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I spent 3 hours the other day watching one of the worst shows I've ever seen. The only problem is that it was so bad I couldn't look away. The show is Dog the Bounty Hunter, and for anybody who doesn't know about it, it's a show following the life of a mid-aged bounty hunter and his family in Hawaii.

On the left is the dog, the big bad dog.

For starters, his family looks completely ridiculous. His wife's breasts cannot get any bigger, and his sons are these huge tattooed guys. And as ridiculous as his family is, the criminals they go after are even worse. This one episode I watched covered a black guy who ditched his court date; he's 21 and he already had like 3 children and 7 cases of domestic violence.

Something about this show is just addicting and I have no idea what it is. It's like I'm drawn to see how they end up catching these guys just so I can see how fucked up they are.

Anyways, what are some terrible shows you watch?

Skateman

Yeah its bad, but I never realized how much work went into these things. It really takes a lot of time having to animate each frame. I now have mad respect for people who can dish out beautiful movies. If you happen to make flash movies feel free to share your work.

I made this following a flash tutorial I found on Youtube. It was really helpful for a noob like me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH8DjPd2MD4&feature=channel
I think I'm going to make the next one Starcraft related. Maybe make the skateboarder a zealot or something.

Since I have an interesting educational situation, (I'm a first year mid-year student meaning I start school in January) I figured it was finally time I go about buying a college laptop. A friend referred me to a very nice bargain on Slickdeals.

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1655999

Default stats:
- Intel Core 2 Duo processor T6600
- 15.6 HD WLED Glossy, 1366x768 with 1.3M integrated Camera
- Windows 7 Home Premium (64 Bit)
- 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3
- 500GB Hard Disk Drive
- nVidia Geforce G 210M graphic card with 512MB memory(upgradable to 240M)
- Bluetooth
- DVD Recordable drive
- 6 Cell Lithium-Ion 2.6Ah battery

I paid $579 for it after messing with some settings, and with taxes it came up to just over 600 dollars.

I ended up downgrading the hard drive (to 320GB), removed blue tooth, and got the less shiny one. I did however upgrade the graphics card to the 240M because even though I'm not a huge gamer, I think the 240 would be just enough power for games like Starcraft 2 in the future. The resolution might be a problem at 1366 by 768, but it's one I'm willing to live with.

Unfortunately, the deal ended about 10 minutes after my order went through, however there's still a coupon for 15%. Sorry guys, but I'm sure there will be an even better deal tommorrow.

Hi, I recently downloaded Macromedia Flash 8 and have been messing around with animating stick figures. So far it's been pretty fun however, I'm still a newbie and there are lots of things I still need to learn how to do.

One of these things is that I need to create an outline of the stage area. By that, I mean, a dotted line around the area that the audiences sees. I know that cntl+shft+w removes the workspace, and that's what I've been using so far. However, from Youtube tutorials I've seen I know there is a way to outline the area of the stage, I just don't know how to do it yet.

Other than that, I really love this program so far and I'm thinking of learning actionscript. I have to some really cool Starcraft themed ideas I'm going to animate in the future as well. But if anybody could tell me how to outline the stage area I would really appreciate it.

is bloody hard to beat.



Two days ago I went to a party where there was a Wii and I played a bit of the new Punchout game. It was a pretty fun game that was surprisingly challenging. Every fighter had a different pattern you had to learn and most of them took me two or three tries to beat. After fiddling with it for 15 minutes, a friend of mine told me the Nes game was basically the same thing. So I downloaded the ROM, started playing, and sure enough its the same game. I've had a lot of fun playing against all the characters; Great Tiger, Bald Bull, Mr. Sandman, and Super Macho Man stood out as the most challenging and creative for me.

However none of the characters are anywhere near as evil and timing intensive as Mike Tyson. To the credit of the game designers, Mike Tyson would definitely be this ridiculous to take down in a real fight, as every punch he throws for the first 1 minute 30 seconds can knock you out. The thing is, there are no fancy ways to take him down unlike some of the other fighters, you just need perfect timing and execution, both of which I don't have.

But yeah, this game was surprisingly fun for an NES title. I love how something so simply can be so complex and difficult. One of these days I'm going to beat Iron Mike, but god it could take a while.

I've finally hit D+!

http://www.iccup.com/gamingprofile/athos%5Bra%5D.html
What makes my achievement different from any other noob? The amount of games it took me to get there.

After 150 games of struggling I've finally broken through the wall. A big reason why I suddenly got there is because 2 days ago I fixed my router so that I am now able to host games. Believe me, playing the map you want and getting the map of the week points make it much easier.


I still have a long way to go to improving my play. I'm still fucking terrible. But this seemingly impossibly high wall is broken, and I've realized that a lot of D+ people are just as bad as D players. :O

Also this is my 1000th post, yea!

Oh, I also want to thank Ret and LzGameR. Because of their streams I've been able to get a lot better

Yeah, I know, there have been a lot of them. However, I just finished Code Geass and I have some thoughts I need to share. If you've heard enough Code Geass BS please just don't read this. Here's what I thought.


Overall it was an entertaining but highly overrated series.


Things I liked: It's an action packed show that really moves fast. It also isn't afraid to kill off major characters and seems to enjoy doing so. Lelouch for the most part is a good protagonist, and without his Yagami Light tendencies he would be incredibly average. The Death Note moments are what makes the show fun; Lelouch always has a backup plan to kill everyone he meets.



Things I didn't like: The characters were all anime cliches and none of they had any real originality. There were a lot of moments when I felt that a character was completely unnecessary and had no point in the story.

Warning ending spoilers below:

+ Show Spoiler +

I just got back from Washington D.C. after 4 exhausting days moderating people's caucuses. I was wondering if anybody on Teamliquid went to the conference or did Model U.N. at all? I had a blast because my committee SPQR- Senatus Populus Que Romanus - was composed of some of the chillest people I've ever delegated with. I definitely prefer smaller committees to the chaos of the general assemblies and we all had a hell of a good time.

For 65 bucks including 2 controllers, 2 memory cards, final fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2, and Final Fantasy XII from my friend Lee (who wanted to make some quick cash).

However, I was wondering if there is any way to get my new (old lol) ps2 hooked up to my 19inch lcd digital display? (My family owns a television, but it is not located in my room, and since my house is small, I'm afraid that my family would be distracted by me gaming in the living room). Various internet sources have suggested two viable options; component cables or getting a tv-tuner for your PC. Since I don't have either option and since I am hesitant into jumping into something without prior experience, I was hoping that readers who have a similar setup would be able to suggest a product that would do the trick for me. Thanks, and I can't wait to play some Final Fantasy.

So I've been taking Spanish in school for the last 4 years now and it has dawned on me that I've never really been able to use the knowledge I've gained from the classroom in a practical setting. That's why I want to take my Spanish game to the next level by reading Spanish forums. Of course I could just google search foro but I don't know the quality of the forum I'm getting. So can any Spanish speakers make any recommendations for me?