Meetups

It's great that we're starting to talk about these again. I've never personally attended one before, and they sound like they would be an awesome experience.

NY Meetup

I'm guessing we'd probably go somewhere in midtown manhattan...I've never been to a meetup before. It looks like we just go to an arcade or something? Just no bars, cause TD and I are underage. Actually, I do know a place... lol, if you guys figure out what you want to do, I can go check out some places and give you some feedback.

CO Meetup

Great idea. My grandmother lives there, so I fly down at least once a year. I've met up with Richie Zirbes (of Perfect Kirby fame) in Colorado before. He may be twice my age, but I'm twice his height hehe...Anyway, he might be game for attending or maybe even organizing that kind of thing, and I'd probably be able to attend. So once you rally up a crew of regs and get your thoughts together on this one, just contact meh.

PA Meetup

It could happen! Not as probable as the NY one, but I know plenty of regs who live in the area (I actually have a country house there myself)...

At 10/9/07 10:00 AM, AloneInTheDark wrote:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/40 4506

lol sleeping. :P
Yeah, that was pretty awesome. I love the shots near the begining. The character design for Jack was cool too.

Emptyness

I'm getting a very cold & empty vibe lately... I don't know why... it's a very negative atmosphere...
...Someone kick a baby or somethin' for lulz!

Lol @ Colorado meetup.
There are more girls on NG than there are users from this silly angular state.

UK Meetup II

I take it that it would still be in London, rather than some other crappy place?

Who here is actually English? I know of Kayn, CitricSquid, Paranoia and me.

zomg 800th page.

At 10/9/07 12:41 PM, trig1 wrote: UK Meetup II

I take it that it would still be in London, rather than some other crappy place?

Who here is actually English? I know of Kayn, CitricSquid, Paranoia and me.

zomg 800th page.

It would probably be in london again.. it was really easy to get around and it all went off without a hitch. I think the date of it could have been better planned. There was a few people who wanted to show up but it was a nightmare with school starting back up or something. I know that Dim was on the verge of not being able to. I would like to avoid that if it all possible next year so we can maximize the turnout and not have it be a total strain on peoples school schedules YOUNGINSSS...

what dates are you all typically on holiday anyway? not being in school rulez btw.

i think we should do it in newcastle to be honest ;)

At 10/9/07 12:48 PM, Luis wrote: It would probably be in london again.. it was really easy to get around and it all went off without a hitch. I think the date of it could have been better planned. There was a few people who wanted to show up but it was a nightmare with school starting back up or something. I know that Dim was on the verge of not being able to. I would like to avoid that if it all possible next year so we can maximize the turnout and not have it be a total strain on peoples school schedules YOUNGINSSS...

what dates are you all typically on holiday anyway? not being in school rulez btw.

I finnish school in may or whatever. THen got exams may and june. Last year of school. Then college. Can't be worse than school.. right?

I might go to UK Meetup II :D

Posts that piss me off

For example: this.
Second post down.

I don't know!

Posts like this i've seen more and more often now and they really piss me off.

At 10/9/07 12:48 PM, Luis wrote: It would probably be in london again.. it was really easy to get around and it all went off without a hitch. I think the date of it could have been better planned. There was a few people who wanted to show up but it was a nightmare with school starting back up or something. I know that Dim was on the verge of not being able to. I would like to avoid that if it all possible next year so we can maximize the turnout and not have it be a total strain on peoples school schedules YOUNGINSSS...

what dates are you all typically on holiday anyway?

I break up on the 23rd of july this year (but I think thats a bit early compared to other schools).

not being in school rulez btw.

What is your actual job?

At 10/9/07 12:51 PM, dELtaluca wrote: i think we should do it in newcastle to be honest ;)

Newcastle is evil.

At 10/9/07 01:05 PM, UnknownFury wrote: I might go to UK Meetup II :D

Me too! Maybes.

Posts that piss me off

I know, I hate that.

At 10/9/07 12:48 PM, Luis wrote: not being in school rulez btw.

Seconded. Just make sure you graduate.

Comcast Continues
As a continuing series, we follow the woes of a former Comcast subscriber

Following up on my rant, I recently tried to pay my last bill with Comcast, only to find they have deleted my online account, making it impossible to pay my final bill. They have also neglected to send it to me in the mail, and the due date for the payment is coming up quick. This means that late fees are just on the horizon, and push come to shove, they are going to probably get away with charging me the fines.

At 10/9/07 07:32 AM, KaynSlamdyke wrote: Think we can get away with screaming at Adobe to cut it's price in Europe by half through lawyers and the European Competition Commission?

To be honest, I doubt a suit would work. Adobe is a US based company, and the only people suing it would be from the UK and the rest of europe. I'm not entirely sure how suing a company in another country works, but its probably not the easiest thing to do. It's probably a long process that would take years for a case to be heard.

And even if the case is heard, Adobe probably has a ton of lawyers and would probably spew out stuff about translating, adding support for european computers and versions of their operating system (It's not translating the text, it's making the software run on a computer from a different region). They'd probably pull out some arguments about import and export taxes too.

Anyway I'm not defending adobe or anything, but saying "Let's sue" isn't the best way to get a point across if you haven't picked out the details and all the complications of the issue.

UK Meetup '08

I graduate in the middle of June or something, if only I get someone to tag along it would be awesome taking a trip to England :)

At 10/9/07 12:41 PM, trig1 wrote: Who here is actually English? I know of Kayn, CitricSquid, Paranoia and me.

Ich bin Englander ;).

Reg Meetup

London is actually a pretty south place, why not go to manchester or somewhere, so everyone has to travel roughly the same difference to get there instead of one guy taking 10 hours and someone else taking 30 minutes.

At 10/9/07 02:40 PM, Glaiel-Gamer wrote: And even if the case is heard, Adobe probably has a ton of lawyers and would probably spew out stuff about translating, adding support for european computers and versions of their operating system (It's not translating the text, it's making the software run on a computer from a different region). They'd probably pull out some arguments about import and export taxes too.

I agree, i don't think there's much of a chance that a few people can go against a muli million dollar company. I do understand your point, and adobe charges us way to much, but unless our willing to sped thousands to save hundreds, it's not worth it.

Where are you from?

Where (Country or more detailed) does everyone live? I live in the west midlands, in the center of Good olde wet england. The only one i know is delta, but i've been wondering about a few people for a while.

AITD

That was amazing. Your hard work has really paid off and I'm glad to see you are still around and kicking. I can't wait to see more installments in this series. Keep it up, bro.

At 10/9/07 02:57 PM, Depredation wrote: Where (Country or more detailed) does everyone live? I live in the west midlands, in the center of Good olde wet england. The only one i know is delta, but i've been wondering about a few people for a while.

Up north west in the Fylde - just outside of Blackpool to be more precise. Got a lovely view of our tower.

Where are you From?

Holland. Which makes me unique.

+ 1 800th post.

I live in Ohio, I doubt anyone is located near there :P

OMG 24,000 POSTS

24,000 posts and going strong.

24,001st post :P

At 10/9/07 10:00 AM, AloneInTheDark wrote: euh, for those of you who still remember me, it's done

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/40 4506

I'm having some sleeping to catch up with

Wow haven't seen you around in a while! Amazing work as usual. I remember seeing screen shots from that a while back. The environments are really great and convincing. Nice plot too. The style seems really fit for a children's book.

At 10/9/07 10:00 AM, AloneInTheDark wrote: euh, for those of you who still remember me, it's done
I'm having some sleeping to catch up with

Just came across it in the portal and had a watch. Very good stuff. You can really tell it's bursting with effort. It certainly turned out as something to be proud of.

Where are you from?
England, South-West. Near Portsmouth.

So many capitals lol.

UK Meet II

Its very inconvenient that you guys are on holiday just when comic-con is going on.. how about i just fly everyone to comic con itll make life easy.

LMAO.

in other news, i did enjoy that new flick by AITD.. im always smitten by work that isnt the usual breed of techno fight scenes.

in other other news, toronto meetup is comin up in a few weeks i hope neg knows we're coming lmao...

in other other other news... i am donating half of the proceeds from the monthly award of the sketchbook tour for boob cancer research, i thought that it would be cool if a donation was made on behalf of the ng community and i was very specific with tom that i want it to specifically say that.. so ya.

k no more newz.

At 10/9/07 02:40 PM, Glaiel-Gamer wrote: Anyway I'm not defending adobe or anything, but saying "Let's sue" isn't the best way to get a point across if you haven't picked out the details and all the complications of the issue.

Wait - am I hearing this right? Your an american who doesnt want to sue someone? You guys sue over anything.

Seriously though, I think you're right, a couple of civilians taking on a multibillion dollar company is ridiculous.

At 10/9/07 02:57 PM, Depredation wrote: Ich bin Englander ;).

Ich sehe. Läßt gewordene Freunde!

Reg Meetup

London is actually a pretty south place, why not go to manchester or somewhere, so everyone has to travel roughly the same difference to get there instead of one guy taking 10 hours and someone else taking 30 minutes.

Nah, nothing happens in Manchester other than stabbings. In London, you get stabbings and the London Eye!

Where are you from?

Croydon, London. The gangsta capital of the world.

At 10/9/07 04:20 PM, Luis wrote: in other other other news... i am donating half of the proceeds from the monthly award of the sketchbook tour for boob cancer research, i thought that it would be cool if a donation was made on behalf of the ng community and i was very specific with tom that i want it to specifically say that.. so ya.

Your a nice person. :D

AITD's new piece

Shows tons of skill and effort. Definitely the best animation I've seen in a while. The sounds were great.

2-Hour Time Trial lll

Would anyone be interested to take part in a third and last edition to the Two-Hour Time Trials, I've bene hosting if I created it sometime soon? I think I may host it sometime during next week. Anyone interested?

Re:Where do you live?
In a crapshack located in the slums of chilliwack, BC, Canada. :3

At 10/9/07 06:18 PM, BritishMoose wrote: Synergy 5 Collab in obituaries?

Why?

Most likely the author had his/her own reasons for removing it...
Or it was stolen and was forcibly removed.

At 10/9/07 06:22 PM, TheCriminalDuder wrote: Most likely the author had his/her own reasons for removing it...
Or it was stolen and was forcibly removed.

I'm sure it was most likely removed by request of author, he seemed to have had all his work whipped out from his account.

At 10/9/07 06:17 PM, TheCriminalDuder wrote: Re:Where do you live?
In a crapshack located in the slums of chilliwack, BC, Canada. :3

Got your number.

At 10/9/07 04:47 PM, trig1 wrote: Wait - am I hearing this right? Your an american who doesnt want to sue someone? You guys sue over anything.

I'm not an average american. If something is worth suing for, and the chances of winning are fairly good, then I'm not against it but people need to be practical.

And our country was built on lawsuits.

Seriously though, I think you're right, a couple of civilians taking on a multibillion dollar company is ridiculous.

That and complaining that something is priced too high and should be forced to be lowered is promoting communism. It'd be different if they charged more to black people than white people, but that's not the case. Adobe has the right to set different prices for different regions just like how car insurance companies don't sell service to massachusetts (stupid freaking communism car insurance laws....)

At 10/9/07 07:00 PM, SweetSkater wrote:

At 10/9/07 06:17 PM, TheCriminalDuder wrote: Re:Where do you live?
In a crapshack located in the slums of chilliwack, BC, Canada. :3

Got your number.

...Yay?