Cool stuff you've found on the web

[Gambit37]

Ooooh, that's about the only reason to try Netflix that I can see, nice one

Also:

Who the Hell Can Understand the Voyager Disc’s User Manual?
http://gizmodo.com/5981913/this-is-how- ... eting-card

I liked the Python inspired comment below:
"On second thought, let's not go to Earth... 'tis a silly place."

[Gambit37]

If you had an ST or Amiga, you might find this nostalgic:

http://www.wab.com/

[linflas]

Wooooah!! So many souvenirs !!! with sound !!!

http://www.wab.com/?screen=9
http://www.wab.com/?screen=12
http://www.wab.com/?screen=14
http://www.wab.com/?screen=15
http://www.wab.com/?screen=22

Jukebox >>> http://www.wab.com/?screen=23

*runs and joins FB group*

[Gambit37]

Programmers might like this Stack Overflow Q&A:

What is the best comment in source code you have ever encountered?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1846 ... ncountered

I rather like:

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// Magic. Do not touch.

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stop(); // Hammertime!

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// I am not sure if we need this, but too scared to delete. 

and

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/* Please work */

[Seriously Unserious]

Well now, such descriptive comments. I can really get an understanding of what the programmer was trying to accomplish with the lines of code from those comments.

Not really...

[Gambit37]

Weee, this is great! Back to Future in 60 seconds!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... JZx99-lSnc

[Seriously Unserious]

that was funny!

[linflas]

From paper to pixels : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQQWMeQOZM8

[Gambit37]

Great job! I wasn't sure about his pencil sketching, it seemed weird to focus on small areas at a time like that -- would like to know what references he was working from or if it was straight from brain-to-paper.

EDIT: My brightness was too high, I didn't notice that there was an outline to begin with... it actually looked like he was just shading in details in little unconnected blocks...

In the pixel work, there's a few places where you quickly see two colours turned into a block-dither. Is that an auto-function!? Extremely handy!

[linflas]

looks like Grafx2 has a dithering gradient tool : http://code.google.com/p/grafx2/wiki/Gradation

[Seriously Unserious]

From paper to pixels : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQQWMeQOZM8

That was a cool find.

I often find it relaxing watching a video of an artist crating a work of art, and this video was no exception.

[cowsmanaut]

given the challenge was to do 100% pixel art I did feel he cheated a little.. but all my recent pixel art is 100% cheat anyway since I just paint normally in photoshop, convert to gif and refine.. but I remember using deluxe paint 3 to do 100% of the work.. 1 miserable pixel at a time... with a mouse.. ugh.. The end result is pretty cool too.. he's obviously better with the pixel tool than he is with the pencil anyway

[Seriously Unserious]

I remember playing around with D-paint 3 on my old Amiga... That brings back some memories... sorta makes by feel all nostalgic.

[terkio]

After playing RTC Escape 3.0....Here is another dungeon escape.

Unearthly Dungeon Escape
http://www.kongregate.com/games/GameKB/ ... eon-escape

[Seriously Unserious]

How was RTC Escape 3.0?

[terkio]

Escape 3.0 is a pretty good dungeon. I enjoyed it.
http://www.dungeon-master.com/forum/vie ... 31&t=28120

I hope for a deeper dungeon release.

[Seriously Unserious]

Thanks for the info, I'll be sure to give it a try.

[terkio]

This incredible Antarctic seal’s call sounds like Pink Floyd and beatboxing
http://io9.com/5880846/this-incredible- ... beatboxing

[Gambit37]

A few fun little games:

Drop a beat, Giuseppe!
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/611760

The button affair:
http://thebuttonaffair.com/

FPS-Man (scary pac man!)
http://www.kongregate.com/games/briderider/fps-man

[Ameena]

Lol...the piano one is quite fun - did you get the secret medal/achievement thingy?

[Gambit37]

I was utterly awful at all of them, I'm not sure I even got any points in the piano one!

[Gambit37]

This is pretty cool - Lego Hogwarts!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/88574960@N ... 508636935/

EDIT: Wow, only the last picture will give you the true scale of this thing!!!!!

[Seriously Unserious]

A few fun little games:

Drop a beat, Giuseppe!
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/611760

The button affair:
http://thebuttonaffair.com/

FPS-Man (scary pac man!)
http://www.kongregate.com/games/briderider/fps-man

I tried that piano game, got 1845 as my personal best, not a bad game.

The button affair looks like one of those old time side-scroller games, and I do like some of those types of games. I'll probably take a closer look at it later on.

I couldn't play FPS-Man as it requires a plug-in I don't have and don't feel like installing any new plug-ins atm. too bad too, cause I like most pac-man type games.

[Seriously Unserious]

This is pretty cool - Lego Hogwarts!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/88574960@N ... 508636935/

EDIT: Wow, only the last picture will give you the true scale of this thing!!!!!

WOW! What else can I say? WOW! That's one massive undertaking, and some amazing work. And a ton of money invested on Lego packs.

[linflas]

Ok, that might be NSFW but i've laughed enough for a whole month
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wZPsFWfi3k (with english subs)

[Gambit37]

Ha ha h, fantastic! Nintendogs was brief and subtle, Metal Gear Solid very good and the finalé with Tetris, awesome: "I feel like something is missing...... wayyyhaaayy!"

[Bit]

Brandnew, really nice old-style RPG - made, like DSB, with Allegro:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/endlessdungeons/

[Seriously Unserious]

That looks good, I'll have to add it to my list of games to try out.

Now, if only I had the time to try some of these games out...

[Bit]

This is indeed a common problem

[Seriously Unserious]

all too common.

and one that really sucks.