Irony

InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
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Irony is worshipping a game, such as Half-life 2, so much that it makes you run out to buy a new video card JUST for that game so you can run it in a gigantic resolution with all the graphic options on full, only to produce wallpapers in 800x600....

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<a href='http://80.239.144.147/images/desktop/image_800_380.jpg' target='_blank'>Example</a>



<b><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>OH THE IRONY</span></b>
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  • TrojanTrojan Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4611Members
    Dude, they're nice wallpapers <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    <span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>THAT'S THE POINT</span>

    Why do they make these frickin awesome wallpapers, for this high end game, at 800x600!!!!! >_<

    I only run my PC in resolutions 1280x1048 and above

    ARRRRR!!! It's so frustrating they create these wallpapers and don't even release them in several sizes!!!!
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Infinitum+Sep 10 2003, 05:09 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ Sep 10 2003, 05:09 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'>THAT'S THE POINT</span>

    Why do they make these frickin awesome wallpapers, for this high end game, at 800x600!!!!! >_<

    I only run my PC in resolutions 1280x1048 and above

    ARRRRR!!! It's so frustrating they create these wallpapers and don't even release them in several sizes!!!! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Because....800x600.....is......a.......commmon.....resolution....?
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    I use 1024x768. Everyone I know uses 1024x768. It's pretty damn common.

    I would run higher but most monitors lose their 85Hz flicker-freeness above 1024x768.

    --Scythe--
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    back when I got really into making websites for a giggle about 2 years ago I did some checking and supposedly 1024x768 was the most common resolution according to all the polls and logs I checked ~shrug~

    Does anyone use 800x600 or know anyone who does anymore? o.O
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  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    Yeah. 1024*768 is most common, followed by 800*600, and then whatever comes after 1024*768.
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  • HKKHKK Join Date: 2003-05-19 Member: 16489Members
    i run 1280x1024, but yeah, 1024x768 is pretty common.
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    Your all fired because the point eludes you...

    Where's Monse... he's cynical enough to understand this....
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--Infinitum+Sep 10 2003, 08:19 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ Sep 10 2003, 08:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Your all fired because the point eludes you...

    Where's Monse... he's cynical enough to understand this.... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Over here, bud. And I find it less ironic and more 'DUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR'.

    <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • eagleceaglec Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9948Members, Constellation
    Hmm. I like that res fo4 wallpapers. I use the wallpaper purely as a marker for seperating the screen out and like to have a nice fat border all the way round. Then I have some plain space for icons, Software links to the left, file links to the top and referennce links t the right. At the bottom is Recycle bin and some stuff that will probably go in the recycle bin soon.

    This way I can see my pretty <a href='http://www.muppetking.com/files/images/vmax-wallpaper.jpg' target='_blank'>v-max</a> wallpaper and read the text under my icons at the same time. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--MonsieurEvil+Sep 10 2003, 10:56 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MonsieurEvil @ Sep 10 2003, 10:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Infinitum+Sep 10 2003, 08:19 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ Sep 10 2003, 08:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Your all fired because the point eludes you...

    Where's Monse... he's cynical enough to understand this.... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Over here, bud. And I find it less ironic and more 'DUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR'.

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    Yeah pretty much.

    It just hammers home the fact that I hate people, and I'm a cynical sarcastic ****.
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    The problem is, if you make a background at a larger size, people can always shrink it easily. But to enlarge it makes it into a pixelated mess...
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  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    Indeed, when I want to scan something out of an art-book of a manga, I scan it at the highest resolution possible.

    2500x3500? Yay.
    Overkill? Maybe..
    Great for creating your own wallpapers? Oh hell yes.

    It's just when I come across a piece of art I'd like to use as a wallpaper and I find out it's only available at resolutions BELOW 1280 that I cry...

    Have my current wallpaper. Large, simplistic, weeee.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    Know what the funniest thing is? There was high res version of those on halflife2.org, but as the site says....

    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->As it appears there have been many issues with the Desktop Sections, I’ve decided to would be best if it is emptied completely!

    The database will now only get Desktop images added by staff! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    No idea where you got your links from, but there was ones made all the way u to 1280x1024 <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Infinitum+Sep 10 2003, 04:51 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ Sep 10 2003, 04:51 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Irony is worshipping a game, such as Half-life 2, so much that it makes you run out to buy a new video card JUST for that game so you can run it in a gigantic resolution with all the graphic options on full, only to produce wallpapers in 800x600....
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    No, true irony would be if HL2 didn't work on your new graphics card, but it would have on your old one <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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