What is your home page on your computer?

[boston bean]

Mine isn't that interesting, its google.

[MonkeyFunk]

1. mine's MSNBC

but I'll probably change it soon. Their web redesign sucks.

[Midlodemocrat]

Funny that you say that. I agree totally. I can't stand their web redesign.

[MonkeyFunk]

5. gah

isn't it awful? Does anybody test these things before they put 'em out?

[mainegreen]

2. clusty.com

[boston bean]

12. cool search engine! nt

:hi:

[friedgreentomatoes]

3. Ditto!

B-)

[Cabcere]

The homepage for my college.

Not exactly fascinating, but it makes it easier to check e-mail, get assignments, etc. quickly. :shrug: :hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

4. Fecal Face

www.fecalface.com

(What? It's an art website! Seriously!)

[VenusRising]

6. iGoogle.

It had all my favorite gadgets on it! :thumbsup:

[PVnRT]

31. Another for iGoogle (n/t)

[Arkansas Granny]

77. Google here as well.

[Deja Q]

7. http://www.amigaforever.com/

http://www.amigaforever.com

[stuntcat]

8. World clock

helps me keep track of the lepers :headbang:
http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf

[boston bean]

9. holy shit, that is a depressing site! lol but interesting anyhoo!

[stuntcat]

14. reminds me

reminds me every time I look of how small I am.. perspective and crap like that. And of course there's the Diarrheal Disease count :headbang:


(WRONG PLACE TO REPLY OOPS)

[Deja Q]

15. And some people think I tend to screw around

That population level is truly obscene.

[stuntcat]

60. ..

It looks like you know, one of the biggest problems like EVER. .. shhh we're not supposed to bring it up though ;)

[SallyMander]

10. teh google

I'm boring too :hi:

[Pierre.Suave]

42. yeah but you're hot

so unlike the rest of us, me included, it is ok for you...

[SallyMander]

46. ROFL

Sweet!


I made the mistake of searching for my user name on a certain evil twin "site that shall not be named" and apparently they agree with you... :puke: :puke: :puke:


Compliments are so much nicer coming from a lefty! :hug:

[Pierre.Suave]

48. I know this site...

I have maybe, I aint saying nothing, but I think I have maybe been there once or twice, by accident I swear...

Just to see what was being said...


I gotz much love for Teh Sallymander...

[SallyMander]

49. It's soooo disturbing!

Like an alien planet populated by soul-less cretins. :(

Did you ever search your name? :scared:


:loveya:

[Pierre.Suave]

69. no I have not

maybe I should.

edit: I did and boy did I find a Doozy...

I also think I may have uncovered a lurking CU freeper...

[SallyMander]

78. Ooh, PM me!

I like dirt :evilgrin:

[Pierre.Suave]

79. Yes, I saw the picture of you in waders and mud...

it was SEXY!

I will send you a pm with the dirt...

[SallyMander]

81. Well here is me sitting in the mud!

Even better! :D





Edited to add, is this an official threadjacking yet? :rofl:

[Pierre.Suave]

82. Damn

now you're getting me all hot...

I actually think your research is interesting, sometime when you feel like it let me know what it is all about please.

edit: yes, thread is JACKED!

[SallyMander]

83. Any time!

But i tend to go on and on... probably more than anyone really wants to know about salamanders and how they apparently don't like roads and agriculture. :P

In the pic above i am taking a very small tissue sample from the tail (ow!). I did a genetic analysis -- you can basically use DNA like a tag, to see how isolated populations are. (If a population is really isolated, the individuals' DNA will look very similar because they are basically inbred). So now i'm looking at whether this isolation is related to the landscape around the ponds -- and it is, big time. The biggest thing seems to be agriculture -- the more of it there is, the more isolated the sally populations are.

That's the short version... the long version will be my dissertation. ;)

[Pierre.Suave]

86. What is the purpose of this research?

Are the Salamander populations lack of varying DNA killing them off?

And if so, what will that tell us?

[SallyMander]

87. Check yer PM

Didn't want to bore the world w/ my rambling ;)

[sniffa]

11. Mozilla's google

it used to be goatse though.

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. It's iWon but I will change it since they no longer give you points for reading the news

[rug]

16. eucalyptus.com

http://eucalyptus.com/start.php?homepage=true

[boston bean]

17. do you use a lot of eucalyptus? do you sell it ? lol

[CreekDog]

61. is eucalyptus a hard or soft wood?

and is your neighbor of a nationality that it would be useful to him/her?

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. My computer doesn't have one, but my browser is set for DU's "discuss" page

[MrScorpio]

19. Buzzflash

I love Buzz

[XemaSab]

20. DU

What do I win? :shrug:

[boston bean]

23. Well, I did expect this answer much sooner, if you had answered within the

first minute you would have been entered into a drawiing for a lifetime supply of DU snarkiness provided by many of DU's greatest and infamous lounge posters. With just a simple request your inbox would be filled with some of the best comebacks, complaints and advice you could ever ask for or not ask for.

But your shit out of luck at this point, but you were close.

[XemaSab]

24. Dammit!

:banghead:

[boston bean]

27. We've run this contest before and no one has yet to win. Quite a shame I would say!

:hi:

[DarkTirade]

21. My personal webpage

http://www.stickmanltd.com/

I haven't updated in a while, but I've got a few game demos that I've made on there.

[mainegreen]

22. Whoa, retro home-grown!

:thumbsup:

Even little games can be a bitch to make.

[DarkTirade]

28. Eh, I cheat and use gamemaking software. :)

I'm trying to learn C# though, so I can start doing games for X-Box LiveArcade. Just little 2d ones to start with, since I have absolutely no artistic talent whatsoever. Then I'll try to work my way up to 3d.

I used to make RPGs a long time ago, pen and paper ones, not for the computer. So I have several universes alrady made that I could use for more serious games if I wanted to. :) Everything from fantasy to sci-fi to superhero stuff all ready to go. I've got a few ideas for various genres of games in those 'verses. Also, my old roommate and I had an awesome idea for a set of spoof games that I'd like to start on at some point. He's an artist, both 2d and 3d, so I'd work on the game design and programming, and he'd do the artwork and help with design where he can.

[mainegreen]

34. Well, you'll like working with DirectX

Once you dig into it, it's really, really nice.
There's a reason everyone under the sun uses it.

[DarkTirade]

43. Yeah. It may have sucked when it first came out, but once they got past version 5.0 or so it started

to coalesce into something usable. :)

[Pierre.Suave]

44. I dont

because I have seen the light and gone to Mac.

once you go Mac, you dont go back...


Mac OSX uses Open GL as far as I know.

[DarkTirade]

59. Blasphemy!

I kid. I don't personally like macs, but I'd like to get into openGL at some point too. I may not use mac or linux myself, but it would be nice to be able to make cross-platform stuff for the people that do.

[Pierre.Suave]

71. we would appreciate it too

we really would.

Or, I would really like it if Steve Jobs would get around to upgrading the Mac Pro Towers with a GPU that is not only of recent vintage, but that is capable of running DX10 when in windows, like oh say an nVidia 8800GTX...

That would make me happy.

[DarkTirade]

72. I'd love to be able to help out my fellow computer geeks, even those with a different OS.

I was thinking about just doing 2d games in Flash for now so they'd be cross-platform. :)

[Pierre.Suave]

73. If you can beat

Sumo Volleyball you will be a GOD in my book of Flash Game Gods...

[DarkTirade]

74. I'll have to look that one up.

I'd probably try to start over with my Alabama Bones game, it'll be a combination of regular 2d sidescrolling action with a bit of climbing, jumping, ect. thrown in there. Plus, since he's a spoof if Indiana Jones (if you couldn't tell by the name. :) ) he'll also have the whip and he can swing on things.

[Pierre.Suave]

75. I dont know

Sumo Volleyball provided HOURS of entertainment in College, PLUS, it was multi player online.

It was awesome.

[CreekDog]

25. blank

and what does that tell you?

[boston bean]

26. not much

:spank:

[CreekDog]

29. you're so mean

it means that i never know where my web browsing begins --every day is a new day!

:crazy:

[boston bean]

33. it must start somewhere though, no? which page does it usually start on?

:hi:

[CreekDog]

36. doesn't have to start somewhere, it's not earthly ;)

it starts as a blank page, you have that option in your browser.

[CreekDog]

32. why is the spankee smiling? (nt)

[hunter]

57. My browser starts blank too. Or sometimes a picture on my desktop.

I don't want the browser to go anywhere and grab cookies when it starts up.

[bicentennial_baby]

30. Lavender Liberal

:)

[Mojambo]

35. Yahoo.

It's been that way since the mid 90's.

I can't change now.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

37. iGoogle....

I love the pictures and my lady bugs crawling all over...
Duckie

[kentauros]

38. It's my "past-wife's" business site

Gifts of Divinity
Yes, she's a medium :)
I told her recently to change her photo as it makes her look a lot older than she is. She's hasn't had a lot of time lately, so I can understand it remaining.


(btw, she's not "passed", just a play on the phrase "past life", making me her "wasband")

[boston bean]

40. is she still your wife? I thought it was a new way of saying ex-wife.

cool site too!:hi:

[kentauros]

51. Technically, we are still married;

we haven't finished the divorce papers. But she's living in Washington state while I'm in Texas (she moved; I remained in my hometown.)

And, yeah, it does mean "ex" just in a nicer way. We're still good friends :D
Glad you liked her site as she has always done well with site design. She used to have one devoted to helping writers find online outlets for their writing, but had to give it up a few years back. I think she's said once her health improves that she will resurrect it.

[boston bean]

53. Cool your still good friends. I hope her health returns to normal soon! nt

[kentauros]

56. Yeah, I hope so, too

I really do :)

[SPKrazy]

39. Yahoo!

My yahoo to be exact

:shrug:

i get to pick my news sources there

[Pierre.Suave]

41. GOOGLE NEWS

Yeah baby!

[CabalPowered]

45. 6 tabs on startup

mail, mail, yahoo news, du, buzzflash, weatherunderground

[kentauros]

52. I use Opera as my browser so I know about multiple tabs...

...only I knew I had a lot open. I just counted them: 110

I think I need to do another "weeding"

[Guava Jelly]

47. Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/

[Generic Brad]

50. AOL

Don't laugh.

[Yavin4]

54. Fleshbot.com

I am a baaaad boy.

:blush:

[boston bean]

55. I shouldn't type that in my browser huh? yous is a bad bad bad boy!

[dpbrown]

58. The Original Farmer's Almanac since 1792 - The Old Farmer's Almanac

http://www.almanac.com/

Who wouldn't like to start the day with:

Today in History
Today in Weather History
Advice of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Question of the Day
Gardening Question of the Day
Word of the Day

and

Birthday Lore of the Day

Plus Red Letter Days, Recipes, and all sorts of good stuff.

[abq e streeter]

62. Believe it or not, DU

[Omphaloskepsis]

63. popurls

http://popurls.com/

[PittPoliSci]

64. DU

i like looking at the news first thing when i open a browser, and LBN always has good stuff.

[qnr]

65. One of my own sites (which I haven't updated recently)

http://www.aliboom.com

[TreasonousBastard]

66. Homepage? What a quaint concept...

Haven't bothered to set one up in years. If and when I turn this thing off, or close Opera, it comes back with whatever windows were open last time.

Most browsers do that now, don't they?

[nedbal]

67. Yahoo! its interesting,

Yahoo!
My yahoo

[SKKY]

68. iGoogle...

...it's tops.

[1gobluedem]

70. This

www.wemu.org

[porphyrian]

76. Me too.

It's pretty vanilla, but it loads fast.

[annabanana]

80. Astronomy pic of the day

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/

[deucemagnet]

84. Mine is my del.icio.us bookmarks page.

Very handy.

[sazemisery]

85. Bush's Last Day

http://www.bushslastday.com/

[midlife_mo_Jo]

88. betterphoto.com

I like to check out some of the photography posted there.

[mconvente]

89. yahoo.com

Use Firefox!