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Living Room / Re: Truely awesome 404 page!

« on: November 06, 2010, 10:39 PM »

Some other cool ones here:

http://huml.org/404.shtml
http://www.larknews.com/july_2004/5.html
http://www.klaus.dk/404040404040404
http://patterntap.com/404
http://css-tricks.co.../thispagedoesntexist
(Good for a practical joke): http://www.psyklone.com/jhjhj.html
http://www.centerd.com/error.html


Not 1/2 as good as the BlueDaniel one but still rather good

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Living Room / Nice Keyboard, However...

« on: November 06, 2010, 10:20 PM »

http://www.logitech....evices/7288?WT.ac=ps|7388

Im looking for a new Keyboard, and while looking at Josh's post about Trackballs, found the one on the above link.

Now, it might just be me, but i hope to god thats not a soft touch keyboard, or anything like a laptop one, cause if its "clicky", then I just might buy it.

I much prefer to know I have actually pressed a key, rather than just guessing, this is why I opt for a 12 year old keyboard as my current choice.

If its not a clicky one, anyone know of any good ones that are?

(Possibly one thats backlit on each key like this one is)

Cheers

-Stephen

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Living Room / Re: Yahoo News' "Ask America" provides infographic on key Election Issues

« on: November 06, 2010, 10:14 PM »

[ ERROR: SPECIFIED ATTACHMENT MISSING ]

-kyrathaba (November 06, 2010, 10:13 PM)

Wanna try that again?

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Living Room / Re: Snail Videos

« on: November 06, 2010, 10:12 PM »

Time for a followup to Snakes on a Plane?


Coming Soon....SNAILS ON A PLANE...LIKE THE FIRST ONE, ONLY MUCH SLOWER

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Living Room / Re: Avatar Ambiguity

« on: November 06, 2010, 10:09 PM »

Something on fire maybe?

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Living Room / Re: Truely awesome 404 page!

« on: November 06, 2010, 01:17 PM »

Wow, that really is something quite special.

 

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General Software Discussion / Re: How many times do I have to update my mutherf---ing Flash??

« on: November 01, 2010, 07:32 PM »

Hat: www.zazzle.com/adobe+hats
The Other Thing: www.nugglepurl.blogspot.com

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Living Room / Re: I'm thinking about learning how to program.

« on: October 31, 2010, 09:13 PM »

I suspect it's like learning a spoken language, in that if you don't immerse yourself, the concepts don't stick.

-mouser (October 31, 2010, 08:09 PM)

• French:  5 Years learning at high school - Didnt care for it, can speak about 6 words of it.
  
• Greek: Went to greece for 6 months of each year up until I was 13, can speak pretty fluently now.
  
• Spanish: Dad spoke fluent spanish, taught me everything I know by not speaking to me in english.
  
• Italian: Tried, and failed, not had enough interest for things to stick
  
• Programming (C#): Up until recently, I had tried to learn slowly and surely, didnt work, now im doing it everyday, im getting better and things are sticking
  
• Web Programming (HTML/PHP): Took a full time course, did it in all my spare time, I wouldnt say im the best in the world, but I'm certainly not that bad 

So by that count, I kinda have to agree with Mr. Mouser there. 

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General Software Discussion / Re: How many times do I have to update my mutherf---ing Flash??

« on: October 31, 2010, 09:06 PM »

Your not the only one having this, I thought my computer was being stupid for the past few weeks, even as we speak, theres an icon sitting on my taskbar awaiting my approval to update it.

I have no idea if its just the same update over and over and over, and seeing as theres no real indication of wtf version im using, or wtf version they are giving me, I guess you kinda have to trust, or ignore it.

Nothing seems to have broken in the past few days from not updating it though

(Oh, and Javas little teacup is also sitting down there moaning about an update...pretty sure i did that yesterday?)

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Living Room / TorrentSpy has followed LimeWire

« on: October 31, 2010, 02:32 PM »

One of many to come, me thinks...



Source: http://www.torrentspy.com/

- The "Found Here" link takes you to: http://www.mpaa.org/piracy_LegalOpt.asp

Strangely, that page doesn't exsist.

(Also contains bad grammer on the 404 catch page)

"The page you are looking for is cannot be found.
Please try again later."

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Living Room / Re: OK - lets get to know each other... who are you, what do you do, where from?

« on: October 29, 2010, 01:21 PM »

Hi,

Just signed up here. Looks like a friendly and useful place too.

Background - well, spent 20 yrs in IT designing, building etc. latter part on as/400 stuff.

Left It 10 yrs ago, did some other stuff and found myselfbeing drawn into web development.
Currently working for a charity but still building sites - mostly, but not all - in wordpress.

-mark1959 (October 24, 2010, 03:12 AM)

Howdy! 

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Living Room / Re: Diffen.com: Wiki-based Website where you compare things

« on: October 29, 2010, 11:43 AM »

Faily random website, but pretty good, certainly handy if your looking at buying a product, asnd you know something that is close to that product, but dont know the difference.

Certainly worth bookmarking 

+1 For the find

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Living Room / Re: Limewire shutdown, permanently

« on: October 28, 2010, 06:22 PM »

Just clarify this a bit - Limewire is a P2P program AFAIK, not a network.  It uses the gnutella, (and BitTorrent), network for information dissemination/retrieval.

The gnutella/BitTorrent networks will still continue to be used, there are other P2P programs that use the same networks, (eg. Cabos, FrostWire, Shareaza).

I agree that Lime wire had a lot of viruses, garbage, etc., but with some worthwhile downloads.  I also know that our legal system is based on case law, which gives heavy emphasis on past judicial opinions/rulings.  This is a chilling ruling.

-complearning123 (October 28, 2010, 03:15 PM)

It's already been done before - think Napster.

That to me is tantamount to closing all banks and punishing all customers because some customers are using that institution to illegally launder money from illegal ventures/activities.

No it isn't, the correct analogy would be if they closed all banks in one town, (or even a state), because one bank was laundering money.  Yes, it's inconvenient for the townspeople but it doesn't stop them from getting their money from the banking network.

They made the injunction against Limewire because its use was predominantly synonymous with pirating. As soon as some other program is stupid enough to do the same thing and they're within the grasp of the RIAA/MPAA then it'll happen again.

-4wd (October 28, 2010, 04:30 PM)

Im waiting for the guys down at TPB (The Pirate Bay) to make themselves a P2P software just to pour petrol on the fire lol

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Living Room / Re: Limewire shutdown, permanently

« on: October 28, 2010, 02:28 PM »

Stephen, if one case shuts down a service which, while not ADVERTISED to support piracy but information is found which demonstrates the service is intended to be used for such or that over half of the users are using it for such activities, then this could be groundbreaking. Other services would not stand a chance once a case has been won.

-Josh (October 28, 2010, 02:25 PM)

Like I say, it will be interesting to see what the next 6 months have to bring.

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Living Room / Re: Limewire shutdown, permanently

« on: October 28, 2010, 01:09 PM »

<snip />
The fact the RIAA has won 1 case doesnt say much
<snip />

-Stephen66515 (October 28, 2010, 09:07 AM)

Actually, it does, and it's one thing that people seem to ignore/be ignorant of.  A long view approach to such things is to build up a mountain of prior rulings.  In judicial environments, prior rulings hold a *lot* of weight, making your case stronger/eroding your opponent's position.  Any defeats/successes are relevant to the larger picture going forward.

-wraith808 (October 28, 2010, 10:49 AM)

Countless defeats + 1 win ... The math is the key.

Yes, previous rulings certainly hold a whole lot of weight, but if you had a lawyer who had those statistics to his name, you would fire him and hire a new one...if you even hired him in the first place.

I think the next 6 months will tell us what we need to know and it might be worthwhile keeping  a close eye on proceedings from the RIAA.  I will certainly be looking more into what they are up to, and if I find anything interesting, I will be posting it here

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Living Room / Re: Limewire shutdown, permanently

« on: October 28, 2010, 10:16 AM »

Sad to see limewire going down.

-mahesh2k (October 28, 2010, 10:10 AM)

Yes, but only from the fact that the RIAA won a case.

Other than that, I am not sad to see the back of limewire...that is the main cause of n00bs getting bad viruses and thier computers filled with spyware.

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Living Room / Re: Limewire shutdown, permanently

« on: October 28, 2010, 09:07 AM »

At the end of the day, people will ALWAYS pirate software, music, videos, and anything else they possibly can.

Limewire shutting down doesnt bother me in the sence that its LIMEWIRE, one of the WORST P2P software apps in known history, containing NOTHING but virus's, spyware, adware, and generally crap content.

There are still plenty of other options for P2P software.

The fact the RIAA has won 1 case doesnt say much, as it has taken them 4 years to win it against ONE company...yet look at the likes of PirateBay...they have tried and tried and tried, but will never succeed...and thats because people CARE about pirate bay as there is a whole lot of legitimate content on there.

Torrents are currently used by large games manufactorers to distribute large game clients and patch addons so they do not have to use a seperate line just for the downloads section.  These companies do also offer P2P, HTTP and FTP but the torrent ones are the most chosen because, generally, the company has also written a small utility that when downloaded, will download the torrent for you at maximum possible speed (Negating the need to download BitLord/BitComet etc) - Unlikely those games companies (TQ & Sony to name but 2) would be very happy if the RIAA tried to shut down Torrents all together 

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Living Room / Re: Limewire shutdown, permanently

« on: October 27, 2010, 07:28 PM »

File-sharing program LimeWire has been permanently shut down after a federal judge found it guilty of assisting users in committing copyright infringement "on a massive scale."

Hmmm... I wonder what this means for the bittorrent protocol.

-Renegade (October 27, 2010, 07:25 PM)

And the HTTP Download protocol

And the FTP download protocol

And any protocol that allows files to be shared to other users

And any website that allows this (RapidShare, MediaFire, MassiveUpload)

All youtube videos containing homemade music vids to popular music

Etc, Etc...

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Developer's Corner / Re: Need to revise a website

« on: October 26, 2010, 10:41 AM »

Send me an inbox message, Websites are my speciality 

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Living Room / Re: Facebook, The vein of all our lives.

« on: October 24, 2010, 12:47 PM »

So, how about using Diaspora^w as the base?

-Lashiec (October 23, 2010, 08:39 PM)

BoonEx Dolphin is another good one, but not totally free.

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Living Room / Re: Facebook, The vein of all our lives.

« on: October 23, 2010, 08:25 PM »

You'll run into the money problem. It takes a huge amount to get something like that off the ground. Just because you build it doesn't mean that they will come. Given the state of things now, you're looking at needing more money than I think anyone here has.

-Renegade (October 23, 2010, 08:18 PM)

Never said I was gonna build it

Was just willing to signup to the first site someone makes lol

And yeah, it will take more than money to get above Facebook now.

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Living Room / Facebook, The vein of all our lives.

« on: October 22, 2010, 09:17 PM »

Recently, I have noticed a whole lot of changes going on on Facebook which 90% of us seem to hate. (Pictures instead of words, countless privacy problems, changes to the theme that they never inform anybody about, and give you no choice other than to use it)...sort of feels like we are being led by a communist government while browsing the site.

My main question is, why do we still insist on using the site?

Is it because there is no other good option for what we do on facebook?

Perhaps its the ease of not having to register on another site?

Maybe its time for a change eh?

Anybody interested in making a new, social networking site, that doesn't make an ass of itself, and offers its users a chance to actually keep its setting how they where before, by adding cool new features, and giving the users the option to activate them, or keep the same, but if they do activate, give them a page to go back to previous versions/themes.

If so, inbox message me, this is something I have had in mind for quite some time.

No applications will be taken from anybody who wishes this site to make a crap load of money, and will be doing it for no other reason.  The only reason I wanna do this, is cause i am SICK TO DEATH of moaning about Facebook, and want to do something about it.

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Living Room / Re: Welcome to Hell... iHell that is...

« on: October 21, 2010, 07:21 AM »

Um... Using the typical 10" screened netbook price of $400 as a (starting) point of reference.

The new Air is on sale now in two versions: a 13.3-inch model costs $1,299 to $1,599, depending on the amount of memory, while the 11.6-inch product starts at $999.

“They priced it really aggressively,” said Shaw Wu, a technology analyst with Kaufman Bros. LP in San Francisco. He also advises buying Apple’s shares.

$1,000 for a device with an 11" screen is considered pricing something "aggressively"...Why?!? (Viciously maybe) ...What (Koolaid Soaked) turnip truck did this clown just fall off of?

-Stoic Joker (October 21, 2010, 07:03 AM)

I think the word "stupidly" would be better than aggresively

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Mini-Reviews by Members / Wibiya: Website Toolbar Utility (Web Review)

« on: October 20, 2010, 04:23 PM »

Basic Info

Website Name	Wibiya: Free Web Toolbar
Website Catagory	Toolbars/Website Utilities/Website Mod's
Website URL	http://www.wibiya.com/
Website require signup?	Yes (To use the toolbar and access settings)
Supported Browsers	All Major Browsers
Support Methods	FAQ, Forums, Tickets
Is this site UGC (User Generated Content)?	No
Pricing Scheme (If Membership Site)	Free, Plus ($4.95/mth) - Pro ($9.90/mth) - Max ($29.90/mth)
Reviewer Donation Link	Donate to Stephen66515, the Review Author
Relationship btwn. Reviewer and Website	REVIEWER: No relationship between Website and Reviewer.

Intro:

Wibiya is a great, free toolbar utility, that you can add to any website, blog, or forum, quickly and easily.

The toolbar itself, is not like the one's you will be thinking about (The one's that fill up the top of Internet Explorer).  Instead, it is one, that sits at the bottom of your website (The pages you choose to put it on) and can be minimized by the user.

With handy utilities like the 'Facebook Like' button, Google Translate, Games, Share and Chat (And much more), that do not take the user off your website, your visitors will have even more reason to come back, day after day.

This tool will help you retain visitor numbers, increase them, and increase the return rate of most your visitors, all while staying nice and compact at the bottom of the page without getting in the way of any of your content!

Powerful Web Applications
Discover a growing variety of web applications that will enhance your reader's experience
Enjoy a full tracking and management system for each web application.
Add and remove web toolbar applications with one simple click

Communicate with Your Readers – Make Your Website Interactive
Broadcast messages, notifications and alerts in real time
Share all your tweets with your readers
Participate in live chat rooms using unique web toolbar applications

See it in action:
Wibiya (Visible Link: www.wibiya.com)
My Test Toolbar (Visible Link: www.thathostingsite.com)


Who is this website designed for:

This website is designed for anybody looking to increase their websites popularity.


The Good


Great platform and very easy to install with lots of modifications to choose from.


The needs improvement section


I personally think that the pricing scheme is a little expencive for what you get, however, the free, branded version is more than enough for the average user.


Why I think you should visit this website


I think you should visit this website if you are looking to boost your visitor numbers, and have them come back day after day.


How does it compare to similar sites in the same catagory

Much easier to install, and much neater than its competitors.


Conclusions

Wibiya gives website developers the ease and freedom to be able to easily communicate with thier visitors.  Great utilities like Games and Sharing Tools will give users even more to do while browsing your site!


Website Rating out of 10 (10 being the highest)

My rating for this website, and its content, would be 7/10

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Living Room / Re: The Monitor is a Limiting Form Factor

« on: October 20, 2010, 03:24 PM »

It will be replaced by a Wi-Fi earring.  The audio/visual pumped directly into your brain.

I understand the etiquette is left ear for Linux and right ear for Windows.

-MilesAhead (October 20, 2010, 02:29 PM)

HA!

+1