Belated Greetings

[SquirrelWizard]

Well I've been lurking a bit on the forums, and I finally found this one. My usual habit with new forums is to just jump right in and start posting, so Introduction post typically get left in the dust; much like this one. Anywho on with the show...

*cue drumroll*

I am SquirrelWizard, and I just recently found these forums. I'm a major fan of webcomics, and I happened to amble my way through the links till I found this place. For those who wonder, I am a guy, though I have played both male and female characters before. I like role playing, writing, and I want to start up a web comic of my own, but alas my artistic ability is lacking (I'm working on it, I'm at the monkey-flung-poo-on-wall stage of drawing).

I also enjoy making jokes, and I would like to apologize before hand for any grievous bodily harm resulting from my weapons grade bad jokes.

Edit: Oh yeah, I do have a deviant art account but..... I dont have a scanner so I haven't put anything up on it. So I wont bother posting the link. In case anybody was wondering. Also, I am a pretty good critic, and will typically point out problems or try to offer suggestions (yes I cant draw worth a damn, but I can critique. Don't ask me how it works, it just does.) I try to be positive about my critiques.

Edit2: Oh yeah, I'm a Cheap Bastard, and I've been trying to find some basic drawing tutorials on the web. So far what I've found is "learn how to draw a dog!" or "learn how to draw an airplane!" or "Learn how to draw some random clip art junk that you will never... ever... draw the same way we present it." Those tutorials have their place, I guess, but I'm kind of looking for some basics: shapes, shading techniques, and if possible basic anatomy (IE arm goes here, it looks like this, if your arm doesn't look like this consult your doctor immediately)

The guides I do have require a bit more artistic ability than I already have, but I have managed to hack my way through some bits and pieces. I'd feel a little better if I was in more familiar territory.

If you could point me in the direction of a guide/s like this I'd much appreciate it.

[Tapewolf]

Welcome aboard.  Don't forget to read the rules and stuff.  Following them helps too.

I can't really help with the drawing thing - as a rule I can only draw inanimate objects with any degree of confidence.  I can offer advice on colouring things digitally if you need it, though

[Corgatha Taldorthar]

Hi.

Welcome to the forums. Stay away from the mods. They bite.



I vote that we greet the next guy in Nadsat slang.

[Tapewolf]

Hi.

Welcome to the forums. Stay away from the mods. They bite.

Aw...

I vote that we greet the next guy in Nadsat slang.

Actually yeah, that might be bite-worthy

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

I vote that we greet the next guy in Nadsat slang.

Actually yeah, that might be bite-worthy

Would you accept reverse polish notation?

[Tapewolf]

Would you accept reverse polish notation?

Hmm, it only says 'backward text'.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Would you accept reverse polish notation?

Hmm, it only says 'backward text'.

¿umop apisdn

[Tapewolf]

¿umop apisdn

I can see I'm going to have to take that apart with a hex editor to see how it works.

[bradypodidae]

¿umop apisdn

I can see I'm going to have to take that apart with a hex editor to see how it works.

I thought it was just a clever use of existing letters in the English alphabet. Except the upside down question mark, which I have seen on keyboards supporting Spanish.

Of course, chances are I'm really overlooking something all together...

[techmaster-glitch]

¿umop apisdn

I can see I'm going to have to take that apart with a hex editor to see how it works.

...whoa. It's upside down...written upside-down. That's funky.

[Crawldragon]

¿umop apisdn

I can see I'm going to have to take that apart with a hex editor to see how it works.

n = u
d = p
s = ... well, s
i is right-side up, as an exclamation point wouldn't have worked in this case
p = d
a = e

o = ...uhhh... o
m = w
u = n

[Tapewolf]

I thought it was just a clever use of existing letters in the English alphabet. Except the upside down question mark, which I have seen on keyboards supporting Spanish.

Looks like it.  That would explain why it works in the terminal as well.

[SquirrelWizard]

what about converting a message to binary and then converting the numbers to roman numerals. thats still alpha numeric right?

[Tapewolf]

what about converting a message to binary and then converting the numbers to roman numerals. thats still alpha numeric right?

That would count as 'encoding' I think.

[ShadesFox]

Just do up the whole thing as a brainfuck script. Solves everyone's nerd needs.

APFs bite too.

[Tapewolf]

Just do up the whole thing as a brainfuck script. Solves everyone's nerd needs.

I'd love to see you sneak that one past Darkmoon 

[Mao]

Just do up the whole thing as a brainfuck script. Solves everyone's nerd needs.

I'd love to see you sneak that one past Darkmoon 

Hmmm...

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

I thought it was just a clever use of existing letters in the English alphabet. Except the upside down question mark, which I have seen on keyboards supporting Spanish.

Looks like it.  That would explain why it works in the terminal as well.

From ... erm... Something on a 286.

"This tagline is umop apisdn."

And yes, that is from the days of PacNET, when people used modems - the lucky ones had 2400 baud - to connect to BBS's, to proxy data from the Internet over UUCP...

Old style geekery.

[Tapewolf]

Old style geekery.

Like the Very Rare! UMOJC amplifiers that occasionally turn up on ebay?
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/tapewolf/scraps/umojc.png