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music- keeps me happy, there are different genres.

photosynthesis - plants do this, they take in the sun light.

Natural - trees, birds, air, oxygen.

Pies - through a pie in your face.

duck - quack quack, swim swim. oooh bread.

that - that i will do.

own - something that belongs to you. * lol spud. i can't think well. :) but will try

another - can be used for various meaning. One of which is an alternative. For example, "put it off for another day"

tell - something we express in words.

Thanks Realm :)

novel - a book which tells a story.

I heard a thought from someone, that he thinks that Osama was just a spokesperson and there is someone higher than him telling him what to do and what not, who doesn't get seen

The word describing game How to Play You describe a word - using the last word from the person above. Can be humerus or entirely copied and paste from the dictionary. The Aim To see where we end up, from the starting word to other words. Comparison, from the start of the page to the end post on that page. For example Fish - Something that swims in the sea Sea - A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land Land - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow Grow [....] So on and so forth. Only one post until another person replies. Comparisons Page 1 from tiger to own. Page 2 photosynthesis. Page 3 doctor   Ill Start... Tiger - A fierce big cat, which is stripped.

Ok, thanks for the feedback (:

Just watched it and you created a nice little tutorial, which will come in handy for others. Thanks for sharing. -sniko

Hey there, As i'm learning visual basic in computing, i thought it would be wise to practice it a little (without the school restrictions) anyway, i created this little program which tells you your system information. Download Here Screenshots Welcome Screen Internet Connection Check Showing Keyboard Information Features General PC - PC Name - User Authenticated Show Memory - Physical Memory Available - Virtual Memory Available OS System Information - OS Running - OS Platform - OS Version Keyboard Information - ALT Key Down? - Caps Lock On? - Ctrl Key Down? - Num Lock'd? - Scroll Lock'd? - Shift Key Down? Mouse Information - Buttons Swapped? - Wheel Exists? Show Internet Connection - Shows whether you are or not Please give feedback. Thanks -sniko

Dark for programming, Sun for everything else. White chocolate or Dark chocolate?

Just researched into the rules of the internet (which aren't rules, as no one can restrain the rules, even those these are for laughs, if they were real, they won't be rules). Lol, i guess this was just for a laugh. But here is the Unofficial Official Rules Of The Internet So, what's your favorite unofficial official rules...? I quite like; 86. The term "sage" does not refer to the spice. As Sage is used on the forum (User Experience level) :p -sniko

If you are stuck for someone, you can talk to me. MSN: [email protected] Email: [email protected] * I will be fairly active from 7th June onwards due to exams. -sniko

How to make your game worth playing? Introduction... This is simple to answer, but can become complex to put into a game, especially one which is out of pre-production, but can be done. Basically, you are trying to target an audience by primarily offering fun, but how does that differ from anything else on the internet in the same genre as you? Simple. It doesn't. And fun is so vague, how can you cater for that person in particular, when you are offering the same thing to a wide audience? You can't. The uses and gratification theory targets a wide audience as well as the individuals - at the same time. This theory basically states function to target individuals and society, grabbing their attention and gaining more traffic (sales, as it is used on tv advertisements, but it can be easily implemented to anything). In 1974 Blulmer and Katz expanded the theory. The expansion is what i think will benefit a game owner more as it includes better functions to attract your target audience.   How to make your game worth playing? The How To... I've seen many advertisements stating that this game is the best ever and such, but i doubt it attracts a lot of people, yes it will attract some, but it doesn't actually state how or why, does it? So, it attract more people, you need to say how and why your game is different to those out there on the internet (which is a big place) and you need to get people to choose your game over others. This is simple. You need to state the following; Diversion - escape from everyday problems and routine. Personal Relationships - using the media for emotional and other interaction, eg) substituting soap operas for family life Personal Identity - finding yourself reflected in texts, learning behaviour and values from texts Surveillance - Information which could be useful for living eg) weather reports, financial news, holiday bargains How to make your game worth playing? An Example... * Referring to the section above Take Torn for example, a very successful game. But why so successful? Because it has implement all the function of the uses and gratification theory. For example, you can escape from everyday problems and routine by entering the world of Torn (similar to the real world, by offering real life things, such as a very detailed precise newspaper system, which is linked in with the game, such as the Stock Prices feature, which shows a graph of decremental and incremental of the values of stock. They also offer personal identity, as you can do anything in Torn which is available in real life, such as the gym. How to make your game worth playing? How to go about doing it... Simple. You need to invest time and imagination, whilst reflecting on real life things, but in a fictional manor. More over, if you do it successfully, you most probably don't need to spend a lot on advertisements, as word of mouth works like a charm. You could also look into physiological things to implement into your game, such as awards, when to awards and how often. But above all, you need a friendly atmosphere for players which offers real time help (interactive tutorials etc) and the player needs to get some kind of award from playing your game, but not the kind of reward of bribery, like at the end of the year, you can win a Ps3. You need to structure your game to make it unique and worth playing because why play something if its not worth your time, as time is very scarce to a human, why would they waste it....? I hope you enjoyed reading and gained something from it. -sniko

Not a problem :)

I found this quite funny. But, im unsure whether it's true or not.

function dropdown_locations() { global $db; //get the city id's and names $get = $db->query("SELECT `cityid`,`cityname` FROM `cities` ORDER BY `cityname` ASC"); echo "Starting City: <select name='city'>"; while($r = $db->fetch_row( $get )) { echo "<option value='". $r['cityid'] ."'>". $r['cityname'] ."</option>"; } echo "</select>"; }   Then, replace line 384 with Now, add the option. Hope that helps. :) -sniko

* Possibly a spelling error, but it's sprintf - but not to worry, that isn't your question. Sprintf is used to generate formatted strings from one or more arguments. The format argument is a string consisting of normal text and/or special conversion specifications. Conversion specifications begin with a single percent symbol (%). Source. I personally do not use it, but the ones used on most lines of programming is i think not needed.

same. (sorry for spam, but this thread has gone off topic anyway)