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bug.gd, Humanity's Only Hope -- user-grown error search engine
The idea is simple: you search for an error message on bug.gd. If the solution is there, you win. If not, then we'll ask you (48 hours later) how you figured it out. Your answer is saved to help the next lost soul. Our newest news is our launch of a Firefox extension that lets you skip the email reminder aspect, saves some keystrokes (auto-paste), and tracks your unsolved errors. The vision is to get to the point where silly things like computer errors and crashes never need to be solved twice. If someone solves a problem, everyone gets benefit of the answer. We've been asked why users would use the service over searching Google, but we see that as saying you prefer throwing things in the trash over recycling. Some people are like that, but there are many of us that don't want our work to be wasted. As a bonus, since all the solutions submitted are indexed by major search engines, you're helping even those who don't use the site. Back in October we prepopulated the database with 65,000 Microsoft KB article error messages and it's been growing ever since. Let us know what you think!
posted by Rezand at 11:00 AM on January 25, 2008
The idea is simple: you search for an error message on bug.gd. If the solution is there, you win. If not, then we'll ask you (48 hours later) how you figured it out. Your answer is saved to help the next lost soul. Our newest news is our launch of a Firefox extension that lets you skip the email reminder aspect, saves some keystrokes (auto-paste), and tracks your unsolved errors. The vision is to get to the point where silly things like computer errors and crashes never need to be solved twice. If someone solves a problem, everyone gets benefit of the answer. We've been asked why users would use the service over searching Google, but we see that as saying you prefer throwing things in the trash over recycling. Some people are like that, but there are many of us that don't want our work to be wasted. As a bonus, since all the solutions submitted are indexed by major search engines, you're helping even those who don't use the site. Back in October we prepopulated the database with 65,000 Microsoft KB article error messages and it's been growing ever since. Let us know what you think!
posted by Rezand at 11:00 AM on January 25, 2008
Puppets Perform Bohemian Rhapsody
My boyfriend made the puppets, my step-father had all the equipment, and we all helped out with the puppeteering. What we ended up with is a parody of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody music video.
posted by Ms. Saint at 8:34 AM on December 21, 2007
My boyfriend made the puppets, my step-father had all the equipment, and we all helped out with the puppeteering. What we ended up with is a parody of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody music video.
posted by Ms. Saint at 8:34 AM on December 21, 2007
The Interloper, a novel
This past year I published my first novel, The Interloper. (Modest author site by yours truly.) The book isn't available online, but some friends and I made a short film of chapter three. Enjoy!
posted by dontoine at 4:33 PM on January 2, 2008
This past year I published my first novel, The Interloper. (Modest author site by yours truly.) The book isn't available online, but some friends and I made a short film of chapter three. Enjoy!
posted by dontoine at 4:33 PM on January 2, 2008
Digitized Book of the Week
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is working with the Open Content Alliance to digitize selected books. This blog highlights interesting works that have been processed, including an expose of nineteenth century insane asylums and Holbein's woodcuts of the Dance of Death.
posted by MsMolly at 1:26 PM on August 3, 2007
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is working with the Open Content Alliance to digitize selected books. This blog highlights interesting works that have been processed, including an expose of nineteenth century insane asylums and Holbein's woodcuts of the Dance of Death.
posted by MsMolly at 1:26 PM on August 3, 2007
One piece of paper.
It was an experiment to see how long it could last. Draw a comic, rub it off, and draw another over the top. Once it had finished, a second experiment was started on another piece of paper. Current data - one piece of paper can survive an average of 65 cartoons being drawn on it
posted by ZippityBuddha at 7:11 AM on April 12, 2006
It was an experiment to see how long it could last. Draw a comic, rub it off, and draw another over the top. Once it had finished, a second experiment was started on another piece of paper. Current data - one piece of paper can survive an average of 65 cartoons being drawn on it
posted by ZippityBuddha at 7:11 AM on April 12, 2006
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