Slashdot Discussions Now Include Roulette Video Chat 192
It's been a long time coming, but we're pleased to announce the latest updates to our discussion software. We've been paying a lot of attention to what other websites have been doing in the space, and as we are only too happy to steal good ideas, from now on all Slashdot stories will now be accompanied by a Roulette-style webcam video chat. In testing, we've discovered that Slashdot users are amazingly likely to engage in informative, troll-free discussion when presented with the video image of one of their peers. This new addition to Slashdot nicely rounds out and improves the discussion experience for all users.
Pretty Funny Videos (Score:5, Informative)
Sound seems broken on half of them though.
Well played, Slashdot, but the quality of these videos are too high and entertaining for this to be a real chat roulette
Flashblock (Score:3, Informative)
Okay I admit it - The videos were funny at first, but now I'd like to be able to turn them off, and nobody seems to have included that ability.
What web browser are you using? I have my Mozilla Firefox set up so that whenever I reload a page, the SWFs turn off until I click them [mozilla.org].
Re:Somebody think of our CPU cycles (Score:3, Informative)
If you can't figure out how to disable it, you need to turn your geek card in at the door.
Re:Pretty Funny Videos (Score:5, Informative)
Agreed. It's especially annoying for me as I'm the sort who opens a half-dozen or so /. stories from the RSS feed, so I have six of these videos going off.
By the way, if you want to block the source of the vid in an adblocker, hosts file, etc., the link is:
http://s.fsdn.com/aprilfools/flowplayer-3.1.5.swf
Re:Pretty Funny Videos (Score:5, Informative)
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/dex_Faraday.m4v [fsdn.com]
Dog licking camera
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/dex_Movie1.m4v [fsdn.com]
Handwritten sign "Your ad here" with spoken ad for marketing to "not just shut-ins"
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/dex_Movie4.m4v [fsdn.com]
Almost black screen. Apology to a couple of moms for agreeing to the Chatroulette thing.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/dex_r1.m4v [fsdn.com]
Doll doing the SNL Natalie Portman Gangsta Rap
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/dex_Video1.flv [fsdn.com]
Silent. Video feedback of camera filming its own output on top of a Slashdot page
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/dex_Video2.flv [fsdn.com]
Handwritten note: "If you turn your head, I win!!" Audio, but no voice.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/dex_Video3.flv [fsdn.com]
Pan across nerd paraphernalia with handwritten note "Proud to be a nerd." Audio, no voice.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/dex_Video4.flv [fsdn.com]
Paranoid guy with tinfoil hat and face cover, worried that "THEY could be watching."
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/dex_Video5.flv [fsdn.com]
"Before we get started, I'd just like to thank you on behalf of Slashdot [bla bla] Alright, let's do this thing." Stands up, prepares to unzip pants.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/lee_1.mp4 [fsdn.com]
Silent. Guy pointing and laughing at camera.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/lee_2.mp4 [fsdn.com]
Silent. Guy holding dog in front of camera.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/leefriend_1.mp4 [fsdn.com]
Silent. Girl acting surprised/embarrassed by what she sees, turning away, then looking again.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/leefriend_2.mp4 [fsdn.com]
Silent. Bearded dude waiting and talking.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/leefriend_3.mp4 [fsdn.com]
Silent. Dude with yellow tie moving camera to correct lighting situation. Talking to the camera and someone off camera.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/leefriend_4.mp4 [fsdn.com]
Silent. Dude in red polo shirt badly acting like he's laughing.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/leefriend_5.mp4 [fsdn.com]
Silent. Doll held in front of camera, hardly any movement.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/pudge_bad_hair.m4v [fsdn.com]
Guy with guitar playing a song about the bad hair of his supposed chat partner.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/pudge_my_mic_is_off.m4v [fsdn.com]
Silent. Guy with guitar playing a song, possibly about his turned off microphone.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/pudge_nerdier_than_me.m4v [fsdn.com]
Guy with guitar playing a song repeating the line "You look nerdier than me", ending with "but stay the way that you are."
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/pudge_should_be_working.m4v [fsdn.com]
Guy with guitar playing a song, musing that the viewer should be working, but in the end admits that he's glad the viewer isn't working.
http://a.fsdn.com/aprilfools/m/pudge_tune.m4v [fsdn.com]
Guy tuning his gu
Re:Forgot your meds, did you? (Score:4, Informative)
If you have adblock plus installed (and you should, really), this filter will take care of the problem: