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The popular social networking site for atheists has been experimenting with new chat systems. The first has the ability for chat participants to post urls to videos on video sharing sites like YouTube, and everyone in the chat can view them with a built-in player. The only problem with this chat is that the area for chatting is made tiny by the video player, and there is no way of resizing it.

The second chat was released today, and has a much better interface. Firstly, it has the ability for users to use video/audio to chat. You can choose who you want to listen to, adding multiple people to a special “dock” which holds a maximum of 4. All of the interface is collapsible, so getting a larger area for chatting takes only a few clicks. The chat has already made some big impressions on Atheist Nexus users:

I think it’s a very interactive way to talk to Austrians about how they aren’t British. I also think it’s a great way for Adrian to say things that he doesn’t realise can be taken out of context to make him sound like a child molester on Twitter. It’s great fun, and if Adrian one day runs for British government, I will be able to blackmail him and I’ll be that much closer to becoming the Queen of England. – Splendid Elles

A female user named Cassie said the interface was like:

Fist-fucking.

Patch had this to say:

Incest – Patch has been banned.

Finally, Edwin the Drummer admitted of the interface:

It’s pretty cool.

So with all those rave reviews in mind, head over to Atheist Nexus to register and come chat!

Geoff Arnold discovered a great meme recently, so I thought I’d have a go.

Things you have done during your lifetime:
(X) Gone on a blind date
(X) Skipped school (many a time)
(X) Watched someone die (my gran)
(X) Been to Canada (when I was 1, but it counts dammit!)
( ) Been to Mexico
(X) Been to Florida
( ) Been to Hawaii
(X) Been on a plane (more times than I can remember)
(X) Been on a helicopter (once, and it was so noisy I don’t think I’d do it again)
(X) Been lost (all the time; it’s why I have GPS on my phone…)
( ) Gone to Washington, DC
(X) Swam in the ocean (Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian. Got Arctic and Antarctic left!…on second thoughts…perhaps not)
( ) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
( ) Recently colored with crayons (I use board markers these days)
( ) Sang Karaoke
(X) Paid for a meal with coins only
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(X) Been to the top of the Empire State Building (froze my fingers as well)
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t. (whatever you do Adrian, don’t make an atheist blog…oh f*ck)
(X) Made prank phone calls
( ) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose (annoyingly yes)
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
( ) Danced in the rain-naked
(X) Gone skinny dipping
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus (back when I was an irrational boy)
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone (watched it in Australia at the new millenium, so before most of the world!)
( ) Paid it forward
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Gone ice-skating (didn’t do much skating. Falling?…plenty)
(X) Gone to the movies
( ) Been deep sea fishing
( ) Driven across the United States (want to though)
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Been sky diving
( ) Gone snowmobiling
( ) Lived in more than one country
(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
(X) Seen the Statue of Liberty
( ) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
( ) Been on a cruise (going on a Nile cruise in August)
(X) Traveled by train
( ) Traveled by motorcycle
( ) Been horseback riding
( ) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR
(X) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World
(X) Been in a rain forest (another thing I did in Australia)
( ) Seen whales in the ocean
( ) Been to Niagara Falls
( ) Ridden on an elephant
(X) Ridden on a camel (Australia again…)
(X) Swam with dolphins (…and again)
( ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier calf
( ) Been spinnaker flying
( ) Been water-skiing
(X) Been snow-skiing
(X) Been to Westminster Abbey
(X) Been to the Louvre
( ) Been to a bull fight in Spain (had the chance, outright refused to. Bloodsports are evil)
(X) Swam in the Mediterranean
( ) Been to a Major League Baseball game
( ) Been to a National Football League game
(X) Been moved to tears
(X) Done something to change someone else’s life

37 out of 70. Not bad for a 20 year old eh? I’m tagging everyone who reckons they can do better, and I want evidence people!

Chicken Girl recently posted this meme on her blog. Out of 219 movies in a list, if you have watched more than 85 of them, you have no life. She had watched 37 of the movies, and so was pretty safe. Unfortunately for me, going through the list was a bit of an embarrassment; I had no idea how many crappy movies I’ve watched in my time…

( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) Fight Club
( ) Starsky and Hutch
(x) Neverending Story
( ) Blazing Saddles
( ) Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
(x) Along Came Polly
( ) Joe Dirt
(x) KING KONG
(x) A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
( ) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
( ) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
(x) Dumber & Dumberer
(x) Final Destination
(x) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
( ) Halloween
(x) The Ring
( ) The Ring 2
( ) Surviving -MAS
(x) Flubber (Orignial)
( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
( ) Practical Magic
( ) Chicago
(x) Ghost Ship
( ) From Hell
( ) Hellboy
( ) Secret Window
( ) I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
(x) The Day After Tomorrow
( ) Child’s Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky
( ) Ten Things I Hate About You
(x) Just Married
( ) Gothika
( ) Nightmare on Elm Street
( ) Sixteen Candles
( ) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
( ) The Grudge
( ) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
( ) Son Of The Mask
(x) Bad Boys
(x) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Sleven
(x) Ocean’s Eleven
( ) Ocean’s Twelve
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremacy
( ) Lone Star
( ) Bedazzled
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
( ) Ice Age
( ) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George
(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bron Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Bosses Daughter
( ) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds
( ) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2
( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
( ) She’s All That
(x) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
(x) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon
( ) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
( ) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3
(x) x-Men
(x) x2
(x) x-3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
( ) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
( ) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire
( ) The Skulls
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
( ) Swimfan
( ) Miracle on 34th street
( ) Old School
( ) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Kippendorf’s Tribe
( ) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old-virgin
(x) Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
(x) Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
(x) Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
(x) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
(x) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(x) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
( ) Baseketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
( ) Elf
( ) Highlander
( ) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History
( ) Three
( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic
(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(x) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
(x) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicle Of Narnia The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
( ) Waterworld
(x) Kill Bill vol 1
() Kill Bill vol 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) the Hills Have Eyes
( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
(x) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
(x) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
(x) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
(x) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor
(x) The Matrix
(x) The Matrix Reloaded
(x) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatri
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
(x) Team America: World Police
( ) Red Dragon
(x) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal
(x) Battle Royale
(x) Battle Royale 2
( ) Brazil
(x) Contact
( ) Cube
( ) Dr. Strangelove
( ) Enlightenment Guaranteed
( ) Four Rooms
( ) Memento
( ) Pi
(x) Requiem for a Dream
( ) Pulp Fiction
( ) Reservoir Dogs
( ) Run Lola Run
( ) Russian Ark
(x) Serenity
( ) Sin City
( ) Snatch
( ) Spider
(x) The Sixth Sense
(x) The Village
( ) Waking Life
( ) Zatoichi
( ) Ikiru
( ) The Seven Samurai
( ) Brick
( ) Akira

Total: 77

So I have a life (just about). Of course, it probably doesn’t help that I’ve watched many many more movies than the ones on the list.