Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Stumbleupon's old news (really old for those of us foolish enough to burn out on it years before it became a thing), Google's easter eggs are well hashed over, and zombo.com has lost it's pizzaz. I beeseech you, denizens of the Internet, to reveal the nooks and crannies that only the most intrepid browsers have seen. And, so that this thread doesn't warrant an immediate lock, let me emphasize the first example (a rather useful tool of time loss) as opposed to the last (something you set the computer lab's homepages to). I rather liked vark.com, but that's been scrapped. Grandcentral's now Google Voice. In fact, the only marginally cool thing I have to offer in return is this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Originally Posted By: Actaeon Stumbleupon's old news (really old for those of us foolish enough to burn out on it years before it became a thing), Google's easter eggs are well hashed over, and zombo.com has lost it's pizzaz. but you can do anything at zombo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I get lost in both Cracked and TVTropes for days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Originally Posted By: Yuna Corne TVTropes Whenever somebody mentions TVTropes, or links me to a page on TVTropes, I always feel like I'm broken. No matter who I talk to, the overwhelming impression I get is that TVTropes is like an incurable addiction; once you've clicked that first page, you're stuck in an endless loop of links, and before you know it, you've wasted eight hours. Not so for me. I've clicked links. I've read pages. I've actively tried to get stuck on TVTropes, but no dice. It just does nothing for me, and it never has. (I pretty much look at Cracked.com daily though, so eh.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I've read most of the articles on TVTropes already. It's not enthralling for me anymore, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Niemand Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I'm fond of Drunk Men Work Here for its weird projects and activities. Sadly, it's been more-or-less in hibernation (if not, in fact, dead) since before I found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Wow. I managed to put a link through that Drunk Men site. http://⇪⤻.⇒.ws insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I found my current screensaver here. I don't think it's been updated for nearly a decade, but it still works great and makes a nice novelty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Ceiling Durkheim Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 @Yuna Corne: If I may ask, does the PNW on your profile stand for "Pacific Northwest?" As one in a strange state of being known to experts as "Oregon" (related to but distinct from "Holy Matrimony" and "The Union Address"), I am curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Originally Posted By: Actaeon Google's easter eggs are well hashed over, I do believ that's because Google having easter eggs was just a conspiracy theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Erebus the Black Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 http://www.rankk.org/ http://3564020356.org/ Let's really see how good you are with computers *menacing smile* Oh and check out how certain parts of are similar to the imperial march Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Originally Posted By: Othar Trygvassen: Gentleman @Yuna Corne: If I may ask, does the PNW on your profile stand for "Pacific Northwest?" As one in a strange state of being known to experts as "Oregon" (related to but distinct from "Holy Matrimony" and "The Union Address"), I am curious. Very much so. I'm a mere hundred miles north from one Portland. Take a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Ceiling Durkheim Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Quote: Very much so. I'm a mere hundred miles north from one Portland. Take a guess. Cool! Near the wormhole east of Seattle that connects to Portland, Maine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Southeast of Seattle, actually; one must be very specific in determining wormhole direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Erebus the Black Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Don't know if you've heard about this, but talking about secrets reminded me of a report about an underground internet suffix, with a world wide black market and other maffia related services (such as drug and firearms smuggling and ordered hit services) that has been running for a long while now without the knowledge of the general populous or even the authorities. It's like a sinister real life MMO with virtual money included and a predetermined currency (real to virtual and virtual to virtual) exchange rate. I won't add a link for the obvious reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Go on 4chan long enough and you'll start finding ways to get into the deep web. It's a pretty freaky place, though, like Erasmus is saying, so I don't really feel a need to check it out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Going to 4chan is like swimming in an open sewer. Its not that deep but its full of crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Erebus the Black Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Well, I'm not talking about 4chan, I'm talking about something far more sinister (unless 4chan is sponsored by the yakuza) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Surely the deep web has less disturbing elements. You just wouldn't get access to them via 4chan because, well... Originally Posted By: Terribly Ernest ....the overwhelming impression I get is that TVTropes is like an incurable addiction; once you've clicked that first page, you're stuck in an endless loop of links, and before you know it, you've wasted eight hours. TV tropes sort of has this effect on me. Wikipedia is significantly worse, though. The former has incredible depth on practically anything fictional. The latter is as broad as they come, with just enough depth to keep you clicking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Obviously not, but 4chan was certainly where I found the most ins towards such. Oh, and: Wikipedia trivia: if you take any article, click on the first link in the article text not in parentheses or italics, and then repeat, you will eventually end up at “Philosophy”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Originally Posted By: Yuna Corne Oh, and: Wikipedia trivia: if you take any article, click on the first link in the article text not in parentheses or italics, and then repeat, you will eventually end up at “Philosophy”. This isn't actually true. There are a lot of articles you can get to Philosophy from, but there are also articles for which you'll end up in a different loop that doesn't contain Philosophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Probably! I hadn't stumbled across any in the short time I tried it before I got bored and wandered off to do sinister imp things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Erebus the Black Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Originally Posted By: Yuna Corne Oh, and: Wikipedia trivia: if you take any article, click on the first link in the article text not in parentheses or italics, and then repeat, you will eventually end up at “Philosophy”. <-*Facepalm* We already had this discussion here and have already busted this unfortunate myth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Correction: it isn't actually true... yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Are you suggesting changing all the articles violating that law to be in alignment with it, or am I merely projecting my terrible ideas onto someone else whom I can scapegoat the hell out of later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I believe there are opposed factions in an edit war. Some want to make all roads lead to philosophy. Some would prefer to converge all links at other subjects. Still others believe in destroying loops. —Alorael, who can't actually believe that. But he'd like to. He'd even more like to push those factions into all out conflicting information warfare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Alright, everyone! Contest time! Who can find the longest chain until a loop? Black Swan > Anatidae > Family (biology) > Biological classification > Organism > Biology > Natural science > Science > Latin > Italic languages > Indo-European languages > Language family > Language > Communication > Information > Order theory > Mathematics > Greek language > Indo-European languages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dintiradan Alright, everyone! Contest time! Who can find the longest chain until a loop? Black Swan > Anatidae > Family (biology) > Biological classification > Organism > Biology > Natural science > Science > Latin > Italic languages > Indo-European languages > Language family > Language > Communication > Information > Order theory > Mathematics > Greek language > Indo-European languages Ugh, that reminds me of the "factorial chains" problem on Project Euler. Don't bring up bad memories like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Nescioquis Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Mathematics actually does lead to philosophy if you use the original rules (the first link in the article text not in parentheses or italics.) Mathematics > Quantity > Property (philosophy) > Modern philosophy > Philosophy. Once you reach philosophy, though, you quickly encounter a loop: Philosophy > Ontology > Philosophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 D'oh! Forgot about the parentheses rule! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Cairo Jim Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Originally Posted By: Jedi Nescioquis Mathematics actually does lead to philosophy if you use the original rules (the first link in the article text not in parentheses or italics.) Mathematics > Quantity > Property (philosophy) > Modern philosophy > Philosophy. Once you reach philosophy, though, you quickly encounter a loop: Philosophy > Ontology > Philosophy. Actually, it takes you on a Indo European language loop. The actual first clickable link is "Greek", not "quantity" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 As Nescioquis said, the first link not in parentheses or italics. Greek is in parentheses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Originally Posted By: Dintiradan Alright, everyone! Contest time! Who can find the longest chain until a loop? Black Swan > Anatidae > Family (biology) > Biological classification > Organism > Biology > Natural science > Science > Latin > Italic languages > Indo-European languages > Language family > Language > Communication > Information > Order theory > Mathematics > Greek language > Indo-European languages I have "language" going to human, not communication. Human ends up going to philosophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Lurking Eyebeast Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Originally Posted By: Master1 I have "language" going to human, not communication. Human ends up going to philosophy. Ditto I got this: C18H30O2---Chemical formula---Atom---Matter---Physical body---Physics---Natural science---Science---Knowledge---Information---Order theory---Mathematics---Quantity---Property (philosophy)---Modern philosophy---Philosophy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer Roentgenium Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I got TV Tropes > Wiki > Website > Webpage > Document > WordNet > Lexical database > Lexical resource > Lexicon > Linguistics > Science > Knowledge > Information > Order theory > Mathematics > Quantity > Property (philosophy) > Modern philosophy > Philosophy. Then I decided to try Pragmatism > Instrumentalism > Philosophy of science > Scientific method > Scientific technique > Systematic process > Critical thinking > Reason > Fact > Experience > Concept > Philosophy. Yuna, you own me those last 5 minutes of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Yuna Corne Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fledgling Fyora James Taylor Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Hey Mate, It is really an eye-catching article. Thanks for this enlightening post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt MMXPERT-seraph of thermodynamics Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 http://remakesonline.com/nemesis/ http://www.remakesonline.com/castlevania/ https://sites.google.com/site/yck1509/exit-path Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Originally Posted By: RA RA RASPUTIN I've read most of the articles on TVTropes already. It's not enthralling for me anymore, either. Yep. There are probably huge swathes of pages I haven't read about series I don't watch, but I think I've covered most tropes and the recap and WMG pages for all webcomics and series I follow. (...huh. I think I just got a good idea about where my life went wrong.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Is there a trope about tropes yet? What kinds of simple familiar patterns show up in the identification of tropes? With that much material, I'd bet a lot of stuff would start to seem familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt MMXPERT-seraph of thermodynamics Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 That's a metatrope, I guess, in the sense of being a trope about tropes, but it's still not quite what I had in mind. I think there are so many tropes, that the tropes themselves must follow tropes. You can find patterns in practically any large body of data. Shapes in the clouds. But if trope-thinking is so pervasive in human art, then the tropes in the tropes themselves are probably not just accidental. Identifying tropes is itself just another art form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 tv tropes' editorial hierarchy makes active efforts to police the amount of metasignal the site contains for fear of it disappearing even further up its own fundament than it already has as such, you're not likely to see the sort of thing you describe on tv tropes, because once you started to see it, you'd soon see nothing but more of it if it weren't stamped out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Well then, somebody ought to start tvtropestropes, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 There are tropes about tropes already. They're just considered carefully. —Alorael, who wants tropes about tropes about tropes about tropes about tropes about guys on sheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 For anyone interested in astronomy, there's an upcoming (and apparently quite rare) transit of Venus. According to the site, it's the last one to occur in our lifetime, unless you're willing to try for a longevity record; the next one isn't until 2117. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Oh, nice. I wouldn't consider myself interested in astronomy most of the time, but things like this get me kind of excited - it really gives me a sense of the scale of things; two huge bodies crossing paths light years apart. Very humbling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Originally Posted By: The Mystic It's the last one to occur in our lifetime, unless you're willing to try for a longevity record; the next one isn't until 2117. Challenge accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted May 23, 2012 Author Share Posted May 23, 2012 Light minutes, actually. Still cool. I only wish I had the proper equipment to observe such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Originally Posted By: This Charming aRan Oh, nice. I wouldn't consider myself interested in astronomy most of the time, but things like this get me kind of excited - it really gives me a sense of the scale of things; two huge bodies crossing paths light years apart. Very humbling. I see you're an English major, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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