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death of a computer my laptop died today. just when I have no money, and many contracts. the graphics card melted. it's part of the motherboard. 14 months old. HP's pavilion zd7000 sucks. I am not alone. I checked my…	16 Last	hawken Feb 2006
New Job! Today I just started at Climax LA as an Environment Artist. I went from being 2 blocks from Poop to 2 blocks from Arsh. Moving up I guess. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Pretty happy about th…	13 Last	Daz Feb 2006
Homemade 3d Scanner It's not very practical, but it's still extremely cool. [url="http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/8712E18AF6EF10279383000D61419BA3/?ALLSTEPS"]http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/8712E18AF6EF10279383000D…	2 Last	skankerzero Feb 2006
Own Goal 2006 hello anyone have some goals? This year it's to; 1. speak Japanese a bit better, 2. learn Director 3d properly, 3. understand rigging fully in 3dsmax, 4. learn more PHP / database nonsense, 5. d…	28 Last	Irritant Feb 2006
LOST - secret dossiers For all the LOST fans [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [url="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11102238/"]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11102238/[/url]	0 Last	Lee3dee Feb 2006
nazi zombies hanging from putrid balloons! crap, I'm not sure if this has been posted in the past but I just came across it because they've released a new promo trailer (click on cgi promo) [url="http://www.gorehoundinc.com/"]WORST CASE SCEN…	6 Last	Wells Feb 2006
Alive in Joburg...if you like half life 2 If you like half life 2 you may like this. Awesome short movie called Alive in Joburg by Spy Films...the guys that did the breakdancing citroen commercial and the short about the police robots. Thi…	7 Last	John Warner Feb 2006
World of Warcraft map using Google Map API [url="http://mapwow.com/"]http://mapwow.com/[/url] pretty cool but sometimes slow.	4 Last	Downsizer Feb 2006
Sexiest box ever. Yes its true, dont try to argue you know you are wrong. [img]http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/3637/modo2tn.jpg[/img]	42 Last	Zcubed Feb 2006
Dirge of Cerberus [url="http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/dirgeofcerberusfinalfantasyvii/screenindex.html"]http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/dirgeofcerberusfinalfantasyvii/screenindex.html[/url] The game looks pret…	1 Last	Thegodzero Jan 2006
January desktops Post your post new years desktops. [url="http://www.planetgargoyle.com/desktops/desk06-jan.jpg"]I am[/url]	42 Last	EarthQuake Jan 2006
LASIK eye surgery I am going in tomorrow at 6:30am to get my eyes sliced and diced. Just wondering who's had it and how the results are for you. What should i expect the first day or so afterwards?	39 Last	Richard Kain Jan 2006
Gamers should appreciate this [url="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1329362959167995041"]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1329362959167995041[/url]	8 Last	Mishra Jan 2006
Ok, I got some real bad reviews, now what? This may sound like a whining rant, but I'm legitimately looking for a little advice here. Since this is the place that sank my ship, I thought it the best place to ask for a life preserver. After a…	28 Last	Richard Kain Jan 2006
dope and funkyfresh chip beatz [url="http://www.dropdabomb.org"]www.dropdabomb.org[/url] listening to these guys loads at work.. check out the mixtapes and mp3 radio anyone else have some quality free (legal) music links?	1 Last	Wells Jan 2006
unreal 3 on revolution, well maybe.. i think a bit too much speculation went into this. but interesting idea nonetheless.. [url="http://www.revolutionreport.com/articles/read/280"]http://www.revolutionreport.com/articles/read/280[/url]	2 Last	motives Jan 2006
Melscripters So, how many do we have? raises hand -R	5 Last	PaK Jan 2006
Deep Paint 3D Tutorials Does anyone know of any good Deep Paint 3D tutorials for texturing? Thanks, Amadikus	0 Last	amadikus Jan 2006
Game Trailer: Movie Trailer Quality [url="http://xboxmovies.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/2840/Tom-Clancys-Splinter-Cell-Double-Agent/"]http://xboxmovies.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/2840/Tom-Clancys-Splinter-Cell-Double-Agent/[/url] This is the fir…	17 Last	adam Jan 2006
Time Shift Demo Today [url="http://www.gamespot.com/promos/2006/timeshift/index.html"]http://www.gamespot.com/promos/2006/timeshift/index.html[/url] Made by the team that brought us Will Rock... Not being negative, and …	4 Last	Daz Jan 2006
Guerillia marketing on web forums Just saw this on penny-arcade, could be fake, but it doesn't seem too unlikely either: [ QUOTE ] We received the following from a young man who we will call "Mr. Smith." (CW)TB Hey guys, I inter…	25 Last	StrangeFate Jan 2006
HEY !! [url="http://youtube.com/w/hay?v=DkG1KQFfNk0"]YOU LOOK LIKE A REAL JERK[/url]	4 Last	Asthane Jan 2006
Brom at the Emerald City Comic Con! [url="http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/guests.php"]http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/guests.php[/url] If you are in the Seattle area April 1-2 make sure to swing by the ECCC and meet Brom, yeah I a…	7 Last	arshlevon Jan 2006
Best mouse, EVAR! [url="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN"]http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN[/url],CRID=3,CONTENTID=9340 I'm a lefty and this is my dream mouse come true…	3 Last	Asthane Jan 2006
Have you analyzed the user list lately? These boards have about 2450 registred user of whom 929 have 0 posts, is that normal?? Also why the hell you would sign up if you dont post???????????????????????	28 Last	Ozymandias Jan 2006
Adobe Acrobat 3d [url="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat3d/main.html"]http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat3d/main.html[/url] Click on the example PDF and you can see it in action. You can navigate around the 3…	8 Last	KDR_11k Jan 2006
Bye Bye Booth Babes [url="http://gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=14230"]http://gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=14230[/url] The Entertainment Software Association has announced that exhibitors attending th…	44 Last	Jes Jan 2006
Quake 3 Servers? I just got quake 3 and there arent any online servers. Also, how do I do colored names?	17 Last	KDR_11k Jan 2006
Steam-toys (one for Gauss) [url="http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/"]http://www.crabfu.com/steamtoys/[/url] I stole this link from Guplik who never posts here anymore, so I figured I might as well share ... some fun things on t…	4 Last	The3DGuy Jan 2006
piracy stuff well my second game is due to be released on feb 2nd which is rugby challenge 2006 and already it has been pirated. amazing , when no one at our company has got his fingers on a copy yet	10 Last	Thegodzero Jan 2006
so much for "don't be evil" [url="http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/2006/01/its_like_watchi.html"]http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/2006/01/its_like_watchi.html[/url]	19 Last	Asthane Jan 2006
Animal Crossing Goodness... Anyone out there picking up AC today for the DS? I will post my friends code as soon as I get one. Let's kill Tom Nook together.	103 Last	Xenobond Jan 2006
Massive Black / ConceptArt.org Montreal Workshop MB is getting the ball rolling for the Montreal workshop coming up in June. The exact weekend hasn't been confirmed yet, but registration is open: [url="http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?…	11 Last	Bronco Jan 2006
An apology To whom it may concern, I am sorry for the result of that thread the other day. I corrected the issue that was involved. Realy Nothing more to say. I already made a fool of myself. Any comments I li…	12 Last	Lee3dee Jan 2006
the problem with 'tech' these days [url="http://www.bit-tech.net/columns/2006/01/22/all_for_one/1.html"]http://www.bit-tech.net/columns/2006/01/22/all_for_one/1.html[/url] In my opinion a spot-on article about the tech being released…	54 Last	ElysiumGX Jan 2006
50% Tax on Games [url="http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3147454"]http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3147454[/url]	19 Last	hawken Jan 2006
Starship Troopers for PC [url="http://www.starshiptroopersgame.com/default.asp"]http://www.starshiptroopersgame.com/default.asp[/url] Found this one by accident released in Oct. 2005 and picked it up. If you like blowing a…	4 Last	Slayerjerman Jan 2006
Nintendo DS redesign Redisigned to be lighter and sleeker: [url="http://ds.ign.com/articles/683/683684p1.html"]http://ds.ign.com/articles/683/683684p1.html[/url] I'm interested. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]	27 Last	Zergxes Jan 2006
Polycounter on Brighton (ENGLAND) ???? Greetings Polycounters, next week from the 3rd to the 7th, I will be in Brighton, England. Are there any polycounters close by?	1 Last	hawken Jan 2006
Centrino undervolting... I know alot of people on these boards (like myself) are going the laptop route, or at least have them for useful stuff like painting or modelling on the road (playing bf2). I find Intel speedstep te…	8 Last	sledgy Jan 2006
PIXAR now owed by disney, or did pixar just own D this is a funny story and steve jobs is my hero. he sold pixar for 7 BILLON yeah i said billion dollars.. AND he became the largest shareholder of disney, and that makes him kind of own disney, who o…	13 Last	Mark Dygert Jan 2006
monkey ball adventure!! rejoice monkey ball fans!, the series takes a new turn and in the next installment will be a full on story driven platformer. the level design in the last screen looks interesting. i wonder how the g…	5 Last	FAT_CAP Jan 2006
Unreal 3 Characters question Hello everyone! I thought this would be a good place to shoot my question, since I'm sure there's plenty of folks here who could most probably supply an answer, or give some pointers. So... I'm cre…	5 Last	cholden Jan 2006
I just ordered UT2004. I am so far behind, finally ordered it from NewEgg.	30 Last	frosty Jan 2006
3d screenshot moto GP the screen shot is pretty generic next gen fare, nothing special but i am posting this more for what it is than promotion of the game. a 3d screenshot of in game graphics. pretty neat. i hope to see …	19 Last	Toomas Jan 2006
Meta-Video-Gaming and you hey folks. i've been thinking recently and figgured i'd throw this blurb out there for anyone who'd like to to tear it appart/add to it. i've been tryinh to look at games from a different perspective…	21 Last	Downsizer Jan 2006
Training videos So... My studio is making a switch to Maya (not a minute too soon I might add) and we need top purchase some training vids. We're also learning zbrush, but i already have a handle on that. Any sug…	6 Last	malcolm Jan 2006
Pan's Labyrinth teaser Guillermo del Toro tends to alternate between doing Hollywood movies and personal projects, if you haven't seen them, go rent Chronos and The Devil's Backbone. His next personal project is Pan's Lab…	4 Last	Neo_God Jan 2006
Happy birthday Noelzorz! NoelCower, have a good one! [img]http://www.balancedweightmanagement.com/Jon%20Birthday%20Cake-smile.jpg[/img]	6 Last	sledgy Jan 2006
Game Group annual survery... The CMP Game Group is doing its annual survery on people woring in the gaming industry. Salary range, experience, etc etc. are the questions its asking. They do it every year and is a pretty interest…	5 Last	danr Jan 2006