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December 1, 2002
Okay, Forums have been working for
a while but they suck because there is really nothing posted there yet.
If you have a chance, check them out and make suggestions to get some dialog
going. For the many people that send questions to me regarding departed
(or departing) celebrities, it would be great if you could post your questions
in Forums instead.
September
6, 2002
I added some scripts to generate The List.
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area and appreciate any decent
form of music / noise, you know The List.
The scripts are not yet complete but they work well enough to
make available to the public.
August 25,
2002
So it has been almost nine months since I have done anything to
slick. I decided to clean-up a few things that were just simply
broken and add a few new features, like forums. I still have not had
time to make everything "right", just a little better.
December 29,
2001
So the big question I am getting... what the hell is
going on with Slick? The short answer, Slick got hacked*...
Anyway, it was pretty obvious because the script kiddie trashed
the password file so that I could not log in. In general, I am
not annoyed by hackers if they are just browsing the system and
doing benign things... I get pissed when they break things.
The good news is Slick is back up on a better machine and most
of the parts are working. I took the opportunity to update the
mailing list software - check out the new stuff at Slick Mailing Lists.
Also, I got postcards up and running, try the Postcards link. Some
other things are still broken... I am getting to them as I have
time.
Thanks for you
patience, thanks for your support.
* This is really
not a great site to hack... First of all, it is a POS computer
(now it is a better POS than it was 2 weeks ago, but it is still
a POS). Secondly, there is nothing good hidden on the server.
No porn, no MP3s. If you want to look at any particular file
directory, let me know. I prefer to keep my e-mail private,
but it isn't too interesting either. Thirdly, you don't get
any hacking guru points for hacking the site... I am frequently
too busy with the rest of my life to apply standard security patches
in a timely fashion, so it takes little more than the ability
to download a script after CERT has published a warning. Finally,
if you really feel like risking a felony (or does
the new law make you a terrorist), there are sites that make this
worthwhile (I, for one, do not feel it is worth being sodomized
for 20 years for hacking access to the Celebrity Deathwatch mailing
list). In general I do not believe that the punishment for most
hacking is fair or just, but if you can't even preserve the password
file...
November
28, 2000
Very cool NEW addition!!! I just added a must-have
utility for any death pool junkie... Check out the Death
Pool List Checker - simply enter a list of celebrities and get
all of the statistics! It still needs a little work but I
think you will find it handy! I have also heard a rumor that
Rollerderby will be updated very soon...
November 12,
2000
Well, I finally cleaned up the site a little. A few months
ago I had a pretty bad server crash and had to do a full rebuild.
You may have noticed that some scripts (mostly the postcards but
a few others) have not been working for a while.
April 13, 1999
Well, the site has been updated but I have been slow to write down
any news here. The Wicked
Eye joined Slick, as did Murder Can Be Fun (sort
of). Most recent addition is postcards
- finally with content you might want to see. In other news,
mailing list software has been installed an the Tiki News sends out regular
mailings for events in the Tiki and lounge scene. Celebrity Deathwatch
will be moving to the new mailing list soon. If anybody is interested
in setting up a mailing list, let me know!
January 30,
1999
A slow month, but a bunch of new stuff will be
up in the next few weeks. Look for a new forum, a new comic strip
and as they say in laundry commercials, a fresh new scent.
January 9, 1999
Well, a few things are up and running now. The
coolest thing recently added is web based e-mail for Slick.ORG
users. You can access it from the user pages link. And yes,
this should be enhanced in the near future to create an index
of actual users (if we ever get any).
December 31,
1998
New content added to the site in the form of
Rollerderby
and The Tiki News.
Please take the time to visit these sites. It has been a
big week for celebrity deaths, so find out how you are doing in the
dead pool by visiting Celebrity
Deathwatch.
December 31,
1998
A few more additions in the works... The server
clock was set to the correct time (duh) and forums now work with
e-mail (you can subscribe and get all posts via e-mail). I am
keeping the post by e-mail disabled for now. Also, good news
- we will be adding some quality content to the sight in the next
2-3 days. Hint: Think Grass Skirts. The next very big thing
to tackle is web based e-mail... Looking for something to occupy
your free time? Try this
or maybe this
(this is not an endorsement of either site).
December 28,
1998
Well, the good news is Celebrity Deathwatch
is alive and well. Click on the link and register to participate
in the forum. The mailing list is not completely set up yet,
so if you "subscribe" to have it automatically mailed to you,
you will not get them in your e-mail. Many special thanks to
Bingo the Clown, Len Fisher and Danny Gromfin for the inspiration.
On a side (and slightly depressing) note, counters are installed
as well, so it is possible to see how few visitors come here each
day.
December 27,
1998
It looks like I almost have the mailing lists
/ forums working. First up for forums will probably be "Celebrity
Deathwatch".
December 24,
1998
Well, the server is up and running and there is no content whatsoever.
Over the next few weeks I hope to have a few interesting sites
featured, web based e-mail and mailing lists. As always, contributors
are anxiously welcomed. Stay tuned for updates!
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