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Apr 26, 2000, 4:20pm
Try roof07et.rwx
billyat (Bill the Yat)
[View Quote]maglev tolstoi <crimfang at antispam.net> wrote in message news:3902e050$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
> Well maybe the object exists, and no object yard has it, or maybe it has
> been suggested, but not acted upon.
> Everyone knows the panes right? Well why is there a glass triangle with the
> angle on the top, but not the one with the angle on the bottom???? It makes
> it hard to make a glass house like I want. After all if I cannot build a
> glass house i cannot throw rocks or some such.
> --
> MagLev Tolstoi
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Jul 20, 2001, 3:59pm
Yeah, this is another problem but damned if I know what it is. Sometimes when I'm looking straight down, there are very few polygons
in my field of view (hidden or otherwise) and I'm clocking like 90fps but there is extreme lag in writing into an action field.
Anybody know what's going on?
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]captain mad mike <cmadmike at crosswinds.net> wrote in message news:3b4883c5 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Hmm...seems like they still lag me though. Oh well, guess it could be just
> my copy or something
> "andras" <andras at andras.net> wrote in message
> news:3B44C1D0.9A0170B9 at andras.net...
> while it
> browser
> keep
> ready
> doesn't
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Jul 20, 2001, 3:49pm
Wing -- while you were posting this your overclocked CPUs missed the cure for HIV, cancer and acne. Shame.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]wing <bathgate at prodigy.net> wrote in message news:3b45ffa3 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> "your hiroshi" <bentremblay at mediaone.net> wrote in message news:3b45f036$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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> Some of us appreciate efficiency.
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>
> No. Many of us, once we get past the lame outlook stage use somthing USEFUL.
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>
> *hitz buzzer again*
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> My personal theory is that it's a mac.
>
>
> Then stop using Microsoft software.
>
>
> AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. OMFG YOU ARE FULL OF IT. Each different nook of the internet has it's own culture, it's own set of established
> practices, and therefore it's own culture and customs.
>
> Long lines are an established practice here. Makes it easier to read on larger resolutions.
>
>
> Learn the basics.
>
> [Warning: Touching rant ahead]
> Yeah. And I, for one have a liking for keeping my computers as sleek, fast and powerful as possible. This is achieved through
> overclocking, buttloads of high quality RAM, a RAID hard drive system, etc. Now, for 99% of the people that operate this level of
> system, it's useless fluff. But for me, I use EVERY CPU cycle doing genetics work for Stanford University. The additional time
that
> gets spent downloading and processing HTML may not seem like much, but it adds up. That's CPU time that will never get devoted to
an
> ything useful. When the Palomino 1.7GHz's come out later this year, I'll complain less. But since BOTH CPUs will be crunching
genes,
> the problem will still be there. Think about it. Would you rather my computer a) Decode your HTML posts or b) Have the potential
to
> design a gene that proves to be the holy graal that strikes down HIV/AIDS or cancer? This computer still gets everyday uses, but I
> go FAR out of my way to make sure that they're so lightly CPU intensive that it isn't funny. My gene crunching has a higher CPU
> priority than AW does. Please, concider that you may be disrupting the chance of survival for one of your descendents. This lowly
> computer will not find the cure, but it will narrow the choices. Now before you get all on me about Stanford having the ability to
> do their own work... There are THOUSANDS of people devoting their computers to the same thing, in what I concider the most noble
> distributed computing project ever. Does Stanford have thousands of high end computers sitting around to do this on? I thought
not.
>
> You grow up, and realize that every action you make has it's repercussions somewhere in the world. If you would like to pursue
your
> arguments any further, you can concider yourself filtered. The same goes for anybody else that feels like backing his opinions.
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Jul 20, 2001, 12:42pm
Screw on-topic posts. Mudpie *et al* gunna bury AW anyway.
Yeah, I love to rant too.
The *multiverse* has time and space as part of it's solution -- so there's no "something from nothing" problem which is often used
to justify God. What is the multiverse? I will explain: the universe is a solution of the extremization of a Lagrangian (ya don't
hafta know what that means) and there are MANY such solutions; the multiverse is the class of all such solutions. Each time
elementary particles interact there are numerous outcomes to which we can only assign a probability (the Heisenburg Uncertainty
Principle). So there are gazillion universes branching off whenever and wherever interactions occur.
So the next problem: how do we "know" which universe to "follow"? Well, we follow them ALL. Consciousness is time-linear so we can
only perceive one path at a "time". The problem is the same as the problem "why am I me and not you" or the damn cockroach I just
squashed. And the answer is the same: I AM you and the cockroach that I'm scraping off my shoe. I get to be everybody and to follow
every path. So do you -- after all you ARE me. But when you get to be that cockroach you have no idea that you once were 3580 --
hell cockroaches can't even count. And "when" and "were" don't have any meaning either.
Another solution to the problem is that I am the only conscious creature in the universe. We call peeps who believe this
*sociopaths* -- they used to be called *criminal psychopaths*. Times change.
Another rant concerns the extremely naive assumption beloved by scifi fans that the multiverse is teaming with intelligent life.
After all if it only happened once in one universe we'd still be here talking about it. But I'll save that rant for another time.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]35850 <!> wrote in message news:3b4a8f32$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I know you feel like you really exist.
> Like you're some sort of individual entity.
> You have hopes, dreams, a future, a past.
>
> But the concept of time is a psychological illusion. The beginning and the
> end are one in the same. There was no start, and there will be no end. All
> that is, simply is.
>
> Matter. Energy. Arbitrary definitions of different states of the same thing.
> Everything. Nothing.
> Mass, volume, density -- all concepts which exist only for the fragile mind.
> Concepts which are based solely on how different types of 'energy' interact
> with each other as far as human minds can perceive.
>
> Have you ever watched ants? Flies? Insects of any sort. They have no
> consciousness, we say. What does that mean? It means they are automatons --
> they have no concept of reality, no concept of existence, only a simple
> program, reactions to their sensory input.
>
> How can there be no time, if I am here, now? How can there be no time, where
> would the present be? Where am I? You are not.
>
> You are nothing but a 'program'. If you could ever get past your basic human
> associations and biological responses to take a look, you might notice the
> simple patterns that all human behavior follows. Conversation, daily
> activities, the constant need to "progress." We are simply complex machines,
> given the illusion of life to ourselves, the illusion of time to retain the
> sanity of the mind, and to allow it to carry out its task -- to expand, to
> grow, to gain knowledge. Infinitely. You were born, and you died. In between
> these two lines of 'code,' you digested information, you changed countless
> portions of the energy flow of reality. But you are nothing but a small
> segment of the chain of reality, following the pattern built into you, and
> in reality, changed nothing, as change cannot exist without time (can it? Or
> is the human mind still limiting even me?).
>
> 1. -1. 1. -1. Sin(x). Circle. All things flow around, even thought. Try as
> you might, you will only ever reach two points, though each time your mind
> may interpret these points differently, feeling as though some goal has been
> reached, something achieved. Your biological nature disguises the extreme
> simplicity of the flow, covering it with the smaller patterns which exist on
> smaller scales, all still working on the simple basis of the circle.
>
> Every religion known to man, every philosophy, every scholar... Whether they
> know it or not, THIS was their point, the basis of their argument. We've all
> been on the same side the whole time.
>
> AND WE'VE NEVER GONE ANYWHERE BUT AROUND IN CIRCLES.
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>
> Too depressing for your state? Keep this in mind.... at least you can enjoy
> it, and at least you have the ability to perceive yourself. It's an
> experience you shouldn't be so quick to toss aside.
>
> Where is God? God is simply another word for the flow, the infinite (not to
> mention fractal) pattern of all energy. You are God's subroutine, perhaps.
> If the universe can perceive itself, perhaps it has quite the story to tell.
> Maybe, once your program terminates, you will once again become the One, the
> All, the flow, the wave. Or maybe .....
> while(1){.you..are..here..} -- It's all a
> matter of perspective
>
>
>
> Break the cycles, even if it may be futile.
>
> [Any of this interest anyone? Let me know... I love to rant.]
>
> "snake2k1" <flightman1 at home.com> wrote in message
> news:3b481790 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> expanding.
> the
> and
> chuchy
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Dec 10, 1999, 2:46pm
"Community" rejects my logon periodically. Donno y.
Dec 10, 1999, 2:46pm
My posts haven't been geting to "community".
Nov 19, 2000, 1:23pm
Yep -- can't get in this morning 'tho the network status is reported as normal.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]shred <shred at 1starnet.com> wrote in message news:3A17D597.6010009 at 1starnet.com...
> ...getting into AW again today. Is anyone else having this problem? This is really becoming annoying.
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> --
> Shred
> http://utn.cjb.net
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Jan 17, 2001, 6:06am
I miss it too SW. It's a damn shame that some twits couldn't figure out that if they aren't on the beta they shouldn't bug Roland.
They spoiled it for all of us. I had 3.1 for 2 days and found several bugs including the now famous MIDI bump (seems to be a botched
attempt to delay the transition between MIDIs) and 3.1's inability to handle texture names larger than 16 characters (which whited
out a lot of my textures). And some others that I worn't boar ppl with. I was sure that these bugs will be/have been discovered by
the real beta group and since I wasn't supposed to have 3.1 I didn't mention them to Roland.
I was just beginning to work out techniques for combining standard animation methods with the new move and rotate commands when I
lost the connection to the server. When I tried to re-enter I got the infamous "reason 79" message and knew what had happened. I was
really pissed at the idiots who spoiled my fun. You can still use 3.1 off-line but that sucks.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]sw comit <swcomit at swcity.net> wrote in message news:3a6530e5$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I woulda made a nice tester, I build every day, pretty much every day of the
> year, for 2 years now ;)
>
> I found a couple bugs in 3.1 that weren't reported, but since I couldn't say
> anything I couldn't report it. The ones I found are reported now though,
> regarding bump sounds for midis.
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Jan 19, 2001, 12:37pm
[View Quote]agent1 <Agent1 at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message news:3a65a688$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> "billyat" <billyat at bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:3a655284 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
Roland.
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>
> Wrong. If you were not on the beta list, you shouldn't have gotten the beta. That's how simple it is. Another thing: How are you
beta TESTing if you don't "bug Roland" with things you find wrong with the browser?
>
> -Agent1
WRONG. You see anything in my message about beta TESTing? I was just having fun. The beta should have been made available to all
with disclamers and strict instructions not to bug Roland and to upgrade a COPY of 3.0 (which I did). I noticed in the chat that
some beta testers were giving 3.1 upgrade instructions to everyone who asked for them (not me -- I figured it out myself).
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Jan 19, 2001, 10:11pm
[View Quote]agent1 <Agent1 at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message news:3a6881e9$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> If you're not testing the beta, you have no business having a copy of it, authorized or otherwise.
>
> -Agent1
>
>
You're not zactly batting 1000 today are ya? I SAID I was having FUN with it. And if we weren't supposed to have it why was it on
the standard upgrade path? A lot of your fellow beta testers didn't share your feelings of insecurity and were passing out
instructions on how to get it to all who were to dim to figure it out themselves.
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PS: sorry about posting to you instead of the NG: mia coulpa.
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[View Quote]> "billyat" <billyat at bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:3a68511b at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Jan 20, 2001, 12:00am
[View Quote]wing <bathgate at prodigy.net> wrote in message news:3a68de29 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> You're batting 0 pal. CLOSED Beta. Do you know what the word "CLOSED" means?
> Just because AWCI adds it to the upgrade path doesnt mean everyone can have
> it. The upgrade software is how they wanted beta users to access it, and the
> upgrade software can only access that one path. Be realistic children, One
> programming mistake on Roland's part and b00m, your comp is gone. Tbird
> 1.2GHz, standard fan. Memory leak left over time. CPU maxes out at 100% for
> 20 minutes while you're away cuz its dealing with a huge swapfile. CPU heats
> to extreme tempertures to the point where heatsink/fan can't keep up.
> Instant CPU burnout. Using beta software is putting that $2k wonderbox on
> the line. I haven't really read any warentys because my overclocking habits
> void them anyway but it's logical to include use of potentially damaging
> software as a way to void it on certain equipment (motherboard, RAM, video,
> CPU, HDD). Think before you talk, twit.
>
>
> Wow, I'm becoming a hardware Eep.
> --
Well good for you, wing. I'm a big fan of eep. And just to show I'm not one of those insecure peeps who resort to correcting
spelling errors, I won't mention the incorrect spelling of "warrantees". I DID take an INFORMED calculated risk to have some fun.
The beta had been out for several days and some of the inexperienced users that were allowed to beta test would likely have caught
such expensive anomalies. Also, only a complete nitwit would leave a beta alone for 20 minutes. There -- I've made a good point for
including inexperienced users and nitwits in the beta test. BTW -- the upgrade proggy takes any URL you give it for an upgrade path
if you use a DOS prompt or "run" so the beta could have been made REALLY closed.
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> Wing
> This little spot is dedicated to my girl, Jessie.
> It's a CLOSED beta ya morons.
> AW Citizen 305004 "Wing"
> bathgate at prodigy.net
> eyemwing at teleport.com
> ICQ #101207433
[View Quote]> billyat <billyat at bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:3a68d7ac$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> news:3a6881e9$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> it, authorized or otherwise.
> it. And if we weren't supposed to have it why was it on
> your feelings of insecurity and were passing out
> themselves.
> news:3a68511b at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> news:3a65a688$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> news:3a655284 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> figure out that if they aren't on the beta they shouldn't bug
> the beta. That's how simple it is. Another thing: How are
> the browser?
> having fun. The beta should have been made available to all
> upgrade a COPY of 3.0 (which I did). I noticed in the chat that
> asked for them (not me -- I figured it out myself).
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Jan 20, 2001, 12:52am
At least somebody in this godforsaken NG has a sense of humor. Actually my trusty spellchecker says either spelling is correct.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]irish berserker <duhickey at ameritech.net> wrote in message news:3a68f5c2$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Wouldn't it be spelled "warranties"?
>
> sorry had to do it...
>
> billyat wrote:
> Well good for you, wing. I'm a big fan of eep. And just to show I'm not one
> of those insecure peeps who resort to correcting
> spelling errors, I won't mention the incorrect spelling of "warrantees". I
> DID take an INFORMED calculated risk to have some fun.
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Jan 21, 2001, 8:37pm
I'm with you Irish. Right now i'm 100% honest except for one proggy which is *ridiculously* overpriced. NO NAMES! They could make a
good profit selling it for, say, $200 -- especially since a lotta people (including me) would buy it at that price instead of using
a crack. NO NAMES!
Oops -- I just remember I got a cracked XXX6 'cause I paid for XXX5 and the snots wouldn't upgrade me since I missed the deadline by
a couple of days.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]irish berserker <duhickey at ameritech.net> wrote in message news:3a6b2ac8 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Holistic1,
> I agree with most of that...some software developers do ask for more than
> what a program is worth tho.I would say 70% of the software I use is
> registered the honest way(paying).
>
> Holistic1 wrote:
> If it's shareware, I paid for it.
> If it's commercial, I paid for it.
> I don't believe in hacked/cracked programs or shareware not paid for.
> Like Andras, I can appreciate the effort that goes into creating a product
> and
> pay for what I use.
>
> Holistic1
>
>
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Feb 15, 2001, 6:37am
These move and rotate commands leave a lot to be desired. They sure haven't made old fashioned animation controls obsolete. I won't
go thru the details but I think you need 3 objects -- only 1 of which is visible at a time. One object at the beginning pointed out,
another at the end pointed out, and another at the end pointed in. Then you use 3 control objects to move the first, rotate the
second and move the third. If someone has a simpler way please let me know.
I haven't had much time lately, but if I get a chance I'll set up an example in Polygon.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]nova <n at n.com> wrote in message news:3a8b5608$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> yeh i know i just want it to move strait out roatate and return looping
> all it is is a matter of timing it right
> theres some formula in the faq help but no example of one that work that i
> could work from
> "facter" <facter at activeworlds.com> wrote in message
> news:3a8b5109 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> back
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Feb 15, 2001, 4:40pm
I couldn't agree more nova! Even invisible objects add to the poly count and degrade performance.But i'm damn sure you can't do
stuff like that without old fashioned astart;adone controls making things visible and invisible. I set up a simple example in
Polygon if you want to see it. The effect is 3 sailboats sailing in a triangular pattern; as each boat reaches the vertex of the
triangle it rotates and sails on. Looks pretty neat and is located at polygon 7.7S 5.9W 0.0a 89. At that position there's not much
of a poly count but if you turn around you may experience serious lag. Just wait for a good load.
The controls are the 2 fireplugs. There are 6 sailboats: the 3 at the verticies are all labeled sb0 and the others that will move
are labeled sb1,sb2,sb3. The controls read:
create name sbc1,animate me . 1 1 5000,astart;adone move 0 0 10 time=10 name=sb1,move 8.66 0 -5 time=10 name=sb2,move -8.66 0 -5
time=10 name=sb3,visible sb0 no,visible sb1 on,visible sb2 on,visible sb3 on,astart sbc2
create name sbc2,animate me . 1 1 10000,astart;adone rotate 4 nosync name=sb0,visible sb0 on,visible sb1 no,visible sb2 no,visible
sb3 no,astart sbc1
The effect you're talking about would take 4 controls and 4 objects.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]nova <n at n.com> wrote in message news:3a8bc37a$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> hmm id prefer to use a single object
> that why i never used animation before cause it rquired multiple objects and
> when you take a low vert object with say 30 40 50 verts and need 6 7 object
> to do it well you still end up with a high vert build.
> "billyat" <billyat at bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:3a8b9535 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> haven't made old fashioned animation controls obsolete. I won't
> visible at a time. One object at the beginning pointed out,
> you use 3 control objects to move the first, rotate the
> know.
> example in Polygon.
> news:3a8b5608$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> i
> come
> come
> one
> comand
> move
> something...
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May 1, 2001, 10:48am
Damn ISP dissing me and cut me off. So just wanna see if my NGs are working again.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
May 1, 2001, 11:09am
I can read the Beta NG now, but I can't post to it. No biggie, but they gunna miss my pearls of wisdom.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
Jul 23, 2001, 2:57am
I think all ftp clients support resuming if the upstream server does. I like GetRight: www.getright.com which can be legit for $25.
The free version is ad driven. RealPlayer has one which seems to d/l automatically at certain ZDnet sites and takes over as the ftp
client (my getright went poof -- I had to uninstall the RP ftp client and put getright back in the startup folder). RP wouldn't be
so bad if it werent for the obnoxious ads which pop up and can crash you if your resources are marginal. Anything AOL gets its hands
on turns crappy -- now the realplayer on my old computer crashes it every time I try to play a streaming media.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]mike zimmer <zimmer at pitnet.net> wrote in message news:3b5b8172 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I have one for it....
>
> syntax <sfris at swcity.net> wrote in message
> news:3b5b74bd at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> latest
> serial/crack
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Jul 23, 2001, 11:25am
Yeah, AOL bought 'em out couple of years ago. My daughter uses AOL so i'm stuck with Real (it installs automatically if you don't
have it). But I used to think Real Video was the greatest -- I watched the Rover land on Mars in real time with it. What a trip.
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billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]john viper <jviper at jtsoft.net> wrote in message news:Xns90E7458F6AC56jviperjtsoftnet at 166.90.181.12...
> Eek! They got Real, too? No wonder the thing sucks so bad, I never liked
> it, but I didnt know they sold out to AOL... (thing I hated most was all
> the advertisements to upgrade for free, bringing you only to a page telling
> you its FREE! for only $29.95.)
>
> -John
>
> "billyat" <billyat at telocity.com> wrote in
> news:3b5baed2$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com:
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> --
> _____________________________________________
> Jeff Tickle (John Viper, #296714)
> jviper at jtsoft.net
> http://www.jtsoft.net
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Jul 24, 2001, 11:25am
Well wing, she's 27 and an Capoeira Angola expert (that's an African martial art and/or dance). She's planning a trip to Brazil to
attend the International Capoeira Angola Conference and a trip to Seattle to represent Louisiana in the National Poetry Slams. I
think if I dumped AOL I'd be another domestic violence stat.
MSN Messenger Service works fine. The ads are relegated to the hotmail which you can just not open up and a little partition at the
bottom of the window.
BTW I just noticed yet another ftp client -- NetAnts, www.netants.com Don't know anything about it except it's supposed to have
all th bells and whistles -- multithreading, resume, clip-board aware, etc that GetRight has. And it's free, but I don't know how
obnoxious its ads are.
billyat (Bill the Yat)
"if you don't like polls -- LIE TO THE POLSTERS"
[View Quote]wing <bathgate at prodigy.net> wrote in message news:3b5c7c1b at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> AOL owns everything on the Windows platform that M$ doesn't. Unfortunately the only serious instand message choices are AIM and
ICQ.
> The latter is better, but turning into Adware (unless they took that off in one of the updates I don't ever bother downloading
> anymore because they just turn it more and more like AIM) and the former is a pain in the ass that little kiddies like to use.
>
> "I like to go on AOL when I get home!"
> --Lame kiddies that don't realize the internet extends FAR beyond the corners of their cute little Buddy Lists and parental
> controls. (PLEASE teach your daughter the difference between AOL and the internet so I don't find the need to do so when she's 20
> and bumps into me on the street while)
> "billyat" <billyat at telocity.com> wrote in message news:3b5c25c4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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