Posted by Tom Bates on 12/03/05 19:13

In article <1govo15sm48iv7j5c3g353g5o8lfr92ahl@4ax.com>,
Onideus Mad Hatter <usenet@backwater-productions.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:40:46 -0600, Tom Bates <tb@offthehk.lk> wrote:
>
> >> I found this: http://www.backwater-productions.net/_images/neat.png
> >>
> >> And I WANTED it!
> >>
> >> So I reverse engineered it and STOLE the design! MUWAHAHAHAHA!
> >>
> >> http://www.backwater-productions.net/_images/mine1.png
> >> http://www.backwater-productions.net/_images/mine2.png
> >>
> >> The technique isn't perfect yet, but I'm getting there. The base is
> >> good, but the button glass could be a lot better and the screen part
> >> could also be improved.
>
> >Since this is a Macintosh Advocacy NG, what do you think your post has
> >to do with same?
>
> ...there's more than one froup you know. As for what it has to do
> with Mac addicts...well, I'm just showing off what you can do with teh
> PC and a 6 year old version of Paint Shop Pro. Since you bring it
> up...I'll put up a challenge to the Mac heads. Take one of the bases
> (either mine or the original) and reverse engineer your own...let's
> test yer skillz! Granted most major graphics proggies that are
> available on teh PC are also available on teh Mac, however despite
> that, the point I'd like to show is that Mac users are generally
> deficient, unproducing, talentless fuckwits (there are a few
> exceptions). Now then, if you'd like to uh..."advocate" the Mac
> religion and try and sell it to people...well now, here's your big
> chance, show all the unbelievers that Mac Lusers have just as much
> skill as PC users...or don't. `, )

No particular proof of the Mac is needed as it is a well-known fact that
Macs own the graphics/design/digital imaging/prepress world and have for
quite some time. Think not, well, go look in any awards issue of
Graphis, Communication Arts, HOW and a few others and you'll see that
the majority of winners use Mac.

>
> And if there are any more fuckwitted <strike>questions</strike> whines
> about topic relevancy I've prepared the following primer:
>
> A26 and AAVFFF - my home froups, A26 is all about technology and how
> it applies to...well anything really, from graphics to networking to
> web design to you name it. And Flonkers are generally artistic peeps
> and we like all sorts of art in all sorts of mediums.

Who cares. You're just chest thumpin'
>
> As for alt.html, well that froup isn't JUST about HTML (wouldn't be
> much to it if it was), but more generally about web coding and web
> design. Graphic design is apart of web design.

only in your wet dreams.
>
> The two graphic froups should be obvious, since the post is about
> graphics.
>
> There now, see that wasn't too difficult...oh, but I guess you won't
> have anything more to whine about now...tsch...gee what did I do!
>

Still haven't gotten out of those angry adolescent periods. You should
try some anger management.

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>
> Onideus Mad Hatter
> mhm � x �
> http://www.backwater-productions.net
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Yours,
Tom

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