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Welcome to Folksy :: Sew, cut, carve, knit, solder, sketch, go!
by karlcow
Folksy champions cool crafts and design talent. We marry up designers and crafters with buyers who want individual, quality stuff that's made with love. Plus, we run design competitions and other fun stuff.
2008
Kenjutsu International Association of Instructors
by Takwann
KIAI is a non-profit association founded to improve the communications among kenjutsu instructors worldwide. Members of KIAI are instructors of Japanese sword arts from various styles, schools and associations, who teach all nihonto-related martial arts, including koryu and gendai kenjutsu, kendo, iaijutsu, iaido, batto-do, goshido, chanbara, shinkendo, aiki-boken, ninja-ken, and various other forms of Japanese swordsmanship. KIAI membership is free. KIAI organizes national, reginal and international seminars and competitions.
Beatportal | Beatport.com's electronic music blog
by garret
Beatportal aims to be the world’s best electronic music blog and resource. The blog offers up-to-the-minute news about electronic music, informed music recommendations, remix competitions with top artists and labels, and live blogging coverage from the most important artist tours and industry events. Beatportal’s Beatwiki – an index of 72,000+ artists and 8000+ record labels – is the biggest publicly editable database for electronic music available online. Beatportal is powered by the recognized leader in electronic music downloads, Beatport.com.
Tales of the Cocktail
by sbrothier
Tales of the Cocktail, a culinary and cocktail festival features award-winning mixologists, authors, bartenders, chefs and designers in the New Orleans French Quarter at five days of cocktail events such as dinner-pairings, cocktail demos and tastings, seminars, mixing competitions, design expos, book-signings and much more. Measuring their success in garnishes, Tales of the Cocktail 2008, used 8085 mint leaves, 6 cups of Goji berries, 280 liters of lime juice, 350 liters of lemon juice, 2340 jalapeño slices and 6 thousand pounds of ice and for more than thousands of sippers!
Main Page - Spheriki
by jdrsantos
& 1 other
Spheriki is the definitive wiki of the Spherical community, dedicated to the Sphere RPG engine. It includes info about games, docs, competitions and news.
Chatterbots, Tinymuds, and the Turing Test
by parmentierf
The Turing Test was proposed by Alan Turing in 1950; he called it the Imitation Game. In 1991 Hugh Loebner started the Loebner Prize competition, offering a $100,000 prize to the author of the first computer program to pass an unrestricted Turing test. Annual competitions are held each year with smaller prizes for the best program on a restricted Turing test.
This paper describes the development of one such Turing System, including the technical design of the program and its performance on the first three Loebner Prize competitions. We also discuss the program's four year development effort, which has depended heavily on constant interaction with people on the Internet via Tinymuds (multiuser network communication servers that are a cross between role-playing games and computer forums like CompuServe).
Finally, we discuss the design of the Loebner competition itself, and address its usefulness in furthering the development of Artificial Intelligence.
• Rate My Drawings • Online Drawing Community - Draw online, DrawChat, Drawing Competitions and Tutorials
by jdrsantos
RateMyDrawings is an online drawing community. Draw online, watch people draw, learn to draw and share your creativity with other artists.
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2007
2006
Psionics 3D Game Resources: Tutorials
by frio_ej
Psionics 3D Game Resources - Site full of 2D and 3D Tutorials, Free 3D Game models, Textures and Sound FX, Active forums, Useful Links, Book Reviews, Projects, Competitions, etc
Psionics 3D Game Resources: News
by frio_ej
& 1 other
Psionics 3D Game Resources - Site full of 2D and 3D Tutorials, Free 3D Game models, Textures and Sound FX, Active forums, Useful Links, Book Reviews, Projects, Competitions, etc
Clubbing UK : Global Dance Music eZine
by Benjitools
& 1 other
Clubbing UK for dance music news, tune and club reviews, festivals, VIP competitions etc
Designophy
by designophy
Designophy is an online publication which contributes to the development of the industrial design profession by providing genuine design knowledge. Designophy covers contemporary design and technology news, latest competitions, interviews, articles and all related topics with all design professions.
American Design Awards : Graphic and Web Design Awards and Competitions - San Diego, California
by naudjf
Sub directories, e.g. www.xyz.com/clients/google
Core77.com / design magazine resource
by sbrothier
& 18 others
Since 1995 Core77.com has served a devoted global audience of industrial designers ranging from students through seasoned professionals. Core77 publishes articles, discussion forums, an extensive event calendar, hosts portfolios, job listings, a database of design firms, schools, vendors and services. Core77 provides a gathering point for designers and enthusiasts alike by producing design competitions, lecture series, parties, and exhibits.
Chatterbots, Tinymuds, and the Turing Test
by parmentierf
(via)
This paper describes the development of one such Turing System, including the technical design of the program and its performance on the first three Loebner Prize competitions. We also discuss the program's four year development effort, which has depended heavily on constant interaction with people on the Internet via Tinymuds (multiuser network communication servers that are a cross between role-playing games and computer forums like CompuServe).
Finally, we discuss the design of the Loebner competition itself, and address its usefulness in furthering the development of Artificial Intelligence.
