Apparently you can drop a lit match into jet fuel and it won't ignite. I personally haven't tested that theory.

On Mythbusters (this ep (http://www.thetvdb.com/?tab=episode&seriesid=73388&seasonid=29482&id=343014&lid=7)) they tried to light a line of jet fuel with a blowtorch, if I recall correctly, and it wouldn't light. It wasn't until they lit it as a fine spray that it ignited; it requires a lot of oxygen to ignite.

Air out of a compressed can is only for a moment or two, a vacuum cleaner can keep going for quite a long time - enough to build up quite a lot of static on something it's rushing past. Modern components do have fairly good static protection (whereas it used to be very easy to fry ICs), so it may or may not be a problem anymore but I remember reading warnings against it.

What Matty said. So long as you allow sufficient time for any static charge to disperse safely (i.e. not while the PC is on) I can't imagine this causing a problem. It wouldn't be much charge anyway. Certainly not enough to cause any arcing or cool stuff like that.

What Matty said. So long as you allow sufficient time for any static charge to disperse safely (i.e. not while the PC is on) I can't imagine this causing a problem. It wouldn't be much charge anyway. Certainly not enough to cause any arcing or cool stuff like that.

It doesn't matter if the PC is on at all, though, to damage a chip all you need to do is apply a voltage larger than it's designed to be protected against to the wrong pin. Old CMOS used to be protected up to about 2.5kV, which a vacuum cleaner can easily exceed. I'm fairly certain modern ICs are much better protected, but considering how much it'd cost to replace your motherboard it's not worth the risk.

I finally found a way to get the Orange Box games to run on my laptop and it's ****ty integrated chipset graphics. This must mean I'm the last PC Gamer ever to play Half Life 2 and Portal. Also, I only get about 15 FPS on TF2 but at least it's playable. Time to join in the hat obtaining obsession!

EDIT: Hey guys the cake is a l*gets shot*

Whoah, how the hell did you manage that... what's your real name again... Kevin?

Whoah, how the hell did you manage that... what's your real name again... Kevin?Kieran, actually.

Whoah, how the hell did you manage that... what's your real name again... Kevin?
http://intelintegratedgaming.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-get-half-life-2other-source.html

Just a butt-load of launch parameters that let me at least get to the options screen so I could turn down everything to the minimum settings. Hell yeah 640x480 in a window gaming!

Late 1920s portable gramophone get!

www.crucial.com should solve the RAM issues.
$300 for 4GB or RAM? O_O

Aren't there any cheaper options?

I remember paying £200 for 2x512MB of Crucial RAM.

Hilarious.

$300 for 4GB or RAM? O_O

Aren't there any cheaper options?

Eww. $100 Max. Although it depends on what kind of ram your computer uses.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170381%201309121118&name=4GB%20(2%20x%202GB)

According to my computer, it's DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz.

Will >this< (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Memory+Master+-+2-Pack+2GB+PC2-5300+DDR2+SoDIMM+Laptop+Memory+Kit/9360005.p?id=1218090910390&skuId=9360005&st=ddr2%205300&cp=1&lp=2) work?

I can't find any reason why it wouldn't, so I think you're good.

Just take into account that cheapy unbranded (or some brand that has a terrible/non-existent website) is often terrible. I used to order it all the time, and it often arrived DOA, and otherwise often died after just a month or two, didn't perform very well, and was, well, horrible.

I, like thomasp, recommend Crucial.

I just checked Frys and DAMN they have amazing ram prices! I seem to remember you not buying things online, but Fry's is also a physical store

http://www.frys.com/product/5503990?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

That seems more like it. I bought 4GB ddr2 5300 from Kingston about a year ago for like $80. It should be cheaper than that.

RAM prices fall but they also jump up and down at random a bit. It's not always cheaper than a given point in the past.

RAM prices fall but they also jump up and down at random a bit. It's not always cheaper than a given point in the past.

Randomly Allocated Monetary... uh, value.

I bought 8GB of RAM this summer for about 90$

http://intelintegratedgaming.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-to-get-half-life-2other-source.html

Just a butt-load of launch parameters that let me at least get to the options screen so I could turn down everything to the minimum settings. Hell yeah 640x480 in a window gaming!Shouldn't playing in a window just make the performance worse?

And that's nothing, Unreal Engine games like Borderlands can still be run at 320x200 if you desperately need some fps (and an eye sore). :p

Back when I had my old crappy computer, I would run W3D at like 320*240 in order to get a half-decent framerate...

Shouldn't playing in a window just make the performance worse?


On my old pc I would often get a better performance in Source games when running on a window instead of fullscreen, using the same resolution.

well, i've just confirmed the details for my dj set at a local venue on new year's eve. now to get promoting. oh boy i'm so excited

Shouldn't playing in a window just make the performance worse?I have yet to figure out why, but no. that isn't always the case. some games actually run better windowed.

Shouldn't playing in a window just make the performance worse?

And that's nothing, Unreal Engine games like Borderlands can still be run at 320x200 if you desperately need some fps (and an eye sore). :p
It's probably better to play fullscreen, but I don't want to play it fullscreen, so there.

well, i've just confirmed the details for my dj set at a local venue on new year's eve. now to get promoting. oh boy i'm so excited

You DJ?

1234

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4111714577_8d07400596.jpg

:D

I don't usually admit these things, but SargeMcAlex is the ideal I aspire to. :confused:

*Continues his attempt to shave with naught but water and his executioner's sword.*

You DJ?

1234
yyyyep
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4111714577_8d07400596.jpg

:D
nnnnope

Hah, thanks KRD. Oh, and Hah again regarding the comment above my previous. I should make it clear I do indeed now own that travel gramophone. I have about 70 old records for it. :D

i like these more

http://www.sonoshop.fr/images_magasin/168_image_med_Technics_SL1200MK2.jpg

Hah, thanks KRD. Oh, and Hah again regarding the comment above my previous. I should make it clear I do indeed now own that travel gramophone. I have about 70 old records for it. :D

Anything by So Solid Crew?

well, i've just confirmed the details for my dj set at a local venue on new year's eve. now to get promoting. oh boy i'm so excited

Anything by So Solid Crew?

Anything by So Solid Crew?
yyyyyep
Anything by So Solid Crew?
nnnnnnope

Crimson frickin' daggers! (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=173830&page=1). Aaaagh, studying is not fun. But you gotta work hard if you want to be awesome. Can't give up!

I have yet to figure out why, but no. that isn't always the case. some games actually run better windowed.Well the theory is that with a full-screen game, your hardware only has to worry about rendering that one game, but with a windowed application, your hardware has to occupy itself with both the game and everything else that's going behind on your desktop, including any other similar applications. Unlike typical applications that have to play nice with everyone else, most modern games are designed to use up all your resources while they're running, because screw new-fangled concepts like "multi-tasking", so any kind of windowed/task-switching can lead to performance hits.

Of course this is a non-issue with lightweight games or if you have enough resources to waste or you're using virtualization/emulation or you just got lucky, and if you task-switch a lot it can compensate. But in general it's a good guideline to follow.

just returned from visiting friends and family back in my home town. I've come back with my Duster (which I desperately needed for winter), a stack of game cases with the install discs I've been missing, and a pirated Maya 6 CD that I'd forgotten I even had. practically christmas come early!

just found out you can now route MSN Messenger through XFire. now if any of you wish to speak to me, you can do so. this is a truly positive event and all of your lives should now be 100% more because of it. praise the god(s) above that this gift of Aku has been bestowed upon you all.

one week until MY GIRLFRIEND and i celebrate our three-month anniversary :)

Rage against the machine are officially the first ever download only UK christmas number one!

Suck it Cowell.

Someone I know on Twitter yesterday said that the whole Rage Against The X-Factor campaign wasn't "just about X-Factor". When I asked him what else it was about he didn't answer.

I wish people had voted for something _good_. Oh well.

It was the symbolism of the song's title, I think. Which is stupid.

**** you guys.

Rage for life.

Someone I know on Twitter yesterday said that the whole Rage Against The X-Factor campaign wasn't "just about X-Factor". When I asked him what else it was about he didn't answer.
I suppose it's about the strength and unpredictability of the internet. That's why I was behind it anyway. Funny thing is I don't think I'd even heard of The X Factor until a few months ago.

It's going to be tedious and/or amusing next Xmas as everyone tries to push a different song. So it's hard to imagine we could repeat the feat.

I have absolutely no idea what you guys are talking about :cool:

X-Factor is set up so that over the weeks of its airing it builds up suspense and support for/from the public, and ends ultimately with the most popular contestant releasing a song in the week where record sales count to the Christmas No. 1.

The clever, carefully-planned campaign for the Rage Against The Machine song was no different. As Cowell has said in the past "The British public have spoken/decided."

Besides, Joe Mcwhatshisface was featured in an article in The Sun where he was quoted as hating the band and song, saying it was rubbish, and pictured throwing darts in to a picture of RATM's lead singer against a dart board. Not the best or most curteous way to start off your career.

dude i follow on twitter summed up the whole thing quite well: "Congrats RATM fans: you robbed Simon Cowell's company (Sony) & gave it to RATM's deserving company: Sony."

http://www.mrdestructo.com/2009/12/rage-against-machine-join-it-rage.html

Except it wasn't about robbing Sony. It was about robbing Simon Cowell.

the whole thing is idiotic though

I'm in favour of anything that keeps the X-Factor out of the charts, but the mentality behind it is quite absurd.

Back in my day, people voted for who they liked, rather than who Cowell/Internet campaigns told them to.

There was only one track that should have been Christmas #1, and that was Queen + The Muppets doing Bohemian Rhapsody.

Yeah but why vote? Why does there have to be a Christmas #1? Can't people just go about as they normally do and listen to whatever they like? :mad:

Presumably by buying the songs that they like, the British public are making the Christmas #1 happen. Well, apart from this year, obviously.

I think the one time I actually bought a song that was trying to be Christmas number one was The JCB Song by Nizlopi.

Unfortunately it only made it to number two.

It was seriously the only time that I liked any of the songs in contention for Christmas number one.

edit: I think my parents got the Peter Kay version of Amarillo, but can't remember if that was gunning for a Christmas #1 or if it was at some other time of year.

hahahahahahahahaha

number two

(Interesting sidenote: I know the guy who animated the video for that.)

Who buys a single the week before Christmas anyway?

Christmas number one is and always has been nothing more than a record of the most popular under-5 pound last-ditch gift was that year from disorganised people to their least-favourite cousin.

There was only one track that should have been Christmas #1, and that was Queen + The Muppets doing Bohemian Rhapsody.

I whole heartedly agree.


Edit:
Oh, I forgot: I'm 19 today.

There was only one track that should have been Christmas #1, and that was Queen + The Muppets doing Bohemian Rhapsody.
It would be cool if the actual Queen single wins in 2011 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Freddie's death.

I whole heartedly agree.


Edit:
Oh, I forgot: I'm 19 today.

Happy birthyesterday!

well, i've just confirmed the details for my dj set at a local venue on new year's eve. now to get promoting. oh boy i'm so excited
this went pretty well, all things considered. made $160 for the night and quite a few folks showed up

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Got my sister a brand new MacBook Pro. I actually only payed $840, my aunt chipped in with the rest. It's the $1499 model currently listed on the Apple store. (2.53 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 250GB HD.)

My sister insisted on it being a Mac mostly because everyone she knows has a Mac, she likes the OS and she hates Windows based Laptops because her last one (a toshiba laptop) pretty much became a steaming pile of crap within two years of purchase. :p

My sister actually had to go get it, because she has an american visa and I don't. But still, it was my christmas gift to her, so to speak.

I just got a glimpse of it today because she just got back, it's freaking sexy. :cool:

Also, if everything goes well, I shall have a 250GB PS3 by friday. And some new Caterpillar boots, because our dog ate my shoes. :p

The books I ordered from Amazon with my gift coupon arrived!

The Art of Oddworld Inhabitants "The First Ten Years", Massive Black Vol. 1 and Concept Design 2. The Oddworld book is definitely the coolest, being a total fanboy, but the other two are also great.

I feel like a child getting books with mostly just pictures in them :p

Yet again I am far too excited about snow!

http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/images/snowman3.jpg

then we gave him a top hat :D

http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/images/snowman2.jpg

He's already fallen over now though :(

Reminds me of the Wanky **** Demon!

Man, I can't even remember the last time I actually made a snowman. I like his hat.

Man, I can't even remember the last time I actually made a snowman.

I can remember the last time I did.

It was maybe a week and a half ago.

Now, to work on my PhD thesis.

I hate you all. I've NEVER made a snowman....or seen enough snow that it would even be a possibility.

but it's ok. I GOT A DAILY DEVIATION TODAY!! *foams at the mouth* http://xelioth.deviantart.com/art/Bo-vs-Blade-138601821

and I also got informed about a professional animator who lives nearby. He's worked on Robots, Meet the Robinsons and Rollie Pollie Ollie, and he lives about an hour from where I do. a friend has given me some information on him and suggested I contact him. I am planning to do so shortly. might be a good foot in the door of the industry.

Damn, congrats on that one. It is pretty slick.

That's awesome Aku!
And yes, stalk that animator guy until he gives you a job.

250GB PS3 Slim Get! No games for it yet tho. :p I'll just fill up with game demos I guess.

My sis went to the US to get it for me. It was apparently rather hard to find, as it was sold out everywhere. Then she went to a Gamestop in Mall del Norte, and after a long line she asked if they had it and was told there was only one in stock. She practically threw the money to his face and said MINE NOW. Seconds after she bought it someone called in asking for one.

For a second there I almost had to settle with a 120GB one plus the God of War Collection. :p

How hard is it to swap the harddrive? Might be better to go for the cheapest PS3 version and buy a bigger drive.

How hard is it to swap the harddrive? Might be better to go for the cheapest PS3 version and buy a bigger drive.from what I understand, you can use an external if you want.

well worth picking up an old 60GB since they can play PS2 games as well.

I wrote a thesis! Some university employees are binding it into a little book for the examiners to pore over AS WE SPEAK (provided you are reading this on Monday when they will actually start doing it).

I wrote a thesis! Some university employees are binding it into a little book for the examiners to pore over AS WE SPEAK (provided you are reading this on Monday when they will actually start doing it).
I've still got that to do :(

I have however written a 9,000 word report for BAE Systems discussing all the work that has gone on with regards to the aerodynamic effects of battle damage on aircraft wings. So that's about a tenth of a thesis.

It is pretty slick.

*ears tickle*

huh, oh...
Good job Aku, that's pretty awesome to get a DD. The animation is good too. :thumbsup:

Memo to self: Say "slick" more often.

My phone number is Zero72 536 oh no it isnt

Hooked up a second monitor to my computer. It's not very good, the colors are crap and it's aspect ratio is 4:3, opposed to my 16:10 one. But they're the same height so it's not too bad. Now I can always watch movies or tv shows while I'm working or doing stuff on the main monitor. :>

yo akukrurkyroyrkourkyroku that emoticon was all right but this one is like 100x better
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2009/348/9/8/Power_Word__Stupidity_by_Xelioth.gif

yo akukrurkyroyrkourkyroku that emoticon was all right but this one is like 100x better
http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2009/348/9/8/Power_Word__Stupidity_by_Xelioth.gifeh. I disagree. I think that one's good, but the other is a much higher accomplishment.

this one makes me laugh every time i watch it, the fighting one seems a bit cliche (i mean honestly, how many times have i seen a stick figure fight, for instance?)

this one makes me laugh every time i watch it, the fighting one seems a bit cliche (i mean honestly, how many times have i seen a stick figure fight, for instance?)well fair enough on that end of things.

My sister left today for Uppsala, Sweden, she's studying a semester at the Uppsala University(she's majoring in Biotechnology).

I wanted to go drop her off and maybe stay a week with her, but it's expensive and I don't have my passport. :p Plus there were logistic issues: My brother left to Cancun today(bachelor party for one of his friends) and he'll stay there the whole weekend, and we are currently upgrading our office at work which means we can't both take the same days off because someone has to be here supervising the work.

I'm kinda scared for her, she's never lived by herself, and the climate change is considerable (lowest temperature I remember getting here is around -4°C, back when I was a kid. It hasn't gone under -2°C since 2004. It rarely even goes under 5°C.) Here's to hoping she doesn't freak out(she was kinda freaking out at the airport already). :-/

Oh and it was also her birthday today. Pretty interesting way of starting a new year in your life I suppose. :p

One of my sister in laws lives in Uppsala.

I feel for your sister, what with the European cold snap and all. It's not that bad at the moment though, 0 to -5 max temp.

Hah, that's cool. My mother studied at Uppsala University and I know a bunch of people from there, and some who are studying there now. It's a really nice town, I'm sure she'll like it there. Our winters are really cold yeah, but we have jackets and indoor heating in Sweden so don't worry too much ;)

Sweden also has incredible insulation (despite the lack of carpeting).

I suppose it's not so bad. Plus she'll most likely get to see some snow. :p

Talked to her through skype this morning, she arrived at Amsterdam, she was staying 3 hours at the airport waiting for her flight to Stockholm. She seemed fine, albeit a bit tired because she couldn't sleep during the whole flight. Apparently she was seated between two people and there were plenty of crying babies, one right behind her seat. :p

She'll spend the night in stockholm and leave for Uppsala in the morning.

She's feeling down because she doesn't know anybody there. She's gonna head to one of the student nations tomorrow, hopefully to meet some people there. Other than that, anybody knows any good places to meet people?

I've just ordered a box set of every Disney Movie ever made. it contains 164 Movies and Shows for about $1.40 per DVD. this is a SERIOUSLY positive event. :cool:

I've just ordered a box set of every Disney Movie ever made. it contains 164 Movies and Shows for about $1.40 per DVD. this is a SERIOUSLY positive event. :cool:
so do you have a friend in china or what

so do you have a friend in china or whatit's actually a $1400 product, but it's on sale.

http://dvdentertainmentshop.com/index.php?main_page=product_boxset_info&cPath=29&products_id=362

I don't know WHY it's on sale. I don't CARE why it's on sale. it's amazing. I bought it.

that's not a $1400 product, lmao, i can't find information about it anywhere. it's clearly a cheap chinese thing but be sure to keep us updated on the quality of the set

That box set is in no way legitimate. A number of those items haven't been released on DVD yet by Disney. A number of those items aren't even Disney-owned - Daffy Duck? Tom & Jerry? And why would a Disney classic boxset contain terrible straight-to-DVD sequels, or the Recess movie? Or Underdog?!

I'm sure Disney's anti-piracy team already know about this, but I'll pass it along anyway. I still know a few of the guys there.

And why would a Disney classic boxset contain terrible straight-to-DVD sequels, or the Recess movie? Or Underdog?!.well it's just a disney box set. not necessarily a collection of classics.

can't justify the tom & jerry, though.

well it's just a disney box set. not necessarily a collection of classics.

can't justify the tom & jerry, though.

Tom & Jerry is always justified.

(well okay not in this sense :p)

Tom & Jerry is always justified.assuming decent quality in these DVDs, I absolutely agree :p

Disney are already well aware of these box sets, it seems. The anti-piracy department has a copy.

Disney are already well aware of these box sets, it seems. The anti-piracy department has a copy.that's rather hilarious :p

Actually they tend to get their hands on most pirate stuff that has Disney or Disney-owned branding on it. In some cases the packaging is of higher quality than Disney's own.

Actually they tend to get their hands on most pirate stuff that has Disney or Disney-owned branding on it. In some cases the packaging is of higher quality than Disney's own.lol, THAT is rather hilarious :D

Got a vasectomy four days ago.
Finally no more expenses for contraceptives and most importantly no 3rd child.

Got a vasectomy four days ago.
Finally no more expenses for contraceptives and most importantly no 3rd child.are those as painful as they sound?

are those as painful as they sound?
No.
Two injections with the local anaesthetic are basically the biggest pain during surgery.

Right now, I still have a feeling as if my left testicle had been squeezed in a too tight pant, nothing that can be treated with analgesics.

I had not bruising or swelling and no bleeding at all, since the surgery was the non-scalpel method (NSV). Instead of two incisions with a scalpel, only a single small hole is punched, through which the vasa are pulled out. The hole isn't even stitched afterwards.

All in all, going to the dentist or a bad hangover are much worse.

No.
Two injections with the local anaesthetic are basically the biggest pain during surgery.

Right now, I still have a feeling as if my left testicle had been squeezed in a too tight pant, nothing that can be treated with analgesics.

I had not bruising or swelling and no bleeding at all, since the surgery was the non-scalpel method (NSV). Instead of two incisions with a scalpel, only a single small hole is punched, through which the vasa are pulled out. The hole isn't even stitched afterwards.

All in all, going to the dentist or a bad hangover are much worse.yeah. doesn't sound too bad. thanks for the info, though I'm a long way removed from considering its use.

I had not bruising or swelling and no bleeding at all, since the surgery was the non-scalpel method (NSV). Instead of two incisions with a scalpel, only a single small hole is punched, through which the vasa are pulled out. The hole isn't even stitched afterwards.

is that procedure reversible?

is that procedure reversible?
It is, but with only 70-80% chance of natural insemination to work.
Also, it'd cost several thousand bucks for such a microsurgery, which no insurance would pay.
(The vasectomy cost me €480)

So, you should consider vasectomy as a permanent contraception solution.

Let these guys explain: http://www.spike.com/video/vasectomy-quartet/2796836

Let these guys explain: http://www.spike.com/video/vasectomy-quartet/2796836and once again family guy takes a perfectly good joke and slams it into the ground so hard the dental records won't even I.D. it...

See some bloody versions here (http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vasectomy&search_type=&aq=f&oq=).

My girlfriend has all but 100% secured herself a place at Oxford Brookes studying nursing. This means I'm now trying to find a job in the Oxford area. Big move, will be leaving lots of friends and memories behind. It's a good thing, though, as we may actually be able to start settling down properly. :D

My girlfriend has all but 100% secured herself a place at Oxford Brookes studying nursing. This means I'm now trying to find a job in the Oxford area. Big move, will be leaving lots of friends and memories behind. It's a good thing, though, as we may actually be able to start settling down properly. :Dwhat's this?! an event about a girl that isn't negative?! BLASPHEMER!

My girlfriend has all but 100% secured herself a place at Oxford Brookes studying nursing. This means I'm now trying to find a job in the Oxford area. Big move, will be leaving lots of friends and memories behind. It's a good thing, though, as we may actually be able to start settling down properly. :D
Are you now buying a pair of boat oars?

what's this?! an event about a girl that isn't negative?! BLASPHEMER!

Woah. Dude, maybe you should think about switching sides if all your experiences of women are negative.

Are you now buying a pair of boat oars?

Yes, although I don't yet own a boat. I plan to sit in the bath with them and pretend I'm rowing an inverted boat.

Yes, although I don't yet own a boat. I plan to sit in the bath with them and pretend I'm rowing an inverted boat.

You'll only go around in imaginary circles unless you have no wall on both sides of the tub.

what's this?! an event about a girl that isn't negative?! BLASPHEMER!
well uh my girlfriend and i have been going out for quite nearly six months

well uh my girlfriend and i have been going out for quite nearly six monthsyes, but that wasn't posted here without the topic already being discussed. it's ok for good events to OCCUR, we just don't discuss those things here, based on our track record :p

You'll only go around in imaginary circles unless you have no wall on both sides of the tub.

1: Finish buying oars.
2: Find a house with a bath with 2 side free.
3: ...
4: Profit.

Congratulations, Futureworm. :)

In related news, nice boobs are a positive event. Let's discuss those. I believe I've done my part (fnar).

My wife and I have been together for years and everything is great.

Aku's mind = blown.

My wife and I have been together for years and everything is great.

Aku's mind = blown.lol, I only commented because no one POSTS about the "everything is great" stuff. all we get on these forums is a stream of loneliness. hence, blasphemy.

I know, I'm just teasing. :D

Ace Attorney Investigations (Read: Edgeworth: The Game) is finally out, and it only cost me about 11 bucks with some leftover store credit! :D

I got a first in the first set of exams that count towards my degree :D

five pounds of haribo gold bears? yes please

five pounds of haribo gold bears? yes pleaseO_o that's a LOT of gummi bears...

anyway, I'm in the process of moving into my new place practically ON campus. it seems to be a pretty sweet arrangement.

Metallica is playing here tomorrow. And I have tickets. :cool:

On a related note, there was a truck with 18 tons of dynamite stolen recently(by drugdealers apparently), and a rumour has been circulating around that they plan on exploding it tomorrow at the concert. :p

Metallica is playing here tomorrow. And I have tickets. :cool:

You've posted a Negative in the Positive thread again.

Metallica is playing here tomorrow. And I have tickets. :cool:

On a related note, there was a truck with 18 tons of dynamite stolen recently(by drugdealers apparently), and a rumour has been circulating around that they plan on exploding it tomorrow at the concert. :pso if you never post again we know what happened. :p

You've posted a Negative in the Positive thread again.
I actually have low expectations considering there's a good chance they'll mostly play the newer stuff.
so if you never post again we know what happened. :p

Exactly.:p

so if you never post again we know what happened. :pThey blew up his ISP? :rolleyes:

They blew up his ISP? :rolleyes:....... :o

The concert was epic. I also hurt my vocal chords. :p

I also hurt my vocal chords. :p
I usually avoid that. My voice is relatively quiet and I figure nobody can hear me anyway.

I usually avoid that. My voice is relatively quiet and I figure nobody can hear me anyway.
No, not in a 130+dB metal concert.

I also hurt my vocal chords. :p

Is the pain from when you dived for cover from the explosion?

Is the pain from when you dived for cover from the explosion?

The only explosions present were the pyrotechnics. There were this blazes of fire that would go off during key moments of certain songs, and boy did they pack some heat. I was standing about half a football field from the stage and I could still feel the heat when they went off. Pretty amazing. The straining of vocal chords occurred mostly during Master of Puppets, One and Nothing Else Matters. Oh and Seek and Destroy, but only because it was the last song and Hetfield asked the audience to give their best, you can't say no to that man. :p

So I've sent in my application for admission to the Pennsylvania College of Technology, going for an Associate's Degree in Information Technology, Web and Applications Technology Emphasis. Well I'll be damned. I'm goin' to college. ...Pending the finance landscape and placement testing, of course.

Wish me luck, folks. This'll either be the best decision in my life so far, or a colossal disaster in the works. I'd say the first is more likely, at least.

The very best of luck to you, Zeor :)

Today's highly positive event for me: Just Cause 2 Demo.

The very best of luck to you, Zeor :)

Today's highly positive event for me: Just Cause 2 Demo.

Yeah I had fun with that as well. I attached myself to a gas tank, shot it and went flying really high. Then the thing exploded and I went spiraling into the ground unable to open the parachute and died. Pretty fun. :p

edit: That said, I think I'll pass on the console version and wait till I get a gaming rig together. The controls seem designed for mouse+keyboard, plus on a decent rig the pc version looks considerably sexier. :cool:

Finally went and saw Avatar (in 3D nonetheless). Not sure if I envy or feel sorry for the people who worked on it, but wow. I wasn't too bothered by the simple plot because I couldn't stop grinning at the visuals :o
..unlike most movies which rely on effects.

The very best of luck to you, Zeor :)

Today's highly positive event for me: Just Cause 2 Demo.I see your Just Cause 2 Demo and raise you a Starcraft 2 Beta. :eek:

I see your Just Cause 2 Demo and raise you a Starcraft 2 Beta. :eek:
whooooaaaaaa

Yeah I had fun with that as well. I attached myself to a gas tank, shot it and went flying really high. Then the thing exploded and I went spiraling into the ground unable to open the parachute and died. Pretty fun. :p

edit: That said, I think I'll pass on the console version and wait till I get a gaming rig together. The controls seem designed for mouse+keyboard, plus on a decent rig the pc version looks considerably sexier. :cool:

I didn't think it was coming out on PC. Nice that it is, though. If I had a decent kit I'd probably still buy it on PS3, though.

I see your Just Cause 2 Demo and raise you a Starcraft 2 Beta. :eek:

I fold.

I didn't think it was coming out on PC. Nice that it is, though. If I had a decent kit I'd probably still buy it on PS3, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsRz68KgA_o
It looks pretty nifty on PC. That said, the main reason I want it on PC instead is not for the graphics but for more precise controls. It can get kinda difficult aiming at things with the Dualshock3, I suspect I'll have a much easier time attaching things to other things with a mouse/keyboard. :p

I thought the target-assistance was pretty good, actually. I mean, you won't get any headshots from vaguely aimed reticules but go into shoulder-cam and popping skulls is pretty easy. And vaguely aiming in enemies' directions and unleashing a clip of bullets seems to work just fine :)

Besides, I prefer to kill them by dragging them behind a moped or letting a helicopter spiral out of control and land on their faces.

edit: just checked out the video - it looks very nice, I must say. My only comment would be that I've not yet seen water (the demo area doesn't have any) but other than that it looks almost identical on the PS3.

Working with Rene Engstrom on a screenplay adaptation of her phenomenal webcomic, "Anders Loves Maria". It's now become slightly more official than just "This is something I'd like to do." We're looking at agents and selling options.

Bugger me.

Working with Rene Engstrom on a screenplay adaptation of her phenomenal webcomic, "Anders Loves Maria". It's now become slightly more official than just "This is something I'd like to do." We're looking at agents and selling options.

Bugger me.

Awesome. I was actually pondering the other day that it would be interesting to see her comic as a short series or something. Definitely hope that goes somewhere.

I bought a guitar, wheee.

Just recieved my letter of acceptance from the college.

Just recieved my letter of acceptance from the college.

Congratulations!

Just recieved my letter of acceptance from the college.woo! good job!

I bought a guitar, wheee.
Nice.
Just recieved my letter of acceptance from the college.
Nice.

I just got a free copy of Psychonauts from a complete stranger (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=14003052&posted=1#post14003052) :D

I just got a free copy of Psychonauts from a complete stranger (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=14003052&posted=1#post14003052) :D
Now you can only hope that he didn't buy the game with a stolen credit card.
If so, your account could get deleted - including all games - if Valve finds out.

Really, has that happened to people?
I doubt there's an underground movement of people buying games for others on stolen credit cards, but it's not something I can easily disprove should Valve assume I had something to do with it. The forum thread could just be a cover up, when I'm actually buying the game from that guy for €4.99 instead of the staggering price of €9.99. Because with prices like that who wouldn't consider crime?

Really, has that happened to people?
They are at least warning about this.
I doubt there's an underground movement of people buying games for others on stolen credit cards, but it's not something I can easily disprove should Valve assume I had something to do with it. The forum thread could just be a cover up, when I'm actually buying the game from that guy for €4.99 instead of the staggering price of €9.99. Because with prices like that who wouldn't consider crime?
Selling gifts is technically illegal too, but seeing that Valve themselves offer 4-packs, I doubt that they'd enforce that.
Or maybe they're really so naive that they believe someone would buy a 4-pack and give it away to friends for free...

*Hugs his recently acquired PBF (http://www.pbfcomics.com/) Almanack.*

http://www.shrani.si/t/L/z1/2sBct3T0/20100316-the-pbf-almanac.jpg (http://www.shrani.si/?L/z1/2sBct3T0/20100316-the-pbf-almanac.jpg)

What a deceptive cover. ;)

Hoho! Epic liked our 3 week game projects enough to put them in their UDK trailer (http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=721013). I was in the Phobia group, which is seen at 2:01.
Ok it's maybe not that awesome, but it's some kind of publicity :p

*Hugs his recently acquired PBF (http://www.pbfcomics.com/) Almanack.*

Nice, PBF rules.

Hoho! Epic liked our 3 week game projects enough to put them in their UDK trailer (http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=721013). I was in the Phobia group, which is seen at 2:01.
Ok it's maybe not that awesome, but it's some kind of publicity :preminds me of portals or mirror's edge. either way it looks interesting.

I got a job as a Project Coordinator at Disney University, Disney's on-site soft-skill training team. I start Monday.

I got a job as a Project Coordinator at Disney University, Disney's on-site soft-skill training team. I start Monday.
Congratulations!

With the big money you're now gonna make, go and pay for the D17 domain please, or it'll run out and we'll lose it!

highlight: democrats in congress actually managed to pass (http://www.freep.com/article/20100322/NEWS15/3220312/1318/Congress-sends-landmark-health-reform-to-Obama) health care reform!

lowlight: a dude calling bart stupak (http://www.freep.com/article/20100322/BLOG36/100322009/GOP-member-shouts-Baby-killer-at-Rep.-Stupak) (a strongly anti-abortion congressman) a "baby-killer"

highlight: democrats in congress actually managed to pass (http://www.freep.com/article/20100322/NEWS15/3220312/1318/Congress-sends-landmark-health-reform-to-Obama) health care reform!

lowlight: a dude calling bart stupak (http://www.freep.com/article/20100322/BLOG36/100322009/GOP-member-shouts-Baby-killer-at-Rep.-Stupak) (a strongly anti-abortion congressman) a "baby-killer"

Both of those are pretty impressive.
Score one each for both American Intelligence and American Stupidity!

Welcome to the 20th century, America.

Welcome to the 20th century, America.

Do you want to break it to them now?

and the sad thing is, people on my facebook are actually COMPLAINING about it....

Could an American please enlighten me as to why the healthcare thing is a bad thing?

Could an American please enlighten me as to why the healthcare thing is a bad thing?

Paying taxes to help other people is SOCIALISM and also COMMUNISM which are BAD.

Why pay taxes to say, help suffering children, when you can go on an extra holiday every few years?

And people like to claim that waiting lines for socialized medicine are always really really long and that you'll die before you get treatment.

Paying taxes to help other people is SOCIALISM and also COMMUNISM which are BAD.

Thing is, I'm doubting that it will even affect taxes.

The waiting lines can be pretty bad, but the counterpoint is that if the lines are really short, it's only because a lot of people don't have the opportunity to be _in_ those lines because they have no healthcare...

However, I've never heard of anyone with a potentially fatal disease having to wait. The waiting is more for things like vasectomies or gastric bypasses, etc. etc.

gastric bypasses

Ah, well now I can understand America's fears. :D

O_o I just read a full argument against the healthcare reform. they argue against the benefits (providing health care to those who cannot otherwise obtain it) by saying that this new system is socialist.

that's all they say. that is their ENTIRE argument. no reason given why socialism is a bad thing, just that it apparently is so obviously bad that it needs no explanation.

the poster's proposed solution to the healthcare issue? stop healthcare providers from being sued because those lawsuits are (apparently) the entire reason poor people can't afford the care.

someone please explain how this makes sense at all, cause I'm apparently not involved in politics enough to understand how this isn't brain-numbingly stupid.

Isn't it just that America's fear of communism also became a fear of socialism as the right-wing powers of the time branded the two as one and the same? That's why Obama is regularly called a Marxist, even though he's not even a socialist - wanting socialised health care doesn't get you there (neither does wanting say, socialised education).

Socialism has just become such a dirty word in the States.

someone please explain how this makes sense at all, cause I'm apparently not involved in politics enough to understand how this isn't brain-numbingly stupid.
it doesn't. the new laws include nothing about a public healthcare option or any government-controlled health infrastructure. rather, it requires that all americans purchase a plan from a private insurer, which will actually benefit the companies – the day after the new legislation was announced, health stocks went up a fair bit. it also puts in place some restrictions on what health insurance companies can and can't do, but it's far from the progressive reform a lot of us were hoping for

arguing that this system is socialist is like arguing that our car insurance system is socialist. the idea that anyone has a "right" to not get health insurance is ridiculous on its face
Isn't it just that America's fear of communism also became a fear of socialism as the right-wing powers of the time branded the two as one and the same? That's why Obama is regularly called a Marxist, even though he's not even a socialist - wanting socialised health care doesn't get you there (neither does wanting say, socialised education).

Socialism has just become such a dirty word in the States.
but obama doesn't even want socialized medicine, that's the thing! he's helping private insurers. i just can't understand the arguments of the right – they don't seem to be rooted in reality, let alone reason

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/conservative-libertarian

I think that explains a lot of the rhetoric that goes around this country.

but obama doesn't even want socialized medicine, that's the thing! he's helping private insurers. i just can't understand the arguments of the right – they don't seem to be rooted in reality, let alone reason

I was under the impression he did, but he knew it would never, ever be passed (considering how close this bill was to not passing), so he caved somewhat.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/conservative-libertarian

I think that explains a lot of the rhetoric that goes around this country.

"Sorry, Videos are currently not available in your country."

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-march-18-2010/conservative-libertarian

I think that explains a lot of the rhetoric that goes around this country.that was possibly the most amusing 13 minutes I've had all year!

I was under the impression he did, but he knew it would never, ever be passed (considering how close this bill was to not passing), so he caved somewhat.well even if that IS the case, the result is the same and the arguments are still equally based in non-reality.

After about 9 months of unemployment after graduating in July I've finally got an actuarial trainee job. Feckin' finally!

:D

A Wormer friend was walking on the beach at 3am when he spotted a condo on fire. He ran round and helped wake up the occupants/save their asses. I met this friend when I was in Florida, so I feel special by association.

wow! that's insanely unlikely! good on him for walking down that beach!

What did he do on that beach?
Burying gas can and matches?
;)

Above story may have been exaggerated. He made sure they were ok though. Fire trucks turned up first because the alarm automatically calls them.

My band now have a website;

www.mapsandlegends.co.uk

Also we are now signed to a management company and will be recording with Universal music in the summer.

Best of luck to you. Remember: The music industry is a terrible, hulking beast that squeezes every last penny out of their new artists and treats consumers like criminals.

http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/index.html

NEW DWARF FORTRESS NEW WEBSITE YESSSSSSSSYESSSYESSYESSSYESSS

I'm gonna wait for the inevitable bugs to be worked out a bit before I have a go at another forum fortress or something, because I miss doing that. For anyone who doesn't keep up with this: DF hasn't had an update for years, now. He overhauled the entire material system and combat and sites and ohmygodohmygodohmygoddddd.

ALSO:

http://www.spectrasonics.net/instruments/omnisphere.php

I bought this beauty of a software instrument a few days ago. Damned glorious. I can get inspired with pretty much any patch chosen at random.

HAPPINESSSSSS

I'm gonna wait for the inevitable bugs to be worked out a bit before I have a go at another forum fortress or something, because I miss doing that. For anyone who doesn't keep up with this: DF hasn't had an update for years, now. He overhauled the entire material system and combat and sites and ohmygodohmygodohmygoddddd.So like every other DF release. :p

I just had a phone interview with SpaceX and it went really well!! :)

If you're not familiar with SpaceX, they're the coolest private space company out there. They haven't launched any people yet so they aren't quite as well-known as Spaceship One, but spacex is far more sophisticated. They focus more on satellites and space station resupply which just doesn't get as much publicity as the tourism.
http://www.spacex.com/multimedia/videos.php?id=41&cat=recent

http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/index.html

NEW DWARF FORTRESS NEW WEBSITE YESSSSSSSSYESSSYESSYESSSYESSS

I'm gonna wait for the inevitable bugs to be worked out a bit before I have a go at another forum fortress or something, because I miss doing that. For anyone who doesn't keep up with this: DF hasn't had an update for years, now. He overhauled the entire material system and combat and sites and ohmygodohmygodohmygoddddd.Regrettably, adventure mode sucks even worse this time. You can't find ANYthing to do, and even if you do, good luck actually killing anything with the combat where it is.

Also there's apparently a fortress-eradicating temperature bug which basically turns the whole thing into a microwave so all of your dwarves suffer horrible blood-belching boiling deaths.

first female nude model in figure drawing today. I got to stare at an attractive naked girl for 4 hours and no one can call me a pervert for it.

definitely a positive event.

They'll bring out the fat one next week.

They'll bring out the fat one next week.no doubt in my mind. and she'll spread her legs suggestively and give me doe eyes the entire time with a smile on her face, showing off all 3 of her purty teeth.

Nathan, you're a pervert. So am I, except I can't draw for sh*t.

first female nude model in figure drawing today. I got to stare at an attractive naked girl for 4 hours and no one can call me a pervert for it.

I had a friend who had to still-life drawings of nude models for a few months for his A-Levels. He would be most jealous of this statement.

I had a friend who had to still-life drawings of nude models for a few months for his A-Levels. He would be most jealous of this statement.oh I imagine. I'm not at all expecting the run of reasonably-attractive models to continue.

I got to stare at an attractive naked girl for 4 hours and no one can call me a pervert for it. pEERRvVEvEEERRT

I go to figure drawing once a week, and it's a new model every time which is good. (well, they occasionally recycle)
It really sucks when it's the same person every time, regardless of how they look.

Found this today, he has some good insights.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga6WjxaXRC0

We got a new fridge and a stove, they just arrived yesterday. Fridge is now functional and we have to wait for a technician to come adjust the stove.

Our old stove broke like, ages ago but we hadn't bothered replacing it because we had a tiny electric one and we don't cook much, but then that one nearly burnt a hole on our kitchen table when making christmas dinner and then proceeded to stop working altogether. We weren't actually planning on getting one either until we were at the store choosing a new fridge and decided we should get both.

Our fridge just recently broke, but it's not the first time it does that, so we figured it was about time to replace it, plus it is OLD and the new one probably consumes a lot less energy, which is good I guess.

I found this email in my inbox today:

"Brian,
I just wanted to let you know that we will be making you an offer for an internship at SpaceX this summer. You will be reporting to me and supporting an R&D project involving an upgraded version of our Merlin engine. We'll chat more soon. Our HR department will contact you with a formal offer. It should be a great summer!"

I just got the internship of my dreams. Holy ****ing ****

maaaaaaaajor congrats! good job!

Congratulations!

hey, great job

i'm so happy with how the members of the team17 forum are achieving their dreams in various ways!

I found this email in my inbox today:

"Brian,
I just wanted to let you know that we will be making you an offer for an internship at SpaceX this summer. You will be reporting to me and supporting an R&D project involving an upgraded version of our Merlin engine. We'll chat more soon. Our HR department will contact you with a formal offer. It should be a great summer!"

I just got the internship of my dreams. Holy ****ing ****
I assume that's not the Rolls Royce Merlin engine... :p (for those who don't know, the Merlin was a 27-litre, 1000 horsepower V12 piston engine used on the Spitfire, among other aircraft - with superchargers, it hit over 2000HP!).

Sounds like a pretty awesome internship. The closest I ever got to anything like that was some summer work experience doing maintenance on the BAe 146 aircraft - a plane known for its mechanical problems, particularly with engines. Nicknames included the "Quadrophonic leafblower", "the only aircraft with five auxiliary power units - one on the tail and two on each wings" and "four oil leaks connected by a random electrical fault".

I just got the internship of my dreams. Holy ****ing ****

That's awesome, congrats!

Thanks guys, I'm super stoked!

I assume that's not the Rolls Royce Merlin engine... :p (for those who don't know, the Merlin was a 27-litre, 1000 horsepower V12 piston engine used on the Spitfire, among other aircraft - with superchargers, it hit over 2000HP!).

Sounds like a pretty awesome internship. The closest I ever got to anything like that was some summer work experience doing maintenance on the BAe 146 aircraft - a plane known for its mechanical problems, particularly with engines. Nicknames included the "Quadrophonic leafblower", "the only aircraft with five auxiliary power units - one on the tail and two on each wings" and "four oil leaks connected by a random electrical fault".

This is definitely not your grandfather's Spitfire engine... ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28rocket_engine%29

I'll probably be working on either the Merlin 1C vaccuum or the 1D.

This is definitely not your grandfather's Spitfire engine... ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlin_%28rocket_engine%29

I'll probably be working on either the Merlin 1C vaccuum or the 1D.

Great-grandfather more like :p Pretty cool thing to be involved in, even if they have pinched the name from arguably the best-sounding aircraft engine ever made. ;) Good luck with it!

A problem I was having where the music volume fluctuates on my PC got particularly bad today. I Googled it, and learned that a common problem is "sticky stuff" on the circuit board of the volume control doofer. Opened mine up, found "sticky stuff", cleaned it off using awesomely handy eucalyptus oil, and it seems my problem is solved.

A problem I was having where the music volume fluctuates on my PC got particularly bad today. I Googled it, and learned that a common problem is "sticky stuff" on the circuit board of the volume control doofer. Opened mine up, found "sticky stuff", cleaned it off using awesomely handy eucalyptus oil, and it seems my problem is solved.

Eww. Too much information.

I just fixed my Nvidia 8800 GTX card which died on me last night when playing Mass Effect 2 by baking it in the oven for eight minutes at 200c. :cool:

I just fixed my Nvidia 8800 GTX card which died on me last night when playing Mass Effect 2 by baking it in the oven for eight minutes at 200c. :cool:

I know that works. I know (to an extent) why it works.
But dammit, that should not work!

I just fixed my Nvidia 8800 GTX card which died on me last night when playing Mass Effect 2 by baking it in the oven for eight minutes at 200c. :cool::D holy hell I'd never heard of that! that is spectacular!

Toasty!

On a local forum I go to, some guy once tried to do it in a microwave, much to the delight of everyone else.

Toasty!

On a local forum I go to, some guy once tried to do it in a microwave, much to the delight of everyone else.well they both heat things, right?! :rolleyes:

well they both heat things, right?! :rolleyes:
Yes, but quite differently.

The oven delivers the heat through convection and thermal radiation equally from the outside.

The microwave delivers microwave radiation, which can penetrate materials and heats in spots from the inside.
It can only heat polarized molecules, which means it will heat the water in the food, but not the dish it's in.

Putting (pointed) metal objects in a microwave oven is a very unwise idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_yg5eKjA4U

I er .. I think he was being sarcastic. >_>

I er .. I think he was being sarcastic. >_>
Ehrm,... yes. :p

Ehrm,... yes. :pway to completely miss the rolleyes smiley I tossed in to make the sarcasm doubly obvious :p

To be fair, though, Aku is almost never sarcastic.

Maybe bonz is actually Canadian. Canadians don't get sarcasm because they don't have a large jewish community.




:p

To be fair, though, Aku is almost never sarcastic.
well played

To be fair, though, Aku is almost never sarcastic.I think I love you, sir.

i still exist

i still exist
cool beans

i still existsorry, wrong thread (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showthread.php?t=20235).

Lol good one, actually this is robin though

Lol good one, actually this is robin though*GASP* but robin doesn't have access to this forum! :eek::eek: :mad:

Lol good one, actually this is robin though
Oh really? What is Batman's secret identity then?

*GASP* but robin doesn't have access to this forum! :eek::eek: :mad:

hey i was just checkin' in on t17 douche

batmans secret identity is merry men bird hahahaha isnt that funny

whoa! he got banned for that?!

That seems a smidgen ott...?

I'd guess he got banned because he was sharing accounts and providing someone with access to OD, not for that comment.

whoa! he got banned for that?!

That seems a smidgen ott...?
Not just that, I've deleted the two offending threads that got him banned.
I'd guess he got banned because he was sharing accounts and providing someone with access to OD, not for that comment.

Bingo. Plus a load of trolling against OD members.

Not just that, I've deleted the two offending threads that got him banned.

Ah, fair enough.

Bingo. Plus a load of trolling against OD members.

Ahhh... brings back memories.

Plus a load of trolling against OD members.

who cares

who cares
Me, evidently.

Apple fixes black status bar for x64 Windows!

It only took 4 years and 11.5 months but against all odds Apple finally found the will to fix Quicktime on x64 variants of Windows.

You can now play Quicktime movies embedded in websites and actually see the progress bar and volume controls! So be sure to run out and grab that historic 7.6.6 update!

What's next? Correct gamma support? We can only hope.

I never thought I'd see the day!

just got back from a gallery opening at the college I might be transferring to. their art school must be absolutely terrible at teaching painting/drawing because all of the art on the walls was pretty much terrible. somehow a guy got hosted in the gallery with a pencil drawing that was all disproportionate and wonky with terrible shading.

on the positive side, however, the sculpture work they had there was absolutely top notch. someone had a hornet made out of steel plates that was absolutely terrifying. definitely a better school in terms of sculpture.

and a few days ago my contact at said school offered to get me a talent grant to help me attend. definitely looking like I'm going to end up over there instead of where I am, but I am SERIOUSLY happy I came here first to learn drawing basics. cause seriously, those guys SUCK.

just got back from a gallery opening at the college I might be transferring to. their art school must be absolutely terrible at teaching painting/drawing because all of the art on the walls was pretty much terrible. somehow a guy got hosted in the gallery with a pencil drawing that was all disproportionate and wonky with terrible shading.

on the positive side, however, the sculpture work they had there was absolutely top notch. someone had a hornet made out of steel plates that was absolutely terrifying. definitely a better school in terms of sculpture.

and a few days ago my contact at said school offered to get me a talent grant to help me attend. definitely looking like I'm going to end up over there instead of where I am, but I am SERIOUSLY happy I came here first to learn drawing basics. cause seriously, those guys SUCK.

Sounds like their art schools could use a merger, taking the drawing/painting departments from your current school and the sculpture department from the new one.

I really would like to take a course at schoolism (https://www.schoolism.com/), but it's quite expensive. Perhaps not 'art school expensive', but still. Some of those courses look so cool D:

Sounds like their art schools could use a merger, taking the drawing/painting departments from your current school and the sculpture department from the new one.indeed. that would yield some rather outstanding artwork!

Positive event: I remembered my password for this forum.

Hello Pooka!

Positive event: I remembered my password for this forum.you joined after me, you're in OD and yet I don't recognize your name.....hmmm.... :-/

you joined after me, you're in OD and yet I don't recognize your name.....hmmm.... :-/
He's the dude who runs that Superfrog website.

Also, hey there Pooka.

Fenced for Cornwall this weekend at the Excalibur competition (an inter-county 6 weapon team event). Did better than last year (9 wins vs 4) and Cornwall won the overall event for the 1st time. It's also the first time in 20 years since someone other the Surrey or Somerset won.
I was also attacked with nail polish so the finger-nails on my left hand now resemble the Cornish flag...

Just handed in my dissertation, albeit a day late. Hopefully they won't fail my whole degree because of that.

Celebrated my 1 year wedding anniversary on Sunday. Hooray.

Celebrated my 1 year wedding anniversary on Sunday. Hooray.
Why has your "hooray" no exclamation mark? :confused:

Me and my girlfriend became engaged a few weeks ago.
That is, we officially announced it after two years. Via Facebook.