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- {subhead}Dr. Strange, Web Wanderer{def}{p}
- Article by Mark Tierno
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- December and the end of the first year of the new millenium already!
- Okay, setting aside you guys that insist the millenium doesn't start
- until 2001, I hereby respond with the known fact that the calendar is 5
- years off anyway and the millenium started in 1996, so there!
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- That aside, here' some sites to keep you busy during all this depressing
- holiday cheer.
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- The Public 8 Ball{p}
- http://8ball.federated.com/{p}
- Have some mystery you'd like solved? Perhaps a question that's been
- nagging you. well, here's your solution. Take a turn on the old
- faithful Magic 8 Ball. NOT a computer simulation mind you, but an
- actual Magic 8 Ball hooked up to a mechanism that will turn it. Just
- enter in your question, the guy's computer gives the ball a shake, and
- then you view your answer through a webcam aimed right at it.
- Technology at it's finest?
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- The Duct Tape Guys{p}
- http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/{p}
- If you still aren't convinced that Duct Tape has more uses then paper,
- then just check this site out. Wacky uses for Duct Tape, Duct Tape
- fashion, pictures of people and ducks hanging from walls by duct tape
- alone, duct tape mini-movies, and a whole lot more. Enough to make you
- quack.{p}
- And here I thought it was just good for my Halloween projects.
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- SecurityGeeks{p}
- http://securitygeeks.shmoo.com/{p}
- What with internet security being as chancy as it's been of late, here's
- a site to keep track of developments in computer security, cryptology, and all
- matters of compu-privacy. Read or contribute your own.
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- Joe's Amiga Central{p}
- http://www.joesamigacentral.com{p}
- Another amiga homepage, this one in a continual state of development so
- updates are fairly regular. Links to all things Amiga, broken down into
- hardware and software categories, the Amiga history and past models our
- beloved machine posted, and a regular update of all the major Amiga news
- items. Throw in some download space (he takes suggestions on what to
- offer), and a yet-to-be-used mesage board, and the place is shaping up
- pretty good.
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- Pick Of The Month
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- Planetarion{p}
- http://www.planetarion.com{p}
- Remember TradeWars from the old BBS days? Well, online gaming has
- advanced much since then and now Tradewars at last has a proper sucessor
- and it's name is Planetarion.
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- Registratioon is free, entering under your chosen name, player name, and
- planet name. You get 1 planet and 1 asteroid, and from there the object
- is the standard: beat up a bunch of other players. Space here is
- divided up into sectors, galaxies, and the like, with all 20 people in a
- given galaxy allying up before the rest of the universe finds them.
- Build up your production by searching for more asteroids, ,research like crazy,
- and try to get a good defense going before you become a target. Iyt's a
- big universe out there and so little time to conquer it all.
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- The site uses java script, of which Voyager sometimes chokes but AWeb
- seems to perform on okay. Layout is nice and docs are online.
- Everything is pretty clearly presented and the learning curve is pretty
- intuitive. There's even bulletin boards accesssed only by others of
- your same galaxy so you can exchange tactics, as advise of more
- experienced players, and send up a flare for some needed help.
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- In general this thing is addictive, if you can survive past potential
- enemies finding you too soon. So, just log on and leave me alone... I'm
- busy fending off two attackers already.
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