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  1. cabal cabal

    The Cabal has arrived.

    Monday, 04-Apr-11 23:23:56 UTC from web
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      @greydragon412 whodat

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:25:35 UTC from web
    2. Caim Caim

      @greydragon412 I've a fewwwww Irl friends here. Some are regulars.

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:26:37 UTC from StatusNet Android
    3. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

      @greydragon412 I don't have any IRL friends on here. :(

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:26:54 UTC from web
      1. Caim Caim

        @redenchilada But that one pony?

        Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:29:19 UTC from StatusNet Android
        1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

          @carcino I've met him exactly once in real life.

          Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:30:36 UTC from web
          1. Caim Caim

            @redenchilada So?

            Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:31:27 UTC from StatusNet Android
            1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

              @carcino I don't really consider someone an IRL friend if I don't hang out with them IRL.

              Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:32:08 UTC from web
              1. Caim Caim

                @redenchilada Scribus is my irl friend. And Zark. And Gear. I've met them only once or twice. I mean, you guys are friends here.

                Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:34:36 UTC from StatusNet Android
          2. A Big Pony A Big Pony

            @redenchilada i thought you've met, like, 10 times

            Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:56:00 UTC from MuSTArDroid
            1. Caim Caim

              @abigpony The secret; broken glass.

              Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:59:13 UTC from StatusNet Android
              1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                @carcino i forgot what that was from. I remember it, though

                Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:00:24 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                1. Caim Caim

                  @abigpony @anypony said it.

                  Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:01:12 UTC from StatusNet Android
                  1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                    @carcino ah yes. That fellow.

                    Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:02:35 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                    1. Caim Caim

                      @abigpony What exactly is it?

                      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:04:41 UTC from StatusNet Android
                      1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                        @carcino spambot they keep around. It's the old horseebooks. I don't get the appeal, but plenty of other people do i guess.

                        Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:06:11 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                        1. Caim Caim

                          @abigpony It just says the moat random things.

                          Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:07:20 UTC from StatusNet Android
                          1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                            @carcino yeah. It spams random stuff. I think it's actually linked from a twitter account.

                            Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:09:55 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                            1. Caim Caim

                              @abigpony I don't know. The odd thing about it is the profile, which is vaguely pony.

                              Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:10:49 UTC from StatusNet Android
                              1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                                @carcino horseebooks sometimes called the ponies out by name. It was odd.

                                Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:16:27 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                                1. Caim Caim

                                  @abigpony These spam bots man. So advance.

                                  Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:17:27 UTC from StatusNet Android
                                  1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                                    @carcino it'd plug in websites and products, too. Someone really spent time making a bot say nonsensical stuff.

                                    Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:19:12 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                                    1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                                      @abigpony They just took a generic markov text generator, loaded it with book quotes, and hooked it up to Twitter.

                                      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:21:04 UTC from web
                                      1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                                        @redenchilada what are you even talking about? Horseebooks was a modern marvel.

                                        Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:23:34 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                                        1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                                          @abigpony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markov_chain#Markov_text_generators I've seen the technology before in quite a few IRC bots designed for entertainment. They got their quotes by lurking channels, whereas horse_ebooks' come from its Ebook collection, but it's otherwise the same science.

                                          Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:25:20 UTC from web
                                          1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                                            @redenchilada i don't have time to read about your nerdy math stuff. Also, why was horseebooks hardly ever even horse related and could go deep enough on occasion to name ponies by name?

                                            Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:29:00 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                                            1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                                              @abigpony Because not every word in every book in its collection referenced horses. :p The algorithm is almost completely random, leading to some posts being deep and insightful (completely by chance) and some being complete nonsense. I dunno about naming ponies by name, though; either it picked those up somewhere (maybe it reads tweets that respond to it?) or, if you're just talking about here on RDN, widget logged into the account and made posts.

                                              Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:33:41 UTC from web
                                              1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                                                @redenchilada what is it with our obsession with these random generators?

                                                Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:36:02 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                                                1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                                                  @abigpony Beats m!

                                                  Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:36:42 UTC from web
                                                  1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                                                    @redenchilada s/m/me/

                                                    Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:37:00 UTC from web
                                              2. Techdisk Techdisk

                                                @redenchilada Wait, its named ponies?

                                                Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:39:20 UTC from web
                                                1. RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space)

                                                  @techdisk42 I dunno.

                                                  Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:42:11 UTC from web
                                    2. Caim Caim

                                      @abigpony I know.

                                      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:21:14 UTC from StatusNet Android
                            2. That wierd guy next door That wierd guy next door

                              @abigpony @carcino Unless Im mistaken, its run by one of the users here. He was talking about it with minti

                              Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:12:05 UTC from web
                              1. Caim Caim

                                @renovatedkitchen Hm. It's worth looking into I suppose.

                                Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:13:55 UTC from StatusNet Android
                              2. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                                @renovatedkitchen if it is... Why?

                                Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:15:53 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                                1. That wierd guy next door That wierd guy next door

                                  @abigpony @carcino So it seems to be @widget. http://rainbowdash.net/conversation/389438#notice-1728122

                                  Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:19:27 UTC from web
                                  1. A Big Pony A Big Pony

                                    @renovatedkitchen but why?

                                    Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:22:22 UTC from MuSTArDroid
                                  2. Caim Caim

                                    @renovatedkitchen Hm.

                                    Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:24:16 UTC from StatusNet Android
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      @greydragon412 You should totally come to buck as me and scribble are very likely to be going together, living in manchester its cherries-easy for you!

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:27:39 UTC from web
    5. Caim Caim

      @greydragon412 Si Si.

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:28:49 UTC from StatusNet Android
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      @greydragon412 Theres loads of tickets left

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:29:34 UTC from web
      1. The white void The white void

        @purplephish20 When is it again?

        Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:30:36 UTC from web
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          @hakupony august.... 18th and 19th

          Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:31:12 UTC from web
          1. The white void The white void

            @purplephish20 Okay, the date would be managable for me. The next question would be if it would still be affordable. I'll keep that in mind when I make the planning.

            Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:34:17 UTC from web
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      @greydragon412 £45

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:31:45 UTC from web
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      @greydragon412 :( but so much pony...... There will be many plushies on sale....

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:33:11 UTC from web
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      @greydragon412 Your own pinkemena....

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:35:21 UTC from web
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      @greydragon412 http://www.bronyuk.org/

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:38:45 UTC from web
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      @greydragon412 Seriously... you gotta come down and meet us, its going to be the greatest thing ever.

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:41:48 UTC from web
    12. derpyshy / chem derpyshy / chem

      @greydragon412 That would be a perfect birthday-gift for me :C

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:50:12 UTC from MuSTArDroid
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      @greydragon412 You're like.... On the very outskirts of manchester, for you to not come would be an insult to those of us from further away who can't

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:52:55 UTC from web
    14. The white void The white void

      @greydragon412 Sorry for asking this stupid question now: how old are you again?

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:56:56 UTC from web
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      @greydragon412 I know exactly how you feel.... I really do, it's through meetups I've been able to gain experience doing things on my own, before Joined the fandom I'd never been further than a half hour train ride on my own...

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 22:57:38 UTC from web
    16. The white void The white void

      @greydragon412 mmh... I hope you own a mobile phone. It really is nice for parents to be able to call anytime. Even if you are in a room where you don't get a signal, you could call back when you left the room. So they basically could always ask how you are and what you are doing. Maybe you can convince them like that.

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:00:31 UTC from web
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      @greydragon412 its difficult, remember you're 16 and I'm 19... At your age I'd not even made that half half hour train ride before on my own

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:02:04 UTC from web
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      @greydragon412 to simplify it... I think it would be very healthy for you to come, in terms of exploring on your own away from family

      Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 23:08:23 UTC from web