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brant // User Search
brant // User Search
Jul 23, 2003, 10:57pm
Just a comment: Try going to ground zero at any AW-owned world and saying
the phrase ".exe" :)
[View Quote]"john" <john at 3d-reality.com> wrote in message
news:3f1f135a at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> An explanation!
>
> Operator: You have a telegram.
>
> Telegram from perra, sent just now:
> some url´s is in Ca..we have get emaljs about it from awcom..this one
might
> be one off them am not sure...no comercial at gate with url´s it said to
> us..
>
> Seems the bot is on slow-coach silent-eject.
>
> "john" <john at 3d-reality.com> wrote in message
> news:3f1f10cd at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> citizenship.
Active
> your
> World
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Jul 23, 2003, 10:58pm
Ah, apparently this was already discussed in another group.
[View Quote]"brant" <awteen at shoemakervillage.org> wrote in message
news:3f1f2edc$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Just a comment: Try going to ground zero at any AW-owned world and saying
> the phrase ".exe" :)
>
> "john" <john at 3d-reality.com> wrote in message
> news:3f1f135a at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> might
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Jan 30, 2004, 7:23pm
I agree. That's the best feature of 3.5. I can move it down to the right
side of the chat window on my 1280x1024 screen and I get a widescreen view
of AW.
Well done!
[View Quote]"ferruccio" <startrek3 at earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:4019ee91$2 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I like the undocked tabs, but still, they should have an option to dock
> them.
> "ry" <ryanauNOSPAM at iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4019d025 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> to
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Jan 31, 2004, 4:34pm
This message simply sounds like sour grapes. She hardly "blasted away"
anybody; she simply made a nicely worded request, even adding smiley faces
at the end. I don't see any accusations from her.
Instead, you reply back and slander her with accusations of "discrediting."
Next time, perhaps YOU should consider sending a personal E-Mail before
posting trash like this that will start yet another flame war.
-Brant
[View Quote]"wizard myrddin" <admin at rdescape.co.uk> wrote in message
news:401bf325$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> No offence but I would have at once changed the redirection to awcommunity
> web site if you made a request instead of as usual blasting away in public
> newsgroups to try and discredit.
>
> We have owned this domain for 2 years and was directed to the present URL
> during this time and when this site was closed all redirections remained.
>
> All you had to do was ask, but you seemed to pursue another course.
>
>
> "alphabit phalpha" <alphabit2003 at swbell.net> wrote in message
> news:401be1da$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Feb 22, 2004, 9:57pm
Hi Alpha,
Forgive me for my ignorance, but the "Procedures" page as you pointed out
doesn't seem to distinguish between whether people who want to win awards
will have to nominate themselves, or whether anyone can nominate anyone else
for an award.
Will this year's nominations period follow the same procedure as last
year's, or has it reverted to the original method of nominations?
-Brant
[View Quote]"alphabit phalpha" <alphabit2003(NOSPAM) at swbell.net> wrote in message
news:40391b23$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Dear Activeworlds Community,
>
> The Cy Awards Nominations will formally open this Saturday February
28th
> 7pm VRT.
> You will be able to place your nominations at the nominations link
> located at www.awcommunity.org/cyawards
> Please make sure you read the rules and procedures at the rules and
> procedures links.
>
> Please check the Cy calendar for upcoming events, voting, closure of
> nominations and voting etc etc. located on the calendar link on Cy home
> pages also.
> We promise to bring you the best Cy Awards ever this year, and hope
all
> of you can make it:)
>
> Don't forget about this year's new addition ...The CyUnity Awards for
> tourists builds!
>
> Also we are still taking reservations for you to host a Cy related
event
> during the Month of Cys in May:)
>
> Thank you:)
>
> AlphaBit Phalpha
> cyawards at awcommunity.org
>
>
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Feb 23, 2004, 12:23am
Ah, good. I would never nominate myself for an award and I'm sure that
there are many others who either wouldn't feel right doing so. In addition,
I'm sure some people would miss the deadline and wouldn't be rewarded for
their hard work.
Good choice,
-Brant
[View Quote]"alphabit phalpha" <alphabit2003(NOSPAM) at swbell.net> wrote in message
news:40394755$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Thanks Brant...I'll fix that...anyone can nominate anyone even themselves
> and we are going back to community noms and votes....just like the old
days
> but might have a point system for voting.
>
> "brant" <awteen at shoemakervillage.org> wrote in message
> news:403941e6$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
out
awards
> else
February
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Feb 24, 2004, 11:44am
Ah, Brock - and I thought that I was finally able to unblock you from
telegrams. It takes a lot of guts to admit you were wrong. She finally
gets up the courage to apologize, and you treat her as if she's some lower
form of life.
I guess I won't be able to unblock anytime soon.
-Brant
[View Quote]"carlbanks" <carlbanks at triplehelix.info> wrote in message
news:403ac86f$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> That was rude Brock.
>
> brock wrote:
this
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Apr 12, 2004, 4:39pm
Again, this is beta software. I can understand not liking the change, but
not liking it because it's buggy isn't acceptable. Software doesn't fix
itself.
Instead of flooding the newsgroup saying that something "sucks because it
doesn't work," send an E-Mail to support at activeworlds.com and tell them it
doesn't work!
-Brant
[View Quote]"r i c h a r d" <richard.lazenby1 at ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:4079bd9f$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> It sucks and doesn't work... notice how the thing doesn't check and
uncheck
>
>
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Apr 12, 2004, 4:37pm
Hey KSG,
While I'm sure that the software has bugs, it's beta software and should be
treated as such. Don't call AW "stupid" because you've having trouble with
a beta build. Instead, send a bug report to support at activeworlds.com so
that it can be fixed.
When world server build 29 destroyed all the property in my p-50 world and I
had to restore it from a week-old backup, losing lots of work in the
process, I decided I would never again test beta world server software. You
might want to take a similar approach if you have sensitive data.
-Brant
[View Quote]"king small guy" <craigrood at btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:407ad001$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Maybe a bug of maybe not but it seems aw upgraded world servers (?) and
when
> you change certain righs or options for the world 90% of the world options
> reset so cant change the world welcome message w/o the rights reseting and
> the op chageing to aw 1 stuff like that (tip: cover your ears/eyes)STUPID
AW
> WORLD SERVER, im sorry if im wrong but this is logicaly correct
>
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Apr 20, 2004, 1:11am
You can't? That sounds like it would be counter-productive...
-Brant
[View Quote]"themask" <ricky at whaletech.net> wrote in message
news:408486a4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
T-gram them -- I heard you can't send them to Beta at activeworlds.com anymore.
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TheMask
:: Owner of Delusional-Minds Hosting ::
Free world hosting.. Just a T-Gram will do it.
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[View Quote]"jaguar hahn" <markterrell at bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:4084836c$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
Where can I post about 3.5 Beta? I have some bugs I'd like to report, etc.
Noone ever answers my emails so I decided to ask here since most people know
what they're talking about. Also, I've seen the Beta Ng before..but it's
dissapeared O_O
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-Sk8Freak (Jaguar Hahn)
May 25, 2004, 1:58pm
Sounds great - please post the URL here for all to see!
-Brant
[View Quote]"king small guy" <ksg at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message
news:40b220eb at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I have logged it all (I think) I will upload it to my site and get what
you
> want of it.
> "tony m" <morales78705 at plz2nospam.austin.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:40b179a7 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
transcript
> of the CyAwards event?
>
>
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May 25, 2004, 2:11pm
Some people occassionally post articles that are of interest to the
community, so I thought that the following article might be interesting to
some:
http://www.walrusmagazine.com/article.pl?sid=04/05/06/1929205&tid=1
Note the companies that are referenced about a quarter way through the
article.
-Brant
Jun 3, 2004, 7:37pm
Another article of interest:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/fun.games/06/03/column.livewire.reut/index.html
-Brant
[View Quote]"brant" <awteen at shoemakervillage.org> wrote in message
news:40b3703b at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Some people occassionally post articles that are of interest to the
> community, so I thought that the following article might be interesting to
> some:
>
> http://www.walrusmagazine.com/article.pl?sid=04/05/06/1929205&tid=1
>
> Note the companies that are referenced about a quarter way through the
> article.
>
> -Brant
>
>
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May 27, 2004, 1:17am
Well, instead of buying this stuff, why not license the logo for merchandise
from AW and sell it instead? You could probably make a killing.
Better hurry before someone else gets the same idea,
-Brant
[View Quote]"ry" <rbirkin at iinet.net.au> wrote in message
news:40b480aa at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> It would be cool to have a store on CafePress or something for
Activeworlds
> clothing, bags, mugs, mousepads etc etc etc!
>
> I'd buy some!
>
> --
> Ry
> www.zenithblu.net
>
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Jul 17, 2004, 11:26am
Hi everyone,
There's always people here posting about free world hosting or object path
hosting, so I'm wondering if someone is running a streaming media server and
would be willing to offer it for free or for pay.
If you just upload a movie to a website, then people who show up late will
be out of sync with everyone else. Furthermore, if someone crashes, the
movie will start over because there's no way to set the position within the
file through AW using the SDK. A streaming media server would ensure that
these problems are eliminated.
Can anyone help out?
-Brant
Jul 17, 2004, 12:59pm
Hey builderz,
Well, I think the simpler solution to this problem is to simply include some
sort of command that allows a file to begin playing at a particular time. A
bot could easily update the sign object with the current time every second
or so without using the "set" command so that new users are in sync with
everyone else.
Let me know if and when you decide to offer this service.
-Brant
[View Quote]"builderz" <contact at 3dhost.net> wrote in message
news:40f9359d$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I was thinking about this the day 3.6 was released. I figured many
> people will be interested in Windows Media and Shoutcast hosting since
> the addition of the new media command.
>
> Lots of people do Web site, world, and OP hosting in the AW community.
> Few do bot hosting. Even less (if any) do Windows Media and Shoutcast
> hosting.
>
> I was contemplating this issue last week. Shoutcast hosting can be done,
> but it isn't that easy to monitor the bandwidth usage of each
> customer/client/stream (whatever you want to call it). There are ways to
> do it, but I haven't come across a very easy or "elegant" solution yet.
>
> The two main issues with Shoutcast and Windows Media is bandwidth and
> cost. I'll touch base on bandwidth first. If you are constantly
> streaming data to multiple users (especially video), you need a lot of
> bandwidth. You just can't get around that fact.
>
> Not only that, but you need good quality of bandwidth and you need to be
> on a network with very good latency. You don't want users complaining
> the feed is buffering every ten seconds. Well, unfortunately, those
> things don't come cheap. For streaming to work its best, you need to
> have a server on a premium, tier 1 bandwidth backbone (which, again,
> isn't the cheapest thing in the world).
>
> Sure, you might be able to get by with a few streams if you have
> broadband via your home via DSL, cable, etc. But you really need a
> professional host or your own dedicated server in a good data center for
> a lot of streams and/or users.
>
> Yes, you can go out there and buy your own Windows Server for anywhere
> from about $70 USD to $120 + USD at a decent data center. However, I
> believe that you need to stream using the Standard version of Windows
> Server 2003 (not the Web Edition), which can cost you some extra money.
>
> For any host trying to stay in business and make a profit, you obviously
> can't be charging $5.00 USD for a 20 user stream if it is costing you at
> least $100 USD per month for the server unless you take some pre-orders
> or know there will be many interested clients beforehand.
>
> Yes, someone could be kind, buy their own server or have their own T1 or
> SDSL line and do some small streaming hosting for free or for pay, but
> like I said before, they will only be able to support a limited number
> of streams or simultaneous users. For anything major, you really need to
> have a burstable 100mbps port in a data center.
>
> I'd love to be able to offer streaming Shoutcast and Windows Media, but
> people need to realize that it will cost them on a per users basis. It
> isn't unheard of to charge $1.00 USD or more per listener for a 128kbps
> Shoucast stream.
>
> For quality streaming to work, customers will most likely need to shell
> out more than $10 a month for their streams. Everyone always wants cheap
> prices, good quality, and good support. Well, that just doesn't happen.
> You need to take your pick of two out of the three.
>
> So, if the demand is there, I'm willing to research this some more and
> possibly start offering streaming hosting. But people need to realize
> that the costs involved will be higher than normal hosting such as bots,
> Web sites, OPs, etc.
>
> Finally, I'd like to see AWI add playlist support and (if possible) Real
> Media support (ReadlAudio and RealVideo).
>
> Builderz
> http://www.3DHost.net
>
> brant wrote:
path
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Jul 17, 2004, 1:51pm
Well, will you offer different configurations? First, is the $10 per month?
Second, I would need a ten-user stream, not a five-user one.
-Brant
[View Quote]"builderz" <contact at 3dhost.net> wrote in message
news:40f942e3 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> If you can find at least six people that would be willing to pay $10 USD
> or more for a five user WMV stream, tell me and I'll pursue things
> further. If not, then the lack of demand won't allow me to cover costs.
>
> Builderz
> http://www.3DHost.net
>
> brant wrote:
>
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Jul 18, 2004, 3:21pm
Hey builderz,
I was going to try to test this out, but I get a 404 error for the ASX file.
-Brant
[View Quote]"builderz" <contact at 3dhost.net> wrote in message
news:40fa0a12 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I was doing some more testing today and have some good news and some bad
> news about Windows Media.
>
> Good news: You can stream Windows Media files with just a normal Web
> server (via HTTP). So no expensive Windows Media Services or Windows
> 2003 Server is needed. I was talking to Chrispeg and he informed me that
> while AW doesn't support playlists, it does support a modified version
> of .ASX files.
>
> So if you have a single WMV or WMA file that is encoded for dial-up or
> broadband, you can upload it to your Web host (Web server), make a one
> line .ASX file that points to the WMV or WMA file, and it should stream!
>
> Here is an example:
>
> ASX File: http://www.proximarpg.com/proxima1.asx
>
> WMV File: http://www.proximarpg.com/proxmov1.wmv
>
> Action syntax: create sign;activate media
> http://www.proximarpg.com/proxima1.asx
>
> If you make a sign object, have at least 512kbps broadband, and use the
> action syntax with AW 3.6 (and the WMP 9 codecs), you should be able to
> see a video I made for Proxima world. It should stream and you shouldn't
> have to wait to download the entire file.
>
> Bad news: Unfortunately, you won't be able to use the above method to do
> live streaming. It only works for stand alone or "static" files. So AW
> TV stations or radio stations won't be able to use the above method if
> they want to do live shows.
>
> Also, you will only be able to stream one file and one file only since
> this is handled with playlists (which AW doesn't fully support). To get
> around this, I'm sure you could use a bot with a timer or a script.
>
> Another possible downside (I didn't test this but I'm pretty sure it
> doesn't work) is that you can only stream at one set bitrate. So you
> can't have one file that is encoded for both dial-up and broadband users
> and expect it to figure out how fast your connection is and stream at
> the right bitrate. I'm fairly certain you need the full blown Windows
> Media Services for this type of streaming.
>
> So, there you have it, folks. If you just want to be able to stream a
> file or two and already have a Web site or access to a Web server, you
> can do it pretty easily. If you want to do more advanced stuff like live
> shows and multi-bitrate streaming, you'll need to find a Windows Media
> host. Hope this is a help.
>
> Builderz
> http://www.3DHost.net
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Jul 18, 2004, 11:32pm
There already is one in Gulakon. Just go north to watch CBS live.
-Brant
[View Quote]"alphabit phalpha" <alphabitphalpha at activeworlds.com> wrote in message
news:40f9f135$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> So....who's going to be the first to create a drive-in theatre now that
> streaming media is available?:)
>
>
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Jul 23, 2004, 8:23am
Yes - whatever DID happen to that general.discussion newsgroup? Since it's
not around anymore, I guess that means that stuff goes here now.
-Brant
[View Quote]"eep" <no at spam.com> wrote in message news:4100C91C.35A0CD64 at spam.com...
> Note the lack of a "generation.discussion" newsgroup. This "community"
newsgroup is about the AW (that's "Active Worlds") community, not the US
president Bush or whatever else you want to talk about NOT related to AW.
>
> hu wrote:
obviously
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Jul 25, 2004, 10:07pm
Well, if you want the other side of the story, try
http://english.aljazeera.net/.
-Brant
[View Quote]"builderz" <contact at 3dhost.net> wrote in message
news:41018ef6 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> This thread will probably be wiped soon, so I don't want to get too
> political, but I do agree with some of the things you said.
>
> Yes, a great portion of the the major U.S. media needs an overhaul.
> Every time I watch someone on the Fox News Channel say it is "fair and
> balanced" or reports "real journalism" I can't help but chuckle a bit.
>
> However, if you understand what you are watching, reading, or listening
> to has a bias in the first place, it helps. Fox News seems to be more
> conservative, CNN a bit more moderate or liberal, etc. I watch BBC News
> sometimes, I listen to shortwave radio, I read articles from foreign
> news organizations, I watch some documentaries, etc.
>
> What I'd really like is a news organization that could report just the
> facts and no opinions or commentary. If people knew the hard facts about
> things like the 9/11 terrorist attack, it might change their mind about
> things.
>
> Builderz
>
> hu wrote:
>
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Sep 10, 2004, 11:15am
Well, the problem with that is that no matter how strong the encryption is,
if someone uses a brute force attack to guess the password, they can still
access the file.
I remember using random passwords 30+ characters long in AWTeen in 2002, but
I would have to change them every month as some script kiddle discovered the
password.
-Brant
[View Quote]"garnet" <red.garnet at verizon.net> wrote in message
news:413f6a11 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>I tried to get the upgrade too but it said no upgrade available.. now I
>have
> to say skip each time I log in. I suppose I'll have to reinstall the
> browser.
> I have a question too.. I just got the upgrade to WinZip.. it now has 2
> more options when passwording files. I tried to use the new methods..
> 128-Bit AES and 256-BitAES but neither were usable in AW. I had to go
> back
> to using the weakest Zip 2.0 compatible encryption. Does anyone have any
> idea if the stronger encryptions will be usable in the near future?
> Garnet
>
> "chrispeg" <chris at activeworlds.com> wrote in message
> news:413df805$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
>
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Nov 24, 2004, 1:08pm
Actually, I haven't had Windows XP crash in a long time.
Dec 11, 2004, 10:26pm
No need. Just go to AWTeen instead, which has terrain and better
objects anyway. And don't tell me only teens go there - I'm almost 22
and still visit all the time.
-Brant
Dec 12, 2004, 10:42pm
See, the problem with the world is simply its name. If it didn't have
that word "Teen" in it, most likely teens would congregate there, but
others would also feel safe entering.
And Daphne (may she rest in peace) was in her fifties when she helped
organize a number of events, so you certainly would by no means be the
most chronologically gifted person there :)
Dec 12, 2004, 10:44pm
I remember this discussion from August 2000. At the time, a "discussion
area" was placed at 1300n 0e, and everyone posted signs there voting on
whether seekerbots should be allowed. Seekerbots won out by one vote.
It's interesting to see how, four and a half years later, time repeats :)
Jan 2, 2005, 6:34pm
On January 2, 2002, ENZO announced that Activeworlds was raising its
prices from $19.95 to the current scheme. I would venture that this
event was perhaps the single most important event of AW's history up to
this point.
I'm not going to pass judgement, but does anyone care to share their
thoughts on how AW has improved and how it has disappointed people since
this momentus decision? It would also be interesting if someone could
dredge up the original letter that was posted on activeworlds.com.
Jan 14, 2005, 3:43pm
I tried that in May. I didn't receive a reply, and took another offer.
-Brant
[View Quote]ry wrote:
> Email and ask ^_^
>
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