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  1. Re:Honestly, Mickey Mouse? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Brazilian Breaks Secrecy of Brazil's E-Voting Machines With Van Eck Phreaking

    http://confessions.grouphug.us/confessions/129876285

  2. Group Hug! by lhpineapple · · Score: 1 · on Anonymous Anger Rampant On the Web

    http://grouphug.us/

  3. Re:i wonder what would happen if there was real FO by Fireflymantis · · Score: 1 · on Mass Deletion Leads To LiveJournal Revolt

    Heh, if you ever need a competant web/systems developer, you can count me in. Hell, I would do it for free.

    I think that you invision something like Group Hug but even more open to free speach. 95% of what is on that site is meaningless drivel, but the 5% that digs deep is... well I will trust it to you to know what I am talking about.

    One interesting way of presenting it could be something like a persistant slashdot-esq system, except by default new posts go to the top of the page, root 'comments' would be treated more like a forum topic and have all the 'topics' merged together in one grandious discourse with a threaded discussion under it. A sprinkle of Ajax and it could be pretty sweet, not to mention could be the heart of a new forum paridigm.

    As for hosting, you may want to (quite seriously) ask existing sites like piratebay or allofmp3 that are 'on the edge' for suggestions.

    Anyways, I really do wish you all the best on your idea.

  4. Dutch version of Grouphug: Vergeefmij by Abstract · · Score: 1 · on Anonymous Online Publication - Fad or Trend?

    The Dutch version of Grouphug is named Vergeefmij.
    It has almost the same concept as Grouphug: visitors can post confessions anonymously. However on Vergeefmij it's also possible for other visitors to leave comments on those confessions. Since a short while it also offers a forum, where one has to register first to publish topics. For people who really need to post anonymous should use their confession form. Vergeefmij also offers a secure SSL form to enter confessions.

    Confessions, and comments, are first moderated by the Vergeefmij staff before being published. The site is doing well for over two years now, I've been a vivid reader of it since it came online. I think there's a trend. For instance there are a lot of teens dealing with self mutilation and anorexia, posting their thoughts online using the confession form. On other forums they won't dare to posts them, because of the need to register with an email account first. Vergeefmij supplies a solution for people who are in need to posts their thoughts quick, without any hazzle and offering online counseling. When people allow other people to comment on their confessions, which is an option on the webform, discussions can be hard and fierce but most of the time people really try to support eachother.

    Btw Vergeefmij means 'Forgive Me' in Dutch.

  5. Helping a buddy out... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Your Best Exam Stories?
    My buddy didn't study very well throughout his course on VB... it was an intro programming course for business, and he was a real slacker with the course. I offered to help him study the night before, and he was going through his book from the beginning to try to teach himself VB in 1 night! I reluctantly agreed to help him during his exam, so he was text messaging me the questions from his cellphone and I was sending him answers back from my office over my cell. He failed anyways, because he started calling me and speaking the questions into my voicemail, and his voice was all distorted and I couldn't make him out. He had NO clue what he was answering. I felt guilty for helping him, and I felt instantly better when I found out he failed the exam and course. I will never help anyone do that ever again. I knew it was wrong, and he was a dumbass for going on that fishing trip the weekend before the exam when I told him he should have stayed and studied!

    Did I mention that I want to teach programming some day?

    I should post this on Grouphug!

  6. Re:"Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt!" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Weapons of War Now Include Lightning Guns

    Are you referring to this?

  7. Re:I see the attraction by ManxStef · · Score: 1 · on The Search Engine Belt Buckle
    A great many people use search engines as modern-day confessional booths - supposedly confidential ways to bear their most personal and private thoughts (well, search engines are more useful, but suck at spiritual advice).
    Sounds a bit like Group Hug.
  8. Re:I see the attraction by randyest · · Score: 1 · on The Search Engine Belt Buckle

    You're on to something.

    And you really need a group hug.

    Seriously -- you'll love it (if you haven't seen it.)

  9. Re:My company by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Fortune Magazine On Google Growing Up

    That's tough, man, sorry to hear it. But I think you posted to the wrong site.