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At 9/22/14 08:00 PM, MentalMyles wrote:

At 9/22/14 07:17 PM, thespazicat wrote:

At 9/22/14 07:11 PM, MentalMyles wrote:

considering the ammount of yes voters, im not surprised, its a shame though that it was kinda missed opertunity for scotland to break free from the union, I just Westminster keeps their promise about giving Scotland extra powers, then again this is the Tories sooo

I hope so too but......I highly doubt that. :\

Well, if it doesn't work out we can always try this all again in 10 years. They government has got to know that.

At 9/23/14 03:18 AM, Splats wrote:

At 9/22/14 08:31 PM, WahyaRanger wrote: IMO, if less people are here, we have to put up with less horseshit anyways.

We already got a ton of rejects.

Myself included.

Didn't you have more posts m8?

People's post often get deleted when accounts get deleted. If a person posted a bunch of threads and you posted in them the replies you made there will be deleted too.

Anyway, yeah Newgrounds traffic has decline. Of course it has also decline relative to the growth in overall internet traffic, so the statics sometimes overestimate the change. You would likely get just as good a statistical correlation to traffic by measuring how many forum posts were made over time or how many movies and games were submitted over time as you would would with some of those traffic stat graphs. At least the data is more complete here, traffic stat websites often just take periodic traffic samples, so they can miss quite a bit. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if we have a tenth of the traffic that we had at the height of this website's popularity.

So, apparently on Wednesday the Indian Space Agency will be moving its Mars Orbiter into orbit around Mars. That will may it the fourth agency to do so, ever. The only other groups that have managed it up to now are NASA, the Russian Space Agency, and the ESA. Plus, they did it all for avout $70 million. That's pretty impressive. You can read more about it at the link above or check the Indian Space Research Organization website for more info.

Congratulations to our user of the day, @AbsurdRandomness. Besides having an awesome name she is an active forum poster with over 6,412 posts including some very deep and long ones. She has also uploaded 18 movies to the portal.

Some News sites, like Barron's, The Economist, Foreign Policy, and the New York Times can survive with a paywall because their content is valuable enough that people are willing to pay for it. It is worth noting that free News is a relative aberration in the history of journalism.

Free digital news sites have only been around for maybe 10 years and they have corresponded will falling profits for Newspapers worldwide. Newspapers, on the other hand have been around for centuries and news gathering even long their that and they ran profitably for most of that time. Is it such a surprise that Newspapers and magazines would like to go back to that era?

Paywalls are a strategy more similar to a previous era. If they turn out to be more profitable than the current free ad supported model you can bet that all the major papers will start using them. Plus, if all the News sites were to start using a paywall tomorrow the average consumer would be forced to pay or go without. You have to imagine that News agencies, which are in the business of making money first and foremost, would love having a future like that.

At 9/22/14 01:04 PM, NewgroundsMike wrote:

At 9/22/14 12:57 PM, Slacker013 wrote: I wish I could puke on cue!

Granted, you just keep vomiting all over the place because you can, and everyone is grossed out.

I wish I was healthy.

Granted, you are in perfect health. Unfortunately the boat you're riding in hits an iceberg and you wind up in the water. Sharks circle and they pick you out first, since you look so healthy. When the rescue boats arrive the only survivors remaining are those too sick to be attractive meals.

I wish I could swim and dive with the whales.

At 9/22/14 01:41 PM, Slacker013 wrote:

At 9/22/14 01:37 PM, NewgroundsMike wrote:

So how could I know?

Would you mind putting on a helmet of your ancestors with a bullet hole going through it?

Sure, as long as I didn't have to go out and be shot at in it. Even then, the chances of someone hitting the same spot twice is pretty low.

What was the last thing you said to someone?

At 9/22/14 03:53 PM, Conal wrote: I wouldn't write of Blackberry just yet. Their phones are very easy to personalise without too many restrictions on what you can do with your own purchased hardware.

While that is true, the same can be said of a lot of the phone manufacturers on this list. Of course the main difference is that BBM doesn't have the extensive App stores of iOS and Android or the deep pockets of Microsoft. They are also dead last in terms mobile OS usage, so they're really going to have to up their game if they want to compete or even tread water.

Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft are very capable rivals that have been able to claw much of Blackberry's market share away. The only way I see that changing is if Blackberry comes out with something drastically different that people really want. The history of Tech companies up to now doesn't have a lot of examples of a company like Blackberry being able to reinvent itself like that, but I wish them luck anyway. Still, if I was a betting man I wouldn't put odds on the company existing 5 years from now.

Hey guys. I'm glad to see there's plenty of interest in this. Anyway, the next month is looking pretty busy for me, so I figure I would get this in early and give you a little something extra too. Without further ado, here is the updated Top Posters List:

1 Zeroasalimit 49,801
2 BananaBreadMuffin 45,240
3 Gagsy 42,906
4 Ozcar 33,275
5 Lost-Chances 33,232
6 Maus 32,159
7 poxpower 30,862
8 Murray 30,246
9 Earfetish 28,221
10 Zerok 27,189
11 CapnCrunchDaPimp 26,778
12 JohnnyWang 26,036
13 Sensationalism 25,963
14 ragnarokia 25,626
15 Bonusstage 24,675
16 Coop 24,592
17 Malachy 24,283
18 yurgenburgen 23,915
19 TheMaster 23,542
20 Loki 23,413
21 Cootie 22,704
22 SCTE3 22,703
23 Idiot-Finder 22,670
24 STEM 21,574
25 JackPhantasm 21,556
26 Cyberdevil 21,536
27 Dobio 20,900
28 bigbadron 20,896
29 Painbringer 20,842
30 HeinousDude 20,773
31 BlueFlameskulls 20,094
32 Rucklo 19,582
33 Gendo 19,486
34 Sekhem 19,205
35 Funkbrs 18,978
36 RacistBassist 18,963
37 xwaynecoltx 18,781
38 Sense-offender 18,575
39 Kirk-Cocaine 18,558
40 citricsquid 18,428
41 Shrapnel 18,191
42 legionnaire-x 18,139
43 WilliWowza 18,136
44 SlipperyMooseCakes 18,006
45 Xenomit 17,666
46 Nev 17,620
47 aviewaskewed 17,333
48 Tony-DarkGrave 17,248
49 Luis 17,223
50 redskunk 16,965
51 Enoll 16,931
52 Entice 16,715
53 antitanner 16,655
54 ramagi 16,599
55 Shaun 16,524
56 JadeTheAssassin 16,456
57 Daredevilguy 16,298
58 AshfordPride 16,283
59 jonthomson 16,066
60 Stafffighter 15,982
61 Denvish 15,981
62 sanity-of-insanity 15,870
63 ViceFullbuster 15,730
64 simon 15,259
65 gumOnShoe 15,236
66 Elfer 15,198
67 ZJ 15,095
68 Canas 14,885
69 madcow 14,824
70 the-great-one 14,673
71 tox 14,664
72 Joe 14,593
73 Lagatag 14,557
74 Gooch 14,550
75 Chumbawamba 14,410
76 shitonastick 14,296
77 goatchrist 14,274
78 liam 14,265
79 purelionheart 14,113
80 fli 14,026
81 Kuro 14,012
82 ghaleonx5z 14,009
83 Slightly-Crazy-Dude 13,968
84 Carmilla 13,940
85 memorize 13,868
86 Zendra 13,665
87 zen444 13,540
88 iscrulz 13,468
89 Afro-Ninja 13,462
90 Viper 13,397
91 Alastor 13,319
92 AlphaCentauri 13,186
93 SteveGuzzi 13,170
94 Rabid-echidna 13,116
95 Auz 13,041
96 sweet21 12,786
97 Minion777 12,762
98 midnyterayne 12,748
99 Dopefish 12,744
100 Slint 12,649
101 HeavenDuff 12,568
102 NEVR 12,537
103 Luxury-Yacht 12,533
104 subpar 12,477
105 WadeFulp 12,404
106 da-pope 12,350
107 arabfreak 12,349
108 life 12,311
109 shadow-xii 12,282
110 scottmale24 12,197
111 mcpaper 12,173
112 pilot-doofy 12,147
113 Phobotech 12,124
114 DevourerJay 12,102
115 jake 11,997
116 format 11,994
117 Evark 11,950
118 wwwyzzerdd 11,894
119 gfoxcook 11,861
120 darksytze 11,835
121 Chdonga 11,833
122 seizuredog 11,743
123 mortifiedpenguins 11,661
124 Lorkas 11,632
125 kharbon 11,576
126 gunter45 11,547
127 quikfox 11,480
128 Conal 11,400
129 liljim 11,393
130 wesdood 11,385
131 olskoo 11,348
132 Prinzy2 11,338
133 Gimmick 11,313
134 Kisuke 11,285
135 makakaov 11,274
136 sirtom93 11,244
137 mr-fluffykins 11,181
138 StarF68 11,144
139 scarface 11,120
140 Jon 11,012
141 Rig 10,938
142 inglor 10,867
143 Asandir 10,810
144 Light 10,774
145 biteme2514 10,771
146 DumbassDude 10,765
147 Frank 10,668
148 bluehippo 10,642
149 morextremist 10,602
150 Timmy 10,579
151 theshrike 10,540
152 Sevkat 10,533
153 MrPercie 10,506
154 Boomstick 10,481
155 kazumazkan 10,408
156 Dean 10,369
157 N-antichrist 10,280
158 Letiger 10,221
159 TOEZ 10,171
160 Mogly 10,161
161 Armissea 10,141
162 Gobblemeister 10,129
163 BumFodder 10,120

I also added an image, for those who prefer to view it in that format and the excel file, for anyone who feels like they would like to update it in the interim.

If I missed anyone, please comment in this thread and I will include them in the next update.

At 9/22/14 08:58 PM, VJF wrote:
If I had not given you the benefit of the doubt over whether you knew the definition or not, wouldn't I have just called you a moron or something and been done with it instead of explaining it to you?

If you had, wouldn't that have been more straightforward?

At 9/22/14 10:15 AM, NewgroundsMike wrote:

At 9/22/14 10:13 AM, VJF wrote: Can you grammatically prove that it is in fact not a question stated by the principles of the English language?

Do rhetorical questions count as questions?

Would you be surprised to learn that there has actually been published, peer reviewed research done on this exact question?

At 9/22/14 09:55 AM, NewgroundsMike wrote:

At 9/22/14 06:21 AM, Princess-Laucherella wrote: ^ real name is SAMUEL

Your real name is Samuel.

I heard a rumor that NewgroundsMike prays daily.

At 9/22/14 03:28 PM, tox wrote: http://www.9news.com.au/world/2014/09/22/10/43/woman-undergoes-surgery-to-add-third-breast

I dont think i really need to say much for this thread after a link like this

I wonder where she got the idea from?

Now here's a list I can get behind.

At 9/22/14 03:09 PM, NuclearInfected wrote: Get a load of BlackBerry's latest sad attempt to be relevant again. I don't know why they just don't give up. Come on BlackBerry, just file your bankruptcy now instead of just prolonging the inevitable. We're going to end up with another Blockbuster Video with them.

They even messed up their signature keyboard. I mean, you don't mess with the thing that people actually like about your product, right? The stock is upover the last 12 months though.

At 9/15/14 09:04 PM, Hive-Hunter wrote: The loving memory of Paul Charles Dozsa.

I very interesting man and a fine chess player. He's also been dead since 2003, so you're a bit late to the party on this one. For those unfamiliar, here is the infamous video from 1988 and a bit of background material on him.

This guy is REALLY excited about playing high school football. I wonder if he's this intense about everything he does.

At 9/22/14 03:58 AM, DalexJ1337 wrote:

At 9/22/14 03:57 AM, DalexJ1337 wrote:

At 9/21/14 03:27 PM, Lich wrote: Do me again V2.0

Please. Here's a base pic

here you go its not that good quality because i have to get to bed by 3 o clock am and i was struggling to make it before the deadline

dangit its almost all black

You should really post some of these to the art portal. They're very good and I'm sure other people would like to see them.

At 9/22/14 03:41 AM, TailsPrower wrote: I feel down as well, though for completely different reasons. Hugs?

Sure, here you go.

I mean sure, urban dictionary can appear a little immature and Juvenile, but that's where new words and slang often come from. Young people, who most closely interact with new culture, ideas and trends will pick up on the new slang first. They often invent the new slang, and thus urban dictionary. I mean sure, it can appear a little ridiculous when you look at some of the stuff there, but that's the whole point. Would you rather not have a resource for checking out new slang words you hear for the first time and want a definition for?

I never got my ears pierced and I never intend to. I've never seen other guys where I thought it looked good on them and I especially didn't think it would look good on me, so it seemed kind of pointless for me.

I've started watching Mr. Pickles from Adult Swim and Nova There just isn't much on this time of year where I am, unfortunately. Of course, I can always use this thread to find something new to watch.

Lets see, you can modify your: diet, plumbing, exercise regimen, hair color, eye color, vision, style, space station, music, light fixtures, citizenship, and a whole mess of other things.

At 9/15/14 04:42 PM, Profanity wrote:

At 9/15/14 04:05 PM, CiviLies wrote: I think it'd be kinda neat if we can 3D print oil.

3D printed hybrid electric/gasoline cars fed by 3D printed solar cells on a decentralized smart grid and gasoline produced by bacteria consuming household or neighborhood waste is entirely plausible.

Plausible sure, but the money and infrastructure to make it happen aren't there yet. Ultimately that is the most important factor in all of these innovations. Many such inventions and patents sit in dusty folders or computers for decades before someone can come up with a profitable use for them and drum up the requisite cash to make it happen. This car on the other hand at least seems to have both. That's not to say it won't fail to be profitable, but at least its a start.

Once they start building 3D cars like this, profitably other investors and companies that were sitting on the sidelines will likely feel comfortable enough to throw some cash at other 3D printer ideas, like the solar cells you mentioned. The other things you mentioned fall into that category too; things we know how to do, just not profitably on and at scale. They also need to be more profitable than the alternatives, otherwise it becomes a whole lot less likely that the technology will take off.

The last thing I cooked was a Vegetable and Pasta soup, though I over-spiced it a little bit.

Well I'd see a Deadpool Movie and I imagine a lot of other people would see it too, assuming it was good. There are enough viewers in the 18+ segment that a movie like this could easily be profitable, if they put the right spin on it. I imagine someone will eventually make a Deadpool movie, but we'll likely be waiting a while for it. I'm also not sure I'd want Ryan Renolds to headline it, but that's just personal preference.

At 9/13/14 03:06 AM, juleon wrote: What do you think?

I think its a good looking sketch of an extinct subspecies of homo sapien. It probably fills a gap in the timeline of human evolution. I also think you took that photo from this article. Beyond that I'm not an evolutionary Biologist, so I don't know all that much about that. They were only discovered 17 years ago, so I imagine scientists don't know a whole lot about them either, at least not yet.

At 9/13/14 11:51 AM, Avery wrote: Idk why, but I went to this festival last night, came home and I had a soar throat and a runny nose. Why does this happen? I only went on 1 ride, scary as hell, but still.

Festivals sometimes have some real potent drug users at them too, since its easy to blend into a crow and not be noticed. Maybe you inhaled something unusual that you reacted to badly. It could be all the tobacco smoke too, if you're sensitive to that. It could also have been all the generators powering the rides. They give off a certain amount of soot and other chemicals and the concentration could have been just enough to set you off. Or, it could have been allergies, you were allergic to something you ate, something you came in contact with, or some local plant. Who knows, hope it passed quickly.

At 9/10/14 02:42 AM, RayS10 wrote: I'm feeling down for some reason, i may be talented and all but i still feel kinda teased at my music not sounding right.

i can't seem to get people opinions out of my head. you think maybe there's some idea? sorry about this thread i just feel Dissapointed like i might leave NG but i don't wan't to.

Here's the thing. Judging art is completely subjective, so their judgments are not very meaningful. Someone could come up to you and say you're music is the greatest thing they've ever heard, and they would be right. Another person could come up to you and say your music would be terrible and they would be right too. Even the most popular and celebrated music is only enjoyed by a small fraction of the population of the world.

So, don't lose too much sleep over other people's opinions, especially if they're not constructive. If you're happy with your music and a few other people you know enjoy it then you're doing pretty good. Think about it this way. You ask ten people what they think of your music. One says they like it and nine say they don't. There are 7 Billion people on the planet. That mean you have, potentially 700 million fans. Just do what you enjoy and try and improve in the ways you want to improve.

You can't please everyone and taste is entirely subjective. I mean, some of the greatest artists were not even appreciated in their day, but are viewed as masters now. Just don't view people's approval as a reflection on your work, because it really isn't. It's just an opinion, you shouldn't take it to heart. Also, beating yourself up about other people's negative opinions is not going to make your work any better, so it's not constructive. Of course that is easier said than done, just try to remember this when someone is criticizing your work. Also the internet is full of trolls, so some people will criticize your work, not because they don't like it, but because they want to get a reaction. Try not to fall for that trap either.

At 9/8/14 01:42 PM, Monster-64 wrote:

At 9/7/14 09:16 PM, NeonSpider wrote: How many inverted Mt. Everests did you spot?

Only one, It was blocking the top of my trench, like you see in my diagram, thus made my dive a couple percents difficult.

Did you take a camera down there with you, so you can show us some cool photos?