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Subject: ontology needs help
Original Message Date: 14-Jul-02 @ 04:12 AM - ontology needs help
"Calling all sampleheads: If you think you might have the enthusiasm and resources and time it takes to run the Ontology server, please contact me to talk about adopting this community. I will supply the computer, drives, data, and domain name. You must have an always-on Internet connection and a spare static IP address. Ontology will consume a lot of your upload bandwidth, so a minimum 384Kbps upload stream is recommended.
Email me at canton@ontology.com if you think this is a project you might like to take on."
Message 11/16 16-Jul-02 @ 07:15 PM - RE: ontology needs help
Message 12/16 16-Jul-02 @ 07:25 PM Edit: 16-Jul-02 | 07:29 PM - RE: ontology needs help
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I had an idea for a script once. It's basically Jaws except when the guys in the boat are going after Jaws, they look around and there's an even bigger Jaws. The guys have to team up with Jaws to get Bigger Jaws.... I call it... Big Jaws!!!
Message 13/16 16-Jul-02 @ 07:33 PM - RE: ontology needs help
-Craig
Message 14/16 16-Jul-02 @ 07:35 PM - RE: ontology needs help
" Greetings everyone! Music-makers, beat-breakers, DJ's, producers, and noise farmers, all of you!
You are receiving this newsletter because at some point you filled out a web form asking for access to "ONTOLOGY", the most lovingly maintained collection of super high-quality free audio samples available on the Internet.
http://www.ontology.com/samples.html
CONTENTS:
* The sample collection has (finally) been UPDATED. It is now 25% larger, and more nutritious too.
* Ontology is GOING AWAY on August 1st, unless some sweet soul out there volunteers to help keep it alive.
* A WINNER has been chosen for the song contest!
* The password for logging in has been CHANGED. (Details below.)
*** UPDATED SAMPLE COLLECTION ***
Ontology has been around for about three years now, but this update includes the most high-quality breathtaking and funky audio samples yet. This is a substantial update that took one year to collect and edit. It's 430 MB worth, comprised of 2500 new samples. These were meticulously picked over, meaning that about 10 GB of uploads were discarded so as to distill these jewels from the fray. No cheesy house diva samples. Well, just one.
The new samples have been integrated into the general library, but they are also separately indexed in the "RECENT UPLOADS JULY 2002" folder. Poke through -- you won't be disappointed.
And you better do it soon -- you only have until July 29th or so to download all the stuff you want because...
*** ONTOLOGY IS GOING AWAY ON AUGUST 1st ***
Last week I spent a few days out in the Nevada desert, hanging out under the stars, dancing with some fellow campers. In a flash I had an epiphany, which was to pry myself away from the home and community I've built in the San Francisco bay area for the past five years, and to move to Seattle where my sweetie lives. Start anew.
I will also be prying myself away from my tasty DSL hookup. Getting server-quality DSL has always been fairly expensive, and since I'm not sure where I'll be moving to yet, I think it's very unlikely that I'll have Ontology back up anytime soon.
Calling all sampleheads: If you think you might have the enthusiasm and resources and time it takes to run the Ontology server, please contact me to talk about adopting this community. I will supply the computer, drives, data, and domain name. You must have an always-on Internet connection and a spare static IP address. Ontology will consume a lot of your upload bandwidth, so a minimum 384Kbps upload stream is recommended.
Email me at canton@ontology.com if you think this is a project you might like to take on.
*** ONTOLOGY SONG CONTEST #2 WINNER SELECTED ***
"Horror Story" by New Zealand artist Saratone (Beaten Track Productions) is a fantastic & ever-evolving hard-hitting rolling drum 'n' bass track. Super-dark, thanks to evil growling bass and subtle samples from the first Evil Dead movie. NICE TRACK, YOW! Saratone gets a full set of Ontology's samples on CD-ROM, assuming I can track him/her down at this point.
Thanks to everyone who entered, and thanks for being patient while I spent a year organizing all these new samples, waiting to announce the winner. The runner-up tracks as well as the winning track are available for download in Ontology's MP3 "contest #2" folder.
*** THE PASSWORD HAS BEEN CHANGED ***
To get access to the new and improved, super-spunky funky Ontology collection, connect to:
Address: HL.ONTOLOGY.COM
Username: going
Password: away
This is not a web site address. You need the "hotline" client software to connect. If this is alien-speak to you, visit:
http://www.ontology.com/how-to/index.html
*** GOODBYE BEAUTIFUL MUSIC PEOPLE!!! ***
Thanks to those of you who shared your music and your audio samples with everyone else, to those who sent me nice messages letting me know that Ontology made a difference for their music making efforts, to everyone for having faith and signing up for a service that claimed to be free and spam free (and actually was.)
I am ever your faithful noize slave and far-away friend,
-Canton Becker
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-- who the frag is canton anyway? --
http://www.mp3.com/canton - music
http://www.ontology.com/dj - dj sets
http://www.ontology.com/production - film/tv music
http://www.ontology.com/canton - + the kitchen sink
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looks like he's calling it quits without outright saying so.....
I'd give him a mail k, he might be interested in you hosting his stuff away from hotline.
Message 15/16 16-Jul-02 @ 09:31 PM - RE: ontology needs help
Really, though.. If hosting was sorted I'd be willing to set up a new interface for it and keep it alive..
-Craig
Message 16/16 19-Jul-02 @ 09:22 PM - RE: ontology needs help
maybe some of this info is redundant to many of you, but thought I'd say it..
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