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Ok cool. No issue then.

I work in public relations and graphic design for coca-cola and a few other clients.

At 3 hours ago, Scarface wrote:

At 4 hours ago, WaterShake wrote: So effeminate guys aren't allowed to act as they wish because it infringes upon your view of homosexuality?

They have just as much a right to be gay and represent the community as you or me.

It's official, NO ONE in this thread but me knows the difference between a gay person and a straight person pretending to be a gay person, as I have explained NUMEROUS FUCKING TIMES.

No I think you've misunderstood what I said.

You posted a picture of a bunch of goofy looking dudes and said something along the lines of "I'd hate to think theese guys were representing the gay community" (cba checking, posting from phone)

What I take umbridge to is your assertion that effeminate gay men arent appropriate representions of the community. We're as gay as each other; if the gay community can't survive without infighting between different niches then I think it says something terrible about our ability to accept the lifestyles of others.

At 4 hours ago, Scarface wrote:

At 5 hours ago, HungarianSupermarket wrote: How is wearing good clothes at all feminine?

I just don't want to homosexual community to be represented by this.

So effeminate guys aren't allowed to act as they wish because it infringes upon your view of homosexuality?

They have just as much a right to be gay and represent the community as you or me.

we making a new one?

wut happened?

At 3 minutes ago, mandog15 wrote: Faggot:
Is a popular food in Britain and un-popular but still eaten in other places.

Popular is a huge exaggeration.

At 8 minutes ago, Travis wrote:

At 18 minutes ago, WaterShake wrote: Genuis Bar at Apple fixed my MacBook today so i'm up hanging out again if anyone's game.

We need a link broski.

Done: linky

Genuis Bar at Apple fixed my MacBook today so i'm up hanging out again if anyone's game.

At 4 minutes ago, iMini wrote: This is absolutely gorgeous. And it saddens my deeply that it isn't real. Please, someone... Make a theme like this.

That would work terribly on a touch interface, thus defeating the entire purpose of the Aero->Metro transition.

That's a really ugly photo.

You should have documented this better.

At 3 minutes ago, iMini wrote: Comic Sans. Comic Sans everywhere.

Could be worse, could be Papyrus. Also, proof that comic-sans isn't terrible when implemented properly with correct kerning and tracking: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665774/oh-hell-no-12-iconic-log os-redrawn-using-comic-sans

I can easily spend close to an hour on the BBS without seeing anything Inwant to reply to. I'll often find myself writing a reply and then stop before posting it as I'll realize it adds little value to the topic.

At 1 hour ago, UgIy wrote: My art is weird. It's ugly. It's scary. I hope you like my ugly people. There are a few drawings in my Art Portal. I leave you with one. His name is Oslo.

I'm quite liking this theme/style you've developed, it's deliciously eerie. I'd love to see you try your hand at a slightly less obviously deformed person, a subtler breed of ugly if you will.

If you look at the most recent drawing within the art section of my user page you might get an idea of what I'm thinking about.

Scottish Independance has been debated back and forth between Westminster and Holyrood since the inception of the Scottish parliament at the turn of the century.

Now however, independence for Scotland is seemingly more tangible than ever. British Prime-minister David Cameron seems intent on holding the referendum for independence in 2013.

Im currently unsure wether I'll vote in favor of independencem cum referendum day, it's a decision I'll have to give much thought.

Here's a link to an article within the Telegraph a few days ago that tells the story much better than I can: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/scottish-pol itics/9098749/David-Cameron-wants-independence-referendum-in -September-2013.html

sorry about the formatting, I would have made this all pretty and what not but I'm posting off my phone

What are your views on Scottish independence and the break up of the United Kingdom?

At 20 hours ago, WaterShake wrote:

At 4 minutes ago, Bolo wrote:

At 1 hour ago, WaterShake wrote: I would probably of Swiss/Helvetica-ed it.

Probably not a good choice given the amount of hatred that would arouse from long time users.

Yeah, personal taste shouldn't really enter the design equation.

But to be frank, the over-embellished and industrial grunge look ng seems to favour has never really took my fancy.

Jokes on me it seems.

Actually just realized that NG uses either Helvetica, or a modified Helvetica typeface throughout most of NG. Can't believe it's taken me this long to recognize the world's most popular font. I can usually spot the unique "a" counter a mile away.

"Helvetica is like the perfume of the city"

At 8 hours ago, aviewaskewed wrote:

At 12 hours ago, WaterShake wrote: I imagine the producers incorporate Twitter into the show in order to make themselves feel responsive to changes in the media landscape.

Nope, my understanding is Twitter has basically told companies like WWE that the more they promote Twitter, the more Twitter will return the favor. THAT'S why WWE is promoting Twitter as hard as they do, to the point of annoyance. Because they want to then be able to turn around and tell Twitter to do the same for them. I doubt Vince cares about being hip, he cares about making WWE seem like the "it" entertainment company. As always has, the man is desperate to be seen as a new Walt Disney before he dies.

Whilst I don't want to digress to far from the topic of this thread, let me explain why I find this highly dubious (although an interesting theory none the less).

Twitter advertising and promotional partners are incredibly limited, they have a long waiting list of brands waiting to fill out their timetable of both promoted accounts and promoted trends. This business model is working very well for twitter, and Dick (Twitter CEO) is confident it while continue to do so in the future. Twitter's longer term business plan is more media distribution centric, hence the inclusion of the "Discovery" service under the #LetsFly revamp and the recent acquisition of Tweetly (a personalized news service that worked via your Twitter account).

Add to the mix Apple's (officially the most successful company in the world) recent endorsement of Twitter across both their Mac and mobile operating systems and I see little to no motivation for twitter to be making underhand deals with shows like the WWE.

But who knows, maybe I'm being naive and your version of the truth is more accurate.

Fans will Tweet about the show regardless of how producers handle it,

Agreed. Also WWE really has to understand that "trending" doesn't always equate to being a good thing.

This is very true. I'd be interested to actually look at the tweets posted during the show's airtime and analyse how many tweets are actually supportive of the show.

Kevin Nash is a perfect example, he was "trending" because a majority of people talking about him were saying "Why the hell is Kevin Nash in a prominent role on my TV in 2011?" Trending is not always good! You shouldn't be promoting something if you don't really know how it works.

but I can easily imagine engagement being increased by the show's dynamic interaction with trends and what not.

In what way? Because I just don't see it. I think engagement with the show would be heightened by better storylines, better wrestling, and characters people actually give a shit about. Twitter really helps with none of those things.

I should have been clearer here: I meant Twitter engagement e.g more people tweeting @WWE or @WhateverWrestler etc. I definitely agree that if they're looking to increase engagement across the board (which they should/will be), Twitter shouldn't be their first priority.

I imagine people will be more inclined to post tweets about the show if they believe members of the show will actually read their messages.

I tend to think if people care to write stuff on Twitter, they'll do it whether or not they think WWE is reading it...which clearly they aren't.

Personally, I would be more inclined to tweet about it as a result of the shows usage of it. The consistent mentioning of it keeps Twitter TOMA (top of mind awareness) making it more likely for me to Tweet if I think of anything remarkable related to the show. But we could argue tit-for-tat here given that I'm speaking purely anecdotally and most Twitter/TV engagement studies have been infuriatingly vague.

The only thing they're checking is if things are "trending" and then they report that fact, apparently oblivious to the potential negative consequences I pointed out earlier.

This is true for the most part, they also seem to ocassionally read-aloud Tweets from the superstars (encouraging people to follow their accounts etc.)

This is beneficial to the show as a higher number of tweets directly leads to greater exposure.

But what KIND of exposure? If you've got a high number of tweets saying "wow, this show is awful" or "I hate WWE and their product right now" how is any of that helpful to them?

A very good point, without analytical tools (which hopefully the WWE are using), it's very hard to gauge the tone of the conversation about your brand on Twitter. Whilst I know that the WWE seems to create a lot of trends on twitter, I'm none-the-wiser about wether these are actually positive or negative trends.

The techniques being used by producers are hack-handed at best and all in all the, ROI is probably minimal at best.

Agreed 100%. It's another attempt by WWE to focus on something outside what they really need to fix: The core television product, and push this rapidly dwindling in interest product out to the world. It's bad bad bad stuff.

But it does demonstrate some endearing attempt at modernization from the WWE.

But unfortunately it's perfume on a pig at best, at worst it's attempting to expose a failing product to a wider audience and thus damage their brand in the long run.

"a failing brand" are we talking about Twitter or WWE here?

Sorry for any typos or formatting errors, I've written this post on my phone.

At 1 minute ago, tox wrote: so what.. would they have the same kind of elevator buttons?
2 floors?
ding- the doors close going up..
and the music!!!
oh god i can hear it now

I hope not, at 125mph the ride would take about a week.

At 4 minutes ago, Bolo wrote:

At 1 hour ago, WaterShake wrote: I would probably of Swiss/Helvetica-ed it.

Probably not a good choice given the amount of hatred that would arouse from long time users.

Yeah, personal taste shouldn't really enter the design equation.

But to be frank, the over-embellished and industrial grunge look ng seems to favour has never really took my fancy.

At 1 day ago, aviewaskewed wrote:

At 1 day ago, The-Great-One wrote:

It should be good...I also wish WWE would get off Twitter's nuts...other then Punk's issue with Chris Brown (which was not WWE directed) what has plugging the fuck out of Twitter really done to help WWE's awareness and give them any tangible benefit?

I imagine the producers incorporate Twitter into the show in order to make themselves feel responsive to changes in the media landscape.

Fans will Tweet about the show regardless of how producers handle it, but I can easily imagine engagement being increased by the show's dynamic interaction with trends and what not. I imagine people will be more inclined to post tweets about the show if they believe members of the show will actually read their messages.

This is beneficial to the show as a higher number of tweets directly leads to greater exposure.

The techniques being used by producers are hack-handed at best and all in all the, ROI is probably minimal at best. But it does demonstrate some endearing attempt at modernization from the WWE.

At 2 minutes ago, Alisbet wrote: I know you are most likely tired of all these redesign threads but I am sure this one will rock your socks. What if Tom asked you to be in charge of the redesign and you would decide what it would look like.

I would probably of Swiss/Helvetica-ed it. Hence why i wasn't in charge of the redesign.

At 1 hour ago, DumbassDude wrote:

At 1 minute ago, WaterShake wrote: Anorexic and underweight are not the same thing guys. Anorexia is one of the most lethal/deadly psychological disorders.

Yeah, I was just giving examples of both extremes, because that's possible for everyone, not just teenage girls.

Anorexia and obesity aren't opposite extremes of one another. Anorexia is a severe mental health condition whilst obesity is a potentially severe health condition. The opposite of anorexia is Muscle dysmorphia (aka bigorexia).

Plus that's what being fat or malnourished and skinny will do to you, send you down a path of illness, possibly anorexia.

Being underweight doesn't lead to anorexia; pre-occupation with body image does.

At 10 minutes ago, DumbassDude wrote: In terms of complications with health, both paths, anorexia or obesity, are pretty much a dead end.

Anorexic and underweight are not the same thing guys. Anorexia is one of the most lethal/deadly psychological disorders.

I'll bbe up for chat in a bit. Just gonna have a meal and sober up first

McDonald's are actually one of the most highly reputable employers in the F&B industry. Check it.

At 9 minutes ago, mctoonland wrote: If anyone has a buisness or something they would like to promote please contact me. I will advertise your buisness on my youtube channel for at least 100 people to see.

Hope i can help someone, thanks.

I'm pretty sure the only purpose of Fiverr.com is for this kind of amateur promotion partner bullshit. Check it out.

At 20 minutes ago, Ryan wrote: Everypony get in because

i dunno~

BRB, computer crashed

damn CivIV bugs

The majority of my favourite quotations come from Andy Warhol. That man was great.

By far his most famous quotations:

"Don't pay any attention to what they write about you. Just measure it in inches."

"Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. "

Some of his lesser known quotes:

"Dying is the most embarrassing thing that can ever happen to you, because someone's got to take care of all your details."

"During the 1960s, I think, people forgot what emotions were supposed to be. And I don't think they've ever remembered."

"I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody's plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic."

"I'd asked around 10 or 15 people for suggestions. Finally one lady friend asked the right question, 'Well, what do you love most?' That's how I started painting money."

"It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were invented. They show you what to do, how to do it, when to do it, how to feel about it, and how to look how you feel about."

"Once you 'got' Pop, you could never see a sign again the same way again. And once you thought Pop, you could never see America the same way again."

At 1 hour ago, Amaranthus wrote:

At 8 minutes ago, Rummy0 wrote: Lmao, reminds me of that "Groom my Room" Indonesian show.

I remember that one!
But this one is way worse.
Tom just gotta sue them they used AngryFiac and nobody messes with AngryFiac!
ABOBO SMASH!

Looks like they've gone and changed it:

Biggest gripes with my job:

-Unrelenting clients: Some clients seem to expect me to devote my entire working day towards them, despite how few hours they're actually paying for.

- Constant revisions: Some clients like to request endless revisions to work, modifying colour schemes, typefaces, layouts etc. Baffels me why you'd pay top dollar to hire a design firm and then just treat them like an extension of your own arm.

- Pay grade: Because of my age and (current) lack of a university degree, i'm on the lowest paygrade, regardless of the work I do.

- Very long hours - There have been days where i've had to work from 6:30am to 7am the next morning to get projects finished on time.

- Incredibly stressful at times - See above.

I have good days and bad days with work though, Some days (like today) it wears me down and I wonder why I choose this career, On most other ocassions, it's great and i'm more than happy to do it.