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Why is voting not compulsory in the US? There seems to be very little reason for not forcing everyone get off the couch to have their say...	24 Last	Michael Knubben Nov 2004
"Utilize CAD to Design, develop" Is this the future we are seeing here? Or just an anomaly? [ QUOTE ] Responsible for conceptualizing, modeling and texturing to create 3D Architectural environments for real time action video games…	5 Last	Irritant Nov 2004
I appreciate that....... The new buzzword around here now is I appreciate that very much to anything we do and too the word succinct keeps getting tossed about, but a few can't spell it or pronounce it correct. Any other tr…	15 Last	ElysiumGX Nov 2004
For my next trick... (Video card with TV-Out) Okay, so I dug an old PII 450 box out of my room and it is now taking up permanent residence in my TV room. This is good, because I no longer have to hook the TV up to my laptop every time I want to …	8 Last	ShadoKat Nov 2004
Vote Nov 3rd I am so fucking pissed. We all know which side those votes would have gone to. So yes, I do point my finger across the divide and cry, "Bad show! Unsportsman!" [ QUOTE ] "The calls ranged from co…	0 Last	oXYnary Nov 2004
Silo 1.3 released Silo 1.3 is now out. [url="http://www.nevercenter.com/index.php/Silo%201.3%20Released"]http://www.nevercenter.com/index.php/Silo%201.3%20Released[/url] For those of you who have never tried it, it …	3 Last	ElysiumGX Nov 2004
hidden netscape message Go to this news link and load the page. Look at the picture of Bush and Laura. [url="http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/election2004.jsp?feature=ne_election5"]http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/electio…	4 Last	KDR_11k Nov 2004
Blatantly partisan. But from outside the US. [url="http://www.knife-party.net"][img]http://www.boingboing.net/what_barry_says3.jpg[/img][/url] Please go to [url="http://www.knife-party.net"]www.knife-party.net[/url], turn off your pop-up block…	12 Last	Jes Nov 2004
Bush Gives the One finger Victory Salute [url="http://static.vidvote.com/movies/bushuncensored.mov"]http://static.vidvote.com/movies/bushuncensored.mov[/url] I am pretty sure that was the most un-sportsman like thing I have seen a presiden…	24 Last	Jes Nov 2004
Casshern Anybody seen this movie yet? I think that the trailer was posted here a while ago. I bought the dvd on eBay and watched it last night and though it was excellent. The story is very good and origina…	10 Last	seantree Nov 2004
Question about outsourcing? I have a question about game companies outsourcing for commerical design (both game dev and publishers). Are the motion graphics in commerical design usually done in house or outsourced?	1 Last	Ryno Nov 2004
Gelato rendering software. I saw this little blurb over at HardOCP and thought I would pass it along as it may be of interest to you. I'll clip a piece out and post it, here is the link to the full article: [url="http://www…	1 Last	Justin Meisse Nov 2004
Google Desktop Seach Anyone tried it yet? [url="http://desktop.google.com/"]http://desktop.google.com/[/url] Basically it indexes your PC, and your email. Then you can find anything with the google interface.	7 Last	Faucet Nov 2004
Our game is out. [url="http://ps2.ign.com/articles/562/562643p1.html"]http://ps2.ign.com/articles/562/562643p1.html[/url] I will post some of the artwork I did for the game in the next few days.	13 Last	Neo_God Nov 2004
Help! Weird, weird pc problem. Happy skipping along with my new 3.2 gig intel at work all of a sudden after booting up I get some icons twice and other icons I destroyed show back up? What the hec is going on? Also my IE favorite…	2 Last	Justin Meisse Nov 2004
VOTE FOR I don't care. Just get out and vote today US citizens.	24 Last	AstroZombie Nov 2004
Free Ringtones Does anyone know any websites that have free ringtones, and that don't require you to pay a fee? I used to have a few sites bookmarked but not anymore. Free Wallpapers and Graphics wouldn't be bad …	6 Last	Seyiji Nov 2004
Leeds/London CGI festival [url="http://www.cgifestival.com/conference.htm"]http://www.cgifestival.com/conference.htm[/url] I'm thinking of going to the Leeds one since I'm home at that time. DanR? Chunkey?	2 Last	Bronco Nov 2004
HALLOWEEN COSTUME THREADS!!! ok people, it's that time of the year. the parties and contests are starting everywhere. there was a 'what are you going as?' thread a few weeks ago on the old boards. now let's see what you came up …	18 Last	Kahlan Nov 2004
Happy Birthday, poop hmm i thought i post this, maybe somebody is interested to wish poop happy birthday, even if nobody likes him...:D Happy Birthday poop, moronic american....	44 Last	steady Nov 2004
New Message from Bin Laden [url="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20041029/ap_on_re_mi_ea/bin_laden_tape_11"]http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=st...n_laden_tape_11[/url] thoughts?	32 Last	PaK Nov 2004
does anybody know the legal age to get... a pilots license in the state of new york? i've googled it, went to the official website, but nothing.	8 Last	redshadow13 Nov 2004
It sucks living in a swing state I'm sure most of you are tired of hearing about the upcoming elections and all, but let me tell you... if I could move to Wyoming and hide under a rock for the month of October, I'd take my chances. …	21 Last	TomDunne Nov 2004
Titles? What's up with the titles under people's nics? The default appears to be "stranger" but why do some have a title like "vertex"?	26 Last	JonT Nov 2004
I bought Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas today... Now all I have to do is wait for the game to come out on Tuesday :P Anyone else picking this game up? I personally can't wait for this one.	64 Last	Mishra Nov 2004
Hello Kitty sighting. The Hello Kitty Doom 3 mod was pimped on Thursdays episode of The Screen Savers. Sarah Lane gave it thumbs up but I still preferred Morgan Webs rendition. Funny how something so silly can become so…	5 Last	adam Nov 2004
NaNoWriMo yes it is that time of year again... no not halloween. no not election time. its NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month!!! [url="http://www.nanowrimo.org/"]http://www.nanowrimo.org/[/url] basic…	4 Last	Asherr Nov 2004
the future or death of the sidescroller Looking down the list of games soon to be coming out on PS2, Xbox, and GC, it looks as if the good ole sidescroller genre is dead. Unless I missed one? The only sidescrolling type of game on the hor…	29 Last	seantree Nov 2004
Polycounter Opinion Poll, cast your vote The obvious poll... Keep it fair only one vote each etc etc Non US citizens it is not fair to you cast your vote in a US election but so as not to feel too left out take the honnary US citizen poll.…	35 Last	MacD Nov 2004
Happy Halloween, one and all! Have a scary evening kids. Don't let the Goblins, Ghouls and presidential candidates get you. Mu ha ha ha ha [img]http://instagiber.net/smiliesdotcom/contrib/icw/003.gif[/img] [img]http://smilie…	9 Last	flaagan Nov 2004
(Spelling?) rant on forums I type like a spastic, and often make spelling mistakes. Thankfully the new preview option allows me to notice most of them. Anyway, after trawling around forums for the last few weeks (end of proje…	72 Last	Daz Nov 2004
$80 Just so I can have a DVD (HL2) That's really aggravating. I can see "source" versions nice to have around. But honestly, I dont have lots of time to go through the original games for the 4th? time. Why cant they offer two ver…	14 Last	neolith Oct 2004
signature not showing up My signature wont show up when posting. When previewing the post however, it displays. Is there something Im doing wrong or are signatures not allowed to be displayed in posts?	4 Last	Jes Oct 2004
Alien Hominid Well, i just preordered my copy yesterday. Is there anyone else out there who did the same? This game is gonna be sweet.	6 Last	redshadow13 Oct 2004
Polymod q3? It could be possible once Q3A's engine source code goes open in a few months. (actually with qfusion and q3fusion, it's already been possible) We (not I, the last Polymod was a bit of disaster) could…	0 Last	CheapAlert Oct 2004
Pariah game trailer The teaser trailer of Pariah has been released yesterday at [url="http://www.pariahgame.com"]www.pariahgame.com[/url] Thought I'd let you guys know [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]	5 Last	Mojo2k Oct 2004
Saw Just got back from seeing "Saw". What a fucked up movie. When it was done, NO ONE left their seats. Could hear everyone saying, "what the fuck?". Real mind fuck that one was, yeesh.	8 Last	TomDunne Oct 2004
SW E3 teaser poster [url="http://www.comingsoon.net/cgi-bin/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Science_Fiction/Star_Wars_Episode_III_Revenge_of_the_Sith&image=teaserposter.jpg&img=&tt="]http://www.comingsoo…	9 Last	sundance Oct 2004
Consumer Whore......... [img]http://www.illegal-art.org/print/images/dwyerlogo.gif[/img] [url="http://www.illegal-art.org/print/#consumer"]http://www.illegal-art.org/print/#consumer[/url] Interesting stories about copyrig…	10 Last	Frank Oct 2004
Two Free Aiptek Tablets: 9x12 Gersh and I both started with Aiptek tablets, they arent wacoms, but they are tablets. I know mine works, and gersh thinks his works. If you have a younger sibbling interested in game art, or you a…	6 Last	Thegodzero Oct 2004
Movie Suggestions Sorry to post this topic again but I didnt really get a chance to check out the responses last time as the boards died. So if anyone would suggest any worthwhile movies to check out, fire away! H…	0 Last	nitin Oct 2004
Home network wiring Hopefully someone here has some kind of experience with this sort of thing. Okay, so I've lived in this house for four years. The place, from day one, has had Cat5 cable running all through it. I ke…	6 Last	pyromania Oct 2004
Thought: Idealism and age. Do you all believe its natural that idealism is lost as one gets older? Or alternatively that its easier to loose or excuse it in the face of societal obstuctions? I keep thinking of all those peop…	22 Last	oXYnary Oct 2004
Big News This certainly may be old news to some but most defiantly not me of coarse. A little heads up. Those who love the beloved movies affiliated with my avatar, if you love those films, go see Incredible…	18 Last	jack_blackSISCO Oct 2004
Stupid things/Dont make sense. Local seat belt laws, 25 per violation per person. No motorcycle helmet law. Throw back into the water any fish back under 15 inches. This does not promote survival of the fittest. Software to sl…	15 Last	ElysiumGX Oct 2004
L4YER C4K3 Saw this last weekend. A very well made, gritty film. The ending is especially weird, as it tells you something you just don't expect. It has a very good story line, a couple of twists, and the ac…	1 Last	IanW Oct 2004
Tech Forum - Arizona polycounters beware! That's right, all five of you! [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Next week there is an event at my school that is being held. Here's some info- Join technology industry experts on campus for …	1 Last	ironbearxl Oct 2004
Goals with different outcomes As some know already, I work for the Collective and we are working on the Star Wars Ep3 game Project as announced by Gamasutra and Lucas Arts. This for me is my first big break into gaming in a great…	1 Last	adam Oct 2004
Tablet PC: Versa LitePad review Ok, I bit the bullet and bought a tablet pc. I have a 6x8 intuos 2 platinum at home, with dual sgi 1600sw lcd monitors, and a 9x12 intuos 2 at work with plain jane 21" crt. I prefer my tablet pc over…	4 Last	adam Oct 2004
The Disney subject. I'm hearing all sorts of mouths, saying that Disney animation is pretty near it's end. Their last movie 'Home on the Range' could not be called a succes, and Brother Bear was far from the greatness o…	14 Last	Steve Schulze Oct 2004