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Contributor|Zidonuke}}
* [http://zidonuke.com/ Zidonuke.com] - Zidonuke's official homepage
* [http://zidonuke.deviantart.com Zidonuke] on [[deviantART]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/zidonuke/ Zidonuke] on [[Fur Affinity]]
* [https://www.weasyl.com/profile/zidonuke Zidonuke] on [[Weasyl]]
* [https://inkbunny.net/Zidonuke Zidonuke] on [[InkBunny]]
* [http://zidonuke.sofurry.com Zidonuke] on [[SoFurry]]
* [https://www.facebook.com/zidonuke Zidonuke] on [[Facebook]]
* [http://twitter.com/zidonuke Zidonuke] on [[Twitter]]
* [https://plus.google.com/113760160269798345311/posts Zidonuke] on [https://plus.google.com/ Google+]
* [https://my.secondlife.com/zidonuke.ghost Zidonuke Ghost] on Second Life
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/zidonuke Zidonuke] on [[YouTube]]

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