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i'm gonna rent excite truck now. thanks!

jergïns, Friday, 16 November 2007 19:10 (sixteen years ago) link

is metroid for wii all first-person shootery like the one for gamecube? that was dnw for me (OG metroid is my favorite)

bell_labs, Friday, 16 November 2007 19:10 (sixteen years ago) link

is metroid for wii all first-person shootery like the one for gamecube?

yes exactly + the wiimote does not help as much as I thought it would

El Tomboto, Friday, 16 November 2007 19:13 (sixteen years ago) link

1. wtf yall think I am the guy to ask these questions of

its due to the appearance of the ask tombot thread

2. who is laxalt

dont know

q: could you plz crown the new ilc mods thx i love cricket new mod request thread

jhøshea, Friday, 16 November 2007 19:14 (sixteen years ago) link

is MIS compeltely worthless if your greatest programming feat was to make the logo turtle spell out bad words?

bnw, Friday, 16 November 2007 20:13 (sixteen years ago) link

is MIS compeltely worthless if your greatest programming feat was to make the logo turtle spell out bad words?

-- bnw, Friday, November 16, 2007 3:13 PM (18 seconds ago) Bookmark Link

my favorite was changing video modes to make people think the monitor was taking a photo

Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Friday, 16 November 2007 20:14 (sixteen years ago) link

are you referring to a Master's in Information Science degree?
I would say completely worthless, period, but YMMV out west.
Them shits is a dime a dozen around here.

El Tomboto, Friday, 16 November 2007 20:29 (sixteen years ago) link

management information systems in this case, it'd be an emphasis area for an mba. Like the business end of IT.

bnw, Friday, 16 November 2007 20:40 (sixteen years ago) link

I dunno. I'd probably pick anything but that. They tend to be really non-technical to the point of uselessness (cf CISSP above)

El Tomboto, Saturday, 17 November 2007 22:52 (sixteen years ago) link

Tombot do you remember that Halloween episode of Punky Brewster where Punky goes into the spooky cave and encounters an enormous spider?

iiiijjjj, Sunday, 18 November 2007 00:10 (sixteen years ago) link

That was a Halloween episode?

Pleasant Plains, Sunday, 18 November 2007 00:16 (sixteen years ago) link

If it wasn't, it was certainly as spooky as one!!!

iiiijjjj, Sunday, 18 November 2007 00:38 (sixteen years ago) link

No.

I remember the episode of Captain Caveman where they out a soviet spy by triggering his military reflex to come to attention when somebody says "attention" in russian. So dumb.

El Tomboto, Sunday, 18 November 2007 01:01 (sixteen years ago) link

hey tom thanks for taking our questions first time poster long time reader here

is there any 8-bit animation tool for mac? like if i wanna make nes looking little movies. i mean i could do it in flash but i dont really wanna. later tho ill probably want to convert it to flash.

thx

jhøshea, Sunday, 18 November 2007 12:14 (sixteen years ago) link

well no there's no 8-bit applications for macintosh, I believe even the Lisa ran on motorola's 68000 which is 32 bit. but for two-dimensional animation of any sort I believe toonboom.com is your go-to. hope that helps.

El Tomboto, Sunday, 18 November 2007 19:32 (sixteen years ago) link

dear tom,
1. rank the hershey's traditional assorted bag: mr goodbar; hershey bar; special dark; and krackel.
2. where's the best beach youve ever been to in the world?
3. should i move to SF in october 08?
4. do you believe in god?
5. im not even gonna pretend i understand computers
6. whats your all-time favorite ILX thread?
7. you like obama right?

ill think of 13 more tomorrow?

yr 4-eva bro,
pete

69, Monday, 19 November 2007 04:34 (sixteen years ago) link

Dear TB,

Big Endian or Little Endian?

Sincerely,
JR & Teh Bs

James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 19 November 2007 04:42 (sixteen years ago) link

1. rank the hershey's traditional assorted bag: mr goodbar; hershey bar; special dark; and krackel.

1. special dark (manly)
2. krackel
3. hershey bar
4. mr. goodbar (don't like peanuts).

2. where's the best beach youve ever been to in the world?

This is just like the movie/song/album questions. Probably Amelia Island, GA. Never been to any beaches in California! I have been to Normandy, though, and you can still see the shapes of craters in the ground.

3. should i move to SF in october 08?

Didn't you already decide to do that a while ago? Or is this more of a permanent thing than just one year or whatever? If you did I would be pretty jealous. Which means you should do it.

4. do you believe in god?

Sometimes I kind of wish I did.

5. im not even gonna pretend i understand computers

That's okay! The world would probably be better if less people did.

6. whats your all-time favorite ILX thread?

I think the one where slocki put peanut m&ms in the toaster oven. I laughed and laughed.

7. you like obama right?

see upthread! this has been addressed!

El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 19:24 (sixteen years ago) link

Do you prefer it when other people recommend books for you, or you recommend books for others?

caek, Monday, 19 November 2007 19:29 (sixteen years ago) link

Also, if you were in a film, who would play you?

caek, Monday, 19 November 2007 19:29 (sixteen years ago) link

Big Endian or Little Endian?

Whatever gets the job done. Asking for directions to my gate in German? Little Endian. Practically everything else? Big Endian. I am built with switchable hardware.

El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 19:30 (sixteen years ago) link

Do you prefer it when other people recommend books for you, or you recommend books for others?

I'm not sure I understand this one. I recommend books to others quite a bit. I don't have much luck with books that other people recommend to me, to be honest, it seems to work better if I just show up to your house, find some random tome lying around, and ask to borrow it.

Also, if you were in a film, who would play you?

Luke Wilson

El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 19:34 (sixteen years ago) link

I think the one where slocki put peanut m&ms in the toaster oven. I laughed and laughed.

man picturing you laughing and laughing over this is like how awesome that one scene in freaks and geeks is where bill is laughing so much at garry shandling or steve martin on TV

69, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:13 (sixteen years ago) link

Hey Tombot,

Since people like to ask you questions re: professional development, I'll throw in.

(A) I kinda hate my internet retail job right now, but I am pretty competent member of the 3-person retail team, and our sales have been increasing pretty substantially this year. I figure I might stick around for a while so I can show like a 100% increase in sales during my time here, but will prospective employers actually give a shit? I've been here 3+ years already.

(B) Despite my lack of ability to sew and of any design experience, I have a secret desire to be some sort of product developer / apparel designer / rockstar haberdasher. There's a good apparel & textile design program at local college -- should I follow my dream?

Thanks for your consideration,
elmo

elmo argonaut, Monday, 19 November 2007 22:04 (sixteen years ago) link

A) all I know about sales is that motherfuckers expect you to perform and by that they want to know how much you made in commissions. Around here I see ads where they don't even seem to give a shit what you were selling at your last job, just that you put down well into the six figures for a couple years running. So yeah, if that's your business, I would assume they'll give a shit. "internet retail" unfortunately is not something I'm familiar with except as a vehicle for me to get stuff done while avoiding interaction with other human beings and also crime

B) can you take night classes? hell yes, fool. At the very least you will learn how to make your own hats which could probably get you laid.

El Tomboto, Sunday, 25 November 2007 01:47 (sixteen years ago) link

TOM, WHERE DID I PUT MY DRUGS????

chicago kevin, Sunday, 25 November 2007 06:55 (sixteen years ago) link

Hey Tom,

Should I teach English or go the internets route Assistant Editing some twelfth-tier marketing blog?

BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 25 November 2007 08:18 (sixteen years ago) link

chicago: wherever you forgot to leave them from the time before. Sticking to booze and tobacco has the advantage of never having to really ask yourself this question. at least not in a challenging style.

BIG: Teach. Duh.

El Tomboto, Sunday, 25 November 2007 08:50 (sixteen years ago) link

A: IN YR BODY

gbx, Sunday, 25 November 2007 14:14 (sixteen years ago) link

i think someone stole them.

chicago kevin, Sunday, 25 November 2007 17:31 (sixteen years ago) link

Portland, OR or Portland, ME?

milo z, Sunday, 25 November 2007 23:44 (sixteen years ago) link

I prefer beer to lobster TBH

El Tomboto, Monday, 26 November 2007 17:27 (sixteen years ago) link

portland ME has some good beers too.

bell_labs, Monday, 26 November 2007 17:52 (sixteen years ago) link

THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS!

Pleasant Plains, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:23 (sixteen years ago) link

Sorry, a little context might be in order.

Check out the bear cam at the bottom. Haw.

Pleasant Plains, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:25 (sixteen years ago) link

I prefer beer to lobster

whao thats a tough one. i mean if i had to give one up 4 eva obv fuck loabstah. but if someone walked up to me w/a lobster in one hand and a beer in the other id take the lobster every time. unless maybe it kept happening. then eventually id switch to beer.

jhøshea, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:28 (sixteen years ago) link

i kind of want to move to portland, me
the only problem is that i would have to hang out with my mom all the time and would be so lonely.

bell_labs, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:30 (sixteen years ago) link

i guess i should rephrase that as a question.

tombot should i move to portland, me?

bell_labs, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:31 (sixteen years ago) link

In Portland, ME, pedestrians rule the earth.

I rode the mail boat for three hours and never got bored with it.

Pleasant Plains, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:32 (sixteen years ago) link

the mailboat that goes to peake's island? i went to a reggae concert on peake's this summer. it was what you would expect from a maine reggae festival.

MAINE LOVES 2 REGGAE like MASSACHUSETTS LOVES 2 SKA

bell_labs, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:36 (sixteen years ago) link

Probably that same mailboat. We hit a lot of islands.

Pleasant Plains, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:36 (sixteen years ago) link

well, ms labs, do you think YOU could get bored of riding the mail boat?

sometimes I think of moving to the mountains and living in a big cabin type joint, but then I remember that I am a slob and it would become terrible. I am not ready for the country mouse stage of my life yet, not by a long shot. But maybe you are! Try it for two weeks and see how hateful and miserable you become.

El Tomboto, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:37 (sixteen years ago) link

i'm not gonna do it any time soooon. portland is blood diamonds tho

bell_labs, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:39 (sixteen years ago) link

that damn ice storm a decade ago turned me off portland forever.

does the topless donut place still exist?

chicago kevin, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:44 (sixteen years ago) link

i believe so!

bell_labs, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:44 (sixteen years ago) link

info?

Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:48 (sixteen years ago) link

i have heard tales of these fabled titty donuts.

ian, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:51 (sixteen years ago) link

guys does anybody have a question for me or are you just going to keep updating this thread to chat about maine

El Tomboto, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:53 (sixteen years ago) link

ME in general is blood diamonds

Mr. Que, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:54 (sixteen years ago) link

i think mark's topless donut shop is still open...it was the daytime version of mark's showplace, which changed it's name to platinum plus a couple years ago...i don't know if the donut shop name changed too or what. i have other priorities when i go home, like DUCKFAT FRIES.

bell_labs, Monday, 26 November 2007 18:54 (sixteen years ago) link


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