Chat thread

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:16 pm

Dr. Prower wrote: aaaaaaaand I just lost my happy thoughts.

Don't worry, It's worth more to us than it really is XD

Post by **Dissension** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:18 pm

Of course, the site only has its commercial value as long as Rick is the administrator. If he goes, the dollar value drops straight down the toilet. = P

Anthroguy101 · Post by **Anthroguy101** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:22 pm

Nobody would want to buy this site as long as Rick is still running his comic. The number is irrelevant.

Post by **Dissension** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:26 pm

A point, but some people like to know these things.

zeekgenateer · Post by **zeekgenateer** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:34 pm

actually people would because since this site gets hits you could put whatever you want on the page to get ad dollars. That's why old successful domain names get bought up quick.

Post by **Dissension** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:42 pm

Of particular interest to my army of stalkers, after nine more posts, my post count and the last four digits of my mobile phone number will match.

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:03 am

I have a cat in my lap :3

Kyderra · Post by **Kyderra** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:16 am

when you Google peanut and grape images
page one has 2 pictures from housepets

ReCreate · Post by **ReCreate** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:52 am

I'm moving, and may be without internet for up to one month. D:

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:55 am

Aww,... well Good luck moving! :3

Dr. Prower · Post by **Dr. Prower** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:29 pm

*sigh* Why does life have to be so complicated?

dynaslash · Post by **dynaslash** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:43 pm

Coffee creamer, yum, yum! All you coffee creamer are belong to me! >:U

Zander · Post by **Zander** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:09 pm

My avatar contains 96 images of kings face. every single one drawn by rick that i know of.

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:10 pm

Oh. my. god. I WILL GET A SEIZURE(?) FROM LOOKING AT THAT

Dr. Prower · Post by **Dr. Prower** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:16 pm

Zander wrote:My avatar contains 96 images of kings face. every single one drawn by rick that i know of.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!!!!!! IT'S LIKE WATCHING FLASH GORDON!!!!!

lol sorry, but it IS a little too fast, don't ya think?

Kyderra · Post by **Kyderra** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:36 pm

Zander wrote:My avatar contains 96 images of kings face. every single one drawn by rick that i know of.

Dr. Prower · Post by **Dr. Prower** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:39 pm

Picard is quite amused.

Zander · Post by **Zander** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:39 pm

that better?

Dr. Prower · Post by **Dr. Prower** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:40 pm

Zander wrote:that better?

MUCH better! ^^

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:40 pm

Yes, and now WE CAN SEE HOW CUTE HE IS :3

Kyderra · Post by **Kyderra** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:58 pm

I need 3 more views and i got 4k pages views on DA
(woho!)

zeekgenateer · Post by **zeekgenateer** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:01 pm

I'd thought I'd help.

Zander · Post by **Zander** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:13 pm

Kyderra wrote:I need 3 more views and i got 4k pages views on DA
(woho!)

I gave you your 4,000th!

44R0NM10 · Post by **44R0NM10** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:40 pm

I've spent the last 4 hours on something a music board thing. I'm not quite sure what it's called, but they are in recording stations. looked like this.
It would've been a lot cooler if I knew how to do it and wasn't playing the music to a live audience. Did I mention it was my first time working one of those things? I was tought quickly by my music teacher, but still I messed up a lot at the start.

Got better towards the end though

zeekgenateer · Post by **zeekgenateer** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:49 pm

I've done work with my High School TV Station, was really fun. I used something similar when I was Tech Director. That equipment can get pretty expensive.

Here's some images of stuff inside our TV Truck which actually beats some of the stuff Comcast sends out. It was real nerve wracking but fun to produce live(sometimes not) TV.
Tech Director Station
Camera Balance Equipment
Tech Director Monitors

I'd suggest being involved if your school has a TV station, though be careful with the equipment. Our camera's were ~50k so... there was a bit of trust involved, but it was really fun.

44R0NM10 · Post by **44R0NM10** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:01 pm

Wow. I am really impressed by your school's live TV truck! My high school doesn't do anything like that. We don't even have a real recording studio for music. To be fair, our drama department is quite cool though.

Still, I'd probably enjoy to be part of a program like that. I was working on the audio behind live singers for the school X factor/dance show.

zeekgenateer · Post by **zeekgenateer** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:13 pm

I was really lucky to be in a big school district. We have about 1000 kids per class, last year there were ~830 graduating students (the ceremony took only an hour). The only thing that gets more money is sports. We have two campuses, so the underclassmen are mostly separated from upperclassmen. The TV department probably gets the 2nd most money out of any activity besides the sports and that's because we film almost every game. Football, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, even swim meets.

It was really great going there except for the administration which I kinda got in trouble with, but that's a long story. That and they canceled our video game tournament that we were using to raise money for Tech Club by having prizes and filming it. It was a blast while it lasted. Lemme tell you networking 10 Xboxes separated enough to give everyone room took a LOT of cable. That and the table for computers, we had a lot of surge protectors.

44R0NM10 · Post by **44R0NM10** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:23 pm

A gaming contest to raise money? Wow, that works so well. I've entered 2 gaming contests at my school, but they were for just for fun. I came to the semi-final of a wiisports tennis contest, and won the super smash brothers brawl tourney (Fox, returning to base).

Wait, upperclassman? Underclassman? You guys don't use key stage 3 & 4? You don't use year 7 through 11 to record ages (this one has always drove me up the wall. What is a freshman?)?

Well, ignoring that, the Xbox's must've been fun while it lasted! A shame not all of these things work out...

zeekgenateer · Post by **zeekgenateer** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:29 pm

Here's the US school system. I'll mark important years w/ ages
Grade - Age
Preschool - 3/4
Kindergarten - 5
1st Grade
2nd Grade
...
6th Grade (Jr High/Middle School) 12
7th Grade (Jr High/Middle School) 13
8th Grade (Jr High/Middle School) 14
--------
9th Grade (High School - Underclassmen - Freshman) 15
10th Grade (High School - Underclassmen - Sophomore) 16
11th Grade (High School - Upperclassmen - Junior) 17
12th Grade (High School - Upperclassmen - Senior) 18
---------
College/University (Same grade names as High School Fresh, Soph, Junior, Senior)

Its always weird talking bout school w/ people out of the country because each country does stuff differently, but you expect everyone to have the same school system as you do. At least I sometimes forget.

44R0NM10 · Post by **44R0NM10** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:37 pm

ahh, thanks a load Zeek. I guess I'll mention Englands way of working.

3 - nursery
4 - reception

(and now for the most bland thing ever!)

key stage 1
5 - year 1
6 - year 2

key stage 2
7 - year 3
8 - year 4
9 - year 5
10 - year 6

key stage 3
11 - year 7
12 - year 8
13 - year 9

Key stage 4/GCSE
14 - year 10
15 - year 11

Sixth form/A leval
16 - year 12
17 - year 13

There is more detail then that...but I'm going to bed. It's past half 11 here...

zeekgenateer · Post by **zeekgenateer** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:42 pm

It's kind of weird calling it stages. That makes it sound like some industrial process. Though I guess grades can be taken the same way.

And hah! Going to bed at 11:30, 1 or 2 am is gg-funtimes.

The Game · Post by **The Game** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:42 pm

The Englanders system is so different.
And the years the same as grades or are they their own litttle thing on their own?
....
and I was 11 most of 6th grade, and one of my friends was 11 the entire time.

zeekgenateer · Post by **zeekgenateer** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:47 pm

It is variable depending on skipping grades and starting kindergarten early, I just went by how old i was when I went through each grade because though I'm one of the older people in grades, I'm not really that much older.

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:19 pm

I actually enjoy discussing things like this with foreigners. It's interesting to hear how the world does things we normally take for granted.

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:22 pm

Ya'll have crazy school system thingies. Crazy I tell you!

zeekgenateer · Post by **zeekgenateer** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:29 pm

Sleet wrote:I actually enjoy discussing things like this with foreigners. It's interesting to hear how the world does things we normally take for granted.

That is true, though I haven't really talked to anyone out of the country since my last TF2 clan. There was a swedish girl who was really hilarious to talk to. I've always wanted to go visit Europe, but with the economy my parents definitely wouldn't help me and I don't have a job right now. My friend's mom works for American Airlines so he goes everywhere and I get so jealous. Every year he goes to New Zealand (he has family there) and a bunch of other places. Maybe I'll cross my fingers for winning the lottery which I would never play...

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:30 pm

Zeek, I can be 'hilarious' to talk to :3 Just get me on vent, or wha'eva you'd use sometime!

zeekgenateer · Post by **zeekgenateer** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:34 pm

You're more than hilarious you're flippin' insane. I can tell from the IRC. But if you want to I'll be on tomorrow, right now have family over. >.<

Tiggy · Post by **Tiggy** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:35 pm

Lol, that's just mIRC silly, you just wait. *evil laughter*

Post by **Sleet** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:58 pm

So, guys. America rules, Europe drools? Eh? Eh?