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Posted: **27 Apr 2009, 08:44**

Bwahahahahahahahaha they are scared of us - even if they are just bots

Posted: **27 Apr 2009, 08:57**

They're actually not bots hey. I'm talking to someone now (seconds person), and they're definitely people. Or really REALLY good bots.

They're people.

Posted: **27 Apr 2009, 08:58**

And what do you talk about?

Posted: **27 Apr 2009, 08:59**

At the moment I'm just asking questions about the site. I'm trying to understand why people would actually use it and how it works

Posted: **27 Apr 2009, 09:06**

Lol - and are you finding out anything interesting?

Posted: **27 Apr 2009, 09:17**

Nope. I've disconnected though. Waste of time

Posted: **27 Apr 2009, 17:50**

Connecting to server...
You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
You: lame
Stranger: hello
Your conversational partner has disconnected.

Lemme ask you guys this. Did anyone else contact you to start a conversation, or did you start a new chat every time? Sounds fishy. If I'm idle (not in a conversation) I'm supposed to get invites to chat.

Posted: **28 Apr 2009, 21:13**

Didn't want to create a new thread for this so hope you don't mind.

A new type of web-design technology

http://aviary.com/blog/posts/aviary-lau ... per-editor

Posted: **29 Apr 2009, 07:35**

Purrfect thanks!

its exactly the type of things this thread is looking for.
A review is good.

Posted: **29 Apr 2009, 09:15**

thought so...

Posted: **04 May 2009, 13:49**

Hoax sites - what do you use if you want to debunk a hoax or scam?

http://purportal.com/
http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm

Posted: **04 May 2009, 14:01**

I use www.snopes.com

Posted: **10 May 2009, 10:06**

ASCII Art
This little program converts your picture to ASCII text art - a jumble of letters, numbers and symbols that do not appear to have any significance until you step back and look at the whole picture. It has no practical purpose, other than the neat factor.

http://www.glassgiant.com/ascii/

http://www.glassgiant.com/ascii/ascii.php

Posted: **12 May 2009, 18:27**

Find open source software alternatives to well-known commercial software
http://www.osalt.com/

With a Creative Commons license, you keep your copyright but allow people to copy and distribute your work provided they give you credit — and only on the conditions you specify here. For those new to Creative Commons licensing, we've prepared a list of things to think about. If you want to offer your work with no conditions or you want to certify a work as public domain, choose one of our public domain tools.

http://creativecommons.org/license/

OpenOffice tutorials (Last updated: 2009-03-04)
http://www.kaaredyret.dk/openoffice_links.html

Posted: **12 May 2009, 21:51**

commandlinefu.com is the place to record those command-line gems that you return to again and again.

Delete that bloated snippets file you've been using and share your personal repository with the world. That way others can gain from your CLI wisdom and you from theirs too. All commands can be commented on, discussed and voted up or down.

Search commandlinefu from your Firefox search bar using a great plugin provided by sudopeople, find random commands in the archive, or use the tag cloud to access commands.

http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/b ... t-by-votes

Posted: **12 Jun 2009, 12:23**

Photoshop tips (although he concentrates on MAC)

http://www.tema.ru/p/h/o/t/o/s/h/o/p/

Posted: **25 Jul 2009, 20:32**

As networking technologies have developed wireless capabilities and become mobile, Turbulence has remained at the forefront of the field by commissioning, exhibiting, and archiving the new hybrid networked art forms that have emerged.

Launched in April 2007, Networked_Music_Review (NMR) focuses on emerging networked musical and sound explorations made possible by computers, the Internet, and mobile technologies. NMR gathers data about projects, performances, composers, musicians, software and hardware. It includes interviews with artists, articles, papers and reviews.

NRPA continues to be involved in experimental sound projects, for instance, "interaXis," a web and real space sonic exploration held at Engine 27 (New York), the California Institute for the Arts (Los Angeles) and online at Turbulence

http://www.turbulence.org/

Posted: **05 Sep 2009, 14:18**

A blog for fantasy RPGs – no specific system – this blog would present a new – detailed! – treasure or encounter once each day.

http://rpgdump.blogspot.com/

Posted: **17 Oct 2009, 07:22**

Neat little vids with fun chats on some of teh science symbols.
http://www.sixtysymbols.com/

Posted: **17 Oct 2009, 08:00**

Wow - these are really fascinating. Esp Schrodinger's cat and G

Still trying to wrap my mind around quantum mechanics and quantum states.

Posted: **18 Oct 2009, 18:03**

http://rogueantispyware.blogspot.com/

The rogues that social engineer their way into networks...

Posted: **05 Nov 2009, 13:41**

I bookmark a fair number of science, biology, physics and maths sites/portals, and decided to post some for those of you who are studying. If you want specific subjects let me know, and i will share.

BioSciEdNet or the BEN portal, the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) Pathway for biological sciences education. A variety of topics from Cryobiology, psychology to zoology (resources here total over 14,000, and they cover 77 discrete biological sciences topics) can be browsed by subject, resource type or audience/user groups, from primary school, to life-long learners and scholars. The portal can be used for free, but some of the articles are fee-based.

The advanced search allows you to search by title, keywords, discipline (subject), pedagogical use, resource type, audience (education levels), author, and author institution.

http://ehrweb03.aaas.org/portal/index.php

Posted: **05 Nov 2009, 13:55**

K, for the students as well (or anyone doing assignments and research)
instructional handouts such as "How to Read an Assignment", "Essay Structure", "Developing a Thesis", "Summary", and "Revising the Draft".

Clearly written with practical advice this is the researcher/student trove of how-tos. Also, a plus for the site is the link to Harvard's guide to citation and integration of sources. Good research!

Posted: **08 Nov 2009, 10:38**

The journal Nature(if one can afford to subscribe or is a student) always covers good subjects and now have a free podcast every month on some chemistry subject

http://www.nature.com/chemistry/podcast.html

Posted: **14 Nov 2009, 15:18**

Brilliant animation from Philip Straub

http://www.utherworlds.com/UtherworldsHome.html

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