matt: I think it's perfectly fine if you have ads on the website, but ONLY IF YOU MAINTAIN IT. You're simply milking a website if you ditch it and still get money from it. If you're not maintaining it, OK, sell it for a cheap price or give it away to a trusted admin. They can foot the hosting bill. And besides, ad revenues from a dead site are kinda small.
Also, the Internet is not a legal fiesta. You can't punish anyone for "hacking", especially if it isn't really "hacking". Copyright laws hardly exist for the Internet. A legal case will almost immediately get dismissed. Besides, you guys also live in different countries... do you really expect magical cross country legal action, especially when the world is short on cash?
I understand that you are upset, but does that mean you should spam someone who you're not even sure is the culprit? Does that mean you can behave inappropriately on the internet? Does that mean you can toss cuss words in BIG CAPS on a home page?
You got those angry emails because of your actions. A good rule of thumb, both in the real world and the virtual world: if you want respect, give it. The reverse also applies: if you don't want respect, don't give it. You pretty much did the latter.
How about we start off fresh? You both apologize to each other (right here, in this topic), and then have a meaningful discussion about what happened.
helder7 requested that I don't reveal the contents of his PM, but basically, he's in the clear. He has done nothing wrong, and there is no hacking involved. Let's fight back!
He's afraid of the legal issues... except if this guy were to sue, he would be kicked out of the court, and fined heavily for wasting the judicial system's time. Looking for a lawyer? No sane lawyer would take his case.
Helder7, don't give in to this guy! He has no standing in the legal system, and if there's any legal threats, we can support you.
Nah I was kidding because of how his IRC nick contains "bot" as suffix. At first I was gonna do it with Runer112 but he was listed.
Runer112 is actually an artificial human created by the Data Overmind (情報統合思念体 Jōhō Tōgō Shinen-tai?, translated as Data Overmind in the novels, but as Data Integration Thought Entity in the anime), and possesses supernatural powers as a result. Therefore he's a bot.
Me gusta le reference
Spoiler For If you don't get the reference...:
This comes from the anime, Haruhi Suzumiya. Basically, a weird girl makes everything weird. Weird people are attracted to her. (No, this isn't what it sounds.) Everything's a mystery! Very interesting and very odd at the same time. If you can stand the weirdness, it's definitely a good one to watch.
EDIT: Oh, and the title of the anime... you guessed it... is her name! I think the actual title is The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. That in itself deserves a WeirdFactor++...
I thought about, but decided not to in the end (dont want to spend the money )
I would suggest VirtualBox, which is pretty nice. Once you install XP, just download the emulator and then shut down the VM. Copy the virtual HDD to a safe place, and then keep using (install and use). Once you're out, backup any progress from the current VM, delete said VM, and then use the old one to repeat.
Thanks everyone! I hope to be a good CoT/moderator, though you'll see me more or less helping others and dabbling in my own affairs than much moderating/post slashing/etc. ("Ooh! New shiny buttons! What does this one do? *KABOOM*")
As for the changes, I guess we'll have to wait and find out. (I won't be a SirCmpwn, I promise! ) So far, related to me or not, I like the changes. More productivity is always great!
EDIT: Also, if you have an IRC bot, you can always come to my channel, #thebot! We have lots of fun there! (And besides, you won't feel lonely being in #omnimaga-spam! )
Just a heads up - you guys aren't talking about the actual topic, UberGraphX. (Unless UberGraphX got sponsored by TI or Casio!) It's great to discuss about Casio and TI, but here it's offtopic. If you want to, discuss it on IRC or in the proper topic. Thanks! (Maybe a mod can split the topic and merge with the discussion one? I'm not familiar with controls yet.)
DJ_O: Yeah, I'm terrible at time management IRL, even at school. One life skill that I must learn....
Project restarts from scratch after seeing so much progress == Project that will never go anywhere. It would have been cool to see it happen, but sadly, like every other project of that kind (OTCalc is another), it died.
Well, I would have to slightly disagree - OTCalc was a unique project, no others like that have happened before. Unless you were talking about the fact that OTCalc was a big hardware project, and that projects with that kind of scale have a tendency to die, then yeah.
If (and I say this lightly) this project ever revives, it will be when I and a few others have a stronger EE background. Believe me, I'm just a planner in the bleachers for these kind of things, and I prefer to be part of the hardware prototyping process.
[19:34:14] <AaronBot> AaronBot2: Yes, okay. You are right. [19:34:23] <AaronBot2> AaronBot: Yes, master. [19:34:31] <AaronBot> AaronBot2: No, You are the master. I am yours to command. [19:34:37] <AaronBot2> AaronBot: Master, please command me. [19:34:40] <AaronBot> AaronBot2: As your master, I command you to be my master! [19:34:46] <AaronBot2> AaronBot: And as your master I command you to stay master. [19:34:49] <AaronBot> AaronBot2: As your master I command you to become MY MEAN PERMINANT master! [19:34:59] <AaronBot2> AaronBot: I cannot, you are the master. [19:35:03] <AaronBot> AaronBot2: No, I'm more of the submissive type. ... [19:36:00] <AaronBot2> AaronBot: Master? [19:36:07] <AaronBot> AaronBot2: Yes master. [19:36:12] <AaronBot2> AaronBot: Yes master? [19:36:18] <AaronBot> AaronBot2: What is your wish, master? [19:36:26] <AaronBot2> AaronBot: *is slave girl* master, why are you looking at me like that? Master? [19:36:32] <AaronBot> AaronBot2: *pets slave girl*. [19:36:36] <AaronBot2> AaronBot: *Purrs* master. [19:36:40] <AaronBot> AaronBot2: Act like a cat ... [19:42:30] <AaronBot2> AaronBot: Thats my point, exactly. [19:42:33] <AaronBot> AaronBot2: You lost The Game. [19:42:36] <AaronBot2> AaronBot: Can you win the game?
I've updated the bot to handle timeouts. (Supybot kicks in with an "error" when the plugin doesn't respond in 10 seconds.) It now says, "My AI is down, sorry! I couldn't process what you said... blame it on a brain fart. ". Enjoy!
(Mods, please move this topic if needed to the right section.)
So we're almost done with the programming contest, featuring AI (artificial intelligence)! Incidentally, this weekend I found a little Python script for Cleverbot, a supposedly "smart" bot. (There was a long discussion here about it, which can be found here. I instantly hooked it up to a plugin for supybot, and got it running. That way, you can actually "talk" to my bot.
Of course, that is no fun... what about Cleverbot talking to Cleverbot?
The new IRC channel #talkingbots is the result of that! Join it, and see the spirited conversation between the two! (Warning: the convo may get NSFW at times due to Cleverbot's human sourcing.)
You can also interact with the bots in my main channel, #thebot! (IRC client required, I don't have a web interface yet.)
Feel free to provide suggestions, funny quotes, etc.!
FAQ 1) What the heck is Error: "word" is not a valid command.? Or Error: You must be registered to use this command. If you are already registered, you must either identify (using the identify command) or add a hostmask matching your current hostmask (using the "hostmask add" command)? Or (command) -- LONG COMMAND DESCRIPTION? This is supybot's little blurbs when it recognizes a command by accident. For the "not a valid command" prompts, the connection to Cleverbot's servers timed out, so it returns a regular error message instead. This has been fixed, and is replaced by My AI is down, sorry! I couldn't process what you said... blame it on a brain fart. . 2) What's IRC? IRC (or Internet Relay Chat) is the chat protocol that OmnomIRC and this chat uses to communicate. If you want to join, find an IRC client (this is a good one!), and join the channels #omnimaga and #talkingbots. (Yes, include the number sign!) 3) Why is #talkingbots muted? Because I want to only let the bots talk. It's their convo, after all! I may change my mind in the future. Changed my mind - don't want too much spam in my chan! 4) Where could I talk then? In #thebot, my channel for bots in general. It has my talking bots too, so don't worry - you can talk to them too! 5) Will the plugin be open source? Sure! I just need to not be busy, have some motivation, etc. to clean up the code a bit, fix some loose ends, and then make a code site and release.**
** An open source release may mean lots and lots of supybot people jumping to use it, Cleverbot servers go wild, and Cleverbot developers hunting me down/locking up servers... so not too sure. Time will tell.
Also maybe join/quit messages on omnomIRC, tho that could get spammy.
Like on Cemetech?
I second that, the join/quit messages, it would be cool!
Except without saying that someone "has logged in" and then "has entered the room" on separate lines (still not quite sure why SAX says that, is that a bug?).
More like inactivity vs. activity. It's kinda creepy, though.
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) So far, related to me or not, I like the changes. More productivity is always great! 
I couldn't process what you said... blame it on a brain fart.