Rotating images? WOAHERS!

Yeah, bad ass aint it? Many many many thanks to Keda (Sean) for helping me out with that one.

Branko now has a rotating sig himself :buttrock

whoa indeed

Yeah you know it. BTW Chris, those pics you sent me wont open.

it's cause i didn't send you pics, i sent you a virus....and they opened....

kidding, damnit, i'll just host the pics later tomorrow...

Yeah, bad ass aint it? Many many many thanks to Keda (Sean) for helping me out with that one.

Branko now has a rotating sig himself :buttrock

*Ahem* Dont you mean to thank Shazzzzz?

how do those not exceed the file size limit? :D

its OK i like my new sig anyway :D

how do those not exceed the file size limit? :D

its OK i like my new sig anyway :D

hahaha! looks like a porsche fcuked a mini
:buttrock
instead of resizing the image try taking the ppi down in PS to 72ppi(standard for web graphics) you can shave some file size and still retain good enough picture quality.
EDIT: NM just checked it for you she is already at 72ppi...

hahaha! looks like a porsche fcuked a mini
:buttrock

awwww its got its dad's twin turbo's :D :cool

instead of resizing the image try taking the ppi down in PS to 72ppi(standard for web graphics) you can shave some file size and still retain good enough picture quality.

it was a .gif, so thats what made it such a large file i guess.

its all good, says the porsche-mini!

Shazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

gosh darn it..im gonna make one now

I used to have a rotating sig.

But they're weak sauce :woot: lol

Yes it is pretty pimp...

AHHH Woobiee's in on it too! SCHWEEEEEEETness!


ShazzzzzZZZZ2zztwozzzz22222z2z2Z@Z2Z@zz2z2z rocks!




and baby Porsche is HILARIOUS!

omg...this took me forever. i coded every thing correctly from keda's script and it just does not want to work. i had to rescripted everything :( but now it works :) yay

omg...this took me forever. i coded every thing correctly from keda's script and it just does not want to work. i had to rescripted everything :( but now it works :) yay
i just copied ShazZZsZZSZzSZsZSZ's script worked thefirst time...;)

where is your sig in that post?

i just copied ShazZZsZZSZzSZsZSZ's script worked thefirst time...;)

where is your sig in that post?

i dunno but from time to time, my sig doesnt show up. this happened long before ...on other forums too.

weird, you must be cursed or something

Ha. I've put my rotating signature back, and it owns everyone.

Everyone. :woot:

Sadly, these pictures aren't mine, but I've spent the better part of 15min cropping them and saving them. :alright

EDIT: Actually, Andy's signature owns everyone...25 rotating images :eek:

WHAT?! He has 25?! Ridiculous. And I thought my 15 was a lot. Gawdamnit.


That stubby Porsche 911TT still makes me chuckle every time I see it.

Yo Chris, are you in HS/college/working? You should come into DC sometime once school kicks back into gear...

WHAT?! He has 25?! Ridiculous. And I thought my 15 was a lot. Gawdamnit.


That stubby Porsche 911TT still makes me chuckle every time I see it.

Yo Chris, are you in HS/college/working? You should come into DC sometime once school kicks back into gear...

Senior in HS. :help

I'm hoping to get into Georgetown University or George Washing University.

The city life is for me...There's nothing exciting/interesting to do in Fairfax :rolleyes

You're still in high school? :embarrasm My whole life has been a lie! I have been deceived!

Damn 6i9 I thought you were a year above me.

lol Why'd you think that Branko?

By the way, is your name Branko? :dunno

Mine is Chris.

Hi Chris, my name is Branko.

Hi Chris, my name is Branko.

Nice to meet you. :alright

Senior in HS. :help

I'm hoping to get into Georgetown University or George Washing University.

The city life is for me...There's nothing exciting/interesting to do in Fairfax :rolleyes
yo, i go to GDub, if you wanna stop by the campus anytime to hang out and get a feel of what campus life is like lemme know :)

i guess i'll have to find something new and innovating to implement in my signature now.

naked chicks? ;)

i was always curious how you got your pics to change Kev. know I know :evil2

Okay, dumb question...

I turned off showing avatars and showing pictures on my user control panel for BF.C. I still have signatures enabled. Most sigs show up as text, and links to pictures at an http:// address show up as the link (not the image). But now that everbody is turning on these newfangled rotating pic sigs, I'm getting graphics on my screen.

I don't mind as long as the pics stay appropriate for the workplace. The reason I shut off all the other graphics was to stay out of trouble at the office. Is there a way I can disable these rotating pic sigs but keep the signatures enabled? Or do I just have to shut off the signatures altogether to be safe.

Thanks,

Scott

Okay, dumb question...

I turned off showing avatars and showing pictures on my user control panel for BF.C. I still have signatures enabled. Most sigs show up as text, and links to pictures at an http:// address show up as the link (not the image). But now that everbody is turning on these newfangled rotating pic sigs, I'm getting graphics on my screen.

I don't mind as long as the pics stay appropriate for the workplace. The reason I shut off all the other graphics was to stay out of trouble at the office. Is there a way I can disable these rotating pic sigs but keep the signatures enabled? Or do I just have to shut off the signatures altogether to be safe.

Thanks,

Scott
If you ever find a picture that is not appropriate for your work place, let us know... we'll look into it. We have rules that prohibit any images that might be controversial at most workplaces.

yo, i go to GDub, if you wanna stop by the campus anytime to hang out and get a feel of what campus life is like lemme know :)

I'm def looking forward to getting into GW. Wish for the best...:alright

What year are you in? What're you majoring in?

A HS Senior shouldn't have an M Coupe

<<-- Jealousy.

Hrmm, I was trying to hop on the bandwagon since I finally have some nice shots but it's a no-go for me. Can someone look at my sig and see if I did it right? Gotta do Shazzzzz proud. :cool

Did you upload the pics into the right directory?

A HS Senior shouldn't have an M Coupe

<<-- Jealousy.

My parents will get me back when they're in their old age. They expect me to buy them a retirement home (meaning mansion) :help

lol, That's just how the family works out. They scratch my back, I scratch theirs.

My parents will get me back when they're in their old age. They expect me to buy them a retirement home (meaning mansion) :help

lol, That's just how the family works out. They scratch my back, I scratch theirs.
Exactly how I've managed my lifestyle so far....:help

Wow! Finally people that operate on the same philosophy as I do (albiet on a different scale). I know so many people that are bewildered by the fact that my parents are paying for my state college tuition. :confused The way I see it, they put me through school now and I pay for their retirement home when they're older.

Wow! Finally people that operate on the same philosophy as I do (albiet on a different scale). I know so many people that are bewildered by the fact that my parents are paying for my state college tuition. :confused The way I see it, they put me through school now and I pay for their retirement home when they're older.

Not to mention trips to the Bahamas... :help :help

Shoot, I missed this post...

I'm in my LAST (thank GOD) semester here at GW, graduate in May! :buttrock

I'll be walkin across with a degree in psychology :)

Shoot, I missed this post...

I'm in my LAST (thank GOD) semester here at GW, graduate in May! :buttrock

I'll be walkin across with a degree in psychology :)

dont listen to him, he will miss GW :D

<--- GW class of 05 :D

Should I go to GW instead of UMD?

nah, save your money dude....
GW tuition: $46,090 for the 2005-2006 year
Harvard tuition: $42,450

GW rank: #51-52 (can never really pinpoint this, but it's not in the Top 50)
Harvard rank: #1

NEED I SAY MORE?!!?!?!

GW tuition: $46,090 for the 2005-2006 year
Harvard tuition: $42,450

Driving a BMW in the Mid-Atlantic region...


Priceless!


:D

Scott

aHA! Copying woobie's script worked. :D

nah, save your money dude....
GW tuition: $46,090 for the 2005-2006 year
Harvard tuition: $42,450

GW rank: #51-52 (can never really pinpoint this, but it's not in the Top 50)
Harvard rank: #1

NEED I SAY MORE?!!?!?!

That's one reason my parents don't want me going there...:(

College is overrated. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/images/smilies/leaving.gif

So come to Maryland - I'll get through all four years for the price of one year at GW... and I can take classes at GW, Georgetown, and several other DC schools if I want, through an interchange program.

GW classes at UMD prices! :alright

I definatly want to go to Georgetown or GW but that tuition price is disgusting :nono

nah, save your money dude....
GW tuition: $46,090 for the 2005-2006 year
Harvard tuition: $42,450

GW rank: #51-52 (can never really pinpoint this, but it's not in the Top 50)
Harvard rank: #1

NEED I SAY MORE?!!?!?!
all depends what you want to study. No place is the "best" it all depends what your looking for.

uh o.....6i9, looks like we're outta luck......Gtown & GW are about the same per year

personally, id like to go to one of them for the city & politics [maybe economics/business]

uh o.....6i9, looks like we're outta luck......Gtown & GW are about the same per year

personally, id like to go to one of them for the city & politics [maybe economics/business]

Exactly why I want to go.

1) City life > Fairfax life
2) Business opportunities, internships galore
3) Open campus, in the middle of D.C.

I dont like Georgetown as umch as GW, but Georgetown is like #4 in the nation or some crap. I took a tour there a few months ago, the place looks so boring...GW is much more lively.

But, my grades probably won't be enough to make it to either, too much damn competition...:rolleyes

Exactly why I want to go.

1) City life > Fairfax life
2) Business opportunities, internships galore
3) Open campus, in the middle of D.C.

I dont like Georgetown as umch as GW, but Georgetown is like #4 in the nation or some crap. I took a tour there a few months ago, the place looks so boring...GW is much more lively.

But, my grades probably won't be enough to make it to either, too much damn competition...:rolleyes
Uh, it's wicked easy to get into GW......I got in......so anyone could get in if i got in...

But yeah, as much bitching as I do about GW, I do enjoy it there somewhat, I've made some great friends, but I've made some nice enemies too. In the end though, I just think that the amount I paid, I should have received a little more in return...

^ thats the exact feeling i DONT want to get out of a college and its the one i have now for my highschool


hows the med school thing coming along?

pino, dont u have the whole johns hopkins thing going on?

GW is nice, but i agree with chris... i am living proof as well that they let anyone in, even as a transfer :D

med school aint coming along at all, im formulating back up plans right now...but we'll see

I couldn't get into Georgetown. :(
Or UVA :(
Or Rice :(
Or Princeton :(
Or Davidson :(
Or Claremont McKenna :(

Well, waitlisted on the last two.

I couldn't get into Georgetown. :(
Or UVA :(
Or Rice :(
Or Princeton :(
Or Davidson :(
Or Claremont McKenna :(

Well, waitlisted on the last two.

Those are all great friggen schools man, don't get down on yourself. Plus UMD is a great school too, plus you're paying in-state tuition....big plus there

...my problem was that I didn't aim high enough when I was applying. I was too scared of getting rejected so I applied to mainly all state schools with Univ. of Washington being the hardest to get into and UT being the easiest, then GW was somehwere in the middle. It hit me that I should have applied to at least an Ivy league when out of all 6 schools i applied to, i got into all 6 :dunno

Moral of the story: aim high when you guys are applying and dont fuck up like me :az......oh and go visit those schools you're applying to first...I didn't visit GW before I accepted so, I was going in blind....managed to stub my toes a few times

Well I either aimed too high or really fcuked up my admissions. I know I fcuked up my admissions essay to Rice and my interview to Georgetown.

"Who is your role model, if you had to pick one person?"
"uhhhhh.... my mom?"
"Um, ok... What has been your biggest challenge in life?"
"uhhhh... I haven't really had any. I guess... my dad being a jerk sometimes?"

:rofl OMG so bad.

:biglaughb

Wow, why did you do that???

Because I didn't have to swim across the Gulf to get to Florida for policial asylum, I wasn't raised by wolves, my parents didn't go bankrupt, I didn't rise above out of a low-income slum, I never moved around to different schools all the time, my parents aren't divorced... how many "challenges" can an average kid with a good childhood have by the time they're 17? Its kind of a bogus question.

I guess you don't have the gift of gab. Thats the kind of question you "creatively answer." Maybe your biggest challenge was having no challenge at all. :tong3

Ha - cute. Afterwards, my Dad revealed to me that it doesn't really matter what you say but rather how you handle the question. Which I flopped on... he suggested that I could've used that question as a chance to explain why I had a 3.6 instead of the 4.0 that prestigious schools are blood-thirsty for: "My biggest challenge is my quest for knowledge. There were so many out-of-the-classroom avenues for learning that it was hard to persue them and devote enough time to classwork..." Something like that. Oh wellzzz: guess it wasn't for me!

Don't worry, you'll have plenty more opportunities to creatively answer things after you graduate.

:rofl Is that supposed to be a good thing?

LOL

It is what it is.

pino, dont u have the whole johns hopkins thing going on?

GW is nice, but i agree with chris... i am living proof as well that they let anyone in, even as a transfer :D

yea, but theres no way id ever go to that college. not for me

on the other hand, i do like UVA but getting accepted as an out-of-stater is insanly hard

how do those not exceed the file size limit? :D

its OK i like my new sig anyway :D

How did you make your sig? I've seen it a few times recently and it looks pretty cool.

I'm probably ending up in George Mason lol...

i was talking to my college counceler and he said Univ. of Rochester is a good option for something like Gtown/GW :dunno

oh, if i give someone my sig pics, could someone host me my roating sig....i cant get the html thingy down :(

Honestly guys - the "school" you get into is not as important as what you get out of it. I know, clichesh; but, you guys that are in college or are about to enter, or start 2nd semester. Take my advice: STUDY.

Things are a lot different now. Getting a job is not as easy anymore. Crap, graduating with a B.S. = bullshit. The gap between wealthy people and middle class is growing significantly each year. For those 4-6 years it takes to graduate from college, if you blow it off, and do shyt -- you will pay for it. Trust me, you will. College is about having fun; but, HAVE BALANCE. Work hard -- play hard. Keep it balanced.

But, if you think hard work 'alone' will get you ahead -- you guys have a lot to learn. That is why I suggest play hard -- but WORK HARD as well. You have to know the rules of the game you play. Every work environment has unwritten rules that one should follow -- to get ahead, the people that learn them the quickest, succeed -- those that do not, no matter how smart and bright -- fail.

Thus, it is NOT necessarily the school you goto ... the more you can get out of your college, the better. No offense Preppy -- but, it is your OWN fault that you do not get your money's worth out of GW. Luck is not fortuitous occurrences -- people make their own luck. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. If you do nothing at college but just go to class, study, go out and party, and come home -- you will gain nothing. Challenge yourself -- instead of the normal 15 credit hours, do 18. Take chorus -- do student government, etc. Do something you normally would not do -- and you will learn a lot from it.

Sometimes, a person focuses so hard on what's at the end of the path, they do not see the opportunities they are walking right by in the present.

The complete opposite attitude, having no goal, causes a person to stumble blindly in the dark.

Have good purpose -- but, do not be afraid to change. Don't be so fixated on achieving your goal. What you think is best for yourself, may not necessarily be the best for yourself.

Minister James! :worship: :worship:

Like James said, try to get involved in some extracurricular activities. I'm a member of AMSA (not really active, I should probably participate more) and I pledged a fraternity last Spring. Pledging was one of the best things I ever did in my life. It's definitely an experience. To those of you who thinking fraternities are all about partying, drinking, drugs, etc., then you're very wrong. There is a lot more to it than that. There are lots of community service options and philanthropies that fraternities and sororities hold together, among many other community-related events.

James, no offense taken man. My jadedness isn't all directed to just my education here, it's also the people I am around, it's made me a little on the bitter side because I don't get along with most of these people here, but that's typical anywhere I would go. For the people in which I do get along with, these will be life long friends that I will never lose contact with.

And I really don't need a lecture about 'challenge' and 'building character' and all that mumbo jumbo about finding myself, I do plenty of extracurricular activities and volunteer work around DC, it's not like I just sit on my ass and post on the forums all day :shifty ;)

And I know what you mean about the whole 'play hard -- work hard' mentality, but it's not just that, there are other factors that fall into line. Personal effort and dedication may be one indicator, but when you work your ass off to prepare yourself for an exam two-three weeks in advance, but still manage to only pull a C- on the exam (with the class avg. being roughly the same) you get a little frustrated with yourself and your professor. And it doesn't help when this is a repeating theme, especially if you do try to 'change it up' and figure out what you're doing wrong studying wise. But I have found out that I my method of studying/preparing is 100000000x better than when I first arrived at college.

As for getting my money's worth from GW, I still don't agree with why tuition is that much higher the avg. Ivy league school, but oh well, grad school won't be much cheaper anyhow...

I totally agree Chris. Hey, I can sit on my ass and post though, I've put in my time :stickoutt ;) Perhaps you are doing "too" much though, then. Seriously though, I can relate in many more ways than you can imagine. I was in your exact shoes. Although, I got along with everyone. I was on our homecoming court (we went 0-11 that year though in football :confused, GO UIUC, oh yeah, for Todd that's reading this.... U of Michigan :fingerboi :stickoutt). Are you sure you are taking daily showers :D

You need to refocus IMO. Step away and HONESTLY look at your situation. You did not get the best grades, that's fine. No need to dwell or worry about it at this point. What is done -- is done. You need to take your situation and make it work for you. I'm not trying to lecture you, you are hella smart. However, sometimes an outside opinion can help. A person gets so involved with their current situation, that sometimes they are not able to objectively look at things.

Not trying to lecture;but it's also NOT just about studying the material. There's more to it than that. The reason I did well on my exams and on the MCAT, is not b/c I knew the material. I really did not. However, I learned "HOW" to take the exam. You have to look at your professor's past exams, quizzes, etc ... and try to figure out what THEY are thinking, what THEY would want you to know, and, how they structure it. You have to spend some time analyzing their style. This gives clues on how they will administer the exams. Anyone can memorize material -- it's how you can use the material you've memorized. Each professor is different, what works for one person will not work for another. Thus, you have to adapt your studying habits to that class and to that professor.

If you would like to just talk -- have lunch around GW here sometime, hit me up. I think you could learn a lot from my mistakes and hopefully, rectify some of yours. HTH .... f-face :stickoutt

Good point James. I think the hardest thing about being at college is taking a shower EVERY day.. thats just impossible. Im running on 4 days straight. Man college is hard..

James, we're still on for trying to lunch sometime, you'll be plenty surprised at the direction I am planning on going now. I've always been a person to make the best of things so it's not like I am just going to sit on my hands now that things didn't go my way. I'll make things work out and if they don't, I'll go with the flow until I can make it work. :)

MC! joking.
What kinda GPA/SAT are you needing nowadays to get into GW. I know i cant get into Maryland because my grades suck ass this year mostly part to this new shit grading policy (homework doesnt count anymore) GPA=raped
4.0 last year->3.0 this year.

Oh well. Life only gets worse as you get older, huh?

To get into GW, i think you need around a 1250 SAT score...I think a 3.6/4.0.....but I'll tell you this...it really is kind of subjective of how they accept you...

I got in with a 1120 SAT and 3.65/4.0, but I had an insane extra-curricular booster through my band career in HS so I know that helped me a lot. I didn't try to 'pad' my transcript with crazy amounts of extra-curric. stuff, I just had Band and my tutoring/mentoring spots and I think that helped me get in.

But I honestly do not know how GW does acceptance nowadays, especially with the newly revamped SAT format...

You might as well try to apply to College Park. Make sure to apply by the Early December 1 deadline though. The regular January 1 date is much harder. With a 3.65, 1440, and a shopping list of extracirriculars including band and Eagle Scout, I got admitted, got $9,000 total scholarship, and was selected for University Honors.

Not tooting my own horn, just giving you comparative admissions stories.

Early decision is a good way to go, but make sure whatever college you choose to apply E.D. to, that is where you want to be, because at most places it is a binding contract if/once they accept you.

Ben, good job on Eagle Scout buddy, I respect every single one of you guys for going that far. It's not as easy as some people pass it off to be.