| Time |
Nickname |
Message |
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00:18
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SketchCow |
OK, time to shove a BUNCH of stuff into archive.org |
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00:26
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|
oli |
:o |
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00:32
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SketchCow |
While trying to finally watch a few things |
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00:32
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|
SketchCow |
I'm trying Speed Racer |
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00:32
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|
SketchCow |
Kind of tough |
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00:32
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SketchCow |
Probably giving up for now |
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00:33
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SketchCow |
Oh yeah, wiki |
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00:33
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|
closure |
bam, 20k |
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00:33
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SketchCow |
Let me go set that up |
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00:33
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|
closure |
(not looking forward to order fulfillment either!0 |
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00:34
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|
SketchCow |
All right, that's another thing to have me stop thinking about |
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01:05
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|
SketchCow |
Here we go, CD-ROMs jamming up by the handfuls |
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01:15
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SketchCow |
God, some of these are stored so bad |
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01:49
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BlueMax |
SketchCow, don't stress yourself out too bad man |
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04:08
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SketchCow |
Hilarious is uploading gigs of cd-roms and not making a dent |
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04:13
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joepie91 |
man |
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04:13
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joepie91 |
spitting through backups from years ago, extreme nostalgia |
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04:30
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|
SketchCow |
http://archive.org/details/cdrom-secret-service-48a |
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04:30
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SketchCow |
Uploading tons of these. |
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04:31
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DFJustin |
I've still got some more sega saturn demo discs to go through |
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04:32
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chronomex |
SketchCow: google thinks "secret service magazine" was a 1913 publication |
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04:32
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chronomex |
which iirc is before cds came out |
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04:32
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|
chronomex |
I mean, um, unless you have other info |
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04:32
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|
chronomex |
http://www.famhist.us/2011/07/28/secret-service-magazine-15-may-1903/ |
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04:33
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SketchCow |
It's the name of it, it's a polish computer magazine or something. |
|
04:33
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chronomex |
ah |
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04:33
🔗
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SketchCow |
Even comes with pretty scanned discs! |
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04:33
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|
chronomex |
whee |
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04:43
🔗
|
SketchCow |
Sadly, I have to do these somewhat manually. |
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04:43
🔗
|
SketchCow |
But they're coming out nice, and it's relaxing. |
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04:43
🔗
|
SketchCow |
I'm heading down to DC on Sunday, if anyone's there |
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04:45
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|
x_eNYCe_x |
anyone know where I can get old wrestling archives? |
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04:46
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|
x_eNYCe_x |
anyone know where I can get old wrestling archives? |
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04:47
🔗
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SketchCow |
http://pwa.wrestlingx.net/ |
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04:49
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|
x_eNYCe_x |
i need a couple specific episodes off wwf superstars 1992 |
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04:51
🔗
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SketchCow |
We're not going to be much help here, I'm sorry. |
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04:51
🔗
|
SketchCow |
I'd hit up wrestling forums to see if there's ways to get access. |
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04:56
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|
SketchCow |
Forgive my off-topic, but happy archivers are good archivers. The Humble Bundle is a really good bargain that has unlocked several major games for a good price. http://t.co/GDCbwIvc |
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05:15
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kennethre |
+1000 |
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05:15
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|
kennethre |
LIMBO and Super Meat Boy are easily worth $100 :) |
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05:21
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|
shaqfu |
It's worth it for the soundtracks, as is the Game Music Bundle |
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05:21
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|
shaqfu |
Hooray for lossless |
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05:40
🔗
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SketchCow |
7. The defenses of insanity, public authority and alibi have not been raised |
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05:40
🔗
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SketchCow |
in this case. |
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05:43
🔗
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shaqfu |
Hm? |
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05:48
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
Does anyone think that a small video series based around digging through Geocities for "archival-worthy" stories is a good idea? |
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05:49
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shaqfu |
Sort of a highlight reel of Geocities? Absolutely |
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05:50
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undersco2 |
that would be very cool |
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05:50
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
shaqfu I was thinking more along the lines of someone "browsing" at random through the Geocities archive |
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05:50
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
Attempting to find "good stories" |
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05:50
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
I'm not sure how to describe it |
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05:51
🔗
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shaqfu |
BlueMaxim: Like, StumbleUpon for Geocities, and filming your adventures? |
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05:51
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
shaqfu: something like that, yes, except without the "random" element, just picking out random subdirs and seeing what I find |
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05:52
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
Something like a video diary |
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05:52
🔗
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shaqfu |
Gotcha. I think focusing more on interesting things, vs. filming random stuff, would be better |
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05:53
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shaqfu |
Although, if you feel you can make a random walk interesting via supplying context, go for it |
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05:53
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BlueMaxim |
I can agree with that, but finding a random heartwarming story out of nowhere would be a bit more heartwarming |
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05:53
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yipdw |
find interesting things in Geocities and try to hunt down the original authors |
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05:53
🔗
|
shaqfu |
I'm just afraid that you'll end up with a lot of footage of chaff |
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05:53
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BlueMaxim |
shaqfu creative editing would solve that |
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05:54
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|
yipdw |
a Where Are They Now or links-to-the-past sort of deal |
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05:54
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BlueMaxim |
yipdw if that was even possible that would be awesome :P |
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05:54
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|
yipdw |
or the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are |
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05:54
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shaqfu |
Why wouldn't it be possible? |
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05:54
🔗
|
yipdw |
produce a pilot, get a Kickstarter project for more |
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05:54
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|
yipdw |
money that is |
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05:54
🔗
|
shaqfu |
Find an interesting page, see what you can dig up, contact anyone involved |
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05:55
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
Well here's the thing, I'm in Australia, it would be expensive just to CALL someone over there |
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05:55
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|
yipdw |
email works as a start |
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05:55
🔗
|
shaqfu |
Email, Internet calling, etc |
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05:55
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
Hmm, good point |
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05:55
🔗
|
yipdw |
skype is pretty cheap |
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05:56
🔗
|
shaqfu |
Focus on .au folk and do it cheaply ;) |
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05:56
🔗
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yipdw |
I mean, if the only way they'll talk is over phone (and who does that, I don't know) then you can establish a reason to do so beforehand |
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05:56
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
Fair enough |
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05:56
🔗
|
shaqfu |
You'd have to find their number to start, which would involve lots of searching |
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05:57
🔗
|
yipdw |
I think that sort of cyberspace-to-meatspace (forgive the terms) work puts all this archival stuff into a more comprehensible, concrete context |
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05:57
🔗
|
yipdw |
also it is very cool |
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05:58
🔗
|
yipdw |
also SketchCow does it a lot |
|
05:58
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
As evidenced by the Defcon 19 video |
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05:58
🔗
|
yipdw |
yes |
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05:58
🔗
|
yipdw |
and others |
|
05:58
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
That "construction worker gif" story is something I'd aim to recreate but with other stories |
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05:58
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
If you know what I'm getting at |
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05:58
🔗
|
yipdw |
yeah |
|
05:58
🔗
|
yipdw |
no, I think it's a good idea |
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05:58
🔗
|
shaqfu |
It's absolutely worth pursuing |
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05:59
🔗
|
yipdw |
there's still a lot of people who don't get it |
|
05:59
🔗
|
shaqfu |
Bringing out the human side, so to speak, is always worthwhile |
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05:59
🔗
|
yipdw |
hell, I admittedly still have trouble explaining why we downloaded 465 GB of fanfiction |
|
05:59
🔗
|
Coderjoe |
"Geocities? who cares? good riddance!" |
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06:00
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
Imagine if I made a movie out of this, a full length movie about hunting down random people and telling their stories through the medium of archived Data |
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06:00
🔗
|
shaqfu |
yipdw: fanfiction.net? |
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06:00
🔗
|
yipdw |
should probably download the forum data someday |
|
06:00
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
ARCHIVETEAM 2013 |
|
06:00
🔗
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yipdw |
shaqfu: yeah |
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06:00
🔗
|
yipdw |
we got that |
|
06:00
🔗
|
yipdw |
well, a snapshot |
|
06:00
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
Wow, is fanfiction.net really 600GB? |
|
06:00
🔗
|
yipdw |
I'm sure there's more now |
|
06:00
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
...500GB |
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06:00
🔗
|
yipdw |
BlueMaxim: well, there's a lot of HTML and avatar images in it |
|
06:00
🔗
|
yipdw |
but yes |
|
06:00
🔗
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shaqfu |
yipdw: I think it depends on interests. Whenever I mention FilePlanet to gamer friends they tend to get excited |
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06:00
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
Oh, so if one was to cut the fat it would probably be a lot smaller |
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06:00
🔗
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yipdw |
it's pretty massive |
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06:00
🔗
|
yipdw |
well |
|
06:00
🔗
|
yipdw |
it's not fat |
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06:01
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
Well I was comparing it to fat on a piece of meat |
|
06:01
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
Probably a bad example |
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06:01
🔗
|
yipdw |
you can load any of the fanfiction WARCs into e.g. wayback and see it as it appeared when it was fetched |
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06:01
🔗
|
yipdw |
and you need all of it for that to occur |
|
06:01
🔗
|
Coderjoe |
"SHIT SHIT SHIT! I didn't want anyone to know I wrote furry self-insertion star trek star wars incest bondage fanfiction! DELETE IT!" |
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06:01
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
lololol |
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06:01
🔗
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Coderjoe |
forgot slash |
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06:02
🔗
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yipdw |
shaqfu: probably, but I'm still having trouble explaining fanfiction.net |
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06:02
🔗
|
yipdw |
I mean, fanfiction *authors* do not want it archived |
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06:02
🔗
|
yipdw |
(partially due to what Coderjoe said) |
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06:02
🔗
|
shaqfu |
Because of reasons Coderjoe outlined? :P |
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06:02
🔗
|
shaqfu |
Hah |
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06:02
🔗
|
yipdw |
people involved in the study of fanworks *do* want it archived but |
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06:02
🔗
|
yipdw |
yeah |
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06:03
🔗
|
undersco2 |
Coderjoe: hot |
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06:03
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|
yipdw |
anyway, yeah |
|
06:03
🔗
|
yipdw |
a video series like that would be pretty cool |
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06:04
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|
BlueMaxim |
If I do go ahead with it I would require a lot of help from all of you |
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06:05
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
I mean, the most advanced video I've ever edited is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD2TyIHTiLU |
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06:05
🔗
|
shaqfu |
'course; can't go wrong with good AT press :) |
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06:06
🔗
|
shaqfu |
It'd be worth talking with SketchCow about finding people, getting interviews, making a good story, etc |
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06:06
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
I agree |
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06:06
🔗
|
SketchCow |
Is that your voice? |
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06:07
🔗
|
SketchCow |
I see no, it's someone else. |
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06:07
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
No, it's not. |
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06:07
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
Sorry to disappoint. |
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06:07
🔗
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BlueMaxim |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGq4kVcVz9U < this is my voice. |
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06:09
🔗
|
BlueMaxim |
I understand that my voice may not be the best for the video. |
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06:11
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|
shaqfu |
It may be worthwhile to do it text/images, so you can focus more on getting stuff together and less on editing |
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06:12
🔗
|
BlueMax |
I'm not 100% sure how much I like not having audio commentary |
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06:13
🔗
|
BlueMax |
Having a human voice in the background sort of gives a person to relate to |
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06:14
🔗
|
shaqfu |
Blech; can't tarview the Geocities .7zs, and don't have space to grab it |
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06:17
🔗
|
shaqfu |
http://www.reocities.com/TimesSquare/2738/ |
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06:17
🔗
|
shaqfu |
That might make a good story |
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06:19
🔗
|
shaqfu |
Still married as of 9/2011 - good for them |
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06:19
🔗
|
BlueMax |
That is perfect |
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06:21
🔗
|
shaqfu |
Looks like they had a UO wedding, too |
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06:22
🔗
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SketchCow |
burp |
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06:22
🔗
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BlueMax |
SketchCow, do you think it's a good idea? |
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06:56
🔗
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chronomex |
invest in a tripod, you should be fine |
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06:56
🔗
|
chronomex |
or, get a friend |
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07:01
🔗
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SketchCow |
http://www.indiana.edu/~video/stream/launchflash.html?format=MP4&folder=vic&filename=C4L2011_session_3b_20110209.mp4 |
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07:01
🔗
|
SketchCow |
On topic, archiving stuff. |
|
07:01
🔗
|
SketchCow |
Apparently at 66:00, Mark M. talks about archiving bits |
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07:02
🔗
|
SketchCow |
Warning: Shitty player |
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07:02
🔗
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SketchCow |
Also: Bought a clicker |
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07:02
🔗
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SketchCow |
OH MY GOD BEST THING EVER |
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07:02
🔗
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SketchCow |
It's going to push my presentations into the stratosphere |
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07:03
🔗
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chronomex |
k-rad |
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07:03
🔗
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SketchCow |
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/presenter/professional-presenter-r800 |
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07:03
🔗
|
SketchCow |
I love this thing |
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07:03
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|
SketchCow |
The ironic point is I didn't want the laser |
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07:04
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SketchCow |
But from up to 100 feet away, I can make slides change |
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07:04
🔗
|
SketchCow |
This means I can walk through the entire stage and destroy lives |
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07:04
🔗
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SketchCow |
Anyway, seriously, people, look at 65:00 onward |
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07:14
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DFJustin |
dem sideburns |
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07:16
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primus_ |
does anyone have any idea what i might be doing wrong as archiveteam-warrior virtual machine doesn't obey speed limits set in startup menu (i've set 400KB/s and it's sitting at 900 KB/s atm) |
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07:17
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undersco2 |
primus_: that only applies to upload iirc |
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07:17
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undersco2 |
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826139017 I have one of these, it's like a wiimote for your pc |
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07:17
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undersco2 |
I love it |
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07:17
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primus_ |
ah, ok, thank you for the answer |
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07:18
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|
undersco2 |
(actually I have one series older) |
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07:18
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|
undersco2 |
http://images.highspeedbackbone.net/skuimages/large/Gyration-GyrotransportPro-G.jpg |
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15:04
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SketchCow |
Ops, please. |
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15:18
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|
* |
clixsense join http://www.clixsense.com/?4005905 and click and task and win $$$$ |
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15:20
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|
* |
clixsense join http://www.clixsense.com/?4005905 and click and task and win $$$$ |
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15:21
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|
* |
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15:21
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undersco2 |
^ chronomex |
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15:21
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|
* |
clixsense join http://www.clixsense.com/?4005905 and click and task and win $$$$ |
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15:35
🔗
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SketchCow |
Finally, some way to get some easy money! |
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16:34
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GLaDOS |
Huh, same spambot just hit a couple of channels over at esper as well |
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16:34
🔗
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Aranje |
At least they had the good sense to name the bot well |
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17:28
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SketchCow |
Anything else needing my attention before I head to NYC? |
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17:36
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DrainLbry |
great news, your VB6 apps will still work on Windows 8 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/ms788708.aspx |
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17:40
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ersi_ |
Yeah, thanks for the relevant information. |
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18:23
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chronomex |
DrainLbry: OH THANK GOD |
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19:25
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DFJustin |
you laugh but we're still shipping vb6 apps :( |
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23:31
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arkhive |
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/09/psa-some-meebo-services-shutting-down-starting-next-week/ |
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23:35
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chronomex |
add meebo to the walking dead |
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23:37
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mistym |
Google makes me sigh with all the buying web services to shutter them. |
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23:38
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arkhive |
ya really |
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23:39
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arkhive |
The Meebo Bar was kind of annoying... But The Meebo Messenger was neat. |
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23:39
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chronomex |
brought all kinds of weirdos into irc, too |
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23:40
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arkhive |
How do you mean? |
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23:40
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chronomex |
meebo made it easy to do an irc driveby |
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23:40
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arkhive |
oh |
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23:40
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chronomex |
we should start a targeted campaign for google to talent-hire all the browser toolbar people |
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23:41
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ersi |
haha, I see what you did there |
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23:42
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Aranje |
Yeah!... then google toolbar would be awesome (that's the ticket!) |
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23:43
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chronomex |
er, no, I meant website bars, like wibiya |
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23:44
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Aranje |
oh good fucking lord, that shit |
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23:49
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ersi |
I thought you meant browser toolbars, and that they'd buy all of them up, so they'd disappear |
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23:49
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chronomex |
well, you have the second half right |
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23:50
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Aranje |
I want that too |
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23:51
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arkhive |
was the Google Wave waves and such backed up |
|
23:51
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arkhive |
were* |
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23:51
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|
ersi |
Alright, back on topic: Is there anything to grab @ meebo? |
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23:51
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|
ersi |
I've never heard of meebo before |