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lmao, that's a good one!

Have you guys watched The Walking Dead TV series yet? It's showing on AMC. The first two episodes have already aired, and they are pretty awesome! They did a really good job with the zombies. The first episode is on Hulu.com (if you live in the U.S.) the second, can be found elsewhere... -Although I'm told it will be on Hulu as well, but I'm not sure.

Amazing! I hope George Romero is twitching after watching this (considering his last film: "Survival of the Dead").

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omegaslayer said:
I laughed

Many many times.

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I have heard a lot about it. Plan on checking it out. Zombies are cool.

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Half-Life, Half-Life 2, and Q3 engine mapping

The newest Fallout 3 game is also "ONLINE ACTIVATED"

I have been cussing for nearly 3 weeks over that bit of news.

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This is silly but it cracked me up.

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I just found out that the actor who plays the alien bartender in BattleFeild: Earth is Monk's Psychologist.
Such a strange phenomenon... I will never watch Monk the same way again.

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I just found these awesome papercraft instructions for a snark and a crowbar. I downloaded them, zipped them and uploaded them here if you want 'em (they're PDFs):
http://genecy.net/random/HL1_papercraft.zip

Should I add these as a download in our database you think?

I'm gonna make these next week!

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Riven said:
Should I add these as a download in our database you think?

I'm gonna make these next week!

As long as you do not take credit for them, you can add them in your profile as prefabs or somesuch. Its been done before with the tools and Worldcraft and the like.

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I think you should.. Awesome Find Riven.

Due to my internet connection only having 3 gigs a month I have all my computers set to manual downloads for Steam and windows.. I woke up this morning and while I was perusing Snarkpit I noticed my connection was rather slow. I look at my connection and some freaking how windows reset itself to auto-update. Anyone know how that can happen? I'd really like to have confidence that its going to stay manual until I want it done.

With all the Steam updates (which I have yet to complete) I used 2.5 gigs of my 3 and that left only 500 megs to last until Janurary 13th.

Any insights would be appreciated.

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If you go into the settings and turn automatic updates off entirely, it will only prompt you when updates exist. If it's not doing that, then you did something wrong, it's like one thing that actually works in Windows.

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taps foots slowly

Dood, I been workin with windows since the 3.1 days. What I cannot understand is how it turned itself back on. Its been off since I got the net 3 weeks ago. Today, it was back on.

I figure I musta did something inadvertently. There's no way windows would rebel and turn its auto-update back on after I specifically told it NOT TO!

Unfortunately, I didn't do anything but boot up this morning. I didn't even realize it was on at first.

Anywho's I turned it completely off this time. No notification nonsense this time. (for which I had to look at that message every stinkin morning for 3 weeks.)

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Maybe you installed/configured an application that turned it back on, maybe anti-virus software?

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aaron_da_killa said:
Maybe you installed/configured an application that turned it back on, maybe anti-virus software?

Perhaps.. Riven suggested I get windows live to make it easier for me to talk to people instead of relying on Steam. When I noticed how freaking large the download was gonna be for it I stopped it. That was the only change I made the day before. I had, as I stated, used all my internet usage I could afford to waste on steam already and had downloaded nothing since Christmas.

Perhaps you're right.

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OMG, I finally found it! The old formula for the snarkmark system originally implemented by Leperous:

Leperous said:
ye olde mystical majikal formula:

snarkmarks = ceil[5*(#tutorial or map comments) + 10*(#tuts)*(#average tut rating) + 5*(#answered qs in editing forum) + [(#forum posts)+(5*(#topics started))]*(#your user rating) + 10*(#average map rating)*(#no.of maps you've made)] + (#profile hits)

Now, if that doesn't make you laugh about how complicated it was and horribly inflationary, then this might:

Vash said:
You had 280 snarkmarks squrrial, then i rated u a 5 and it went up to 1460.

Lolage.

I found the thread here: http://www.snarkpit.net/index.php?s=forums&f=1&t=49&no=4160

I laughed pretty hard

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Be glad of several things:

1. Lep reset the post counter every version. I have posted somewhere between 30,000 and 50,000 times. That translates to a whopping Snarkmark total.

2. He lowered the value of a post. I had 3 or 4 thousand Snarkmarks at one time. They dropped dramatically. I always thought that if he had left them as they were, more people would have posted more often. Might have stopped this slump a whee bit.

3. He changed the map scoring because people with lots of maps had the benefit of being rated on only one map but it acted like ALL THE MAPS HAD SCORED WELL. It made people like Doc Rock seem awesome, when we know that's not really true.

4. And finally, guess who thought up the reward system to begin with... Yup.
/me bows.

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Am I the only person who's bugged that we could never use these points for any sort of virtual item redemptions? (I mean like things that only affect SP, not physical or monetary value items)

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There was talk bantered around for that. Things like you could become a moderator of a forum, or even work up to an admin. You could win a game, or a few other things I cannot recall. There were supposed to be benefits of some kind for why else have have them.

You gotta understand that the original intent was for the Snarkmarks to be used like a wall of fame type deal. It originally was to motivate members to contribute to this site. Assisting in answering questions, making maps, Writing reviews and so forth. Sadly it went askew because any outsider could post some maps here, get someone to rate them and presto they were a somebody. After you notice that a nobody cold do that without helping a soul here, people lost interest. Anyway, the idea didn't pan out cause Lep lost interest.

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Whoa, that's a crazy formula.

"Crono" said:
Am I the only person who's bugged that we could never use these points for any sort of virtual item redemptions?

Snarkpit: The RPG.

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I have never paid them any attention, what good are they for anyways? I do like the idea of the ability to buy worthless virtual items with them, like Snark pants for my avatar, or that really cool Snark Cap I have been eying for ever.

I've been meaning to post this for a while but kept forgetting. For my American compatriots if you have a Pilot truck stop near by check out their game selections. They are carrying a bunch of PC and console games now. I dunno about console but the PC games are fairly newish looking. I saw several that recommended dual core. The PC games are 14.99 so it seems a good deal.

Also, Flying J is part of Pilot now so they might be carrying the games as well.

Money, head down to exit Zero and see if that J has anything good.

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Are you talking to me, cause its MUHNAY, not money. It would be like me calling you Bill all the time. lol.

I work out there in that region, I will stop in and see the next time I have lunch.

Recently found my left ankle, I had been looking all over for it.

Boy am I bored...

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Muhnay said:
Are you talking to me, cause its MUHNAY, not money. It would be like me calling you Bill all the time. lol.

I work out there in that region, I will stop in and see the next time I have lunch.

You're gonna have to be patient. I am still digesting you being civilized.

Personally I'd be tickle pink if people would give more thought into a name before they spread themselves all over the net. Took me a very long time to get used to Dave being Twoknives after years of Alien_Sniper. As far as I'm concerned you're still MoneyShot. I'll process the new information eventually.

[EDIT] I am here at the Wichita Falls Flying J and they have some games too so maybe its common now. They looked pretty cool so I suggest you guys find a Pilot or Flying J.

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Well if were going with new names, I am now known as G4MER most places online, lol. I dropped Moneyshot for MuhnayShot, then to Muhnay because too many people felt Muhnayshot was a porn ref. and did not like the name on game servers... So I became G4MER, as it is what I am to the core anyways. I just stayed Muhnay on the Pit because well it is what I signed up for and did not want to go with the whole name change problems, and I set my projects up under Muhnay Media, but even that has changed to WetWorx with the wife and her great abilities at model making.

So I dont know if I should just stay with the Muhnay name here or beg Riven to change it to G4MER now. HAHAHA!

Imo I like Muhnay way better than G4MER, no offense but that is just so unoriginal

the name Muhnay is pretty cool

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These are the games at this particular truckstop in Fort Worth Texas

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Kane and Lynch is not a bad game. Jericho is terrible. You are Empty, you'd probably like, it hasn't evolved past the Doom 1 mentality of FPS.

Flatout is fun for about five minutes, there are better PC car related games. Like Split Second!

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Thanks NIB, I do as well. Having two Identies one for mapping, the other for gaming wont be all that bad..

Orph, Kane and Lynch is pretty cool, the others not heard of before. Death track sounds like deathrace 2000 and that maybe cool. I wonder if Treasure Island is anything like 7 cities of gold, I loved that game. Jericho has me curious as well.

Someone prolly already posted this but I hadn't seen it so ignore it if its already here.
HL3 wannabe

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Wow, that was awesome Orph, can't believe I've never seen that before. Thanks for posting!

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yeah that was great..

That was pretty cool.

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Muhnay said:
Jericho has me curious as well.

DON'T IT'S REALLY MEDIOCRE!

Try the demo if you don't believe me.

The FPS experiment video is neat ... and was neat the first time I saw it.

I ordered Batman Arkham Asylum on PC .. only to get sent a UK copy and find out the game is out of print all of a sudden.

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Keep you fingers crossed guys I might be getting DSL soon. Tat sure would solve a lot of my usage issue.

I am asking about a static connection too so maybe we can have a server. I have an extra pc for such.

Do whatever mumbo jumbo stuff it takes to get my DSL.

looks toward Louisiana

Voodoo is an option.

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Thats great Orph, glad to hear your connection problems will soon be addressed.

A game server on DSL? That's a joke, right?

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Check this out. Online gif editing.
Works freaking great.

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For those marginally interested: 2011 marks another in a long list of WTF ideas. We now seem to have a new zodiac sign. After 48 years of being a Cancer, I am now a Gemini if I read things correctly that is.

NEW ZODIAC SIGN CHART

Capricorn
January 20- to February 16

Aquarius
February 16 to March 11

Pisces
March 11 to April 18.

Aries
April 18 to May 13

Taurus
May 13 to June 21.

Gemini
June 21 to July 20

Cancer
July 20 to August 10

Leo
August 10 to September 16

Virgo
September 16 to October 30

Libra
October 30 to November 23

Scorpio
November 23 to November 29

Ophiuchus
November 29 to December 17

Sagittarius
December 17 to January 20

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[DISCLAIMER]: Thanks for pointing that out Orph; please don't regard the following comment as an attack against your supposed beliefs or anything personal. I'm taking this opportunity to comment on the subject of astrology alone.

I don't understand why people still worry about their Zodiac signs. It's some Bronze Age myth that has never been proven and feeds people's egos. People spend a lot of money on this stuff every year, and local newspapers have been known to make it a point to print a section for it. It's feeding a supernatural tendency that has no merit. I say wash it down with a healthy dose of reason and science, and move along about your life. Recognize it for what it has always been, and treat it as such.

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Orpheus said:
For those marginally interested: 2011 marks another in a long list of WTF ideas.

No problems bud. I never followed the stuff. I just found it odd enough to post a comment about. Hence: "WTF ideas"

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I'd be interested to know why they added an extra zodiac sign.

Plus I'm doubtful anyone here believes in astrology, we're all fairly technically savvy people.

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aaron_da_killa said:
I'd be interested to know why they added an extra zodiac sign.

Plus I'm doubtful anyone here believes in astrology, we're all fairly technically savvy people.

I read the other day that a few astronomers recently found out that the all those newspaper horoscopes and such have been very inaccurate (date and position wise) for the last 50 years or so.

I wish I could remember where I read about this, I would post a link or something.

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Be frightened, be very frightened. This thread is loading fast today.

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Duke Nukem Forever comes out May 3rd 2011 US, May 6th everywhere else.

And I have proof.

http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=20a1e3b038cf8d231373f7059&id=075f9116f9&e=d6df79d250

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Woah, thanks for sharing that Crono.

Has been 12 years or something?

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Hah well well.

The game looks like it'll be a fun, the Duke Nukem kind, and some of those levels look pretty interesting. I laughed at 2:17 and 2:28.

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Right in the jewels.

and

After 12 fucking years it should be!

That about sums it up for me.

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I wish Gearbox had gotten the rights to the content and code already produced during the life cycle from 3D Realms. I really would have liked to see a Collector's Edition dubbed, "Duke Nukem Forever Anthology" with all the different playable builds. There's at least two near full built games outside of the Gearbox version that's coming out.

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I hear'ya bud but at this point I think we should be glad its coming out at all.

With the first version made with the Quake engine and the second with the Unreal engine its about time the released it before they discovered yet another engine and we don't see anything till 2020 this time.

I'm surprised they didn't swap over to the engine used in Stalker Clearsky.

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