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[Wendo]

I've noticed that Matlock's avatars change almost every ten minutes. Is this some sort of feature I'm not aware of, or is he a mad h4x0r?

 

[MrAngryFace]

Blame Red Scarlet

 

[Matlock]

edit: what maf said

 

[yoshifumi]

:lol i read his reply to somebody asking what his avatar was of, and i thought he was just describing one of them and not the multiple pictures it actually cycles between, and i sat there looking at it for like 10 minutes waiting for it to change

 

[miyuru]

:lol

BTW, nice avatar MAF

 

[Particle Physicist]

its just a script. you can write one up in php. its pretty simple actually.

 

[MrAngryFace]

Simple, but PHP is boring.

 

[Particle Physicist]

ok. so what did you guys use?

 

[MrAngryFace]

I told you, Red Scarlet.

 

[Red Scarlet]

If you want random avatars, you need an FTP or some storage space that you can make a folder in. If you can, read the first post at http://www.metroid2002.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2504&start=0

It has the two files you need to put into the folder you are going to put the avatars in, as well as the instructions on how to do it all. It should only take 2 minutes to set up, then have fun.

 

[MrAngryFace]

BULLETA!

 

[Ferrio]

Please don't. Avatars are like a quick recognition of a poster. With that thing changing all the damn time I actually have to read the name.

 

[MrAngryFace]

If people dont recognize me by now, fuck em.

 

[Red Scarlet]

Reading the name is always better.

 

[Companion Cube]

If you don’t know him by now
You will never never never know him
Oooh oooh.

 

[GaimeGuy]

Well this is pretty useless at gaf when it'll suck up all your bandwidth pretty quickly.

There's no way I can actually use this and not have my bandwidth on my 50megs account run out in a week or so.

What's the best free webhost in terms of bandwidth allocated?

 

[GaimeGuy]

actually, nm, fuck it. Ducky owns you.

 

[Socreges]

My non-avatar is pretty common.

I might use one when the NHL season gets closer.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Well this is pretty useless at gaf when it'll suck up all your bandwidth pretty quickly.

There's no way I can actually use this and not have my bandwidth on my 50megs account run out in a week or so.

What's the best free webhost in terms of bandwidth allocated?

Huh? They are going to see your avatar anyway.

 

[demi]

Simple, but PHP is boring.

Huh?

 

[Jeffahn]

I already ad-blocked whatever that was. I ad-block 99% of animated avatars after watching them once, or even before the roll, ikf I've seen it before.

...

 

[Red Scarlet]

awesome.

 

[joaomgcd]

Can't you have animated gifs with 10-minute intervals between frames instead?

 

[Red Scarlet]

Wouldn't that make it a 10 minute long gif of 2 frames?

 

[Tommie Hu$tle]

Reading the name is always better.

This is true. See Enjoy Bell Woods/miyuru

 

[joaomgcd]

Wouldn't that make it a 10 minute long gif of 2 frames?

Yes. But that shouldn't be a problem. I doesn't take up more space just because there's a long interval. More frames take more space if I'm not mistaken.

is the same size as

 

[Red Scarlet]

No, it's not.

 

[joaomgcd]

Ok, the bottom one is smaller

Edit: yeah, but you're right. It wouldn't have the same effect since everytime you would refresh a page the gif animation would start from the beginning.

 

[pollo]

please dont get randomized avatars people that sh*t is not great.
Avatars are a great way to just recognize the person and scroll past the name

 

[Red Scarlet]

shhh pollo

 

[SantaC]

gif movie gear is the answer..

 

[Kon Tiki]

please dont get randomized avatars people that sh*t is not great.
Avatars are a great way to just recognize the person and scroll past the name

Hmm gives me an idea...

/me goes to download every gaf avatar and put them into rotation.

 

[pollo]

Hmm gives me an idea...

/me goes to download every gaf avatar and put them into rotation.

pfft do it. Then we'll see how fast randomized avatars will get banned on GAF :lol

 

[nubbe]

Dynamic avatars will revolutionize GAF
I am sure

 

[demi]

Maybe I should join the party!

I have a lot of avatars that I'm sure you all enjoy!

Get this, they're all animated!

 

[Guzim]

Maybe I should join the party!

I have a lot of avatars that I'm sure you all enjoy!

Get this, they're all animated!

Outrageous!

 

[Hitokage]

pfft do it. Then we'll see how fast randomized avatars will get banned on GAF :lol

Keep it up and we'll find out!

 

[sc0la]

The only person to do randomized avatars right was explodet. And that was like two years ago. Teh Ohld!