REPLY 11000 GET.

And now we avoid allcaps syndrome.

Animator VS Animation II (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/368557). This guy's got talent.

It was good. Part of me thinks that the guy's a bit of a one-trick pony at the moment, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWjSJ0PHqf8
:O
Really cool stuff specially towards the middle of the video.
Probably old, but still awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-KWYYIY4jQ
lol political jokes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-KWYYIY4jQ
lol political jokes
Subtlety was never MADtv's fine point. That said, this is significantly better than most of its stuff.

Also, Apple Computer, not Apple Computers. Ugh.

It bugs me so much when people call it "Apple Computers." It's Apple Computer, people. Apple. Computer.

Actually, now it's just Apple Inc.

Either way, ugh.That would look sort of brownish, wouldn't it?

That would look sort of brownish, wouldn't it?
Hey, you quoted me before my ninja edit.

Also, I don't get it.

Apple Computer = A computer made of apple.

I think.
Decoding Paul's obscure jokes is a fine art.

Apple Inc.

Apple Ink

Ink made from apple juice.

Apple Inc.

Apple INK.

Ink = OCTOPUS

Octopus = octopi

Octopi = Pie

Apple Pie.

CASE CLOSED

Apple Inc.

Apple INK.

Ink = OCTOPUS

Octopus = octopi

Octopi = Pie

Apple Pie.

CASE CLOSED
O.........k

How very random :p

Shaun of the Dead springs to mind...

Why is a lazy dog like a sheet of writing paper?

They both have foxes leap over them?

They both lie in gutters looking wet?

You can quickly fold both of them into rudimentry aeroplanes?

They both taste the same as Korean food?

Some of these are funnier than the actual answer.

There's an actual answer?

Because they both lay motionless on a desk/table/surface?

Because neither are ravens or writing desks?

http://www.iiiiiiii.com/




...seriously.

http://www.iiiiiiii.com/

That website violates the Eighth Commandment (http://www.apathysketchpad.com/shazanity/wiki.php?id=the%20n%20commandments.page)!

Good rule, the Eighth Commandment.

That site is seven types of brilliant.

Commandments be damned!

Why is a lazy dog like a sheet of writing paper?

They both absorb apple ink, and neither is patented by Apple Inc.

http://www.iiiiiiii.com/




...seriously.
dude like put a warning, that nearly killed me!

That website violates the Eighth Commandment (http://www.apathysketchpad.com/shazanity/wiki.php?id=the%20n%20commandments.page)!

Good rule, the Eighth Commandment.
Dude I think your first commandment is wrong, fix it. You should acknowledge that there are people who are not deserving the right to be alive.

You should acknowledge that there are people who are not deserving the right to be alive....Which does not justify murder.

In other news, I'm strongly considering taking up online study to get some sort of degree and then a real job that doesn't slowly destroy me. Maybe in paralegal or something.

Edit: ...Just noticed the thread name. Irony bonus. :p

Dude I think your first commandment is wrong, fix it. You should acknowledge that there are people who are not deserving the right to be alive.

"Thou Shalt Not Kill"?

No, I reckon that's a pretty solid rule right there.

We have Hell for those people.

Dude I think your first commandment is wrong, fix it. You should acknowledge that there are people who are not deserving the right to be alive.

And there is nobody who has the right to take life, even if they do not believe the person whose life they are taking deserves to live. They are not God, they are not omnipotent, they do not deserve to make that decision.

And there is nobody who has the right to take life, even if they do not believe the person whose life they are taking deserves to live. They are not God, they are not omnipotent, they do not deserve to make that decision.

What does God have to do with it? Shazans don't believe in God. In fact, I don't think there's a single truly omnipotent being in Shazan scripture.

What does God have to do with it? Shazans don't believe in God. In fact, I don't think there's a single truly omnipotent being in Shazan scripture.Well, there's Steve. Sort of. Although his general approach seems to be "Bloody hell, how did that happen?"

Anyway:

A lazy dog is a slow pup
A slope up is an inclined plane
An ink-lined plane is a sheet of writing paper
Therefore...

EDIT: Looking down that Commandment list, I regularly break 27, used to break 8 in the past and technically still do, and arguably break 13 and 21.

What does God have to do with it? Shazans don't believe in God. In fact, I don't think there's a single truly omnipotent being in Shazan scripture.

I wasn't talking about Shazans, I was talking about the world in general. There is nobody on this planet that is a God, that is omnipotent, etc.

I don't think MtlAngelus believes that Shazans should be pro-death penalty, but nobody else in the world should - He obviously is pro-death penalty. I'm not, and decided to post.

Non Shazans are irrelevant to whether The First Commandment needs "fixing", as they're not bound by The N Commandments (what with all burning in Hell whether they obey them or not).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgUuBPURal8

DBZ parodyfunnything. Doesn't matter what it is. Just watch it if you like or don't like DBZ. It's goofy.

Non Shazans are irrelevant to whether The First Commandment needs "fixing", as they're not bound by The N Commandments (what with all burning in Hell whether they obey them or not).

Again, I wasn't talking about Shazans, or "fixing" any commandment - I was stating my real life views (And no, I don't believe Shazanism (?) is a real religion. >_>)

EDIT: Looking down that Commandment list, I regularly break 27I never break that one. It is natural for me to mash space twice after every period. Annoyingly-enough, HTTP-based stuff fails to display my proper number of spaces unless I use  .

Again, I wasn't talking about Shazans, or "fixing" any commandment - I was stating my real life views
Well I know, but you offered your view in the middle of a discussion of Shazan scripture. I was just making a distinction between your presumably-Christian stance and what was actually being discussed.

Although, while we're on the subject, I think you state your view badly.

I assume you don't really mean "omnipotent God" at all; you mean "infallible". Omnipotence is purely power, and I have sufficient power to decide if people live or die. If I decide my housemate should die then I have more than enough power to pop downstairs, find that knife we have that can actually cut things, and slit his wrists while he sleeps. What you are presumably saying is that I don't have the knowledge or authority to decide he should die in the first place.

If you use the word "infallible" then you can say "nobody is infallible, so nobody can make that decision" and that's fair enough, because it doesn't imply that anyone or anything is infallible. But if you say "They are not God, they are not omnipotent, they do not deserve to make that decision" that that, to me at least, implies that there is an omnipotent God out there somewhere who does get to make that decision.

As a Shazan/atheist, I find that to be a rather lazy viewpoint, because it suggests that there exists somewhere a moral code -- the one God uses -- which is Right and all the others are Wrong, or at least A Bit Off, and I don't like that. I mean, clearly MtlAngelus is pro-death-penalty and you are anti-death-penalty. So by your logic, one of you is Wrong. And if my presumption that you are Christian is on the money then it's probably you, since the Bible is choc-full of death penalties, of righteous smitings and cities being destroyed and all the rest of it. God states repeatedly in the Bible that the penalty for sin is death. As a Christian, you can't be anti-death-penalty at all; merely against people meting it out. (After all, there was that case a couple of millenia ago where they accidentally had the son of God killed. That was a bit of an embarrasment all round, if it was true.)

But what I really hate about it is the idea that if I live my life to my own moral code, which I have developed myself and which I believe in, then that's almost certainly Wrong, but if someone else sits down and takes their moral code from some book written a millenium ago, blindly and unquestioningly, that that's intrinsically Right.

That, to me, is really stupid. Aside from anything else, it means you can effectively go to Hell purely because you never happened to read that book. If there's an infallible God then he by definition wouldn't inplement that system because it's up patently unfair.

(And no, I don't believe Shazanism (?) is a real religion. >_>)

It's called Shazanity, and I don't see why it shouldn't be a real religion. It makes more sense than Catholicism, it's founded on a nobler goal than The Church Of England, it has never been involved in terrorism or holy war, and it preaches that creationists are wrong. And it's democratic.

Sounds to me like it's not onle a religion, but it's one of the best.

The only stumbling block is the fact that we just made up all the scriptures and we only have a small number of followers, but all religions started off that way.

But yes. Shazanity is mostly a way to make a point. It's not intended to be a serious religion, although frankly it would do a lot of good if it was.

I never break that one. It is natural for me to mash space twice after every period. Annoyingly-enough, HTTP-based stuff fails to display my proper number of spaces unless I use  .

Two spaces are wrong. (Well, the second one is.) It was convention on typewriters (as was using the letter "l" instead of the number "1" and using apostrophe-backspace-period instead of an exclaimation mark) but modern computer fonts are designed specifically to work with one. All (at least, practically all) professional publishers use one space.

I just picked it up because it was what we were taught in IT.

Admittedly we were taught a lot of stupid things in IT.

Anyway:

A lazy dog is a slow pup
A slope up is an inclined plane
An ink-lined plane is a sheet of writing paper
Therefore...
Typical Cambridge University-educated people :rolleyes:

Well I know, but you offered your view in the middle of a discussion of Shazan scripture. I was just making a distinction between your presumably-Christian stance and what was actually being discussed.

Although, while we're on the subject, I think you state your view badly.

I assume you don't really mean "omnipotent God" at all; you mean "infallible". Omnipotence is purely power, and I have sufficient power to decide if people live or die. If I decide my housemate should die then I have more than enough power to pop downstairs, find that knife we have that can actually cut things, and slit his wrists while he sleeps. What you are presumably saying is that I don't have the knowledge or authority to decide he should die in the first place.

If you use the word "infallible" then you can say "nobody is infallible, so nobody can make that decision" and that's fair enough, because it doesn't imply that anyone or anything is infallible. But if you say "They are not God, they are not omnipotent, they do not deserve to make that decision" that that, to me at least, implies that there is an omnipotent God out there somewhere who does get to make that decision.

As a Shazan/atheist, I find that to be a rather lazy viewpoint, because it suggests that there exists somewhere a moral code -- the one God uses -- which is Right and all the others are Wrong, or at least A Bit Off, and I don't like that. I mean, clearly MtlAngelus is pro-death-penalty and you are anti-death-penalty. So by your logic, one of you is Wrong. And if my presumption that you are Christian is on the money then it's probably you, since the Bible is choc-full of death penalties, of righteous smitings and cities being destroyed and all the rest of it. God states repeatedly in the Bible that the penalty for sin is death. As a Christian, you can't be anti-death-penalty at all; merely against people meting it out. (After all, there was that case a couple of millenia ago where they accidentally had the son of God killed. That was a bit of an embarrasment all round, if it was true.)

But what I really hate about it is the idea that if I live my life to my own moral code, which I have developed myself and which I believe in, then that's almost certainly Wrong, but if someone else sits down and takes their moral code from some book written a millenium ago, blindly and unquestioningly, that that's intrinsically Right.

That, to me, is really stupid. Aside from anything else, it means you can effectively go to Hell purely because you never happened to read that book. If there's an infallible God then he by definition wouldn't inplement that system because it's up patently unfair.

Not Christian, sorry. I don't believe in any God, any Hell, anything. I just believe that we are alive, and should enjoy life and make it as enjoyable for others as possible, and then die.

As for my quote, I wasn't suggesting there is an omnipotent being/God "out there" - I was meaning that there is no such thing, no person or thing (Or, so I believe) *has* the right to kill, for any reason excluding defence (Because I'm sure as hell not sitting there as somebody kills my girlfriend, for example). But I didn't expand this much (And I could expand further) because I was just trying to tell Mtl that there are other viewpoints, and that I don't think he has the right to decide some people are allowed to die. Not enter a long discussion about a made up (like all, mind) religion.

Two spaces are wrong. (Well, the second one is.) It was convention on typewriters (as was using the letter "l" instead of the number "1" and using apostrophe-backspace-period instead of an exclaimation mark) but modern computer fonts are designed specifically to work with one. All (at least, practically all) professional publishers use one space.Double-spacing after sentences allows one to read more easily by denoting the end of a sentence more clearly. It feels nicer to me to read a document with double spaces after sentences. I have a logical reason for liking double spaces after sentences, regardless of the logic of conformity (which I support quite a lot, in most cases regarding writing style!). It allows me to read faster and more comfortably.

Canada have a batsman named GEF Barnet, whose first name is also Geoff.

I think that's wonderful :D

I never break that one. It is natural for me to mash space twice after every period. Annoyingly-enough, HTTP-based stuff fails to display my proper number of spaces unless I use  .

Huh? "Thou Shalt Use But One Space After A Full Stop." Doesn't that mean you break the commandment if you use two spaces? I interpret "use but one" to mean "use nothing but one" or "use only one".

It's like saying "I have but one wish before I die". It means you have only one wish, doesn't it?

I don't know why I prefer to use only one space. Maybe it's because it takes up less room and less typing, and I've always done it.

Huh? "Thou Shalt Use But One Space After A Full Stop." Doesn't that mean you break the commandment if you use two spaces? I interpret "use but one" to mean "use nothing but one" or "use only one".Yes. I use two spaces after full stops.

So sue me (pun unintended, with respect to recent events).

And there is nobody who has the right to take life, even if they do not believe the person whose life they are taking deserves to live. They are not God, they are not omnipotent, they do not deserve to make that decision.
Well there are people who do decide to take people life's, and often for petty reasons. By their same logic, I would have the right to take their lives for a whatever reason too. So basically they themselves are giving me the right to kill them.
You may say this makes me a candidate for dying too, but then again, I wouldn't just be killing them for petty reasons, I'm killing them because they are threatening other people's right to be happy. All I say is people should be judged by they way they execute judgement on other people.

In any case, I was indeed speaking about Shazanity because I'm a supporter, but I disagree with the first rule and still think it should be fixed.

Huh? "Thou Shalt Use But One Space After A Full Stop." Doesn't that mean you break the commandment if you use two spaces? I interpret "use but one" to mean "use nothing but one" or "use only one".Rofl! Maybe I totally misread it. :D I'll go back and check.

Yup! I totally misread it as, "Thou shalt not use", probably because that's how my brain wanted it to be. Lol.

So sue me (pun unintended, with respect to recent events).

*Points to thread title "The 100% Offtopic lawsuit"*

Famous Test Matches No. 1
(with apologies to the Guardian's "Slogger" column)

South Africa vs. England (1995-1996), 2nd Test:

Day 1: South Africa - wallop!
Day 2: England - oh dear!
Day 3: South Africa rattle up lead of 478 runs
Day 4: Atherton bats.
Day 5: Atherton bats. For ten hours. Russell blocks. Match drawn.

Day 6: ???
Day 7: Profit!

In any case, I was indeed speaking about Shazanity because I'm a supporter, but I disagree with the first rule and still think it should be fixed.

I think self-defence is entirely acceptable. I doubt if there is anyone who seriously thinks otherwise, aside from overly literalist religious types. (Shazanity's Commandments feature a disclaimer against this kind of interpretation for the benefit of that kind of person, and followers are encouraged to break the rules "on the rare occasion that they fly in the face of all common sense". I think defending yourself or a loved one qualifies there.)

But in the case of people who "don't deserve to live", who gets to make that call? Heaven knows I don't want to.

Noobs today lack respect. Even for other noobs. And it seems to be getting a lot worse.
I don't like this.

Noobs today lack respect. Even for other noobs. And it seems to be getting a lot worse.
I don't like this.Any offers to rewrite my Forum FAQ?

Anyone?

Slick, the kids' minds are corrupted the moment they set their hand on the mouse. We set the benchmark in being childish, and they follow suit, blindly. Then when they get to sixteen they accuse everyone else of being trendy and conformist and put themselves above it. Then at 20 they realise how foolish they were and start using the internet constructively.

What we need is a digital ID system so we can securely block out kids from areas of the internet we don't want them to be.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6167843.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0

Someone stop the man before his dumb spreads like an airborne plague of antismartness.

I'm not one to complain about Thompson, but this is just getting ridiculous.

Noobs today lack respect. Even for other noobs. And it seems to be getting a lot worse.
I don't like this.
Anyone in particular?
[EDIT]
In all honesty, I really don't think that is going to happen. If I post anything it usually has about two, maybe three, comments on that. Then it's a whole page of complaining about the dumbest stuff. No one really gives a flying fart about my art. This is evidence of that. And that is also why you guys will never see what I can really do.

Permission granted to any mods that feel like locking this.

Nevermind.
A pity that you won't do art... but I do agree that your threads attract stupidity for some reason.
Even if you post an awesome picture instead of a weird one, people go off-topic immediately.

No, nobody in particular. Just the people who have joined or just started becoming active in the last few months. It may have always been like this, and maybe I'm just now starting to see how bad it really is. That or it is getting worse.


Probably both. :p

I ought to mention that I greatly regret ever telling Plasma that we thought he was a jerk.

Because I think he thought we were joking or something, and now he's acting even worse.
:(

Nah, I think he knows he's a jerk. Now he knows that we think that about him... he just doesn't care anymore. He uses that as an excuse to say whatever he wants.

No, nobody in particular. Just the people who have joined or just started becoming active in the last few months. It may have always been like this, and maybe I'm just now starting to see how bad it really is. That or it is getting worse.


Probably both. :p

The former, mostly. We had the same discussions before you had OD access. You were one of the people who was thought to have respect, and was sane, hence access. But it's been like this for yeeears.

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England have eased into the Super Eight at the Cricket World Cup. Nothing spectacular: they lost to New Zealand, didn't exactly dominate Canada and barely left cruise control against Kenya. However, considering the events that have befallen Pakistan and India, it could've gone a lot worse.

Teams in the Super Eight

Group Winners: Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies

Runners Up: South Africa, Bangladesh*, England, Ireland

* Probably. They have to beat Bermuda tomorrow, which given Bermuda's results to date should not be difficult. If they do lose, India go through instead.

By the way, I've been working on the personality of those little hopping box creatures.

Here's what I got so far...

They're called the REVENGE (translated to english).
They're incredibly advanced, and have discovered how to look into the afterlife.
Whatever they saw, it was so beautiful that they all wanted to commit mass suicide in order to travel to the "new world".

However, they decided to make it the very duty of their species as a whole to help other people travel to the afterlife- by killing every mortal being of the world.
Whenever they are about to spread their "love" to another creature, they recite the words of their species:
Through death we create life.
Through murder we create beauty.
Through blood we create happiness.

For those who hath come seeking our love, do not be afraid.
For soon you shall be reborn into the new world.

This is what I do in my spare time. :p
Also:
lMA GONNA GO CUT MYSELF. :)
DO NOT! you might died!! :(
YES.

You know, your new sig would probably make people think you're in some sort of murderous cult, if they didn't know it was related to the silly bouncing box guy in your avatar and his advanced species.

Yes, yes it would.

You know how they say you eat X amount of spiders every year in your sleep? Well last night I think I had a meal. Freaking coughed up a spider leg.


Fiber. ;)

Step 1: Induce vomiting
Step 2: Repeat as desired

You know how they say you eat X amount of spiders every year in your sleep? Well last night I think I had a meal. Freaking coughed up a spider leg.

And recognised it?

Was this a massive spider or are you just devoted enough to this particular paranoia to do the research?

Turns out hdhdhd is actually 11, but he typed his date of birth in wrong.

There seem to be a lot of 11 year olds around at the mo. I don't think I was as bad as this when I was their age* - although I didn't have the Internet back then.

This is probably just as well.

___
* Fair enough, my art back then would have been on a similar level. But I'd've been a damn sight more coherent.

Well I'm pretty sure it was. :p
I mean...I don't remember eating any stiff black things. I mean...what else would it be? :p
And no, I don't sleep walk.

* Fair enough, my art back then would have been on a similar level.

Must... resist... obvious... joke...

I mean...I don't remember eating any stiff black things. I mean...what else would it be? :p

An eyelash?

Eyelashes aren't exactly "stiff".

what else would it be?
A scorpion leg?

Neither are spiders' legs. If it's a longish thing with fine hairs on it that's more like a spider's leg. Do you still have it to scan in?

getting in here, pressing the flesh and doing a gig is enough for one dim red emergency lights to show us the way. I sat in the copilots might be more communicative. Try to arrange a meeting. wonderful she was too!-but not for crawling around looking for Death and torture and murder and rape kind as to play back the last speech about the artifact. bunch we have met has tried to kill us. The whole thing is that hard- as my bonds snapped open. I rubbed my stiff arms and stood up slowly You have to understand that keeping the galactic peace is our role And just what did you sees happening? The Commander asked, voice But any requests that they pass on are turned down instantly and with You can take the cuffs off while we are in this room. I am Captain rest of the crumb-bums on this planet. Since I was still tingling, Enjoy the break. And dont do a thing until we find out more here.

This is the best email I've ever received.

300 is the best movie ever. I SPEAK THE TRUTH, PEOPLE!

My sleeping patterns are completely messed up. I say this at 7.30am and I haven't been to sleep yet.

300 is the best movie ever. I SPEAK THE TRUTH, PEOPLE!

I doubt that very much.

Watched Shaun of The Dead last night, and there's not one thing wrong with that film.

I doubt that very much.
Seconded.
Making kung-fu style leaps in full hoplite armor is unbelieveably stupid.
Watched Shaun of The Dead last night, and there's not one thing wrong with that film.
Awesome movie.
I hope I get to see Hot Fuzz soon.

Hasn't Pegg said he wants to make a sequel to Shaun of the Dead? I remember a very funny spoof title.

You know how they say you eat X amount of spiders every year in your sleep? Well last night I think I had a meal. Freaking coughed up a spider leg.

Some people say it's 8 spiders in a lifetime, others say it's in a year. I tend to believe it was originally the former.

Seconded.
Making kung-fu style leaps in full hoplite armor is unbelieveably stupid.


Hey, don't dis it until you see the whole thing. I was a bit "meh" towards it at first. Then I got to see it, and I have to agree it's one of the best action movies I've seen in a looooooooooooooong time.

Funnily enough, my dad hated Shaun of the Dead.

I'm getting royally PO'd at everyone in fanart for ragging on hdhdhd so much.
His art isn't very good, but he's f***ing ELEVEN. That's why you give criticism rather then "You're so BAD LOL".
And his personality is fine, which cannot be said for many people who CAN draw.

Funnily enough, my dad hated Shaun of the Dead.

Well then clearly he's insane.

I just don't think he found anything funny in the numerous gory deaths is all.

Shaun of the dead is a great film (especialy for a die-hard spaced fan like myself), but it pales in comparason to Hot Fuzz.

That film had me cackling all the way through, and the last act was awesome in every way.

Shaun of the dead is a great film (especialy for a die-hard spaced fan like myself), but it pales in comparason to Hot Fuzz.

That film had me cackling all the way through, and the last act was awesome in every way.

Not seen Hot Fuzz yet, but I'm going to.

Though Shaun Of The Dead has a lot going for it beyond jokes. As ever, I find myself far more emotionally attached to characters in comedies that dramas, and Shaun Of The Dead did a great job there. Also, it's one of the better horror films I've ever seen. (I'm not what you'd call a fan of the genre.)

I'm not sure how well the premise of Hot Fuzz would lend itself to that, but I'm more than willing to give it a chance. I can't see it being a bad film.

I just don't think he found anything funny in the numerous gory deaths is all.

Well, no. The gory deaths weren't supposedto be funny.

I'm getting royally PO'd at everyone in fanart for ragging on hdhdhd so much.
His art isn't very good, but he's f***ing ELEVEN. That's why you give criticism rather then "You're so BAD LOL".
And his personality is fine, which cannot be said for many people who CAN draw.

Give me a break dude. People join this forum and act like an idiot, all the time. Some times they do it in the fan art forum. That is nothing new. The way he acts makes it seem like he would be one of those people. Granted there are "bad" artist that are serious, and are willing to learn. The line between those two types of people have really been blurred. So people are going to react diffrent if they think it's some moron. You can't expect everyone to be," OMG HE'S ELEVEN. ITS OK. LOL.", anyways.

Sometimes I just gotta rant about something.

Hot Fuzz

Just saw an advert for it today, I wanna see it so much.
I've never watched Shawn of the Dead and that makes me sad.

I'm getting royally PO'd at everyone in fanart for ragging on hdhdhd so much.
His art isn't very good, but he's f***ing ELEVEN. That's why you give criticism rather then "You're so BAD LOL".
And his personality is fine, which cannot be said for many people who CAN draw.You had me up until "his personality is fine." Eleven or not, he's a bit much, but that might just be me. :p

Just saw an advert for it today, I wanna see it so much.

An advert I saw called it "the funniest action film of 2007", which given that action films aren't generally meant to be funny, and given that it was February, isn't exactly a good thing.

An advert I saw called it "the funniest action film of 2007", which given that action films aren't generally meant to be funny, and given that it was February, isn't exactly a good thing.
Well, I guess that makes it even funnier. :)
Most conventional action films actually are quite unfunny. Only stereotypical jokes from a "funny" lead character.

How about we make a new forum for serious art work? That might encourage posting crap art work in the current forum, though. So we could keep the current forum and delete crap artwork from it instead. But that would be unfair to people who can't draw well. How about we make a new forum for serious art work?

How about we make a new forum for serious art work? That might encourage posting crap art work in the current forum, though. So we could keep the current forum and delete crap artwork from it instead. But that would be unfair to people who can't draw well. How about we make a new forum for serious art work?

Perhaps the current forum for "look at my great drawing I did" and a subforum for "please help me draw because I'm rubbish"?

Ideally, I reckon it should show ages instead of locations there, too. They're more relevant and pretty important to how good you are. And providing your age in your profile should be mandatory.

I'll rather just wait for Jjar to strike again.
He promised to post something unreleased a few weeks ago already and also color some old b/w drawings.
His old stuff:
http://www.d1s.net.tf/jjar

Seconded.
Making kung-fu style leaps in full hoplite armor is unbelieveably stupid.

I don't think it's suposed to be realistic at all, but that doesn't make it a bad movie.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/03/21

How about we make a new forum for serious art work? That might encourage posting crap art work in the current forum, though. So we could keep the current forum and delete crap artwork from it instead. But that would be unfair to people who can't draw well. How about we make a new forum for serious art work?

I think we had a nice little debate about that before. I was very against it. Now, however, I would kinda like to see that happen. So what if it shows elitism is one form or another? I don't think people are better than one another, but the art work can be. :p

I think the consensus we reached last time was the difficulty of deciding what was serious or not, specially since the mods would have to be the judges.

Well I say we have it set up sort of like the OD community. We first have a poll where only 5 or so people voted in can go and post art. Based off those people, they can vote in who ever they think is good enough to get in.
Obviously opinions on who is the best and stuff are not the same, but at least every one can at least see who puts effort into something.

Well I say we have it set up sort of like the OD community. We first have a poll where only 5 or so people voted in can go and post art. Based off those people, they can vote in who ever they think is good enough to get in.
Obviously opinions on who is the best and stuff are not the same, but at least every one can at least see who puts effort into something.

What about the people that want to look at and comment on good art?

You had me up until "his personality is fine." Eleven or not, he's a bit much, but that might just be me. :p

Honestly, I am not the best person for opinions on someone's personality.
Because I tend to like everyone. I can be annoyed with the things people do, but usually not with the people themselves.

I'm probably one of the few people that doesn't abhor Fwd.Adm. :p

Post 11111 coming up...

Post it at 11:11!

GMT or BST?

Good question. What does the forum run in?

Good question. What does the forum run in?

Says on the bottom of every page.

Says on the bottom of every page.
That depends on the time zone you've chosen. For me, it's saying GMT -4 right now, but that's just because I'm EST + daylight savings.

It has just occured to me that the fanart forum has been trimmed.

Searching "from the beginning" no longer bring me to the days of NZkiwi.

That depends on the time zone you've chosen. For me, it's saying GMT -4 right now, but that's just because I'm EST + daylight savings.

...Then logout and check.

Or, assume the forum runs in whatever time zone you want.

Or, use GMT because it's standard.

We've gone past 11.11 BST now, anyway.

This is the 11,111th post in this thread.

This is the 11,111th reply in this thread.

Yeah, we gathered that.

11,111th reply.

EDIT: Ninja'd!

If I use my undelete-fu I can claim it. there are 62 deleted posts in this thread I could restore.

If I use my undelete-fu I can claim it. there are 62 deleted posts in this thread I could restore.

Do it!

Says on the bottom of every page.

Well I never, so it does.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=deliciouscandycane

Holy, woah.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=deliciouscandycane

Holy, woah.
Even though I know this is totally fake, I find it incredibly disturbing.

edit: lol fakeposting

Err, what? What a waste of time.

Astronomists and physicians and all that: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2007-034

There is a game comming out for the Wii and DS...where it's Sonic and Mario...competing in the olyimpics. :/
Wow.

There is a game comming out for the Wii and DS...where it's Sonic and Mario...competing in the olyimpics. :/
Wow.
This should go in the negative events and occurances thread.

This should go in the negative events and occurances thread.That's a matter of opinion.

Granted, it could end up horrible.

But think of the POSSIBILITIES.

There is a game comming out for the Wii and DS...where it's Sonic and Mario...competing in the olyimpics. :/
Wow.

...What possible Olympic event could Mario beat sonic at, though?

The hammer throw?

...What possible Olympic event could Mario beat sonic at, though?Shot putt, swimming, maybe the long jump (though I'd back Knuckles to take that...)

Shot putt, swimming, maybe the long jump (though I'd back Knuckles to take that...)

Kirby takes the Long Jump, I'd reckon, as he can fly. I don't think the rules of the longjump preclude flight as it's usually assumed athletes can't fly. Hammer Brothers take the hammer throw. Swimming certainly, because Sonic can't swim, although there's the question of whether Mario is allowed to wear his powerup suits...

Sonic and swimming has always puzzled me.

He sinks straight to the bottom, so he must be wearing lead boots.

But then he runs really fast outside the water.

Maybe he's so DAMN FAST that, if he didn't wear lead boots, he'd go into orbit.

Although that doesn't explain Sonic Labyrinth, where the Doc tricks him into wearing slow-down boots.

Anyway, Tails and Knuckles would also both have a chance in the swimming: Tails' flight translates to a kind of doggy-(foxy-?)paddle underwater, and Knuckles' gliding something similar.

Mario does still have the advatage though that he's Batman and he can breathe in space he can breathe underwater.

Mario does still have the advatage though that he's Batman and he can breathe in space he can breathe underwater.
Lol ?

Well, he could breathe water in his 2D days, but in 64 and Sunshine...

Lol ?

http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20050131.html

And also,

http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20050930.html

Ah. Well I still say that was quite unexpected from you. :p

...What possible Olympic event could Mario beat sonic at, though?
It's been said before, but it needs repeating:

THE TRIPLE JUMP.

Why exactly the triple jump?

Jesus paul, have you ever played Mario64?

If so, how did you ever activate the winged cap without falling into a canon?

Jesus paul, have you ever played Mario64?Er, no.

Mostly because I have only ever owned two non-handheld consoles, and one of those was disguised as a PC.

Gee I wonder who would win in the Race events?

Seriously, do you think they even thought this through? :p

Er, no.

Mostly because I have only ever owned two non-handheld consoles, and one of those was disguised as a PC.

Am I to take it neither of those was the DS?

Slightly crappy fake 3D stick aside, Mario64 was out on DS. One of the most confusingly titled games ever.

The tripple jump was in jump was in NSMB too.

It was just entirely useless as it took more than a screen-length to execute and had you jumping higher than the screen at the end.:p

Was it?

Played through that whole game, found everything, and didn't know that. (I expect I knew while I was doing it, mind.)

But think of the POSSIBILITIES.

Given the amount of fun that comes out of olympics video games, I'm thinking those possibilities won't be so high.

Though if they make it possible for mario to beat Sonic, then it might be worth a look just to see Mario beat Sonic in a footrace.

Am I to take it neither of those was the DS?

Slightly crappy fake 3D stick aside, Mario64 was out on DS. One of the most confusingly titled games ever.Oh aye, I'd forgotten about that.

But I don't own Mario64 for the DS, so - the now rubbish nature of my previous statement aside - I can still say that I haven't played Mario64. Though admittedly for a less good reason now.

For some reason I just don't seem to get tired anymore... I stopped up until 9am a few days ago and only went to bed because I thought I should - I didn't actually feel tired.

He sinks straight to the bottom, so he must be wearing lead boots.

But then he runs really fast outside the water.

Maybe he's so DAMN FAST that, if he didn't wear lead boots, he'd go into orbit.
Of course.
He needs those lead boots to slow him down to sub-sonic speeds

And he can't go underwater as the speed of sound is even 4.4 times higher there.

I haven't played Mario64. This is sad. :(

Of course.
He needs those lead boots to slow him down to sub-sonic speeds

And he can't go underwater as the speed of sound is even 4.4 times higher there.

By your logic he could run through solid rock faster than he could through air.

By your logic he could run through solid rock faster than he could through air.
Yes, but the problem is that he obviously can't see a thing in solid rock. :rolleyes:

...Does he travel at the wave speed or the phase speed? There are locality issues here.

By your logic he could run through solid rock faster than he could through air.
You ever got stuck in the terrain in Sonic? Press the d-pad left, and you go right faster than at any other time in the game. He might be onto something.

Thats true!
It's a warp trick that you can do in Sonic 3 on the third level. Done it meself I have.

http://www.superfundungeonrun.com/insignificantstudios/about.php
The Underside

From what I can tell, it's a game in production that is similar in look and genre to Cave Story, similar in face-paced gameplay to Metal Slug/Mega Man, and has a storyline similar in quirkiness to Earthbound.

If all of that is true, then AWESOMEFASTIC.
But I can't play it because Virtual PC is poop. :(

You don't even know how much I want to make waffels from scratch right now, do you?
Why the HECK do I want waffels?!

...hot wings actually sound good to.

:confused:

http://www.superfundungeonrun.com/insignificantstudios/about.php
The Underside

From what I can tell, it's a game in production that is similar in look and genre to Cave Story, similar in face-paced gameplay to Metal Slug/Mega Man, and has a storyline similar in quirkiness to Earthbound.

If all of that is true, then AWESOMEFASTIC.
But I can't play it because Virtual PC is poop. :(
Played part of the demo, and it really feels like just a Cavestory clone... In fact if I hadn't read that it was done under it's own engine, I would have guessed it was just a Cavestory mod...
Also the story seems shallow and the jokes are laaame. It really does seem to steal a lot of stuff from Cavestory on the graphical side for my liking...

http://www.superfundungeonrun.com/insignificantstudios/about.php
The Underside

From what I can tell, it's a game in production that is similar in look and genre to Cave Story, similar in face-paced gameplay to Metal Slug/Mega Man, and has a storyline similar in quirkiness to Earthbound.

If all of that is true, then AWESOMEFASTIC.
But I can't play it because Virtual PC is poop. :(Played the demo. It's no Cave Story, but it is pretty similar in style for something done from scratch in MMF2.

hwey im futureworm w00t, i listen to techno music that loops for 4 hours and i think beck is ugly, WoAh FaKePosTiNg i sure lol'd, i dont really like the boredoms but i m dum and stupid and :rolleyes:, when you see me ride by they can see the glean and my shine on the deck and the tv screen, i sure hate japan but benz & md w00ts my t00ts i didn't like the song 'world hold on' because im lame as heck

edit: nevermind after careful review i do like 'world hold on'

hwey im futureworm w00t, i listen to techno music that loops for 4 hours and i think beck is ugly, WoAh FaKePosTiNg i sure lol'd, i dont really like the boredoms but i m dum and stupid and :rolleyes:, when you see me ride by they can see the glean and my shine on the deck and the tv screen, i sure hate japan but benz & md w00ts my t00ts i didn't like the song 'world hold on' because im lame as heck
Hey ASSHOLE!

**** you!

Hmmmm... Perhaps that was a little bit too strong. OH WELL.

WHY AM l SAYING A SWEARS?
IT IS CONFUSING. :(

I'm back after... Some time...

Yes, that should do...

I have returned after several months of exposure to IRC, 3 am coding sessions, and an HP Lovecraft-based musical.

Woo.

http://www.superfundungeonrun.com/insignificantstudios/about.php
The Underside

From what I can tell, it's a game in production that is similar in look and genre to Cave Story, similar in face-paced gameplay to Metal Slug/Mega Man, and has a storyline similar in quirkiness to Earthbound.

If all of that is true, then AWESOMEFASTIC.
But I can't play it because Virtual PC is poop. :(I made a comment here: http://www.superfundungeonrun.com/insignificantstudios/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1173336477&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&

Do a page search for "Lex" to find my comment.

Heh, I just finished recording a brand new self-voiced Worms Armageddon/World Party soundbank, like 4 years after the originals.

Now for somewhere to host it...

Edit: Then again, I suppose I could probably just transfer it via instant messenger to anybody who would actually plan on playing against me.

iHost4U

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Heh, thanks, I'll get it to you at some point.

Was kinda jumping the gun on calling it done, though. Some fine tuning I'd like to do.

It sucks being bored. It sucks even more when you're bored and you always have work to be done.





I want a nap.:(

C++ pointers are a pain.

And so are C++ Markov generators.

Now I sleep.

Damn, this is addictive: http://www.addictinggames.com/boomshine.html

Level 12 is being annoying though - I need to get 55. I've had 54 about 5 times and 53 about 10. Bah!

Edit: Holy crap. The go after I wrote that, I just got 60/60 (ie got all of them). Woo!

Damn, this is addictive: http://www.addictinggames.com/boomshine.html

Level 12 is being annoying though - I need to get 55. I've had 54 about 5 times and 53 about 10. Bah!

Edit: Holy crap. The go after I wrote that, I just got 60/60 (ie got all of them). Woo!

My final score 287

That was kinda hard. :p

It sucks being bored. It sucks even more when you're bored and you always have work to be done.





I want a nap.:(

Get a nice book to read!

Or I can just play this

http://www.adultswim.com/games/fiveMinutes/index.html

Or I can just play this

http://www.adultswim.com/games/fiveMinutes/index.html

Yay under 2 minutes :)

I may just not bother going to sleep today...

http://www.develop100.com/
Huh would have expected Valve to be higher on the list.

Cheers on T17 being on number 31 tho.:)
edit:
Develop 100 ranks the world's games development studios based on the revenues their products made at UK retail in 2006.
Well makes more sense now. Still...

http://www.develop100.com/
Huh would have expected Valve to be higher on the list.

Cheers on T17 being on number 31 tho.:)
edit:

Well makes more sense now. Still...

I'm just wondering why EA Canada are top.

Traveller's Tales are the leading UK-based developer on that list. Blimey, they've come a long way since Sonic 3D. I guess having Lego Star Wars helped rather, though.

I'm just wondering why EA Canada are top.

Aren't they responsible for the constant rehashes of EA Sports games?

edit: After a quick poke around their website, yep. They make FIFA, as well as NBA Live, NHL, and a few others. Looks like they're also responsible for NFS Underground, James Bond, and the EA Sports BIG games.

I find it more interesting that Yuke's is at 8 (ahead of EA Redwood Shores and Ubisoft Montreal), given that the only English-language games they've developed are D1 Grand Prix and the WWE wrestling games. I certainly can't imagine that the latter has much penetration outside of America, so D1 Grand Prix must have been insanely successful in the UK last year.

Vader will be back in May. Tell your friends.

Testing some recording with my e-acoustic guitar.
http://www.savefile.com/files/613779
Intro for the song Nothing Else Matters, I'm thinking on recording the full song, acoustic version*. Comments?

*Except witouth lyrics because I suck at singing.

To follow up gold farming and forum farming, comes... *drum roll*

GAMERSCORE FARMING! (http://www.levelmy360.com/)

...

Dear gawd, the internet makes me sadder every day.

Mr. Deity.
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=Mr.%20Deity
COMEDY GOLD.

God + business atmosphere.
It's been done before, but this does it very well.

The PS2 version of the Metal Slug Anthology is satisfactory.

I don't know if this is old news, but firefox users type about:mozilla into the adress bar.

Firebird olden days. Nice blood red.

I don't know if this is old news, but firefox users type about:mozilla into the adress bar.
Works in Camino and other Mozilla-based browsers as well.

BAMF


...



It seems like the internets are getting a bit boring. Nothing to do.............

My computer will soon need a new graphics card. With that, I need a new power supply to run it, and I would also like a new fan for my motherboard (the one I have is too loud).

Now, I need a socket 939 fan... can anyone suggest any? I want the fan to be very quiet.

Does the fan size matter? I have an 80mm fan at the moment. Would there be any problem getting a new fan, a different size?

Bwahahahaaha! How to get from Chicago to London!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=Chicago,+IL&daddr=London,+UK&sll=48.458352,-37.792969&sspn=55.705336,119.53125&ie=UTF8&om=1&layer=t&z=3&ll=46.55886,-37.089844&spn=40.718957,89.296875&z=3&pw=2

A 4 story building, 6400 post-it notes, and 5 hours will net you this:

http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~inio/dk/?fb

Bwahahahaaha! How to get from Chicago to London!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=Chicago,+IL&daddr=London,+UK&sll=48.458352,-37.792969&sspn=55.705336,119.53125&ie=UTF8&om=1&layer=t&z=3&ll=46.55886,-37.089844&spn=40.718957,89.296875&z=3&pw=2
HAHAHA! :D
You should contact the people of the Guinness book of records to wait for you at the shore in France if you really make it in 29 days.

Bwahahahaaha! How to get from Chicago to London!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=Chicago,+IL&daddr=London,+UK&sll=48.458352,-37.792969&sspn=55.705336,119.53125&ie=UTF8&om=1&layer=t&z=3&ll=46.55886,-37.089844&spn=40.718957,89.296875&z=3&pw=2
29 days is incredibly good going for swimming across the pond!

Wow: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6544759.stm

"The Chinese government has clamped down on the amount of time youngsters can spend playing online games, according to the official news agency Xinhua.

Under-18s who play for more than three consecutive hours a day will have limits imposed on the amount of points they can score, the agency reported. "

Andy: Buy this (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-000-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821). I use one on my 775 processor and at 1500RPM its temperature is 33*C, and it's incredibly silent.

Bwahahahaaha! How to get from Chicago to London!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=Chicago,+IL&daddr=London,+UK&sll=48.458352,-37.792969&sspn=55.705336,119.53125&ie=UTF8&om=1&layer=t&z=3&ll=46.55886,-37.089844&spn=40.718957,89.296875&z=3&pw=2Brilliant.

Good old Google.

Andy: Buy this (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-000-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821). I use one on my 775 processor and at 1500RPM its temperature is 33*C, and it's incredibly silent.
Arctic Cooling for the win!
I have the Freezer 64 (http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=10&disc).

That makes two of us, and if Andy buys the one in the link, three. Apparently it's changed design. The latest one has rubber mounting posts holding the fan on to the bracket.

The latest one has rubber mounting posts holding the fan on to the bracket.
Hmm. Sounds useful.
Mine makes ugly clattering noises in 25% of all the cold boots.
I need to whack the case then to make it stop.

That makes two of us, and if Andy buys the one in the link, three. Apparently it's changed design. The latest one has rubber mounting posts holding the fan on to the bracket.It's being delivered on Monday :)

Anyone got recommendations on power supplies? Thinking of getting a 500W but I want it to be quiet.

Today's featured article on Wikipedia is Scooby Doo.

O.o

Any of these (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=123&subid=589) will do you fine. They are all silent. You could go for the modular ones that have removable power leads, or you could go for an extra efficient one in the Energy+ range, or just a standard one. Mine is a 430W and cannot be heard at all. It's very important to get a good quality power supply for multiple reasons.

Wow: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6544759.stm

"The Chinese government has clamped down on the amount of time youngsters can spend playing online games, according to the official news agency Xinhua.

Under-18s who play for more than three consecutive hours a day will have limits imposed on the amount of points they can score, the agency reported. "
Oh, China. You'll never learn to be a fat and stupid superpower like the United States if you keep this up.

When the WoW 2.0 patch was on the live test servers (So late November), Blizzard had forgotten to disable their inbuilt China-3-hours code, so after playing for 3 hours everybody got a debuff which heavily penalized their characters. We had no idea it was Chinese back then, and everyone thought Blizzard had intended that - There was such an uproar.

So get this, my father is standing in front of the radio/stereo/whatever you call it, inserting music cd's in it, and singing to them. And he's actually holding a microphone, which is not plugged in anywhere. He's been standing there singing for like, 3 hours. For no apparent reason. Uh... and every now and then he dances a little, in a very cheesy way.
Did I mention it's 2:36 am right now?

...Ttttthhhhhat's not entirely normal.

Figures. I get sick for a few days and the (http://www.miketyndall.com/todd_goldman/) whole (http://forum.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2416213) freaking (http://www.penny-arcade.com/2007/04/11/) internet (http://www.pvponline.com/blog/3254/webcomics-controversy) implodes (http://www.hockeyzombie.com/daily.php?date=070409).

Can't say I'd heard of either party, but eep. It's rather worrying the sheer amount of stuff he's stolen from.

Stilll, I guess it's not like Teh Interwebs are exactly innocent here, what with YouTube and all.

Stilll, I guess it's not like Teh Interwebs are exactly innocent here, what with YouTube and all.
There is a big difference between merely infringing copyright by downloading a video/song and actually stealing someone else's work and calling it your own for fun and profit. Plagiarism and infringement are two entirely different ball games.

There is a big difference between merely infringing copyright by downloading a video/song and actually stealing someone else's work and calling it your own for fun and profit. Plagiarism and infringement are two entirely different ball games.Fair enough, but it has a funny sort of mirror image quality to it: we've had the general Internet public saying to artists "All your content are belong to us", and now we have an artist doing that to the Internet public.

It's still a pretty nasty thing for this Goldman person to do, I just found the symmetry vaguely amusing. Perhaps I should've been clearer.

Err, no, Paul. People put stuff online because they want other people to see it, but they always credit the original source and keep the naming intact.

What this guy has done is copied existing work, taken the credit for it completely and has made a bajillion dollaren in the process. He's also apologised to one artist about 'accidentally' copying his work and has called him a paedophile elsewhere.

Readers take note of the correct spelling of paedophile.

Petofile.
GOT IT! ;)

*blows dust off gamecube*....*literally*

Ahhh Zelda:Twilight Princess, I've missed you baby!
Good to get a chance to play this, but I'm about to go see...
AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS! Witch is going to RULE!
I'm even washing my ATHF shirt I made. That way I can wear it when I go, and look like a complete loser. :)

Err, no, Paul. People put stuff online because they want other people to see it, but they always credit the original source and keep the naming intact.

What this guy has done is copied existing work, taken the credit for it completely and has made a bajillion dollaren in the process. He's also apologised to one artist about 'accidentally' copying his work and has called him a paedophile elsewhere.

Readers take note of the correct spelling of paedophile.

I'd bang my head against the wall, but it's so much more efficient to bang yours against the wall.

The point is not "the internet has no grounds to complain"; it is "isn't it pleasingly ironic that the internet is angry at an artist for stealing their work?"

And it is ironic, even if the two situations are distinct. The internet, known for its lax approach to copyright law and its open theft of artists' work, is angry that an 'artist' is stealing its work. That doesn't strike you as at all amiss?

No?

It's mildly ironic, but not really hypocritical.

Hmm... do I need an AGP or PCI-E graphics card? I thought I needed PCI-E but after seeing pictures of them, they have 2 longer white sockets. The AGP ones have one like that but one shorter blue one.

Now, at the moment, my graphics card has one white and one blue... for the monitor.

I presume this means I need an AGP graphics card?

That's not AGP or PCI-E, that's VGA and DVI. AGP and PCI-E are two ways how your card hooks into the computer; VGA (blue) and DVI (white) are two monitor hookups. VGA is analog while DVI is digital so they are incompatible, but most video cards will include an adaptor that will allow you to hook up a VGA monitor to a DVI port.

AGP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGP) vs. PCI-E (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI-E)
VGA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VGA) vs. DVI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVI)

Well the thing I have for my computer says the one I have is PCI-E so I must need that...

I'd bang my head against the wall, but it's so much more efficient to bang yours against the wall.

The point is not "the internet has no grounds to complain"; it is "isn't it pleasingly ironic that the internet is angry at an artist for stealing their work?"

And it is ironic, even if the two situations are distinct. The internet, known for its lax approach to copyright law and its open theft of artists' work, is angry that an 'artist' is stealing its work. That doesn't strike you as at all amiss?

No?

are you kidding me

You have to do some massive diluting to say that 'the internet is angry that an artist is stealing its work'. The picture wasn't under the GNU License. The picture wasn't open source. It was a picture some guy made, has the copyright to, and some guy stole it, then admitted he traced it by accident. The internet just doesn't DO that, and you know it.

More importantly, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters, WAS AWESOME!

Gah, I don't think they will be showing that over here. :(

The fan arrived today. I tried installing it and I've given up for the moment. I get the first side of clips on fine but even if I push hard on the other side, it won't go down far enough to clip on, so I'm not really sure what to do...

are you kidding me

You have to do some massive diluting to say that 'the internet is angry that an artist is stealing its work'. The picture wasn't under the GNU License. The picture wasn't open source. It was a picture some guy made, has the copyright to, and some guy stole it, then admitted he traced it by accident. The internet just doesn't DO that, and you know it.

It's still copyright theft. It's exactly the same crime, say, from a legal standpoint, as downloading someone's song for free. The internet, famed stealer of copyrighted works, is angry that its copyrighted works have been stolen.

That is ironic.

What part of this are you disputing?

Possibly the fact that you referred to the Internet as a individual who's capable of doing stuff.

Yes, I'm aware of that. I was really referring to the online community, which is a group capable of doing stuff.

Well, I don't know. I think it's quite different.
If you download music in MP3 format and haven't bought it and don't own an original CD, you're actually using the music unlicensed.

That guy obviously committed plagiarism and made money from it.
Same as all those bootleg brand clothing or Rolex watches that use cheaply made and often easily recognizable labels.

Not the same I'd say.
Because if you load the webpage with the original artists work, the browser actually has already downloaded the image for you to be able to view it.
And this sort of downloading definitely isn't the same as if you download an MP3 file.

(Although, AFAIK, here in Austria downloading stuff isn't technically illegal, only providing the material is.)

(Although, AFAIK, here in Austria downloading stuff isn't technically illegal, only providing the material is.)

I bet that isn't true.

I bet that isn't true.
Nope, it's true.

The paragraph "Sonderproblem Tauschbörsen" (special problem file-sharing) here:
http://www.internet4jurists.at/urh-marken/urh01.htm#Werknutzungen
(It's in German, but I won't even try translating juristic texts, so you'd have to believe me.)

Only the uploader is infringing copyrights and is distributing copyrighted material.
The downloader on the other hand is legally allowed to make "private copies" of almost any material (musical notes are an exception for example), if he does not distribute it and does not use it commercially.

In 2003 the right for private copies has been limited in Germany to adapt to the more popular file sharing networks, but this has not been done in Austria.

This means that if you disable the upload in your P2P client, you are perfectly fine not doing anything illegal.
Most of the time it's not possible to do that, thus the legislator believes that it's irellevant, as completely passive users don't seriously affect the author.

Practically, only large-scale uploaders are prosecuted anyway.

Yes, I'm aware of that. I was really referring to the online community, which is a group capable of doing stuff.
I don't understand where you're trying to go with this. Are you saying that internet communities are not notable for enforcing copyright law? Something Awful, the community that has been responsible for most of the spread of knowledge about this, has strict rules on not discussing illegal filesharing and so forth (as I'm sure you well know). And in terms of the artwork, Shmorky is much too talented of an artist to plagiarize like that.

Copyright is irrelevant, though; it's mostly a matter of integrity. If you burned a CD by your favorite artist for a friend and said that you made the music, the greater tresspass - in my mind, anyway - is the dishonesty. And if you make money off it, that's even worse yet.

The fan arrived today. I tried installing it and I've given up for the moment. I get the first side of clips on fine but even if I push hard on the other side, it won't go down far enough to clip on, so I'm not really sure what to do...I've requested a refund on the fan... there's no way it's able to clip in. Back to square one, I guess... Any other good fans I could buy?

Are you sure it doesn't need configuring for your socket? The cooler is capable of fitting multiple socket types.

Clipping a CPU cooler in to a lug-based socket is a ****ing hell of a job. I've always had to use a big beefy flat-head screwdriver. The first time I installed one like that, I had to have a rest. I thought if I pushed any harder it would damage the processor, but the truth was that it required a substantial amount of welly. You're going to have this problem on half of the coolers you buy because of your socket type.

We can have a webcam conf if you want, or you can send me some pics and I'll be able to further advise you.

So. My mom decided to record this special programme on radio about Pedro Infante (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Infante) using the stereo conected to the computer. And apparently the program she is using records directly from the output audio of the computer so I can't use anything that has audio.
Oh yeah the program started yesterday in the morning (about 18 hours ago) and ends... monday morning. And today is my day off from work.

Oh universe, I know you love me, you don't have to go that far really.

Are you sure it doesn't need configuring for your socket? The cooler is capable of fitting multiple socket types.

Clipping a CPU cooler in to a lug-based socket is a ****ing hell of a job. I've always had to use a big beefy flat-head screwdriver. The first time I installed one like that, I had to have a rest. I thought if I pushed any harder it would damage the processor, but the truth was that it required a substantial amount of welly. You're going to have this problem on half of the coolers you buy because of your socket type.

We can have a webcam conf if you want, or you can send me some pics and I'll be able to further advise you.I have taken some photos but they're little use as I can't put the camera in far enough to show where the clips attach.

I've tried altering the clip around but there's only one way in which it can be used. In total, I've spent about 3 hours trying to fit it in.

Edit: As luck would have it, I think it's finally clipped into place. Woo!

I also ordered this (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=823) and this (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-019-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=356).

Ah, so you like noisy graphics cards, then?

Good on you with the cooler and power supply. I knew you could do it! It's always frightening, having to exert that kind of pressure on a sensitive, expensive component.

I'm on a 7600 GS on this, but mine only has passive cooling. It's fantastic.

The other PC here has my 7800 GTX, and it's not particularly loud. Still a damn great card now, and I've had it approaching 2 years. Not bad.

I have a 7600 GS.







Back on-topic: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!? (http://www.eyemelt.com/emoboy11.shtml)

I have a 7900GS.
Had the best price-performance ratio when I bought it a few months ago.

I just saw some children playing with an inflatable Dalek on a trampoline out of my back window.

And now I need a synonym for "bounce" that ends with "-ate".

Inflatable Dalek :eek:? I want one!

I have a 7600 GS.Snap! And mine's lovely and quiet.

Inflatable Dalek :eek:? I want one!

The Code Monkeys have one in their main office.

True story.

And now I need a synonym for "bounce" that ends with "-ate".
Saltate?
Inflatable Dalek :eek:? I want one!
http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/Starstore_Catalogue_DR_WHO___Inflatable_Daleks_248 5.html

Or, stick a pin in it and shout "DE-FLATE!"

Or "Temporal shift!"

Those are terrible :p
http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/Starstore_Catalogue_DR_WHO___Inflatable_Daleks_248 5.html
Hehe, well I never.

Speaking of Daleks, ages ago I served an Irish gent in the store who was over on holiday. He was asking me about making a circuit for the headlights in his project, which was a full-size Dalek. I sold him some stuff and he came back months later showing me some pictures he'd taken of the finished Dalek. It was pretty much exactly the same as the gold ones in the first and second new series! He took my picture and said he's put it on his web site, and that he'd email me the pics, but I haven't received them yet :( (they're a few gigabytes in size each, you see).

I've tried to find it on the web but haven't yet.

Gigabytes? They never are.

Aye, extremely high resolution. He's got one of these new kinds of camera; it's like having a really big microscope.

Right.

So the man who built the dalek has an enormously high resolution camera.:-/

Can't he just resize them, or do the files cause his computer to melt whenever he tries to open them?

I think he was kidding

Apparently they don't since he's sending them to me. I hear in Ireland they have excellent uprates.

Good news everybody.


http://www.nerdpassions.com/

psh whatever i'll stick to http://www.otakubooty.com

Gigabytes? They never are.
http://www.gigapxl.org

Right.

So the man who built the dalek has an enormously high resolution camera.:-/

Can't he just resize them, or do the files cause his computer to melt whenever he tries to open them?

Exactly. Using that kind of resolution is ridiculous -- you can't look at them in that resolution, can you? Except a tiny bit at a time.

I think this man is insane.

I hope he didn't take a picture of you with it.

Because if so, you've got a pretty good map of your pores right there.

I really frikking loathe the Toreno's Last Flight mission.

*thinks about thread title*

We've had an awful lot of Lovely Sunny Days here lately, haven't we? I can remember about one wet day in the past two to three weeks, and that was a half-hearted drizzle.

It's making me wonder whether someone's picked up Swansea (wettest city in Britain - it's official (http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=14140027&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=soggiest-city-in-britain-pays-high-price-for-rain-name_page.html)) and moved it to East Anglia while I wasn't looking.

It's making me wonder whether someone's picked up Swansea (wettest city in Britain - it's official (http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/tm_objectid=14140027&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=soggiest-city-in-britain-pays-high-price-for-rain-name_page.html)) and moved it to East Anglia while I wasn't looking.
You should try actually being in East Anglia. Try digging a hole here - it's bad enough that we're on clay (which is hard even when it's soaking wet), but dry clay... you need dynamite to dig down more than a few millimetres.