Funny, a guy called Scythe, operating a board called Burning Chrome was a member of my group (Paranoia). We mainly developed PCBoard PPEs. Good times indeed! ;-)
Hehe, sometimes Hacker News is unbelievable. ;-) So, I take it you‘re from the Cologne area as well, given the Burning Chrome‘s proximity to the city (if memory serves) and long-distance calls were outrageously expensive.
Btw Paranoia rings a bell as well, definitely not an obscure group at all. This is turning into a blast from the past! ^_^