Outside contests

Yup, probably my proudest accomplishment. My team came in third in a contest called ThinkQuest in '03. We won an all-expenses paid trip to San Fran California. It was amazing.

http://thinkquest.org/oct03may04/index.s html

At 12/2/07 06:17 PM, Ciph3rzer0 wrote: There is nothing wrong with formulating opinions on subjects you don't know about.

I lol'd. How can you make statements like that and expect to be taken seriously????? If everyone did that then the internet would be USELESS. I repeat, USELESS. That's already why educational institutions call Wikipedia a terrible source for information. I didn't believe that, but you know what, now that I see people like you and coolcoder exist, maybe Wikipedia isn't quite the source for information we all think it is. Maybe the internet isn't either. The internet is to SPREAD KNOWLEDGE. Not spread what you think you know. I'm sorry, people who do that are complete idiots. So we can all be "civil", or we can be honest to attempt to stop people from engaging in the spread of false information based on... nothing.

Pathetic, and you should be ashamed of yourself for encouraging people to do things like this. Just think what a valuable source of information the Internet will be when we all write out our opinions to look like facts on subjects we don't know about.

Anyway, I'll bbl, I have to go write an article on the best way to pilot an airplane, because I've seen some movies and I think I know how to fly those things.

Just to add one more thing, I'm all for people asking ANY questions they have about programming, whether they know anything about the subject or not. People should never respond and call them idiots. Now, unless I forgot how this works, coolcoder wasn't asking a question, because usually questions end with question marks and the only question mark I saw him use, like I said before, was the sarcastic one.

Here's my point. When I see people make un-factuated, uneducated rants like he did, I think: This would be like me expressing my opinion on which car engines are the best. I know NOTHING about car engines... How does me expressing my opinion on them help anybody? The bottom line is I know what to express my opinion on and I think most people do, but there's always a select few who don't. Programming isn't like politics. Not everyone has a right to their opinion because it's very possible that they know nothing on the subject. Them giving their opinion only hurts people seeking INFORMATION.

What if one person reads coolcoders post and thinks he knows what he's talking about (not sure why they would think that) and decides "hey, this guy says ActionScript is weak and can't be used for anything good, now I'm not going to learn it". That's an example of an uneducated opinion NEGATIVELY effecting someone that might have prospered off of it. Is that fair to people? I don't think it is. If that had happened to me, I would have been like WTF, look at what I missed out on.

And I'm not picking on coolcoder, I'm commenting on this feeling in general. Ask all the questions you want, but don't formulate opinions based on no facts what so ever, that's just silly. Not only is it harmful to yourself, but it's harmful to others also. And I think we've all done it, I know I've done it, and I always try to make sure not to.

At 12/2/07 03:27 AM, Ciph3rzer0 wrote: coolcoder made it clear that he didn't know exactly what he was talking about, he was just telling us how he thought things were. WoogieNoogie was able to simple and peacefully tell him he was wrong. Whereas DFox felt the to need to personally attack coolcoder because of his ignorance.

OH PLEASE, cut the shit. Most of what you say is dumb but that's just pure bologna. I've contributed so much more to this forum that you it's not even funny. You just like to make trouble. Go do something of substance first so we can MAYBE take you seriously. Most of the shit the internet is criticized for is false information. There is NO excuse for kids transmitting their opinions such as ActionScript is "bizzar set ups with code attached to layers, symbols, etc.....instead of just writing the code out. Not a real programming language". Please, if that's the opinions you encourage then I highly doubt anyone would care if they ever read one of your or coolcoders posts again.

And for the love of god, we're not stupid here. You can't just make things up and think people will buy them. HE DIDN'T "ASK A QUESTION". The only "question" he asked was the sarcastic one at the end of one of his posts belittling ActionScript. Show me his question, smartass.

The only thing that turns people away from this forum is the lack of knowledge. Trust me, no one's leaving the forum because there's people they don't like. The reason people leave is because they aren't getting the answers to their questions because of a LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. It shouldn't be blamed on anything else.

At 12/2/07 12:08 AM, coolcoder wrote: I always equatic AS to like....JS or HTML even, does flash actually compile it into something like a real program....or is it all just movie clip related script commands.....sure you can do advanced stuff in AS, but it'll be large and bulky and weird......and have bizzar set ups with code attached to layers, symbols, etc.....instead of just writing the code out. Not a real programming language....but a versityle way of manipulating a movie or 'game'.

Quit talking out of your ass like an idiot. ActionScript (especially ActionScript 3) is as much of a programming language as any language in the world. People make more advanced games and applications with ActionScript than you can ever dream of. Just because you don't know enough ActionScript to make a real game, that doesn't mean there isn't more. You can do ANY kind of reasonable game with ActionScript. When you work with AS3 you barely even see the stage or layers because you work mostly in external ActionScript files.

It's ironic that your dumb comments stemmed from people saying how idiots were taking over this forum... Just some more proof.

At 12/1/07 06:57 PM, elbekko wrote: Meh, the general retardation around here has grown. It's getting annoying up to the point I feel like throwing this out of my bookmarks and finding some other site to browse about mindlessly.

Agreed.

I also don't think it feels like this forum is going anywhere... Very few new people who know anything, and not to mention it still seems to be at the very bottom of NG's list of importance :(

At 12/1/07 02:57 PM, blackvector wrote: You know nothing of programming. No offense, but its true.

That would make you and him equals.

This DOES sound like one of those spam advertisements to be honest. You've provided no details on what we would actually be purchasing except that it will get our sites "free traffic".

Also, is there a reason that someone would get the product and really want to take you for $5? You seem really worried about that which leads me to believe you don't think what you're selling is all that great. Now if you offered a 100% money back guarantee...

Big girls don't cry.

Yeah I would like to know the requirements also. And does the once every 7 days apply to the people who are allowed?

At 11/26/07 04:47 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: you still need a stuff ace who can wrap up 18-20 wins in the regular season and SHOW UP in October.

First of all, don't be naive, the Yankees have the 18-20 win guy, that's what Wang is. I forgot that stat, but he has like the most wins of any pitcher in the last 2 or 3 years, I forget which. Anyway, he's going to get you 18-20 wins every season, and he's proven that already.

Now, with that said, I agree with the October part. Everyone has said the Yankees need a reliable power pitcher like Beckett. Why in gods name would the Yankees look outside the team for that when they have JOBA CHAMBERLAIN? HE is supposed to be the number 1 starter, not Wang. He's the power pitcher, he's supposed to be the Yankees answer to Beckett. The success of the Yankees next year depends on two things: How good Joba is as a starter, and how good Kennedy is. That's it. Everybody's like "oh they are putting together the same exact team as last year". No, they're not. Last year the Yankees didn't have 3 great young pitchers and two outstanding veterans. IF Joba and Kennedy are as good as they have looked, the Yankees will be unbeatable. There would be no pitching rotation that came close, not even the Red Sox. The Red Sox have Beckett, and after that, there's no one who scares you. I'd rather have Wang as a second starter than Dice-K any day of the week.

Now, I like to be realistic. If for some reason Joba and Kennedy aren't what they seemed to be and Joba isn't that dominant number one starter, then I think the Yankees are in a heap of trouble. Every Yankee fan just needs to pray he is. He can almost single handedly be the person who brings a championship back to New York, if he is as good as everyone says he is.

At 11/26/07 03:05 AM, GodForsakenSoul wrote: trying cutting the stage to peices and when the player reaches a certain point, it makes another peice of the stage.
i have no idea how to make it, but try making it using this idea:
those V are the stages.
[1]-[2]-[3]
if player reaches a certain place at [2], delete [1] and spawn [3].

Yeah, just use MovieClips as sections and once they scroll off the screen, remove them, and get the next section ready by attaching it. If you're really making a big sidescroller, that's how you want to do it anyway to prevent lag.

At 11/26/07 02:42 AM, PyroflameProductions wrote: When I had Flash 8 it expanded when things touched the edge... Same as Cs3, which I have now. Even Cs3 has limits to how far it can expand, trust me I've reached them. Sadly I don't think there's a way to infinitely expand them.

Oh, I never actually tried to make it expand that far I guess. There's really no reason you should ever need to expand them that far anyway.

At 11/26/07 02:04 AM, LostVoices wrote: flash 8

Then you can't. Upgrade to CS3 which automatically expands infinitely as things begin to touch the edge.

At 11/25/07 10:28 PM, Dream-of-Duke wrote: I heard rumors saying that both the Red Sox and the Yankees are trying to get Johan Santana from the Twins. If he goes to the Red Sox, it is pretty much over for the Yankees.

How does another team getting another player from a different team make it "over"? The Yankee's don't want him because they don't want to give up young players for him. If the Red Sox get him, it'll be because they dumped a number of good young players, which could be a loss rather than a gain.

The Yankees have a great rotation as long as Pettitte returns. We know Wang is great, we know Hughes is great, Kennedy looked superb in his 3 starts, and if Joba is as good as starter as he was reliever, then there's no better rotation in baseball.

At 11/24/07 03:44 PM, Buddhist wrote:

At 11/24/07 01:49 PM, DFox wrote: I wasn't aware they played baseball in Canada. Are you sure you don't mean hockey?

Justin Morneau, Jason Bay, Eric Gagne, Erik Bedard, Russ Martin, Joey Votto, Larry Walker, Mark Teahen, Matt Stairs, Fergie Jenkins, Tip O'Neill, Jeff Francis, Shawn Hill, Rich Harden, Adam Loewen...

Umm, they all grew up when the Expos existed. They only play Hockey now. They couldn't support a baseball team probably because baseball doesn't involve hitting people with sticks and fighting with large padding on. Hockey. hockey. hockey.

At 11/24/07 02:25 PM, Cheektoghetto wrote:

At 11/24/07 01:40 PM, DFox wrote:
Where I live, in NY, it's about $5 or $6, and then if you get the meal it's about $8.

Man your gettin ripped off.

In Buffalo a big mac meal is like 3.99.

That's a really good deal. I think they just modify price based on location. I'm pretty sure if it's in a food court or attached to some kind of store then it's even more expensive. But I love my Big Mac so I'll always get it. Also I always get the large meal so that probably makes it a little more.

At 11/23/07 07:55 PM, Dave1993 wrote: In Canada im the best of my age group of 14-15 =D

I wasn't aware they played baseball in Canada. Are you sure you don't mean hockey?

At 11/24/07 01:39 PM, Rudy wrote:

At 11/24/07 01:28 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote:

At 11/24/07 01:23 PM, Luis wrote: Yeah... i remember a big mac was like 8 dollars.

How much does it normally cost in the USA then?

Around 2 bucks.

Where I live, in NY, it's about $5 or $6, and then if you get the meal it's about $8.

If you're using AS2:

for (var i in _root)
{
	removeMovieClip(_root[i]);
}

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

At 11/21/07 11:35 PM, coolcoder wrote: Lemme guess....this is that kid with another account....who is 12 and doesn't have a credit card, so he can't buy shit online and therefor won't pay for software he doesn't know about. Also thinks he's right about everything. I have one thing for him:

Augh, just when I thought the intelligence of this forum couldn't possibly sink any lower, you come along.

http://us3.php.net/readdir

At 11/21/07 08:41 AM, Zendra wrote: Weren't you leaving forever?

It's like when you see an advertisement for free something, too good to be true.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/d ate-and-time-functions.html#function_dat e-format

At 11/20/07 10:36 PM, DFox wrote: Anyway, your script works fine.

* SHOULD work fine

At 11/20/07 09:41 PM, Itsover9000 wrote: Should suffice.

It's usually a good idea to help people when you know the answer, rather than guessing. The mail function returns a boolean so it's fine to use it in an if statement.

Anyway, your script works fine. Where are you testing this? Are you sure the mail function is configured correctly?

At 11/20/07 07:43 PM, I-smel wrote: I don't get it- That's just the regular code.

The regular code would be duplicateMovieClip() targeting the root rather than a specific MovieClip with mymc.duplicateMovieClip().

At 11/20/07 02:31 PM, DFox wrote: hold back laugher

Laughter, that is.

At 11/20/07 03:46 AM, Sir-Davey wrote: Hahaha, you guys are fucking faggots.

This is purposely done to trick dumbasses into trying to run TVs with AAA batteries. If you thought one second any of this would work, you should probably go back to school.

It pretty much gives it away when someone demonstrating how to do something is trying to hold back laugher and it's blatantly obvious... That's why it was already stated that this guys little "shtick" is pretty goddamn lame.