In short, wherever I browse in my browser (Firefox), you have the option to follow me in your own browser (only support Windows/FF/IE for now) or BYONDs embedded one. For this test, I will try to navigate randomly around in BYOND only.
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This is just a basic prototype and will only be available for a short while.
I need a couple folks to try out the new FTL feature and see if it works or not. If you connect and try it, please comment on your experiences whether they are good or bad.
If there are problems, expect the server to come and go offline.
I am running one of the more recent public beta versions so you will need to install the latest to connect. Please leave a comment if that sucks so I know how many people tried and failed because of that. :| Sorry.
[EDIT] Session no longer available. Sorry.
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 Jul 14 2010, 10:28 am (Edited on Jul 14 2010, 3:23 pm)
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Jul 14 2010, 10:50 am
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Geldonyetich
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I think I'd be embarrassed to show people the kinds of things I browse every day. No, not porn (at least not often) but it's like message boards and anime day in and day out.
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:) You have the option to toggle FTL if you choose to be a leader.
Join and check it out... You can only follow my actions right now. ts | |
Funny enough, when I clicked that BYOND link it told me I needed to be running the latest and greatest dream seeker in order to play it... then I ran the BYOND pager and it did not detect any updates.
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Sorry, I'm always running the beta versions... guess I should pay attention to that more.
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Jeff8500 wrote:
Sir, I believe you have an addiction There are people with porn/sexual addictions in this world, such that it's genuinely harmful/disruptive to themselves and others, and hats off to those guys for trying to combat it, even though they're being overly heavy-handed (and rather ignorant) about it. As for me? Not even close. Truth be told, my wild oats are largely sown at this age (33) and porn doesn't excite me nearly as much as it used to. However, once in a blue moon, my mind might wander in that direction wondering if I'll see something interesting. Usually, the answer is no, even sex only has so much appeal before it loses its novelty. These days, I find the intimacy of relationships to be more interesting. It's why I tend to watch a lot of romances. | |
I pretty much got what I needed from this test run.
Launching browsers on remote machines won't work but the embedded browser works great. I think the FTL feature impresses most people who experience it. I think the general response is.. "Oh! Neat.". I'd like to raise the bar and go for "Oh Wow!'s" if I can. I think most people quickly make the leap to "OMG PORN!!!!!" and depending on who you are, it will be from the concerned, the childish, the malicious, or just the avid porn viewer. In all honesty, I could care less if people want to share porn (or other explicit material). Obviously, my problem is in protecting those who don't want to view porn. I also don't want to tarnish BYONDs reputation as a good community for kids either. I will solicit more input on this matter from BYOND and anyone else willing to discuss it. Anyway, there must be some other applications for this feature. I've got a small list of neat features but I'm still hunting for that WOW one. Now that the prototype has proved itself capable, I can dive back into the design spec and see what surfaces next. ts | |
I updated to 471.1076 and I just made an update that should allow you to optionally choose your default browser as the "follow" vehicle.
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