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At 4/15/13 04:04 PM, 372 wrote: What's being gained by this? Why? At this point I gotta wonder. Why murder random strangers? I mean since when has chaos and violence become motivation?

A good question. I'd have to think foreigners (or government spooks) would be the only ones who would want to hurt civilians.

Are they trying to use terror to attempt to start campaigns to revoke the peoples civil liberties? I just got this weird ass feeling man.

Same here dude. I'd gladly take the chance on getting fragged in some mindless attack, than to lose any more freedoms.

What the fuck is going on

It's tax day ._.

At 4/11/13 08:32 PM, farflamex wrote: Are ads only for Flash games? Is there some way to put ads under my game on my page I'm creating for my game?

That's a good question. Same question could be applied to video submissions and html5 movies as well. Tom had mentioned in a news post (some time ago), that some special means would be deployed to compensate for a lack of in-game and in-movie ads.. but I can't see that happening. Tom has considered what you've suggested in the past, but has a set way of looking at the layout of this site.

The real question is, can html5 run a Flash ad? I imagine if you can link to a gif or jpg image, that opens a new browser tab once clicked, then theoretically yes, you can run an ad... but is that something the ad company will support?

Sorry, I don't have any good answers for you, but if you haven't already, Tom's current news post on the upper-left hand side of the Front page, deals directly with html5 content.... ask there, or be patient and wait for a more detailed response here. Other help with html5 can be found in the Developers & Programmers area of the BBS/Community page, though it's still a new programming field, that needs to build a following there.

At 4/9/13 10:45 AM, Hyptosis wrote:

At 4/9/13 09:38 AM, Kajenx wrote: HTML5 just never works very well for me. It never seems to understand my keyboard input and it freezes up my browser... I'm on an older computer, but it's not like a dinosaur. And, I'm using the latest version of Firefox.

It needs a lot of work before I'll touch it as a dev, I think.

Hey the same for me. html5 is constantly dicking up my computer. I haven't tried to build with it yet but other people's games built in it are always crashing my browser or freezing shit up. I avoid html5 games at all costs now.

I'm on an 11 y/o laptop with limited and outdated drivers. My biggest problem with HTML5 is memory usage, second is the audio cutting out. How dependent is HTML5 on the capabilities of the hardware? I don't even have DirectX support on FF 20...

At 4/4/13 09:37 AM, TomFulp wrote:

At 4/4/13 04:40 AM, VicariousE wrote: Hope Tom sees that post I made about an under judgement gauge/meter/alert system..... the Portal is still swamped

We've got something coming to the front page today that should help this out. :)

$100 bounty on Under Judgement stuff? Super! That's one Front Page box that should get some attention. Didn't you have that same reward, back in the day? A little over a decade ago maybe... when we were both newer people.

Hope Tom sees that post I made about an under judgement gauge/meter/alert system..... the Portal is still swamped, and I spotted a few university/college animations in there too! These kids want and need reviews to hone their craft. Hope everything works out well, and everyone gets a fair score and/or review :\

Epic idea for The 'Classic' Portal: At times like this, when there's a lot of submissions rolling in, I feel trapped. I like to take the time, to enjoy the Daily Top 5 and then vote on new submissions, but when things get backed up (as they are now), my time feels wasted on running from one vid or game to the other, in hopes I don't miss anything!

Install a traffic congestion meter. When there's 50 new submissions in the Portal, still under judgement, that's your **Red Alert**, Front page warning system, to let the audience know there's a dire need to vote, so everything gets properly vetted, reviewed or just plain enjoyed! Even, "There are 67 new movies and 54 new games now Under Judgement" on the Front Page would be perfectly satisfactory.

At 4/3/13 12:38 PM, Ejit wrote: Apple's not bad, I can see myself being curious enough to try something labelled "apple cola" but carrot would certainly put me off.

At 4/3/13 10:03 AM, Dean wrote:

Found any ingredients that seem out of place lately?

Wild boar in the game casserole mum's making for tea. Thought that was a bit unusual but I don't know. I appreciated the attempt to open the thread up to wider discussion though.

Boar's a fine meat. At least I recognized everything in the ingredient list, the same can't be said for most US soft drinks... in fruit drinks, they use dead bugs from South America to color them :P Just had to lol at the "Caution: Pressurized container, open with care"! Talk about a nanny state.....

At 4/3/13 02:05 PM, TomFulp wrote: All of the great free games on Newgrounds are a threat to their business model.

We should block Steam on NG until they change it.

If true, this could be a PR windfall for Newgrounds as an underdog of the masses. Maybe send Wired or C-Net the proof... if it's a financial story (which, restraint of trade or speech, could be) it would definitely get picked up by bigger news sources, put us on the map without any tragedy or controversy... it'd all be on Steam's fat head :|

At 4/3/13 05:29 PM, Phobotech wrote: I have a Playstation 3, kinda wish it had a PSN release.

Well *cracks knuckles* I haven't Purple Dived in a long time, so I'm going to do that now. I'm a harsh voter, so maybe the Obits will get a little thicker.

I encourage you all to vote honestly. Not mindlessly 'five everything.

Word, and start at the bottom of the pile. Sometimes I get lazy and pick whatever I see, which is usually around the top of the list. Backups like this suck, and I feel obligated to add anti-constipation medicine to the situation.

At 4/3/13 04:17 PM, EventHorizon wrote:

At 4/3/13 04:15 PM, Luis wrote: first post. deal wit it.

Luis you also have changed pair of glasses?

Truly, I wonder..... they look like early 80's shades :P

INB4 Luis

Yay, webcams in the office (again)! Last years Pico day was a smash, and it made good use of the Chat room. This is great!

At 4/1/13 10:42 PM, Dawnslayer wrote:

At 4/1/13 07:03 PM, VicariousE wrote: As a small farmer who knows a lot of big farmers, Monsanto is evil.

Quoting this for everyone in case they missed it. There's a documentary about this exact issue called "David Versus Monsanto;" I strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to know more.

Thanks so much for the information! If it's available, I'll buy it for my library. My town used to be a decent farming community, but now all we do, is house old people like sardines, and upper-middle income families. All this fertile soil, gone to waste :\

As a small farmer who knows a lot of big farmers, Monsanto is evil. They are making all soybeans made by God, extinct for agricultural use in the US. How? If natural soybeans in the same county as someone who grows their engineered brand, they come after you crying patent infringement (potential cross-pollination).

If you buy their seed, it's loaded with the nastiest weeds you can think of. And the only thing to get rid of these mega-weeds? You guessed it, very expensive Monsanto Round-Up, which is toxic as hell. Get half a sprayed drop in your mouth, you'll shit brown rain for 2 days :|

That company is the poster-child of everything that's wrong with the United States. I love capitalism, hard work and competition, but these monsters have gone above and beyond what any large corporation's ever done to make a buck. They control our defective elected puppets, and are sticking a middle finger up at the ground, which we need clean to survive.

Sorry I didn't read this thread all the way, but I did read the scant few stories on the farce that is now law. Monsanto: Public Enemy #1

At 4/1/13 08:33 AM, VicariousE wrote:

At 4/1/13 03:52 AM, Phobotech wrote: Whats the April Fool's layout this year?

Might not be one, sometimes we go without :( But to be fair, every day is April Fool's day in the USA.

:P I take it all back... too bad that BBS edit button advertised in General was also a foolie.

At 4/1/13 03:52 AM, Phobotech wrote: Whats the April Fool's layout this year?

Might not be one, sometimes we go without :( But to be fair, every day is April Fool's day in the USA.

At 3/30/13 11:11 PM, CiviLies wrote: I wouldn't actually say that.... The way I see it, if you wanna see the other guy's score, just look at his screen. Why would his ding'n'dongs tell you how many points he's getting? Though now that I think about it, if he's getting a high score, some people may be curious as to how that's happening....so privacy concerns are still valid, I guess. That reminds me of something I wanted to say in my first post but didn't because I forget (I usually forget something...): If they're doing this, then they SHOULD have walls between the stalls, you know? Not just for the game, but in general, because I think it's creepy if there's a row of urinals and no walls in between. It's just....it's just creepy....whether there's something to distract the other people or not.

It's a fair point. I just miss the days when all you needed to flush a toilet or a urinal was water pressure. Now they got these rather pricey battery operated auto-flushers... when they go bad, you either can't flush or the valve sticks open and runs water constantly :\

Dividers for urinals are okay I guess, but it's just one more thing to get graffiti, sticky and stinky. Anything beats 'gang-urinals' though, even if they are classy.

At 3/30/13 07:55 PM, CiviLies wrote: I'd try this out, yeah. I hope there isn't some battle-royale multiplayer mode. I'd probably piss all over the other guys trying to win.

Which brings up another point... usually when we mens hit the urinal, we never look over at each other, so our dingus may not be viewed. Some guys will talk, no problem there I guess....

But when you play video games, aren't you curious about the other guy's score?! "Ooo, combo-whiz, nice!" This throws centuries of public toilet manners, right out the window, doesn't it?

At 3/30/13 07:39 PM, Dragen wrote: Oops, I pissed on the screen.

It does happen, like any janitor would tell you. I'd hate to be the one to clean that thing :P

At 3/30/13 05:42 PM, Sword-of-Kings wrote: That is amazing. It should be required that you have that in every single bathroom.

Oh, yeah, I'm sure teh wimmens would love a chance to try this... equal opportunity and all :) Guess that means the screen would have to be mounted in front of the crapper @vnzi

At 3/26/13 02:48 PM, TomFulp wrote: If we had an open party at the office (Glenside, PA) on Pico Day, would you show up? Like really?

I seem to recall a video streaming event about 8-10 years ago, where one of the cameras was outside, getting the smoking lounge action. I've been to several events where non-smokers would hang out outside, just to have more interesting conversations....

Anyway Tom, when was the last open house Pico party? If you decide to go through with this, should I bring cake or cookies?

At 3/28/13 04:07 PM, mandog wrote:

At 2/9/13 11:04 AM, Brian-Beaton wrote: I LIVE!

Are you kidding me?

I lurked NG for quite a while before joining. And when I finally did, I started at submission #1 and went down the line, on dial up speeds too horrific to recount. I did that a few times, as well as click the shit out of ads, so Tom wouldn't go hungry. Scrotum the Puppy always stood out.

It's been a while Mr. Beaton. Thanks for being there at the start of my NG addiction. Yup. All your fault, that. Glad to hear you're still walking and talking too, that counts for a lot these days. We're different people, than when we first started out here. Glad to hear an honest appraisal about your past too. Maybe Flash (or something creative) will help exorcise those demons.. either way, do take care! It's been a pleasure to hear from you, a long lost friend!

At 3/26/13 02:48 PM, TomFulp wrote: If we had an open party at the office (Glenside, PA) on Pico Day, would you show up? Like really?

Yes, very much so! After 12 years of following your website, I guess it's about time!

Also Mattster made the medals ePenis a reality.

Thank goodness for Greasemonkey, was really hoping the ePeen wasn't gonna be an official NG feature, though the free press over the parental outrage might've been nice!

At 3/26/13 03:15 PM, Amaranthus wrote: TOM PLEASE STREAM LIVE IN NG CHAT AGAIN FOR PICO DAY

This too. Last years stream was an unmitigated success, and brought joy to so many loyal Newgrounders!

At 3/20/13 11:47 AM, Havegum wrote: All I have are these from NG. And only one of them is a plushie.

Do they even make the full size Penicorns any more? I got this from my best friend in the late 1980's. It's Opus the penguin from Bloom County, an old comic strip with slightly liberal overtones. Still have it today and has weathered 2 or 3 washings exceptionally well.

Gangsterkat fought his way outta the jungle to become the king of pins. Inspired by the exploits of Pico, Gangsterkat took to guns and thuggery, like a rock star does to drugs. "Bucks, bitches and Buicks" is his motto, though now he drives a Cadillac Escalade. An altercation with skinheads at the Jersey shore in the late 1980's, crippled his right hand in daring concession game of ring toss. Whereabouts unknown.

At 3/20/13 08:13 PM, VidGameDude wrote: Not to sound like a broken record but, any word on the pico party?

@tomfulp We know you deserve a day off to be with your family, but can't there be a cheap and cheerful celebration here? How about setting up chat (like last year) to accept, say, webcams from the mods or popular artists, where they can play their favorite Flashes or the incoming Pico day submissions.... have a good time, like last year!

Still plenty of time to set something like that up. Maybe an East coast West coast collection of artists/mods/staff (2 webcam setup). Last year's Pico day was so successful, I'd hate to see this one toil in obscurity :\

At 3/19/13 02:14 PM, TomFulp wrote: In other news, Pico Day is April 27th and has been updated with some cash prizes. Wish I could do more but we're also putting up $2k for the Newgrounds Annual Tournament of Animation and thousands of dollars for new tank trophies for the Annual Awards!

Last years Pico day was terrific, in that the lowly user could see and speak to the producers of NG in the featureless chat room. Is there anyway something like that could be set up this year (in absence of an office party)? Maybe the mods and some of the staff could take turns going on the webcam, showcase their favorites, spread a little gossip?

Four days remain to contribute to the NATA Prize Fund, I would really like to see this get as big as possible because big prizes ensure big participation! The Open Round begins on April 1st, everyone who likes to animate should give it a shot and see what happens.

I really hope you can go above and beyond the goal, this would really suck badly if this wasn't funded to completion. The incentives offered are well worth the contribution!

At 3/18/13 10:39 AM, Cyberdevil wrote: I like the fact that content in this form can't be deleted (in case, hmm, for example someone hacks your account and goes rampant) but it would be useful with an option to at least control what's visible and not.

Like bad pictures permanently glued to the front of a proud parents refrigerator, huh? Really respect your notions of optimism! NG needs to bring in one or two consultants to settle on a "final version" of NG and to optimize search capabilities (loaded gun there alright).

While we're on the topic, there's no way to view all user generated submissions by a specific user either, only the latest selection. That would be nice.

You have to go to the page that created the content to do pretty much anything. I've been using computers longer than most users here have been alive :| The level and quality of software functionality, to manipulate what we put into these things, should be getting better, not worse. NG has great standalone ideas, but they're not deploying them well.

Case in point: Carve n' Share http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/551135 Is there no way to delete these pumpkins? There's no way to save back over a file, it just generates another one with a different creation date.
Same for Cathode Raybots and the (very few) other submissions that take advantage of this feature...

At 3/11/13 02:35 PM, SimSimSalabim wrote: you sit down to take a piss?

oh not this again - duplicate thread :|

At 3/11/13 03:04 PM, TomFulp wrote: Check out the Best of February if you missed it this weekend! [last newspost]
Expect a little downtime tomorrow while we shuffle around some data. A specific group of NG users will be excited with the resulting update!

I don't require or expect any special privilege as a supporter, and hope the new functionality will benefit the users as well as the producers of NG. In the spirit of Thomas Paine, I'd say privilege breeds inequities aimed squarely at our souls.

The most notable new features (social networking) lend themselves to reliable contact, especially to the collaborating producers here. Perhaps we could get a specific start time? You might think the outage might be a minute or three, but what if something gets shuffled incorrectly? One less variable, by setting a start time, may help save someones time and prevent data-loss.

At 3/7/13 10:33 PM, sweetcommando wrote: i was very sure that at least one of Zone's submissions would have won.

When the ballot comes up for voting, Newgrounds respectfully requests that porn type stuff not be entered because, "...it gets enough attention already." Plus the background music was directly related to the parody; we like our winners to utilize non-commercial or Audio Portal music whenever possible. Choice in voting comes from the heart; works like Zone's is in our pants :)