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Commented 16 years ago2008-07-27 20:24:35 UTC in news: TWHL is Shutting Down Comment #98658
As I said before:
I believe it works in the same way Google does, sorta. It checks how many times the link has been refered on other sites. By extrapolating that data, they can see how popular TWHL is, and thus the kind of money it could be generating. The monetary value comes from the worth of the site based on its popularity essentially.
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-26 08:41:39 UTC in news: TWHL is Shutting Down Comment #98648
I believe it works in the same way Google does, sorta. It checks how many times the link has been refered on other sites. By extrapolating that data, they can see how popular TWHL is, and thus the kind of money it could be generating. The monetary value comes from the worth of the site based on its popularity essentially. Granted, no one is using TWHL as a platform for money, but hey, if someone offered me $75 000 for TWHL, I'd sell out like a cheap prostitute!
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-26 05:49:21 UTC in journal: #5210 Comment #40704
It means the world to me!

Oh wait.
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-25 02:08:15 UTC in news: TWHL is Shutting Down Comment #98630
It really didn't take much effort. OS X has a converter widget that also includes live currency conversions. Since currencies fluctuate fairly often, stating the time and date is mandatory.
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-25 00:20:16 UTC in news: TWHL is Shutting Down Comment #98625
Gotta love importing right about now. :D
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Commented 16 years ago2008-07-24 23:03:54 UTC in news: TWHL is Shutting Down Comment #98621
Yes, but the US dollar is worth just a little bit more Australian dollars, Tito. As for 1:03 PM GMT+10 on Friday the 25th of July, $74,035USD converts to $77,248.56AUD.
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-24 21:02:25 UTC in news: TWHL is Shutting Down Comment #98619
With my share of the money...hmm. I believe I have a good use for it. :>

Also, who's atom >_>
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-19 06:42:41 UTC in journal: #5201 Comment #34674
:x

Sure hope you had a reason to buy a laptop and not a desktop.
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-13 00:12:41 UTC in vault item: Tribute to TWHL Comment #16123
TWHL3 version perhaps? ;>
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-12 23:49:58 UTC in journal: #5187 Comment #36017
Hahaha
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-12 04:04:59 UTC in journal: #5187 Comment #36016
^_^
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-11 09:48:44 UTC in news: Competition results posted, world ends Comment #98590
Congrats to all the place getters. My apologies for my lack of input, but I had to remove my Steam stuff to install Mass Effect as I have to review it. It'd be great if Mass Effect didn't suck in a fair few aspects.
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-11 08:10:15 UTC in journal: #5187 Comment #36015
Ho-hum.
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-08 22:20:28 UTC in journal: #5182 Comment #44242
Nintendo's gonna announce something: I suspect they're about to revive yet another ancient IP in order to please proper gamers.

As usual, it'll suck. My bets on Kid Icarius, but I have a sneaking suspicion there's a DS hardware revision on the way.
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-08 09:43:47 UTC in journal: #5182 Comment #44241
We'll see if this is the last year for E3 as well, particularly after the crap that was last year's show.
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-08 09:28:04 UTC in journal: #5181 Comment #36001
cough <3 cough
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-08 08:42:12 UTC in journal: #5181 Comment #36000
Yah, this is my final year, and this is for my major project. I love the idea of animation and stuff, and I'm a big animation nerd as a couple of you know by now.
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-08 02:55:24 UTC in journal: #5181 Comment #35999
Probably not a bad idea, Rim. That lighting definitely isn't final though.

My favourite character is the glasses guy, mainly because he's about 60% me. :P
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-07 22:41:18 UTC in journal: #5181 Comment #35998
Luke: Yah. It'll be more vibrant, but darker at the same time. If that makes sense. :x

Rim: They do. :D

That's another thing too: there's no proper shadows being cast at the moment. :<
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-07 21:38:48 UTC in journal: #5181 Comment #35997
The bats will be darker yes: the lighting is washing everything out at the moment. As for the orange features, well...what do you mean?

Rim: Best thing is, they're entirely flat: they're just PSD files I whacked onto flat plains. Maya allows for PSDs, and it'll also recognise the Alpha channel for transparency, so it makes things easy. I made them flat so I don't have to model them, and also to cut down rendering times.
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-04 11:18:33 UTC in journal: #5174 Comment #51609
WHOA!

Holy crap man...hope your house is alright!
Commented 16 years ago2008-07-01 11:05:05 UTC in journal: #5167 Comment #39804
:D

Tbh, I saw the trailer and saw curving bullets and Jolie and immediately thought it sucked.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-30 21:50:49 UTC in journal: #5166 Comment #51593
Pizza Planet truck appears in all their films.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-30 21:48:28 UTC in journal: #5167 Comment #39803
In other words, the movie was balls.

Last paragraph makes it completely acceptable though. :P
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-30 10:30:13 UTC in journal: #5166 Comment #51592
That was Toy Story 2, FresheD. :P

There were actually a fair few references in that film, but it wasn't taken up by them.

Pixar: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille and Wall-E.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-30 09:18:13 UTC in journal: #5166 Comment #51591
Strideh's right, and I think it's something that people don't tend to notice either. I almost don't see Pixar as 'just a branch of Disney': they're a unique company, and their films stand way above anything that Dreamworks dumps out in terms of visual storytelling and the stories in general.

Wall-E's getting critical acclaim at the moment, and so it should. Can't believe we have to wait till bloody August or September or something before we see it.

Wait, so Pixar films don't have a right to be good? :/
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Commented 16 years ago2008-06-26 20:44:02 UTC in journal: #5162 Comment #35987
It's a torch. :P

He's not rigged, Luke.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-24 11:12:29 UTC in journal: #5156 Comment #39801
Been following Engadget for a while now, it's quite good. Well writen and generally decent content too. Not that I ever visit the site: RSS ftw.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-24 09:32:20 UTC in journal: #5157 Comment #39321
Win avatar is win. Points for anyone who knows who it is/where it's from, instantban for anyone who bags out the character or its source.

Reeves will win the Oscar for that.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-19 22:00:23 UTC in news: TF2 Update Now Available Comment #98562
As do I. Pyro is my least played class.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-19 21:10:53 UTC in journal: #5148 Comment #59194
Interesting. What's it for?
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Commented 16 years ago2008-06-17 00:23:16 UTC in journal: #5135 Comment #35970
You'd be surprised at how many people are saying otherwise. Plus, a lot of rendering problems have come up for people.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-16 23:33:51 UTC in journal: #5140 Comment #35979
I love how an innocuous journal entry turns into this. :P
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-13 03:40:27 UTC in journal: #5137 Comment #59406
...

Idiot.

PS3 exclusive.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-12 23:18:09 UTC in journal: #5135 Comment #35969
I've downgraded to Opera 9.27. I've checked around on the Opera forums: a fair few people aren't happy with 9.5.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-11 02:23:42 UTC in journal: #5131 Comment #52268
Never...finished...HL1?

head explodes
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-09 00:27:26 UTC in journal: #5130 Comment #39279
Haha, whoops Strideh. :D
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-08 20:48:51 UTC in news: Compo Results Delay Comment #98535
Yeah, but we're offering a somewhat monetary prize for this one, so yeah.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-08 11:03:14 UTC in news: Compo Results Delay Comment #98533
Anyone who complains about the delay is essentially volunteering to do our work for us. And that includes a bunch of design projects, programming projects, exams and a major 3D project.
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-06 03:13:21 UTC in news: New Tutorials Comment #98524
We have lives outside of TWHL, we're not robots. :P
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-03 09:42:02 UTC in journal: #5116 Comment #40666
Erm...
Commented 16 years ago2008-06-03 05:09:15 UTC in news: New Tutorials Comment #98520
Why do people keep thinking we're lazy with the compo? :/
Commented 16 years ago2008-05-31 22:57:39 UTC in news: New Tutorials Comment #98516
You can't join the lazy squad if you put effort into joining it! That's not the way it works.

I too have a tutorial in draft stage.
Commented 16 years ago2008-05-29 21:35:58 UTC in journal: #5106 Comment #54826
Quake IV is indeed terrible.
Commented 16 years ago2008-05-29 21:34:46 UTC in journal: #5108 Comment #40641
Malicious hackers are called crackers. A hacker, in the traditional sense, is a skilled programmer.