Posted by ZnU on 12/04/05 10:50

In article <n085p1tnse200cn2g4juihjqrjkcn7flti@4ax.com>,
Onideus Mad Hatter <usenet@backwater-productions.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 02:37:41 -0500, ZnU <znu@fake.invalid> wrote:
>
> >In article <a005p1p8o40ogi704cbclo27pqtn108dta@4ax.com>,
> > Onideus Mad Hatter <usenet@backwater-productions.net> wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:32:39 -0500, ZnU <znu@fake.invalid> wrote:
> >>
> >> >In article <v7pvo158nkqffl2verovoslppmregjdlbj@4ax.com>,
> >> > Onideus Mad Hatter <usenet@backwater-productions.net> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 05:59:17 GMT, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >In article <krnvo11lkbgvgcog81g774jbrm4bbdh6gb@4ax.com>,
> >> >> > Onideus Mad Hatter <usenet@backwater-productions.net> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> On 1 Dec 2005 21:37:44 -0800, "MCT" <mike.tuller@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >So, um....not to sound dumb (which isn't hard for me) but....uh,
> >> >> >> >what
> >> >> >> >is this for?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Oh...uh...the original was from a WindowsXP skin, for like Winamp or
> >> >> >> some other music player. I'm thinking about altering mine a bit to
> >> >> >> make a video player out of it...maybe I'll use it on teh CB site or
> >> >> >> something (the current player I have is a bit lacking, doesn't even
> >> >> >> have volume control). I'm also thinking I want to spice up the
> >> >> >> video
> >> >> >> player on the main Backwater site (when you access the downloads
> >> >> >> section). For that I'm gonna go with a more metallic look, maybe
> >> >> >> something like one of these:
> >> >> >> http://www.backwater-productions.net/_images/otherplayer1.png
> >> >> >> http://www.backwater-productions.net/_images/otherplayer2.png
> >> >> >> http://www.backwater-productions.net/_images/otherplayer3.png
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Those are all off Windows XP skins, you can find em here:
> >> >> >> http://www.wincustomize.com/index.aspx
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I base a lot of my web designs on OS skins...cause they just look
> >> >> >> damn
> >> >> >> prettay.
> >> >>
> >> >> >So, basically, you admit you're nothing but a hack who copies other
> >> >> >people's work.
> >> >>
> >> >> Desperately reaching for insults again, Ally? Tsch, tsch, tsch...you
> >> >> have *SO* much Hatter rage built up, don't you?
> >> >>
> >> >> Coincidentally child, it's not really copying...as I'm xposting to the
> >> >> Mac addict froup I'll bring up the classic example of how Bill Gates
> >> >> reverse engineered Stevie Boi's crappy OS and made his own. How does
> >> >> that quote go...'all cars have steering wheels but no one tries to
> >> >> claim it's their own design'...or something like that.
> >> >>
> >> >> It should also be noted that reverse engineering the image is only the
> >> >> first step.
> >>
> >> >"Reverse engineering" an image is a bunch of nonsense.
> >>
> >> ...how would you know, you've never done it. You have no basis of
> >> comparison other than your own nonexistant experience.
> >>
> >> Here's the original:
> >> http://www.backwater-productions.net/_images/neat.png
> >>
> >> Here's my rendition:
> >> http://www.backwater-productions.net/_images/mine3.png
> >>
> >> Where's yours, Mouth?
> >
> >I noti<COCK SLAP>
>
> WHERE IS YOURS, MOUTH?
>
> What, did I stutter the first time?

It's quite possible you're the most obnoxious person I've ever
encountered on Usenet. And Usenet has quite a lot of obnoxious people.

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them out of harm's way."
-- George W. Bush in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005

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