The Geek Forum

Main Forums => Hardware, Software, and Other Imperialist Crap => Topic started by: Dark Shade on September 08, 2002, 10:21:10 AM

Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 08, 2002, 10:21:10 AM: Alright. I've joined the Hacker Network...

I see alot of people with little tiny logos at the bottom of their posts...

How exactly do you obtain one of those? I'd like to snag one myself.

I was thinking of copying another members logo who didn't post...but that's not right...

Heheheh.

Can anyone shed some light on this?
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: MISTER MASSACRE on September 08, 2002, 10:27:05 AM: I assume you're talking about sig images, much like the one I have below on here.

First, you need to grab a graphics program like MSPaint (heh) or PSP or Photoshop and make one. (or convince someone to make one for you)
Then you have to find a place to host the file. I recommend Netfirms. Then you go into your profile, and in the signature area you type
[I M G]http://www.yourhost.com/filename.extension[/ I M G]. (without the giant spaces twixt the letters in IMG, natch)
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 08, 2002, 10:28:48 AM: Would you be willing to do that Lacerda?
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: MISTER MASSACRE on September 08, 2002, 10:30:01 AM: Yeah, sure...I've got an hour to kill. Whaddya want?
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 08, 2002, 10:37:39 AM: Um...do I just pick an image, and then tell you to put my name on it?

Putting my name on it would be aight, but I'm trying to think of an image...

Some kind of Lich, dark, thingy...

I can't quite tell ya what image...but something along those lines.

Hell, Satan-ish, Dark, etc.

And then stuff my name in the bottom corner, if you'd be so kind.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 08, 2002, 10:40:24 AM: Maybe try putting for a quote if you could spare it:

"Darkness is my light."

Thanks again.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: MISTER MASSACRE on September 08, 2002, 10:50:18 AM: Generally speaking, one usually puts the quotes in separate of the sig image. Check your HN PM box.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 08, 2002, 10:57:04 AM: Thank you. You wouldn't want to do that same deal again, with "Dark Shade" as my name, would ya?

It's alright if you don't. I'm sure the guys won't mind if I use it here.

Thanks again Lacerda.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: MISTER MASSACRE on September 08, 2002, 10:58:57 AM: Ehhh...I'd have to do it again from scratch...

First one's free, next time it's $800.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 08, 2002, 10:59:48 AM: Oh well, then don't bother. Thanks again though. I really appreciate it.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: MISTER MASSACRE on September 08, 2002, 11:02:23 AM: Maybe I'm just being stupid here, but wouldn't it make much more sense to be using that sig on HN?
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 08, 2002, 11:03:39 AM: That's kinda why I wanted another for here, but that's alright. HN it is...
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Demosthenes on September 09, 2002, 09:26:57 AM: Lacerda made the sig you're using on HN? Nice! I like it! Where'd you get that source image, Lacerda?
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: MISTER MASSACRE on September 09, 2002, 11:37:06 AM: Google search for "lich".
:)
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Demosthenes on September 09, 2002, 12:07:51 PM: Weird Tingly Feeling. A couple of months ago, when I was making my L337 custom DM screens, I did a GIS for exactly that, and I came up with very few decent results, and certainly not that one.

Dammit. :evil:

I did, however, come up with lots and lots of images of Roy Lichtenstein's work. Those are pretty cool, IMO.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 09, 2002, 04:13:02 PM: You know what I wouldn't mind gentlemen, is if you made me a sig for the Geekery.

I'd appreciate that, since I have no artistic talents on or off my computer.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Demosthenes on September 11, 2002, 10:13:31 AM: Ask, and you shall receive. I went for the freaky DogStarMan syle of flicker animation in this one, though I'm sure Lacerda's effort will probably make mine look pretty amateurish...

(http://webpages.charter.net/shifty/images/darkshade_sig.gif)
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: MISTER MASSACRE on September 11, 2002, 11:28:24 AM: Considering I didn't make one, I don't think that's possible.
:lol:
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Demosthenes on September 11, 2002, 11:34:01 AM: Well, I was assuming you probably would, not that you already had....
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: SeK612 on September 11, 2002, 01:13:13 PM: or you could just go to a place like http://www.flamingtext.com and knock yourself out :lol:
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 11, 2002, 04:21:01 PM: Thank you very much Demo. I appreciate your efforts, the artwork kicks ass.

I wish I had artistic talent....

Well, PICTURES anyways.

Again, thank you very much.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Anonymous on September 11, 2002, 04:31:59 PM: Hey Demo, just don't change it to gay porn on him now. :roll:
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 12, 2002, 07:44:58 AM: Yeah, that would suck.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Demosthenes on September 12, 2002, 09:10:04 AM: Just in case you're interested, here is what it looks like before I did all the ripple type filter effects on it. It really didn't take me very long. It took longer to animate it than it did to assemble all the elements...

(http://webpages.charter.net/shifty/images/darkshade_sig_clear.jpg)

The background is from a John Howe painting called "In Mordor". There's a pretty good scan of it here (http://www.jrrtolkien.org.uk/Images%203/mordor.jpg), if you want to see the entire thing...
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 12, 2002, 04:13:14 PM: That's wicked Demo, thanks again for the sig.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Demosthenes on September 12, 2002, 04:22:37 PM: No problem. I learned how to use Photoshop by making sig images for myself and others over on HN (http://www.hackernetwork.com), and I make a point to try something different every time I make a new one, so I can keep learning new stuff. Photoshop is a pretty cool program, but there is no end to stuff you can learn about it. I find new things every time I open it up, even if it's just to make something simple...
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: hob goblin on September 12, 2002, 04:29:08 PM: I suck at photoshop :'(
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Banshee on September 15, 2002, 11:04:56 PM: Could you make me a nice signature image, Demo? I'd appreciate it. :D

I tried to mess around with PShop but it was too hard to learn. Everything seemed profoundly unintuitive...

Ah, well, that's the way it goes with the really powerful programs. I use Metroworks Codewarrior to program Java and that turned me off to the whole language by its obtusity at first.

Please Demo? Pretty please?
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: SeK612 on September 16, 2002, 04:41:30 AM: Since Demo and I are such good friends I think it only fair that he make me a sig first :wink: Anyways I got photoshop recently and am strugling with the writing part of the sig. Cropping a pic is easy enough but I can only get standard writing ( Veranda and stuff ) and this looks outta place on the pic. any suggestions on how to change this?

Thanks

SeK 612
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: MISTER MASSACRE on September 16, 2002, 05:20:21 AM: First off, I'd suggest not hosting your image with Tripod, Angelfire or Geocities.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: SeK612 on September 16, 2002, 06:44:44 AM: really ( :!: )

I've tried at DW and Fcpages and both have the same problem. Unfourtunaly it looks like all free accounts have tightend up on hotlinking :(

SeK 612
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 16, 2002, 04:20:12 PM: You oughta start charging em Demo, just like Lacerda did.

Heheheh. :lol:
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: DogStarMan on September 17, 2002, 08:54:55 AM: Quote from: Banshee
Could you make me a nice signature image, Demo? I'd appreciate it. :D

I tried to mess around with PShop but it was too hard to learn. Everything seemed profoundly unintuitive...

Try Paintshop Pro...I find it a whole heckuva lot more intuitive and easy as hell to use.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Demosthenes on September 17, 2002, 02:24:00 PM: IT'S BACK!!!! (http://www.hackernetwork.com/forum)[/b]
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Anonymous on September 17, 2002, 02:25:31 PM: Pretty slow, I'll say.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Demosthenes on September 17, 2002, 02:27:42 PM: At least it's working.... that's promising.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Anonymous on September 17, 2002, 02:28:34 PM: Remember what happened last time when it was slow... the SQL server for the forum kept on crapping out. :roll:
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: pbsaurus on September 17, 2002, 02:29:20 PM: Wooo Hoooo, I see it's death has been greatly exaggerated!
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: PhoenixBlue on September 17, 2002, 02:35:02 PM: Yeah I just got an email for a reply to a post. But I can't there from work. Monkey Balls!
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Banshee on September 17, 2002, 04:09:18 PM: Quote from: DogStarMan
Try Paintshop Pro...I find it a whole heckuva lot more intuitive and easy as hell to use.

Thanks...I'll see what I can find on IRC.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Dark Shade on September 17, 2002, 04:27:07 PM: So I guess our little bunk-beds can now be thrown away and burned for lice infestation reasons, eh?

Thanks for stopping by at our hostel. Eat yer Corn Flakes, then pack it up and ship it out.

Or will you be wanting another room? THIS time, it'll cost ya 20 bucks a night....AMERICAN.

Glad to have yas here for the time we did.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Banshee on September 17, 2002, 04:32:57 PM: Why are all the Canadians on here insane to some degree? Is it the water?
:D
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: DogStarMan on September 18, 2002, 05:43:34 AM: Quote from: Dark Shade
Glad to have yas here for the time we did.

I like it here...it's all nice and dark now and not so hurtey on my eyes. I think I'll stick around.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: pbsaurus on September 18, 2002, 01:26:14 PM: If it's good enough for DSM, it's good enough for me. I'll drop in from time to time too.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Anonymous on September 18, 2002, 01:47:51 PM: Quote from: DogStarMan
Quote from: Dark Shade
Glad to have yas here for the time we did.

I like it here...it's all nice and dark now and not so hurtey on my eyes. I think I'll stick around.

So it was the white that was scaring people away.... oh well.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: DogStarMan on September 18, 2002, 01:53:17 PM: For me it was. I stare at a PC all day and my eyes are pretty sensitive. I avoid bright and shiny websites like the plague.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: Binoboy on September 18, 2002, 02:44:33 PM: Witht thta being said, I smell a KIller Japanese Seizure Robots link comin up, just to warn you, DSM.
Title: Hacker Network
Post by: DogStarMan on September 19, 2002, 05:36:45 AM: Mmmmmm.....Seizure Bots :P

(http://3meg.netfirms.com/DickClarkAndroid.gif)
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: ivan on June 19, 2014, 03:18:31 PM: One is occasionally reminded of the impermanence of pretty much fucking everything.
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: pbsaurus on June 19, 2014, 04:59:15 PM: Which one were you again?
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: ivan on June 19, 2014, 06:15:28 PM: The n00b.

I was hoping Demosthenes would make me an avatar. Do you think he would?
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: Demosthenes on June 19, 2014, 06:54:25 PM: POOF.

You're an avatar.
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: ivan on June 19, 2014, 07:30:34 PM: (http://www.geekforum.org/avatars/20725458434005923acb058.jpg) help... me...
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: pbsaurus on June 19, 2014, 07:58:09 PM: Nice!
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: Demosthenes on June 19, 2014, 08:59:56 PM: (https://i.imgur.com/EZ7nOMj.gif)
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: hackess on June 20, 2014, 09:09:47 AM: You're all why we can't have nice things, you fucking fucks.

Especially CG.
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: ivan on June 20, 2014, 01:25:38 PM: Quote from: catwritr on June 20, 2014, 09:09:47 AM
You're all why we can't have nice things, you fucking fucks.

Especially CG.

Nah. It was the fucking Turks.

https://web.archive.org/web/20061023224533/http://www.hackernetwork.com/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20061023224533/http://www.hackernetwork.com/)
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: BizB on June 20, 2014, 02:18:09 PM: Quote from: ivan on June 19, 2014, 07:30:34 PM
(http://www.geekforum.org/avatars/20725458434005923acb058.jpg) help... me...
Well played, sir.
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: pbsaurus on June 20, 2014, 04:42:34 PM: Istanbul not Constantinople...
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: Chris on August 06, 2014, 07:41:42 PM: I wonder if CG has dropped his asking price of hackernetwork.com from $5000 like he was asking for several years ago when I checked with him...

$5000! :-o
Title: Re: Hacker Network
Post by: zorgon on August 09, 2014, 02:21:25 AM: That's crazy! Which, uh, makes sense, because that's his name