Johnny

Very nice post. I was previously trying to get around a block on myspace (and other stuff) from my school's server, and so far I had tried proxies and translations, which didn't work. Eventually, I used a method similar to method 5, but instead of putting http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/, I use thewebsite.com/, because the "https" part opens a secure connection, which can sometimes get around blocks. This was still being blocked for myspace though, so I ended up using a proxy -combined- with the secure connection trick, which seems to work. One thing I never tried though is the IP method, which should have been a "duh" to me. I'll check that out later. Anyway, I'm going off on a tangent. Good post.

A majority of people aren't technologically advanced enough to use forums, surprisingly. That's why nobody I know is on the invisionboard forums I already have. Not all the bands on there are emo bands. There's some great ones on there...my favorites currently being switchfoot, gnarls barkley and foo fighters. Also, myspace is probably an easy way for tech-impaired kids (and adults, sadly) to create their own "space" on the internet, since honestly, they probably couldn't figure out how to use something like Xisto to start their own website. The friends I've referred to trap so far always come to me to set up their website for them (which I try to avoid) because they can't figure it out. Sorry to say, but a good majority of the world just doesn't know how to use a computer.

You actually did include that. Anyway, awesome post. I'm actually going to go through with this right now, I'll let you know of the results. After all, even if it doesn't work, 79 cents is really nothing, and hey, if I get a song I like, even better. Edit: Bought and downloaded Fort Minor -- Where'd you go?, and I trust that I'll get the godaddy info sometime soon. If all goes well, I'm gonna see if I can do this 2-3 more times before the offer is up, (6/15), because I've been wanting some domains for my site. Again, thanks Blacklaser. I'll send you some credits later. <333

I'm literally a -master- of english, and I'm pretty fluent in spanish. Other than that, just bits and pieces. Third would probably be japanese.

I don't like my first name, so at school I use my middle name, which is John, and online I use Johnny.*shrug*

lol, I use yahoo too. But no, not all internet relationships are bad...I've had a few before, actually, (well, one that evolved from having a mutual friend, and one that came from an irl relationship where I moved) and those weren't that bad, but I just can't see an internet relationship turning into anything permanent.

Firefox here. So far it's my favorite browser, I just use IE for web design testing purposes (you have no idea how frustrating it is that IE can't show transparency properly.)

None, that has to be the most contributionary post ever. Also, I like how you mentioned Gunz, that's my personal favorite as far as free games go. By the way guys, Anarchy Online is having a nice thing where you can play AO for free, you only have to pay if you buy the expansions (which you don't need, really). I personally don't play it much because of the lag, but it's a good game. Here's the link to the offer: http://www.anarchy-online.com/free/ad_campaigns/freecampaign/

I've had two myspaces in the past 3 years (because I got sick of it and deleted my first one), and I'm not sure really why I like it so much. I guess it's just an easy way to be in contact with all my friends, faster than email and more permanent than IM (because you can leave a message even if someone is offline, which currently only yahoo does, but nobody uses yahoo).First, I make it a point not to add people I don't personally know well in real life, not because I'm scared of sex offenders or anything, but just because they're annoying.Second, anyone who actually meets up with a sex offender on myspace...honestly, they deserve it. Internet relationships are bad, and internet relationships that turn into real life ones are worse. So if you go down that road, expect bad things to come.Third, I like a lot of the extra stuff myspace has...the music section is great, for example.Now, I still use my email, and all three major messengers (yahoo, aim, msn), I just like myspace as an easy way to keep a network with all my friends.

One of your best, I like it.

I've pondered this question since I was 8 years old. I still think it's very possible, if not probable. But not just that we see things differently, but we percieve everything differently. Tastes, colors, even living itself.I've noticed that sometimes I can look at someone and see them one way, and then another time I can look at them and see a totally different person. (well, not totally, but very different)Other questions to think of:What if everyone else in the world is sort of like an automaton, and only you are the real human being capable of free thought?What if there are colors we've never seen before?What if the dinosaurs were a failed experiment, and God (or whoever) destroyed them on purpose to make way for us?I have more, but I can't think of them right now.

Love implies a commitment, much stronger than just dating. It's one thing to be in a high school relationship just to have fun, hang out, and be sort of like friends with benefits, and it's another thing to be 'in love' with someone and want to spend the rest of your life with them.

Steam has to be my single favorite system for game distribution. It's just so easy to buy a game, download it, and be playing within the next 5 minutes or so (differs depending on the game and the updates).On my steam I have:Half-LifeHalf-Life: Blue ShiftCounter-StrikeCondition ZeroCondition Zero: Deleted ScenesOpposing ForceTeam FortressDay of DefeatCodename Gordon (Never play it)And the various demos.CS is by far my favorite, but maybe that's just because my compy can't handle the source engine yet.

This is an example of incompetence at it's best.

While I was an admin, I talked to OpaQue about a lot of different stuff like this. He told me that a large part of the site's upkeep comes from the ads, and then any profit made goes back to the site when there's a shortage of people following the ads.So basically, the server maintains itself with the advertisements, and sometimes OpaQue has to pay from his own pocket.He's also customized the site to be one of the highest ranking websites on google (and other search engines), so a lot of traffic comes from those. I myself have found Xisto as the top result in a lot of my searches.

Saint-Michael: 2Avalon: 7Looks like avalon wins. My vote goes to him because it looks clean, fresh, and it flows well. Mike has a bit too much dark brushing in his (as you can see on the girl's face) and the text could be better.As for the tech border, I think it's just that people don't like tech borders in general. Yours is fine, as it fits the theme, I just think it could use more detail (the row of holes looks odd) and it could be a bit more metallic.Grats Avalon.

Agentb [0] truefusion[3] Mich[0] Avalon[1] kylelnsn[0] command-prompt[0] Truefusion has my vote, because it seems to flow the best, and I like what he's done with the text. Second would go to command-prompt, because I like the flow and coloring. AgentB would be a close third, but it's a little small, the text is hard to see, (that could just be from my resolution though). The rest either don't flow well or are too simple. (Side note: Photomanips earn very little credibility in my book.) Notice from Avalon: Corrected scores

Sorry, I dislike soccer with a passion.

Yeah, but it all goes downhill from don't stop the sunshine...It either doesn't make sense or sounds stupid. -.-

Perfect wording. Bloated is the best word that comes to mind when I think of vista. As for XP, I only use it because of xp-only software, and the classic windows looks pretty lame (and I get bored with theme programs).

Heh, that's why I said I'm not sure what it is. It rhymes like a song, but the timing wouldn't be right, I don't think.

Heh, thanks. :rolleyes:Nice sig, btw.

Actually, I believe that imageshack is one of the very few (if only) that does that automatically for you. But like TF said, you can do it manually, it just takes anywhere from 2-10 extra minutes to do, depending on what you use to make/host your images.

1280x1024x32 on an old Sceptre 17" CRT monitor...It's kinda tiny, but it gives me lots of room to work with when I'm doing graphics.NOTE: But at higher resolutions, the graphics themselves are smaller, so you get less detail overall. Depends on what you're working with, I guess. Templates/splashes/touchups don't need a whole lot of detail.

This is currently getting pmed around to different staff members. Not sure about the others, but I approved of it.