I over-use exclamation marks, they've sort of lost all meaning. I am very happy about it, though.

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

Facebook is the official definer of relationships.
With that in mind, congratulations.

Also congratulations to Sarge.

Congrats on that.

On the other side of the coin, I'm single, also a positive event or occurence. :P

I went to see Rage Against the Machine today at Finsbury Park. A truly fantastic experience and a great warmup for Download festival next week! :)

I went to see Rage Against the Machine today at Finsbury Park. A truly fantastic experience and a great warmup for Download festival next week! :)

I know someone going to that! On the incredibly small chance you meet them avoid everyone from bognor.

In other news, I got bored the other day and wrote a little script that makes these:

http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/scripts/harmonograph/harmonograph4small.png

(clicky for linky!)
(http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/scripts/harmonograph/harmonograph.html?ps=4&a0=200&d0=0.01&p0=0.3&f0=0.08&pl0=1&a1=140&d1=0.01&p1=1&f1=0.045&pl1=0&a2=160&d2=0.01&p2=0.5&f2=5.96&pl2=1&a3=160&d3=0.01&p3=1&f3=6.05&pl3=0)

So, my sister's semester at sweden is over. However, while she was there, she received an e- mail about an opportunity to do lab practice in france, from july to december. She went for it and she was accepted, so now she's spending six months in paris, doing lab practice. :O
My mom and my aunt will be visiting her next week to help her find an appartment in Paris, they'll stay with her until she starts practice in about three weeks.

Woo! Enjoy Paris. It's not as gay as you might have heard.

Woo! Enjoy Paris. It's not as gay as you might have heard.

I hear it's only a problem if you're English.

I've been invited to a number of fancy E3 shindigs, including a "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" party on Thursday. All thanks to that blog where I tell everybody how awful game journalists are.

I've been invited to a number of fancy E3 shindigs, including a "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" party on Thursday. All thanks to that blog where I tell everybody how awful game journalists are.
It is a trap. They plan to kill you.

It is a trap. They plan to kill you.
Or, they lock you into a basement room with the number 101.
There they'll give you a lot of free advance press copies of awful game sequels.
:eek:

Well, my dad wanted a new kitten, and who was I to argue? :p

Sable isn't thrilled about it to say the least, but that's normal. It'll all work out, and they'll be like sisters in a few weeks.

Not sure where the little thing is right now, actually. I think she went behind the couch and turned on her cyborg kitty cloaking device.

Edit: There she is, all crashed out. Big day.

If you have a new kitten, then you need to provide pictures. It's the law.

I know, I'll have to work on it.

If you have a new kitten, then you need to provide pictures. It's the law.
An addendum to this law requires you to add a caption with a witty remark, further increasing the "aww-factor" of the kitten's cuteness.
You're strongly advised against using improper grammar and orthography though.

On that note, a friend sent me this so I feel obliged to post:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/kittehs.jpg

Everyone say d'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaw.

http://j.imagehost.org/0911/S7300400.jpg

Again, best I can do is when she's asleep, the little psycho.

I am still alive.

I am still alive.I'll hire from a more reputable company next time.

I am still alive.

Your avatar still makes me happy.

I'll hire from a more reputable company next time.:p Very good. First LOL of the day. haha

Good to see the forum still here, even if its slowly getting more inactive. Hard to believe I signed up to the forum 8 years ago! Madness!

4 long days at SpaceX down! I work from about 8 to 7, 11 hours a day with some random time for lunch. This is going to take a little adjustment. :P They have flexible hours where you show up and leave whenever you want, with no record of when you were there, no time sheets, no nothing, you just have to get your stuff done. Which puts a lot of pressure on you to work long hours because they give you a lot to do.

They set me up with the most amazing computer ever:

30" LCD
150 GB Intel SSD
3.20 GHz Xeon Quad core
12 GB RAM
nVidia Quatro something 1024MB
one of those logitech 3Dconnexion 6-axis spacial manipulators.

It's crazy fast for normal windows tasks, and when I run the gazillion polygon CAD model of the rocket engine I'm working on it updates the view after only like half a second. I tried loading the whole first stage of the Falcon 9, but after about 15 minutes I cancelled because that was just taking too long, even on that machine...

And I can't tell any of you guys what I'm doing though because that would be breaking ITAR and my NDA ;) But it's a pretty killer place.

Now I'm going to go enjoy my 3 hours of free time I get per day. Whoops that's half gone.

And I can't tell any of you guys what I'm doing though because that would be breaking ITAR and my NDA ;) But it's a pretty killer place.

Now I'm going to go enjoy my 3 hours of free time I get per day. Whoops that's half gone.
Ha!
Probably wasting every single free minute with running the latest eye candy game with maximum settings and over 9000 frames per second. :p

Woo! that sounds really exciting, good for you.
But what do you mean by polygonal cad models? That doesn't make sense. Or are they converted from cad?

just got a new place! I had to do some detective work to do it, but I found an old man who's renting a duplex only 4 houses from where I'm living now. I'll have the place to myself and rent is about what I'm paying now for a house with 7 roommates. :D I've already got a key to the place, and can move in when I feel like it!

Toonami is back! (http://toonamiaftermath.com/schedule)

Toonami is back! (http://toonamiaftermath.com/schedule)
this looks like it's not actually affiliated with cartoon network and i wonder if it's even legal

this looks like it's not actually affiliated with cartoon network and i wonder if it's even legalcould not. possibly. care less.

Woo! that sounds really exciting, good for you.
But what do you mean by polygonal cad models? That doesn't make sense. Or are they converted from cad?

Well for display purposes it renders them as polygons... I meant it more as a figure of speech :P

Other positive news: 1 week paid holiday to celebrate the successful launch of the Falcon 9 :cool:

Toonami is back! (http://toonamiaftermath.com/schedule)

Holy god, this is amazing.

Hope they don't get a cease and desist notice anytime soon. Don't know how crotchety Time Warner is about that kind of thing. This is too good to lose, though.

Holy god, this is amazing.

Hope they don't get a cease and desist notice anytime soon. Don't know how crotchety Time Warner is about that kind of thing. This is too good to lose, though.well assuming it isn't run with time warner's knowledge at all, maybe they'll find out about it and immitate it. they could make good money from the ads on this sort of thing.

Just watched Akira on that stream, then followed it up by watching the Rifftrax of Independence Day with my family. I think I love this thing.

I don't get it. Why would you want a web-tv service that follows a schedule?

I don't get it. Why would you want a web-tv service that follows a schedule?
Indeed.
Besides, this seems to be an non-official, illicit service, so I rather download all seasons of my favourite cartoon series elsewhere and don't have to wait to see something I'm interested in.

I don't get it. Why would you want a web-tv service that follows a schedule?well the only benefit would be to just turn it on to watch a few shows without the intent of being able to watch it all the way through. Nostalgia, I guess, would be another reason you could use, as flimsy as that is.

either way, it doesn't make much sense not to just allow an individual page for each show on the side of the stream.

or maybe it's less bandwidth or something just to stream? I dunno on that end as I've never streamed anything myself.

I think it's merely the nostalgia factor, being able to watch it as if it was on tv right now, complete with the old commercials and stuff. Clearly if anyone wanted to watch those shows individually they wouldn't be bothering with this.

I was never too much into Toonami, the only thing I watched there was Inuyasha at midnight like 5 years ago or something, but it was probably a very different thing here in mexico than it was in the US.

I would however watch a live stream of Canal 5 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHGC) as it was back around '93-'95, just to relive those days. But that's never going to happen. :(

http://www.indiedb.com/news/unity-giveaway-contest-finalists

omg, three of the ten finalists are projects from my school. This is just crazy.

Looks like all my finances are gonna wash just fine for the first semester, so, there goes the last possible doubt. Classes start August 16th.

Wait; money laundering are we?

...yes

brhutjegjhy

Haha, omg we won (http://www.indiedb.com/news/unity-giveaway-contest-winners).

Now we can add shadows to the game :p

Congratulations!

Congratulations, yo!

Now go waste it all on booze and cheap floozies, like real men.
If there are any women on your devteam, then they can spend it on booze and cheap... the male equivalent of floozies.

MAN FLOOZIES.

Shark week. :3

Yey. Bursary for getting in the top 10% of the year.


Yey new computer with bursary money :P

Yey. Bursary for getting in the top 10% of the year.


Yey new computer with bursary money :P
damn i wish my school did that

damn i wish my school did that

ECS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_of_Electronics_and_Computer_Science,_Univer sity_of_Southampton) are ****ing awesome. And loaded, it seems.

I just got my financial aid award letter. Last year I got only enough aid to cover my tuition. They paid the bare minimum because I was technically married at the time and making a ton of money.

This year? this year my award letter is saying I'm getting enough for tuition, then enough for tuition AGAIN on top of that. I've been living on bare bones for a while trying to survive on what money I could make for myself, now the entirety of my living expenses are going to be paid for me BEFORE counting my money earned from my job! :D

I just got my financial aid award letter. Last year I got only enough aid to cover my tuition. They paid the bare minimum because I was technically married at the time and making a ton of money.

This year? this year my award letter is saying I'm getting enough for tuition, then enough for tuition AGAIN on top of that. I've been living on bare bones for a while trying to survive on what money I could make for myself, now the entirety of my living expenses are going to be paid for me BEFORE counting my money earned from my job! :D
hey, that's great. glad to hear it

Yay for fencing competition on the beach tomorrow.
Boo for 3:30 AM start tomorrow.

Beach fencing makes it ok though.

Got a job working for the makers of the childrens tv show called "City of Friends" It's airing in over 112 countries! :D

Got a job working for the makers of the childrens tv show called "City of Friends" It's airing in over 112 countries! :Dcongrats!!

Thanks! I'm going to be doing lots of stuff in 3D. :D

Make sure to sneak plenty of easter eggs in there. ;) :p

Haha of course. Like having the Team17 forum on a computer screen in the background ;-)

Haha of course. Like having the Team17 forum on a computer screen in the background ;-)

Just don't show OD or we're doomed! :eek:

Haha of course. Like having the Team17 forum on a computer screen in the background ;-)
if you did this i would be very happy

Got a job working for the makers of the childrens tv show called "City of Friends" It's airing in over 112 countries! :D
Are you the monkey cop?

I am now subscribed to 666 threads! :cool:

666 4 akuryou

i'm all moved into my new apartment. it's cool and cheap and i like my roommate so woot

Got a job working for the makers of the childrens tv show called "City of Friends" It's airing in over 112 countries! :DThat's an awful lot of kids to brainwash. Get cracking!

Full time at SpaceX when I graduate in June. I got my offer.

Full time at SpaceX when I graduate in June. I got my offer.VERY nice!!

That worked out nicely. Hurrah!

Full time at SpaceX when I graduate in June. I got my offer.

Nice.




I can't remember my old tricks for bypassing the 10 character limit. :p

Nice.




I can't remember my old tricks for bypassing the 10 character limit. :p

lots of spaces before the dot, using smilies that have text like :rolleyes: or :mad:, or using an image tag... not entirely sure about the last one tho.

edit: It does work. VVVVVVVVVVV

http://www.thispagedoesnotexist.com/3.jpg

http://www.thispagedoesnotexist.com/3.jpg haxxor !

Full time at SpaceX when I graduate in June. I got my offer.
great job. any plans for a graduate degree later on down the line?

Probably not. SpaceX frowns upon graduate school. It's kinda true too - I'm learning a lot more by actually doing stuff than I do in school. It's gonna be tough going back for another year.

Heck, they didn't even want me to finish my undergrad... ;)

Probably not. SpaceX frowns upon graduate school.

that's probably to prevent underlings from getting too much seniority

It's just structured differently. They dislike grad school because it's not practical, and you're much more effective when just working. People with graduate degrees don't really get paid any better here. We're very much into practical knowledge, which you get on the job more than at school. It's a very hands-on company.

It's a very hands-on company.
Can you high-five the astronauts after splashdown? :D

So I'm doing pretty well in school, I think. I definitely feel pretty reassured about my choice in major. The gut instinct was kinda right about my mind just kinda being wired to pick programming/coding up fairly well. My worst subject so far is the math, and that's mostly because of lots of dumb mistakes and dumb things like notebook grades. :p

btw yeah super congrats on your job placement, SP.

Epic wins :D

Finished work today just before I head back to uni, not only have I been offered a job whenever I'm back in the hols but my boss bought me an ipod touch as a leaving gift :D

This summer definitely ended better than it started.

Nice! Good job!


I saw Muse last night! :D Truly epic. Amazing. Wow. Yes.

Nice. I'm currently regretting not going to see Cranberries on friday. :/

With Dolores and everything. D:

Well, while on the topic of live music, I saw Dapuntobeat and Tijuana Sound Machine play last Friday. Never heard of them prior, but they were really good. There was also some guy who was playing 'terrordisco' and yelling things in Spanish between tracks which I couldn't tell if they were jokes or if he was just insulting the audience. Kind of like watching "Animal" from the muppets DJ.

Nice. I'm currently regretting not going to see Cranberries on friday. :/

With Dolores and everything. D:Mistake!!!

TEN SMEGGING YEARS

If that's not a positive occurence, I don't know what is.

Hail Pooka, ultimate frog prince!

I was going to post that in the site's shoutbox thingy but it wouldn't let me without first taking my cookies away.

so what has been 10 smegging years?

so what has been 10 smegging years?

pooka's superfrog site

also i just got cable internet installed at my house, which is nice because 20 megabits is way nicer than the 3 that i had before

I've moved back to London! No job yet, but still a big plus.

Good news everyone! I got an internship as a 3D modeler/texturer at "Super Sledge". :D
It's a new game company based in Stockholm, and so far they haven't released anything. The company is run by the guys who ran Grin, and they are now working on a first person shooter for PS3.

They visited us at school and were looking for people and they interviewed everybody pretty much. And now six of us will be going there as a group. Soo lucky! I was expecting to have to write some eighty letters to companies all over Europe and spend the entire winter being nervous about getting a placement somewhere. I guess this is the benefit of being at the only game-related school in Stockholm. :p

And tomorrow we will visit them to play through the game and see what their office is like etc. Hopefully we can start already within two weeks. And of course, due to the very secret nature of this industry I won't be able to tell anybody what I'm working on for something like eight months. Oh well. :)

Edit: Replaced some useless info with something more relevant, I hope

Good news everyone! I got an internship as a 3D modeler/texturer at "Super Sledge". :D
It's a new game company based in Stockholm, and so far they haven't released anything. The company is run by the guys who ran Grin, and they are now working on a first person shooter for PS3.No kidding. Congrats, and have fun with that!

All I know about Grin is Bionic Commando Rearmed and the sequel.

oh VERY nice! major congrats involved in that one!

And here's Pigbuster, with a belated "Nice job!"

Nice job!

Got all 4 of my wisdom teeth out, good riddance. They hadn't caused any pain, but one of them had an infection around it. Now I've just got super swollen cheeks. One of the less vulgar definitions of 'bloopy' on UrbanDictionary has come true:
4. bloopy

big and mushy, as in baby cheeks.
"Wow. The only thing more adorable than that baby's eyes are his bloopy cheeks!"

They can cause infections? Eeeewwhh...

I need to get mine taken out soonish. I've heard of people who've had lots of pain following the operation and people who had no problems at all. How did you fare on that front?

Surprisingly little pain actually. Mainly just a bit uncomfortable 3 hours after the fact when the first dose of painkillers was starting to wear off. The quality of surgeon may have something to do with it.

Swelling is starting to go down a bit now, I can actually bite things again!

My wisdom teeth were pretty much fine when they came through, although I had a couple of premolars removed to ease crowding. I guess that counts as a positive event and/or occurence, albeit one reported several years after the fact.

But, uh, yay, glad it went smoothly.

My birthday is tomorrow. Woo, etc.

How old will you be?
Also, happy birthday, etc.

24. And I'll be the best 24-year-old... EVER!

24. And I'll be the best 24-year-old... EVER!

This is true!

Until the 20th, when I turn 24. Then you'll be the second best.


p.s. this post was apparently made at 00:01, so .. happy birthday!

This is true!

Until the 20th, when I turn 24. Then you'll be the second best.until next june and then he'll be the third best.

You both are younger than me? :O

edit: also, you cheat, Sarge! You have cool hats. >:O

Obviously you can't be the best 24-year-old right now, but that'll change in around a month.

Happy B-day though. :p

Until three years, and then... oh.

Am I still the best 25-year-old?

...For now.

I'm 21. :(

The depressing part is, if this was Logan's Run the movie, we wouldn't have long left.

The depressing depressing part is, if this was Logan's Run the book, we'd be dead already.

fake edit: whoops, wrong thread :p

Well my birthday was on the last day of September, so my position as the best 23 year old is sealed for a quite a while.

Damn, y'all are grandpas. Frankly I'm surprised any of you can even remember your ages.

I'm 21. :(Trade ya. :p

Damn, y'all are grandpas. Frankly I'm surprised any of you can even remember your ages.oh that's simple. I write it on the interior of my underwear. I just have to remember to buy all new underwear each year for my birthday.

Has anyone seen my pants?

I turned 29 eight days ago.

Tales of Monkey Island at 86% off. Hells yes.

I flew a light aircraft solo for the first time today :D

Whoooooooooo

24. And I'll be the best 24-year-old... EVER!

I hope you enjoyed your week! It's my turn now!

Happy Everybody Is 24 Day :)

I hope you enjoyed your week! It's my turn now!

Happy birthday! Being 24 is not as amazing as it initially seems tho.

I now work in Oddbins. Take THAT, people with jobs and internships at spacex, Disney, other exciting companies etc.

I now work in Oddbins.
Can you get paid in booze?

I now work in Oddbins. Take THAT, people with jobs and internships at spacex, Disney, other exciting companies etc.

Can you get paid in booze?

Can he pay us in booze?

My music was complimented in a youtube review of a CD compilation I appear on. Which is nice.

So... yeah, got my iMac fixed. Apparently, the hd was fine, all that was needed was a format and fresh install... which is odd because I had done that before already... but whatever.

Currently in the process of installing steam.

So... yeah, got my iMac fixed. Apparently, the hd was fine, all that was needed was a format and fresh install... which is odd because I had done that before already... but whatever.

Currently in the process of installing steam.
What was wrong with it?

What was wrong with it?

Apparently, nothing. Just the windows partition had messed up some boot files or something. It doesn't make much sense to me, because the first thing I did was to erase the windows partition and do a fresh os reisntall, and it still had the same issue... :-/

But it works now so...

Apparently, nothing. Just the windows partition had messed up some boot files or something. It doesn't make much sense to me, because the first thing I did was to erase the windows partition and do a fresh os reisntall, and it still had the same issue... :-/

But it works now so...
I had the same problem on my PC.
Messed up paging file, erroneous MBR, constant BSoDs, strange HDD behaviour, buffer underruns when burning discs,...

My guess was that the SATA controllers were damaged, because I got the same behavior again after a formatting and doing a clean re-install.
Also when I switched to different HDD as the system drive.

My motherboard apparently was malfunctioning before, as the USB controllers didn't recognize USB 2.0 hardware.

Solution: New hardware.
And a switch to Windows 7 64bit.

I noticed that the old motherboard was bent underneath where the CPU sits, with tiny hairline cracks.
As if someone had pushed onto CPU/heatsink...

Apparently, nothing. Just the windows partition had messed up some boot files or something. It doesn't make much sense to me, because the first thing I did was to erase the windows partition and do a fresh os reisntall, and it still had the same issue... :-/

But it works now so...
They probably zeroed the entire drive, and removed your windows partition.

They probably zeroed the entire drive, and removed your windows partition.

Well, I was pretty sure I had done that already. I did install windows again tho, but it still baffles me because at the end I couldn't even try to fix it again because it wouldn't even recognize the drive. :/

In my experience when you get computers repaired they never tell you quite everything they did or what was wrong.

Can you get paid in booze?We do get a fair amount of free alcohol, yes.

So I got my Blu Ray copy of Scott Pilgrim on tuesday. First time I watched it I couldn't really form an opinion on it because my mind spent the entire time comparing everything with my memories of the comic(last time I read a comic before watching the movie, when applicable. This is the second time this happens, first time being Watchmen. :p). So I couldn't really tell if the pacing was wrong or if it just felt wrong because of the missing comic dialogue. However, I loved the casting, definitely spot on; also loved the fights and the music is the greatest thing ever.

Watched it again today, now my mind was able to just focus on the movie, so I can finally say that I absolutely loved the movie. Also there's a lot of content on the blu ray, loving all those extras. The Making Of is pretty amazing, really shows how much effort and love was put into this film.

So yeah, I'm rating it five stars because it's awesome.

The Steam Thanksgiving sale is going on now, and today's best deal is the Indie Story Pack. Recettear, Gish, And Yet It Moves, Puzzle Agent, and some other thing, for a total of $5.

On the off chance that someone reads this in time, that is the best deal since the Humble Indie Bundle.

It'd be the best deal if I didn't already have half of those from various other assorted deals.

Also I really don't think Puzzle Agent classifies as "Indie". Obscure, maybe.

I quit WoW.

I quit WoW.now, of all times?!

now, of all times?!

I think it's the best time to do it, if you actually want to get it done. :P

I had completed the game entirely. LK25H and Halion25H on farm, Tribute to Immortality, Herald of the Titans, Argent Defender, Gladiator. Although Cataclysm sounds really interesting, I don't want to lose the next 2 years of my life again.

Ashes 2nd Test, Adelaide (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/cricket/statistics/scorecards/2010/12/85861/html/scorecard.stm)

England 620 for 5 declared (Pietersen 227, Cook 148 )
Australia 245 (Hussey 93, Anderson 4 for 51) and 304 (Clarke 80, Swann 5 for 91)

England win by an innings and 71 runs and lead the series 1-0.

Hell yeah. A total thrashing - and most importantly, finished up before the rain arrived :p

3 of 4 final exams done, kicked ass so far.

SpaceX is launching the Dragon Spacecraft's maiden flight any day now. (Was planned for today but hit problems) The live stream will be at http://www.spacex.com/webcast.php I think there's a launch window 6-9 AM each day this week California time, (-8 GMT) so whenever they finish repairs, it's gonna go up!

Next week I'm buying me one of these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAR4FV1weho&NR=1&feature=fvwp :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-ci9xIgNZM

:D

And at the very end, that's my boss with the 'stache haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-ci9xIgNZM

:D

And at the very end, that's my boss with the 'stache hahacongrats to you and your coworkers (well, former/future coworkers anyway). what's the rocket gunna be doing while it's up there?

Already came down after 2-3 orbits. It was just a test flight, to verify the communications, manuevering, and reentry of the capsule. We have to prove our worth before NASA lets us anywhere near the space station. ;)

Next we have to fly in formation with the ISS and reenter, then do a test docking. Then we're clear to do regular cargo missions. And in a few years hopefully we're start doing people too.

I didn't work on the capsule though, I was working on the rocket's main 1st stage engines. There's the engine we're flying now, the one we're going to replace it with soon, and then I'm working on the replacement for that one. So a good 3 years at least until anything of mine flies. Ah well.

either way. you're working on getting people in to freaking space. that's awesome. if the climate ever implodes, my life might depend on the stuff you helped build. that's gotta be a good feeling!

I'll make sure that one blows up ;)

I'll make sure that one blows up ;)
I hope no one at Space X, NASA or the FBI reads this.

"Forum geek trying to blow up the ISS with rigged Space X rocket." :eek:

Or the NSA, DHS, CIA or FAA. Have we summoned them all yet?

Do the FBI have OD access? Are we safe here!?

We dun goofed.

Do the FBI have OD access? Are we safe here!?I wonder. DO those sorts of organizations have access to hidden areas like this one? I mean, I would imagine they have some way to get here, but does anyone know the specifics?

I wonder. DO those sorts of organizations have access to hidden areas like this one? I mean, I would imagine they have some way to get here, but does anyone know the specifics?

I think the way it works is that copies of internet traffic are scanned for suspicious words and things. So they could potentially see the text of any post without having a login.

To actually get into OD, Team17 would need to cooperate with them or they would need to obtain an order from some sort of judge. Or they'd have to turn one of us into a snitch. :p

I think the way it works is that copies of internet traffic are scanned for suspicious words and things. So they could potentially see the text of any post without having a login.

To actually get into OD, Team17 would need to cooperate with them or they would need to obtain an order from some sort of judge. Or they'd have to turn one of us into a snitch. :p
What are you talking about? OD is completely trustworthy, there's no snitches in here, no siree, move along now... *whistles*

http://members.shaw.ca/mdenbina/smiley/shifty.gif

My first laptop:
http://www.teradata.pt/images/Asus%20N43J.jpg

:eek:

I made Dean's List.

:D

Woo good job!

I was in Christchurch for 3 nights for Christmas, and felt 10 earthquakes (aftershocks) on Sunday. I guess it's a positive event since nobody was seriously injured since the main earthquake months ago. Exciting stuff.

One interesting thing is that the shaking for the biggest aftershock while I was there was greater than the shaking for the original earthquake, the difference being that the aftershock only lasted about 2 seconds rather than 40. So it was a much smaller magnitude and most of the damage had already been done.

England won the Ashes 3-1, winning at Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney (all by an innings), losing in Perth and drawing in Brisbane. Alastair Cook made 766 runs in the series, the second highest aggregate by an Englishman in any series. Jimmy Anderson took 24 wickets. But most importantly, it was a team effort, with England racking up scores of 500+ four times and managing to take 90 Australian wickets out of a possible 99 (Ryan Harris couldn't bat in the second innings at Melbourne due to injury).

Wow.

Also Paul Collingwood <3

I'll miss him so. Except I won't, cos I'll see him at Durham.

Also Paul Collingwood <3

I'll miss him so. Except I won't, cos I'll see him at Durham.And there's still the shorter form of the game for him. But yeah, legend.

Pretty good choice of a time to bow out, though (although I think my favourite for well-timed retirements probably has to go to Nasser Hussain)

Job interview went well. It's an hour-and-a-half commute, so I'd be spending three hours a day on the LA bus system alongside the crazy, the homeless, and the homeless crazies, but it seems like a pretty good gig.

Hooray! :D

Job interview went well. It's an hour-and-a-half commute, so I'd be spending three hours a day on the LA bus system alongside the crazy, the homeless, and the homeless crazies, but it seems like a pretty good gig.
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Job interview went well. It's an hour-and-a-half commute, so I'd be spending three hours a day on the LA bus system alongside the crazy, the homeless, and the homeless crazies, but it seems like a pretty good gig.

Congrats! Commuting isn't that bad, i spend two hours a day on buses and subways. Actually it's kind of nice because it's the only way I can trick myself into reading. :p

Speaking of which, I highly recommend Comic Droid to any of you who's got an Android phone with a reasonably large display. Wonders.

I spend ~70min on the bus per day and 90% of that time I'm asleep while listening to music.

just unlocked The Kid!! :D :D :cool:

super meat boy

My gift card from Amazon, which turned into "Imaginative Realism: How to paint what doesn't exist" by James Gourney and "Cages" by Dave McKean, arrived today. :D

I got $50 for doing some surveys. I'm 2/3 of the way towards another one. Money!

Also, I finally got the pointing stick on my laptop to work. It took a negative event to make that happen, though. (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=736469&postcount=4047) I also finally ordered some more RAM.

I got $50 for doing some surveys. I'm 2/3 of the way towards another one. Money!

Also, I finally got the pointing stick on my laptop to work. It took a negative event to make that happen, though. (http://forum.team17.co.uk/showpost.php?p=736469&postcount=4047) I also finally ordered some more RAM.

Oh dear, the links are recursive. *Gets stuck in a loop.*

If there was anyone left around here who didn't mix these threads up already, you sure got 'em now. :(

Hey, I just got my CIW certificate in the mail. Documented proof that I can make internet!

Lots of overtime these last couple of days as we finished our demo and milestone, but everybody is getting next week off because of it. :)
Now I got to think of something useful to do with all this free time..

Now I got to think of something useful to do with all this free time..

http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2011/01/13/minecraft.jpg

http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2011/01/13/minecraft.jpg
http://xkcd.com/861/

I'm writing a Doctor Who comic. It's nothing official, but I'm working with a fairly prominent and well-known Disney artist on the project, and there's potential for this to become a launchpad for either or both of us to move onto slightly less unofficial things.

It's also a great distraction from being broke.

Did my talk. Went well enough. Hooray.

Also did my stupid exam. Now I have a whole 10 days until the next one! Hooray.

On the non-sarcastic positive side, I also got into the AoE Online beta. Just played a quick 10 minutes, seems fun.

Also did my stupid exam. Now I have a whole 10 days until the next one! Hooray.

On the non-sarcastic positive side, I also got into the AoE Online beta. Just played a quick 10 minutes, seems fun.
What's your GFWL thingy? Maybe it'll actually motivate me to try the bugger. :p

PMdededed!

You should really try it Sup. I'm enjoying it much more than I thought, and will absolutely be playing it post-release (and I'll be paying for a premium civ too, I think).

so I've been collecting Disney movies for a while now. great animation references to study as well as great movies just to watch for fun.

a couple weeks ago I found the Disney Movie Club, which offers an outstanding bargain on DVDs should you decide to sign up (and agree to purchase at least 5 more DVDs from their website). So today, I received my introductory order, which consisted of 6 movies for a grand total of $30.

this is a very good day! :D

also, if any of you happen to be interested in a similar deal, if I refer you to joining the movie club, I get free movies, so let me know :p

edit: and the fact that this got posted at 13:37 just adds to the awesome! :cool:

edit2: oh and I forgot to mention. this comes AFTER I woke up this morning to a free copy of Amnesia: The Dark Descent gifted to me by JohnnyNet.

Woo, it's my 26th birthday :)

I got a 1TB external hard drive (which, given it's four times the size of my laptop's hard drive, is a rather liberating experience), Ghost Trick, Super Scribblenauts, an Ashes 2010-11 DVD and a couple of carriages for my model railway.

(I also received a cheque, although given I bought Portal 2 for myself the other day, it's kind of already spent :p)

Happy Birthday.

Happy happyday.

Birthy birthday!

Happy Boogthing!

Also, nice haul.

I have a bacon sandwich.

I....have an apple.....and a seething pile of envy....

I have:

potato salad (with chives)
an egg-chives sandwich (with tomatoes)
two bread rolls (with bacon in it)
a piña colada yoghurt drink (non-alcoholic :()
a Coke Zero

I have a glass of Mountain Dew and a Snicker's peanut butter squares thing which I haven't tried yet. The commercial annoys me. Most commercials do.

e: Yep it's pretty much Snicker's with peanut butter, which equates to pretty darn good.

I had an omelette with sausage and ham, bathed in tomato sauce, with some refried beans and tortillas.

It was glorious.

for the last 3 weeks I've been working my ass off trying to finish a piece of art in time. The assignment was to do a 5 part project about the city we're in, and I chose to do a wood relief of some of the people in town doing everyday things.

well we turned it in this morning and the whole class had a group chat about everyone's work as part of a critique. during this, my teacher said he'd like me to fine tune a few things on mine, because he wants to put it in a gallery that one of his friends runs! :D:D:D

Well done Aku! That's great news.

I've done my very last test ever in Swedish now. I have two essays to do and then I am completely qualified and supposedly near-fluent.

Well done Aku! That's great news.

I've done my very last test ever in Swedish now. I have two essays to do and then I am completely qualified and supposedly near-fluent.
how long did it take you to learn the language? i hear it's fairly easy to learn it if you're already an english speaker, at least relative to other languages

Well, it shares some things with English (from the viking invasions) but there's a LOT that's different. German would help a little more than English, I think.

It took me about a little under 3 years, I think. I was able to get by after about 6 months, and could have proper discussions on pretty much any subject after about 2. This last year has mostly been pointless, I've not learnt much at school, I just need the stupid subject completed to continue.

http://www.logitech.com/assets/31314/4/gaming-headset-g930.png

http://www.logitech.com/assets/31314/4/gaming-headset-g930.pngI hate you with all the hatred of a million hating things.

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

Actually went along to a Test Match today - England vs. Sri Lanka at Cardiff. First Test, Third Day.

Other than a delayed start due to rain, good stuff. Saw Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott both make centuries for England, who only lost one wicket all day (and that was Jimmy Anderson, who'd been doing nigh****chman duty).

I guess Cook and Trott aren't the most spectacular of players, but they're reliable as anything and both in great form after the Ashes, so it was absorbing to watch nonetheless.

I'll try and get some photos of it up tomorrow.

Hehehe, you said ****.

Hehehe, you said ****.
At least it wasn't a nigh****chman in S****horpe. :p

Finally, E3 is next week, and we are now going public with Payday (http://www.overkillsoftware.com/payday/) :D

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1172439p1.html

So my internship officially ended two days ago, and the good news is that I (as well as the others from my class) will be hired for the remaining time of the project. Hopefully longer of course, but it will all depend on how well we do.

Finally, E3 is next week, and we are now going public with Payday (http://www.overkillsoftware.com/payday/) :D

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1172439p1.html

So my internship officially ended two days ago, and the good news is that I (as well as the others from my class) will be hired for the remaining time of the project. Hopefully longer of course, but it will all depend on how well we do.gratz on getting hired!

also? the premise behind that looks kind of interesting, but will it actually PLAY that well? :p

Not sure exactly what you mean by play well. It feels like you are pulling of a heist, but it's not like a realistic simulation in any way. People who expect SWAT 4 type realism rather than an arcade shooter might be disappointed. Mostly because the police and special forces swarm you in huge numbers and don't care much about self preservation. I'm not saying the A.I is bad, quite the opposite, but we want it to be chaotic with tons of resistance.

I don't know how much I want to or can talk about specifics, probably best to let reviewers do their job. I will most likely defend any faults with a bunch of reasons that don't matter to you. :p

Is it all just about surviving waves of cops, or are there other elements, like puzzle solving or car chases?

Not sure exactly what you mean by play well. It feels like you are pulling of a heist, but it's not like a realistic simulation in any way. People who expect SWAT 4 type realism rather than an arcade shooter might be disappointed. Mostly because the police and special forces swarm you in huge numbers and don't care much about self preservation. I'm not saying the A.I is bad, quite the opposite, but we want it to be chaotic with tons of resistance.

I don't know how much I want to or can talk about specifics, probably best to let reviewers do their job. I will most likely defend any faults with a bunch of reasons that don't matter to you. :pby "play well" I mostly just mean "is it actually fun?", because lots of games sound good in theory, but once they're actually made they're rather unspectacular. Brink is a good example of this. Having the ability to run and jump in a parkour style is great, but it's been put into a game that's just an average shooter, so the overall experience is that of an average shooter with an interesting twist.

So is this game you're working on actually fun to play or is it just an interesting idea with an alright execution? I feel like you jumping in fairly late in the game would have a more outside opinion on such matters and be able to talk about it more objectively than someone who'd been pouring their soul into it for years.

Congrats on getting hired Xinos!

Also the game looks pretty cool! I love the Idea that killing hostages increaseses the dificulty. The best part of any heist movie is when things start to go spectacularly wrong, I hope Payday will capture that.

Also jesus christ Aku, that is a stupid and nebulous question. Fun is completely subjective! You're basically asking 'So that game that happens to be your big break, that you've spent hours contributing to as an unpaid intern, is it actually mediocre?' nice one.

Also jesus christ Aku, that is a stupid and nebulous question. Fun is completely subjective! You're basically asking 'So that game that happens to be your big break, that you've spent hours contributing to as an unpaid intern, is it actually mediocre?' nice one.I want to know if the guy's played it! it seems pretty interesting.

can I not ask for his opinion on the title?

edit: it's not like every artist loves every piece he does, or every actor loves every movie he's in. Xinos knows more about the game than I do, so I just want his opinion on it. it looks fun from here. does it look as fun from there? or, if he's played it, IS it as fun as it looks?

Finally, E3 is next week, and we are now going public with Payday (http://www.overkillsoftware.com/payday/) :D

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/117/1172439p1.html
The concept of that game looks nice.
Reminds me of the heist scenes in movies like Point Break (1991) and Quick Change (1990), with president masks and clown masks respectively.

Computer game-wise, the only thing that comes close (in respect of holding up hostages at gun-point) are a few heist missions in the GTA series, as well as the Reservoir Dogs game.
Although the latter is more of a getaway game after the heist.
So my internship officially ended two days ago, and the good news is that I (as well as the others from my class) will be hired for the remaining time of the project. Hopefully longer of course, but it will all depend on how well we do.
http://thepiratebay.org/search/payday the heist
;)

I want to know if the guy's played it! it seems pretty interesting.

can I not ask for his opinion on the title?

No, they don't really allow interns to play except on some rare occasions. We aren't getting unpaid to slack off after all, that's a privilege that comes with the job.

Heh, of course I have played it. I do almost daily. And yes, since you are forcing me to say it, I do think it's fun! Absolutely. It might be because the game is constantly improving; AI getting better, assets, audio and level design coming together, or it's because of the stuff they put in the coffee.. but I haven't gotten bored of playing it yet. So that must mean something positive :)


http://thepiratebay.org/search/payday the heist
;)

It's oddly fitting actually :p

No, they don't really allow interns to play except on some rare occasions. We aren't getting unpaid to slack off after all, that's a privilege that comes with the job.

Heh, of course I have played it. I do almost daily. And yes, since you are forcing me to say it, I do think it's fun! Absolutely. It might be because the game is constantly improving; AI getting better, assets, audio and level design coming together, or it's because of the stuff they put in the coffee.. but I haven't gotten bored of playing it yet. So that must mean something positive :)lol, well that's a good enough recommendation for me. I'll definitely keep an eye out. it looks pretty darn good thus far.

any particular parts that you're working on that you can point us to so we can judge you and tell you how terrible you are? :p

any particular parts that you're working on that you can point us to so we can judge you and tell you how terrible you are? :p
And give feedback to his direct superior to get his coffee drugs increased. :D

Hmm, mostly optimization stuff actually. There's not been a great deal of entirely new 3D assets to make, but I've made a fair amount. But some specific props I can mention are a telephone booth, riot fence, rooftop water tower, street planters, hotdog stand, a small vehicle... I've also added physics to a ton of stuff which is fun because you get to shoot at things :p
An example of that would be that our art director created a bunch of abstract paintings for the bank, and I added breakable glass and made them fall down when you shoot at them. So you rarely make an entire prop yourself.

But usually it's some kind of optimization work. They had a bunch of old stuff that didn't quite hold up or fit the style.. often textures will be way to big and wasteful, so you want to reduce the resolution to 25-50% but still keep all the details and preferably make it even better ^^. For instance somebody might have made a bookshelf and mapped every side to it's own unique area on the texture, where you might just as well tile the same piece of wood over the entire thing, which can even look better since you can get a higher resolution details in that smaller area.

3D work in games is often allot more technical than artistic, since you got to keep performance in mind and think of clever ways to get as much detail as you can as cheaply as you can. You are constantly thinking.

Hmm, mostly optimization stuff actually. There's not been a great deal of entirely new 3D assets to make, but I've made a fair amount. But some specific props I can mention are a telephone booth, riot fence, rooftop water tower, street planters, hotdog stand, a small vehicle... I've also added physics to a ton of stuff which is fun because you get to shoot at things :p
An example of that would be that our art director created a bunch of abstract paintings for the bank, and I added breakable glass and made them fall down when you shoot at them. So you rarely make an entire prop yourself.

But usually it's some kind of optimization work. They had a bunch of old stuff that didn't quite hold up or fit the style.. often textures will be way to big and wasteful, so you want to reduce the resolution to 25-50% but still keep all the details and preferably make it even better ^^. For instance somebody might have made a bookshelf and mapped every side to it's own unique area on the texture, where you might just as well tile the same piece of wood over the entire thing, which can even look better since you can get a higher resolution details in that smaller area.

3D work in games is often allot more technical than artistic, since you got to keep performance in mind and think of clever ways to get as much detail as you can as cheaply as you can. You are constantly thinking.huh. interesting! thanks for the insight! :D

Is that hot dog stand destroyable? Will there be sausages and mustard flying around?

I am now officially done with Swedish. I can finally continue and finish uni! Hooray.

Man är aldrig klar :(

Is that hot dog stand destroyable? Will there be sausages and mustard flying around?

Oh man, I wish. Like you could shoot up a hatch to reveal a big propane tank inside, which could be used to blow the whole thing up.. *dreams*

But in other news, E3 was last week and things went extremely well. Articles written about Payday since E3 have been insanely (http://www.overkillsoftware.com/?p=361) positive. I don't get it, everything else at E3 must have been terrible. We got something like ten nominees too for 'best at E3'. Beating Modern Warfare 3 on PC Gamer :D
GameTrailers (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/best-press-best-of-e3/716377) nominee. Battlefield 3 got 42 nominees I think haha. But they are a hundred people working with massive EA fundings, so that's kind of cheating.

Edit: Some journalists are getting a few things wrong though.. in the co-optimus article he says you can pick a class and also change class at any time. We don't have classes in a Team Fortress or Battlefield sense. What happens is that you always have a choice of three unlocks to get at next level up, which are grouped into three classes. You can change that at any time, "Ok I want to follow the sharpshooter tree now because that will give me this weapon in 5 levels"
Or you might pursue Support just long enough to get the medic bag and then go for assault. But eventually you will unlock everything.

Battlefield 3 got 42 nominees I think haha. But they are a hundred people working with massive EA fundings, so that's kind of cheating.they're also submitting a new installation of a long-loved PC franchise, so they already have an installed fan-base. :p

either way. congrats on everything going so well at E3! I hope everything remains that positive for you guys!

they're also submitting a new installation of a long-loved PC franchise, so they already have an installed fan-base. :p

I don't think having a fan base wins anybody rewards, not in this industry. It can be very dangerous as you need to live up to expectations. I would say that because of their fan base they are under a lot of pressure to make something great.

I don't think having a fan base wins anybody rewards, not in this industry. It can be very dangerous as you need to live up to expectations. I would say that because of their fan base they are under a lot of pressure to make something great.hmm. fair enough.

I don't think having a fan base wins anybody rewards, not in this industry. It can be very dangerous as you need to live up to expectations. I would say that because of their fan base they are under a lot of pressure to make something great.
No, I'm pretty sure Call of Duty still gets nominated frequently for an assortment of awards, and that franchise literally has nothing but a fan base.

No, I'm pretty sure Call of Duty still gets nominated frequently for an assortment of awards, and that franchise literally has nothing but a fan base.

It has many things other than a fanbase! Leave "literally" alone!

.. or I'll kill you!

(Abuse of literally is one of my pet peeves >_>)

[Even if you meant the games are useless except for having a fanbase, there are people that hate the game, so it has haters as well as fans, so it can't literally have only fans]

It has many things other than a fanbase! Leave "literally" alone!

.. or I'll kill you!

(Abuse of literally is one of my pet peeves >_>)

[Even if you meant the games are useless except for having a fanbase, there are people that hate the game, so it has haters as well as fans, so it can't literally have only fans]

Means the only thing it has going for it is the fanbase. The games do not even try to compete with anything else anymore. LITERALLY. *runs*

that franchise literally has nothing but a fan base.
Invalid argument!
Apart from the fan base it also has Shadowmoon. :rolleyes:

Apart from the fan base it also has Shadowmoon. :rolleyes:who is so thoroughly a part of its fanbase, he can't see the light of day anymore.

I don't get it, everything else at E3 must have been terrible.

Pretty much. If anything you're the only non-sequel I've seen.

New job, which is good. Even better: I've just signed the contract to write an editorial about the failings of game journalism for Custom PC Magazine in the UK. I' getting paid and everything.

New job, which is good. Even better: I've just signed the contract to write an editorial about the failings of game journalism for Custom PC Magazine in the UK. I' getting paid and everything.lol, so you're getting paid to complain?! that is kind of awesome.

New job, which is good. Even better: I've just signed the contract to write an editorial about the failings of game journalism for Custom PC Magazine in the UK. I' getting paid and everything.
LOL! :D
So, bítching and complaining about game journos all these years finally paid off. ;)

Now you're becoming a game journalists though... :rolleyes:

Technically I'm just a contributor, but yes - I have become the very thing that I hate.

Looks like it's time for an Ironic Events & Occurences thread.

Looks like it's time for an Ironic Events & Occurences thread.
Hehehe.

And a blog called "Meta-game journalists are incompetent ****wits". :D

Mexico U-17 kicks major ass. That's all I have to say right now. :cool:

Technically I'm just a contributor, but yes - I have become the very thing that I hate.
Technically you already were back in RealVG. :p

First day as a full-time employee of SpaceX :D

*Jealous*

Good luck with that, hope it goes well for you!!

First day as a full-time employee of SpaceX :D
When will you fly to the Moon? Or is it Mars?

That's great, congrats!

Major congrats, man!

It took a year, but I finally have my Baneling icon in Starcraft II. :D

http://sc2sig.com/s/eu/1142388-1.png

Good work! I would play allot more Starcraft 2 if clicking extensively for an hour didn't make it feel like somebody set my wrist on fire. I want a new robotic hand :/

The only problem I have is I find playing it stressful; probably in part because I don't quite know what I'm doing (I only had two stints of playing during Season 1 and didn't play at all during Season 2).

Good work! I would play allot more Starcraft 2 if clicking extensively for an hour didn't make it feel like somebody set my wrist on fire. I want a new robotic hand :/try playing Hammerfight from the latest Humble Bundle.....

try playing Hammerfight from the latest Humble Bundle.....
Or Insaniquarium... :p

Well, the whole world seems to be falling apart right now. But on the upside, we are nearing completion at work! Payday will be available for pre orderon September 20'th, and is also a bonus game you can win in Sony's new PSN Play thing. :)

Payday will be available for pre orderon September 20'th
Will it be available on Steam?
If so, can you tell whoever is in charge to include some exclusive TF2 promotional items?

For example those clown masks or maybe even that Mac10 with suppressor as an replacement for the Sniper's SMG. :)

I love supporting good developers or indie developers and bonus stuff for pre-ordering is always nice (apart from a discount).
Also, I love how the TF2 community (read: silly Steam forum muppets) complain about all the exclusive promo items. :D

Yep, Steam and PSN at the same time :)
I doubt we'll get any TF2 itens though. Sony is in charge of all our marketing, not sure if that's thei thung :p
They did make 80 thousand plastic masks though, some were handed out at comic con. That's like a real life tf2 item thats not related to tf2!

Got a 3DS for the new price and managed to login to the e-shop before the time-limit to get the free games. :3

No games for it right now tho, other than the built in AR stuff that I haven't tried yet. I'll probably pick up Ocarina of Time 3D next week or something.

The 3D effect btw seems pretty lame. I get this odd glare on the screen when the effect is on, too. But who cares, I can just turn it off. :cool:

About to shout something a bit crass and clichéd, please forgive me:

*ahem*

WE'RE NUMBER ONE! (http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/current/story/527303.html)

About to shout something a bit crass and clichéd, please forgive me:

*ahem*

WE'RE NUMBER ONE! (http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/current/story/527303.html)
while your country is burning lmao

Sorry for the brag post, but, I bought new computer parts this weekend! I am just now done assembling it with a fresh windows installation. Which means I have almost no time tonight play around with it. My old Intel Core 2 Duo 6400 didn't even meet the required specs for Human Revolution, and I've been wanting to replace it for a while now. It's been the component that's held me back the most. So I got a i7 2600K, and I found insanely cheap ram (http://www.inet.se/artikel/5315110/corsair-8gb-2x4096mb-cl9-1600mhz-vengeance-lp) (that's about £55/€60). Doesn't feel like a long time ago you paid twice that for one gigabyte :eek:. And I got a new case (Fractal Design - Define R3). Which is muuch better than the one I had. Noise reduction padding, and even with a door taken off it's quiter than my old chassis, which I had to weigh down with a bunch of old books and hard drives to stop the case from vibrating :D

I also managed to break my Antec heatsink because those push pins are horrible. So I'm using the stock CPU sink for now, which is a little unsettling, I don't like my CPU temp being at 60 :/

I'm almost looking forward to playing GTAIV again with maxed out settings than the new Deus Ex. But that's probably because I havn't allowed myself to beleive it can be as good as the first game yet. Scarred for life by Invisible War..

Didn't get much from that hurricane.