Metafilter: We're here to devour each other alive.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 10:02 PM on July 29, 2008

wendell: "I haven't been able to figure out anything for him to draw myself, but I'd like to remind potential customers that one character in his old webcomic is a very well-drawn angry llama."

That explains the amount of llamas that have been requested. I almost thought that it was related in some way to SimCity.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 8:53 PM on July 23, 2008

This kind of software requires a graphic table to be useful at all, right?
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 5:31 PM on July 23, 2008

How can people drink near-boiling coffee? I always have to mix it with cold water or wait until it gets colder on its own.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 4:38 PM on July 22, 2008

Oh wow. That's great and awful, at the same time.

Very quick translation:

Rambo doesn't like war,
Rambo doesn't like war,
Rambo likes to dance,
Rambo likes to enjoy.

I really don't like war,
I really don't like war,
maybe it's because I like to dance
maybe it's because I like to enjoy
with a partner that is very warrior-like,... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 5:07 AM on July 11, 2008

seanmpuckett: "#0 - Break every single god damn one of those rules, and every other "rule" associated with creating art, at least once. Learn that the "rules" are nothing so much as guidelines and, like every other element of creative pursuit, must be fundamentally understood -- not just blindly followed -- so you can decide when to break them, and why, to create something new."

Why everytime an art 'rule' is mentioned... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 9:55 AM on July 4, 2008

I love it. Way too cute.

I saw the first one when it was released and really liked it. The second one dissapointed me a little, it wasn't the 'same'. However, this one takes the concept and makes it even better.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 10:53 PM on July 3, 2008

That was great. I loved when the guy gave the first zombie an uncertain smile.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 8:54 PM on July 1, 2008

I found it quite amusing when I saw it some weeks ago. I loved the "SILENCE, I KILL YOU" bit.

However, I didn't like the other routines.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 8:46 AM on July 1, 2008

I'm in the weird position that I have a very part-time 'job' that I absolutely love (web developing) and, at the same time, I'm in college following a career path that I dislike (high school teacher of english).

On one hand, I can't work full time in what I love because here in Chile no one would hire me without a diploma certifying that I studied something related. On the other hand, I would prefer to kill myself before having to work as a high school teacher (having to... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 2:16 PM on June 26, 2008

I played this a couple of days ago. It's quite fun. However, I think I'll need a new graphic card before getting the game as it had a noticeable lag when I applied textures to a creature.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 12:32 PM on June 17, 2008

This FPP should be erased because it's obviously an advertisement for Spore, Microsoft Windows and OSX. They say it's free, but is it really free when you have to buy a PC or a Mac?

I have a SNES in perfect working condition and if this trial was really free I should be able to play it there.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 2:26 PM on June 17, 2008

ZachsMind: "I'm not sure what the EA registration was about either. And early on it said something like allowing me one free pass. Is this crippleware?"

The game allows you to try it once before having to make an EA account.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 1:02 PM on June 18, 2008

For the people who use Flock... don't "upgrade" to the beta. It's uglier and clunkier than 1.2. Wait for the final release.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 2:42 PM on June 17, 2008

I really like the five elements and the sun scarab t-shirts. The shipping would kill me though.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 11:43 AM on June 16, 2008

Dave Faris: "I'm going to guess that Núria Jordán and Salvador Barceló are elephants."

I hadn't seen that link (and the original FPP). Thanks!... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 7:58 PM on May 24, 2008

jedicus: "The combat is not exactly turn-based. It's more like the Final Fantasy 'active time battle' system.¹"

I was going to comment that it seemed very similar to Chronotrigger's combat style. I hadn't realized that most square games share it.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 4:43 PM on May 21, 2008

I've just downloaded it and the guided tours feature is great.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 8:11 PM on May 12, 2008

moonbiter: "On the other hand, there is a half-baked virtual globe in this program too, and here Google Earth owns it for all kinds of reasons."

While I agree that in general Google Earth is much better, there are some things that made me really like Microsoft's attempt. For example, while I can't zoom in as close as Earth, it shows a lot more information in the map. It shows little towns that I had never heard about, and I actually live near... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 6:52 AM on May 13, 2008

The last 5% is lolcats.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 8:20 PM on May 8, 2008

"You can expect to live approximately another 1 more day."

Bye guys. It was nice to have posted here.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 11:52 AM on May 4, 2008

Whoa, I played this game years ago but I had forgotten about it.
Thanks!
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 8:55 AM on April 27, 2008

(Oh, but from looking at the video in the first link... I'll pass on this. Freakishly deformed overcute anime schoolgirls can go to hell.)

The background depends of the song. There's a 'Never gonna to give you up' one with the infamous video as background.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 8:26 PM on April 12, 2008

I'm not sure how the video thing would work for non-paying members. The 100MB bandwidth limit is very... limiting, considering how heavy video files tend to be.
Adding a separate bandwidth limit for video files would feel arbitrary and would raise the question: Why can't I use that bandwidth for my photos if I'm not going to upload videos?
This would leave raising the bandwidth limit but that would reduce the difference between paid and free accounts... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 3:41 PM on April 9, 2008

Doesn't work for me. It says connecting and then nothing, just a white screen.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 11:42 AM on April 2, 2008

Now it works and what do I see? A street light.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 5:28 AM on April 3, 2008

The weirdest thing is that that concept is probably someone's fetish.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 3:28 PM on March 28, 2008

I got 907. I got overwhelmed after that.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 12:06 PM on March 28, 2008

You know what? You're right, it's obvious that getting 'free' ivory is not worth the problem. Let's just reverse this 'global warming' thing and forget that it ever happened.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 5:33 PM on March 25, 2008

The end scene makes it look even more dead than before.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 5:14 PM on March 21, 2008

The 20 second intro almost killed it for me.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 4:24 PM on March 21, 2008

The concept is very intriguing. I hadn't thought about using a machine for that purpose.

The next step would be a Rube Goldberg device with hundreds of steps before ending with the shooting of a gun. In fact, it could continue after that, using the body as the next step of the chain.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 3:35 PM on March 21, 2008

If he was competent enough to build a machine to shoot him in the head, why couldn't he just shoot himself in the head?
Because you can only shoot yourself once. The machine did it multiple times, I guess, decreasing the risk of surviving with brain damage.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 3:37 PM on March 21, 2008

The tetris one made me cringe. I was silently screaming about how the game was being played.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 11:22 AM on March 21, 2008

I hate webcomic sites that don't have 'previous' and 'next' buttons.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 11:13 AM on March 21, 2008

I liked it when it was free. The beta was very popular at 4chan's /v/.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 8:01 PM on February 29, 2008

One more reason to never immigrate to USA. I mean, why go if I can't run for president?
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 9:06 AM on February 28, 2008

Eat the ghost, EndsOfInvention.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 7:39 PM on February 23, 2008

Sounds interesting. Sadly, the whole 'eat while it's still hot' would probably result in a burned tongue for me.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 10:43 PM on February 20, 2008

Fascinating.

However, she failed at the execution. A blogger account can be easily traced.
If someone wanted to do this correctly, nothing would be better than writing and then make it appear days after you killed yourself. Easily achievable by most blog software.

Of course, you miss the attention but hey, you wanted to kill youself and leave a public record, not be an attention whore.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 6:18 PM on February 10, 2008

I'm still waiting for jessamyn-cam.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 3:44 PM on February 5, 2008

Oh, didn't you know about the $5/mth premium access membership?
I missed the eponysterical memo, UbuRoivas.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 7:50 PM on February 5, 2008

I don't agree with the abuse of Chilean Chinchillas presented on limerick #44.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 9:52 AM on February 5, 2008

The service will use the “peer-to-peer” network, which contains not just hit songs but rarities and live tracks from the world’s leading artists.

The one and only "peer-to-peer" network. Obviously, theirs is the only one.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 9:58 PM on January 27, 2008

I hate when I can't adjust the quality of a game. It's somewhat slow on my computer. :(
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 1:26 PM on January 18, 2008

I like the idea but it feels a little too negative. It punishes bad behaviour but it doesn't reward good behaviour.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 7:44 AM on January 18, 2008

Human snakes on a post.

More seriously, ouch.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 9:25 PM on January 17, 2008

Wow, excellent. The choreography is really well executed.

Rhaomi, thank you so much for posting that link. I had forgotten about that episode.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 9:20 PM on January 17, 2008

I have been told that those 36 seconds are not returnable, nor redeemable for cash or credit except where required by law.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 9:02 PM on January 17, 2008

My interpretation is that she's a conceptual artist doing a sophisticated feminist parody of the entire anime doe eyed submissive female stereotype. Well done Magi!

I admire your optimism, nickyskye.
posted to MetaFilter by Memo at 9:13 PM on January 17, 2008