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« Last post by thepitster on February 04, 2022, 05:30:57 PM »
I have decided to stop heading the same direction this site has been going for the past ... 22 years or so ... And will no longer be providing a place for the previous platform in which was taking place before. Instead has not been decided if to use this site again for anything or just have it as a placeholder for memories of old friends and family from the long ARW Past. Keep checking in though, you never know when we decide to pop up again fresh and new 
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« Last post by Bigdog on March 27, 2021, 07:53:07 PM »
Stumbled across this site in a Googlesearch for something else... Ever watched a movie or TV show and wondered "What kind of gun was that?"  Visit imfdb and your curiosity will be satisfied. 5 post minimum to see code tags!PS: The pistol shown above is a suppressed M1911A1 .45 cal automatic, used by the assassin in Dr. No. 
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« Last post by Bigdog on December 31, 2020, 07:51:19 PM »
I have come back around to the idea of Bitcoin, a few dollar's worth of which I need for a special payment. What a pain in the ass!
I am setting up an account with Coinbase. I thought the whole idea of BTC and other cryptocurrency was confidentiality and privacy. WRONG!
To set up the account, I had to give them my real name and address.
Then, to fund the account, I had to give them my bank account info, including acct number. That allowed me to transfer $50 from my bank to my BTC account, less a couple of percent processing fee.
OK, but I can't sent BTC to others, making the acct worthless. To send BTC, I have to upload photos of my driver's license.
Doing this qualifies me to send 69 cents of the $50 I deposited. TO send more, I have to wait... a week, maybe??? For what? Until Jupiter is aligned with Mars?
WTF? Where is the anonymity? Where is the convenience? I could have gone into a grocery store here and bought a $25 "gift card" for cash, no ID required, in about 5 minutes.
I am really disillusioned about the whole BTC thing. It is all bullshit, so far.
Maybe I'm missing something. If so, feel free to enlighten me...
*Frustrated in Georgia*
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« Last post by Bigdog on October 25, 2020, 12:26:18 PM »
At Browserling, we're building a network of free online tools websites. Each site in the network focuses on one and only one tool category. Each tool does one and only one thing. All are free to use and as close as your browser.
This set contains tools for manipulating .JPG files. Resize, crop, flip, rotate, blur out (pixelate), caption, convert, etc etc
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There are 18 other collections of tools, all with a similar format and UI.
Online CSV Tools, which is all about working with Comma Separated Values.
Online TSV Tools, which is all about working with Tab Separated Values.
Online JSON Tools, which is all about working with JSON data.
Online XML Tools, which is all about working with XML documents.
Online YAML Tools, which is all about working with YAML configs.
Online STRING Tools, which is all about working with strings.
Online RANDOM Tools, which is all about doing random things.
Online BINARY Tools, which is all about working with binary zeros and ones.
Online PNG Tools, which is all about working with PNG images.
Online HEX Tools, which is all about working with hexadecimal values.
Online JPG Tools, which is all about working with JPEG images.
Online ASCII Tools, which is all about working with ASCII charset.
Online MATH Tools, which is all about doing mathy things.
Online IMAGE Tools, which is all about working with various image formats.
Online UTF8 Tools, which is all about working with UTF8 encoding.
Online TEXT Tools, which is all about doing text processing.
Online NUMBER Tools, which is all about working with numbers.
Online FRACTAL Tools, which is all about doing fractaly things.
Online UNICODE Tools, which is all about working with Unicode characters.
Look for links to these sites partway down this page:
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There are a LOT of useful tools here, all free to use.
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« Last post by Bigdog on October 25, 2020, 12:06:36 PM »
News Aggregator sites
A searchable index into what is happening in the world in that field
All use a similar format and UI
SciURLs – science news aggregator.
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TuxURLs – Linux news aggregator.
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MathURLs – mathematics news aggregator.
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FinURLs – financial news aggregator.
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DevURLs – developer news aggregator.
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TechURLs – technology news aggregator.
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« Last post by thepitster on July 29, 2020, 02:00:22 PM »
You are not allowed to view links.
Register or Login or make a 5 post minimum to see url tags. moved it here and made you a moderator so you should be able to post new to this section now EDIT: also it will show up on the front page/portal as well.
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« Last post by Bigdog on July 29, 2020, 11:35:22 AM »
This should be news... but I can't start a topic in NEWS. Is that intentional? ================ A Massive Leak of Nintendo Source Code Is Causing Chaos in Video Gamers The leak unearthed new revelations about classic games like 'Super Mario 64,' and caused a split amongst preservationists about what to do with likely stolen material. The gigaleak. That’s the name retro enthusiast and amateur game developer Cosmo came up with when they realized the trove of secrets that had leaked out of Nintendo last week, which have dominated gaming’s attention ever since. Source code for games like F-Zero and Link to the Past. A full development history of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Prototypes for Super Mario Kart and Yoshi’s Island, which Nintendo called Super Mario Bros. 5: Yoshi’s Island at some point. A cache of emails from Argonaut Software, co-developers of Star Fox. It’s a massive and historically unprecedented look at the creative process of a company that, like Apple, prides itself on secrecy. It was also most likely stolen, and thus represents an invasion of privacy that has fans and preservationists confused on how to view the material... [Stolen? STOLEN? Oh, say it ain't so, hackers STEALING data! {BD} ] On Friday afternoon, an anonymous 4chan user posted a link to several files hosted on anonfiles, a service for people to share material without fear it’ll get linked back to them. Even in the rough and tumble world of 4chan, people were hesitant to see what they were... More: You are not allowed to view links.
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« Last post by Bigdog on March 24, 2020, 10:51:59 PM »
“High Risk” delivery driver signs for your front door. Download the PDF file and print on your printer, color or B&W, your choice. Post on your front door. The sign instructs delivery drivers to put your package by the door, ring the doorbell and leave. 5 post minimum to see code tags!Sample sign (small size, downloads are 8.5x11 size)  
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« Last post by Bigdog on March 24, 2020, 11:23:57 AM »
Scientific predictions of what will happen -- infections, fatalities, etc. -- with various types of responses from "do nothing" to "Wuhan-style lock-down." Projections are for the USA, on a state-by-state basis. Scary parts: (1) Social distancing SLOWS the spread by a few months, but doesn't stop it. You still reach HUGE losses, it just takes longer. (2) Some places, like New York, are ALREADY past the point of no return. It is probably to late to stop or even slow the carnage. Check it out: 5 post minimum to see code tags!AND: A short YouTube video on how the virus attacks the body. References listed. Worth a watch. AND: An interview with a doctor/medical researcher who led the fight to eradicate Smallpox: 5 post minimum to see code tags!Consensus: If we don't take drastic measures soon, we are fucked. And it may already be too late and we may be fucked anyway. 
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« Last post by Bigdog on February 26, 2020, 12:51:39 PM »
If you use Paypal linked to Google Pay, check your account today! Thieves have found a new way to pick your pocket!
On February 25, 07:30am ET, PayPal told ZDNet that they have addressed the issue being exploited over the weekend.
Hackers have found a bug in PayPal's Google Pay integration and are now using it to carry out unauthorized transactions via PayPal accounts.
Since last Friday, users have reported seeing mysterious transactions pop up in their PayPal history as originating from their Google Pay account.
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