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At 3/4/08 01:02 PM, Luis wrote:
I dont like shirts with busy designs or really neon colors.. I like earth tones mostly. Also I cant wear a pink shirt under any circumstances. I have no idea if i would look super hawt in pink but i fucking hate that color.

Ah you conventional brat. You should try it sometimes, chicks dig it, especially in the summer. Be careful to not go overboard with it though.. Like combining a pink shirt with pink trousers or something lol

At 3/4/08 01:02 PM, Luis wrote: Clothes
I enjoy shopping for shirts as well... you can never have too many shirts!

I like being a t-shirt and jeans kind of guy also.

I dont like shirts with busy designs or really neon colors.. I like earth tones mostly. Also I cant wear a pink shirt under any circumstances. I have no idea if i would look super hawt in pink but i fucking hate that color.

i would pay to see you in a pink t-shirt

clothes shopping is fun

that way if you have enough clothes then you'll never have to go to last resort which is horrible clothes bought for you as a gift for some special occasion.

@Whoever said whatever about processing.. I used it, it's pretty easy. Flash is easier, but if you want to play with java I'd go for processing.

At 3/4/08 12:52 PM, jmtb02 wrote: Clothes Shopping
A lot of guys I know hate clothes shopping, but I find that looking for awesome tshirts is actually kind of fun. Does anyone share my sympathy? Like hunting around threadless or elsewhere online is a fun experience.

Shopping's great so long as you're only with people who are looking for exactly the same stuff as you :P Otherwise it's lame as hell.

At 3/4/08 11:17 AM, Swirling-Venom wrote: md5(arg) is a pretty simple function to use =(

At 3/4/08 01:02 PM, SweetSkater wrote: What's that?

MD5 is a member of the MD line of one-way encryption algorithms that generates a 32 character hexidecimal string of numbers (a hash) after passing in a string. It'll always generate the same code each time for the same argument, and used to be used for security (say, your password would have a "salt" (extra characters kept secret by the organisation) and encoded, before being sent from Alice down the network to be compared with the password+salt on Bob, so that any Eves will only see the string of characters (which is obviously NOT your password).

Since they proved that the algorithm isn't infallable (it collides... all these buzzwords are a Wiki search away), the use of MD5 was phased back in favour of the SHA1 function, but it still remains a popular tool.

There IS an MD5 function in Flash. Lots of people have built it as a class or function for AS2 and 3. MD5 will always generate a fairly unique 32 character string based on any string you put into it, no matter its length. So a good uploader would do something clever like MD5ing your filename, and putting it as a unique URL (like say, 20080304_9e107d9d372bb6826bd81d3542a419d 6.php), and make it just a tiny bit harder for people to find your files, since they'd have to know you submitted a piece entitled The Quick Brown Fox Jumped Over The Lazy Dog on the 4th of March 2008 to find it...

Personally I like MD5 because it'll generate 32 values of 1-16. I can't think of a faster way to generate a reliable RPG statline based on a user's Character Name...

Shop it up

I love shopping, but only at hot stores. I used to dig threadless like none-other, and I got myself a shirt still I think, but since everyone started wearing them it's kind of outgrown it's originality (I sound annoyingly pretentious there...NOT MY INTENTION).

I'm big into cool shirts, but I disagree with Luis. BRIGHT COLORS ALL THE WAY. The best color combination ever is a obnoxiously bright pink and light deep sky blue. That shit's RAWW.

I'm more into shoe's though, sneakers are where it's at. Dunks ALL DAY ERVEHDAY

LET ME BE IN MY SUBDUED CONSERVATIVE PALETTE WORLD OF SHOPPINGS.

I'm talking to you Senti and AloneIntheDark.

Also i hate shirts with design on the back of em! except that Marc M shirt i have.. anything that says 100% pretty cool on the back is pure win.

At 3/4/08 02:46 PM, Senti wrote: I'm big into cool shirts, but I disagree with Luis. BRIGHT COLORS ALL THE WAY. The best color combination ever is a obnoxiously bright pink and light deep sky blue. That shit's RAWW.

Actually, I have to say pink and blue is the best colour combination invented by man. Or maybe I just got brainwashed by all that Qubert I played when I was five :P

At 3/4/08 02:35 PM, KaynSlamdyke wrote: MD5 is a member of the MD line of one-way encryption algorithms that generates a 32 character hexidecimal string of numbers (a hash) after passing in a string.

please never refer to it as encryption. it isnt. encryption that the ciphertext suggests something about the plaintext, and that an intentional mechanism exists to retrieve that information. there is no ciphertext in HASHING algorithms. the HASH suggests nothing about the plaintext.

HASHING algorithms generate a HASH string based on a key. these are commonly used to associate a given string with a HASH, which in algorithm analysis, corresponds to an element in a table. it is the way associative arrays are created.

On the subject of clothes, i'm one of these people that despise clothes shopping.
However, i could really do with a few new tshirts (i'm also one of these t-shirt and jeans guys) so does anyone know of a good website offering t-shirts at decent prices (prefarbly in the UK (shipping rates kill)) that accepts PayPal.

Cheers :)

i love it how the artsy types are debating about the color pink while the actionscripters are talking about something way too ccomplex for me to even dip my toe into :(

parellel arguing = cool.

At 3/4/08 04:04 PM, DannyIsOnFire wrote: On the subject of clothes, i'm one of these people that despise clothes shopping.
However, i could really do with a few new tshirts (i'm also one of these t-shirt and jeans guys) so does anyone know of a good website offering t-shirts at decent prices (prefarbly in the UK (shipping rates kill)) that accepts PayPal.

Cheers :)

Ill design you a couple if you want? Just give me a pm with a theme or somethign specific and ill give give it a go, with my new tablet it will be sechs :) pwomise :3

At 3/4/08 04:11 PM, adman1993 wrote: Ill design you a couple if you want? Just give me a pm with a theme or somethign specific and ill give give it a go, with my new tablet it will be sechs :) pwomise :3

Ah but then how would i buy then? Cafepress are expensive cunts and i don't think they accept paypal...

At 3/4/08 04:04 PM, Luis wrote: i love it how the artsy types are debating about the color pink while the actionscripters are talking about something way too ccomplex for me to even dip my toe into :(

parellel arguing = cool.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhahahahahaa

COOL indeed bro, I couldn't agree more. Fuck MD5 hashes.

At 3/4/08 02:35 PM, KaynSlamdyke wrote: MD5 is a member of the MD line of one-way encryption algorithms that generates a 32 character hexidecimal string of numbers (a hash) after passing in a string.

At 3/4/08 03:51 PM, authorblues wrote: please never refer to it as encryption. it isnt. encryption that the ciphertext suggests something about the plaintext, and that an intentional mechanism exists to retrieve that information. there is no ciphertext in HASHING algorithms. the HASH suggests nothing about the plaintext.

Take up the definition of one-way encryption with the nice souls at Wiki...
Considering I have no cyptographic background, I think I did a good job of explaining that function

Using MD5 to create a unique file name is a bit silly, I mean the result is a bit long so it's a bit of a waste of file space. Why not just use something simple like.. (off top of my head):

function hexHash(orig:String):String {
var endString:String = "";
for (var a = 0; a<(orig.length>5 ? 5 : orig.length); a++) {
endString += (orig.charCodeAt(a)+random(32)).toString(16);
}
endString += String(random(255));
return endString+"_swf";
}
trace(hexHash("StalingradV2"));

Uh, yeah.. might work. But, I mean, it's simple to create something to work.. and it's practically fool proof, too.

At 3/4/08 05:00 PM, KaynSlamdyke wrote: Take up the definition of one-way encryption with the nice souls at Wiki...
Considering I have no cyptographic background, I think I did a good job of explaining that function

i didnt say you did a poor job of explaining. im just saying that you shouldnt mix terminology. and shame on wikipedia for getting it wrong as well. encryption has connotations that do not correspond to hash functions.

At 3/4/08 04:04 PM, Luis wrote: i love it how the artsy types are debating about the color pink while the actionscripters are talking about something way too ccomplex for me to even dip my toe into :(

Agree, I dont understand any word in their conversation that isn't 'to' 'and' 'or' [etc]
Soooooo, shirts, yeah, they're cool.
I guess you should have all kinds of colors for all kinds of situations, yeah, even pink, maybe one day you'll wake up feeling like wearing pink :P tho a please-look-at-me-pink may be too extreme, or maybe you feel cool and rocker and feel like wearing black, or i don't know, but you should try all kinds of colors :P
Here's some info on color psychology in gerenal, i had a book were it said when each color was better to wear, like using black for elegant stuff or red if you wanted to stand out, but i can't find it so....
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/colors1.h tml

parellel arguing = cool.

T-shirts

I love T-shirts, basically Jeans/Khakis (or whatever kind of pants) and a t-shirt are all I wear (If I feel like getting crazy I might put a long white sleeve t-shirt on underneath). I mostly get my stuff online and I my favorite stuff usually gets posted about on this French T-shirt blog or I can usually find it at Boundless NY or outta TurnTable Lab 04.

Does anyone have a favorite T-shirt they like to wear? I ordered this one from the UK and I think it's a pretty limited print, maybe like 40 or something in Purple. It's a shame because it's getting too small and it's really really comfortable:

Not the most stylish or artsy, but definitely my favorite shirt. It's sooo damn comfortable too.

YES.

Pixel Pico
Was working with that cool Pixel 2.0 Packet that rtil posted up after making "Move Your Feet". I wanted to try and make something for Pico Day and since I suck at art, I thought why not start early. Anyways, this is what I was able to achieve using it. I present: Pixel Pico.

Ha, cool, gives me fond memories of my pixel art days.

First off, props for not making the number one mistake of using TOO many colors. People new to pixel art try shading the hell out of it, without knowing how, and it ends up looking like rubbish. You picked and used very distinct colors, which is great. The only complaint I have with colors is perhaps the darker green could be slightly darker. I'd lower the contrast on the bright green, and then raise the contrast on the dark color, whilst lowering it slightly.

The only other complaint I have is, when he 'turns' during his walk, and faces away from us, it seems hes turning much further away then when he faces us, if that makes sense?

But yeah, good segaway

Pico Day - Who's in?

I tried telling myself I was gonna go on hiatus with these contests, but when Tom opened it up to other characters it was just too appealing to me. I'm making a Tankmen flick :)

T-Shirts

I have never worn a more comfortable shirt than a plain American Apparel 50/50. Sooo soft and it fits so well. Other than that, I like large print tees from sites like DesignByHumans and 80's Purple. Another cool site i've been following for a little while now is Uneetee. They used to print new shirts everyday but now it's like once a week. Still cool and VERY cheap AND it's on American Apparel shirts which is always a plus.

I've been itching to start printing my own shirts again. Maybe I'll start a line of shirts with some other people for this summer...

At 3/4/08 09:30 PM, mynamewontfitin wrote: T-Shirts

the coolest shirs can be found at www.karmaloop.com

Just wanted everyone to know that the privacy issue on ngup are fixed.

"UPDATE: Because the privacy of your files is so important to us (and you guys keep PMing me) files are now viewed based on file name not file id. So now, no one can enter a random number and see a file that may have been private. You welcome.
Also, dont worry. The old links will still work."

Pico Day is approaching again already? Fuck, I'm getting old.

Clothes
I kind of have the motorcycle look going on. Granted I ride a motorcycle in the summer, but regardless. Leather jacket, leather boots year round, jeans, and usually a band t-shirt (I like kiss, so everyone keeps buyig me kiss t-shirts, I have a trillion of them)

At 3/4/08 06:06 PM, authorblues wrote:

At 3/4/08 05:00 PM, KaynSlamdyke wrote: Take up the definition of one-way encryption with the nice souls at Wiki...
Considering I have no cyptographic background, I think I did a good job of explaining that function

i didnt say you did a poor job of explaining. im just saying that you shouldnt mix terminology. and shame on wikipedia for getting it wrong as well. encryption has connotations that do not correspond to hash functions.

Nobody's going for a prize for computer terminology here - encryption can just mean making something unintelligible to someone who doesn't know how to reverse it. By the normal, everyday English language use of the term, Kayn's in the clear.

At 3/4/08 05:59 PM, liaaaam wrote: Using MD5 to create a unique file name is a bit silly, I mean the result is a bit long so it's a bit of a waste of file space. Why not just use something simple like.. (off top of my head):

function hexHash(orig:String):String {
var endString:String = "";
for (var a = 0; a<(orig.length>5 ? 5 : orig.length); a++) {
endString += (orig.charCodeAt(a)+random(32)).toString (16);
}
endString += String(random(255));
return endString+"_swf";
}
trace(hexHash("StalingradV2"));

Uh, yeah.. might work. But, I mean, it's simple to create something to work.. and it's practically fool proof, too.

Why even go to all that trouble? Just slap a random number at the start of your file name:

function randomise(orig:String):void{
    return(String(Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000)) + "_" + orig);
}

Since we're just dealing with kids who probably won't want to go through 10000 possible file names to nosey on peoples' stuff, that should be ample.

If you want real protection, your best bet is to avoid free upload sites entirely.

At 3/4/08 07:23 PM, ImpendingRiot wrote: Not the most stylish or artsy, but definitely my favorite shirt. It's sooo damn comfortable too.

Hell yeah - I have one of those in white. It's definitely one of my best shirts :P

At 3/5/08 03:26 AM, Paranoia wrote: Why even go to all that trouble? Just slap a random number at the start of your file name:

What if thousands of people upload a file with the same file-name (like untitled.swf)?
It'd bound to get the same name once. You should use time instead. Then you'll always get a unique id that noone can guess.

time() . $filename