Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 9 Feb 1996.
First try.
alt.ascii-art
· 33 messages · 9 Feb 1996 - 20 Nov 2004
It is my first try. What do you think about it? Greetings from Poland! :-)
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_.-In alt.ascii-art, Insert Name Here wrote the following -._
> Here is my first ascii. I know its pretty big... sorry.
It is only about 2 chars wider than it should ideally be. So not a
real issue.
For more supersized butterflies check out
<ulr:http://asciipr0n.com/fp/ascii/butterflys>
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Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >Here is my first ascii. I know its pretty big... sorry. > > > > > > @@ W@. > @` ~M[ > M `]` > ]. ,/ > `N. ,/` > `N. ,Z' ,_gm > ]s. 'Vs. ,zf' ,_gmm*f~Y@ >,@*Mms. `~N_ ,zf" __gmY**~~"' `"W* >]@"'`~*Wm__. \s. ,vf" _gmZf*~~"' i@' >]@. `"~~~~~~****=m__. "\. ,if" ,gZf` ,dP >`Ys ~V+s. `Y.]f' _Z*` ,iP` > `N. '~+s. _m****s. ,W~" ,____. ,gA` > `N. ,_mW@m. 'N_]P"' 'WmA` ,m@KXXA@i ,WA` > 'N. @5WmmP@i `~@. ,@~' !@]@@@K@[,df' > `Wi @A@@@b@! `!W. _Wf' `*KXX8Wf'!@' > 'W '*mmW*` ,_g@A*M@___. '~~` @P > Y _gf~~MA"'`YA~~VWs. @[ > ] ,Zf~"' "][ ]b"' "~Ns. ]b > W ___ ,W*"' W` `@ "!s. i@f@i ]@ > Y. i@~@[ ,W` @ @ 'Ms. '*Yf' ]@ > ]W. '**' ,i@` ,@. ,P 'VW. ,]@ > 'Mi. ,dA` ,gW[ ,i[. `~*ms. ,mf' > `Ve. ,mAf' ,gA~`W.,gW~Nm. `"V*Wmm___g=f" > "~Vm==*~` ,gf` `***` 'M. '~~~@` > `]|"' _Z` `!m. `"@. > ]A. ,Wf' 'M_ ,A- > `VW. ,gP` 'Ve_. ,g@` > '~+s. df' ~e_ ,@f' > `"Vi [' "V[ i@` > `K b. mP '@. > ][ Ys V[. Y[ > ][.,]@ `+s_d[ > '+em@f '~~' You didn't actually draw that did you?
On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> tried to confuse everyone with this message: <snip> pic > >You didn't actually draw that did you? Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. -- |a\o/r|,-------------.,---------- Timofei Shatrov aka Grue ------------. | m"a ||FC AMKAR PERM|| mail: grue at mail.ru http://grue3.tripod.com | | k || PWNZ J00 || KoL:Grue3 NationStates:Holypunkeye | `-----'`-------------'`-------------------------------------------[4*72]
gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 @news.individual.net: > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> > tried to confuse everyone with this message: > <snip> pic >> >>You didn't actually draw that did you? > > Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. > You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE.
Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >@news.individual.net: > >> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >> tried to confuse everyone with this message: >> <snip> pic >>> >>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >> >> Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. > >You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii art talent.
On Sun, 24 Oct 2004, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> wrote: >>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. > >Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii >art talent. I agree. Totally lame compared to your talent for waiving your mouth around and making..... |\ /| \ `-.\ \/ /.-' / \_ / \ _/ __.--/ __ __ \--.__ \__.| (o o) |.__/ | /\ | ___ ) \ | | / ___ /,--.\ ( ) |_/ \_|.......---''`` ``-./ | \\___// / \ ` , '---' \ ^ ^ / \ \ .-''-._/ | '``''`` / | | | \ | \ | | \ \ \ \ | `._\ / _\ / \ \ /'''---'```` '-. \ \ \ | | / \ | ( ( | / ' | | ) ( | | | / / | | ( ) ( | | | _/ .` / / ) _ ) _| _| | / ( _/ / ( \_ / / ( ---` / ( _(_\ \)__ |__|___\ |___\ ((___\____)
On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:54:53 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> tried to confuse everyone with this message: >Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >>@news.individual.net: >> >>> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>> tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>> <snip> pic >>>> >>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >>> >>> Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >> >>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. > >Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii >art talent. And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? -- |a\o/r|,-------------.,---------- Timofei Shatrov aka Grue ------------. | m"a ||FC AMKAR PERM|| mail: grue at mail.ru http://grue3.tripod.com | | k || PWNZ J00 || KoL:Grue3 NationStates:Holypunkeye | `-----'`-------------'`-------------------------------------------[4*72]
Timofei Shatrov <gru...@mail.ru> wrote: > >Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii > >art talent. > > And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? ...or throw paint around... or dribble it off a twig... or shoot it out of a jet engine... How art is made is unimportant... what matters (to the artist) is that he/she derives some satisfaction from making and (to the observer) that it is visually / philosophically / conceptually interesting. %%%+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++#.%%%%/%%%/##+#+++++++++++++ %%%%%%% %%+%++++++++++++++++++++++++++++###/%%%%//%%#+###+++++++++++++ %%%%%%% %%%++++++++o++++++++++++++++++###/%%/%/%o/########++++++++++++ %%%%%%% %%++o++++++++++++++++++++++####%%%%///%///%#####+#+++++++++++ %%%%%%% %%%+++++++++++++++++++++####/%%%///////%/%/#+#####++++++++ %%%%%%% %%%++++++++++++++++++++##%%/////////////%/########++++++++ %%%%%%%% %++++++++++++++++++####/%% ////////######++++++ %%%%%%%%%% %++++++++++++++++####/%/ ..::::. ///////######+++++ % %%%%%%%%%% %+++++++++++++++##/%%/ ..:::::.::: /////####++++++++ % %%%%%%%%%% %++++++++++++####%// ...::::..::::: ;///###+++++++++ %%%%%%o%%% %+oo++++++####//%/// ..:::.:::::::::: ;///####++++++ %%%%%%%%%%%% %o+++++####///%///// ..:::..::::::::;: ;;//###++++++ + %%%%%%%%%%%% %+++++####///%%////// ..:.:..:::::::;;: +;;/##++++++++ %%%%%%%%%%%%% %%+####/////%/////// .::.;.::::::;;;:: +;;/##+++++++ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %%+###/////%///////// ;;;;::::::;;:::;: +;;/##+++++++ %%%%%%%%%%%%o%% %%////////%///<o////// ::;;;;;:::::::;;: ++;##+++++++ %%%%%%%%%%%%o%% %/////////</////////// ::;::::::::::;: +;//#++++++++ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %/////////////////<o/// ;::;;;; +;;/##++++++++ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %///////////////////////// +;;///#++++++++ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %///////////////////<//// ;+;;;///##++++++++ %%%%%%%%%o%%%%%% %o//////////////////<<////<;;; ;;+;;;//o/##++++++++ %%%%%%%%%%%%%&&%% %%/////////<///////////////<<;;;;;;;///////##+++++++ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%0 %%o//////////<<////////////////////////////##++++++++ %%%%%%%%%%&00&%%%0 %%%<<////<<////////////////////////////////#++++++++ %%%%%%%%%%&o%%%%%% Lo! AbstrASCII Expressionism... ;-) -- ._____. SIMON WILLIAMS email(*)luddite.no-ip.com |[LD8]! LUDDITE APPAREL http://apparel.luddite.ca | (O) | FAILURE RECORDS http://failure.luddite.ca !__!__! LC475 WEBSERVER http://luddite.no-ip.com
"Simon Williams" <email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com> wrote in message news:1gm5ptn.au38ct1nxz7zmN%email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com... > Timofei Shatrov <gru...@mail.ru> wrote: > > > >Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii > > >art talent. > > > > And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? > > ...or throw paint around... or dribble it off a twig... or shoot it out > of a jet engine... > > How art is made is unimportant... what matters (to the artist) is that > he/she derives some satisfaction from making and (to the observer) that > it is visually / philosophically / conceptually interesting. > I tend to agree, but I think I'm also one of the few that actually give JavE credit when I think it was actually doing more work then me...while the pretty conversions are easier on the eyes in many cases I still almost feel it is cheating. Like the image below, it's a conversion, but I diddled a bit over 40% of it if I had to guess...either way it was Jave that did most of the work...now if I just used the drawing features of the program I'd likely not give JavE credit. Zot /''\ .'"') / ( .' ( | \ .' ) | \ / / | \ooooooo_ ,' / | ,8F88288L8L ,' / | d8d88d888bY8o / / | d8d8888888888' / |ooo8888d:i''Y8888' / d8M8p888q8888p\`;8P' / d8bo8888888Q88b:\-`' / '""'d: ^].`:888P ` / \_ _,-. ;9P| / ,b o) o) /:/ | ,d8b. \ j / |/ ,;:88888oi `\__, ,' -|':..::.__/dP888888888oo.,,_ '--:. || ''`'Y888888888i88) _....-H || ,-,---.._ .Y8888d8P,8P8: _,Y' .H /"\_|//`. ; ,o888Y88o8P8P ,.---' __..,-J. ( ',' `. / d8]88Ld888d8P _.-' _:--' (`..`--' _,`-- '8b:8Y88Pid8' _,' _.,,;' `-'`.._. '/,-__.' ''Y8Y8b8P" ,' ,-' \`..' `"PP (%c_,' ) | . // / \-'. | // , `-| | // / `' ,' // | Y / |/ , ,| / . ,' | | , ,/---: ,-..-._ | ' | |_||_)_) \__,,.,-^-| '' \ : \ \ ` | \ | ` | . `. ` ' \ | JavE/Zot |__' |---\ \`--| \`-| `-' --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.782 / Virus Database: 528 - Release Date: 10/22/04
Bateau wrote: > Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >>@news.individual.net: >> >>> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>> tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>> <snip> pic >>>> >>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >>> >>> Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >> >>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. > > Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii > art talent. Shut up jerkoff -- "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it." --Mark Twain
gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote: >On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:54:53 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >tried to confuse everyone with this message: > >>Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >>>@news.individual.net: >>> >>>> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>> tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>>> <snip> pic >>>>> >>>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >>>> >>>> Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >>> >>>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. >> >>Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii >>art talent. > >And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? It's not ASCII ART.
"Zotiel R. Bell" <ali...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >"Simon Williams" <email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com> wrote in message >news:1gm5ptn.au38ct1nxz7zmN%email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com... >> Timofei Shatrov <gru...@mail.ru> wrote: >> >> > >Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii >> > >art talent. >> > >> > And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? >> >> ...or throw paint around... or dribble it off a twig... or shoot it out >> of a jet engine... >> >> How art is made is unimportant... what matters (to the artist) is that >> he/she derives some satisfaction from making and (to the observer) that >> it is visually / philosophically / conceptually interesting. >> >I tend to agree, but I think I'm also one of the few that actually give JavE >credit when I think it was actually doing more work then me...while the pretty >conversions are easier on the eyes in many cases I still almost feel it is >cheating. Like the image below, it's a conversion, but I diddled a bit over 40% >of it if I had to guess...either way it was Jave that did most of the work...now >if I just used the drawing features of the program I'd likely not give JavE >credit. > >Zot > > /''\ .'"') > / ( .' ( > | \ .' ) > | \ / / > | \ooooooo_ ,' / > | ,8F88288L8L ,' / > | d8d88d888bY8o / / > | d8d8888888888' / > |ooo8888d:i''Y8888' / > d8M8p888q8888p\`;8P' / > d8bo8888888Q88b:\-`' / > '""'d: ^].`:888P ` / > \_ _,-. ;9P| / ,b > o) o) /:/ | ,d8b. > \ j / |/ ,;:88888oi > `\__, ,' -|':..::.__/dP888888888oo.,,_ > '--:. || ''`'Y888888888i88) > _....-H || ,-,---.._ .Y8888d8P,8P8: > _,Y' .H /"\_|//`. ; ,o888Y88o8P8P > ,.---' __..,-J. ( ',' `. / d8]88Ld888d8P > _.-' _:--' (`..`--' _,`-- '8b:8Y88Pid8' > _,' _.,,;' `-'`.._. '/,-__.' ''Y8Y8b8P" > ,' ,-' \`..' `"PP > (%c_,' ) | . > // / \-'. | > // , `-| | > // / `' ,' > // | Y / > |/ , ,| / > . ,' | | > , ,/---: ,-..-._ > | ' | |_||_)_) > \__,,.,-^-| '' > \ : > \ \ > ` | > \ | > ` | > . `. > ` ' > \ | > JavE/Zot |__' > |---\ > \`--| > \`-| > `-' > > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.782 / Virus Database: 528 - Release Date: 10/22/04 > Cheats.
Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> wrote: > gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote: > >On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:54:53 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> > >tried to confuse everyone with this message: > > > >>Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 > >>>@news.individual.net: > >>> > >>>> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> > >>>> tried to confuse everyone with this message: > >>>> <snip> pic > >>>>> > >>>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? > >>>> > >>>> Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. > >>> > >>>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. > >> > >>Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii > >>art talent. > > > >And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? > > It's not ASCII ART. No... it's painting (obviously). -- ._____. SIMON WILLIAMS email(*)luddite.no-ip.com |[LD8]! LUDDITE APPAREL http://apparel.luddite.ca | (O) | FAILURE RECORDS http://failure.luddite.ca !__!__! LC475 WEBSERVER http://luddite.no-ip.com
Bateau wrote: > Timofei Shatrov wrote: > >>>>>> You didn't actually draw that did you? >>>>> >>>>> Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >>>> >>>> You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. >>> >>> Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some >>> real ascii art talent. >> >> And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? > > It's not ASCII ART. Surely, if it's *art* made with *ascii* then it's *ascii art*? No matter what the means are - the end is the same. Rowe -- I am a hat of justice perched upon the heads of the wicked. Feel my soft felt lining and quiver, villain!
Bateau schreef: > gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote: >>On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:54:53 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>tried to confuse everyone with this message: >> >>>Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >>>>@news.individual.net: >>>> >>>>> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>>> tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>>>> <snip> pic >>>>>> >>>>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >>>>> >>>>> Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >>>> >>>>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. >>> >>>Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii >>>art talent. >> >>And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? > > It's not ASCII ART. For me what is and what isn't art (any art) is determined by the amount of "blood, sweat and tears" involved in its production. CU Hans -- ('< |\ _,,,---,,_ ima...@xs4all.nl ,',) /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ Hans Marks ''<< |,4- ) )-,_..;\ ( `'-' --------""-------------- '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL ------------------------
"Bateau" <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> wrote in message news:q70...@4ax.com... > "Zotiel R. Bell" <ali...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >"Simon Williams" <email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com> wrote in message > >news:1gm5ptn.au38ct1nxz7zmN%email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com... > >> Timofei Shatrov <gru...@mail.ru> wrote: > >> > >> > >Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii > >> > >art talent. > >> > > >> > And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? > >> > >> ...or throw paint around... or dribble it off a twig... or shoot it out > >> of a jet engine... > >> > >> How art is made is unimportant... what matters (to the artist) is that > >> he/she derives some satisfaction from making and (to the observer) that > >> it is visually / philosophically / conceptually interesting. > >> > >I tend to agree, but I think I'm also one of the few that actually give JavE > >credit when I think it was actually doing more work then me...while the pretty > >conversions are easier on the eyes in many cases I still almost feel it is > >cheating. Like the image below, it's a conversion, but I diddled a bit over 40% > >of it if I had to guess...either way it was Jave that did most of the work...now > >if I just used the drawing features of the program I'd likely not give JavE > >credit. > > > >Zot > > > > /''\ .'"') > > / ( .' ( > > | \ .' ) > > | \ / / > > | \ooooooo_ ,' / > > | ,8F88288L8L ,' / > > | d8d88d888bY8o / / > > | d8d8888888888' / > > |ooo8888d:i''Y8888' / > > d8M8p888q8888p\`;8P' / > > d8bo8888888Q88b:\-`' / > > '""'d: ^].`:888P ` / > > \_ _,-. ;9P| / ,b > > o) o) /:/ | ,d8b. > > \ j / |/ ,;:88888oi > > `\__, ,' -|':..::.__/dP888888888oo.,,_ > > '--:. || ''`'Y888888888i88) > > _....-H || ,-,---.._ .Y8888d8P,8P8: > > _,Y' .H /"\_|//`. ; ,o888Y88o8P8P > > ,.---' __..,-J. ( ',' `. / d8]88Ld888d8P > > _.-' _:--' (`..`--' _,`-- '8b:8Y88Pid8' > > _,' _.,,;' `-'`.._. '/,-__.' ''Y8Y8b8P" > > ,' ,-' \`..' `"PP > > (%c_,' ) | . > > // / \-'. | > > // , `-| | > > // / `' ,' > > // | Y / > > |/ , ,| / > > . ,' | | > > , ,/---: ,-..-._ > > | ' | |_||_)_) > > \__,,.,-^-| '' > > \ : > > \ \ > > ` | > > \ | > > ` | > > . `. > > ` ' > > \ | > > JavE/Zot |__' > > |---\ > > \`--| > > \`-| > > `-' > > > > > > > >--- > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.782 / Virus Database: 528 - Release Date: 10/22/04 > > > > Cheats. Diddling is considered ASCII art, it's what I do when I convert. If I don't diddle it I don't put my name on it. (JavE, unmodified, B/W [Thick & Thin]) _____ __ _,<o` `' '''`"Y=o. _--' '"po ' 'Yo _. 'Y. Ybo p' Y88L d' ,od8bo. 888bp ' d8888888b 88888b ] ]888888888[ Y88888b. ,P 888888888' d8888888. ,P YY888PP 88888888b. ,P ,888888888b d' d8888888888[ ,b d88888888888b d[ d8888888888888[ 8' ___,oo____ d888888888888888b b _oo8888888888888oo_ _o88888888888888888b b o888888888888888888888bo.__ ,od8888888888888888888b b d88888888888888888888888888888ooooooooo888888888888888888888888b 8[ ,8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888b ][ d88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888[ bd88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P ]88888888888888P'' ``888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888[ Y888888888888P 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P 888888888888b d88888888888888888888888888888888888888888P' `888888888888L d88888888888888888888888888888888888888888P Y888888888888oooo888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P Y88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P `Y8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P' "Y888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P' `P888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888' `Y8888888888888888888888888888888888888888P' ``Y8888888888888888888888888888888888P' '"Y8888888888888888888888888PP"' `'`YPY888888888888PP"`'' `'' So there is no cheating, at least when I use the program. If you think so, then you should start bitching about all the rest of the diddlers as I'm giving credit where it is due...with JavE. Now if you said I was cheating and I put my sig in both & did not credit JavE then I could see that, but as it stands you are just being the ass that you have always been...the one we have all grown to love *hugs* Zot --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.782 / Virus Database: 528 - Release Date: 10/22/04
Bateau wrote: > gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote: >>On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:54:53 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>tried to confuse everyone with this message: >> >>>Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >>>>@news.individual.net: >>>> >>>>> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>>> tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>>>> <snip> pic >>>>>> >>>>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >>>>> >>>>> Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >>>> >>>>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. >>> >>>Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii >>>art talent. >> >>And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? > > It's not ASCII ART. Neither is using other peoples' 40 line drawings as your sig -- "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it." --Mark Twain
"Zotiel R. Bell" <ali...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >"Bateau" <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> wrote in message >news:q70...@4ax.com... >> "Zotiel R. Bell" <ali...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> > >> >"Simon Williams" <email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com> wrote in message >> >news:1gm5ptn.au38ct1nxz7zmN%email@DELETE_THIS.luddite.no-ip.com... >> >> Timofei Shatrov <gru...@mail.ru> wrote: >> >> >> >> > >Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii >> >> > >art talent. >> >> > >> >> > And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? >> >> >> >> ...or throw paint around... or dribble it off a twig... or shoot it out >> >> of a jet engine... >> >> >> >> How art is made is unimportant... what matters (to the artist) is that >> >> he/she derives some satisfaction from making and (to the observer) that >> >> it is visually / philosophically / conceptually interesting. >> >> >> >I tend to agree, but I think I'm also one of the few that actually give JavE >> >credit when I think it was actually doing more work then me...while the >pretty >> >conversions are easier on the eyes in many cases I still almost feel it is >> >cheating. Like the image below, it's a conversion, but I diddled a bit over >40% >> >of it if I had to guess...either way it was Jave that did most of the >work...now >> >if I just used the drawing features of the program I'd likely not give JavE >> >credit. >> > >> >Zot >> > >> > /''\ .'"') >> > / ( .' ( >> > | \ .' ) >> > | \ / / >> > | \ooooooo_ ,' / >> > | ,8F88288L8L ,' / >> > | d8d88d888bY8o / / >> > | d8d8888888888' / >> > |ooo8888d:i''Y8888' / >> > d8M8p888q8888p\`;8P' / >> > d8bo8888888Q88b:\-`' / >> > '""'d: ^].`:888P ` / >> > \_ _,-. ;9P| / ,b >> > o) o) /:/ | ,d8b. >> > \ j / |/ ,;:88888oi >> > `\__, ,' -|':..::.__/dP888888888oo.,,_ >> > '--:. || ''`'Y888888888i88) >> > _....-H || ,-,---.._ .Y8888d8P,8P8: >> > _,Y' .H /"\_|//`. ; ,o888Y88o8P8P >> > ,.---' __..,-J. ( ',' `. / d8]88Ld888d8P >> > _.-' _:--' (`..`--' _,`-- '8b:8Y88Pid8' >> > _,' _.,,;' `-'`.._. '/,-__.' ''Y8Y8b8P" >> > ,' ,-' \`..' `"PP >> > (%c_,' ) | . >> > // / \-'. | >> > // , `-| | >> > // / `' ,' >> > // | Y / >> > |/ , ,| / >> > . ,' | | >> > , ,/---: ,-..-._ >> > | ' | |_||_)_) >> > \__,,.,-^-| '' >> > \ : >> > \ \ >> > ` | >> > \ | >> > ` | >> > . `. >> > ` ' >> > \ | >> > JavE/Zot |__' >> > |---\ >> > \`--| >> > \`-| >> > `-' >> > >> > >> > >> >--- >> >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >> >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >> >Version: 6.0.782 / Virus Database: 528 - Release Date: 10/22/04 >> > >> >> Cheats. > >Diddling is considered ASCII art, it's what I do when I convert. If I don't >diddle it I don't put my name on it. > >(JavE, unmodified, B/W [Thick & Thin]) > _____ __ > _,<o` `' '''`"Y=o. > _--' '"po > ' 'Yo > _. 'Y. > Ybo > p' Y88L > d' ,od8bo. 888bp > ' d8888888b 88888b > ] ]888888888[ Y88888b. > ,P 888888888' d8888888. > ,P YY888PP 88888888b. > ,P ,888888888b > d' d8888888888[ > ,b d88888888888b > d[ d8888888888888[ > 8' ___,oo____ d888888888888888b > b _oo8888888888888oo_ _o88888888888888888b > b o888888888888888888888bo.__ ,od8888888888888888888b > b d88888888888888888888888888888ooooooooo888888888888888888888888b > 8[ ,8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888b > ][ d88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888[ > bd88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P > ]88888888888888P'' ``888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888[ > Y888888888888P 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P > 888888888888b d88888888888888888888888888888888888888888P' > `888888888888L d88888888888888888888888888888888888888888P > Y888888888888oooo888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P > Y88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P > `Y8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P' > "Y888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P' > `P888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888' > `Y8888888888888888888888888888888888888888P' > ``Y8888888888888888888888888888888888P' > '"Y8888888888888888888888888PP"' > `'`YPY888888888888PP"`'' > `'' > >So there is no cheating, at least when I use the program. If you think so, then >you should start bitching about all the rest of the diddlers as I'm giving >credit where it is due...with JavE. Now if you said I was cheating and I put my >sig in both & did not credit JavE then I could see that, but as it stands you >are just being the ass that you have always been...the one we have all grown to >love *hugs* > >Zot > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.782 / Virus Database: 528 - Release Date: 10/22/04 > Replies.
Iconoclast <non...@bogusemailaddress.com> wrote: >Bateau wrote: > >> gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote: >>>On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:54:53 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>> >>>>Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >>>>>@news.individual.net: >>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>>>> tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>>>>> <snip> pic >>>>>>> >>>>>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >>>>>> >>>>>> Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >>>>> >>>>>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. >>>> >>>>Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii >>>>art talent. >>> >>>And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? >> >> It's not ASCII ART. > >Neither is using other peoples' 40 line drawings as your sig Sigs are allowed to be off topic OWNED!
Bateau wrote: > Iconoclast <non...@bogusemailaddress.com> wrote: >>Bateau wrote: >> >>> gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote: >>>>On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:54:53 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>>tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>>> >>>>>Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >>>>>>@news.individual.net: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau >>>>>>> <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> tried to confuse everyone with this >>>>>>> message: <snip> pic >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >>>>>> >>>>>>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. >>>>> >>>>>Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real >>>>>ascii art talent. >>>> >>>>And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? >>> >>> It's not ASCII ART. >> >>Neither is using other peoples' 40 line drawings as your sig > > Sigs are allowed to be off topic OWNED! They're /not/ allowed to be more than a few lines long. Owned my ass -- "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it." --Mark Twain
Iconoclast <non...@bogusemailaddress.com> wrote: >Bateau wrote: > >> Iconoclast <non...@bogusemailaddress.com> wrote: >>>Bateau wrote: >>> >>>> gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote: >>>>>On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:54:53 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>>>tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>>>> >>>>>>Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>>>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >>>>>>>@news.individual.net: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau >>>>>>>> <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> tried to confuse everyone with this >>>>>>>> message: <snip> pic >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. >>>>>> >>>>>>Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real >>>>>>ascii art talent. >>>>> >>>>>And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? >>>> >>>> It's not ASCII ART. >>> >>>Neither is using other peoples' 40 line drawings as your sig >> >> Sigs are allowed to be off topic OWNED! > >They're /not/ allowed to be more than a few lines long. SAYS WHO >Owned my ass
Hans Marks wrote: > Bateau schreef: > >>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote: >> >>>On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:54:53 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>> >>> >>>>Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >>>>>@news.individual.net: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>>>>tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>>>>><snip> pic >>>>>> >>>>>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >>>>>> >>>>>>Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >>>>> >>>>>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. >>>> >>>>Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real ascii >>>>art talent. >>> >>>And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? >> >>It's not ASCII ART. > > For me what is and what isn't art (any art) is determined by the amount of > "blood, sweat and tears" involved in its production. That's not really a sensible definition for all art IMO. Me, I don't know art but I know what I like. OA == |++| (o)(o) /\ ,"nibble my nob" ~~~~ `` -- ABCGi - Atomic ______________________ <===> Bacterial Genetic |---------------------|| Chemical Infantrymen <=========== http://abcgi.fly.to =-+-=> |---------------------|'
_.-In alt.ascii-art, Bateau wrote the following -._ >>They're /not/ allowed to be more than a few lines long. > > SAYS WHO RFC 1855 Section 2.1.1 and about every fscking netiquette guide in the world. Now both of you shut up and post some ascii art. More unpublished OA: __o_ @ .. // .;;;;. o (_ ;;'-..=@ _.-c ;;._ ; \\ ;o .-' .-L;; \ @\. __.' / / Y } ^^ \\ { `--_..-' . {__} \`._ .-'{ `_.-/ / \ /`--..:F_P: y-''' // / `-._ / ( `{/ / /_\_} o@<`--\ (__'.-' \ | \o/ \ \ @ .-'`-. ) | \\ / / |/ | o o V | / ( \ `- \ `-._-' _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. .'`-. _._._. _._._. _._ / / | | _._._. \ \ _._._. `-._' _. A shorter adventure, and quite as exciting, was Tinker Bell's attempt, with the help of some street faries, to have the sleeping Wendy conveyed on a great floating leaf to the mainland. Frotunately the leaf gave way and Wendy woek, thinking it was bath-time, and swam back. ######################################Fri Oct 8 2004################# Ok so the text says she floated and swam. I liked the idea of her floating on air and falling a bit before doing the swiming. -- .-')) asciipr0n.com/fp ('-. | It's a damn poor mind that ' ..- .:" ) ( ":. -.. ' | can only think of one way to ((,,_;'.;' UIN=66618055 ';. ';_,,)) | spell a word. ((_.YIM=Faux_Pseudo :._)) | - Andrew Jackson
Faux_Pseudo <Fau...@yahoo.comERCIAL> wrote: >_.-In alt.ascii-art, Bateau wrote the following -._ >>>They're /not/ allowed to be more than a few lines long. >> >> SAYS WHO > >RFC 1855 Section 2.1.1 and about every fscking netiquette guide in the >world. Now both of you shut up and post some ascii art. WRONG. Here is an art. 88 88 8P 888888888888 ...88. 88 8P 8P..... .:::::88:8Pq8 8P 8P oP .8P::::::::. :::::::888P::q88P 8P oP .:8P::::::::::: :::::::88P::::8P 8PoP .:8P:::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::..8P8P ..::8P::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::8P:o8::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::8P:::o8:::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::8P:::::o8::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: lbm
ABCGi schreef: > Hans Marks wrote: >> Bateau schreef: >> >>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote: >>> >>>>On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:54:53 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>>tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>>> >>>> >>>>>Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >>>>>>@news.individual.net: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>>>>>tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>>>>>><snip> pic >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >>>>>> >>>>>>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. >>>>> >>>>>Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real >>>>>ascii art talent. >>>> >>>>And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? >>> >>>It's not ASCII ART. >> >> For me what is and what isn't art (any art) is determined by the amount >> of "blood, sweat and tears" involved in its production. > > That's not really a sensible definition for all art IMO. Me, I don't > know art but I know what I like. Sensible or not, it works perfectly for me. (Even in the above case... ;-) CU Hans -- ('< |\ _,,,---,,_ ima...@xs4all.nl ,',) /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ Hans Marks ''<< |,4- ) )-,_..;\ ( `'-' --------""-------------- '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL ------------------------
[I knew there was a reason I've ignored some old threads.] Iconoclast wrote: > Bateau wrote: > > Timofei Shatrov wrote: > > > Bateau wrote: > > > > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some > > > > real ascii art talent. > > > > > > And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? > > > > It's not ASCII ART. > > Neither is using other peoples' 40 line drawings as your sig If you're trying to defend me here, forget it! That particular 40 line drawing was made specifically for Bateau to use as his sig. -- __ __ _____ _____ ______ __ _ _ _____ __ ||| \ \ ) )/ / \|| | \ \ / / \ \ | \ | || | / / \| ) \ ||.. \ \/ /| |_/| | |_/ /| | | || \ | || || | / \ |.PP. \ / | | \| | | \ \| | | || |\_\| || || | / /\ \ _\/___ \_( \_\__/||_| \_\\_\__/_/ |_| |_||_| \_\__/|(_( \_\ |_______ Troll Spokeswoman _____ http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/ ___|
Veronica Karlsson <ver...@gmail.com> wrote: >[I knew there was a reason I've ignored some old threads.] > >Iconoclast wrote: >> Bateau wrote: >> > Timofei Shatrov wrote: >> > > Bateau wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > <snip> >> > > > >> > > > Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some >> > > > real ascii art talent. >> > > >> > > And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? >> > >> > It's not ASCII ART. >> >> Neither is using other peoples' 40 line drawings as your sig > >If you're trying to defend me here, forget it! That particular 40 line >drawing was made specifically for Bateau to use as his sig. Thanks baby ;)
Hans Marks wrote: > ABCGi schreef: > >>Hans Marks wrote: >> >>>Bateau schreef: >>> >>> >>>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:54:53 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>>>tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Insert Name Here <psy...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>gru...@mail.ru (Timofei Shatrov) wrote in news:417a3f38.3154561 >>>>>>>@news.individual.net: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:14:50 +0800, Bateau <Gam...@work.stomping.aza> >>>>>>>>tried to confuse everyone with this message: >>>>>>>><snip> pic >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>You didn't actually draw that did you? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Well, he could draw it with freehand tool in JavE. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>You are right, it was the freehand tool in JavE. >>>>>> >>>>>>Wow you can wave a mouse around to make pictures. That's some real >>>>>>ascii art talent. >>>>> >>>>>And painters wave brush to make pictures. What's wrong with it? >>>> >>>>It's not ASCII ART. >>> >>>For me what is and what isn't art (any art) is determined by the amount >>>of "blood, sweat and tears" involved in its production. >> >>That's not really a sensible definition for all art IMO. Me, I don't >>know art but I know what I like. > > Sensible or not, it works perfectly for me. (Even in the above case... ;-) > > CU Hans Well it can't work "perfectly" - as there is bound to be art that didn't involve "blood, sweat and tears". That leaves only certain possibilities; a) Your slightly defective (highly likely in this NG) ;) b) It is not a correct definition ObAscii ------------ | a ~XOR b | ------------ ||| | -- ABCGi - Atomic ______________________ <===> Bacterial Genetic |---------------------|| Chemical Infantrymen <=========== http://abcgi.fly.to =-+-=> |---------------------|'
ABCGi schreef: > Hans Marks wrote: >> Sensible or not, it works perfectly for me. (Even in the above case... ;-) > > Well it can't work "perfectly" - as there is bound to be art that didn't > involve "blood, sweat and tears". Name one. CU Hans -- ('< |\ _,,,---,,_ ima...@xs4all.nl ,',) /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ Hans Marks ''<< |,4- ) )-,_..;\ ( `'-' --------""-------------- '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL ------------------------
_.-In alt.ascii-art, Hans Marks wrote the following -._ >> Well it can't work "perfectly" - as there is bound to be art that didn't >> involve "blood, sweat and tears". > Name one. Ones that look a little something like this: ____________________________ | | |---------------------| | |--|OOOOO| | |OOO| | | |---------------------| | |--| | | _.--._| |___| | | | .-XXXXXXX| |XXX|--| | | /XXXXXXXXX| |XXX|OO|______|__||XXXXXXXXXX| |XXX|--| | ||XXXXXXXXXX| |XXX.-.| |--| \XXXXXXXXX| |XX( ) | | `-XXXXXXX| |---`-'-------| | ``~~' | | | | | |ooooooooooo| | |--| | |ooooooooooo| `---------:F_:P--------------' ######################################Fri Nov 19 2004################# With all due respect to Frank. -- .-')) asciipr0n.com/fp ('-. | It's a damn poor mind that ' ..- .:" ) ( ":. -.. ' | can only think of one way to ((,,_;'.;' UIN=66618055 ';. ';_,,)) | spell a word. ((_.YIM=Faux_Pseudo :._)) | - Andrew Jackson
Faux_Pseudo schreef: > _.-In alt.ascii-art, Hans Marks wrote the following -._ >>> Well it can't work "perfectly" - as there is bound to be art that didn't >>> involve "blood, sweat and tears". >> Name one. > > Ones that look a little something like this: > > ____________________________ > | | |---------------------| > | |--|OOOOO| | |OOO| > | | |---------------------| > | |--| | | _.--._| > |___| | | | .-XXXXXXX| > |XXX|--| | | /XXXXXXXXX| > |XXX|OO|______|__||XXXXXXXXXX| > |XXX|--| | ||XXXXXXXXXX| > |XXX.-.| |--| \XXXXXXXXX| > |XX( ) | | `-XXXXXXX| > |---`-'-------| | ``~~' | > | | | | |ooooooooooo| > | |--| | |ooooooooooo| > `---------:F_:P--------------' Some of these are certainly art according to my criterium. The effort involved in creating them doesn't have to be physical effort. (It's "blood, sweat and tears" with the quotes to be precise.) Others are not art in my opinion. They are cheap/easy imitations of art. They may still be pretty, beautiful, interresting or not but they are not art. CU Hans -- ('< |\ _,,,---,,_ ima...@xs4all.nl ,',) /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ Hans Marks ''<< |,4- ) )-,_..;\ ( `'-' --------""-------------- '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL ------------------------
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