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Virtual reality calms the chemo reality

Virtual reality calms the chemo reality 08/01/2004 08:03 AM
Chicago Tribune Aug 1 2004 12:13PM GMT

Reality Porn - Hot Reality Porn Reviews

Reality Porn - Hot Reality Porn Reviews 04/26/2004 06:49 PM
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Re-Pet a Reality

Re-Pet a Reality 12/24/2004 12:44 PM
Slashdot Dec 23 2004 5:30PM GMT

The reality about Reality TV

The reality about Reality TV 03/11/2003 10:45 AM
Kudos to The Joy of Tech…...

New Reality TV

New Reality TV 05/20/2004 08:44 AM
Television networks look to reinvent the wheel this year.

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality 07/06/2004 01:56 AM
Augmented Reality uses computer graphics that are placed over the “real world” in front of the person viewing it. It is the latest thing in mapping technology, allowing you to see it from the map’s perspective.

Odyssey Of Reality

Odyssey Of Reality 07/27/2004 08:00 AM
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IPO Reality Check

IPO Reality Check 01/16/2004 10:58 AM
"you have a 0.029 percent chance of beating an index fund this year in a Google IPO."

Hacking Reality

Hacking Reality 01/16/2004 10:59 AM
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." --Albert Einstein

Surviving Reality TV

Surviving Reality TV 01/22/2004 03:11 AM
As CBS launches "All-Star Survivor," we look at what past winners have done with their money.

Blogging reality

Blogging reality 07/29/2004 08:14 PM
Because the Kerry speech is so important, I've decided to see it the way it's meant to be seen: On TV. Yes, I've come home. And, oh are my feet and back glad. Sure, I felt guilty skulking out of the Fleet. But not enough to stay. At the Convention I can't hear what the speakers are saying, and I've absorbed so much atmosphere that I'm pooping victory balloons. So, what do I get out of being there for another night? I'm sure you'll tell me. I've seen the official excerpts of Kerry's speech, released by the Democrats. How...

"Shattered Reality"

"Shattered Reality" 12/06/2003 03:50 AM

.NET reality check

.NET reality check 01/27/2004 02:51 PM
There's been some pushback recently, in the .NET blogging community, about Microsoft's habit of living in the future. For example:

It is abundantly frustrating to be keeping up with you guys right now. We out here in the real world do not use Longhorn, do not have access to Longhorn (not in a way we can trust for production), and we cannot even begin to test out these great new technologies until version 1.0 (or 2.0 for those that wish to stay sane). I know there's probably not a whole lot you can do, but this is a plea to you from someone "in the field". My job is to work on the architecture team as well as implement solutions for a large-scale commercial website using .NET. I use this stuff all day every day, but I use the 1.1 release bits.

Here's my point, enough with the "this Whidbey, Longhorn, XAML is so cool you should stop whatever it is you are doing and use it". Small problem, we can't. Please help us by remembering that we're still using the release bits, not the latest technology. [Michael Earls]

In the spirit of Michael's plea, I'm working on an upcoming article in which I'll compare what was promised for the .NET platform (er, framework), two and three years ago, with the current reality as it exists today. Examples of the kinds of issues I want to consider: ...

Global reality

Global reality 03/06/2004 02:06 AM
One sure sign that people are getting into real-world web services projects is when you start to see timezone awareness ...

reality? Get real...

reality? Get real... 04/13/2004 11:36 PM
Reality's Apprentice Reality TV may seem a world away from real life, but what happens when Donald Trump’s The Apprentice moves in upstairs? Worse, what happens when it seems to be a sham? Keith Hollihan reports with a fascinating account of his life’s surreal intrusions.

Cracks of Reality 1

Cracks of Reality 1 04/18/2004 01:49 AM
A high-quality fractal image renderer.

The cost of reality TV?

The cost of reality TV? 04/09/2004 04:04 PM

Making the new reality

Making the new reality 04/29/2004 12:01 PM
From Chris Nelson's blog: The following is what one of the Bush administration's representatives told journalist Ron Suskind, regarding their philosophy behind the administration's actions and their relationship with journalists. I'm quoting from an Air America Radio interview with Suskind: Suskind: He says, you know, "You, Suskind, you're in what we call the 'reality-based community'" — that's actually the term he used. I said, "The WHAT?" He says, "The 'reality-based community'.". He said, "you all believe" — now let me see if I can get this right — "You all believe that answers to solutions will emerge from your...

The reality behind the politics

The reality behind the politics 05/04/2004 07:53 AM
This report examines the social, economic and political dimensions of offshoring and offers steps for the United States to maintain its historical lead in high technology.

Reality is Corrosive

Reality is Corrosive 05/04/2004 03:30 PM
Bill de hÓra: From the MC Escher school of standardization It seems that there is a feeding frenzy over this tasty morsel which was tossed in the shark infested waters of the internet. I'll not sure what I am about to say is either agreeing with or disagreeing with Sean McGrath on this subject, but here goes: Reality is Corrosive.

Reality check

Reality check 05/06/2004 08:35 AM
The media are finally showing the war in its full horror. What took them so long?

Cracks of Reality 2

Cracks of Reality 2 06/12/2004 07:50 AM
A high-quality fractal image renderer.

A Reality Check

A Reality Check 08/18/2004 01:05 PM
Do we really need a plethora of reality-TV networks?

Reality is Scripted

Reality is Scripted 06/24/2005 06:59 PM
After years of seeing reality TV producers pretend their shows don't have writers, the Writers Guild of America has decided to stop being polite and start getting real.

A Holey Reality

A Holey Reality 11/26/2002 02:21 PM
Internet News Nov 26 2002 12:37PM ET

Reality left behind

Reality left behind 08/31/2004 10:21 PM
After a lot of war talk last night, the Republicans are getting back to the "compassionate conservatism" theme -- a clever and probably necessary strategy for Bush two months from Election Day when more Americans think his opponent understands people like them. Helping to make Bush's case: Education Secretary Rod Paige. (You may remember Paige's outrageous comments earlier this year likening the nation's largest teachers union to a "terrorist organization.")

A Holy Reality

A Holy Reality 11/26/2002 11:19 AM
RealNetworks issues a patch for potentially serious security flaws in its flagship RealOne media player.

The Reality of Bugs

The Reality of Bugs 11/13/2003 12:38 AM

As some comments in my previous blog entry illustrate, I think people simply don't grasp the magnitude of the Web. There are (conservatively) 10 million Web sites on the Web. Let's say (conservatively) that each Web site has 50 unique Web pages. That's 500 million Web pages that the Web browser has to work perfectly on.

Let's imagine that the browser has done a fantastic job of emulating all the quirks of WinIE and Netscape 4, and that it is really good at laying out malformed HTML. An awesome browser would be (conservatively) 95% compliant, which means that it would have some sort of bug or problem on 5% of those 500 million Web pages.

5% of 500 million Web pages is 25 million malfunctioning Web pages. Let's now assume that only 10% of those Web pages are even seen by someone using Safari itself. Now we're down to 2.5 million pages seen by Safari users.

If only 10% of those users even bother to report a bug, that's 250,000 unique bugs that have to be screened.

This is the reality of the Web. People are constantly shocked and amazed that their pet bug hasn't been fixed in subsequent releases (e.g., in Mozilla or Safari), but those people simply don't understand how many hundreds of thousands of bugs their particular problem is competing with.

The New Faces of Reality TV

The New Faces of Reality TV 09/26/2004 12:57 PM
The introduction of children to the genre was probably inevitable. But the networks seem to understand that they are in dicey ethical territory.

IBM PPC 970MP A Reality?

IBM PPC 970MP A Reality? 03/17/2005 03:38 AM
IBM has posted an application note in direct reference to a dual 64-bit core PowerPC970MP and how to use thermal diodes in the chip. This is the first...

Three cheers for reality TV

Three cheers for reality TV 09/13/2004 08:47 AM
Pundits can tut-tut all they want, but reality shows rule television for a simple reason: The best of them are far more compelling than the worn-out sitcoms and crime dramas the networks keep churning out.

NHL Lockout About to Become Reality (AP)

NHL Lockout About to Become Reality (AP) 09/15/2004 11:44 AM
AP - An NHL lockout is a virtual certainty when the collective bargaining agreement between owners and players expires at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. With no talks scheduled, the lockout is expected once the NHL board of governors conclude a Wednesday meeting in New York.

Offshoring: The reality behind the
politics

Offshoring: The reality behind the
politics 05/05/2004 01:57 PM
CNET May 5 2004 6:34PM GMT

E-Government almost a reality in EU:
survey

E-Government almost a reality in EU:
survey 03/14/2005 06:00 PM
Xinhua News Agency Mar 13 2005 4:36AM GMT

Firefox's NY Times Ad a Reality

Firefox's NY Times Ad a Reality 12/17/2004 06:30 PM
Firefox's New York Times ad finally made it to the paper Thursday after several delays. The two page spread listed the 8,000 users who contributed to a fund for the creation and placement of the advertisement. The ad had been delayed due to production issues, namely an incorrect setting in the software used to design it.

Augmented Reality at the Media Lab.

Augmented Reality at the Media Lab. 04/04/2005 06:28 PM
Augmented Reality at the Media Lab. Via Bruce Sterling.

Google This: Reality Check

Google This: Reality Check 04/30/2004 02:00 AM
Business Week Apr 30 2004 6:16AM GMT

Reality check: what is Marco up to?

Reality check: what is Marco up to? 06/05/2005 11:20 PM
Every now and then, I like to sit down and write a list of all the things I’m doing, marking down deadlines and making sure that all the development lines intersect nicely where they should. Of course, I also keep a daily to-do list–as I mentioned in an earlier post, I tend to use old-fashioned paper [...]

Claytronics - Synthetic Reality?

Claytronics - Synthetic Reality? 06/17/2005 07:12 PM
I read an amazing article about how scientists unveil 'clay' robots that will shape our world! This new technology from Carnegie Mellon University called Claytronics promises that we can carry around a lump of this stuff in our pockets that can reshape itself into any object and can even act like 3D TV and create synthetic reality! That is fantastically amazing and totally unbelievable I thought to myself! So I went to their website to take a look and saw a couple of disappointing two-inch robots clicking via electromagnets and a few videos (must watch). Ok, so then I read on to find that such a lump of this cool clay stuff won't be available for years. Now it is a cool thing to see a couple of half dollar sized gizmos connect via electromagnet points (no latching points, no inter-robot-communication, no lifting ability, no cpu resources that I could see) but really, Scientists have created Synthetic Reality with this stuff? This is just too good to be true!
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Ramona Luv - Ramona Luv Latina Porn Star

Ramona Luv - Ramona Luv Latina Porn Star 04/25/2004 09:41 AM
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Romanian, 67, expecting twins

Romanian, 67, expecting twins 12/29/2004 08:13 PM
Romanian doctors say a 67-year-old woman, pregnant with twin girls, is set to be the oldest recorded mother.

Romanian hacker indicted in US

Romanian hacker indicted in US 08/05/2004 09:38 PM

Ananova - Romanian selling his penis

Ananova - Romanian selling his penis 08/10/2004 12:33 PM
Romanian selling his penis .. ananova

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German-American-Romanian-etc. bridgebl0g

German-American-Romanian-etc. bridgebl0g 04/13/2005 05:29 PM
John D. Erickson points to Halfway Down the Danube, a group blog by a German-American couple living in Romania with lots of comments from expat Americans and Europeans... [Technorati tags: BridgeBlog GlobalVoices]...

Romanian mental care deplored

Romanian mental care deplored 05/04/2004 03:58 AM
Amnesty International calls for an urgent reform of psychiatric hospitals in Romania.

Romanian indicted in Net theft case

Romanian indicted in Net theft case 08/06/2004 08:03 PM
globetechnology.com Aug 7 2004 0:55AM GMT

Romanian player pays his own transfer
fee (Reuters)

Romanian player pays his own transfer
fee (Reuters) 08/19/2004 02:25 AM
Reuters - Romanian midfielder Marian Aliuta has paid his own transfer fee to move from Steaua Bucharest to Rapid Bucharest.

Romanian hides stolen mobe in vagina

Romanian hides stolen mobe in vagina 04/19/2005 09:21 AM
Police call phone... You know the rest

Romanian priests condemn sex on reality
TV (Reuters)

Romanian priests condemn sex on reality
TV (Reuters) 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Reuters - Romanian priests are campaigning across the Balkan country to convince believers not to watch a popular reality TV show that has broadcast live sex, Romanian media says.

Romanian Team Entering X-Prize
competition

Romanian Team Entering X-Prize
competition 09/12/2004 03:47 AM

Love-Struck Romanian Sues to See Judge
(AP)

Love-Struck Romanian Sues to See Judge
(AP) 07/15/2004 06:44 PM
AP - Sandu Gurguiatu first sued for money. Then for love. The love-struck Romanian first took his company to court four years ago for what he said was unfair dismissal. But after setting eyes on Judge Elena Lala, he sued his employers and others dozens of times — only to be able to see her.

Three Romanian Journalists Kidnapped in
Iraq (Reuters)

Three Romanian Journalists Kidnapped in
Iraq (Reuters) 03/28/2005 07:11 PM
Reuters - Three Romanian journalists were kidnapped in Iraq Monday, Romania's President Traian Basescu said.

Romanian Official Refuses to Marry
Couple (AP)

Romanian Official Refuses to Marry
Couple (AP) 06/07/2004 10:40 AM
AP - The groom said "yes," but a city hall official said "no." He refused to marry a couple because the groom didn't voice his consent in Romanian first, authorities said Monday.

Romanian Blaster trial kicks off Friday

Romanian Blaster trial kicks off Friday 01/19/2004 03:04 PM
Landmark virus case

Romanian team told to win or face the
music (Reuters)

Romanian team told to win or face the
music (Reuters) 04/22/2004 02:28 AM
Reuters - A top Romanian soccer club owner says he will send the whole squad to listen to a classical music concert as a punishment if they lose their next match.

Romanian IT&C Ministry to announce
winners of 3G licenses on November 12

Romanian IT&C Ministry to announce
winners of 3G licenses on November 12 09/02/2004 12:23 PM
InvestRomania Sep 2 2004 4:09PM GMT

Few Clues on Kidnappers in Romanian
Hostages Video (Reuters)

Few Clues on Kidnappers in Romanian
Hostages Video (Reuters) 03/31/2005 06:32 AM
Reuters - A video showing three Romanian journalists and their American translator held at gunpoint in Iraq shed little light on the identity and demands of their kidnappers, officials said on Thursday.

Death a laughing matter at Romanian
cemetery (Reuters)

Death a laughing matter at Romanian
cemetery (Reuters) 07/15/2004 09:58 PM
Reuters - Visitors stroll past rows of graves, pointing at epitaphs, reading them out loud and laughing unashamedly.

Romanian IT&C Ministry grants Motorola
test license for 3G

Romanian IT&C Ministry grants Motorola
test license for 3G 08/30/2004 08:15 AM
InvestRomania Aug 30 2004 11:31AM GMT

where skin porn and food porn collide

where skin porn and food porn collide 03/23/2005 10:09 AM

It's fun to use google and see what it returns when searching for 'sticky buns' as, well, the imagination is a poor substitute for reality. When food and skin porn collide it gets fairly ugly pretty quickly. Sticky buns are likely the source of inspiration for the Finnish bostonkakku which are served like a pie rather than the individual buns. One of the guys at work quipped that it is served this way because you can feed 20 instead of 8 people.

I figured that since I was making dallaspulla that I'd make the inspiration for texaspulla and bostonkakku so that my test subjects would know just what they had been missing all these years. :) The dough is a snap to make even without a mixer and is much easier to work with than the pulla dough. The only drawback is the time spent waiting for the dough to rise. With a four-day weekend approaching where absolutely nothing will be open and we'll likely have crappy weather given that it's a holiday, what could be better than making a pan of sticky buns and eating them instead of chocolate eggs? These are, by far, the best cinnamon rolls I've ever made and my test subjects consumed them in a shark chum feeding frenzy. Two guys even asked me for the recipe.

Sticky Buns, a.k.a. caramel rolls or cinnamon rolls

Makes: 12 sticky buns
Time: ~30 minutes prep, 3 hours for dough rising
Source: Cook's Illustrated

This recipe has four components: the dough that is shaped into buns, the filling that creates the swirl in the shaped buns, the caramel glaze that bakes in the bottom of the baking dish along with the buns, and the pecan topping that garnishes the buns once baked. Although the ingredient list may look long, note that many ingredients are repeated. Leftover sticky buns can be wrapped in foil or plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 3 days, but they should be warmed through before serving. They reheat quickly in a microwave oven (for 2 buns, about 2 minutes at 50 percent power works well); they can also be put into a 325F/175C-degree oven for about 8 minutes.

Dough

• 3 large eggs at room temperature
• 3/4 cup buttermilk (2 dl piima) at room temperature
• 1/4 cup (.5 dl) granulated sugar 
• 1 1/4 teaspoons table salt 
• 2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast  (1 packet sunnuntai dry yeast)
• 4 1/4 cups (10,5 dl) unbleached all-purpose flour, plus additional for dusting work surface
• 6 tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled until warm

1. In bowl of standing mixer, whisk eggs; add buttermilk and whisk to combine.
2. Whisk in sugar, salt, and yeast.
3. Add about 2 cups (5 dl) flour and butter; stir with wooden spoon or rubber spatula until evenly moistened and combined.
4. Add all but about 1/4 cup (1/2 dl) remaining flour and knead with dough hook at low speed 5 minutes.
5. Check consistency of dough (dough should feel soft and moist but should not be wet and sticky; add more flour, if necessary); knead at low speed 5 minutes longer (dough should clear sides of bowl but stick to bottom).
6. Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface; knead by hand about 1 minute to ensure that dough is uniform (dough should not stick to work surface during hand kneading; if it does stick, knead in additional flour 1 tablespoon at a time).
7. Lightly spray large bowl or plastic container with nonstick cooking spray. Transfer dough to bowl, spray dough lightly with cooking spray, then cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap.
8. Set in warm, draftfree spot until doubled in volume, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

Caramel Glaze

• 6 tablespoons or 85g unsalted butter 
• 3/4 cup (1,75 dl) light brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons corn syrup, light or dark
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream 
• 1 pinch table salt 

1. Meanwhile, combine all ingredients for glaze in small saucepan.
2. Cook over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until butter is melted and mixture is thoroughly combined.
3. Pour mixture into nonstick metal 13- by 9-inch (33cm x 23cm) baking dish.
4. Using rubber spatula, spread mixture to cover surface of baking dish.
5. Set baking dish aside.

Cinnamon-Sugar Filling

• 3/4 cup (1,75 dl) light brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 1 pinch table salt 
• 1 tablespoon or 15g unsalted butter, melted
• Raisins (optional)

1. Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt in small bowl.
2. Mix with a fork until thoroughly combined, using fingers to break up sugar lumps.
3. Set aside.

To assemble and bake buns:

1. Turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface.
2. Gently shape dough into rough rectangle with long side nearest you.
3. Lightly flour dough and roll to 16-inch x 12-inch (40cm x 30cm) rectangle.
4. Brush dough with 1 tablespoon melted butter, leaving 1/2-inch border along top edge; with butter remaining on brush, brush sides of baking dish.
5. Sprinkle filling mixture over dough, leaving 3/4-inch border along top edge; smooth filling in even layer with your hand, then gently press mixture into dough to adhere. Add rasins if you desire.
6. Beginning with long edge nearest you, roll dough into taut cylinder.
7. Firmly pinch seam to seal and roll cylinder seam-side down.
8. Very gently stretch to cylinder of even diameter and 18-inch (45 cm) length; push ends in to create even thickness.
9. Using a serrated knife and gentle sawing motion, slice cylinder in half, then slice each half in half again to create evenly sized quarters.
10. Slice each quarter evenly into thirds, yielding 12 ~1.5 inch (3,75 cm) buns (end pieces may be slightly smaller).
11. Arrange buns cut-side down in prepared baking dish.
12. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and set in warm, draft-free spot until puffy and pressed against one another, about 1 hour.
13. Meanwhile, adjust oven rack to lowest position, place pizza stone (if using) on rack, and heat oven to 350F/175C degrees.
14. Place baking pan on pizza stone; bake until golden brown and center of dough registers about 180F/82C degrees on instant-read thermometer, 25 to 30 minutes.
15. Cool on wire rack 10 minutes; invert onto rimmed baking sheet, large rectangular platter, or cutting board.
16. With rubber spatula, scrape any glaze remaining in baking pan onto buns; let cool while making pecan topping.

Pecan Topping

• 3 tablespoons or 50g unsalted butter 
• 1/4 cup (.5 dl) light brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons corn syrup, light or dark
• 1 pinch table salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract  or vanilla sugar
• 3/4 cup (1,75 dl) pecans or walnuts, toasted in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant and browned, about 5 minutes, then cooled and coarsely chopped

1. Combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, and salt in small saucepan and bring to simmer over medium heat, whisking occasionally to thoroughly combine.
2. Off heat, stir in vanilla and pecans until pecans are evenly coated.
3. Using soup spoon, pour heaping tablespoon of nuts and topping over center of each sticky bun.
4. Continue to cool until sticky buns are warm, 15 to 20 minutes.
5. Pull apart or use knife to cut apart sticky buns; serve.

US rules all porn is child porn

US rules all porn is child porn 06/24/2005 04:04 PM
Prove otherwise

Ex-Porn Star to Run for Mayor of Milan
(AP)

Ex-Porn Star to Run for Mayor of Milan
(AP) 08/06/2004 11:22 AM
AP - A former porn star and one-time Italian lawmaker said Friday that she plans to run for mayor of Milan, saying she would like to make the Italian financial capital more "exciting," perhaps by opening a casino.

Firefighters Blast Porn Star on Force
(AP)

Firefighters Blast Porn Star on Force
(AP) 01/18/2004 01:41 PM
AP - A firefighter moonlighting as a porn star for a little extra cash has caused a stir in this small rural town, officials said.

Porn Star, Publisher Sue Over Reality
Show (AP)

Porn Star, Publisher Sue Over Reality
Show (AP) 04/14/2005 10:34 PM
AP - "How to Make Love Like a Porn Star" author Jenna Jameson has filed a federal lawsuit to bar her publisher from getting a cut of a proposed reality show featuring the adult film actress.

Porn Star Allegedly Gives Nude
Autographs (AP)

Porn Star Allegedly Gives Nude
Autographs (AP) 03/28/2005 11:51 PM
AP - An adult video store may have violated city ordinances when a porn star gave more than her John Hancock to autograph-seeking fans, Peabody's police chief says.

Moonlighting Cops Star in Porn Movie?
(Reuters)

Moonlighting Cops Star in Porn Movie?
(Reuters) 05/27/2004 07:55 AM
Reuters - Two San Francisco police officers have come under investigation after their departments discovered they had starred in a pornographic movie entitled "Bus Stop Whores" that is circulating on the Internet.

Slain Porn Star Linked to 'Snuff' Film
(AP)

Slain Porn Star Linked to 'Snuff' Film
(AP) 04/24/2004 02:27 PM
AP - A Canadian porn actress found stabbed to death last month may have been killed while shooting a film that was to have simulated the murder of a woman during sex, prosecutors said.

Policemen Suspended Over Porn Star
Report (Reuters)

Policemen Suspended Over Porn Star
Report (Reuters) 08/16/2004 10:36 AM
Reuters - Two British policemen have been suspended from duty after a newspaper reported they had been filmed enjoying the attentions of porn stars while they were supposed to be on patrol.

NYT: IRC is like the cantina scene from
Star Wars, but with porn and warez (oh
my)

NYT: IRC is like the cantina scene from
Star Wars, but with porn and warez (oh
my) 05/06/2004 03:07 AM
The NYT has run a goofy Red-scare piece on Internet Relay Chat, with hysterical, alarmist bushwah like "It is still possible - though sometimes a bit difficult - to find mature technical discussions among the tens of thousands of I.R.C. chat rooms" -- I mean, how "difficult" is it to type "/join #unix"?

When I.R.C. started in the 1980's, it was best known as a way for serious computer professionals worldwide to communicate in real time. It is still possible - though sometimes a bit difficult - to find mature technical discussions among the tens of thousands of I.R.C. chat rooms, known as channels, operating at any one time. There are also respectable I.R.C. systems and channels - some operated by universities or Internet service providers - for gamers seeking opponents or those who want to talk about sports or hobbies.

Still, I.R.C. perhaps most closely resembles the cantina scene in "Star Wars'': a louche hangout of digital smugglers, pirates, curiosity seekers and the people who love them (or hunt them). There seem to be I.R.C. channels dedicated to every sexual fetish, and I.R.C. users speculate that terrorists also use the networks to communicate in relative obscurity. Yet I.R.C. has its advocates, who point to its legitimate uses.

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