LOL, INTERNETWAR!!!

Phantasee · Post by **Phantasee** » 2006-01-13 06:56pm

Hey Bear, is there a place where I could read more about the Tiannamen Square retaliation attacks? Is it on a new site somewhere, archived, or maybe wikipedia?

EDIT: Sweet, new page.

Necroid · Post by **Necroid** » 2006-01-13 06:58pm

Discombobulated wrote:If anyone's interested, someone did a YTMND of a dramatic reading of the emails Neil sent to Max at http://baumanletters.ytmnd.com/.

Most of it's kind of ho-hum, but it's all worth it to hear the reader say "LOL".

Heh, that was great

For more fun, check this out:http://www.ebaumsworldsucks.com/
I've got the song stuck in my head now.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2006-01-13 07:06pm

Phantasee wrote:Hey Bear, is there a place where I could read more about the Tiannamen Square retaliation attacks? Is it on a new site somewhere, archived, or maybe wikipedia?

EDIT: Sweet, new page.

I think it's largely forgotten

it was very amaturish by today's standards (basically using university autodial modems, and AT&T/Bell university unlimited phone accounts, to overwhelm a police phone line, and then proceeding to knockout the phone systems of Bejing),

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2006-01-13 10:56pm

Zero132132 wrote:
Braedley wrote:I hope it's kept, although I do agree with the reasons for having it's name changed. I think maybe "The YTMND/eBaumsWorld War of Jan. '06" or something similar would suffice. Also, that timeline I saw reposted here has to go in there.
I actually like World Wide Web War I, personally. It amuses me. And yeah, that timeline, as well as perhaps the letters from various people, probably belong on that site.

If I have any complaint with the WWWWI title, it is probably related to scale. I don't think it warrants a "World Wide Web War" label until the late-night comedians use it as a setup for a "computer geeks can't get laid" joke.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2006-01-14 03:49am

Someone at the SA forums managed to get ahold of Eric Bauman over IM:
(boldery mine)

ebaum: And not to mention. There may be a small % of your animation that may be true. We try our hardest to give credit where it is due. You are giving us a bad name.
ALTF4: you delete everything on your site, and work from the bottom up with all new, all original content, and I will forward the domain to your website.
ebaum: It is very easy for us to put a link up giving credit to the original author. You will find it all over our site.
ALTF4: Oh cry me a river.
ALTF4: You've only started credit since I called you out on it
ALTF4: We both know that your buisness model is based around thievery
ebaum: That comment has no merit.
ALTF4: Your website has no merit.

ebaum: Surely if I am such a scam artist you could give me some proof and back up your statements. Wouldn't you think?
ALTF4911: How about those flashes from weebl-stuff that you posted and he always talks about?
ALTF4911: http://www.ebaumsworldsucks.com/ebw.html
ALTF4911: how about that?
ebaum: Hold on 1 second please.
ALTF4911: oh yeah you link to his site with a little text link now huh?
ALTF4911: Ever since my flash popped up suddenly eBaum is some just misunderstood guy trying to make a living
ebaum: I give him credit on all his work we feature.
ALTF4911: Yeah, but he doesn't want his work on your website
ebaum: In fact, me and weebl have spoken about working on a project together.
ALTF4911: What would you do? There is no stealing involved in making a flash, not that you would know.

Instant Sunrise · Post by **Instant Sunrise** » 2006-01-14 04:07am

I read about that. That was the guy who made the ebaumsworld sucks flash. Ebaum wanted him to take it down.

Metatwaddle · Post by **Metatwaddle** » 2006-01-14 05:28am

I was having some fun with Photoshop last night, and I came up with this:

It's nowhere near small enough to be used as an avatar here, but I figured I'd show you all.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2006-01-14 05:42am

Same image, 5.9 Kb, 100x97 pixels

Metatwaddle · Post by **Metatwaddle** » 2006-01-14 10:50am

Woohoo! Thanks, Bounty.

Also, there's been some drama unfolding at the SA forums regarding the site www.ebaumsworldsucks.com which is a really fun flash video insulting ebaum. I'm too lazy to do an FW style report, but, um, maybe someone else wants to?

Sriad · Post by **Sriad** » 2006-01-15 03:36am

MRDOD wrote:And just what the hell is a "Yiddish Cup", and why has YTMND's owner lost possession of his?

We may never know.

Keevan_Colton wrote:Yiddish Cup is apparently the name of some band...which rather implies the phrase probably has some meaning...

Indeed.

http://www.gggreg.com/pages/yiddishe.htm

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2006-01-15 12:28pm

Shouldn't the yiddish cup have hebrew script on it?

Metatwaddle · Post by **Metatwaddle** » 2006-01-15 01:42pm

Sssssh.

It's shiny, and that's all that matters.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2006-01-17 03:16am

So, Ando, how'd the radio show go?

Post by **weemadando** » 2006-01-17 03:27am

Pretty well. Due to a big "fucking behave yourselves or the autolocking doors and halon gas fire supression system will be used" e-mail from station legal and management, it was a bit more subdued than we would have liked.

Due to job interviews it won't be until next week that I can get into the studio to edit the minidisc recording we made. But when I do, I'll find somewhere to host the mp3.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2006-01-17 03:31am

Well that sucks. (About management being dicks, that is.) I can host the recording for you if you need.

Post by **weemadando** » 2006-01-17 04:20am

Well, management were quite rightly covering their own arse. We're talking about a lot of illegal activities on air and they wanted to make sure that we didn't leave ourselves open to having the shit fined out of us by the ABA.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » 2006-01-21 10:34am

Laid the foundations for a bit of fun on this over at uncyclopedia if anyone is interested in contributing;

My links wear dresses

It's somewhat bare atm, but oh well that's the idea- just a base to start on