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Off Topic / Re: Insult the above person.

« on: October 24, 2009, 11:54:43 PM »

You're an orange

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Off Topic / Re: Epic Quote

« on: October 24, 2009, 10:20:45 PM »

"To feel moral about oneself is to create a villain"

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Modification Help / Re: Scripting help.... shooting.

« on: October 24, 2009, 09:35:33 PM »

The gun code effects the guns shooting speed, not the player.

Uh oh I didn't look at it before I posted, and now I am stuck knowing nothing.

function national socialistZombie::SpecialAttack(%this,%onshot)
{
   %ran = getrandom(-1,1);
   %this.setmovex(%ran);
   schedule(0,0,national socialistShootMode,%this);
   schedule(500,0,national socialistShootMode,%this);
   schedule(1000,0,national socialistShootMode,%this);
   schedule(1500,0,national socialistShootMode,%this);
   %this.schedule(2000,clearmovex);
}

That makes it do the national socialistShootMode function every .5 seconds, if you lower the increments it might go faster.

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Off Topic / Re: ^jobs

« on: October 24, 2009, 09:28:35 PM »

I own my company. We don't make anything or sell anything or do anything though, and by we I mean myself.

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Games / Re: Killing Floor

« on: October 24, 2009, 06:30:26 PM »

Man I suck, I have had the game like 7 months and I am only:
4 field medic
3 berserker
almost 3 sharpshooter
2 support
1 everything else

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Games / Re: Killing Floor

« on: October 24, 2009, 05:59:41 PM »

Urgh, Left4Dead is much better than Killing Floor, people only say it's better because it 'HAS MORE GUNS LOL' Last time I checked, having a bagillion different ways to kill something doesn't make a game great.

What I like about killing floor is the no aiming crosshair, makes it a little more fun to shoot at stuff, after a while thought you can headshot everything without even steady aiming.

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Creativity / Re: Opinion paper

« on: October 24, 2009, 01:39:56 PM »

Thank you so much, man. Serious help right here on this and future papers. Thanks for the time spent helping a complete stranger.

This is what they will be teaching you all sophomore and junior year, 2 years of something that simple.

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Games / Re: IGN Previews LEGO Universe.

« on: October 24, 2009, 01:36:17 PM »

*Highfive*
Chex, he could be lying, he never has posted any proof. 

He was probably being sarcastic.

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Creativity / Re: Opinion paper

« on: October 24, 2009, 01:30:18 PM »

Well, thank you for tearing me a new starfish. It took a while, but I think it was worth the wait. That's exactly what I wanted to get out of this thread, thank you for your time.

Damn when I saw how old it was I thought you already turned it in, here I will help further with some examples.

Opening Sentence: As an opinion it should be forceful such as : All art forms have importance in our life, but only architecture takes the skill and understanding of multiple arts to master.

Thesis: Architecture is the greatest of all art forms because it is necessary to survival, it takes mastery of many talents to utilize effectively, and it inspires people more than any other art.

The thesis is simple and to the point, and it has the topics for your paragraphs

Paragraph 1: Architecture is the most necessary of all art forms. Followed by 3-5 sentences proving this is true.
Paragraph 2: Architect requires an innate understanding of other arts and sciences to master. 3-5 sentences proving this true.
Paragraph 3: Architecture truly inspires the inhabitants and channels life into them in a way other arts can't. 3-5 sentences proving this true

Now the conclusion, the conclusion you want to strengthen and restate your points and include a bit of your opinion, try not to start with In conclusion or end with something cliche such as "that was my paper" or  any form of question.

    Arts are a necessary part of our lives, they distinguish us as humans. Architecture is arguably the most important art form known to man. Architecture gives us protection, inspiration, and let's our creativity flow. I respect this form of art more than any other because I realize the impact it has on how we live and think. Architecture is the most ancient form of art and carries with it all of our heritage and ancestry, making it the greatest and most important of all arts.

I am in a rush so you definitely want to reword everything I said, but I just wanted to show you a basic form and I didn't have any other topics I could think of.

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Creativity / Re: Opinion paper

« on: October 24, 2009, 12:50:44 PM »

I don't like it.

Hey guys. In Lit we were supposed to write a 5 paragraph opinion paper, and this is what I came up with. We peer edited each other's papers today, and almost all the responses I got were 'good job.' Real helpful. Anyway, since you guys barely know me please tear this up with criticism so I can make it better. Or just say how awesome it is. A little bit of both will do. The paper is on how architecture is the greatest of all arts.



   Everyone has need of shelter boring. In fact, it’s widely accepted accepted? that the three basic human necessities are food, water and shelter. Shelter can come in many forms, from a homely lean-to to a majestic mansion but the aim always remains- a safe place to live. Everything else, it would appear, is discretionary. One optional thing about shelter is the beauty of the structure itself. Beauty that is derived from human creativity is the basic definition of art. Therefore, any medium through which a human creates beauty can be defined as an art form.  It is my belief that architecture is the greatest of all arts. Whole entire opening paragraph has nothing to do with your thesis
   To understand this belief, it would be beneficial to acknowledge other forms of art and their benefits. There are visual arts such as painting and drawing. There are spatial arts such as modeling and sculpting. Even still there are arts that appeal to the rest of the senses, like the culinary arts or music. However most arts are almost wholly superfluous in our every day lives. We do not need paintings or music to liveCulinary is necessary so you just damaged your point; we do however need buildings (or shelter) and subsequently architecture. Our lives are almost literally constructed around our buildings and the systems inside of them.
   But architecture transcends a single form of art; in fact, it is the manifestation of several arts. It takes proficient drawing and creative skills to conceptualize a building, but the physical building of the structure is closer to making a sculpture. Unlike a sculpture, however, every square foot of this building must function cohesively with the rest of itself. No matter how beautiful a building is, if it doesn’t complete the task it was built for it’s simply a leviathan sculpture.This paragraph I can live with
   But architecture also manifests an art form that can not be entirely encapsulated in any other art form: A near organic interaction from a lifeless form. A building affects everything around it. It affects the site. It affects both emotionally and physically the people who use itI guess but meh. Lastly, the topic to which more attention has been paid recently, it affects the environment. A building is a dynamic thing that is meticulously whose effects; both obvious and subtle, are planned down to, literally, the square foot.This paragraph is gay and makes no sense
   In conclusionGeneric, it is almost needless to sayThen don't. at this point that architecture is both a necessity and a luxury. Even the chintziest and most bbrown town architecture affects us on a daily basis, whether we think about it or not. Every once in a while, however, a piece of architecture can come along that everyone can identify with and understand the beauty of. What they might not understand, however, is that they are truly feeling the effects of what I like to think of the greatest of all arts.Conclusion is for strengthening your points, which you had very little of.

You know some big words but you need to stick to the basics. Opening paragraphs summarize what you are going to talk about and in your case have a thesis which you did. Every opening paragraph should have 1 point you want to prove, and then 3 sentences or more that help prove it(ideally the points could be from your thesis). The conclusion should strengthen your points and give a little bit of your opinion and end it. That is the winning formula for school, English teachers don't like creativity.

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Off Topic / Re: Insult the above person.

« on: October 24, 2009, 12:45:59 PM »

When you said "having love with my dead mother is fun"

Oh yea

You got a boner when I said it!

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Off Topic / Re: Insult the above person.

« on: October 24, 2009, 12:44:06 PM »

How did you know my mom was dead?

also: forget YOU

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Off Topic / Re: Insult the above person.

« on: October 24, 2009, 12:42:52 PM »

forget YOU

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Games / Re: IGN Previews LEGO Universe.

« on: October 24, 2009, 12:33:24 PM »

Pfft. Yeah, sure, I have a pretty decent wage (Upper-Middle Class FTW), but I'm not paying a monthly fee for anything. (Except... stuff I need... >_>).

You are so obviously not 23 it makes me lol.

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Games / Re: Endless Ocean

« on: October 24, 2009, 12:31:21 PM »

This game looks so amazingly awesome.

It sucks, I've had it forever, all you do is swim around petting everything, you even pet sharks and other deadly fish. The first run through is decently fun but trying to control your guy around with the wii remote gets kind of annoying.