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FutureWorm
27 Nov 2006, 00:47
or maybe he downloaded it http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6467/emotsshbc4.gif
Also, what the hell is Version Cue for? I can't figure it out for the life of me.
MtlAngelus
27 Nov 2006, 05:05
Maybe he won a contest?
Star Worms
27 Nov 2006, 10:38
Got out of 13 1/2 hours of maths lectures because I've done A level maths. I pity the poor people who have to sit through those extra lectures tomorrow who will be in there from 9.15 to 1.15 and then back in at 2.15 to 4.15:p
SupSuper
27 Nov 2006, 18:45
or maybe he downloaded it http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6467/emotsshbc4.gif
Also, what the hell is Version Cue for? I can't figure it out for the life of me.It's a file-organizer-versioner-thing. You know, for those people who keep various versions of one file (one with lineart, one with coloring, one with celshaded coloring, etc.) and need to keep track of it all, and add notes to it to share to people like "OMG I FORGOT A LINE HERE FIX IT!!!1".
At least, that's what I made out. :p
FutureWorm
28 Nov 2006, 04:28
It's a file-organizer-versioner-thing. You know, for those people who keep various versions of one file (one with lineart, one with coloring, one with celshaded coloring, etc.) and need to keep track of it all, and add notes to it to share to people like "OMG I FORGOT A LINE HERE FIX IT!!!1".
At least, that's what I made out. :p
Couldn't you just save a couple different versions of the document, like heart_1.psd, heart_2.psd, or whatever? When I installed my copy of CS2, it just seemed to be taking up extra memory and cluttering my systray, so I got rid of it.
SupSuper
28 Nov 2006, 12:28
Couldn't you just save a couple different versions of the document, like heart_1.psd, heart_2.psd, or whatever? When I installed my copy of CS2, it just seemed to be taking up extra memory and cluttering my systray, so I got rid of it.I suspect that professional-business-type-guys might have enough different versions of one document that renaming and keeping track of them all themselves might get unwieldy, so Version Cue does it for them.
The average user probably won't need it, but the Creative Suite isn't designed specifically for average users. :p
Star Worms
3 Dec 2006, 02:38
Won £6.16 at poker (we each put in £2). Hopefully through skill not luck :p
Won £6.16 at poker (we each put in £2). Hopefully through skill not luck :p
Now the only question is how many people "we" is.
Twenty people each paying £2 and only winning £6.16 wouldn't really be that great.
AndrewTaylor
3 Dec 2006, 11:12
It'd be £4.14 better than average.
Star Worms
3 Dec 2006, 14:17
There were 5 of us but one bought another £2 of chips (however he practically broke even when he got a straight flush). So £12 in the pot and I got £8.16 of that (£2 of the pot was already mine though).
Pigbuster
4 Dec 2006, 06:25
or maybe he downloaded it http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6467/emotsshbc4.gif
Also, what the hell is Version Cue for? I can't figure it out for the life of me.
We got a laptop off of eBay and it came with all of that.
Though it might still not be legal. If it is, though, it isn't MY fault.
And I think version cue is just a version tracker. I put it on there to make the list bigger.
In other good news, Sketchfighter 4000 Alpha (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/sketchfighter/) came out.
MonkeyforaHead
4 Dec 2006, 18:47
Sketchfighter 4000 Alpha (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/sketchfighter/)
This looks highly entertaining, but Mac-only? Nuts to that.
Pigbuster
4 Dec 2006, 23:33
http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/2214/numbah1ta7.jpg
HELLS YES, BIHTCHOES! NUMBAH ONE RIGHT HERE, YEAH!
Now I wait for a real speed runner to get 100% in under 30 minutes. :p
This looks highly entertaining, but Mac-only? Nuts to that.
Now you know how I feel. Hohoho.
FutureWorm
5 Dec 2006, 04:27
In other good news, Sketchfighter 4000 Alpha (http://www.ambrosiasw.com/games/sketchfighter/) came out.
Ambrosia makes such great games, I love the Escape Velocity series.
I liked Escape Velocity Nova a lot. Briefly.
It's when you're trying to run an ordinary, harmless mission in a little ship that you spent 4 years' savings on, and then you're set upon by an entire space pirate fleet, and the Confederation (or whatever the Nova equivalent was) won't even lift a finger to help, that it kinda stops being fun.
I also wasn't about to pay money for it.
Paul.Power
5 Dec 2006, 11:08
I liked Escape Velocity Nova a lot. Briefly.
It's when you're trying to run an ordinary, harmless mission in a little ship that you spent 4 years' savings on, and then you're set upon by an entire space pirate fleet, and the Confederation (or whatever the Nova equivalent was) won't even lift a finger to help, that it kinda stops being fun.
I also wasn't about to pay money for it.Heheh, I know what you mean.
I ended up on the Polaris mission set when I played...
"No! Dammit! Stop giving me missions to bring about the fall of the secretly evil Federation guys! I want to be a merchant freighter! I like shuttling small quantities of goods around and slowly accumulating money!"
FutureWorm
6 Dec 2006, 02:20
Heheh, I know what you mean.
I ended up on the Polaris mission set when I played...
"No! Dammit! Stop giving me missions to bring about the fall of the secretly evil Federation guys! I want to be a merchant freighter! I like shuttling small quantities of goods around and slowly accumulating money!"
The Polaris mission gets you the best spacecrafts, though, especially when you want to shuttle the goods around. Those things have massive cargo space, and once you get a whole fleet going, you can make millions on a single shipment. Then you can terrify the government and whatnot.
I'm back from my trip to Florida, and that trip changed my life for the good.
I went to a "Mind of a Millionaire" convention intensive. 9am to 11pm for 3 days. I have a new perception of money now, as well as life. I can honestly say its the best thing I've experienced in my life. Not to mention I met people who already have millions of dollars, and they're advice on getting it.
I'm now signing up to become a distributer for a health drink called Xango, have ideas for my own business that I'll be starting soon, and at the moment I'm waiting for that job at S.I.T. to call me. I'm going to get the job. 99% sure anyways.
Not only that but I'm accually in a good mood all the time now. For about 4 days so far and thats a record for me.
From here on out lifes gonna be good...
FutureWorm
6 Dec 2006, 22:22
I'm not sure if you're joking or not but these seminars are frequently scams
Yes I agree, but, if this is somthing that helps people have a better outlook on life and gives them a well organized way of being succesfull, and it is working for me. I'm going to go ahead and say this is for real.
Error404
7 Dec 2006, 05:57
Holiday prank! :p
MtlAngelus
7 Dec 2006, 09:08
Yes I agree, but, if this is somthing that helps people have a better outlook on life and gives them a well organized way of being succesfull, and it is working for me. I'm going to go ahead and say this is for real.
Who are you and what have you done to Slick?:eek:
Wow. Glad to see things are looking up for once. Or at least you're in a good mood for the time being. :p
Anyway, my mom replaced those 2 bottles of wine she went through, which is very thoughtful and considerate of her. So that's nice.
Pigbuster
10 Dec 2006, 06:45
I exceedingly hope that you keep that good mood, Slick.
And knocking on wood has commenced.
MtlAngelus
10 Dec 2006, 06:51
I bougth a Boss Mega Distortion MD-2 pedal the other day... good stuff... :cool:
Also bougth the Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra DVD... AWESOME.:cool: :cool: :cool:
Pigbuster
10 Dec 2006, 07:00
My room has been reorganized to make more room for when I actually get the Wii.
My bed went to the other side of the room.
Maybe it's because the window doesn't shine the morning sun on me, but I've been sleeping EXTREMELY well. Probably the best I've ever slept.
I think that it's delivering pretty well on the dream department, too.
I love you, bed.
I hope your new magic spells don't wear off.
AndrewTaylor
10 Dec 2006, 23:22
Last night, I went out for my mate Al's birthday.
Al being Al, he invited everyone in the world. I expect you heard. Then everyone in the world turned up. I expect I saw some of you there. Al being Al, Al arrived late.
One of the people in the world is a beautiful blonde teacher (she is blonde; she doesn't only teach blonde people in some bizzare Nazi school) who I chatted to for a long while. Despite Al's best efforts (all his stories end in me looking like a pervert -- not least because people go out of the way to make me look like a pervert. After Adam was on University Challengs someone, I think it was Al, decided it would be amusing to tell Jeremy Paxman that I enjoyed looking at breasts. He decided that that was perfectly reasonable and why should that be a problem. He is my favorute celebrity for that reason alone. Where the hell was I? Oh yes, despite Al's best efforts) she seemed to like me. So we went on to another bar and a while later I got talking to her again, in which time she taught me all about blast furnaces, in some of the most bizarre flirting I have ever heard. And we went on to another bar and...
One thing I should mention here is that when Al invites the entire population of the world and possibly some other worlds he has discovered, he invites them all to the smallest pubs in Leeds. We went to Whitelock's (which is slightly smaller than Team17's conference room), The Ship (which is about the size of Team17's conference table), The Angel (which is a bit larger), and lastly we went to North Bar, which is the size of a large pack of lagers. The North Bar sells only strange cherry lagers, and charges a small country for each one. I bought a pint of fairly harmless but slightly fruity beer in exchange for Angola. I never used Angola anyway.
Halfway through this lager, it occured to me that Al was not there. And nor were Angela or hew housemate Jo, which was a problem, because Jo was a beautiful blonde teacher who I feel sure I mentioned earlier.
So we finished our drinks and left, and Adam phoned Al to find out what had happened. He'd not been let in so he'd gone nextdoor, to a place called Sela, which is both pronounced, and located in a, cellar. Adam and Adam couldn't be bothered going there, but I did, on the off chance that Jo had done. She had.
And, after I spent the Ivory Coast on a pint of surprisingly normal lager, we got talking again. And we started leaning in to talk rather closer than was strictly necessary to hear each other. And I put my arm around her, and she didn't seem to mind so I left it there. So I asked her out.
Whenever I used to ask girls out they would always have boyfriends. I could take this to mean they lied, but instead I chose to assume it simply meant I had good taste. But that has stopped. For a while, they left the country. Wendy had to go back to China, because of something about a visa, and Naomi (I never find anyone with normal names) went to Italy.
Now, it seems they are invariably just getting out of long term relationships.
I hate ex-boyfriends. All of you. Including me.
"All of you?" What am I saying, there are probably only about three of you here.
Edit: It's probably not clear, but I'm putting it in the positive events thread anyway, because whatever else happened, I asked out a sodding gorgeous girl and she probably would have said yes had it been a fortnight later. And she lives with a good friend of mine, so there's even still hope. But I'm just happy that I asked her. I don't do that enough. Also because after she said no, in one of the most polite and protracted rejections I've ever had, she gave me detailed feedback on how well I'd done, and the results were good. It was like a class. I bet she's a great teacher. And anything ambiguous is probably positive in my book.
Edit2: Also because posting it in the Negative Events thread would somewhat have given away the ending.
Well good for you. Hope all works out and such.
worMatty
10 Dec 2006, 23:59
Good job :)
AndrewTaylor
11 Dec 2006, 00:09
Would you like to know how blast furnaces are the same as night clubs?
It involves a lot of slag(s).
Edit: the really strange thing is that this isn't the first set of detailed feedback I've ever had. Once I got chatting to a girl at a party and the following day the university's home page that all students saw when they ran IE linked me directly to her online diary. Honest to God this really happened.
worMatty
12 Dec 2006, 21:52
Had someone changed the homepage URL on that browser to it? That's a little odd.
We found a new flat!
We can finally move out of this... 'studio'... and actually have some rooms, a garden, a GAMING ROOM!! **** yeah!
Squirminator2k
12 Dec 2006, 22:32
Party at Vader's place, then?
AndrewTaylor
12 Dec 2006, 22:43
Had someone changed the homepage URL on that browser to it? That's a little odd.
No, there's a homepage that all students see, and it has a few random semi-relevant links. One said "student diaries", and I clicked it, and out of the 64 thousand students there it showed me the one I'd been chatting to the previous evening's blog.
And I know it was definitely her, because only one in 50,000 people have her same medical condition.
The reason her blog was linked from the main homepage was because of that same condition -- so the odds of all these events occuring are either lower, or they're one in three point two billion; roughly the same odds as Dave Gorman finding some guy on Google who then directs him to his friend Dave Gorman's website by searching for two random words, or, the odds of flipping 32 coins at once and having them all come up heads.
How mad is that?
If we factor in the fact that her online diary only lasted two weeks and happened to include the party I met har at, I can get the odds up to almost one in five hundred billion.
Party at Vader's place, then?
New address:
123 Fake Street,
The Moon,
America,
US4 A51
AndrewTaylor
13 Dec 2006, 00:05
I'm not going there. That's where Knifey Wifey lives.
SomePerson
13 Dec 2006, 00:39
My street is 'La Luna', which is Spanish for "The Moon".
So I actually do live on the Moon.
KamikazeBananze
13 Dec 2006, 01:38
... Dave Gorman finding some guy on Google who then directs him to his friend Dave Gorman's website by searching for two random words, ...
I know someone called Dave Gorman. He was Gamers' treasurer last year. Well-known for getting us one of the biggest grants from the Central Societies Committee given to any soc that year, and vetoing nearly everything people thought Gamers should buy.
I'm not going there. That's where Knifey Wifey lives.
Not anymore!
a beautiful blonde teacher (she is blonde; she doesn't only teach blonde people in some bizzare Nazi school)
Hmm...
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0097576/Ss/0097576/IJ3_IA_216_R.jpg.html?hint=tt0097576
Pickleworm
14 Dec 2006, 22:45
Hmm...
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0097576/Ss/0097576/IJ3_IA_216_R.jpg.html?hint=tt0097576
ALISON DOODY
Error404
14 Dec 2006, 22:55
This might as well be the first semester that i don't fail in most of the classes i apply for... last year has been hell, i tell you.
At cost of endless hours of my sleep, i finally seem to be pulling it all together. Passed on 3, just one to go .. :)
Plus, just five days til summer break... huhaw! :p
AndrewTaylor
15 Dec 2006, 11:23
Hmm...
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0097576/Ss/0097576/IJ3_IA_216_R.jpg.html?hint=tt0097576
I'm pretty sure it wasn't her.
Pigbuster
16 Dec 2006, 06:21
Plus, just five days til summer break... huhaw! :p
Oho, living in the lower hemisphere, are we? ;)
5 days until christmas break over here.
And I'm not doing too well this quarter. My mid-quarter grades will likely be disappointing. Luckily, the mid-quarters don't count, only the finals do. And I've already been more or less accepted to my college of choice already.
FutureWorm
17 Dec 2006, 00:26
ALISON DOODY
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAahshahhaasdf
So I decided to go to the company Christmas party, which is a little unlike me to begin with, and in a peculiar outburst of good luck, I won a door prize. Did I win one of the $20-some gift card door prizes? Nope. Did I win one of those nice chocolate baskets? Nope. I won a brand-flappin'-new 5-megapixel digital camera. Go, me.
MtlAngelus
17 Dec 2006, 07:14
HOLY CRAP.
Nice job Zeor!
FutureWorm
17 Dec 2006, 17:04
So I decided to go to the company Christmas party, which is a little unlike me to begin with, and in a peculiar outburst of good luck, I won a door prize. Did I win one of the $20-some gift card door prizes? Nope. Did I win one of those nice chocolate baskets? Nope. I won a brand-flappin'-new 5-megapixel digital camera. Go, me.
Yay :)
Paul.Power
17 Dec 2006, 20:54
So I decided to go to the company Christmas party, which is a little unlike me to begin with, and in a peculiar outburst of good luck, I won a door prize. Did I win one of the $20-some gift card door prizes? Nope. Did I win one of those nice chocolate baskets? Nope. I won a brand-flappin'-new 5-megapixel digital camera. Go, me.
Go you, indeed. Nice one.
SupSuper
18 Dec 2006, 20:54
So I decided to go to the company Christmas party, which is a little unlike me to begin with, and in a peculiar outburst of good luck, I won a door prize. Did I win one of the $20-some gift card door prizes? Nope. Did I win one of those nice chocolate baskets? Nope. I won a brand-flappin'-new 5-megapixel digital camera. Go, me.Hot diggity!
With the death of my old monitor, I had to get my parents to buy me a new one. Needless to say, my christmas and birthday gifts have been taken. The good side is now I got my computer all fixed up and working like a charm. :)
- HP Pavilion VS17E (no more CRT Crusading for me, I'm afraid, there's no CRT in stores :( )
- Samsung 250GB Hard Disk
- LG GSA-12L DVD-RAM
Pigbuster
19 Dec 2006, 05:39
So I decided to go to the company Christmas party, which is a little unlike me to begin with, and in a peculiar outburst of good luck, I won a door prize. Did I win one of the $20-some gift card door prizes? Nope. Did I win one of those nice chocolate baskets? Nope. I won a brand-flappin'-new 5-megapixel digital camera. Go, me.
Quite some time ago, I won a TV in a school drawing- the pulling the numbers out of the hat kind.
Granted, it's a mono TV with only a single RFU port (or something... I really don't know what it is) in the back (not even a headphone jack!). Still, nothing like winning something to boost ones confidence.
...except that it turned out my mom entered my name into the drawing, and I had no idea I was entered in anything. When I walked out and everyone was looking at me and saying my name I initially thought "I did something wrong... oh god."
So, it actually LOWERED my confidence at first.
Yeah.
I did feel like kind of a yo-yo after recieving it because I wasn't expecting such a valuable prize, and I did the whole false-enthusiasm shtick all the way up to claim it.
MtlAngelus
20 Dec 2006, 07:24
We had a gift exchange thing at work(you know the "secret santa" stuff) and I decided to join for the fun of it. We had gift lists, but in mine I just asked for anything but movies or music. I got perfume. O_o
Since we do have a bit of a language thing going on here, are you sure you mean perfume, or do you mean cologne?
If it's the former, then it's pretty funny.
I got a bottle of white wine (with a cork) and a bottle opener (for bottle caps).
Quite incompatible these two.
MrBunsy
20 Dec 2006, 12:18
Hah, a mate of mine got a pineapple, and gave someone a sink plunger. It was meant to be a jokey one though.
MtlAngelus
20 Dec 2006, 19:51
Since we do have a bit of a language thing going on here, are you sure you mean perfume, or do you mean cologne?
If it's the former, then it's pretty funny.
Well the thing says it's perfume for men, don't know if that classifies as cologne...
Paul.Power
20 Dec 2006, 22:37
Hah, a mate of mine got a pineapple, and gave someone a sink plunger. It was meant to be a jokey one though.I didn't know the world now differentiated between jokey and serious pineapples and plungers :p
Though now I come to think of it, the ones in cartoons always have red rubber, and I've yet to see one in real life with red rubber.
The pineapples, that is.
philby4000
21 Dec 2006, 04:13
(no more CRT Crusading for me, I'm afraid, there's no CRT in stores :( )
:eek:
Why must people always go with 'shiney and new' over 'beter'?
MonkeyforaHead
21 Dec 2006, 08:11
Well the thing says it's perfume for men, don't know if that classifies as cologne...
I'm pretty sure there's still a difference, like cologne is the stuff that stays in liquid form and you slap on, perfume comes out as a puff of air. For that matter, I wonder if there's women's cologne.
MrBunsy
21 Dec 2006, 17:50
I didn't know the world now differentiated between jokey and serious pineapples and plungers :p
Though now I come to think of it, the ones in cartoons always have red rubber, and I've yet to see one in real life with red rubber.
The pineapples, that is.Red rubber pineapples?
KamikazeBananze
21 Dec 2006, 18:37
Quite some time ago, I won a TV in a school drawing- the pulling the numbers out of the hat kind.
Granted, it's a mono TV with only a single RFU port (or something... I really don't know what it is) in the back (not even a headphone jack!). Still, nothing like winning something to boost ones confidence.
...except that it turned out my mom entered my name into the drawing, and I had no idea I was entered in anything. When I walked out and everyone was looking at me and saying my name I initially thought "I did something wrong... oh god."
So, it actually LOWERED my confidence at first.
Yeah.
I once won a scooter at a school thing.
I don't use it anymore. It got covered in juice, and I never bothered to clean it.
Story of my life. Really. :D
MonkeyforaHead
21 Dec 2006, 19:04
:eek:
Why must people always go with 'shiney and new' over 'beter'?
LCD monitors are more friendly to the environment. Shame on you, you CRT nazis. :mad:
MrBunsy
21 Dec 2006, 21:28
LCD monitors are more friendly to the environment. Shame on you, you CRT nazis. :mad:
Only on electrical consumption though, I thought they still used a shedload of dangerous chemicals.
philby4000
21 Dec 2006, 23:04
LCD monitors are more friendly to the environment. Shame on you, you CRT nazis. :mad:
Screw the enviroment.
I want superior depth of colour.:mad:
Error404
22 Dec 2006, 00:20
Screw the enviroment.
I want superior depth of colour.:mad:
I'm with you here, man...
Just bought myself a brand new Samsung 796Mb Flatscreen... sweet as honey, if i might add so. :)
Pigbuster
23 Dec 2006, 05:57
I have just experienced what is known as "runner's high".
Though for me it's "Dancer's high".
Stepmania is the shiz-biz.
MtlAngelus
23 Dec 2006, 17:56
Got GTA:SA for PC... It freakin works with my gfx card!!! :D
Rockstar and Office Depot save the Christmas!
Just picked up a new 19" LCD monitor. I went from 800x600 to 1280x1024.
I don't even know what to DO with all this space.
SupSuper
30 Dec 2006, 02:46
Just picked up a new 19" LCD monitor. I went from 800x600 to 1280x1024.
I don't even know what to DO with all this space.Lol, I know how that feels. Plus things look so small until you get used to it. Then things on everyone else's monitor look so big. :p
Then everyone else's colors look so bright and lively while your's look washed-out and dull. :p
I'm not usually a fan of LCD monitors either, but this one's pretty sharp.
Well, there is a signifigant different betwhen the LCD/TFT monitors made now and thoose about 3 years ago..
My PC's working again! My new power supply arrived today, to repair the one that blew at Christmas. I also bought a new case fan, so it's quiet too! Not the cheapest components, but it means it doesn't sound like a hoover anymore.
Seeing as I haven't been here for a while.
1) My girlfriend and I are still going out, and very much in love. :)
2) I've been to see TOOL live in concert. They rocked.
3) Hans Blix my band, have done two gigs, but now might disband due to creative diffrences.
But I might form a new band with my girlfriends stepbrother.
3) Hans Blix my band, have done two gigs, but now might disband due to creative diffrences.
Wow, impressive!
My 2 previous bands disbanded after one gig each. :)
I think my job has just about sent me around the bend, but the thing is, I can see better from here. I'm feeling just that littlest spark of initiative to actually start doing something with my life.
Last Monday, or two days ago, I bought some hardware and an Antect Sonata II computer case to put it in.
2*1Gb of Corsair DDR2 667Mhz RAM
An Intel Core 2 Duo processor (e6400)
Tomorrow the motherboard I ordered should arive, and as soon as the shop restocks (most likely friday), I be getting a Nvidia 8800GTX card :cool:
Since I got a job, the bar for what I consider to be expensive, has been raised somewhat. Hehu.
I'm feeling just that littlest spark of initiative to actually start doing something with my life.
That's nice, when you do figure it out, give me some tips because I have no initiative at all. I feel that as long as I don't make any choices in my life I won't make the wrong one. Failsafe *thumbsup*
MrBunsy
10 Jan 2007, 21:23
Tomorrow the motherboard I ordered should arive, and as soon as the shop restocks (most likely friday), I be getting a Nvidia 8800GTX card :cool:
:eek: :eek:
You realise that there aren't currently any games that actually get an fps boost with that card over the 7000 range cards right?
What, so games will run worse? =P
FPS is not all I care about, I want to run everthing on high settings. Unreal Tournament 2007 should be out in a month or so, crysis in either Q2 or Q3.
My GPU fan has compleatly stopped on my current (and old) Radeon 9800 Pro card, so I get crazy graphic glitches when it overheats (or is too cold even)
http://www.planet-eggplant.com/wakaba/src/1163762954254.jpg
http://www.planet-eggplant.com/wakaba/src/1163763290080.jpg
And since I am buying a new graphics card, it's just silly to not get a DX10 compatible one.
And I am getting the GTX card at the price commoners pay for the GTS card thanks to not having to pay tax. *ninja*
The sucky part is that I have to buy a compleatly new computer because I have to upgrade everything. AGP motherboard needs to be swapped for a PCI-Express one, the chipset on my processor is now obsolote aswell and won't fit any good motherboards with PCI-E, and it's single core so it could use a boost I guess. Good thing I've workeded up the money or I would be in a position of trouble and despiration ;P
MrBunsy
10 Jan 2007, 23:09
Well, that's debatable, but if you've got the money.
or is too cold even
A computer being to cold to malfunction?
How f*cking low are the temperatures in Sweden already? :eek:
Well, today is the second time snow has fallen at all this winter, the last time was sometime during november I think.
I cam home from the US after being there for two weeks, my room was somewhat cold, started the computer and got theese errors. Was fine before I left.
started the computer and got theese errors. Was fine before I left.
Cockroaches.
I don't think I've ever seen or heard of thoose in Sweden. But they must excist around here... right? I've seen them apleanty when in other countries..
SomePerson
12 Jan 2007, 23:35
I don't know, it might be too cold? I know Alaska has no termites because it's too cold for them.
I thought cockroaches could live anywhere.
FutureWorm
13 Jan 2007, 02:36
:eek: :eek:
You realise that there aren't currently any games that actually get an fps boost with that card over the 7000 range cards right?
Flight Simulator does.
I thought cockroaches could live anywhere.
Nah, they need a quite warm climate.
Alaska is probably too cold the whole year round, so they maybe only live in heated human houses there.
Sweden with it's temperate climate may have cockroaches around.
MtlAngelus
13 Jan 2007, 10:18
Of course there are none in sweden, they're all hanging around in my house :mad:
Also, went to a party from work today. I'm surprised I actually had a good night. Mildly drunk too. I've had to hit the backspace button about 20 times now to fix spelling errors, but I can still notice them, so there. 5 of them to fix the word spelling. Again...
Don't fix your spelling errors! Where's the authenticity in that?
MtlAngelus
14 Jan 2007, 17:58
Readable>Authenticity... what's the point in being authentic if no one understands you? :P
Oh, I also forgot to mention, I'm a proud owner now: http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/guitar.asp?model=S470DXQM&color=1 :eek: :D :cool:
I want to buy Transport Tycoon Deluxe. Now.
It's been such a long time since i've played a computer game on the PC...
MonkeyforaHead
14 Jan 2007, 22:39
I want to buy Transport Tycoon Deluxe. Now.
It's been such a long time since i've played a computer game on the PC...
www.openttd.org s'free, you know. Although you need a few files from the original, which can easily be obtained here (http://www.tt-forums.net/viewtopic.php?t=3407) (the exact files required are detailed here (http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/Installation_FAQ)).
Ah great. Thank you MFAH. You've made my day. :)
Hah, silly Blinx.
My graphics card shipped today! (the 23'rd). About bloody time! Now I begin waiting again :)
Well after two freaking months of waiting, S.I.T. is letting me come in for my trail day at 7:30 am tommarow. Despite the fact that you stand all day and do a repetitive task, I'm thinking I'll want the job if they offer it anyways. Really, all I need right now is a temp full time job to support me cash wise.
Plus there is a beautiful girl who works there. :p
My new computer is up and running. And I have conducted a very scientific study.
Rules a about building a computer:
It will Alwase take atleast 1 more day than you expected (from the point when you got all hardware and start building) No less than 3 times will you feel totally hopeless and depressed as unexpected events, like things not fitting correctly or a vital cable is too short, which make further progression impossible. Somehow, in the end, your computer will magically work thanks too some cunning plan.
Theese rules apply everytime someone builds a computer, no exceptions!
Mine works now and I can run my windows without reinstalling it on the new system with the new motherboard and everything. I am so releaved. Frankly I was rather shocked when the computer started after having built, unbuilt, moved around betwheen cases several times..
And it's so silent :3
Well some good stuff did still happen today. I didn't bother to mention because I took a nice 5 hour nap after my post in N.E.& O.
I got that girls phone number. :p
SupSuper
26 Jan 2007, 12:46
Nice!
As for me: I got an extra 1GB of RAM (totalling a hefty 1.5GB RAM), and that's the last upgrade it can take without buying a whole new computer.
Got the job at S.I.T. if I want it. After yesterday it can only get better. I think I'll go get an ipod for work ...:)
My girlfriend and I have moved into our new house. It's awesome; it's about 5 times the size of our old 1st floor studio flat (we called it The Floating Room) and we've now got a front and back garden!
Can I get a "HELL YEAH"?
Paul.Power
26 Jan 2007, 16:10
HELL, YEAH?
And general congrats to everyone. You know who you are :p
SupSuper
28 Jan 2007, 19:07
Just came back from an 8-hour LAN party. :D :D :D :D :D
MrBunsy
28 Jan 2007, 22:04
Sweet! How many people?
Squirminator2k
28 Jan 2007, 22:06
Two :p
...
...
...
2 computers and a SupSuper does not a LAN party make. ;)
AndrewTaylor
30 Jan 2007, 00:48
Just came back from an 8-hour LAN party. :D :D :D :D :D
I can see why that's a positive event.
I can think of little more relieving.
Sort of like when you get home from work, except more so.
SupSuper
30 Jan 2007, 11:37
Three computers actually. (I don't have that many rl friends :p) I had to pack my computer up though to bring it to the LAN party, since I don't have a laptop, which I found is a real pain when you live on the 4th floor with no elevator. But hey, I wasn't gonna let that stop me!
It was pretty fun. Besides getting the LAN all set up and working (which took a few hours, and apparently wireless isn't so good for old games) we played Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge, Age of Mythology and Worms Armageddon. Yes, we also noticed how we only seem to play old games, but fun nontheless! :)
Things to note:
- Playing as "free for all" quickly leads to the "everyone just hits on me" syndrome, so we ended up playing against the AI to avoid further arguments.
- The RA2YR AI always aims for the northest player first.
- The AI difficulty in AoM varies wildly from Easy (so easy that the AI won't make one single attempt to even try to attack you, it'll just defend itself and wait to be pummeled) and Moderate (so "moderate" that the AI will quickly build up a huge army and pummel you before you even make it to the Heroic Age)
Vote for our snowman!
http://deliverya.aftonbladet.se/hon/initSurvey.do?surveyId=36&surveyEntryId=563
MrBunsy
30 Jan 2007, 17:41
Three computers actually. (I don't have that many rl friends :p)I thought the 4 person mini-lan party we once had was a small one!
philby4000
30 Jan 2007, 19:48
I got a new chair.:)
MrBunsy
30 Jan 2007, 20:04
Woo! Has it got wheels? The wheels fell off my old chair.
philby4000
30 Jan 2007, 20:52
Hell yes it's got wheels.
It also goes up and down.
if you were to ask me if it swivels, I'd turn to face you before answering.
I'm quite 95% positive that cute girl at work likes me. She also ordered a pizza for us today for lunch. Now we play the game of time and see where this takes us.
Hot damn.
That depends. What kind of Pizza was it?
I used to eat Hawaiian pizza a lot, but recently I like salami with onion, maize and olives.
That depends. What kind of Pizza was it?
Pepporoni and bananna peppers. Good stuff with a bit of a kick to it. Jawesome fewd.
AndrewTaylor
31 Jan 2007, 01:05
Is "banana pepper" a euphamism?
FutureWorm
31 Jan 2007, 01:16
Is "banana pepper" a euphamism?
I'll pepper your banana if you know what I mean.
SupSuper
31 Jan 2007, 11:20
18th birthday! *insert stereotypical fanfare here*
Got an ASUS N7600GS SILENT 256MB. :D
Star Worms
31 Jan 2007, 12:31
Here, have a zimoframe (how the hell do you spell it?!). Well I say that but because I can't spell it, I can't find a picture on google for you so no present, sorry :p
MrBunsy
31 Jan 2007, 17:28
Woo! Have a good time! I presume the age limits are much the same in Portugal?
SupSuper
31 Jan 2007, 19:41
If you mean getting to drive, drink and drool over porn at 18, then yes.
And you only truly remember just how many vB forums you're registered on when it's your birthday. My count seems to be 5.
AndrewTaylor
31 Jan 2007, 20:57
If you mean getting to drive, drink and drool over porn at 18, then yes.
That's great, but we can drive at 17.
Pigbuster
31 Jan 2007, 21:54
And we can drink at 21.
MrBunsy
31 Jan 2007, 21:57
You poor sods, we can do that at 5. (well, we still can't buy it till 18, but what's Tesco Home Deliveries for then?)
SomePerson
1 Feb 2007, 00:57
С днём рожденния, СупСупер! ^_^
That's great, but we can drive at 17.
We can drive at 15½. Well, a permit anyways - you have to wait 6 months before you can drive by yourself, so I guess that makes it 16 more or less.
Apparently the driving age in Texas used to be 14. Which is nuts.
Got a new car! :D
2000 Silver Honda Civic. They wanted about $9,000 for it, but I was able to talk him down to $7,500. Also, word is that this girl I like thinks I'm cute. :o Hot damn, it's about freaking time good stuff like this starts happening for me.
FutureWorm
1 Feb 2007, 02:48
Got a new car! :D
2000 Silver Honda Civic. They wanted about $9,000 for it, but I was able to talk him down to $7,500. Also, word is that this girl I like thinks I'm cute. :o Hot damn, it's about freaking time good stuff like this starts happening for me.
glad to hear that :)
Yeah, I'm glad to see things are suddenly going so well for you. I think you deserve it.
SupSuper
1 Feb 2007, 21:52
It's the balance of all things fleshy. Congrats Slick, I take my metaphorical hat off to you.
Paul.Power
1 Feb 2007, 23:43
Speaking as a mathematician, I'd have to give my trained amateur opinion that the law of averages is a flawed intuition.
However, speaking as a human being, good on you, 'bout time some decent luck came your way.
Star Worms
5 Feb 2007, 22:18
May soon have a house finally fixed up for the next academic year and it's a great house too. Only problem is that 3 girls also want it and are searching for another housemate. However we're ringing up first thing tomorrow to make sure we get it. Fingers crossed...
AndrewTaylor
5 Feb 2007, 23:53
May soon have a house finally fixed up for the next academic year and it's a great house too. Only problem is that 3 girls also want it
I fail to see said problem...
No, hope you get it.
I got my sister to play Shadow of the Colossus! She's beat five of them already without me having to take over the controller. That's the first real game I've gotten her to play, other than The Sims 2 and horse riding games.
Do I get a badge?
Do I get a badge?
Only if you get her to play Battlefield 2.
AndrewTaylor
6 Feb 2007, 16:47
That's the first real game I've gotten her to play, other than The Sims 2 and horse riding games.
So, the first real game you've gotten her to play, then, basically.
Star Worms
6 Feb 2007, 22:04
I fail to see said problem...
No, hope you get it.Well they're looking for someone else to join them and if they slap down the deposit before us, we may not get it.
Anyway, we've got draft copies of the contract. The downside being that a lot of money is needed up front and I know that 2 of the other people are struggling money-wise as they did not get a student loan.
MtlAngelus
7 Feb 2007, 07:48
Well, assuming the girls are hot, here's the solution: Ditch them and join the girls. :p
Our new sofa arrives tomorrow! WOOOOOOOO!
Look at it or die*:
Link to it. (http://www.dfsonline.co.uk/product_big.php?product=11&cat=160&offset=0&ret_page=product_search_list.php)
(I think the people are optional at an extra £125 - we opted out.)
*Any death which may occur is purely coincidental. Deaths will not be compensated under any circumstances.
Our new sofa arrives tomorrow!
Ah! You chose a nice dirt-gray.
Because with that texture it'll be a pain in the a*s to clean.
Finally got a spot for an open mic night at a comedy club nearby. Should be on some tuesday comming up. I just got to put my act together, and I'm effin SET BOYE!
Pickleworm
7 Feb 2007, 22:07
Finally got a spot for an open mic night at a comedy club nearby. Should be on some tuesday comming up. I just got to put my act together, and I'm effin SET BOYE!
Record it!
Record it!
Visually of course.
http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/images/snowman.jpg
It snowed! And we forgot a camera, so we had to make do with a telephone, as you do.
I don't think the football team are going to like us much, that thing's on their field.
WATCH OUT! POLAR BEAR ATTACK! :eek: :eek: :eek:
:(
FutureWorm
9 Feb 2007, 05:02
http://www.lukewallin.co.uk/images/snowman.jpg
It snowed! And we forgot a camera, so we had to make do with a telephone, as you do.
I don't think the football team are going to like us much, that thing's on their field.
nice, which one are you
or are you the one taking the picture lol
Paul.Power
9 Feb 2007, 08:40
Yeah, we got snow here too, though not enough for a bloke that size.
nice, which one are you
or are you the one taking the picture lol
Are you the one in the middle, covered in snow?
Ah! You chose a nice dirt-gray.
Because with that texture it'll be a pain in the a*s to clean.
Actually it is brown. Also, they will come and take the covers and clean them if we like at any time and as many times as we like for the next five years.
they will come and take the covers and clean them if we like at any time and as many times as we like for the next five years.
I bet you'll be quite annoyed after the first few weeks of daily upholstery cleaning by some cleaning people.
AndrewTaylor
9 Feb 2007, 15:20
Actually it is brown. Also, they will come and take the covers and clean them if we like at any time and as many times as we like for the next five years.
The fools.
I bet you'll be quite annoyed after the first few weeks of daily upholstery cleaning by some cleaning people.
Well, we might get them to clean it every six months (or less if it needs it), so it's more of a pleasure to not have to clean it ourselves.
The fools.
It's not like it was free. :P
nice, which one are you
or are you the one taking the picture lol
I'm the one in the orange coat behind the snowman, fortunately shrinking the picture has obscured my ever so slightly disturbing manic grin.
It was still there this morning, surprisingly intact! Arms, head and everything, just slightly wonky. Unfortunately someone knocked his top half off at lunch, but it'll take a car or something to move what's left of the base.
I'm the one in the orange coat behind the snowman
Grow an afro. Now.
Star Worms
10 Feb 2007, 19:11
Well they're looking for someone else to join them and if they slap down the deposit before us, we may not get it.
Anyway, we've got draft copies of the contract. The downside being that a lot of money is needed up front and I know that 2 of the other people are struggling money-wise as they did not get a student loan.
The girls went to put down the deposit and the landlady told them she didn't want them, she wanted us, even though they offered to pay an extra £5/month.
Yay:D
AndrewTaylor
10 Feb 2007, 20:21
The girls went to put down the deposit and the landlady told them she didn't want them, she wanted us, even though they offered to pay an extra £5/month.
Wow. I'd much rather rent to girls. They keep the place much cleaner.
Unless they were awful chav girls.
philby4000
10 Feb 2007, 21:59
I bought a secondhand Gamecube/donkey konga bundle from blockbusters for 28 quid.
The gamecube is for my dad and donkey konga is for myself.
It wasn't untill we got the thing home that we realized that we'd been given a brand new, still in it's shrink wrapping, bundle.
Bargain!
Also, Donkey Konga is so damn fun, but my hands hurt now.
AndrewTaylor
12 Feb 2007, 10:19
Last night I saw Duke Special play at the Faversham in Leeds. He was bloody fantastic. Easily the best showman I've ever seen performing, and bloody good music to boot.
Though also, between the bizarre setup of the venue and the even more bizarre support acts (I never thought I'd compare anyone to a cross between Jewel and Billy connolly, but I was wrong) not to mention the fact that at one point a man calling himself "The Temperence Society" was beating the living **** out of a cheese grater -- using an egg whisk -- it was by some distance the strangest gig I've ever, ever been to.
No work tomorrow -- err, today -- because it's snowing CHAIRS out there.
Really. I had to swerve all the way home to avoid them.
No work tomorrow -- err, today -- because it's snowing CHAIRS out there.
Really. I had to swerve all the way home to avoid them.
Thats nothing, because it's snowing cats and dogs here. Opps, I stepped in a poodle. :(
But yeah...I had to take off work today aswell, due to the same horrific storm! Everyone else is there though, or as it seems... oooooooooooooooooooh well. :p
I can't get out of my driveway...so there.
I passed my driving test today and can now drive to work, saving myself time and public transpotorture.
Star Worms
20 Feb 2007, 08:51
Thats nothing, because it's snowing cats and dogs here. Opps, I stepped in a poodle. :(
That's such a terrible joke:p
Pigbuster
20 Feb 2007, 23:24
Okay, see, I've already gotten accepted into the college I wanted to go to (Art Institute Minnesota).
It's small, but I like it.
But I decided, what the hell, I'll send stuff to other colleges, too. It's a status thing. Just to see if I could get in.
One of those colleges was MCAD (Minneapolis College of Art & Design), and it's a pretty successful college, I think.
And I was accepted.
I kinda have to pick and choose, here. I still think AI is right for me, though.
But this is a big choice.
I was never able to see MCAD's animation department, though. Damn tours.
I passed my driving test today and can now drive to work, saving myself time and public transpotorture.
Go make one of those driving trainings at an automobile association where you learn how to handle your car in extreme situations.
I never made an official one.
Only the inofficial one on the meadow next to my friends house when I was 13.
And in the woods.
With a car without a battery.
Well this has been going on for a little bit now...but I and a girl are on the edge of getting into a serious relationship. Not that one girl who played me at work. This is the girl that I'm sure most of you can relate to. You know, that one that you've always liked, pictured yourself with, and most likely got rejected by in some way by. We've always kept in touch and stuff, usually with a long period of time in between. However, last time we went out I kinda brought everything out in the open, and we got to talking. I usually help her out with decisions in her life and help her understand the world around her. Yeah, I know...it's probably kind of hard for you to picture me as a wise person that someone would want to talk to. But this time I uncovered feelings between us. We both feel that we love eachother as really good friends, which is great because that is the best way to build up a long lasting relationship. And we both agreed on throwing all the rules out of the window, dealing with boy/girlfriend stuff and say whatever happens between us, happens . While being straight forward about everything. This is great because no secrets, hidden feelings, accusations, and ackwardness excists anymore or will be allowed between us.
So yeah, that puts me in a pretty good mood, even if it's only a prospect for me that might happen. Normaly I really don't go telling stuff like this in this way*, but if I express what I feel in the Negitive Events thread, I might aswell express this.
*this being a public forum and all...
Pigbuster
25 Feb 2007, 00:12
Actually, this IS technically a private forum.
Yeah, well that really wasn't my point. When I said forum, I meant the whole thing, not just OD.
Pigbuster
25 Feb 2007, 01:28
Yeah, I know.
It's nice to hear that, though.
Actually, this IS technically a private forum.
Oh, I might stop copying everything Slick posts in here to my blog then...
FutureWorm
25 Feb 2007, 22:04
Oh, I might stop copying everything Slick posts in here to my blog then...
It might be a good idea, but I suppose it's your call in the end.
The guy that I work with who's car I ran into didn't contact my insurance, thus my rates wont go up now. And he's only going to charge me a few bucks if anything. Though saying that feels weird since I had the worst amount of damage. I'm grateful that I don't have to end up spending a lot more money like I was going to. :)
I have imported the Japanese Rhythm Tengoku (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_Tengoku), which was always fun on the emulator and is superior in just about all aspects with an actual cartridge. Crystal clear sound through headphones, no delay in button input. (although it's been a bit challenging to adapt to this. :p)
Also, Munkee sent me Resident Evil 4 and Rollercoaster Tycoon 2. I've been meaning to send a few things to him in exchange, but you know me.
FutureWorm
7 Mar 2007, 23:26
I have imported the Japanese Rhythm Tengoku (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_Tengoku), which was always fun on the emulator and is superior in just about all aspects with an actual cartridge. Crystal clear sound through headphones, no delay in button input. (although it's been a bit challenging to adapt to this. :p)
Do you have a DS? Have you ever tried Elite Beat Agents?
I've thought a little bit about EBA, but don't really know a lot about it. Munkee seemed to like it a lot, and he was the one who showed Tengoku to me, so...
FutureWorm
11 Mar 2007, 13:26
It is ****ing spectacular. You owe it to yourself to get a copy.
Star Worms
16 Mar 2007, 19:27
Wahey exams over :D
Processor + Motherboard upgrade get.
Still working on getting my display right again... The colors are funky.
SargeMcCluck
30 Mar 2007, 15:15
I'm getting a free, no strings attached widescreen laptop on April 10th.
*wins*
AndrewTaylor
30 Mar 2007, 16:29
It is ****ing spectacular.
Is it wrong that I read that as "It is nothing spectacular"?
Squirminator2k
30 Mar 2007, 19:03
I'm getting a free, no strings attached widescreen laptop on April 10th.
*wins*
Me wantie.
Pickleworm
30 Mar 2007, 20:19
The snow has pretty much melted.
FutureWorm
30 Mar 2007, 20:21
Is it wrong that I read that as "It is nothing spectacular"?
Damn wordfilter. Have you ever played it, just out of curiosity?
Pigbuster
30 Mar 2007, 20:42
The snow has pretty much melted.
For me, this would be in negative events.
AndrewTaylor
30 Mar 2007, 23:41
Damn wordfilter. Have you ever played it, just out of curiosity?
I don't even know what you're talking about.
FutureWorm
31 Mar 2007, 00:17
I don't even know what you're talking about.
Elite Beat Agents for the Nintendo DS. Fun little game, in which you control a trio of guys in black suits by tapping on the screen in rhythm.
Sounds strange, yes, but quite fun.
Oh yes, my processor/motherboard switch corrected my weird sound recording problems, so now I can record without sounding like I'm under a pile of blankets.
Which will be good news whenever I get around to voicing some lines for Ben's movie.
I'm drunk. Yay? Alcohol does not change my bahavior.. is that a good thing? Everybody else here is going haywire.. they are scaring me
FutureWorm
14 Apr 2007, 00:36
I'm drunk. Yay? Alcohol does not change my bahavior.. is that a good thing? Everybody else here is going haywire.. they are scaring me
banned for posting drunk
AndrewTaylor
14 Apr 2007, 00:38
banned for posting drunk
We have that rule?
Better change my sig.
And rename T100%OTT.
banned for posting drunk
Just be glad I kept it simple and didn't try to partake in a serious conversation ;)
SomePerson
14 Apr 2007, 01:41
We have that rule?
Better change my sig.
And rename T100%OTT.
I doubt it, 'cause then half of Team17 would be banned...;)
I doubt it, 'cause then half of Team17 would be banned...;)
Oh crap!
I missed out on the chance for a beer joke! :eek:
And what an obvious one.
I'm slacking off...
I'm drunk. Yay? Alcohol does not change my bahavior.....Rrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
=P
Okay, so I was technically compleatly off, but apart from me writing stupid things I was refering to staying calm and seemingly indifferent while the others where shouting and knocking things over. Luckily it wasn't at my place.. I'll stop now.
FutureWorm
14 Apr 2007, 20:45
I got a 32 on my ACT :)
=P
Okay, so I was technically compleatly off, but apart from me writing stupid things I was refering to staying calm and seemingly indifferent while the others where shouting and knocking things over. Luckily it wasn't at my place.. I'll stop now.
On the very few occasions in which I've gotten that sort of liquor into me, I'm pretty much the same way. I just get really quiet and wander off into my own world, even more than usual.
Paul.Power
15 Apr 2007, 16:59
I got a 32 on my ACT :)
... Australian Capital Territory?
philby4000
15 Apr 2007, 23:16
... Actual Cat Tractor?
Star Worms
16 Apr 2007, 00:53
... Annual Castration Test?
Pickleworm
16 Apr 2007, 01:39
Hilarious Random Acronym?
FutureWorm
16 Apr 2007, 03:07
Hilarious Random Acronym?
yep
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACT_%28examination%29
I just wanted to let you all know, that I have pie. Cherry pie.
Not my favorite, but it's pie. AND IT'S ALL MINE! :mad:
EDIT: Bad news. The pie is gone. If a mod seeing this would abuse their mighty powers, and move this to the negative events thread.... it would be appreciated.
:(
Why is that bad news? Did someone else eat the pie?
Pickleworm
17 Apr 2007, 20:59
Why is that bad news? Did someone else eat the pie?
it was me
the perfect crime
Might as well transplant my little Avry rant into this thread now, because I feel so much more at ease about the whole thing now. I get a very reassuring feeling of finality from this situation, and a long, confusing, painful and disgustingly drawn-out era has finally drawn to a close. I feel like I've been stupidly blind this whole time, clinging onto the idea that one can find love on the internets, and giving Avry many more chances than she really deserved. I've been caught in this endless loop of wasted time, emotion and life; jogging in place in the same damn spot I should've left nearly three years ago. I can put her behind me now and actually look forward for a change. Into the real world, where maybe, some day, maybe even soon, something could happen that would actually mean something to me, instead of dragging along on a faint hope that something could change and reanimate a dead relationship.
I gave her one more chance because I thought it would be fair to her, but really, what the hell is fair? Why should I bother giving any more of my life to the one who promised me everything I could ever want and then stabbed me and a least 3 other guys in the backs? Thinking back on it now, it doesn't really depress me as much as it amazes me; how she could continue her same old **** to me now, talking down at me like she's so superior, somehow finding the nerve to complain to me that the last of my co-victims no longer seems to love her for some bizarre reason, testing me with pop-quizzes with no answers, sitting like a rock and expecting me to carry the conversation all the time. I hardly realized just how sick I was of her, and now I'm finally free. Hardly any of the other Internet relationship crap seems to matter anymore now, either. It's a closed book. I'm tired of looking backwards. It's about time I turned around.
There's still my job, but other than that, I've achieved a peace of mind I haven't known in quite some time.
SargeMcCluck
18 Apr 2007, 12:51
I *have* the laptop now! Reformatted and set it up and stuff now. Posting from it, infact. *joy*
I want a laptop! I could cruise around on my bycicle leeching WiFi all over the country. I'd be famous!
AndrewTaylor
18 Apr 2007, 21:04
I want a laptop! I could cruise around on my bycicle leeching WiFi all over the country. I'd be famous!
Watch out. Someone got arrested for that a couple of days ago. Landmark case.
FutureWorm
18 Apr 2007, 22:18
Watch out. Someone got arrested for that a couple of days ago. Landmark case.
That happened Stateside a year or so ago.
Didn't help that the guy was downloading child porn at the time, though.
SomePerson
19 Apr 2007, 06:36
Might as well transplant my little Avry rant into this thread now, because I feel so much more at ease about the whole thing now. I get a very reassuring feeling of finality from this situation, and a long, confusing, painful and disgustingly drawn-out era has finally drawn to a close. I feel like I've been stupidly blind this whole time, clinging onto the idea that one can find love on the internets, and giving Avry many more chances than she really deserved. I've been caught in this endless loop of wasted time, emotion and life; jogging in place in the same damn spot I should've left nearly three years ago. I can put her behind me now and actually look forward for a change. Into the real world, where maybe, some day, maybe even soon, something could happen that would actually mean something to me, instead of dragging along on a faint hope that something could change and reanimate a dead relationship.
I gave her one more chance because I thought it would be fair to her, but really, what the hell is fair? Why should I bother giving any more of my life to the one who promised me everything I could ever want and then stabbed me and a least 3 other guys in the backs? Thinking back on it now, it doesn't really depress me as much as it amazes me; how she could continue her same old **** to me now, talking down at me like she's so superior, somehow finding the nerve to complain to me that the last of my co-victims no longer seems to love her for some bizarre reason, testing me with pop-quizzes with no answers, sitting like a rock and expecting me to carry the conversation all the time. I hardly realized just how sick I was of her, and now I'm finally free. Hardly any of the other Internet relationship crap seems to matter anymore now, either. It's a closed book. I'm tired of looking backwards. It's about time I turned around.
There's still my job, but other than that, I've achieved a peace of mind I haven't known in quite some time.
I commend you. You're a much stronger person than I.
Well, I feel I've managed to get far closer to Katie than previously. I dunno, she's been far sweeter to me lately and stuff. I feel like she might actually almost like me, but then that she also still likes Aaron and all. I've been noticing that it's more him going over to where she is rather than her going to where he is. And when he hugged her today, she gave me this look, which seemed to say something, but then I don't know if I'm just taking things how I want to take them, which is probably true. A lot.
I don't exactly know how positive my situation is, but it's a lot better than it was... So here I am.
SargeMcCluck
19 Apr 2007, 07:43
Watch out. Someone got arrested for that a couple of days ago. Landmark case.
Not in Sweeeeden!
I leeched some WiFi here yesterday, but I was getting such terrible speeds I decided to find an ethernet cable instead.
You're a much stronger person than I.Mmh, thanks, but I'm still not quite ready to consider myself a strong person. In fact, that's my next step, I think -- I need to master myself. In self-discipline and self-motivation kind of ways, I suppose. Things like getting out of bed on time, maybe providing lunch for myself instead of having to drive half my lunch break away to get a sandwich, etc.; and maybe, ideally, putting actual work into getting some online education and finding a real job instead of this second-shift hellhole. Much as I'd love to do all this, it's been pretty tough to even find the right foot so far. Bleh.
Do have to give myself a little credit, though, for I feel I've become quite good friends with a Canadian girl who goes by a few different names to include Chely and Ruka, and have successfully capped off anything that started approaching "feelings." This is good because nobody is troubled by any such thing and I've gained a really good friend out of it, whereas I pretty much trashed whatever would-be friendship I could've had with Pi.
Also, good luck with your thing, SP. It's still a little troubling that you... well, let's not mince words, you're pretty well obsessed, but at least something good could still possibly come out of it if you persist.
thomasp
19 Apr 2007, 10:52
Not in Sweeeeden!
I leeched some WiFi here yesterday, but I was getting such terrible speeds I decided to find an ethernet cable instead.
I don't know why, but I've now got a picture in my mind of someone climbing in through an open window with an ethernet cable, plugging it into someone else's router, then sitting in a van outside leeching internets.
If you can pull that off you deserve some internets.
I don't know why, but I've now got a picture in my mind of someone climbing in through an open window with an ethernet cable, plugging it into someone else's router, then sitting in a van outside leeching internets.
Speaking of that, last year at the institute of chemistry at my university here in Graz, a suspicious bag with a box and electronics inside was found in a hallway.
It caused a bomb alarm and a lockdown for half of the day.
It turned out someone plugged a computer into one of the ethernet sockets and somehow hacked into the campus network.
Don't know what the reason was, but my guesses are a student leeching warez via the fast uni backbone.
Stealing the internets! :D
http://www.bf-graz.at/newswriter/data/images/bombe_uni_2.JPG
http://www.bf-graz.at/newswriter/data/images/bombe_uni_1.JPG
Pickleworm
21 Apr 2007, 04:54
It's summer out!
Not here it aint. It _was_ summer for a while, then it got cold again.
Pigbuster
21 Apr 2007, 21:21
Venture Bros. Season 2 and Tom Goes to the Mayor DVDs.
ALL MINE. :(
Star Worms
24 Apr 2007, 15:37
Wahey, I nailed those ******* exams. Woo!
Pigbuster
26 Apr 2007, 05:59
Basically, the city of Minneapolis is starting a city-wide wireless internet service.
It was announced a while ago, but it's gradually happening.
Well, just now, NETGEAR showed up in my Airport menu.
I try it, and it loads I-Mockery.com's front page in seconds.
It's... beautiful.
Though I don't actually know if this is the city-wide internet yet.
AndrewTaylor
26 Apr 2007, 10:46
I knew there must be some advantage to living in Minnesota other than not really needing to own a fridge.
FutureWorm
26 Apr 2007, 16:10
Basically, the city of Minneapolis is starting a city-wide wireless internet service.
It was announced a while ago, but it's gradually happening.
Well, just now, NETGEAR showed up in my Airport menu.
I try it, and it loads I-Mockery.com's front page in seconds.
It's... beautiful.
Though I don't actually know if this is the city-wide internet yet.
I think it's more likely something from your neighbor or something, given that citywide internet access usually will have a router name like "City Internet Access."
AndrewTaylor
26 Apr 2007, 16:41
Yeah, NETGEAR is probably one of these (http://www.ipexpress.co.uk/images/img_products/netgear_routers_info.gif) two doors down.
Pigbuster
27 Apr 2007, 02:17
I see.
It's still nice, though.
Just need to hope that my neighbor doesn't pay according to the amount they use it. :p
MonkeyforaHead
27 Apr 2007, 02:38
I finally tracked down the Invader Zim Complete Invasion DVD set. Only 25 bucks, and in Canadian funds.
Only one they had though. None for Zeor as of yet.
Also of note was that they had some sort of super-ultra collector's edition version of the DVD set complete with a GIR plushie and I guess some extras and stuff... for $125 instead. :confused:
SargeMcCluck
27 Apr 2007, 08:50
I finally tracked down the Invader Zim Complete Invasion DVD set. Only 25 bucks, and in Canadian funds.
Only one they had though. None for Zeor as of yet.
Also of note was that they had some sort of super-ultra collector's edition version of the DVD set complete with a GIR plushie and I guess some extras and stuff... for $125 instead. :confused:
I have the collectors edition of Zim. It's not a plushie, it's plastic and ~7cm tall.
It's just the three normal DVDs, plus the plastic Gir, plus an extras DVD (Most of the music, along with a DVD music player thing, and some other stuff, it's not that great), plus of course the Zim house as a box for all four DVDs (And the roof opens out, which is where Gir is).
It wasn't actually a proper collectors edition, they sold the box seperately (You got the box, plus the extras DVD and Gir, but none of the three episode DVDs), but lots of companies sell all four together. You might be able to find just the house box on its own somewhere, and I imagine it wouldn't be too expensive.
p.s. The Zim DVD is the first ever DVD I've heard where the commentary is actually good. It's awesome in places, infact.
Pigbuster
27 Apr 2007, 21:39
p.s. The Zim DVD is the first ever DVD I've heard where the commentary is actually good. It's awesome in places, infact.
Venture Bros. commentary is rather good as well.
Mostly because the creators are just pretty funny themselves, and the things they bring up are quite interesting.
FutureWorm
29 Apr 2007, 23:05
Adobe Flash CS3. GOT. :D
Is it any good? Flash 8 was a ****ing disaster, or at least the Mac version was.
Pigbuster
30 Apr 2007, 01:32
It was?
Why?
FutureWorm
30 Apr 2007, 01:43
It was?
Why?
actually, maybe it was MX 2002
I just remember it being nigh unusable for the most part
SupSuper
30 Apr 2007, 20:59
*MX 2004
I'm still waiting for Adobe to put up a trial for Flash CS3. Plus it only seems to be about "integration with other Adobe crap" and AS3.0 :-/
*MX 2004
I'm still waiting for Adobe to put up a trial for Flash CS3. Plus it only seems to be about "integration with other Adobe crap" and AS3.0 :-/
Action Script 3 does not sound like an "only". I gotta read about this..
SupSuper
1 May 2007, 18:11
If you like the overcomplicating of a language just to put it onpar with other popular languages, then knock yourself out.
Well, at least the interface's much more compact, even though I'm not a big fan of the Adobe look.
http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/1478/flash9gn7.th.jpg (http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?image=flash9gn7.jpg)
Pigbuster
1 May 2007, 21:38
I'm okay with complicating a coding language if it means that it will run faster.
Note that it's going to give you error messages because the beta version's error messages aren't corrected to 3.0, I think.
Well I'm just happy because it's better than the Flash MX trail version I've had since 2002. :p
More animation OPTIONS by FAR! ;)
SargeMcCluck
2 May 2007, 13:12
Emmie and I are moving to our new flat in 3 hours! Woo.
AndrewTaylor
2 May 2007, 19:42
Shouldn't you have your computer packed away and your internet cancelled by now?
I started back at school 2 months ago (online learning). I haven't actually formally studied anything since university about 18 years ago. I am studying 'Technical and Professional Writing'. I just got my first assignment back and I got an A+.
Oh plus hi everyone I'm back.
Paul.Power
2 May 2007, 21:48
Wahey, my fellow Brightside founder.
Hi Paul good to see you again.
I have spent many many months with wise worm fighting monks studying the deep and mysterious ways of the brightside. I feel I am now ready to return to share my new wisdom. w00t good to be back, now I must reinstall Worms 2 and get back to war. I bought Worms Forts yesterday, looks like fun.
I must reinstall Worms 2 and get back to war. I bought Worms Forts yesterday
I suggest you get Worms Armageddon ASAP.
I bought the battle pack years ago, Worms 2, Worms Armageddon and WWP. I've always preferred W2 but I could change. What game of those 3 is played most online these days by the most people?
I think that would be WA. It seems more popular.. it's had the most recent patches and additions to online features.
I would like to play WWP again... but my CD is missing :x
cool thanks xinos, i'll check it out
SargeMcCluck
9 May 2007, 19:10
Shouldn't you have your computer packed away and your internet cancelled by now?
Laptop, someone else's internet.
Paul.Power
11 May 2007, 15:53
Well, I've slept about ten hours in the last four days
I've been writing all crazy kinds of stuff.
My right forearm is a mass of twinges and tweaks,
I've had to put up with a lot of red tape
And I've been soaked by the rain.
BUT
I got all my essays in, and I hit the wordcount on each :)
I needed 27:59 minutes for a 5.25 km marathon two days ago.
That's 950th out of 2400 runners. Only 11 seconds slower than last year.
Not bad for a 95 kg fat guy running with red, worn-off, low-top Chuck Taylor All-Stars. :rolleyes:
Definitely better than the old guy that collapsed with a cardiac arrest. :p
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