K5 Becomes &quot;Gated Dysfunctional Community&quot;
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I'm sure you've heard of Walled Gardens and Gated Communities; exclusive preserves of desirable content or location only accessable to paying members. Well, not being one to get left behind, I have created here on K5 what might be the internet's first "Walled Ghetto." An exclusive preserve of dysfunctional social interaction and semi-undesirable content.  Ok, wise-assery aside, as per the changes discussed below, I have turned new signups back on but there is now a one-time $5.00 fee to obtain posting rights. Everyone who already has an account still has it -- you've been grandfathered (or grandmothered) in by virtue of signing up during the first seven years of the site's existence. So it's true, the early bird really does get the worm! Way to go.  Read on for a few more details and specifics.
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Cut off their connection to the web and people have moments of &quot;withdrawal and feelings of loss, frustration and disconnectedness&quot;, according to a report released this week by Yahoo.
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By Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  Sep. 20--Like many people with autism, Paul Kotler, 18, has trouble  speaking to others, but can share his thoughts in detail by typing on a  computer keyboard.
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Those of us who've been posting at Kuro5hin for some years are aware that this site serves as one of the foremost intellectual fora of the present day. What may come as a surprise is that a number of academics recognize that fact, and cite Kuro5hin in their journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters.  Here I survey some of the more interesting ones I've come across.
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New feelings of insecurity in immigrant communities is helping fuel a rise in the number of legal immigrants seeking to become United States citizens.
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When Kristen was 17 and drinking out of control, her psychologist referred her to an Alcoholics Anonymous group that specialized in helping the youngest drinkers. In the Midtown Group, members and outsiders agree, young people could find new friends, constant fellowship, daily meetings, summer-long...
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A lucky escape for the rest of us? Comments Friday again, folks, and you, our very own chattering masses, have been pressing enter like crazy. We'll start with an issue that seemed to unite us all for a few days.â¦
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Many people now find sense of community more important than privacy.
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F5 Networks will announce its new switch next week, part of efforts to broaden its reach in the market.
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DevShed has a new article posted today covering some of the new features in PHP5.
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Voters are sending mixed signals about how they want their communities to grow, embracing strict controls in some places and rejecting them in others.
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The social news site tries to curb fraud by changing the way community members promote its stories. The move sparks protest among the site's top users. In Monkey Bites
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Month of Apple Bugs kingpin comes clean The equivalent of a virtual nuke has just been set off in the field of vulnerability research and disclosure. The identities behind two of the noms de guerre that have elicited some of the most heated vitriol over the last 12 months appear to have been disclosed.â¦
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Cut off their connection to the Web and people have moments of &quot;withdrawal and feelings of loss, frustration, and disconnectedness&quot; according to a report released Wednesday by Yahoo.
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Taking the innuendo out of back-end IT NNNNSFW San Francisco - birthplace of the gangbuster "startup" culture - also breeds alternative sexual communities and practices. Where better to host a small symposium on Sex Hacks? (And where better to encounter loyal Register fans crawling out of the woodwork to introduce themselves?).â¦
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 6--While ex-HPville is a congenial community, it harbors subtly segregated neighborhoods -- defined by where folks previously worked.   Those who wound up at Hewlett-Packard through the Compaq Computer acquisition cling together.
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IBM this week announced the formation of Power.org, a collaborative community of itself and 14 partner companies with the goal of promoting hardware and software development centered