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A Bit About CyberD

It's CyberD!

Cyber is defined as a computer, computer network, or virtual reality; it's often used in the formation of compound words. CyberD is such a compound word (made by me). The D, the deviance in this domain, used to stand for Dyze (which means nothing). Back in 2004 when this site was first born it went under the name CyberDyze. It was a long and complicated domain and thus it evolved to CyberD a few years later.

The site did go by the name CyberDB for a short while, but let's move back to that D I was speaking about earlier. It has many meanings: Design, Deviance, Database, Dreams, Diary, Daze, Debug, Devil & Domain. It's a deviant D'd. ;) The domain extension is .ORG because... well, the .com and .net were taken. I've grown to like it later on since it stands for great ideals and also points out that this site is completely non-profit. :)

What About Dyze?

For a short period in CDB history I started a network of websites that went by the name of Dyze. I registered dyze.org and used it to list a number of websites I operated. There was CyberDyze, CyberDoze, WonPeace, UnLyrical & CyberD. The latter two are still alive today! :)

It all started with my first website. CyberDyze. When I registered the domain I wanted nothing else than to make myself an amazing website, and the name sounded amazing. I didn't brainstorm much, I just took the first thing that popped into my head. It had nothing to do with gambling or board games; if it had to have something to do with anything then it was probably the act of dicing foes into tiny velvet-colored cubes. I guess it did have a little to do with my main alias online at the time, one I still haven't changed. I'm known as *pause for effect* the Cyberdevil.

The Devil

For as long as I've been online I've been known as the Cyberdevil. It's a name chosen partly in homage to the Cyberdemon, the most fierce of demonic foes you encounter while playing Doom, and partly to the game itself. Doom is a FPS from 1993 that forever revolutionized the action genre of gaming. Id Software have been pioneers within the genre both before and after. Doom was the first game I played with in the genre, and it quickly became a favorite.

CyberD VS CyberDB

There was a time when I ran two personal blogs simultaneously. I tried to keep one of them about my life, and the other one about the time I spent online. On CyberD I talked about life, studies, happenings around the world and stuff like that. On CyberDB I talked about websites I visisted, programs I used, scripts I made, and stuff like that. I spent more time posting on CyberD than I spent posting on CyberDB. The time I spent on CyberDB was mostly trying to organize all the content that had been left since the recent move from my old domain, CyberDyze. It took a malfunctioning script to finally make me merge the two websites. So here we are, this site is the result. The CyberDB domain still exists, redirecting lost wanderers roaming the net to their right home.

That C:/ Below The Navigation

It's both a pun on CyberD, and a letter that in a way shows the real site structure. It also links to the about page for quick accesss... and mostly all people new to this site. Hopefully not too many people confuse themselves with this little symbol. ;)

Why I Run WordPress

WordPress is an Open Source blogging platform that has been around since the dawn of mankind, it's free, and it's used by very many people. The fact that it is used by very many people means little, but I've tried most of the blogging platforms out there, and this was the one that seduced me most. The template system is easy to use, the features are many, updates are now automatic, and there are plugins for virtually every feature you could dream of. There are plenty of equal blogging platforms out there though, so don't chose WP just because I did, you probably need other things than I do, search a while and see if you can find your perfect match.

The Blogs Before Late 2008

Before late 2008 I used a different blogging platform to post my blogs. You can view the blog archives prior to 2008 here. They weren't originally included in the current system, but they have been migrated manually during 2010, so you'll find them through the search or archives as well.

Features

404

A 404 error occurs when the content you are searching for is not found. These errors are common and can appear if you search for a term I have never used, make a typo, travel through an old link to some page that no longer exists, etcetc. If you're having trouble finding what you're looking for try the search feature.

Cats

Categories group together posts with the same genre. A selection of categories is available on all regular post pages and on the main page, you can see all categories here.

Comments

To post a comment, fill in the comment form included on a specific post with your valuable opinions and press submit. If you've never written a comment on this site earlier (or if you've written using a different email earlier) the first comment will be approved manually, so it might take some time. Otherwise it is checked automatically, within a few seconds posted and displayed above the comment form on the same page.

Q - I posted a comment, but it hasn't appeared yet!
A - To become a respectful commentator you will need to have your first comment approved manually. The rate at which comments are approved varies depending on the current que of comments, but it should happen between 1-7 days. After your first comment has been approved all other comments you post with the same email will appear instantly. If you have posted multiple comments before being approved, they will all be approved at the same time. If you tried to SPAM the comment form with HTML, links or unrelated content your comment has most probably been deleted.

Q - Are there any limitations on what I can write?
A - Your comment should be relevant to the current post, it must also be longer than two and less than 256 characters. Other than that there are no limitations.

Q - Are there any limitations to how much I can write?
A - Not at all, feel free to write until your fingers are numb and sore and you cannot type no more! :)

Q - Can I use HTML in my comments?
A - No, you may not use any HTML in your comments, all messages must be written in plain text. Any included HTML will show up as plain text, so if you want to post a snippet of code you can do so easily.

Polls

I like to call the monthly polls on the main page Opinions.

Q - How do I cast my vote?
A - Chose an alternative, click on it, and press the Vote button. You will be redirected to the results.

Q - How often can I cast my vote?
A - Once every 24 hours.

Q - Can I regret a previous vote, or change it?
A - No

Ratings

When viewing a post you will find five stars under the title. The stars are highlighted when you hover over them, and you can click your mouse on the desired amount of stars you wish to give the current post. Ratings are ordered from 0 stars (bad) to 5 stars (amazing).

Q - How often can I rate posts?
A - You may only rate a specific post once in a month. The amount of unique posts you can rate is however limitless. :)

Search

You can use the search feature to easily find specific content on this site. Just type in one or more keywords and the system will do the rest for you, it's really simple.

Tags

Tags are keywords applied to posts to simplify the browsing of different content types or content oncertain subjects. Tags differ from categories in that they are commonly used to filter smaller groups of content within categories, or certain types of content that spans between different categories. For example, I rhyme a lot within posts, within a lot of different contexts. I rhyme about life, websites, movies, studies & so much more. The 'Rhyme' tag is used on all of my posts that contain rhymes, regardless of category.

I don't use tags for infrequent things. If I post about the new movie inception (which is probably the best movie ever by the way) I won't add the 'Inception' tag to the post, since it is unlikely that I'll ever post more than one or two posts about this movie. As I do post a lot about movies I could add a tag specifically for movies, but instead I have created a category for this type of posts, you can read more about categories here. You can view a full list of all used tags here.

All tags are letter and number combinations with three characters total. There are 17,576 possible combinations in total for letters only, so they won't be running out any time soon.

Music

Questions related to sound files and everything within the cyberd.org/music/ directory.

Q - The music doesn't load!
A - The sounds may take a while to load, so be patient. If the track starts and then suddenly stops again it has not buffered fully. Wait a few seconds and it should start playing. The time it takes to buffer a track depends on how many users are listening to the same file, how large the file is, the overall server load and your own Internet connection speed. All music on this site is compressed at 128kbps to load fast without sacrificing too much audio quality.

Q - I've waited, but it still doesn't load! or There's no music player!
A - Can you see the music player? If not, you may need the Flash extension for your browser, it can be downloaded at adobe.com. For problems with flash, refer to this part of the FAQ. If you already have the newest flash player installed and the music still won't play... it's a mystery, let me know and I'll try to solve it.

Q - The music player gives me a 'File Not Found' message!
A - Seems like I've misspelled the link or renamed the file or done something else I shouldn't have. Please contact me and I will fix it ASAP.

Q - Nothing plays, and the answers above don't apply to me!
A - The music database may be down for maintenance. Try again in a few minutes. If it still does not work, please contact me and whatever the problem may be I will solve it with glee (or if I can't, flee the scene like a machine supreme).

Q - What's up with the crappy voice quality?
A - It's a lack of professional microphone and studio equipment, that's what it is. Since 2010 I can't even use my microphone, the soundcard on my new computer is bad bad bad. So since 2010 it's a lack of professional voice recorder... and studio equipment... and computer with a soundcard good enough to plug in my crappy (but less than voice recorder crappy) microphone, that's what it is.

Q - How can I download *enter track title here*?
A - If there is no download link available on the same page or post as the music player, it might not be available for download. You can however find downloads to most old files through the Jukebox. Or, if you really want to, there are plenty of browser plugins (at least for FireFox there is) to download any music you hear online even when it's not really supposed to be downloaded. I don't mind if you download my tracks though, as long as it's for a greater good (like listening to when offline).

Q - A download won't work! What to do?
A - If the link is broken (which is most likely the reason), email me and I will fix it. All files are in MP3 format, so if playing them is the problem you need to get a better audio player. Foobar2000 is a recommended free alternative.

Q - No audio downloads work! What to do?
A - Downloads have probably been temporarily disabled due to bandwidth overload, or they are being moved to a new location. It should be stated somewhere... usually at the top of the page or in a blog post, so check out the music section or main page if you haven't already.

Q - What does OST stand for?
A - Official Soundtrack. A soundtrack is a set of musical pieces made specifically for a media production such as a movie or game.

The Music Page

The music section contains a lot of music I've made through the years. Everything is sorted as either a Project or a Loop Collection or not sorted at all. All uploaded tracks and loops that are available from the music section can be viewed as separate posts as well, along with many other pieces that aren't part of any collection. All tracks can be viewed through the Music category, or by tags. A complete list of tags is the first thing you'll see on the music page. The ones below are not the complete list.

Most tracks I make are part of either a project or a pack of loops. Projects can be navigated chronologically (from old to new) and loop packs navigated alphabetically, both through the menu on the right. On all project pages there's a playlist available so you won't need to play each track separately. Other than my music there's a bunch of other musical gadgets and information I won't be taking up in this FAQ. Explore!

Good to know:

• Hover over project links for information on tracks and duration (amount, duration).
• Loops also show the average duration of loops (amount, average/total duration).
• There are currently 984 sound files available.

The Music Player

To play music on the site you'll be using this simple application. All instances contain either a single track or multiple tracks playable in a sequence. Tracks are loaded remotely so the player isn't unique for each track, just the data is. The music player is initially closed. To play a track, click on the play button & the player will expand.

The controls are really simple. Volume is adjusted by clicking on a bar to the left. The track is paused (and the player returns to it's initial state) through the pause button on the right. If you stay on the same page without reloading you'll be able to resume the track from the same place by pressing play once more. To skip to a certain part of the track, click within the white area where the artist and track title are displayed. The blue bar shows how far the track has progressed and it will move to the place you click. The played time is displayed to the right. If you want to reach a specific point in a track you can drag the blue bar and keep an eye on the played time as you do this.

There's also a thin bar below the progress bar that shows the buffering process. Short tracks are buffered completely in a few seconds, while longer tracks will buffer continuously. Before a track starts it will buffer only the very beginning of the track, but if you wish to skip buffering entirely you may click at the start of the the white area to play without buffering. When there are multiple tracks in the same player you can move between tracks using the arrow image seen above to the right, there's one on each side of the white area when multiple tracks are included.

Here's a live example of the player for you to practice on, featuring one of my favorite tracks from the HipHop Halloween project 2005. ;)

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.

Good to know:

• The initial volume is 60%.
• Tracks are buffered 5 seconds before playing.
• The music player is programmed in Flash, using AS2 and weighs 11KB.
• A music player is closed automatically when you open another on the same page.

File Information

All files are in MP3 format, most of them encoded using LAME to 128kbps or less.

File Comments

I don't usually put comments in MP3 files due to the IDv3 bug that removes track titles if the comment is 29 or 30 characters long. Why does it do this? Well, the track number is stored in those last two bits of the comments, resulting in this very little but still relatively annoying error. Instead of keeping track of how many characters I write in all comments, I chose not to write any comments in the files (exceptions are made when I add the same comment to many files, projects, loop series, etc). There's plenty of information on tracks available online instead. If there isn't, just ask.

Missing Tags

All audio files are tagged through the Windows 7 interface. I tried Foobar2000 and a few others, but they all use different standards, resulting in certain tags no longer being viewable in one program after having been modified in the other, and vice versa. Windows 7 is running all the time anyway so tagging files is a piece of cake. All programs I've tested have no trouble reading tags created with Windows 7. Files are usually tagged with Title, Author(s), Genre, Website, Track No & Album (when part of an album or series). If tags are missing I'd like to hear about it; be sure to include your OS and the program you use to play the file.

Games

Playing Games

Q - What's the password for XXX games?
A - The XXX category is password protected to prevent morally aware young people from accessing it. By using the password xpaxx you confirm that you are over 18 years of age.

Personal

Q - How about signing up at *enter new social online community here?
A - Nope, sorry, I lack the time to maintain a hundred different social community profiles. Thus you will find me at the places I am registered on now, on the sites I own, and maybe even offline some days. ;) Thanks for the invitation though!

Q - Can you design me a website?
A - Sure! Send me an email with your request (the more info about whatever you want, the better) and I'll send you an estimated price quota for the project. I work for $30/hour by default, but for smaller (especially non-commercial projects) the default rate can probably be deviated from. You may contact me here.

Q - Can you write a poem for me?
A - If it's for a good cause (like, your birthday, anniversary, school assignment, etc), sure, write me an email and I'll write you a poem.

Q - Where can I buy your books and albums and movies and 1:1 scale bronze statues of you?
A - I don't know about those statues, but all those other things you mentioned can (if they exist) be found over at the shop.

Q - On average, how much do you write each year?
A - I wish someone kept track of that for me, because I wouldn't want to have to do it myself, heheh. If we are counting regular A4 sheets of paper with the font Times New Roman and size 12 ... ehh ... I'll take a wild wild guess at 1580.

On an average day (looking at recently gathered statistics from this week) I write between 2-4 pages, poetry, blogs, reviews, at times stories and other articles. I also type in a lot of answers to emails, posts at forums, type stuff like this, links, random ideas, etc, all uncounted for. This is however only while I sit by a computer. During the summer (vacation ranging between 2-3 months, at most) I fill in an average of one notebook per month, the average notebook ranging between 120-200 A4 pages. In summer I undeniably write a lot less than I do during winter, though when I sit inside by the computer on an almost daily basis I am typing in words more than half of the time I spend there.

So, who knows, I don't, but maybe this quick analyzis is satisfactory. ;)

Q - DS or PSP? PS or DC? xBox360, Wii or PS3? PS2 or GC? PS or N64? NES or SEGA? PC or TV? Coke or Pepsi?
A - DS, PS, Wii, GC, N64, SEGA, PC, Pepsi. But what about GBA?!

Q - How many hours do you spend online an average day?
A - 8. Assuming you mean an average work day.

An average vacation day I spend 0 hours by the computer.

Q - Which websites do you visit most?
A - Currently they are Google.com, Newgrounds.com, , Translate.google.com, Gmail.com, CyberD.org. Those are the only ones I visit on a daily basis, in range of amount, and in that order... unless I'm working on my websites.

Q - Ever been to the Opera?
A - Yeah, twice, last time I went and saw Figaros Wedding, one of the masterpieces Mozart made, it was pretty good!

Ratings

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