DTF chat thread v. 2049

[ReaperKK]

[BlobVanDam]

Morning king!

[ReaperKK]

Morning King

[jingle.boy]

After today, I'm off until the 2nd.  Woot woot.  Working is alright, but time off is much better.

[BlobVanDam]

Well duh.

[Podaar]

Hello, Gents.

Last work day before the Christmas break, I'm anticipating that it will be pretty boring as traditional. I guess I'll have time to screw around with MS Paint though, which was actually kinda fun yesterday (once I stopped swearing at the primitive tools).

I have the usual invites to celebrations at local vendors, but I'm thinking the last thing I need now is more food. We'll see when lunch time rolls around, it's hard to pass on free food when you're hungry.

[cramx3]

Im already off till the 2nd    Just getting my day started with a coffee, and by starting the day, I guess I mean blobbing as I've got nothing to do and no one else is off today

[ReaperKK]

All you guys with your time off, I’m off until Tuesday and then back at work.

[Podaar]

Every year I give my employees and business partners Honeybaked smoked turkey breast for Christmas. I went to the Honeybaked store at 6:30 am this morning and waited for them to open at 7:00. I was the second person in line and it was about 19° F. By the time I made my purchases, there were nearly 100 people waiting behind me!

One of our newest employees (4 years on the job) thanked me when I gave him his turkey this morning, but I detected a little bit of a letdown in his voice. So I asked him if something was wrong and he told me that he's allergic to poultry! I said, "Goddamit, Chuck, I've been giving you these for three years straight. Why didn't you tell me?" He said it seemed ungrateful and that his wife really likes it and usually eats the whole thing. 

[JayOctavarium]

Every year I give my employees and business partners Honeybaked smoked turkey breast for Christmas. I went to the Honeybaked store at 6:30 am this morning and waited for them to open at 7:00. I was the second person in line and it was about 19° F. By the time I made my purchases, there were nearly 100 people waiting behind me!

One of our newest employees (4 years on the job) thanked me when I gave him his turkey this morning, but I detected a little bit of a letdown in his voice. So I asked him if something was wrong and he told me that he's allergic to poultry! I said, "Goddamit, Chuck, I've been giving you these for three years straight. Why didn't you tell me?" He said it seemed ungrateful and that his wife really likes it and usually eats the whole thing. 

I feel bad for laughing....

[axeman90210]

Howdy all. Less than 45 minutes until I'm free for the holiday weekend. I'm jealous of all you who have off straight through the new year. I'm off Monday and then get to work a very light half day from home on Tuesday on account of it being a holiday in Europe (where most of our big clients are based). Wednesday through Friday are regular (albeit quiet days). I am taking Jan 2nd off, which will be nice given that there's usually a good bit of merriment on both NYE and NYD.

Really though I'll just be happy to hit the couch tonight and crack a couple beers.

[BlobVanDam]

Aw yeah, my video views have spiked way up today. First some Japanese site shared my video and I got a shit-ton of views from Japan. Then some Nintendo fan site posted my video which got some more views, and it's gone way up since Kotaku posted it.

[Zydar]

Yeah I saw that on Twitter - it's gotten some great mentions Well deserved.

[BlobVanDam]

Well obviously I had to retweet it and stroke my own e-peen.

I figure by the time I wake up tomorrow, it'll either have 100k views, or it'll be taken down and I'll have a C&D from Nintendo in my inbox.

[cramx3]

  nice, good stuff.   

finished my christmas shopping so back to blobbing I go

[axeman90210]

Yeah, I definitely have some stuff I should be doing around the house, but I've got a beer and the allure of blobbing is just too strong right now.

[King Postwhore]

Blob trending? Trump President? The world has gone mad!!
Blob congrats man!!!

[TAC]

Blob's video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG6lVNJSe04

So obviously, I would have no idea what to do if someone told me to make a Donkey King video, so for that...amazing. I don't mean to be rude, so please don't take it this way, but what exactly is the point? Is this similar to a guitarist covering a song and putting it on youtube?

Also, for a 3 1/2 minute video, how long did it take to put that together?

[King Postwhore]

Tim I would say you're not a gamer and for us it is like watching somebody recreate something. Difference is I put a ton of time into this is very hard to do and even the creators of the game dig it and that's really saying something.

It's sort of like Brian May given the nod to Dream Theater on the cover tune.

[TAC]

Tim I would say you're not a gamer and for us it is like watching somebody recreate something. Difference is I put a ton of time into this is very hard to do and even the creators of the game dig it and that's really saying something.

That's an understatement. 

Yeah, I didn't mean to sound like a dick. Is this a thing "gamers" do? Try and re create parts of the game from nothing? I mean, starting from scratch, that's amazing.

[ReaperKK]

I think i lot of people like to recreate games to give a modern look to it. There a lot of timeless games I played as a child that I would love to see a remaster of.

It’s also a way of paying homage to older games, or a great learning tool.

[TAC]

I think i lot of people like to recreate games to give a modern look to it. There a lot of timeless games I played as a child that I would love to see a remaster of.

Huh. That's actually very interesting. Id love to see Intellivision's D&D remastered.



BLOB......How long does a video like that take to make??

[cramx3]

Yeah, I didn't mean to sound like a dick. Is this a thing "gamers" do? Try and re create parts of the game from nothing? I mean, starting from scratch, that's amazing.

I would say "gamers" are more likely to have an interest in such a video, but no, most gamers aren't actually making such videos.  Blob's doing something more unique and challenging than what other gamers (like myself) put on youtube (which is typically their own gameplay).  Other than using the game as inspiration, Blob's video is his own creation and animation which takes a lot of time and dedication.

Anyway, drinking my coffee then hitting the battlegrounds for a bit before heading to my Aunts in Long Island for the traditional Italian Christmas Eve dinner.

[TAC]

  Other than using the game as inspiration, Blob's video is his own creation and animation which takes a lot of time and dedication.

Right. I can appreciate that.

[Podaar]

So we had an inch or two of snow fall last night. It's pretty fluffy and I could probably shovel it by hand but I've got quite a lot of driveway to clear before the kids arrive for Christmas breakfast (Ebelskivers) and I'm not getting any younger. I'm tempted to fire up the Cub Cadet and clear the driveway but it's such a peaceful morning outside and the snowblower is really loud. What do you guys think, is 7:00 on a Christmas morning too early to make that kind of racket?

[cramx3]

lol probably but then again, I don't know your neighbors, maybe it's appropriate

Merry Christmas DTF! 

Really odd here since my parents moved to Florida so we are doing it at my house, yet everyone went to their own homes (parents went to my sisters) last night so Christmas morning is actually pretty lonely today.  Heading to my gf's parents soon then coming back before my family gets here.

[jingle.boy]

So we had an inch or two of snow fall last night. It's pretty fluffy and I could probably shovel it by hand but I've got quite a lot of driveway to clear before the kids arrive for Christmas breakfast (Ebelskivers) and I'm not getting any younger. I'm tempted to fire up the Cub Cadet and clear the driveway but it's such a peaceful morning outside and the snowblower is really loud. What do you guys think, is 7:00 on a Christmas morning too early to make that kind of racket?

Yeah, too early.  We got about 8-10 inches last night.  No doubt the snow-thrower is seeing more action than me today.

wait, wut?

Gifts opened; coffee drank; cinnamon rolls consumed.  Chill time now.

[King Postwhore]

We're getting 8 inches of snow right now. 

[ReaperKK]

lol probably but then again, I don't know your neighbors, maybe it's appropriate

Merry Christmas DTF! 

Really odd here since my parents moved to Florida so we are doing it at my house, yet everyone went to their own homes (parents went to my sisters) last night so Christmas morning is actually pretty lonely today.  Heading to my gf's parents soon then coming back before my family gets here.

Since I graduated college I used to always work Christmas and give my staff the day off (this is when I lived in Florida). I like the quiet, I usually watch some movies play some games and do some drinking.

[cramx3]

Just got back from my gf's parents house, which was really nice.  I feel bad for them, my gf's two sisters didn't come for Christmas so the parents were kind of bummed so it was nice for us to spend the morning with them.  Now my entire family is coming here soon so the drinking and cooking will start soon enough.

[TAC]

So we had an inch or two of snow fall last night. It's pretty fluffy and I could probably shovel it by hand but I've got quite a lot of driveway to clear before the kids arrive for Christmas breakfast (Ebelskivers) and I'm not getting any younger. I'm tempted to fire up the Cub Cadet and clear the driveway but it's such a peaceful morning outside and the snowblower is really loud. What do you guys think, is 7:00 on a Christmas morning too early to make that kind of racket?

Yeah, too early.  We got about 8-10 inches last night.  No doubt the snow-thrower is seeing more action than me today.

wait, wut?

It wouldn't if you had 8-10 inches to offer.

[jingle.boy]

More than a mouthful is a waste.

[Podaar]

Just after I posted in here yesterday I heard my neighbor fire up his four-wheeler with the plow on. So I started the CC and cleared the driveway. By the time I cleared the sidewalk around the north end of the property, I noticed everyone up in the cul de sac was out with there snow machines. I guess that's one advantage to living in a *cough* mature neighborhood. You can reasonably assume everyone is up by 5:00 am. 

[King Postwhore]

 

The things you notice as you get older.

[jingle.boy]

Just after I posted in here yesterday I heard my neighbor fire up his four-wheeler with the plow on. So I started the CC and cleared the driveway. By the time I cleared the sidewalk around the north end of the property, I noticed everyone up in the cul de sac was out with there snow machines. I guess that's one advantage to living in a *cough* mature neighborhood. You can reasonably assume everyone is up by 5:00 am. 

So basically it's bizarro world - if there were any youngins on the street, they'd be all