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At 9/2/09 06:05 PM, Jimp wrote: Any Mac users upgraded to Snow Leopard yet? Im debating whether its worth it. Loving the £25 upgrade price, fuck you Windows!

I am going to in about 3 days when it arrives via mail. At such a price level, why not, right?

At 9/2/09 01:34 PM, Luis wrote:

At 9/2/09 11:56 AM, liaaaam wrote: I just played the new game of the week thing, Dad Game.. is it just me or is it really really awful? I didn't play it long, I couldn't bring myself to :S

i liked it... it lent itself well to the spirit of the series i thought.

I mean the dads home series is not exactly known for its soul-moving storyline or substance.

I thought it was fun and as button mashy as id expect Dad to be. It isnt ground breaking or thought provoking but it was just a fun time waster. I think he was more successful at capturing the spirit of what was originally a cartoon series than blockhead was with that abomination of a game.

I agree with both of you really, the game was neither awe-inspiring but not horrid. I got to the boss on the train and quit due to excessive death.

I think the game could deff be polished a bit more, there were times that it deff lacked some fun elements, and just seemed annoying. i think it was just the co-ordination with jumping zxc and space, just didn't fit together well. I woulda much preferred a wasd setup, mighta helped.

Either way, i earned 5 pts in medals (so... 1 medal) and i think i'm good for a while :P

At 9/2/09 03:55 PM, GustTheASGuy wrote: See if you can install Java on the OS.

Alright, I found some more info and it seems that there are not a lot of Java options for the processor architecture. This should however be one of them, but would it be able to run SmartFox?

Meh, I should move this topic over to the programming forum I suppose

SAVE OFTEN, KIDS!

Hours of work gone foreverrrrrr

At 9/2/09 07:33 PM, Luis wrote: SAVE OFTEN, KIDS!

Hours of work gone foreverrrrrr

Ouch.

At 9/2/09 06:05 PM, Jimp wrote: Any Mac users upgraded to Snow Leopard yet? Im debating whether its worth it. Loving the £25 upgrade price, fuck you Windows!

I will after november 1 (IGF submission deadline). I can't risk my game suddenly not working right now

At 9/2/09 08:22 PM, Kirk-Cocaine wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/39 3111

Luis must've gone over to the dark (aka tablet) side then :D

Back problems

I went to see a chiropractor last week, saw the x-rays today, my spine gradually rotates left, and my left pelvic bone is lower than my right one. It seems that it's all correctable, I just need to go in 3 times a week for alignments for 2-4 months.

Has anyone gone to a chiropractor for something similar? and if so how did it go...?

I can use tablets and mice equally terribly

At 9/2/09 08:59 PM, Coaly wrote: Back problems

I went to see a chiropractor last week, saw the x-rays today, my spine gradually rotates left, and my left pelvic bone is lower than my right one. It seems that it's all correctable, I just need to go in 3 times a week for alignments for 2-4 months.

Has anyone gone to a chiropractor for something similar? and if so how did it go...?

I went to a chiro when I broke my tailbone.

He also told me my shoulders/pelvis were out of alignment. And it's true...mostly due to how I sit at my computer though. I've consciously tried to unshift them back to the right direction and have already seen improvement over the course of a month.

He told me I needed to come in for treatment for a few months, but they all say that no matter what condition you're in...it's their racket.

At 9/2/09 09:40 PM, BoMToons wrote: He told me I needed to come in for treatment for a few months, but they all say that no matter what condition you're in...it's their racket.

Yea that makes sense, but I saw the xrays, and the problem was very apparent, and the state my back is in causes me a lot of pain throughout the day, I can't stand for very long before it starts to hurt, and sitting in certain positions is the same way. So I don't doubt I need the treatment. When they told you you should be coming in to get treated you just decided not to and stuck it to the chiropractical man?

At 9/2/09 09:40 PM, BoMToons wrote:

He also told me my shoulders/pelvis were out of alignment. And it's true...mostly due to how I sit at my computer though.

Oh god i'm scared to go to a chiro, just because i KNOW that my back is gonna be in a shitty alignment and yeah...

i should get on that >_<

At 9/2/09 10:15 PM, Coaly wrote:

At 9/2/09 09:40 PM, BoMToons wrote: He told me I needed to come in for treatment for a few months, but they all say that no matter what condition you're in...it's their racket.

Yea that makes sense, but I saw the xrays, and the problem was very apparent, and the state my back is in causes me a lot of pain throughout the day, I can't stand for very long before it starts to hurt, and sitting in certain positions is the same way. So I don't doubt I need the treatment. When they told you you should be coming in to get treated you just decided not to and stuck it to the chiropractical man?

Chiro's will tell you to come back no matter what, its kind of like the Orkin man, where even after fumigating your house they say they need to come back in a few months for follow up.

I would go one or two times and see if you feel better. If you can swing it, you should look into getting an ergonomic computer chair and making sure your work environment is healthy. It sounds lame and i thought so too but it does make a difference.
My issue was with my wrist. I went to a doctor and i was supposed to stop drawing with a mouse and improve my work station ... i did the latter and its been fine so far.

Some shit like pinched nerves in your back DO take alot of ongoing treatment. So they arent always trying to milk you. Also on some insurance plans including college ones it does cover some chiro work. So you may be entitled to go back there without it costing you anything.

At 9/3/09 12:36 AM, Luis wrote: If you can swing it, you should look into getting an ergonomic computer chair and making sure your work environment is healthy.

Want to link the chair you got? Also what other "healthy" things did you change? I'm sure my set up has had a lot to do with the problem, I think the way I rest my left arm and twist from the right to use the mouse is bad. Also right now my "good" computer chair, which is supposed to be fancy but is awful doesn't slide under my desk enough, so I'm sitting in awkward positions. Getting a new chair and new desk is probably a must at this point.

Some shit like pinched nerves in your back DO take alot of ongoing treatment. So they arent always trying to milk you. Also on some insurance plans including college ones it does cover some chiro work. So you may be entitled to go back there without it costing you anything.

I'm covered except for a $15 copay, which adds up but isn't bad. From what he told me, my nerves are more like... squished a bit, from the rotating, and my muscles are basically trying push and pull my bones into the right place causing a lot of dull pain.

my dad's a chiropractor, he constantly complains about my posture

Do you have to make an appointment to go see a chiro?

At 9/2/09 07:10 PM, knugen wrote: Alright, I found some more info and it seems that there are not a lot of Java options for the processor architecture. This should however be one of them, but would it be able to run SmartFox?

No, but first you should start with seeing if you can run a shell on the server. Then see if it has any package installation capabilities, then see if it can install a JVM.

At 9/2/09 06:15 PM, Duchednier wrote: i think it was just the co-ordination with jumping zxc and space, just didn't fit together well. I woulda much preferred a wasd setup, mighta helped.

You DO know that you can choose between WASD and arrow keys, right?

Oh and are Luis and the SuperFlashBros left-handed or something?

All this chiropractor talk has got me confused. Whats the one called that looks up vag?

At 9/3/09 05:12 AM, CybexALT wrote: All this chiropractor talk has got me confused. Whats the one called that looks up vag?

Gynaecologist, you silly person.

Also breaking ones tail bone sounds like the most painful thing ever.

I'm advising everyone away from chiropractors since that whole Simon Singh thing. It essentially amounts to attempting a libel suit against reality.

At 9/3/09 12:36 AM, Luis wrote: My issue was with my wrist. I went to a doctor and i was supposed to stop drawing with a mouse and improve my work station ... i did the latter and its been fine so far.

The lengths you'll go to to avoid a tablet :p

At 9/3/09 05:12 AM, CybexALT wrote: All this chiropractor talk has got me confused. Whats the one called that looks up vag?

Liam?

At 9/3/09 03:54 AM, GustTheASGuy wrote:

At 9/2/09 07:10 PM, knugen wrote: Alright, I found some more info and it seems that there are not a lot of Java options for the processor architecture. This should however be one of them, but would it be able to run SmartFox?

No, but first you should start with seeing if you can run a shell on the server. Then see if it has any package installation capabilities, then see if it can install a JVM.

Yeah, I found out some more after that, and it supports Telnet/SSH, and ipkg packages can easily be installed, but the only Java package available was that one =/

I actually got a Hello World-program to work with JamVM trough the shell, yey :P

Here's some good info regarding Java on this CPU, but there are just so many terms I'm not familiar with in that short wiki that I can't determine if it is possible or not...

At 9/3/09 08:38 AM, knugen wrote: Here's some good info regarding Java on this CPU, but there are just so many terms I'm not familiar with in that short wiki that I can't determine if it is possible or not...

What do you need the JDK for?

Anyway, you don't necessarily need Smartfox. Write your own server, it'll be lighter. See if you can run Neko on the server too, haXe will scare you less.

At 9/2/09 06:05 PM, Jimp wrote: Any Mac users upgraded to Snow Leopard yet? Im debating whether its worth it. Loving the £25 upgrade price, fuck you Windows!

I can't remember if I mentioned this already but I get Windows 7 for free from Uni, which is awesome. That includes all versions (3 versions I think? Ultimate, Normal and the one in between.. Professional?) and you just download the ISO from the uni downloads area.. I'm running the RC at the moment but I'll probably "upgrade" when Windows 7 is released properly, or when I can be bothered.

Not as good as getting a free laptop, but hey.. fuck you guys <3

At 9/3/09 08:11 AM, Paranoia wrote:

At 9/3/09 05:12 AM, CybexALT wrote: Whats the one called that looks up vag?

Liam?

BD

was going to make a joke up about looking "vag" up in a dictionary.

Oh hey........

At 9/3/09 10:53 AM, Rudy wrote: Oh hey........

Mum, can I keep him?

pleeeeeasseee?

At 9/3/09 09:39 AM, GustTheASGuy wrote: What do you need the JDK for?

I have no idea I guess, seeing how you ask that question :) I thought it would make it possible to run Java applications.

Anyway, you don't necessarily need Smartfox. Write your own server, it'll be lighter. See if you can run Neko on the server too, haXe will scare you less.

I think I'm quite far away from being able to do that, I wanted to use SmartFox or similar so that I could concentrate more on the Flash side of things. But I will have it running on my comp for my experiments then I suppose, and perhaps look into writing my own server later on.

At 9/3/09 11:09 AM, knugen wrote: I think I'm quite far away from being able to do that, I wanted to use SmartFox or similar so that I could concentrate more on the Flash side of things. But I will have it running on my comp for my experiments then I suppose, and perhaps look into writing my own server later on.

It's nothing complicated. I certainly wouldn't consider mucking with Smartfox if I could write my own server.
Example: http://haxe.org/doc/neko/client_server