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html coding question about fonts in General
Babelicious
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There is no portable, reliable way to ensure that a custom font will be downloaded and used by the client, and neither should there be.

If you're legally allowed to offer the font for download (remember, fonts are copyrighted!), go ahead and offer it for download, but that's the farthest you should go.

And don't use images for text. In addition to what Thuryl said, they look miniscule on high-resolution screens.

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
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I have an intriguing question for my fellow Spidweb users in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #69
What is the difference between assent and denial?
What is the difference between beautiful and ugly?
What is the difference between fearsome and afraid?

The people are merry as if at a magnificent party
Or playing in the park at springtime,
But I am tranquil and wandering,
Like a newborn before it learns to smile,
Alone, with no true home.

The people have enough and to spare,
Where I have nothing,
And my heart is foolish,
Muddled and cloudy.

The people are bright and certain,
Where I am dim and confused;
The people are clever and wise,
Where I am dull and ignorant;
Aimless as a wave drifting over the sea,
Attached to nothing.

The people are busy with purpose,
Where I am impractical and rough;
I do not share the peoples' cares
But I am fed at nature's breast.

-- Lao Tse
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How old are you? in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #63
quote:
Originally written by Murder, She Wrote:


Anyone else here have a problem similar?
...
But like many people, I like iced tea. That's where I get most of my sugar, along with the pasta.

A: We call those "Americans."
B: You know, unsweetened iced tea contains zero calories.

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
suicide methodes in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #70
Let me make this clearer for you.

Absence of emotion has a name. It's called sociopathy.

EDIT: I don't need to debate with TM. He has an ax to grind.

[ Wednesday, October 15, 2003 16:27: Message edited by: Djur ]
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How old are you? in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #59
Hey, I'll opt for cuddliness any day.

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
suicide methodes in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #62
Um, TM, all I said is that you seem rather angry. That isn't a personal attack, it's an observation.

If you want to bring irrationality into the fray, how about the fact that you still have me blocked for performing my duty at the Arena?

[ Wednesday, October 15, 2003 13:48: Message edited by: Djur ]
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More Blades of Avernum Script Samples. Fun! in Blades of Avernum
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #12
A few suggestions from someone dealing with the same issues:

* When dealing with non-programmers, verbosity is generally preferable to conciseness. Example:
print_str_color("The beast roars furiously. It doubles the intensity of its attacks.",2);would be better as:
PrintColoredString("The beast roars furiously. It doubles the intensity of its attacks.", Red)I know you might not like the CapitalizedWordsMethod, but I've found that nonprogrammers can distinguish words better with capitalization than with underscores.
* Allow preprocessing, like Khoth suggested.
* Cover up the state machine -- something like
state DEAD_STATE {
// ...
}
is much easier on the eyes than
beginstate DEAD_STATE;
// ..
break;
http://forums.desperance.net/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=68
This is how my Pygmalion would implement basically similar functionality.

It's really hard to get out of a programmer's mindset when designing the scripting interface. I'm still not there yet after over a year.

[ Wednesday, October 15, 2003 13:16: Message edited by: Djur ]

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I've got a pyg in a poke.
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I have an intriguing question for my fellow Spidweb users in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #63
quote:
Originally written by Ezrah Karotanta:

I'm Bisexual, Probably at least slightly Bipolar, polyamourous, and furry.

...

I’m a feline, and often times act like one, (well as much as you would expect an evolved specimen to act) although I “wear a human skin.”

*rings the alarum bells*
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suicide methodes in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #57
quote:
Originally written by Queen Of The Damned:

I think I've slept with enough people to take part in a controlled study, and the best sex of my life was with a complete stranger, who I then went on to shag for 6 months before we even had a conversation.
Now I've been "with" him for 2 years, we're really good friends and the sex is exactly the same. Not better, not worse.

I just said that the emotions aren't necessarily for the person you're having sex with. There are non-interpersonal emotions, you know.

I'm saying that sex is performed to satisfy an emotional imperative, like all actions.

Traci Lords was a porn star back in the day. One of the most famous, being underaged for the majority of her career. She once said that sex to her was an expression of power. The term she used, I believe, was "sexual terrorist."

She was having sex with people she'd never met before, but it was still an expression of emotion. Anyone who claims that they act without emotional imperative is insane or lying.

Look at TM. Doesn't he seem rather angry for someone who claims he's eliminating emotion from his life?

[ Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:48: Message edited by: Kill Yourself ]
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I have an intriguing question for my fellow Spidweb users in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #60
I am living proof that one doesn't need to be attractive to be reasonably successful in relationships.

[removed for the sake of Dick Cheney's heart]

And I've put on a couple pounds since then. Ick.

[ Wednesday, October 15, 2003 12:54: Message edited by: Kill Yourself ]
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The "About us" topic in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #82
Why the hell not?

»What is your name?
.(elgooG dnuofnoc ot) heoB ttaM
»What is your quest?
Pygmalion.
(The remainder of these questions will be answered in song.)
»What is your favorite color?
"Man In Black," Johnny Cash
»What is your job (If you are unemployed, what prevents you from having more free time)?
"Baby Got Back," Sir Mixalot
»What are some books you like?
"Killing An Arab," The Cure
»What are some movies/TV shows you like?
"Cop Killer," Bodycount (the first person to figure out what I mean by this is a loser)
»What are some computer/console games you like?
The theme to Super Mario Bros.
»What are some bands you like?
"Wesley Willis," Wesley Willis
»What are some songs/musical pieces you like?
"When The Spirit Moves Me," Beck Hansen
»What do you think various members look like?
"You Look Divorced," A.C.
»What did you have for lunch last Tuesday?
"End Of The Day," Beck Hansen (hint: second word, chorus)
»What is your age?
You know, there's "Little 15" and "Sixteen Candles" and "I'm Eighteen (And I Don't Know What I Want" but I'm afraid I don't know anything for 17.
»What is your species?
"We're Only Gonna Die," Bad Religion
»What sort of computer do you use?
"The Free Software Song," Richard Stallman
»What plane are you from?
"Delirium Of Disorder," Bad Religion
»Are you male, female, or "other"?
!("I Am Woman," Helen Reddy)
»How many holes do you prefer in the ceiling?
"Less Than Zero," Elvis Costello
»When did you last brush your teeth?
"A Question Of Time," Depeche Mode
»Do you feed lemons to your pet alligator?
"I Hope You Get Deported," A.C. (anyone who finds the lyrics to this, I don't endorse them :-p)
»To whom are all your base belong?
"I Like It When You Die," A.C.
»What region of the universe are you posting from?
"Portland," Wesley Willis (I totally heard it once)
»What does (§³·ß)Ð/µª=ƒ mean?
"Touch Me I'm Sick," Mudhoney
»What is the appropriate usage of the word "EVOL"?
"Nobody's Fault But My Own," Beck Hansen
»Do you own any medieval or medieval-style weaponry?
"You Have A Sword," a sadly-unreleased track by a local band
»Did I forget anything?
"You're In A Coma," A.C.

Apologies if I accidentally left in some of our favorite Chilean's answers.
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DOES YUO THINK THAT YOU CAN RP?!? in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #1
Gekitou sucks.

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
suicide methodes in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #39
quote:
Originally written by Queen Of The Damned:

You can still have sex without any feelings whatsoever about the other person involved.
So? That doesn't make it an emotionless pleasure.

I think that perhaps that makes it even more emotional.
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How old are you? in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #53
My fatness totals roughly 215 pounds of mostly-pure adorability.

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
Am I delirious/stupid/crazy/other? in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #7
A jagot is one who commits unspeakable acts with shards of broken, jagged glass.
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
suicide methodes in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #31
Masturbation isn't sex, TM.
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
The "About us" topic in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #62
Hangul is a script like no other. It is syllabic, but the syllabic glyphs are constructed from alphabetic glyphs. It is a lovely script.

Remember, 'glyph' is always a correct term for a single printed character.

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
suicide methodes in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #29
Sex is never not emotional. Just ask Traci Lords.
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
How old are you? in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #48
AHH SAGOT

I'm seventeen now. If you want to see my wish list so I can get a present, I put it on the front of Desp. Only two very easy (and cheap!) gifts!

[ Sunday, October 12, 2003 08:16: Message edited by: Galatea ]
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I have an intriguing question for my fellow Spidweb users in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #45
Just because you use the word 'orientation' instead of 'preference' doesn't mean you're biologizing. I think that sexuality is partially biological and partially psychological. It's a behavioral trait.

But the word 'preference' has been commandeered by the extreme right as a subtle slur against homosexuals. Personally, I think that the gay community should stop concentrating on the "nature v. nurture" argument and just make the harder, but more solid argument that homosexuality is neither wrong nor an aberration.

For example, I know a raging conservative who likes to argue that even if homosexual urges are natural, the homosexual sins if she or he acts on them. This person claims that if homosexuals truly cannot change, they should at least abstain.

This seems to mean that pro-gay arguments based off a biological root are not effective. The only way to eradicate homophobia is to eradicate the belief that it is a sin. (Hint: this isn't going to happen anytime soon.)

Gays need to focus less on little perceived slights and nobody raging homophobes and more on social issues that actually affect homosexuals. There's no reason to take the fight to the religious turf until we win it on secular ground. There are still counties in my state, which is somewhat progressive, that have skeletal or no AIDS outreach programs because they refuse to accept that promiscuous gay sex exists. This is a few hundred miles from the city where needle exchange was born, the second gayest city in the country: Portland, Oregon. My beloved hometown. Where a transvestite is a well-loved local personality.

Anyway.

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
I have an intriguing question for my fellow Spidweb users in General
Babelicious
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Profile Homepage #36
The_Nazgul: Sorry, I knew you didn't mean offense. Your unknowing use of the term makes my point -- it's insidiously seeping into the mainstream.

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
I have an intriguing question for my fellow Spidweb users in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #30
I concur with Ruthie.

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
My absence in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #13
GIGLI

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
I have an intriguing question for my fellow Spidweb users in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #27
I think X is completely right.

By the way, to be at least a little on topic, my current partner is a woman.

Also by the way, the term "sexual preference" is not only politically incorrect but literally incorrect. It's a term used by social conservatives to degrade homosexuality from a biological state to simply a lifestyle choice (and thus legitimizing its status as a sin). The insidious thing is that the "preference" meme has worked itself into the mainstream, nearly replacing the much more considerate term "sexual orientation."

[ Saturday, October 11, 2003 09:21: Message edited by: Galatea ]

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00
The "About us" topic in General
Babelicious
Member # 3149
Profile Homepage #55
Actually, it's not an issue with your browser if that post was displayed incorrectly.

http://www.bbsinc.com/iso8859.html

This is the character encoding that these forums claim to be in. It's basically standard ASCII (Latin-1, specifically) and doesn't include Hangul characters.

What's more, most people are sadly deprived of Hangul fonts anyway.

[ Saturday, October 11, 2003 09:06: Message edited by: Galatea ]

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You are my precious thing
Thing of speed and beauty,
You are my precious thing
As long as you remain beneath me
-- Big Black
Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00

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