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Is polycount a standard? Let me sart by saying that I love PC. this place is godamm awesome( I am a bit drunk right nows)but for mop, strengefate,r13,beaercup,daz,ghostrider,bobo,per...all you motherfuckers...you know wh…	7 Last	McIlroy Nov 2006
Polycount Works! In a discussion with tfrog last night, we talked of how a lot of Polycounters get jobs. Polycount is comprised of a lot of working professionals. The outgoing feedback and criticisms are strong, val…	24 Last	TomDunne Nov 2006
campus 'security' okay this might seem a bit disjointed copy/pasting from IRC but i hope you get what's happened.. [02:38am] snemmy: me and two friends were kicked out of the fuckin art building by security(campus o…	5 Last	Illusions Nov 2006
bf2142 friends lists since 2142 has the new friends list thing that lets you just jump in the game with friends i figured i'd start a thread to swap friends lists so we can get together when we are playing,, i am Count…	15 Last	greenj2 Nov 2006
Yay me! ...and some moving questions Well I landed my first development position with a new game studio in Raleigh NC. They hired me as a "3D Artist" but I imagine specialization will occur once the pipleline gets settled, and producti…	2 Last	TNSLB Nov 2006
Valve on multhicore/threaded application to games [url="http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2006/11/02/Multi_core_in_the_Source_Engin/1.html"]http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2006/11/02/Multi_core_in_the_Source_Engin/1.html[/url] pretty nice write up on a…	6 Last	CheapAlert Nov 2006
"Next Gen Wars" This aught to be amusing to watch over the next few months.... [url="http://nexgenwars.com/"]http://nexgenwars.com/[/url]	7 Last	KDR_11k Nov 2006
Jeff Tweedy is f'ing amazing. I can't really say much more than that. A buddy of mine brought over the new DVD that he just put out recently call Jeff Tweedy: Sunken Treasure [url="http://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Tweedy-Treasure-Pac…	7 Last	gauss Nov 2006
Need to get out more (I'm a frikin hermit):Seattle Well, it's been over a year since I've moved to the Seattle area. I've been so busy working, trying to save my rocky marriage, and now having a new baby, that I haven't gotten together with any Seatt…	3 Last	TechSmith Nov 2006
the UK is a shit hole I could just leave it there. But this news article kinda re-affirms my views of the UK, and I'm glad I decided to move to another country: [url="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6108302.stm"]http…	50 Last	Kevin Johnstone Nov 2006
more interview stuff just got back from my interview in leamington spa. Well it was a bit of a waste of train fare really I felt pretty relaxed going in there, but it was just one of those interviews that kind of suck…	15 Last	Leech Nov 2006
Textures for Game devs & 3D artists Hi guys, Ive been working like crazy over the last few months, finishing some mapping work for [url="http://www.nuclear-dawn.net/"] Nuclear Dawn [/url] and working on a website to provide a large,…	7 Last	Jarrod1937 Nov 2006
Flipping Greatness Some of you may have seen this on Digg, but in case, I thought I'd share and discuss [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [url="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/7203/matrix_for_real/"]http://www.metac…	3 Last	rooster Nov 2006
Etiquette warning When wearing low cut jeans and a self loosening belt, dont wear a shortish tshirt. Even 1/2 an inch of your pubic hair can be quite offputting to friends in the pub.	13 Last	Rick Stirling Nov 2006
Chasing the dollars Hello polycount, This is my first post, though I've lurked this site and many of its members sites over the years. So a big thanks for all the great information you people have shared. I am curre…	10 Last	J O T Nov 2006
"zune-stylized" official win xp theme [url="http://www.zune.net/en-us/meetzune/software.htm"]http://www.zune.net/en-us/meetzune/software.htm[/url] Other than the custom zune wallpaper it comes with, haven't noticed any other advertisi…	3 Last	adam Nov 2006
Congrats to TelekineticFrog! Oh no! Not again! Time to give a big congrats out to TelekineticFrog, as he'll be joining the masses of us over at EA Mythic on the world team. Cheers!	38 Last	cholden Nov 2006
Grad school online - yes, no, maybe? So I'm thinking of getting game/new media related masters at some point in near future, and was wondering if anyone has done it through some of the online programs that are becoming available nowaday…	11 Last	Richard Kain Nov 2006
First person RC Plane piloting! [url="http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=-2237947353453839215&hl=fr"]http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=-2237947353453839215&hl=fr[/url] This is too cool!!	10 Last	notman Nov 2006
Firefox 2.0 out [url="http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0/win32/en-US/"]http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0/win32/en-US/[/url] Enjoy it. Spell checking AS I…	27 Last	Michael Knubben Nov 2006
Cottages are being moved/redirected/closed. As with @polycount.com email addresses, Polycount Cottages (the GSI-hosted ad-supported ones, not the .net paid ones) are in the process of being moved/overhauled/shut down. If you want to retain ac…	20 Last	JonMurphy Nov 2006
Happy Froggy day! Happy Birthday Mister TelekineticFrog!	11 Last	DeathKitten Nov 2006
AAAAARGH!! meet up in Leeds Saturday.... anyone? Crash is in town and I know there's a bunch of us up this way... anyone fancy a meet up in Leeds on Saturday? Start off in what was Baroque, go for food and have a wander round n stuff and hopefully …	1 Last	Bort Nov 2006
wtf ?! poop is born ?! ok, in this day , poop was born ! hapei bath day !1	64 Last	BoBo_the_seal Nov 2006
The Fountain: no CGI [url="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/outsider.html"]This[/url] Wired article on The Fountain is a pretty good read, but the most surprising thing is the space scenes are not CGI! I'm reall…	9 Last	MoP Nov 2006
Moving to Chicago. This Friday will be my last day at EA Mythic. And then I should be starting at EA Chicago on the 13th. Chicago = awesome. Huzzah!	17 Last	Xenobond Nov 2006
hm...battlefield2....singleplayer Hey guys , i finnaly fixed my pc ( i hope ) and have been playing in my freetime between working battlefield 2, the thing is i am sick of the 16 player only...isnt there any way to be able to play …	2 Last	greenj2 Nov 2006
awesome computer and already have problems :) hey guys , iv gotten my new pc , etc it runs fine...except for its random shut downs without warning...it usually happens when im playing battlefield 2... happened twice when i wasnt playing games.…	48 Last	Joao Sapiro Nov 2006
GTA:VCS Just arrived from gamestop.com today, played it for about half an hour; liking it so far. Just to point out a goof up I noticed... in that Vice City Inquirer booklet, on page 10, there's a Corvette …	3 Last	danr Nov 2006
Halloween Costumes So, what are you guys going as? I bought a cheap whig and a moustache and I'm going as one of the Beastie Boys from the Sabotage video (cheap 70's cop)	31 Last	The3DGuy Nov 2006
quitting smoking well been a day and a half now. had to quit, altough i quit for 5 years a while back. I figure just keep my mind off it by working on 3d stuff.	28 Last	Ruz Nov 2006
Time for a new Chair... My chair is on it's last leg. Duct tape has kept this poor thing alive for several years now, but it won't stay up anymore :[ Anyhow, I'm in the market for a new chair, and I wanted to get some reco…	6 Last	Entity Nov 2006
Halo movie canned Better to not do it all than to not do the franchise justice, but its rather sad nonetheless. [url="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30560"]http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30560[/url]	36 Last	hawken Nov 2006
Looking for tips for mononucleosis... hey guys, I got hit with mono this last friday and I feel like I'm dying. I have a mega severe sore throat and it's difficult to even eat ice cream or soup or drink ice water. Besides that my fever i…	8 Last	Thegodzero Nov 2006
old old old [url="http://www.davethewave.co.uk/mary-mungo-midge/"]http://www.davethewave.co.uk/mary-mungo-midge/[/url] if you can remember this then you are old	12 Last	Ruz Nov 2006
Halloween Treats. Alternative Ideas Other than falling back on quarters which I remember from a kid as being more annoying as I wanted to munch something right away. What can I hand out to treat or treaters that isn't filled with una…	39 Last	Mark Dygert Oct 2006
mach's kaputt (hi-speed videos) [url="http://www.quarks.de/dyn/21696.phtml?SRC=kaputt/kaputt.swf&WIDTH=800&HEIGHT=497"]http://www.quarks.de/dyn/21696.phtml?SRC=kaputt/kaputt.swf&WIDTH=800&HEIGHT=497[/url] just saw …	1 Last	notman Oct 2006
How to prank a Telemarketer Listen and laugh!!! [url="http://howtoprankatelemarketer.ytmnd.com/"]http://howtoprankatelemarketer.ytmnd.com/[/url]	20 Last	TelekineticFrog Oct 2006
Changing Jobs I gave my notice at Liquid Development today. I will be relocating to Plano, TX to work for the incredibly awesome Gearbox Software. I am stoked [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]	23 Last	steady Oct 2006
interview hoorayy , got an interview sorted out. here's hoping [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]	7 Last	Mongrelman Oct 2006
Joy for the medial natures among us. Didnt saw that one posted so here we go: [url="http://tvlinks.voodeedoo.org"]http://tvlinks.voodeedoo.org[/url] Here you find a shitload on series, toons and animes ranging from the usual suspects …	9 Last	_Shimmer Oct 2006
Cloaking devices Yeah we stole it from the Klingons, so what? [url="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.cloak20oct20,0,5280839.story"]http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/cloaking.html[/url] Actually …	8 Last	hawken Oct 2006
little helloween time waster [url="http://us.mms.com/us/dark/index.jsp"]http://us.mms.com/us/dark/index.jsp[/url] got one more to go........	16 Last	Nerd Groupie Oct 2006
Ljk-Sang phishing scam There's a phishing mail going around, apparently from Lik-Sang, but the hostname is ljk-sang.com and its claims that it's offering a refund of store credits are probably going to suck a few people in…	0 Last	milla Oct 2006
desk oktober 2006 post your desk [img]http://static.flickr.com/121/281193314_2f9e926c29_b.jpg[/img]	15 Last	hobodactyl Oct 2006
so who's going to san fransisco massive black work me and i know Cthugoa are going anybody else?	5 Last	Jeff Parrott Oct 2006
Video game expo - Philly I saw this link off of KP's post on artist guide. [url="http://www.vgxpo.com/index.htm"]http://www.vgxpo.com/index.htm[/url] Anyone going? Trying to secure a place to stay in philly, be nice to me…	5 Last	Lee3dee Oct 2006
Ubuntu 6.10 out! [url="http://www.ubuntu.com/"]http://www.ubuntu.com/[/url] Get it now [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] I am currently using it in the Kubuntu flavour (KDE) as my major OS and couldn't he happi…	23 Last	JKMakowka Oct 2006
ranked 2142 server 209.160.74.115 its a 20 seat server plays conquest maps, cause titan mode is shit. feel free to join it and play if you want!	9 Last	Matabus Oct 2006
Big HI! to everyone I'm just posting for my first time to say Hi to everyone and proclaim my newbie'ness to this small and wonderful forum group. I have to say that I traditionally have not been much of a forum user in …	12 Last	Matabus Oct 2006