The Abominal Desktop Thread Continued: A New Abomination
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Shaper
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written Monday, November 26 2007 02:56
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I have the splash screen for Twilight Valley today. Yesterday it was the cover of Revolver. -------------------- Nikki's Nook - bigger than Jesus? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Cartographer
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written Monday, November 26 2007 03:43
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There you go. -------------------- Pannaan kaikki hippulat vinkumaan! ^_^ Ooh! Homepage - Blog - Geneforge, +2, +3 - My Elfwood Gallery and DevArt page So many strange ones around. Don't you think? Posts: 1308 | Registered: Sunday, September 8 2002 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Monday, November 26 2007 05:53
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Meh. Mine's pretty dull - I'm a minimalist as well - but I love this Hopper print:  -------------------- In today’s America, there are more World of Warcraft players than farmers. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, November 26 2007 06:00
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I've been feeling a bit minimalist lately. Plus, I have a theory about the green aspects of black.  The one thing you might notice in this rather dull image is the lack of a leopard desktop. That's 'cause I'm old school. Or it could just be because my iMac G4 doesn't have a fast enough processor. -------------------- Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. Posts: 344 | Registered: Friday, February 25 2005 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Monday, November 26 2007 06:09
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I think my Mac might still be running Panther? or whatever 10.3.9 is. It definitely has reached an evolutionary/upgrade bottleneck, what with its 256 megs of RAM and G3 processor. It makes a lovely MP3 server in our kitchen though, when it's not trying to cook its logic board for the third time. You gotta love that generation of iBooks! Thankfully, Jeff's games are easy on the system, so I'll have a chance to play the A5 demo this week while my wife is out of town. :) Out of curiosity, is there any way to fix the stupid keychain issue whenever there's a security update? I understand that it should prompt me to change this automatically, but seldom seems to do so until two or three restarts, and always prompts while the computer is shutting down! [ Monday, November 26, 2007 06:10: Message edited by: Drew ] -------------------- In today’s America, there are more World of Warcraft players than farmers. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, November 26 2007 06:15
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quote:Hi. —Alorael, whose desktop is far too much of a mess to be shared right now. His desktop picture is, however, Milford Sound. It started out as a pun, but the image has stuck around. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Monday, November 26 2007 12:27
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I last played EVN only a few months ago, when that quasi-TC Arpia 2 came out. (It was a juvenile project that grew up as it grew, and got some serious graphical assistance from ATMOS.) It's amazing what legs that game has, considering that it's quite old now, is only 2D with sprites (though good 3D looks to the sprites), and has never spawned anywhere near the number of Total Conversions that previous EV games did. Somehow EVN reached the threshold of sound and graphics for space opera to be acceptably realized, and it's fun just to zoom around looking at things. And blasting the heck out of Aurorans. I understand, alas, that the reason there are so few large plug-ins is that the engine is not only complex, but rather buggy. So putting in the huge effort to learn it is by no means guaranteed to let you achieve the cool things you have in mind. I believe I've heard that song around here once or twice, as well; but EVN also requires serious graphics abilities if you don't want your product to look pitifully lame. -------------------- We're not doing cool. We're doing pretty. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, November 26 2007 13:09
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A nice little painting my cousin made. She specializes in pirates. -------------------- "I'm happy I'm the mentally disturbed person I am." -Nioca Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, November 26 2007 14:04
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quote:And I see you also play AoE II. I have a fondness for that game myself, which none of the sequels have managed to replace. Of course, that I played the respective demos on my three-year-old notebook with miserable graphics memory hasn't helped. But really, Empire Earth was a bit too flashy for me. I don't mind zooming around on that three-dimensional battle-field (even lagged like hell), but I ended up paying more attention to the scenery and flashy combat than strategy. That doesn't happen with AoE II or Settlers III. Even less with Widelands... -------------------- The Noble and Ancient Order of Polaris - We're Not Yet Dead. Encyclopedia • Blades Forge • Archives • Stats • RSS (This Topic / Forum) • Blog • NaNoWriMo Did-chat thentagoespyet jumund fori is jus, hat onlime gly nertan ne gethen Firyoubbit 'obio.' Decorum deserves a whole line of my signature, and an entry in your bookmarks. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Monday, November 26 2007 14:48
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I've decided to clutter up my life a bit. Here's my new desktop, taken only moments ago:  For those who prefer a messier desktop, it might be interesting to try something similar over time, although Time Machine already has the corner on that particular visual. -------------------- Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. Posts: 344 | Registered: Friday, February 25 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, November 26 2007 15:54
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quote:So long suckers, say hello to my fusion pulse cannons! *Manticore explodes* [ Monday, November 26, 2007 15:54: Message edited by: Excalibur ] -------------------- Jesus is a pacifist. Ron Paul for '08! Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, November 26 2007 19:19
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quote:Had to do a Wiki search on this one. She's apparently going to do a voice role for an animated "Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight" straight-to-video movie. Damn, sucks to see one of my favorite childhood series get turned into some cheap animated film. -------------------- Enraged Slith's Blades of Avernum Website Look out, there's a three-headed monkey behind you! Posts: 1233 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Monday, November 26 2007 20:45
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quote:Only because you didn't watch Buffy. Or, uh, Eurotrip. quote:Yeah, I assume it's going to suck, and it's completely going to fail to be Dragonlance. I've watched at least one other of her movies that was pretty bad solely because she was in it (The Dive From Clausen's Pier), so I'll probably watch it anyway. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Monday, November 26 2007 21:53
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EVNova is quite good, but Nalyd prefers Darwinia. -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Tuesday, November 27 2007 13:16
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Yeah, that was a good one...Deimos Rising has been around forever, and I got addicted five years ago. Still haven't beaten it. -------------------- The Survival Elite Posts: 794 | Registered: Thursday, July 27 2006 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, November 27 2007 19:57
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quote:From what I've heard, it actually could be pretty decent. -------------------- "Dumbledore returns from the dead and declares it to be hammertime, Harry proceeds to break it down, Voldemort is unable to touch this." —Dintiradan Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, November 28 2007 13:49
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quote:That's what they said about Troy. -------------------- Enraged Slith's Blades of Avernum Website Look out, there's a three-headed monkey behind you! Posts: 1233 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, November 28 2007 16:01
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Meh. Movies aren't produced with the same quality as they used to. -------------------- Jesus is a pacifist. Ron Paul for '08! Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Wednesday, November 28 2007 16:39
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quote:Exactly. Currently they are of much higher quality. The scripts are about the same. Some excellent, some good, and a lot of junk. It's just with the older movies, well, they don't re-release the junk so there is a perception that old=good. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Thralni - "a lot of people are ... too weird to be trusted" Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Friday, November 30 2007 11:57
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I noticed you use a mac. :( But then I noticed a Diablo 2 icon on the screen. Do you play on closed, and if so what realm/ladder? Posts: 7 | Registered: Sunday, November 25 2007 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, December 2 2007 18:22
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Unfortunately my PC is majorly on the fritz right now and I just haven't gotten around to replacing the HDD despite it almost literally growling at me every so often, therefore leaving me somewhat unable to ss my desktop with its usual array, however I typically use a picture of Zippy from Rainbow across a multicoloured (rainbow-effect) background. Posts: 1487 | Registered: Sunday, February 10 2002 08:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Sunday, December 2 2007 19:35
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Hey, look, it's FBM! Been a while. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, December 2 2007 23:24
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quote:The only game I play online is Guild Wars. Diablo 2 is installed because I like to play the single player campaign. -------------------- "Dumbledore returns from the dead and declares it to be hammertime, Harry proceeds to break it down, Voldemort is unable to touch this." —Dintiradan Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, December 23 2007 02:00
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 -------------------- Nikki's Nook - bigger than Jesus? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Master
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written Sunday, December 23 2007 02:55
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 No, the desktop didn't really change. All that has changed are the icons in the dock (got some new games) and the files on the desktop. [ Sunday, December 23, 2007 02:56: Message edited by: Thralni ] -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Co-designed with Nikki: El Presidente. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |
