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Some music So this February, I decided to join [URL=http://www.fawm.org]FAWM[/URL], or "February Album-Writing Month". The aim was to write 14 tracks in 28 days. Most of the stuff on that site is singer/songwr…	21 Last	JasonLavoie Mar 2009
Oh gawd.... I can't stop clicking on the tracking number for my new PC parts....even though i know it wont be here till tomorrow...AAAARGG the wait! Anyone else updating their rig in anticipation on the Dom war…	2 Last	Thegodzero Mar 2009
carnival reference Anyone have any good carnival reference? dirty cotton candy slums, rusted ferris wheels of terror. Halls of broken mirrors, dirty backwoods carnies and sideshow games tents - Zoltars the greats fort…	3 Last	Psyk0 Mar 2009
Closed polycount site down? What's happened to the Polycount main page? I usually got to the site by typing in [url]www.polycount.com[/url] but it looks like the site has been taken by go daddy	1 Last	MoP Mar 2009
Derby Uni or Teesside Uni I dont know which one to choose!! please help, does anyone go to any of these or heard anything about them? these are the courses at each Uni that I would take [url]http://www.tees.ac.uk/Undergradu…	49 Last	Andreas Mar 2009
empire: total war demo is out [url]http://www.totalwar.com/empire/index.php?t=EnglishUK[/url] the empire total war demo is out now!	6 Last	Target_Renegade Mar 2009
What's up with the website? For some reason [URL="http://www.polycount.net"]www.polycount.net[/URL] doesn't work for me anymore. It goes straight to a page about polycount.net cottages. To get to this page i have to goto [URL]h…	14 Last	Yozora Mar 2009
Who else thinks gears of war 2 had awesome writing? This is totally irrelevant, but it vaguely relates to videogames so indulge me, alright? I could write a lengthy essay on how insufferably arrogant the general gaming public is about the content of …	50 Last	arshlevon Mar 2009
Sword 29th March London Anyone interested in seeing sword on the 29th of March in London. Gig is at the borderline. its a small but awesome venue. [url]http://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?filler1=see&filler3=id1allg&c…	1 Last	Jeremy Wright Mar 2009
Obama's address to Congress In T-minus 8 hours-ish [url]http://www.hulu.com/spotlight/obamapresidency[/url]	31 Last	JO420 Mar 2009
any pcount warhammer players? I was thinking of playing a little Warhammer Online. Not really sure if I will or not. But I thought I'd come ask if there is a cluster of polycounters in there anywhere. I know a bunch of you helpe…	17 Last	Asherr Mar 2009
I gots me a job! After lurking here for a good while, I'm finally lucky enough to be joining the good folks at Cryptic Studios tomorrow! :D I've been learning a lot here, and I'm sure I wouldn't have even had a chan…	31 Last	scotths Mar 2009
Blush: by Flashbang Creators of all those whacked little web games are releasing a new game sometime today, so keep your eyes peeled. [url]http://blurst.com/blog/blush-trailer-released-game-sometime-today/[/url]	5 Last	Steve Schulze Mar 2009
Laptop with Wacom Has anyone seen this? Or know someone with one already? [url]http://www.pc.ibm.com/europe/thinkpad/why/en/wseries.html?europe&cc=europe[/url] I know the other week, someone posted a computer with an…	12 Last	Codeman Mar 2009
Scorched Polycounters? Recently started messing around with Scorched3D, and I was wondering if anyone else around here was a closet [scorched] junky. I tried modding it once, way back when, but the mood at the time was low…	8 Last	breakneck Mar 2009
Closed Killzone 2 is finally out, whats do you think!? So sonys most hyped up game finally hit store shelves today. I picked it up 1st thing this morning and have had the day off to play it. I have tried both single and multi and both are pretty fucking…	100 Last	bearkub Mar 2009
Can I get some Star with that Rock please? [I]*takes a deep breath[/I] I just got the call to make it official, so as of right now (is it right now... or does it only count when i step into the studio) I work for Rockstar Toronto :) So this…	55 Last	carlo_c Mar 2009
Looking for free version control software (windows) I am working on a project with a friend and wanted some kind of version control software for us to use (sync UPK and other nonsense). Post links please :) Don't wanna spin wheels on stuff that migh…	28 Last	Pedro Amorim Mar 2009
Day-dreaming in a meeting? [url]http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/takenotedoodlingcanhelpmemory.html[/url]	4 Last	pliang Mar 2009
Happy Birthday Miles (...shameless) :)	13 Last	Tumerboy Mar 2009
Paul Harvey - Thanks for great radio [url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090301/ap_on_en_ot/obit_harvey[/url] I'm going to miss his voice. He was the heart of radio, for me.	4 Last	hyrumark Mar 2009
BEER! trivia needed This might seem like the opposite of my personality here, but I'm working on a project where i need to amass a good amount of beer trivia. anyone know where i can find some great beer info? fun stu…	8 Last	John Warner Mar 2009
The ergonomics thread Hey all I thought it would be nice to have a thread here where we could compile useful links related to ergonomics, workstation posture, and human interface devices. Simply put : the anti-RSI threa…	33 Last	Rens Mar 2009
Asleep under a tree [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dHje1h98lwc/SKTq_E2AHiI/AAAAAAAAAyE/WXwrPlOzJOo/s400/rt_Rocco_080220_ssh.jpg[/img] Punch me in the face!	32 Last	JesterBox Mar 2009
Where would you LOVE to work? No need to express your views publicly. Let's just see which companies out of the ones above you'd love to work for. If you voted other it'd be awesome to see who it is you were hoping was on that l…	114 Last	JasonLavoie Mar 2009
Quality of life vs. crunch An interesting video from the last IGDA Leadership Forum... [ame="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7344863953591545577&hl=en"]"Studio Heads on the Hotseat"[/ame] Prompted some heated discussi…	33 Last	Kevin Johnstone Feb 2009
bills & roommates [url]www.mybillq.com[/url] I wanted to share this site I've been digging on the last couple months. It's helping me better organize my bills with my roommate. I wish I had this earlier. On their blo…	7 Last	animatr Feb 2009
Noby Noby Boy First time I've had buyer's remorse over a $4.99 game. Imagine Katamari Damacy but without the rolling, catchy music or large levels. I'm also upset that I didn't get a trophy for splitting the boy…	10 Last	Wahlgren Feb 2009
Happy Birthday Mr. Warner! Happy birthday John! Now you get to be stroked some more! Here's a birthday gorilla! [URL="http://www.balloonspeoria.com/images/pink_gorilla.jpg"][IMG]http://www.balloonspeoria.com/images/pink_gori…	9 Last	IronHawk Feb 2009
TF2: Scout Update I'm surprised there isn't a thread on this! Anyone else following the updates? [url]http://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/[/url] CP_EGYPT screenies: [url]http://www.lanmaniax.com/maps/html/cp_egy…	59 Last	bluekangaroo Feb 2009
Dawn of War II Anyone have it? I'm currently downloading it on steam... (77%). :P	36 Last	sicsided Feb 2009
Happy Birthday to Kegs! Since the calendar on the boards doesn't seem to want to work, give it up for the mad codin' man! Happy birthday to the Keg! [img]http://www.polycount.net/tshockey/misc/powder.jpg[/img] Happy Birt…	20 Last	IronHawk Feb 2009
Alternatives to Zone Alarm Free Does anyone have any recommendations for (free) alternatives to Zone Alarm Free? There seems to be a conflict between Zone Alarm, Firefox and Vista Home which causes Firefox to hang, forcing an entir…	7 Last	Eric Chadwick Feb 2009
Wow. Model of Herod's Temple [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1155962/Pensioner-spends-30-years-building-amazing-model-Herods-Temple---admits-wont-finish-it.html[/url] That's some awesome attention to detail.	8 Last	Tumerboy Feb 2009
Adobe Configurator 1.0 Hey guys, Just found out this little gem called Adobe Configurator. [url]http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/configurator/[/url] Basically what it is, is an AIR application that lets you create your…	6 Last	Yozora Feb 2009
Project Aftershock - Indie Multiplayer Co op Sci Fi Racing Game Hi guys, Just wanted to post a project I'm working on with a friend of mine called Project Aftershock which is multiplayer co op racing game. Still in its early stages as we have yet to include game…	22 Last	Elhrrah Feb 2009
outsourcing companies list Does anyone know of a outsourcing company's list somewhere online? I'm trying to do some research but the term "outsourcing" and "game art" really doesn't get you very far. I'm looking because most e…	14 Last	killingpeople Feb 2009
Quake Live Who's in the beta? I could have sworn we had a Quake Live thread before, but search is giving me nothing. Post your tags! me: sgfx	108 Last	Andreas Feb 2009
Maiking of Telematics City Just though I would share this video I found. [URL]http://www.byhook.com/video/telematics.html[/URL]	11 Last	rolfness Feb 2009
What add-ons do you use for Firefox and why? I'm relatively new to firefox and I've only been using it for a few months. (Can't believe I stuck with IE for so long) I was just wondering what add-ons you guys like and why you like them? I don…	23 Last	michi.be Feb 2009
Generation Kill Anyone been watching this? Im up to episode 5 and Im loving it. It only has 10 episodes, and it kicks butt, its like a cross between jarhead and black hawk down. Nice to see something more realistic …	15 Last	Emil Mujanovic Feb 2009
New Mudbox Forum New Mudbox forum run by the great wayne robson [url]http://www.mudboxhub.com/forum/[/url]	29 Last	robioto Feb 2009
I have OFFICIALLY given up on Vista (rant) This is my rant ... my rant about how Vista has screwed me over for the last time. (this is going to be very long) I'm a game art student at Fort Lauderdale ... so I am heavily dependent on my deskt…	25 Last	kite212 Feb 2009
Any one in San Fran going to these events tonight? Was going to be in San Fran a couple days and wanted to know if anyone was going to be at these events tonight: might not make this one as might have a long dinner meeting: [url]http://www.meetup.co…	1 Last	Ninjas Feb 2009
Looks like I may be in London UK this weekend... Through a fluke chance, suddenly it looks like I may be in London (maybe Friday night)Saturday and part of Sunday. I'll likely be busy much of the day Saturday on business, but would love to meet up…	19 Last	almighty_gir Feb 2009
Diverge Workshop - Feb 2009 [url]http://www.divergeworkshop.com/[/url] Another great workshop event in Dallas! Lots of great tutorials to watch and learn :D Thanks Tony for setting this up again!	35 Last	Dusty Feb 2009
Heath Ledger wins Oscar. [URL]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090223/ap_en_ot/oscars[/URL] Heath Ledger won the supporting-actor Academy Award on Sunday for his demented reinvention of Batman villain the Joker in "The Dark Kni…	19 Last	Ghostscape Feb 2009
the return of american mcgee's alice this is my favorite game of all time, i try to make a point to play through it at least once a yer, and now its back!!!!!! [URL]http://kotaku.com/5156821/the-return-of-american-mcgees-alice-set-for-…	27 Last	TWilson Feb 2009
what level modeler are you? so this thing just hit me today, if reality was an MMORPG, what level modeler would you be?	56 Last	rolfness Feb 2009
Beginner Question yet again Okay, so my trial with XSI has run out. So far I've been through Blender, Silo and XSI. I liked XSI, but looking at alot of online schools, they only teach Maya or 3DS Max. My main thing here…	4 Last	MagicSugar Feb 2009