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Jul 7, 2004, 3:19pm

Here is a great site about the benefits of using the mp3PRO codec vs.
the older MP3 standard.

http://www.mp3pro.com/mp3pro/mp3pro_info.asp

Builderz
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Jun 28, 2004, 11:24pm

I'm just going to say this now before we have dozens of flames...
Please, don't reply to this thread. Please? Pretty please with sugar on
top? If everyone wants to moan at this or bitch at that, please start
your own forum or newsgroup and do it there, okay? *hopes there aren't
six flames when he reads the newsgroups again*

Builderz
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Jun 28, 2004, 11:53pm

0.flames is the name of the group I believe and news://news.andras.net
is his newsgroup server. It seems that ever since AWI removed the
general.discussion group all of the flames have moved into the community
group.

Builderz
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Jun 29, 2004, 2:32am

Looks like The Lady flamed herself... ;)

Builderz
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Jun 29, 2004, 3:15pm

Yes. Whenever The Lady makes a post, there seems to be many others who
either disagree (by posting insults) or think she's crazy, nutty, etc.
Just do a search at her past threads and you'll see what I mean. I was
just trying to break that "cycle" this one time. :)

Builderz
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Jul 6, 2004, 4:47am

LOL about the speakers. Nice touch. :)

Builderz
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Jul 3, 2004, 4:01pm

Correct. However, I don't think all AW TV stations will move over and
use Windows Media Streaming for various reasons. Here is a good host
that does Windows Media streams:

http://www.advection.net

Builderz
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Jul 3, 2004, 4:06pm

Well, you can get a dedicated Windows server in a professional data
center in the U.S. for about $69 USD per month with 500 GB of bandwidth.
If you want 1000 GB of bandwidth, expect to pay about $120 USD per
month. And of course, there is colocation if you already have your own
server. If someone has the money and the knowledge, they could setup a
few Windows Media Streams on one of these servers.

Builderz
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Jul 3, 2004, 9:59pm

As far as I know, the server portion to stream Windows Media content
only works on Windows. Other uses are for ASP, ColdFusion and MS SQL
databases.

Builderz
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Jul 3, 2004, 6:56pm

Thanks, XelaG! Remind me to wish you a happy Queen's Day in April. ;)

Builderz
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[View Quote] > To all US citizens, and people living in the USA, Xelagots and me wish
> you all a good 4th of July :)
>
> Alex

Jul 3, 2004, 9:59pm

I was being sarcastic, SWE. :P

Builderz
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[View Quote] > lol, well, if he actually has to reminds you about it, not that great
> anymore? :P
>
> -SWE

Jul 6, 2004, 10:59pm

I'm glad I could help with the tutorial, Heu. :)

Builderz
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Jul 8, 2004, 9:05pm

Just upgraded the bot for some hosting clients about ten minutes ago
without any problems. :) Thanks, XelaG!

Builderz
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Jul 9, 2004, 10:52pm

Does anyone have a chat log/transcript of the AW 2004 Festival Opening?
Also, does anyone have a transcript or recording of the interview with
Rick (E N Z O) and the AWI employee that was on AWVR? Thanks.

Builderz
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Jul 14, 2004, 6:33am

I don't mind if it is just a partial recording. Could you please e-mail
it to me when you get the time? Thanks in advance.

Builderz
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[View Quote] > I have a recording but not of the full thing.

Jul 20, 2004, 3:43pm

I'm still looking for any chat logs/transcripts of the 2004 Festival and
a transcript or recording of the AWVR interview... So if anyone has
them, please let me know.

Builderz
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Jul 10, 2004, 2:55pm

ROFL! Thanks for sharing that. I was up late last night helping with the
AW Festival and that post was refreshing. :)

Builderz
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Jul 13, 2004, 3:50pm

LOL, Pyro. :)

Builderz
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[View Quote] > My husband tried this on me before I read this post. I thought something was
> really wrong with his computer... LOL

Jul 14, 2004, 6:05am

*puts on Eep mask* These types of posts should go in the worldbuilders
group. Drive through! *removes Eep mask*

Builderz
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Jul 13, 2004, 4:52am

Even if you are careful about who you give your real address to,
spammers can use automated dictionary attacks to eventually find (spam)
your real address. Also, depending upon the privacy policy of your
e-mail provider, they may share/sell your address with third parties
(other companies).

Builderz
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[View Quote] > What I do is have junk addy's that I use to give to sites that do need a
> legit addy, for like a confirmation email or whatever. I just open some
> yahoo account just for that purpose, they can spam the junk addy all
> they want. I don't ever read stuff there....and I'm very careful about
> who I give the real addy out to. It does work....I get no spam at all
> in my real addy, just real email.

Jul 13, 2004, 2:02pm

Andras is correct. They just try and send e-mail to a bunch of e-mail
addresses at random to see if they work or not. They use one or more
"dictionary files" and try to make up user names or just try and spam
standard addresses likes abuse at yourdomain.com, webmaster at yourdomain.com,
etc.

So it might look like:

sallyjane02 at whatever.com
bobiscool at whatever.com
andrew10 at whatever.com

They can take a standard name like andrew and then combine it with the
number 10 to see if it s valid address. They just keep sending and
sending e-mails and the addresses that don't "bounce back" are usually
real ones. Sort of like brute force password cracking in a way.

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Jul 13, 2004, 2:17pm

Funny, I have just the opposite experience with one of my Yahoo!
accounts. I've had it for years and unchecked all of those "don't send
me crap" (as you put it) boxes as soon as I knew about them and don't
sign up to any opt-in newsletters, ezines, etc. Yet on my one account I
have it set to filter out about 90 domains and I still have nearly
12,000 spam messages I need to sort through or delete. On another Yahoo!
account with all of those things unchecked, I hardly get any spam at
all. Go figure.

However, on e-mail accounts on my own domain names that I host myself, I
use SpamAssassin on the server side and it has greatly helped reducing spam.

Builderz
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[View Quote] > Which email provider you choose to use is very important. As far as the
> dictionary attacks, they are mainly aimed at hotmail. Hotmail is the
> most targeted email there is. They are the number one target for
> dictionary attacks, account hacking, hijacking, etc. In the brief time
> that I did use hotmail way back when, that account was the target of
> dictionary attacks and hijacking and all kinds of crap. But, I have
> been using yahoo for years, and have never once had a dictionary attack
> or anything on any of my yahoo addy's. I strongly dislike ALOT of what
> yahoo has done in recent years, but at least with my accounts there I
> haven't had any problem with spam or attacks. I hate that yahoo has all
> the default settings set to "please send me lots of crap", and you have
> to go through and change all those settings to "no thanks, keep your
> freaking crap to yourself" when you set up a new account, otherwise you
> will be getting alot of crap from them, 3rd parties, etc. But once I've
> set that on the account I haven't gotten any spam at all. I have alot
> of yahoo accounts that I've had for years that I just use for the free
> webspace that you get with the account, and none of those addy's have
> ever recieved anything...five years and not a single thing yet. ;)

Jul 14, 2004, 5:59am

Oh my! ROFL! I almost fell out of my chair laughing so hard at that
site. :) You even made a mockup "Free Kevin" T-shirt.

While it was very funny, I do think you are taking this a bit too far
now, Rossyboy. I think you better tone it down a notch. Let's see how
long it takes E N Z O to delete this thread.

Builderz
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Jul 14, 2004, 2:05pm

If I knew it was your birthday, I would have built you something. ;)

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Jul 14, 2004, 3:35pm

I didn't know the AWA, ESO, etc. were still around. Guess they went
underground or something.

I have an idea that might help a bit with the newbs. Using a program
called Camtasia Studio (made by TechSmith) you can record software
programs (including AW if it runs in software mode) and make videos with
audio or voice overs. You can then convert that into a Flash animation.

Well, what if someone did this and made tutorial videos for the newbs?
Such as:

- How to Download the AW Browser
- Teleport Basics
- Building 101
and so on...

So if a newb asks "how do i build?!" you could just tell them (or
whisper to them) a link to the video tutorial. Almost all browsers come
with Flash now, so almost everyone would be able to watch them. I would
make the videos myself, but I just don't have the time.

As for the clocks, I know what you mean. I was hosting KoL's world
(PIWorld) when about fifteen of them showed up all at once. I had to
move the world to TheMask's server because of the load. Aren't they some
Flash animation group or something?

For the PK/GK (whichever) ejecting for sending an activeworlds.com URL,
well, that's just plain dumb.

Builderz
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Jul 14, 2004, 7:12pm

Yes, you can use SnagIt to take screen shots. But I was talking about
capturing video (the AW browser interface and the mouse moving around
the screen) as it happens (in real time), adding voice overs to it, and
then converting it to Flash so the newbs could understand things better.

Builderz
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[View Quote] > Note: Can also use Snagit to make films..easier for me.
>
> Jag

Jul 15, 2004, 2:30am

True, recording in a world with lots of activity in a large area (such
as clouds or the sky moving) would make the file size larger. However,
there are other codecs that could be used that may work better.

For an example of what I'm talking about, check out a tutorial I made
several months ago for a distributed computing project:
http://www.3dhost.net/udvg.exe

I used an older version of Camtasia to record everything as an AVI,
added in some effects, inserted background music, converted it into a
Flash animation and then used an eBook compiler program to make it into
an EXE that plays once you open it.

My idea for the AW tutorials would be similar, but a bit different. The
files would be in Flash (no EXE needed) and possibly in other
downloadable video formats such as WMV, QuickTime, etc. so users could
refer back to them or watch them offline.

Instead of the background music, there would be voice overs or someone
guiding the user through each step. Like I said, I'd love to make them
myself, but I'm busy with other things at the moment. As for
Blufftitler, I haven't heard of it before, but I'll be sure to check it out.

Oh, and you have some nice tutorials on your site. :)

Builderz
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Jul 15, 2004, 5:12pm

I think that page has been on the AWI site for at least a year. The only
advertisements I saw that weren't directly related to other AW worlds or
events was something for CNet (could have been a Download.com ad) and
Caligari (back when AW users could get trueSpace for a discount).

Builderz
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Jul 15, 2004, 5:48pm

ROFL!

Builderz
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Jul 15, 2004, 10:33pm

Wow, you are quite the traveler, Bit. :) Glad you had a safe journey.
Any chance you could give us some hints as to what AWI has coming down
the pipe? ;) Hope you didn't have to sign a nondisclosure agreement...

Builderz
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