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General | Posted 14 years agoSo please don't kill me!
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PS - Totally not activating my developer status later...
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PS - Totally not activating my developer status later...
Reconsidering my major...
General | Posted 14 years agoJust after attempting to complete my Calculus I assignment, which the professor claims is nothing more than 'basic algebra', I am really questioning my major and more importantly, my future.
I was only able to solve 1 problem out of the 5 and at that, my grades aren't so high at this time and it is only a month into the semester. Who ever said I need to take Calculus III as part of my major with computer sciences deserves a death worst than imagination can describe, because programming really is NOT that math orientated (it helps, but jesus christ, the device is doing the processing!). I am also hearing on how many companies are dropping IT staff and a large assortment of other technology related jobs and with that, my feels on what I am doing are also dropping.
I have been doing programming in various languages for a long time (2012 will mark 10 years of programming for me since I began, 15 if we include DOS batch scripting) and have received a few awards for the skill (SkillsUSA 2nd Place New Jersey for Computer Programming; Computer Information Award from Sussex VoTech; Certified by some stupid unknown company that I don't know off hand) and this brick wall of a subject (Calculus) is really having me question if I truly know what I am doing. I do not know much of anything else and feel that pursuing another subject would be completely useless. My feelings for going to college are also dropping at a rather rapid rate the more I am in it, with some professors questioning why I am in the college in the first place (The obvious ones who don't are any professors I have for the maths). I also feel that even if I moved to a better college (say, NJIT) that my likely hood of running into the same problem would also occur as well.
My other issue is that I know I cannot stop going to the college unless I want to observe the wrath of my parents first hand. It has made doing my work all that more miserable as they keep insisting I get a real job and quit my current one due to all the issues that come up about it. Though deep inside I truly dislike the actions in place, I am happy, if not grateful, for where I work and the benefits that derive from that. I live in an area where getting a job is almost out of the question (I apparently don't even qualify for a job at Walmart) and to blend that with college life would be impossible. If I try to explain to my family about my job, the only 2 individuals who I can state have a basic understanding of what I am dealing with are m cousin and sister. My father has a rough understanding but keeps saying I can do more things with my job than what is actually possible. My mother feels that the job is unstable and that I should seek out another job as soon as I can.
In the end, I really am just unsure where my future is going. I truly question if I am just sitting on a hilltop over-viewing a raging fire, and the match that started it is just behind me.
-Flame
I was only able to solve 1 problem out of the 5 and at that, my grades aren't so high at this time and it is only a month into the semester. Who ever said I need to take Calculus III as part of my major with computer sciences deserves a death worst than imagination can describe, because programming really is NOT that math orientated (it helps, but jesus christ, the device is doing the processing!). I am also hearing on how many companies are dropping IT staff and a large assortment of other technology related jobs and with that, my feels on what I am doing are also dropping.
I have been doing programming in various languages for a long time (2012 will mark 10 years of programming for me since I began, 15 if we include DOS batch scripting) and have received a few awards for the skill (SkillsUSA 2nd Place New Jersey for Computer Programming; Computer Information Award from Sussex VoTech; Certified by some stupid unknown company that I don't know off hand) and this brick wall of a subject (Calculus) is really having me question if I truly know what I am doing. I do not know much of anything else and feel that pursuing another subject would be completely useless. My feelings for going to college are also dropping at a rather rapid rate the more I am in it, with some professors questioning why I am in the college in the first place (The obvious ones who don't are any professors I have for the maths). I also feel that even if I moved to a better college (say, NJIT) that my likely hood of running into the same problem would also occur as well.
My other issue is that I know I cannot stop going to the college unless I want to observe the wrath of my parents first hand. It has made doing my work all that more miserable as they keep insisting I get a real job and quit my current one due to all the issues that come up about it. Though deep inside I truly dislike the actions in place, I am happy, if not grateful, for where I work and the benefits that derive from that. I live in an area where getting a job is almost out of the question (I apparently don't even qualify for a job at Walmart) and to blend that with college life would be impossible. If I try to explain to my family about my job, the only 2 individuals who I can state have a basic understanding of what I am dealing with are m cousin and sister. My father has a rough understanding but keeps saying I can do more things with my job than what is actually possible. My mother feels that the job is unstable and that I should seek out another job as soon as I can.
In the end, I really am just unsure where my future is going. I truly question if I am just sitting on a hilltop over-viewing a raging fire, and the match that started it is just behind me.
-Flame
Challenge Accepted!
General | Posted 14 years agoOkay, Introduction to C++ class is as boring to the point where it truly does compete with the Paint Drying channel (the fourth season). So I am going to spice it up for myself (while still obeying the requirements of the class).
#1. Don't use Windows (SSHing into Linux is okay).
#2. Don't use a GUI IDE.
So my plans for that class, to keep it interesting is to use vi accross SSH to my server named 'elevator' (named such when I received it shortly after getting stuck in an elevator for a half hour at my college campus) running OpenSUSE 11.2. It normally runs Minecraft (which everyone keeps saying that an IBM xSeries 235 server is overkill for such, but I think not!), but I also use it for SOCKS, so I might as well put another use into it.
So far the first assignment went without any issues at all. I still remember the commands for vi so it was pretty fun to actually use it again. Hopefully this will make my class less of a sleeper class for this semester while still keeping it easy.
Of course, if we dive into any Visual Studio specific stuff that I have to do, sadly I'll have to stop doing this personal challenge, but until then...
-Flame
PS - First assignment wasn't even done with PuTTY, I used my DS hacked with DSLinux to do the job! How do you like dem apples?
#1. Don't use Windows (SSHing into Linux is okay).
#2. Don't use a GUI IDE.
So my plans for that class, to keep it interesting is to use vi accross SSH to my server named 'elevator' (named such when I received it shortly after getting stuck in an elevator for a half hour at my college campus) running OpenSUSE 11.2. It normally runs Minecraft (which everyone keeps saying that an IBM xSeries 235 server is overkill for such, but I think not!), but I also use it for SOCKS, so I might as well put another use into it.
So far the first assignment went without any issues at all. I still remember the commands for vi so it was pretty fun to actually use it again. Hopefully this will make my class less of a sleeper class for this semester while still keeping it easy.
Of course, if we dive into any Visual Studio specific stuff that I have to do, sadly I'll have to stop doing this personal challenge, but until then...
-Flame
PS - First assignment wasn't even done with PuTTY, I used my DS hacked with DSLinux to do the job! How do you like dem apples?
Just plain stupid
General | Posted 14 years agoI had reported an issue back with Linden Lab involving an issue that, as it now turns out, is a confliction between Team Viewer and Second Life 2.7.x+. 2.7 was when mesh API was truly implemented into the viewer, and so I assumed that was the culprit. Instead of realizing that perhaps other users may have the same issue and have Team Viewer installed, which results in not being able to make Second Life work (period), they claimed I was "breaking the CS rule about disclosure."
What the bloody fucking hell does that have to do with a program confliction?!
Me using Team Viewer does not mean I am sharing my screen. Team Viewer, as some (but not all) of you know, Team Viewer is a screen sharing application that allows users to control another person's PC to help resolve issues. That is what I use it for, helping friends and family with their computer issues. This does not mean I am sharing my screen at all, if they are assuming I am broadcasting everyone's IMs that are sent to me to everyone around the world. I take this with high offense that they even accuse me of such and not maybe realizing that I am providing support for other people, perhaps better than how they're providing support to myself and others.
The second thing was I opened this back in MAY. It only took them THIS long to realize that I found a bug with 2.7.1 and one Linden linked me to the 3.0.1 viewer as a fix. On normal support, they claimed I resolved the issue by logging into the grid. They also assumed I resolved the issue when I didn't respond during the week I was attending my grandmother's funeral.
I am just truly disgusted by all of this. If I never logged in since May, try to imagine what the KZK Tiger's memory costs would be? The Central Dragons? Maybe even (yes, I am going there) the Northern Dragons? (We are working on them, trust me) Try to imagine also where neither I nor Syl were on.
Yeah, that would be the scenario if I wanted on Linden Lab to provide a solution.
The real solution lied in the community, the forums, the people themselves. They found out what was wrong and fixed it. This is why KZK has gotten to where it is now: we listen to the best source of entertainment, knowledge, and trivia: you.
So to summarize: Linden Lab < The Users of Second Life > The Companies of Second Life
You guys rock. Seriously.
-Flame
LINK: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-25887
What the bloody fucking hell does that have to do with a program confliction?!
Me using Team Viewer does not mean I am sharing my screen. Team Viewer, as some (but not all) of you know, Team Viewer is a screen sharing application that allows users to control another person's PC to help resolve issues. That is what I use it for, helping friends and family with their computer issues. This does not mean I am sharing my screen at all, if they are assuming I am broadcasting everyone's IMs that are sent to me to everyone around the world. I take this with high offense that they even accuse me of such and not maybe realizing that I am providing support for other people, perhaps better than how they're providing support to myself and others.
The second thing was I opened this back in MAY. It only took them THIS long to realize that I found a bug with 2.7.1 and one Linden linked me to the 3.0.1 viewer as a fix. On normal support, they claimed I resolved the issue by logging into the grid. They also assumed I resolved the issue when I didn't respond during the week I was attending my grandmother's funeral.
I am just truly disgusted by all of this. If I never logged in since May, try to imagine what the KZK Tiger's memory costs would be? The Central Dragons? Maybe even (yes, I am going there) the Northern Dragons? (We are working on them, trust me) Try to imagine also where neither I nor Syl were on.
Yeah, that would be the scenario if I wanted on Linden Lab to provide a solution.
The real solution lied in the community, the forums, the people themselves. They found out what was wrong and fixed it. This is why KZK has gotten to where it is now: we listen to the best source of entertainment, knowledge, and trivia: you.
So to summarize: Linden Lab < The Users of Second Life > The Companies of Second Life
You guys rock. Seriously.
-Flame
LINK: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-25887
100+ things to apperently answer and otherwise waste time...
General | Posted 14 years agoI totally did not read this from 
Tinintri here...
001. One of your scars, how did you get it?
Other than the mental ones, I only really have one on my arm from when my old cat gave me a rather deep cut. Hasn't healed properly since.
002. What is on the walls in your room?
2 Posters from TheOatmeal.com (How A Web Design Goes Straight To Hell and Why it's better to pretend you don't know anything about computers), 2 windows, posting board, A/C unit and a frame of 4 bookmarks from an artist (will link once I can remember who artist was)
003. Do you snore, grind your teeth, or talk in your sleep?
I used to snore and do minor talking in my sleep. Now I just sleep/pass the f**k out.
004. What type of music do you listen to?
I like all kinds with most exceptions in country, heavy rap, and heavy metal (except for KISS because you can't go wrong with KISS!)
005. Do you know what time you were born?
The exact time I am not sure of off hand, but it was around 1AM.
006. What do you want more than anything right now?
More time to think about what I want?
007. What do you miss?
Original cartoons like Rocko's Modern Life and CatDog. We need more things like that where there was originality.
008. What is your most prized possession(s)?
Tough question calls for Toughbook CF-T5... that or my recent USB A/C unit I built as a first time electronic project since a long time.
009. How tall are you?
6' 2"
010. Do you get claustrophobic?
Not on a literal note. I just dislike closed spaces or low hanging ceilings. Otherwise I'm fine.
011. Do you get scared in the dark?
Not really no, but thanks to Minecraft, partially.
012. The last person to make you cry?
My boss -.-;
013. What's your worst fear?
Fear itself.
014. What kind of hair/eye colour do you like on the opposite/same sex?
Not fully sure on eyes since I barely make notice of them. Hair is almost the same thing, just that I don't hold a preference. An exception is when someone's hair is colored to something completely unnatural.
015. Where can you see yourself proposing?
I'm not really sure, I guess somewhere private but open.
016. Coffee or energy drink?
Energy drink. Coffee makes me fall asleep.
017. Favourite pizza topping?
Pineapple
018. If you could eat anything right now, what would it be?
Sushi. Spicy Crunchy Tuna Rolls and Salmon Sushi-mi all the way.
019. Favourite colour of all time?
Lime Green.
020. Have you ever eaten a goldfish?
... what's that supposed to mean? Of course I have! Those cheesy critters (and recent pretzel ones) were asking for it!
021. What was the first meaningful gift you've ever received?
My baby blanket. I've had what is left of it since all the times I've had to move around and I really would like to restore it somehow...
022. Do you have a crush?
No, but we have one in the kitchen!
023. Are you double jointed?
Not sure; is my arm supposed to go that way?
024. Favourite clothing brand?
I don't really care as long as I don't break out in a rash or find out that it was destined for self implied wedgies.
030. Say a number from one to a hundred:
"...a number from one to a hundred. Done." (60)
031. Blondes or brunettes?
Bald?
032. Favourite quote?
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." - Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park
033. Favourite place?
Pittsburg during Anthrocon.
034. Have you been out of the USA?
A few times, yes.
035. Your weaknesses?
Myself.
036. Met anyone famous?
A few rock and roll hall of fame people, and others.
037. First job?
Ultimately it was moving equipment for my father's band. The first with a paycheck was working over the summer at my school (they needed the tech support so bad they hired me a SECOND year).
038. Ever done a prank call?
Nope
039. Do you think everyone out there has a soul mate?
Not quite sure since I think some people don't have souls in the first place.
040. What were you doing before you filled this out?
Doing a DJ job at a nearby restaurant.
041. Have you ever had surgery?
Just toe surgery for an ingrown toe-nail.
042. What do you get complimented about most?
My computer skills.
043. Have you ever had braces?
Have my teeth contributed to TSA investigations? No.
044. What do you want for your birthday?
Sleep.
045. How many kids do you want and their names?
I'm not sure how to answer that at the moment.
046. Were you named after anyone?
Not really no.
047. What is the biggest turn off of the opposite sex?
Their intelligence.
048. What is one thing you like(d) about high school?
Nothing really since they ripped me off of my CISCO and Microsoft A+ Certification. I guess the only one thing I like is how much it's gone to hell ("Yeah! Looks who's getting the last laugh now, assholes!")
049. What kind of shampoo do you use?
Anything that cleans my hair. Axe and Suave do okay.
050. Do you like your handwriting?
It's reflecting off my mother: Cavemen would even have a hard time understanding what the f**k I was writing about.
051. What is your favorite lunch meat?
Pastrami
052. Any bad habits?
Some that I'd like to leave unlisted.
053. Are you a jealous person?
Maybe.
054. If you were another person, would you be friends with you?
No.
054a. Who is the most awesome person ever?
Charlie Sheen (Hey, wait a minute! This means there are really 101 questions!)
055. Do you agree with friends with benefits?
Depends on how you look at it.
056. Do looks matter?
Clothing is only a quarter of the person. The other three-quarters is in the face.
057. How do you release anger?
My grandfather is from the navy. 'nuff said.
058. Would you rather gain 58 pounds or lose 58 pounds?
Neither! I'm already at 160 lbs and if I weighed 218 I'd want to kill myself and if I weighed 102 I'd be dead! Thanks for asking if I want to be obese or dead asshole!
060. What was your favorite toy as a child?
Legos
061. How many numbers are in your cell phone?
Uuuuuuhhhhh..... *glares at phone* Maybe 35 or a few more? I don't have a lot of people on my phone.
062.Were you a fan of Barney as a little kid?
Don't remember.
063. Do you use sarcasm?
Debatable.
064. Mashed potatoes or macaroni and cheese?
MAC AND CHEESE! WINNING!
065. What do you look for in a girl?
Boo- Uh.... Actually shows affection and care for another?
066. What are your nicknames?
Flame, Flim, Flam, Reanimator, Cum Bucket
067. Favorite super power?
Being normal! (Hey, wait a minute...)
068. What's your favorite TV show?
Mythbusters
069.What's the best way to deal with your enemies?
Let them kill each other.
070. What's your favorite ice cream flavor?
Mint Chocolate-Chip
071. Do you have all your fingers and toes?
I guess, was I born with more than more than what I currently have?
072. Do you have a computer in your room?
*Looks at PC, 3 laptops, Sunfire server, IBM xSeries server and backup server* Now what would make you say that....?
073. Plans for tonight?
SLEEP... and Bronies.
074. Where do you want to live when you are older?
Not here.
075. Do you want everyone to answer these questions?
Heck if I know, heck if I care.
076. What are you listening to?
Wirring sound of my USB A/C unit and Spanish Pirate Robot Frenzy.
077. Last thing you drank?
Cola.
078. Last person you talked to on the phone?
Friend of mine involving a fursuit commission.
079. The first thing you notice in the opposite sex?
Boobs (Sorry, they're just THERE. If it makes you all happy, the first, non-sexual thing I notice are cheeks)
080. What do you like to do in your spare time?
*Pick, pick, pick, pick, pick* WHOOOOAAA! Diamonds! Yaaaaa- *SSssssssssssssssssssss* <.>
081. Favorite thing to hate?
The people who are robbing our country.
082. Favorite season of the year?
Winter (My PCs keep me warm).
083. What's your favorite type of candy?
Jellybeans.
084. Have you ever really and truly had a best friend?
Yes...
085. What is your hair color?
Brown. Just brown.
086. Eye color?
Hazel.
087. Shoe size?
12 W
088. Favorite fast food place?
White Castle.
089. Favorite restaurant?
Oh.... this is going to suck... Arther's Tavern, Minado, or the Carnegie Deli. I am really having a hard time deciding between the three...
090. Do you like sushi?
Sushi? Where?
091. Watch TV today?
My TV is broken... Why must you taunt me!?
092. Favorite day of the year?
Which ever day Anthrocon starts on.
093. Play any musical instruments?
The instruments I used to play were the recorder, trumpet, keyboard, piano, and guitar. Now I just play the keyboard with a PS/2 port.
094. Republican or democrat?
At this time, neither since both have been nothing but immature assholes. If I had to pick, I'd pick the Republicans because they gave us the Roosevelts, Abraham Lincoln, Dwight D Eisenhower (who gave us NASA so we can learn about SPPAAAAAAAAACE!!!), The Governator (Sorry California, but having a Hollywood movie actor as a governor sounds kick ass, but isn't practical), and Condoleezza FUCKING Rice!
095. Kisses or hugs?
Hugs.
096. Relationships or one night stands?
What?
097. What was the last thing you bought?
...I am unsure if I am allowed to post that...
098. Would you ever be a housewife?
No, I have a penis, f**k you!
.
099. What book are you reading?
At this time, I'm not reading any books. I was previously reading Snowcrash, The Art of War, and the instruction booklet for Solaris 8.
100. Final random fact about me:
Who's me? Where is this me person?
Tinintri here...001. One of your scars, how did you get it?
Other than the mental ones, I only really have one on my arm from when my old cat gave me a rather deep cut. Hasn't healed properly since.
002. What is on the walls in your room?
2 Posters from TheOatmeal.com (How A Web Design Goes Straight To Hell and Why it's better to pretend you don't know anything about computers), 2 windows, posting board, A/C unit and a frame of 4 bookmarks from an artist (will link once I can remember who artist was)
003. Do you snore, grind your teeth, or talk in your sleep?
I used to snore and do minor talking in my sleep. Now I just sleep/pass the f**k out.
004. What type of music do you listen to?
I like all kinds with most exceptions in country, heavy rap, and heavy metal (except for KISS because you can't go wrong with KISS!)
005. Do you know what time you were born?
The exact time I am not sure of off hand, but it was around 1AM.
006. What do you want more than anything right now?
More time to think about what I want?
007. What do you miss?
Original cartoons like Rocko's Modern Life and CatDog. We need more things like that where there was originality.
008. What is your most prized possession(s)?
Tough question calls for Toughbook CF-T5... that or my recent USB A/C unit I built as a first time electronic project since a long time.
009. How tall are you?
6' 2"
010. Do you get claustrophobic?
Not on a literal note. I just dislike closed spaces or low hanging ceilings. Otherwise I'm fine.
011. Do you get scared in the dark?
Not really no, but thanks to Minecraft, partially.
012. The last person to make you cry?
My boss -.-;
013. What's your worst fear?
Fear itself.
014. What kind of hair/eye colour do you like on the opposite/same sex?
Not fully sure on eyes since I barely make notice of them. Hair is almost the same thing, just that I don't hold a preference. An exception is when someone's hair is colored to something completely unnatural.
015. Where can you see yourself proposing?
I'm not really sure, I guess somewhere private but open.
016. Coffee or energy drink?
Energy drink. Coffee makes me fall asleep.
017. Favourite pizza topping?
Pineapple
018. If you could eat anything right now, what would it be?
Sushi. Spicy Crunchy Tuna Rolls and Salmon Sushi-mi all the way.
019. Favourite colour of all time?
Lime Green.
020. Have you ever eaten a goldfish?
... what's that supposed to mean? Of course I have! Those cheesy critters (and recent pretzel ones) were asking for it!
021. What was the first meaningful gift you've ever received?
My baby blanket. I've had what is left of it since all the times I've had to move around and I really would like to restore it somehow...
022. Do you have a crush?
No, but we have one in the kitchen!
023. Are you double jointed?
Not sure; is my arm supposed to go that way?
024. Favourite clothing brand?
I don't really care as long as I don't break out in a rash or find out that it was destined for self implied wedgies.
030. Say a number from one to a hundred:
"...a number from one to a hundred. Done." (60)
031. Blondes or brunettes?
Bald?
032. Favourite quote?
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." - Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park
033. Favourite place?
Pittsburg during Anthrocon.
034. Have you been out of the USA?
A few times, yes.
035. Your weaknesses?
Myself.
036. Met anyone famous?
A few rock and roll hall of fame people, and others.
037. First job?
Ultimately it was moving equipment for my father's band. The first with a paycheck was working over the summer at my school (they needed the tech support so bad they hired me a SECOND year).
038. Ever done a prank call?
Nope
039. Do you think everyone out there has a soul mate?
Not quite sure since I think some people don't have souls in the first place.
040. What were you doing before you filled this out?
Doing a DJ job at a nearby restaurant.
041. Have you ever had surgery?
Just toe surgery for an ingrown toe-nail.
042. What do you get complimented about most?
My computer skills.
043. Have you ever had braces?
Have my teeth contributed to TSA investigations? No.
044. What do you want for your birthday?
Sleep.
045. How many kids do you want and their names?
I'm not sure how to answer that at the moment.
046. Were you named after anyone?
Not really no.
047. What is the biggest turn off of the opposite sex?
Their intelligence.
048. What is one thing you like(d) about high school?
Nothing really since they ripped me off of my CISCO and Microsoft A+ Certification. I guess the only one thing I like is how much it's gone to hell ("Yeah! Looks who's getting the last laugh now, assholes!")
049. What kind of shampoo do you use?
Anything that cleans my hair. Axe and Suave do okay.
050. Do you like your handwriting?
It's reflecting off my mother: Cavemen would even have a hard time understanding what the f**k I was writing about.
051. What is your favorite lunch meat?
Pastrami
052. Any bad habits?
Some that I'd like to leave unlisted.
053. Are you a jealous person?
Maybe.
054. If you were another person, would you be friends with you?
No.
054a. Who is the most awesome person ever?
Charlie Sheen (Hey, wait a minute! This means there are really 101 questions!)
055. Do you agree with friends with benefits?
Depends on how you look at it.
056. Do looks matter?
Clothing is only a quarter of the person. The other three-quarters is in the face.
057. How do you release anger?
My grandfather is from the navy. 'nuff said.
058. Would you rather gain 58 pounds or lose 58 pounds?
Neither! I'm already at 160 lbs and if I weighed 218 I'd want to kill myself and if I weighed 102 I'd be dead! Thanks for asking if I want to be obese or dead asshole!
060. What was your favorite toy as a child?
Legos
061. How many numbers are in your cell phone?
Uuuuuuhhhhh..... *glares at phone* Maybe 35 or a few more? I don't have a lot of people on my phone.
062.Were you a fan of Barney as a little kid?
Don't remember.
063. Do you use sarcasm?
Debatable.
064. Mashed potatoes or macaroni and cheese?
MAC AND CHEESE! WINNING!
065. What do you look for in a girl?
Boo- Uh.... Actually shows affection and care for another?
066. What are your nicknames?
Flame, Flim, Flam, Reanimator, Cum Bucket
067. Favorite super power?
Being normal! (Hey, wait a minute...)
068. What's your favorite TV show?
Mythbusters
069.What's the best way to deal with your enemies?
Let them kill each other.
070. What's your favorite ice cream flavor?
Mint Chocolate-Chip
071. Do you have all your fingers and toes?
I guess, was I born with more than more than what I currently have?
072. Do you have a computer in your room?
*Looks at PC, 3 laptops, Sunfire server, IBM xSeries server and backup server* Now what would make you say that....?
073. Plans for tonight?
SLEEP... and Bronies.
074. Where do you want to live when you are older?
Not here.
075. Do you want everyone to answer these questions?
Heck if I know, heck if I care.
076. What are you listening to?
Wirring sound of my USB A/C unit and Spanish Pirate Robot Frenzy.
077. Last thing you drank?
Cola.
078. Last person you talked to on the phone?
Friend of mine involving a fursuit commission.
079. The first thing you notice in the opposite sex?
Boobs (Sorry, they're just THERE. If it makes you all happy, the first, non-sexual thing I notice are cheeks)
080. What do you like to do in your spare time?
*Pick, pick, pick, pick, pick* WHOOOOAAA! Diamonds! Yaaaaa- *SSssssssssssssssssssss* <.>
081. Favorite thing to hate?
The people who are robbing our country.
082. Favorite season of the year?
Winter (My PCs keep me warm).
083. What's your favorite type of candy?
Jellybeans.
084. Have you ever really and truly had a best friend?
Yes...
085. What is your hair color?
Brown. Just brown.
086. Eye color?
Hazel.
087. Shoe size?
12 W
088. Favorite fast food place?
White Castle.
089. Favorite restaurant?
Oh.... this is going to suck... Arther's Tavern, Minado, or the Carnegie Deli. I am really having a hard time deciding between the three...
090. Do you like sushi?
Sushi? Where?
091. Watch TV today?
My TV is broken... Why must you taunt me!?
092. Favorite day of the year?
Which ever day Anthrocon starts on.
093. Play any musical instruments?
The instruments I used to play were the recorder, trumpet, keyboard, piano, and guitar. Now I just play the keyboard with a PS/2 port.
094. Republican or democrat?
At this time, neither since both have been nothing but immature assholes. If I had to pick, I'd pick the Republicans because they gave us the Roosevelts, Abraham Lincoln, Dwight D Eisenhower (who gave us NASA so we can learn about SPPAAAAAAAAACE!!!), The Governator (Sorry California, but having a Hollywood movie actor as a governor sounds kick ass, but isn't practical), and Condoleezza FUCKING Rice!
095. Kisses or hugs?
Hugs.
096. Relationships or one night stands?
What?
097. What was the last thing you bought?
...I am unsure if I am allowed to post that...
098. Would you ever be a housewife?
No, I have a penis, f**k you!
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099. What book are you reading?
At this time, I'm not reading any books. I was previously reading Snowcrash, The Art of War, and the instruction booklet for Solaris 8.
100. Final random fact about me:
Who's me? Where is this me person?
What now... + Progress
General | Posted 14 years agoIt seems the more I work, the more I tend not to understand other people or people not understanding myself. If I'm expected to accomplish my work, how can that task be met if not for the difficulties already established? I don't get it, but oh well.
So ultimately I'm apparently too analytical about things (yes, analytical is a word, Google it (in which now Google is a verb, a proper noun, and I guess also a proper verb?)). It's just how I think. Artists may look at a sky line, see how the different shades of coloring are blending together and understanding how to achieve those colors on a paper medium (or whatever they use). A shopper at Walmart could look down an isle, see nothing of interest, and move on. All of this is analytical thinking and is used all the time, even without proper thought of its use. I just tend to be open about the total analysis process.
Another complaint that has come to my attention is the over abundant use of verbs (and some nouns) and adding -al to the end to turn them into adverbs. So let the list begin and see how many spell check (and Google, a proper verb) agree with:
practice - practical
analysis - analytical*
reverse - reversal
advise - advisable**
compromise - compromisable***
Ultimately, I'm tired of dealing with the bullshit that is out of the scope of most things while also trying to accomplish work, in which at times being the only individual performing said work, it truly annoys me when I get downplayed for taking breaks in indirect manors. I am unsure if my college time will be viewed as a vacation, a hell hole, or a wonderful combination of the two. In a nutshell, apparently being an individual who actually can see the world in a different perspectives seems to prove itself of more a crime more heinous than performing an actual reenactment of the German concentration camps with actual people and newborn kittens.
Now on to actual notes of progress...
Ultimately I spent the majority of what little time was spent working (the remainder was spent driving to and fro the hospital to visit my aunt during her birthday as she couldn't leave until the skin graph fully healed.) on improving the organization of the Naverous 2 system. There were a few formatting errors that were minor and easy to fix. I am still striving to keep the site as close to W3 standard as possible, and so far the reward from that feels rather nice for a change. The customer profiling system is proving itself a very nice add-on to the system and I'm sure will be welcomed by the users of Naverous 1 with high appreciation.
The searching system took me some time to understand, since I have separated the username into a first and last name. I looked up on some MySQL forums and found out about CONCAT. I later checked the MySQL references for string commands and found CONCAT_WS, in which I could of used CONCAT, but I felt utilizing the separator space with a reason was more formal. So now the searching system will operate a bit like so:
User enters: tiger
System performs: SELECT * FROM `nav2_customers` WHERE CONCAT_WS(' ',CUST_FirstName, CUST_LastName) LIKE '%tiger%';
Page parses information and lays it out in an organized manor for user to read.
Now I know some MySQL nut is going to look at the fields for the table and go "OMG!!! Why did you use CUST instead of CUSTOMER?!" I noticed that myself later on in development and questioned myself the same way. For now, I'm not going to goof with it but will make that my next step to better fix the formatting for that (as I also need to redo my data dictionary since I've lost it and can't find it except for what I've already printed out).
For now, I am satisfied with the work I've managed to accomplish for tonight and plan to spend much of the morning on the Bronies, then resuming work on Naverous again.
-Flame
* - The reason for partial change in the word root is due to spelling reasons. The -al ending sound is still achieved. If we simply added -al to the end, spelling wise it'd make no sense.
** - the -able ending is still basically the same, but can be arguable in some cases (kinda like the word just used now).
*** - oddly spell check made 'uncompromisable' the correct spelling. 'un', being a negative term, simply means 'to not' and thus without it is perfectly understandable.
[SAUCE] http://flamesoulis.tumblr.com/post/.....t-now-progress
So ultimately I'm apparently too analytical about things (yes, analytical is a word, Google it (in which now Google is a verb, a proper noun, and I guess also a proper verb?)). It's just how I think. Artists may look at a sky line, see how the different shades of coloring are blending together and understanding how to achieve those colors on a paper medium (or whatever they use). A shopper at Walmart could look down an isle, see nothing of interest, and move on. All of this is analytical thinking and is used all the time, even without proper thought of its use. I just tend to be open about the total analysis process.
Another complaint that has come to my attention is the over abundant use of verbs (and some nouns) and adding -al to the end to turn them into adverbs. So let the list begin and see how many spell check (and Google, a proper verb) agree with:
practice - practical
analysis - analytical*
reverse - reversal
advise - advisable**
compromise - compromisable***
Ultimately, I'm tired of dealing with the bullshit that is out of the scope of most things while also trying to accomplish work, in which at times being the only individual performing said work, it truly annoys me when I get downplayed for taking breaks in indirect manors. I am unsure if my college time will be viewed as a vacation, a hell hole, or a wonderful combination of the two. In a nutshell, apparently being an individual who actually can see the world in a different perspectives seems to prove itself of more a crime more heinous than performing an actual reenactment of the German concentration camps with actual people and newborn kittens.
Now on to actual notes of progress...
Ultimately I spent the majority of what little time was spent working (the remainder was spent driving to and fro the hospital to visit my aunt during her birthday as she couldn't leave until the skin graph fully healed.) on improving the organization of the Naverous 2 system. There were a few formatting errors that were minor and easy to fix. I am still striving to keep the site as close to W3 standard as possible, and so far the reward from that feels rather nice for a change. The customer profiling system is proving itself a very nice add-on to the system and I'm sure will be welcomed by the users of Naverous 1 with high appreciation.
The searching system took me some time to understand, since I have separated the username into a first and last name. I looked up on some MySQL forums and found out about CONCAT. I later checked the MySQL references for string commands and found CONCAT_WS, in which I could of used CONCAT, but I felt utilizing the separator space with a reason was more formal. So now the searching system will operate a bit like so:
User enters: tiger
System performs: SELECT * FROM `nav2_customers` WHERE CONCAT_WS(' ',CUST_FirstName, CUST_LastName) LIKE '%tiger%';
Page parses information and lays it out in an organized manor for user to read.
Now I know some MySQL nut is going to look at the fields for the table and go "OMG!!! Why did you use CUST instead of CUSTOMER?!" I noticed that myself later on in development and questioned myself the same way. For now, I'm not going to goof with it but will make that my next step to better fix the formatting for that (as I also need to redo my data dictionary since I've lost it and can't find it except for what I've already printed out).
For now, I am satisfied with the work I've managed to accomplish for tonight and plan to spend much of the morning on the Bronies, then resuming work on Naverous again.
-Flame
* - The reason for partial change in the word root is due to spelling reasons. The -al ending sound is still achieved. If we simply added -al to the end, spelling wise it'd make no sense.
** - the -able ending is still basically the same, but can be arguable in some cases (kinda like the word just used now).
*** - oddly spell check made 'uncompromisable' the correct spelling. 'un', being a negative term, simply means 'to not' and thus without it is perfectly understandable.
[SAUCE] http://flamesoulis.tumblr.com/post/.....t-now-progress
The big update...
General | Posted 14 years agoAs many of you already know, the vendor system of Kinzart is well over two years old. She's been kicking orders left and right and has yet to show any signs of slowing down. However, like all good things, there eventually has to be a sequel.
From the customer's standpoint, there is little to understand why we need this update. From the standpoint of someone using the system, the reason for the update is very apparent. To help explain this, let me tell you a story.
Upon transfer to the main grid, I had not a lot of funding to work with. Sylver has yet to transfer (yes, I am older than Syl) and as a scripter, I wasn't sure where to go. I eventually landed a job at ITFE (In the Fur Enterprise) in developing their new vendor system. I thought it through carefully and made a rather effective system that could dynamically expand itself and update as well. For what I made more than 2 years ago, it was very impressive.
Skip up a few months and Sylver finally transfers. She requested I make a newer vendor system for her to use that would allow her to keep track of all purchases, at the same time, Ayeaka asked for a similar system, but instead only had to worry about deliveries. On top of those two requests, Psistorm became interested in a system that would be much like Sylver's but could also update and insert older customers not in the current system. This was quite a situation.
After reviewing my notes, I came to realize the way I made the vendor system for ITFE was near flawless, but had much room for improvement. After messing a bit with the internal protocols, I soon had a system that was completely modular and could be modified to act differently by adjusting what plugins were in the system in the first place!Thanks to this design, I was able to make all 3 vendor systems, even though they had the same internal core.
The system's popularity began to spread and soon many other companies adopted the system, being able to take advantage of how it could be modified to do more than originally designed! Bugs showed up and were quickly resolved, and all was good.
Now the system made over two years ago is only now showing its age. From my eyes, I can see so many wrongs I had done in it that I only now know how to properly do. I've taken my studies very seriously and because of that, it became time to give dawn to an upgraded system of the original designed to keep the business going.
This, ladies and gentlemen and hermaphrodites, is Naverous v2.
Unlike the sorry folks who upgraded from Windows 98 to ME, the upgrade to v2 retains many of its original features of v1 and adds to it. The first is a nifty feature on the web paneling system that enables users to see the newer system in the same layout as version 1. This means that should a user be unsure on where a certain item is, they can make use of the classic layout mode to help get the job done. This means that a customer does not need to be delayed on any request that requires customer support due to a UI Layout change.
Another feature is the major revisions done to pre-existing web controls. Finding a customer in version 1 meant sorting through all purchases done by customers with similar names, which can sometimes mean sorting through 50, sometimes 100 results. Version 2 only searches for the customer him/her/hirself, meaning that purchases can only be viewed upon entering the customer's profile page, a new additional to version 2 that allows support to see more helpful information about a customer and actions to assist in a number of problems.
A major feature is a new database layout. Before in version 1, all purchases and customer names were a single table. This means that the only way to address a customer is if they are in this table. If a customer was 'deleted' out of this table, the customer is also removed from the database completely! In version 2, all data is separated and now relates to each-other. This not only is more effective in preventing confusion, it also speeds the system up greatly. This is ultimately the key in how version 2 and version one are different.
The last feature I'll mention for now, but is not limited to this last one and the ones already listed, is better resending. Since the customer table is separate from the purchases table, the system can better pull up what items that customer as an individual has purchased, meaning the customer can now cycle through their purchases and choose which one to resend. If a customer is unsure and would like to simply resend all purchases, this option is still available.
From a customer's standpoint, the systems will operate nearly the same. From the aspect of what support we can provide, there will be a greater difference in how fast we can operate at and accurately as well, two pieces of criteria I do not take lightly and hope to improve only more as development continues.
-Flame
EDIT: Helpful Picture: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6281369/
From the customer's standpoint, there is little to understand why we need this update. From the standpoint of someone using the system, the reason for the update is very apparent. To help explain this, let me tell you a story.
Upon transfer to the main grid, I had not a lot of funding to work with. Sylver has yet to transfer (yes, I am older than Syl) and as a scripter, I wasn't sure where to go. I eventually landed a job at ITFE (In the Fur Enterprise) in developing their new vendor system. I thought it through carefully and made a rather effective system that could dynamically expand itself and update as well. For what I made more than 2 years ago, it was very impressive.
Skip up a few months and Sylver finally transfers. She requested I make a newer vendor system for her to use that would allow her to keep track of all purchases, at the same time, Ayeaka asked for a similar system, but instead only had to worry about deliveries. On top of those two requests, Psistorm became interested in a system that would be much like Sylver's but could also update and insert older customers not in the current system. This was quite a situation.
After reviewing my notes, I came to realize the way I made the vendor system for ITFE was near flawless, but had much room for improvement. After messing a bit with the internal protocols, I soon had a system that was completely modular and could be modified to act differently by adjusting what plugins were in the system in the first place!Thanks to this design, I was able to make all 3 vendor systems, even though they had the same internal core.
The system's popularity began to spread and soon many other companies adopted the system, being able to take advantage of how it could be modified to do more than originally designed! Bugs showed up and were quickly resolved, and all was good.
Now the system made over two years ago is only now showing its age. From my eyes, I can see so many wrongs I had done in it that I only now know how to properly do. I've taken my studies very seriously and because of that, it became time to give dawn to an upgraded system of the original designed to keep the business going.
This, ladies and gentlemen and hermaphrodites, is Naverous v2.
Unlike the sorry folks who upgraded from Windows 98 to ME, the upgrade to v2 retains many of its original features of v1 and adds to it. The first is a nifty feature on the web paneling system that enables users to see the newer system in the same layout as version 1. This means that should a user be unsure on where a certain item is, they can make use of the classic layout mode to help get the job done. This means that a customer does not need to be delayed on any request that requires customer support due to a UI Layout change.
Another feature is the major revisions done to pre-existing web controls. Finding a customer in version 1 meant sorting through all purchases done by customers with similar names, which can sometimes mean sorting through 50, sometimes 100 results. Version 2 only searches for the customer him/her/hirself, meaning that purchases can only be viewed upon entering the customer's profile page, a new additional to version 2 that allows support to see more helpful information about a customer and actions to assist in a number of problems.
A major feature is a new database layout. Before in version 1, all purchases and customer names were a single table. This means that the only way to address a customer is if they are in this table. If a customer was 'deleted' out of this table, the customer is also removed from the database completely! In version 2, all data is separated and now relates to each-other. This not only is more effective in preventing confusion, it also speeds the system up greatly. This is ultimately the key in how version 2 and version one are different.
The last feature I'll mention for now, but is not limited to this last one and the ones already listed, is better resending. Since the customer table is separate from the purchases table, the system can better pull up what items that customer as an individual has purchased, meaning the customer can now cycle through their purchases and choose which one to resend. If a customer is unsure and would like to simply resend all purchases, this option is still available.
From a customer's standpoint, the systems will operate nearly the same. From the aspect of what support we can provide, there will be a greater difference in how fast we can operate at and accurately as well, two pieces of criteria I do not take lightly and hope to improve only more as development continues.
-Flame
EDIT: Helpful Picture: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6281369/
Advantages behind the Pre-Order (Myths-Be-Gone Spray)
General | Posted 14 years agoAs many of you know, Kinzart releases are full of mayhem and chaos (mostly because we now know what Walmart and Best Buy feel like when the XBox360 came out). While not everyone is convinced with our new 'Pre-Order' idea, you may want to reconsider...
As many can remember, during a release, the sims that get the most populated are Okarthel and Ixen. Why this happens, we don't fully know, considering the last two releases were more like updates and that our vendors are in other locations. Lag increases, vendors stress, customers become cannibalistic (okay, not really, but to me and Sylver, it definitely appears that way), and pitchforks are raised up high.
So allow me to explain a couple myths about our releases:
1) Using the resend crystal will make your purchase happen faster.
Answer: MYTH!
To understand why this is so, you need to remember how the system works. The system's server has two halves: one for redelivery and the other for new purchases. The system also only has 3 flags: not sent, delivered, and request for redelivery. In order for the system to process your purchase properly, it needs to first go from not sent (which happens when you pay the vendor) to delivered. If you want to have it redelivered, the correct way is to go from delivered to request for redelivery, in which the server's other half (the one that deals with resending purchases) sends the item again and puts the purchase back to delivered. If someone tries to use the resend crystal to resend ALL their items (yes, the resend crystal redelivers ALL purchases of an individual), it can sometimes skip the normal process, causing more problems and also cheating the split pay system (you know, the one that pays ME!). So do us (mostly myself) a favor, don't try using the resend crystal during a release event...
2) Clicking the resend crystal during a mass update gets my update to me faster.
Answer: MYTH!
This is somewhat the same as the above (minus the whole cheating the split pay system). You need to remember the system only honors those who purchased the item first in chronological order. This means customers from 2008 are given higher priority than customers from 5 minutes ago. By requesting a resend during a mass update, you only add to the queue of items that need to be redelivered (remember the part where I said the resend crystal redelivers ALL purchases?), slowing everything down. The system can only do 1 delivery every second due to the limitations of LSL (technically I can speed this up, but I won't because that would be pushing the system past where it can operate safely), so if you use the resend crystal and own 20 items from Kinzart, that's 20 seconds the system has to process just for you when you could have waited and had only 2 out of the 20 redelivered, taking only 2 seconds. So do yourself and everyone else a favor: DO NOT USE THE RESEND CRYSTAL DURING UPDATES!
3) The vendors will tell you if the purchase failed.
Answer: FACT (most of the time)!
While the vendor cannot predict all situations, if it cannot talk to the server, it will alert the customer about a possible failure to contact Sylver or myself.
4) You must be in a Kinzart sim to receive an update.
Answer: MYTH!
The server that does the deliveries (and re-deliveries) is not in any of the Kinzart sims. The server is in the Kinzart Staff Sandbox, Arcaniss, where it operates freely from the lag during release parties. If you are receiving an update for an avatar, much like the Tiger release/update, you do not need to be in a Kinzart sim to receive it because none of the Kinzart sims even have the server in itself (meaning, the server is sending you the item through the amazing and mysterious power of the internet (made of tubes)).
5) The Central Dragon Pre-Order is much like an update.
Answer: FACT!
The Central Dragon release for anyone who did a Pre-Order will operate exactly like an update, meaning you don't even need to be in the sim to receive the update! You also receive a small discount, so why would you want to not avoid the laggy release parties?
6) If you are friends with Sylver, you get the update faster.
Answer: MYTH!
Sylver didn't write the system. Even with being friends with myself, I cannot speed up the resending process for any individual.
I think that solves most questions for now, and there is always also the comments down below, so if you have any questions, be sure to ask them and I'll answer them as soon as I can! Be sure to also follow me on Tumblr if you can (I post there first):
http://flamesoulis.tumblr.com/post/.....-be-gone-spray
-Flame
As many can remember, during a release, the sims that get the most populated are Okarthel and Ixen. Why this happens, we don't fully know, considering the last two releases were more like updates and that our vendors are in other locations. Lag increases, vendors stress, customers become cannibalistic (okay, not really, but to me and Sylver, it definitely appears that way), and pitchforks are raised up high.
So allow me to explain a couple myths about our releases:
1) Using the resend crystal will make your purchase happen faster.
Answer: MYTH!
To understand why this is so, you need to remember how the system works. The system's server has two halves: one for redelivery and the other for new purchases. The system also only has 3 flags: not sent, delivered, and request for redelivery. In order for the system to process your purchase properly, it needs to first go from not sent (which happens when you pay the vendor) to delivered. If you want to have it redelivered, the correct way is to go from delivered to request for redelivery, in which the server's other half (the one that deals with resending purchases) sends the item again and puts the purchase back to delivered. If someone tries to use the resend crystal to resend ALL their items (yes, the resend crystal redelivers ALL purchases of an individual), it can sometimes skip the normal process, causing more problems and also cheating the split pay system (you know, the one that pays ME!). So do us (mostly myself) a favor, don't try using the resend crystal during a release event...
2) Clicking the resend crystal during a mass update gets my update to me faster.
Answer: MYTH!
This is somewhat the same as the above (minus the whole cheating the split pay system). You need to remember the system only honors those who purchased the item first in chronological order. This means customers from 2008 are given higher priority than customers from 5 minutes ago. By requesting a resend during a mass update, you only add to the queue of items that need to be redelivered (remember the part where I said the resend crystal redelivers ALL purchases?), slowing everything down. The system can only do 1 delivery every second due to the limitations of LSL (technically I can speed this up, but I won't because that would be pushing the system past where it can operate safely), so if you use the resend crystal and own 20 items from Kinzart, that's 20 seconds the system has to process just for you when you could have waited and had only 2 out of the 20 redelivered, taking only 2 seconds. So do yourself and everyone else a favor: DO NOT USE THE RESEND CRYSTAL DURING UPDATES!
3) The vendors will tell you if the purchase failed.
Answer: FACT (most of the time)!
While the vendor cannot predict all situations, if it cannot talk to the server, it will alert the customer about a possible failure to contact Sylver or myself.
4) You must be in a Kinzart sim to receive an update.
Answer: MYTH!
The server that does the deliveries (and re-deliveries) is not in any of the Kinzart sims. The server is in the Kinzart Staff Sandbox, Arcaniss, where it operates freely from the lag during release parties. If you are receiving an update for an avatar, much like the Tiger release/update, you do not need to be in a Kinzart sim to receive it because none of the Kinzart sims even have the server in itself (meaning, the server is sending you the item through the amazing and mysterious power of the internet (made of tubes)).
5) The Central Dragon Pre-Order is much like an update.
Answer: FACT!
The Central Dragon release for anyone who did a Pre-Order will operate exactly like an update, meaning you don't even need to be in the sim to receive the update! You also receive a small discount, so why would you want to not avoid the laggy release parties?
6) If you are friends with Sylver, you get the update faster.
Answer: MYTH!
Sylver didn't write the system. Even with being friends with myself, I cannot speed up the resending process for any individual.
I think that solves most questions for now, and there is always also the comments down below, so if you have any questions, be sure to ask them and I'll answer them as soon as I can! Be sure to also follow me on Tumblr if you can (I post there first):
http://flamesoulis.tumblr.com/post/.....-be-gone-spray
-Flame
Headphones fixed!
General | Posted 14 years agoI just finally finished fixing my headphones. Yay to Gorilla Glue!
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Debatable...
General | Posted 14 years agoI’m debating if I should try to get some work done even though I should be cleaning my room. In all honesty, the room doesn’t bloody pay my insurance bills or soon to be rent bill. The business itself is already at a major tipping point and needs all the help it can get. I work well in baby steps and that was the key to my latest creation, the All In One script (AIO). I hate how my parents (mostly my father) put my college and everything else ahead of my work. I don’t put my college work behind my job, but at the same time, it is my job; I cannot simply ignore it.
I guess I should write down a few reasons behind why I feel this way:
1. I cannot rely on my boss too well
Please do not take this the wrong way. I trust Sylver very greatly with her ability to accomplish things and the improvements in my work is in reflection of her own improvements. Syl will eventually get things done, just as I do. The difference is that my work is recyclable and can be reused over and over again. Sylver’s work, on the other hand, cannot be fully recycled. This is something I understand very well and hence why I only hold 30% of the sales (with also the understanding I do not pay for the 6 regions Sylver now owns).
My ultimate problem is that she’ll occasionally disappear and won’t return for an extended period of time. Due to the fact that we only really have 2 other people who can even touch the vendor system interface other than myself, this ends up becoming a situation where the only other higher up person who can do something is me. I have the Fall semester coming up soon and I still have a bit of concern in the back of my mind about if I have to once again babysit the company. College is no easy matter and if Sylver claims that Kinzart is her primary job, then she needs to start treating it like one and try listening to her employees. I’ve recommended several ideas and processes that would ultimately lower how much both Sylver and myself would have to do, but at the moment I feel they’ve just fallen on deaf ears.
I do not hate my job and I definately do not hate Sylver. I highly appreciate her for even allowing me to take part in working for Kinzart as both a programmer and a friend. I value being able to work at the comfort of my own room and desk instead of pushing carts at my local Walmart (which I somehow do not have the qualifications to even work at). I just wish that I could get Sylver to be more responsible with her work and try to take me more seriously so that we can better the business, the people who appreciate Sylver’s art, and ourselves.
2. I want my life back
As my sister made mention, both her and I are at the point where we need to establish our own control on our own lives. My sister now works at the drunk filled spot known at Tomahawk Lake, driving about ten minutes out to go and work. It isn’t a dream job, but it is a job that she’s managed to obtain on her own and while I don’t show it a lot (unless my horrid jokes count), I am really proud of her accomplishments more over my own.
I still have my father on my back about a lot of things, and any time I try to disagree or not meet his standards, I’m just threatened to be kicked out of the house. Granted there is my mother’s house I can go to, which I have many times, but for me to move all my equipment would be a large bother to everyone, and that is perhaps the main reason I just begin to stay quite when things get intense.
My sister has made mention I should consider to pay a rent fee, which I have no arguments over. It would mean that I am contributing to the house and also any bills associated with it, which I do not feel would make my father complain about in any way. It would also mean that if he wanted to kick me out, he’d have to understand the loss of funding that goes towards the already large house bill. At this time, I am already paying for car insurance, the internet, and the text messaging services of my phone. While the total is not a concern of anyone, it isn’t very high, so for me to pay rent I have no problem agreeing with. The problem is making sure they do not try any funny business with taking advantage of it.
3. Recent events
Not fully known by many people, even close friends, but my grandmother passed away last month prior to my departure to Anthrocon 2011. My family was well aware of her weakened state due to her recent cancer treatment for something left untouched for many long years as well as the emotional stress of my grandfather passing away also because of cancer, a shock that took us all by surprise, including myself. The constant traveling, first being the trip to Pittsburg and the other to Utah then to Oregon, really has taken a toll on myself and my room reflects upon that. Upon returning home, I find things left unchanged and soon begin to be pestered about cleaning my room. This is something I was already aware had to be done, but I still have yet to fully recover from the lack of sleep and other complications. My bloodshot eyes are proof of this.
I really need another Anthrocon. I really enjoyed being there and away from the normal hassles I have to contend with on a daily basis. Being able to relax, hang out, walk around, and sleep in was a major bonus to myself that I almost feel incomplete without.
4. Unfairness
Just recently I asked why the living room television was still on when we were in the dining room eating dinner. Of course, my grandfather needs to overact like a five year old and began yelling at me how I left things in my room on. Quite frankly, I always turn things off in my room when I leave with exception to the server and my PC. Since I do not turn my PC off, I have it either enter a standby mode or operate in economy mode, in which it lowers power consumption on less important items. I feel insulted every time he accuses me of making the electric bill go up and claims that I am ignorant of my stuff when he is to blame on most cases. I have even purchased a Kill-A-Watt meter and even it agrees that my consumption is very low, only about $20 a month, and that is with me doing everything without changes to my normal routine. If the bill is past $150, and I am only utilizing $20 (give or take another $10 for the servers), I am not even occupying 25% of the bill, considering there are 4 people in the house.
It is completely unfair to be disrespected and told I am a liar, even when I go out of my own way to provide additional utilities that are needed for safety reasons (an updated first aid kit, lights for the stairs, an emergency night light for power outages, and even wire holders to keep the network cables off the floor).
Ultimately, I am just so tired and annoyed with my current situation where feeling happy is something that I can only really dream of, if I ever did have any dreams to begin with.
-Flame
(SAUCE: http://flamesoulis.tumblr.com/post/.....373/debatable)
I guess I should write down a few reasons behind why I feel this way:
1. I cannot rely on my boss too well
Please do not take this the wrong way. I trust Sylver very greatly with her ability to accomplish things and the improvements in my work is in reflection of her own improvements. Syl will eventually get things done, just as I do. The difference is that my work is recyclable and can be reused over and over again. Sylver’s work, on the other hand, cannot be fully recycled. This is something I understand very well and hence why I only hold 30% of the sales (with also the understanding I do not pay for the 6 regions Sylver now owns).
My ultimate problem is that she’ll occasionally disappear and won’t return for an extended period of time. Due to the fact that we only really have 2 other people who can even touch the vendor system interface other than myself, this ends up becoming a situation where the only other higher up person who can do something is me. I have the Fall semester coming up soon and I still have a bit of concern in the back of my mind about if I have to once again babysit the company. College is no easy matter and if Sylver claims that Kinzart is her primary job, then she needs to start treating it like one and try listening to her employees. I’ve recommended several ideas and processes that would ultimately lower how much both Sylver and myself would have to do, but at the moment I feel they’ve just fallen on deaf ears.
I do not hate my job and I definately do not hate Sylver. I highly appreciate her for even allowing me to take part in working for Kinzart as both a programmer and a friend. I value being able to work at the comfort of my own room and desk instead of pushing carts at my local Walmart (which I somehow do not have the qualifications to even work at). I just wish that I could get Sylver to be more responsible with her work and try to take me more seriously so that we can better the business, the people who appreciate Sylver’s art, and ourselves.
2. I want my life back
As my sister made mention, both her and I are at the point where we need to establish our own control on our own lives. My sister now works at the drunk filled spot known at Tomahawk Lake, driving about ten minutes out to go and work. It isn’t a dream job, but it is a job that she’s managed to obtain on her own and while I don’t show it a lot (unless my horrid jokes count), I am really proud of her accomplishments more over my own.
I still have my father on my back about a lot of things, and any time I try to disagree or not meet his standards, I’m just threatened to be kicked out of the house. Granted there is my mother’s house I can go to, which I have many times, but for me to move all my equipment would be a large bother to everyone, and that is perhaps the main reason I just begin to stay quite when things get intense.
My sister has made mention I should consider to pay a rent fee, which I have no arguments over. It would mean that I am contributing to the house and also any bills associated with it, which I do not feel would make my father complain about in any way. It would also mean that if he wanted to kick me out, he’d have to understand the loss of funding that goes towards the already large house bill. At this time, I am already paying for car insurance, the internet, and the text messaging services of my phone. While the total is not a concern of anyone, it isn’t very high, so for me to pay rent I have no problem agreeing with. The problem is making sure they do not try any funny business with taking advantage of it.
3. Recent events
Not fully known by many people, even close friends, but my grandmother passed away last month prior to my departure to Anthrocon 2011. My family was well aware of her weakened state due to her recent cancer treatment for something left untouched for many long years as well as the emotional stress of my grandfather passing away also because of cancer, a shock that took us all by surprise, including myself. The constant traveling, first being the trip to Pittsburg and the other to Utah then to Oregon, really has taken a toll on myself and my room reflects upon that. Upon returning home, I find things left unchanged and soon begin to be pestered about cleaning my room. This is something I was already aware had to be done, but I still have yet to fully recover from the lack of sleep and other complications. My bloodshot eyes are proof of this.
I really need another Anthrocon. I really enjoyed being there and away from the normal hassles I have to contend with on a daily basis. Being able to relax, hang out, walk around, and sleep in was a major bonus to myself that I almost feel incomplete without.
4. Unfairness
Just recently I asked why the living room television was still on when we were in the dining room eating dinner. Of course, my grandfather needs to overact like a five year old and began yelling at me how I left things in my room on. Quite frankly, I always turn things off in my room when I leave with exception to the server and my PC. Since I do not turn my PC off, I have it either enter a standby mode or operate in economy mode, in which it lowers power consumption on less important items. I feel insulted every time he accuses me of making the electric bill go up and claims that I am ignorant of my stuff when he is to blame on most cases. I have even purchased a Kill-A-Watt meter and even it agrees that my consumption is very low, only about $20 a month, and that is with me doing everything without changes to my normal routine. If the bill is past $150, and I am only utilizing $20 (give or take another $10 for the servers), I am not even occupying 25% of the bill, considering there are 4 people in the house.
It is completely unfair to be disrespected and told I am a liar, even when I go out of my own way to provide additional utilities that are needed for safety reasons (an updated first aid kit, lights for the stairs, an emergency night light for power outages, and even wire holders to keep the network cables off the floor).
Ultimately, I am just so tired and annoyed with my current situation where feeling happy is something that I can only really dream of, if I ever did have any dreams to begin with.
-Flame
(SAUCE: http://flamesoulis.tumblr.com/post/.....373/debatable)
843
General | Posted 14 years agoThat will be an important number to me for a long time.
Roughly one hour ago, my grandmother finally passed away. She decided this morning she didn't want to continue with her medical treatments involving upper respiratory system complications and a larger set of other skews. She survived breast cancer that was left untreated for a large amount of time and somehow outlived her husband, oddly due to lung cancer despite not being a smoker.
843 is the number of emails that were sent to me from her while she was alive. It's these emails that preserve a moment of time almost forever, leaving more than just a writing in stone. It's something both me and her marveled at, and something I know can see from her perspective of just how amazing that is, despite myself being a programmer.
[Farewell]
This will most likely be my last email to be sent here, but never the last to be read.
843 emails, and here we stand. Though the mind is gone, the soul lifted, and the body at rest, those 843 letters will always be preserved and never forgotten. We have always talked about how wonderful the advances with technology have taken us, but in a way, we overlooked so many things. I have never used my delete button, I sometimes hit reply, and our conversations are stored both in a temporary place like our mind, but also in a more permanent medium in a computer somewhere far away.
Though to ashes is the literal end, to these over 800 letters, some I haven't even fully uncovered...
The end... is only the beginning...
And just like those letters that are stored forever on a machine, I will never forget the endless times we've spent together, be it in person or in a virtual landscape that let us stay together no matter where we were.
To this, I bid you a never final farewell,
[MASKED]
--
Flame Soulis/Swenholt
Co-Owner of Kinzart Kreatures
Founder of Forgotten Memories
Creator of the Naverous Second Life Vendor Systems
Roughly one hour ago, my grandmother finally passed away. She decided this morning she didn't want to continue with her medical treatments involving upper respiratory system complications and a larger set of other skews. She survived breast cancer that was left untreated for a large amount of time and somehow outlived her husband, oddly due to lung cancer despite not being a smoker.
843 is the number of emails that were sent to me from her while she was alive. It's these emails that preserve a moment of time almost forever, leaving more than just a writing in stone. It's something both me and her marveled at, and something I know can see from her perspective of just how amazing that is, despite myself being a programmer.
[Farewell]
This will most likely be my last email to be sent here, but never the last to be read.
843 emails, and here we stand. Though the mind is gone, the soul lifted, and the body at rest, those 843 letters will always be preserved and never forgotten. We have always talked about how wonderful the advances with technology have taken us, but in a way, we overlooked so many things. I have never used my delete button, I sometimes hit reply, and our conversations are stored both in a temporary place like our mind, but also in a more permanent medium in a computer somewhere far away.
Though to ashes is the literal end, to these over 800 letters, some I haven't even fully uncovered...
The end... is only the beginning...
And just like those letters that are stored forever on a machine, I will never forget the endless times we've spent together, be it in person or in a virtual landscape that let us stay together no matter where we were.
To this, I bid you a never final farewell,
[MASKED]
--
Flame Soulis/Swenholt
Co-Owner of Kinzart Kreatures
Founder of Forgotten Memories
Creator of the Naverous Second Life Vendor Systems
W3 Validated by Example
General | Posted 14 years agoOh W3, how I would love to personify you and rip your balls off to satisfy my thirst of watching you die...
So here we have 'How to embed a flash movie into HTML'. When you try to validate your code, it complains that <embed> does NOT exist!
Que retarded reason.
So on the W3 site, the dipshits who want us to validate our sites for the sake of a working internet, is teaching us to use the WRONG way to use something and won't validate it even though that is what they are showing? What the fuck!
-Flame
So here we have 'How to embed a flash movie into HTML'. When you try to validate your code, it complains that <embed> does NOT exist!
Que retarded reason.
So on the W3 site, the dipshits who want us to validate our sites for the sake of a working internet, is teaching us to use the WRONG way to use something and won't validate it even though that is what they are showing? What the fuck!
-Flame
Economics at their best, with assistance from my foot!
General | Posted 15 years agoSAUCE
So there is this test that a friend linked... or something.
Before I get to that, I might as well talk about what occured for today (that and whatever I was trying to talk about before on the previous day).
So I just took my Macroeconomic mid-term today and holy crap it was annoying! 80 questions of how to blow your brains out! Unfortunatly I ran out of time and had to do Christmas Treeing on the last ten questions. I did study but god that test was annoying. Didn't help that some numb-nuts don't understand to TURN OFF THE DAMN RADIO! I don't need to seriously listen to the last album by Emenem being shoved into my head by a overly amped subwoofer called YOUR TRUCK! People seriously can be a complete collection of retarted morons all within a closed environment and STILL piss people off a good distance away.
As for ending comments on yesterday, god Second Life's residents can be total F**Knuts sometimes. I went into this sim which had a really neat new pet system that... oh my gawd, is an ACTUAL pet system?! No massive bunny breeding? No horse long saber screwing? HOLY CRAP! These guys have FINALLY pulled it off! Sounds all like a brilliant dream right?
Well, this is before I talk about the entry area, where I was greeted by a lovely thing called "SCRIPT IMPACT." In case you aren't aware, Second Life is going to be imposing script limitations based on memory consumption. At the same time of this, Linden Lab also released a set of functions to fix this with. Further more, the script format they want us to use uses MORE memory than older scripts. To compensate, they plan on giving us a function to limit how much memory a script's cloud is set to. We were given all of that... except the one that limits the cloud of a script. This means any MONO compiled script an avatar has on consumes 64kb of memory. Now we are all used to our 16GB flash sticks now and 2 TB of HD space, so 64kb is like a drop of blood in an olympic pool.
The problem is the residents are making scanners involving the total script memory an avatar is using and imposing THEIR OWN limits. You heard me, THEIR OWN LIMITS! This place was set to 2MB of memory per avatar. Any higher, insta-boot to the head. If you do the math, this means you can at a maximum have 32 scripts on. Considering that most furry avatars have 10 parts on and that each part generally has 2-3 scripts on, we've ALREADY used the limit and are wondering in the nude! We haven't put clothes on, we haven't put any other attachments on and we are ALREADY at our limit! Who's the F*****G idiot who came up with 2MB in the first place?! Second Life servers don't have 128MB of ram and if they do, then my two servers in my closet made out of scrap parts are 4 times more powerful than the simulator I pay $300 for a month to use! EACH! Someone award the retards a nice hard kick in the ass for making my job just THAT much harder please?
So this weird test... the moment we've all been waiting for huh?
LINK
So there is this test that a friend linked... or something.
Before I get to that, I might as well talk about what occured for today (that and whatever I was trying to talk about before on the previous day).
So I just took my Macroeconomic mid-term today and holy crap it was annoying! 80 questions of how to blow your brains out! Unfortunatly I ran out of time and had to do Christmas Treeing on the last ten questions. I did study but god that test was annoying. Didn't help that some numb-nuts don't understand to TURN OFF THE DAMN RADIO! I don't need to seriously listen to the last album by Emenem being shoved into my head by a overly amped subwoofer called YOUR TRUCK! People seriously can be a complete collection of retarted morons all within a closed environment and STILL piss people off a good distance away.
As for ending comments on yesterday, god Second Life's residents can be total F**Knuts sometimes. I went into this sim which had a really neat new pet system that... oh my gawd, is an ACTUAL pet system?! No massive bunny breeding? No horse long saber screwing? HOLY CRAP! These guys have FINALLY pulled it off! Sounds all like a brilliant dream right?
Well, this is before I talk about the entry area, where I was greeted by a lovely thing called "SCRIPT IMPACT." In case you aren't aware, Second Life is going to be imposing script limitations based on memory consumption. At the same time of this, Linden Lab also released a set of functions to fix this with. Further more, the script format they want us to use uses MORE memory than older scripts. To compensate, they plan on giving us a function to limit how much memory a script's cloud is set to. We were given all of that... except the one that limits the cloud of a script. This means any MONO compiled script an avatar has on consumes 64kb of memory. Now we are all used to our 16GB flash sticks now and 2 TB of HD space, so 64kb is like a drop of blood in an olympic pool.
The problem is the residents are making scanners involving the total script memory an avatar is using and imposing THEIR OWN limits. You heard me, THEIR OWN LIMITS! This place was set to 2MB of memory per avatar. Any higher, insta-boot to the head. If you do the math, this means you can at a maximum have 32 scripts on. Considering that most furry avatars have 10 parts on and that each part generally has 2-3 scripts on, we've ALREADY used the limit and are wondering in the nude! We haven't put clothes on, we haven't put any other attachments on and we are ALREADY at our limit! Who's the F*****G idiot who came up with 2MB in the first place?! Second Life servers don't have 128MB of ram and if they do, then my two servers in my closet made out of scrap parts are 4 times more powerful than the simulator I pay $300 for a month to use! EACH! Someone award the retards a nice hard kick in the ass for making my job just THAT much harder please?
So this weird test... the moment we've all been waiting for huh?
LINK
Boys Confessions...?
General | Posted 15 years agoTaken indirectly from 
kunkmiester and more in derived from 
Zantor64
1.Do you sleep naked?
Not all the time, mostly in the summer.
2. Do you sleep with socks on?
Even after my foot operation, NO!
3. Would you rather sleep alone or with someone else?
Depends, who are we talking about?
4. Do you enjoy drama?
Sorry, but I heard my pack of drama lamas over a cliff.
5. Are you a manly man?
Is this because I use Old Spice? Golden Gemmed Scepter.
6. Who was the last person you hugged?
Quite litterly my mother.
7. Small or large package?
Hmmm..... I'll get back to you on that, need the measuring tape.
8. Are you short?
Quite the opposite.
9. Do you like somebody?
Despite my large hatred for... a lot of things, yes.
10.Does your Facebook password have to do with a girl?
No but when I logged into a college computer and it was STILL logged in... well, I guess you can learn a lot about someone by their purse... or their Facebook settings.
11. Do you care if your socks are dirty?
Depends, where did I last wear them?
12. Do you think you’re conceited?
I have no idea what that means.
13. Do you dress up on Halloween?
I stopped mostly at 16, but after acquiring my fursuit, I realized there aren't any other times I really get to wear it, so now I do. This doesn't mean I'm not into the whole enjoyment of it...
14. Are you double jointed?
Depends, is my arm supposed to bent that way?
15. Where is the weirdest place you have slept?
Sex edd class.
16. Has anyone touched/smacked your butt in the past 24 hours?
Other than my chair, no.
17. Is there any type of rumor going around about you?
Most likely.
18. Do you call anybody by their last name?
Who am I, your mother?
19. How many girls will read this just because it says "Boy Confessions"?
None because it's on my blog (and my FA page as well, meaning it will ALSO get no views)!
[ ] I wear make up. (sometimes)
[ ] I have cried in a movie theater.
[x] I can brush my teeth without opening my mouth.
[ ] I get jealous.
[ ] I think Johnny Depp is sexy.
[ ] JUDE LAW FAG
[x] I love to laugh.
[ ] I like death/grind/black metal.
[ ] I like rap.
[X] I like techno.
[] I like country.
[X] I'd be lost without my computer.
[ ] I own a Spice Girls CD.
[ ] I own a Britney Spears CD.
[ ] I own a boy band CD.
[X] I get bored watching football.
[ ] I've never been called a spoiled brat.
[X] Girls are confusing.
[X] I've been called a bad influence
[ ] I have/had a piercing other than my ears.
Come on fellas, be truthful!
1. What color is your underwear?
At this point, I've acquired every color available, including pink but except brown.
2. Do you prefer light or dark haired girls?
Can't say it really matters.
3. Are you currently frustrated with a girl?
You mean the one who is still stalking me and will be the only female reader? Yes.
4. What's one thing a girl or guy can do to make you like them?
Be honest, and be yourself.
5. Do you have a best friend?
Yes.
6. Have you ever had your heart broken?
Uh.... do I seriously need to count how many times this has happened?
7. Have you ever thought of having plastic surgery?
"I'm keeping these." - Cosmo
8. Do you like your life?
Better than not having it.
10. Has one of your friends ever stolen a girlfriend from you?
No but I've heard accounts of it happening to other people.
11. Have you ever jumped in the pool with your clothes on?
Nope.
12. Do you have more friends that are girls or boys?
Good question... I think the ratio favors boys rather than girls, but it's fairly close together.
14. Have you ever slapped anybody in the face?
Yes: My driving inspector when I was pulling out... I still passed!
15. What are your biggest fears?
Your face.
15 p2. For real...?
Not sure.
16. Have you ever cried yourself to sleep?
A couple times yes.
17. Have you ever not been able to get someone off of your mind?
Unfortunately...
18. Do you believe in the saying “once a cheater, always a cheater?"
(checks hacked PSP) Nope.
19. Have you ever had a good feeling about something?
Too many times, just no one ACTUALLY listens when I do have them.
20. Do you ever wish you were famous?
Sometimes, but at the moment, popularity is overrated.
21. Are you currently missing someone?
Like the plaque, no.
THIS GIRL OR THAT GIRL? PICK ONE:
Cowgirl or Gangster?
Hand gun and a bullet for me please.
Preppy or Punk?
I dont' really have an answer.
Face or Body?
*cringes* Can't..... decide......
Good cook or take you out a lot?
I'd rather a good cook with taking someone out on only special accasions. Otherwise it'd just be too costly for anything to be worth it and hurts personal value.
Sweet or sexy?
Sexy..... no wait, if they are sweet... they can act sexy, SWEET!
Armani or Abercrombie?
Arm pit? What the heck does this even mean?
Contacts or glasses?
Uh can't say much on any of them, all I know is I can't read without my glasses.
kunkmiester and more in derived from 
Zantor641.Do you sleep naked?
Not all the time, mostly in the summer.
2. Do you sleep with socks on?
Even after my foot operation, NO!
3. Would you rather sleep alone or with someone else?
Depends, who are we talking about?
4. Do you enjoy drama?
Sorry, but I heard my pack of drama lamas over a cliff.
5. Are you a manly man?
Is this because I use Old Spice? Golden Gemmed Scepter.
6. Who was the last person you hugged?
Quite litterly my mother.
7. Small or large package?
Hmmm..... I'll get back to you on that, need the measuring tape.
8. Are you short?
Quite the opposite.
9. Do you like somebody?
Despite my large hatred for... a lot of things, yes.
10.Does your Facebook password have to do with a girl?
No but when I logged into a college computer and it was STILL logged in... well, I guess you can learn a lot about someone by their purse... or their Facebook settings.
11. Do you care if your socks are dirty?
Depends, where did I last wear them?
12. Do you think you’re conceited?
I have no idea what that means.
13. Do you dress up on Halloween?
I stopped mostly at 16, but after acquiring my fursuit, I realized there aren't any other times I really get to wear it, so now I do. This doesn't mean I'm not into the whole enjoyment of it...
14. Are you double jointed?
Depends, is my arm supposed to bent that way?
15. Where is the weirdest place you have slept?
Sex edd class.
16. Has anyone touched/smacked your butt in the past 24 hours?
Other than my chair, no.
17. Is there any type of rumor going around about you?
Most likely.
18. Do you call anybody by their last name?
Who am I, your mother?
19. How many girls will read this just because it says "Boy Confessions"?
None because it's on my blog (and my FA page as well, meaning it will ALSO get no views)!
[ ] I wear make up. (sometimes)
[ ] I have cried in a movie theater.
[x] I can brush my teeth without opening my mouth.
[ ] I get jealous.
[ ] I think Johnny Depp is sexy.
[ ] JUDE LAW FAG
[x] I love to laugh.
[ ] I like death/grind/black metal.
[ ] I like rap.
[X] I like techno.
[] I like country.
[X] I'd be lost without my computer.
[ ] I own a Spice Girls CD.
[ ] I own a Britney Spears CD.
[ ] I own a boy band CD.
[X] I get bored watching football.
[ ] I've never been called a spoiled brat.
[X] Girls are confusing.
[X] I've been called a bad influence
[ ] I have/had a piercing other than my ears.
Come on fellas, be truthful!
1. What color is your underwear?
At this point, I've acquired every color available, including pink but except brown.
2. Do you prefer light or dark haired girls?
Can't say it really matters.
3. Are you currently frustrated with a girl?
You mean the one who is still stalking me and will be the only female reader? Yes.
4. What's one thing a girl or guy can do to make you like them?
Be honest, and be yourself.
5. Do you have a best friend?
Yes.
6. Have you ever had your heart broken?
Uh.... do I seriously need to count how many times this has happened?
7. Have you ever thought of having plastic surgery?
"I'm keeping these." - Cosmo
8. Do you like your life?
Better than not having it.
10. Has one of your friends ever stolen a girlfriend from you?
No but I've heard accounts of it happening to other people.
11. Have you ever jumped in the pool with your clothes on?
Nope.
12. Do you have more friends that are girls or boys?
Good question... I think the ratio favors boys rather than girls, but it's fairly close together.
14. Have you ever slapped anybody in the face?
Yes: My driving inspector when I was pulling out... I still passed!
15. What are your biggest fears?
Your face.
15 p2. For real...?
Not sure.
16. Have you ever cried yourself to sleep?
A couple times yes.
17. Have you ever not been able to get someone off of your mind?
Unfortunately...
18. Do you believe in the saying “once a cheater, always a cheater?"
(checks hacked PSP) Nope.
19. Have you ever had a good feeling about something?
Too many times, just no one ACTUALLY listens when I do have them.
20. Do you ever wish you were famous?
Sometimes, but at the moment, popularity is overrated.
21. Are you currently missing someone?
Like the plaque, no.
THIS GIRL OR THAT GIRL? PICK ONE:
Cowgirl or Gangster?
Hand gun and a bullet for me please.
Preppy or Punk?
I dont' really have an answer.
Face or Body?
*cringes* Can't..... decide......
Good cook or take you out a lot?
I'd rather a good cook with taking someone out on only special accasions. Otherwise it'd just be too costly for anything to be worth it and hurts personal value.
Sweet or sexy?
Sexy..... no wait, if they are sweet... they can act sexy, SWEET!
Armani or Abercrombie?
Arm pit? What the heck does this even mean?
Contacts or glasses?
Uh can't say much on any of them, all I know is I can't read without my glasses.
Let's get animated!
General | Posted 16 years agoI know it's been...a LONG time since I've done an update for my FA account, but I have a good set of reasons:
1) Work on the Snow Leopards/Sergals/Ferrets.
2) College.
3) Restrained online hours.
4) Work from clients.
5) EXL being a douche.
So what's with the odd title? Mostly because I went back to the Cerberus (now named Kerberos) avatar and now have deformations partially done. I have only 4 more to go and then I can finally begin animating him.
Hopefully things will work out and I'll be able to do more updates/posts.
Pics hopefully to come once I get at least standing done.
-Blue Tiger Therion is sleepy, Flame
1) Work on the Snow Leopards/Sergals/Ferrets.
2) College.
3) Restrained online hours.
4) Work from clients.
5) EXL being a douche.
So what's with the odd title? Mostly because I went back to the Cerberus (now named Kerberos) avatar and now have deformations partially done. I have only 4 more to go and then I can finally begin animating him.
Hopefully things will work out and I'll be able to do more updates/posts.
Pics hopefully to come once I get at least standing done.
-Blue Tiger Therion is sleepy, Flame
Almost done with the writing...
General | Posted 16 years agoDuring my English Composition Course in college, my professor said "The reason I will not grade your first assignments is because of the key rule of writing: Writing is Rewriting."
I plan to take that advice with the Cerberus Avatar. What was shown before is only the writing, the first draft. The Final draft may still not even be the final product, but with only the fore legs to go, I know already some parts that need revision (a cookie to whoever can guess which part on the head).
Progress has been slow but steady, and hopefully Cerberus will be a good thing for me. I am really satisfied with the results so far and hope that the final product will revive my fallen business. However, time will be real judge of that decision.
-The Tired Programmer is Tired, Flame
I plan to take that advice with the Cerberus Avatar. What was shown before is only the writing, the first draft. The Final draft may still not even be the final product, but with only the fore legs to go, I know already some parts that need revision (a cookie to whoever can guess which part on the head).
Progress has been slow but steady, and hopefully Cerberus will be a good thing for me. I am really satisfied with the results so far and hope that the final product will revive my fallen business. However, time will be real judge of that decision.
-The Tired Programmer is Tired, Flame
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