Putting faces to names

[IBethune]

Following a discussion on IRC last night, here is a thread for people to post photos of themselves so we can all see what a bunch of ugly folk are there, hiding behind their screen names!

Full Name: Iain Bethune
Age: 21
Location: Edinburgh, UK
Occupation: Student (Final year Computer Sci & Physics)

Here's a pic of me:

http://pyramid-productions.net/julie/photos/iain.jpg

And in my natural habitat - the river:

http://pyramid-productions.net/julie/photos/eucc.jpg

- Iain

[LongJumper]

I don't see why not...

Me...
http://www.uwbadgers.com/photos/sport/mtrk/conway_joe_mtrk_03_01hf.jpg

Me in MY natural habitat... hovering over the sand.
http://www.geocities.com/wiscolongjumper/DSCF1092.jpg

Or my other natural habitat... drinking.
http://www.geocities.com/wiscolongjumper/CabinPic.jpg

[ThemsAllTook]

Great, Iain! I didn't expect anyone to actually start this thread...

Full name: Alex Diener
Age: 20
Location: Harrisonburg, VA, USA
Occupation: Programmer (Fairfield Language Technologies (http://www.rosettastone.com))

Alex with winter fur:
http://www.sacredsoftware.net/images/Alex1Sized.jpg

Alex without winter fur:
http://www.sacredsoftware.net/images/Alex2Sized.jpg

- Alex Diener

[Danlab]

http://www.danlabgames.com/images/moi.jpg

[lightbringer]

Me in my natural habitat:

http://dereksucks.com/sheep.jpg

ps, LongJumper lives in Madison? That's trouble..

[blobbo]

I don't have any digital pictures that are "new". Alas, these will do, both of which are me in my "natural" environment:

More recently with puppies:

http://blobbo.spymac.net/puppyaaron.jpg

And about 2 years ago with my career and passion:

http://blobbo.spymac.net/violinaaron.jpg

[igame3d]

Carlos : working on idevgames
http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/xmen/head1.jpg

[LongJumper]

ps, LongJumper lives in Madison? That's trouble..

Yup, if you went to high school in Middleton too, I know about half of those folks that graduated in and around 2002 from your school.

[EvolPenguin]

This is on one of my good days.

http://money.cnn.com/2003/09/04/pf/saving/pepsi_monkey_game/monkey.03.jpg

Heres me on a bad day

http://home.swipnet.se/~w-65512/monkey.jpg

Alex

[Leisure Suit Lurie]

This is the most recent photo I have. Sorry, its not to scale.

http://vikingdan.com/HandOfEvil.jpg

[lightbringer]

Yup, if you went to high school in Middleton too, I know about half of those folks that graduated in and around 2002 from your school.

Let me see who I remember from the 2002 class...

Do you remember Matt Garrison? Colin Arndt? Matt Bielich? Gordy Stephenson? Shane Squires? and of course I can't forget Joey Cienian.

Those are mostly the guys I remember.

[LongJumper]

Mostly girls... Lindsey H., Danielle O., Katrina S... all their friends, who's names I probably don't remember. As well as JJ B., his friend RJ and all their buddies.

[aarku]

How come everyone in Wisconsin knows everyone else in Wisconsin, or at least hopes to? :lol:

Such is the case of Wisconsinites at the University of Minnesota campus, at least.

-Jon

[Carlos Camacho]

Longjumper's name truly fits. I'd like to see some IDs of the guys holding the beer.

ThemsAllTook first picture looks like that European cartoon character.. begins with an A.

Dan looks like he has drank 3 cases of Jolt Cola, but needs more to finish game #35.

I'm using Photoshop to zoom up in lightbringer's picture so I can see where he is hiding in the tall grass. That is some serious "Predator" like camo you have.

Blobbo could "almost" pass for Harry Potter. ;)

Daniel_Lurie in a tiny genie living in some sort of soda can. Who is holding the can you live in? ;)

aarku, it is strange you should say that because when I first came to Japan. The first 3 people I met -- by chance -- were from your state!

I wanted to post an updated picture of me, but they won't let me have a digital camera in jail.

http://www.lapdonline.org/get_involved/most_wanted/newton_most_wanted/mw_camacho_juan.JPG

[Marjock]

Edit:


Name: Mark
Age: 14
Location: New Zealand
Occupation: High School Student


Well, here's me:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/Marjock/83315.jpg

And, since everyone else did, here's me in my natural environment of a few years ago:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/Marjock/ToletpaperMark.jpg

And now:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/Marjock/DSC00473.jpg

In conclusion, can I just say that lightbringer is /hawt/. (Sorry, I come from Kiwiland. Any aussies should get the joke...)

-Mark

[OneSadCookie]

As everyone here has likely seen before, here I am:

http://onesadcookie.is-a-geek.net/~keith/saucepan.jpg

Bonus photo for kicks, my family (heads from left: Binky, Poppy, Daisy)

http://onesadcookie.is-a-geek.net/~keith/family.jpg

Binky got her name because she was not large, not white, not a horse, and couldn't fly -- what could be more appropriate?

[Josh]

*kicks himself for not saving the one real picture of OSC*

[Taxxodium]

I'm a nightcreature so be affraid:

http://jesus.edot-studios.com/stuff/evil.jpg

[arekkusu]

Me:
http://homepage.mac.com/arekkusu/i/ace0.jpg

And in my normal state (barely concious):
http://homepage.mac.com/arekkusu/bugs/t/acewakeup.jpg

[Leisure Suit Lurie]

Daniel_Lurie in a tiny genie living in some sort of soda can. Who is holding the can you live in? I am the genie who lives in the Natural Ice can.

[blobbo]

Blobbo could "almost" pass for Harry Potter.

Yeah, I get that a lot. When I went to Japan (with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada - 2001 Asia tour), I was constantly signing "autographs" as "Harry." It was a never-ending source of entertainment...

[igame3d]

I'm too sex, too sexy for these lips, these lips that sinks ships, too sexy
http://www.igame3d.com/bill/billkissyLips.jpg

Me in my natural environment:
http://www.igame3d.com/bill/BillmaxiumumBONGs.jpg

[LongJumper]

How come everyone in Wisconsin knows everyone else in Wisconsin, or at least hopes to? :lol:

Such is the case of Wisconsinites at the University of Minnesota campus, at least.

-Jon


Everyone in Wisconsin plays a high school sport and meets people through that, it's like a rule or something. And since there are only 3-4 big cities, you get to know people somehow.

[lightbringer]

Everyone in Wisconsin plays a high school sport and meets people through that, it's like a rule or something. And since there are only 3-4 big cities, you get to know people somehow.

Sports? Me?

*looks stunned*

Crack sure is one hell of a drug.

[blobbo]

It's incredible how any thread dealing with pictures immediately degrades into pictures of rabid animals and/or monkeys and/or senseless monster-like people. You'd think we were mature adults :)

[sealfin]

Well, my hair is almost as long as igame3d's :blush:

(sealfin, who hasn't had a photo of himself taken in at least three years - with the admission above, for rather obvious reasons.)

[PowerMacX]

An old picture (I dont have the "evil twin beard" (tm) anymore):
http://www.reversecode.com/powermacx/cara.jpg

[LongJumper]

An old picture (I dont have the "evil twin beard" (tm) anymore):
http://www.reversecode.com/powermacx/cara.jpg

You were good in Austin Powers. Man, wasn't it great when Ashton Kutcher punked you too!

[NCarter]

By popular demand (sort of) at #idevgames, this is me demonstrating how to use Guinness:

http://www.nether.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/nether/files/me.jpg

I'd apologise for it being scary, but some of the pictures above totally eclipse mine. I ought to drag out some old photos of me as a student, they're much funnier. ;)

[CarbonX]

Full Name: Kyle Leary
Age: 18
Occupation: College Student
Hobbies: Programming (well duh...), Skateboarding, Guitar

http://www.hellspawn.atomic-kitty.com/pics/Kyle.jpg

Don't have a natural habitat pic at the moment but... maybe I'll post one soon :)

[ThemsAllTook]

Me in my natural habitat:
http://www.sacredsoftware.net/images/AlexCamo.jpg

[Leisure Suit Lurie]

Remember folks. If you owe Alex money. He will hunt you down and kill you. Some evening you'll notice a new bush in your front yard and then...WHAMMO!

[Rincewind]

Unlike others, who hide their faces behind pans and grass foliage, I'll show my face in the most humorous costume evah. Picture shot on the last day of high school-celebrations. I had the best costume, imo ;)

http://irc-galleria.net/view.php?nick=Mexicano^&image_id=4493622&navi=true

[igame3d]

Oh my god its the Mexican cousin of Bjoernke!!!
Actually the Pochahontas girl behind you in that picture has best costume, woow oo woo! :D

[Rincewind]

Actually the Pochahontas girl behind you in that picture has best costume, woow oo woo! :D

Yeah, she's really cute, but her costume was obviously bought from a costume store. I, on the other hand, created my own costume, so my imagination pwns her costume :rolleyes:

[geezusfreeek]

WARNING: BELOW IS A PICTURE OF MY BAWLS!!!

Full Name: Jake McArthur
Age: 19
Location: Huntsville, Alabama, USA
Occupation: Student at University of Alabama at Huntsville (Electrical Engineering B.D., later to get M.D. in Computer Engineering)

Sorry for the large resolution images, but I saw that everybody already had some fairly large ones on this page anyway, so I figured I wouldn't be hurting things too much.

Me just a few minutes ago... my Bawls are in this photo if you look hard enough:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/jakemcarthur/Me.jpg

My Bawls up close and personal, for those who are interested:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/jakemcarthur/Bawls2.jpg

[Danlab]

:love: here is some pics of me 4 year ago :love:
http://www.puupuu.org/conv/images/totoro.jpg

Video of me :ninja:
http://www.puupuu.org/conv/images/totoro.mov

full link of the Show at Paris:
http://www.puupuu.org/index.php?page=mshrine:anime:bdexpo&lang=fr

[aarku]

:love: here is some pics of me 4 year ago :love:

Heh! Okay, start explaining! What is the event and what were you a penguin type thing for? :blink:

-Jon

[OneSadCookie]

you don't know what a totoro is?

Sacrilege!!

[Rincewind]

you don't know what a totoro is?

Hey, not everybody are interested of anime. Not even if it's Miyazaki's masterpiece.

[Danlab]

anime must be teached at school :-)

[Rincewind]

anime must be teached at school :-)

Only if it involves Miyazaki's production or other equal masterpieces. I'm not touching Fruit's Basket without a forty foot pole. Yuck.

[diordna]

Name: Stephen Johnson
Age: 15
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Occupation: Buyer of Souls

http://vcnw.everywebhost.com/photos/people/Stephen_Johnson.jpg

[aarku]

Well I have seen a few Miyazaki films I'm pretty sure, at least Sprited Away. I seem to remember one with some cool cat named Moon in it, too.

Ah well, here's me in my natural environment: scavenging my University for robot parts.

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~czec0035/images/dumpsterandjon.jpg

-Jon

[aarku]

Thread kill!!

:p :wow:

-Jon

[igame3d]

Nobody could top that dandruff.

[aarku]

Nobody could top that dandruff.

Yeah, funny how I always seem to get horrible dandruff in late fall. . . by winter the dandruff is gone but the skin on my face tends to shatter.

:rolleyes:

I'll invest in some medicated shampoo, in the form of a plane ticket south.

-Jon

[Marjock]

aarku's not a real person at all! I can see through his hand! I think...

-Mark

[aarku]

:ninja:

Ninja vanish!

-Jon

(why the heck is my hand translucent?? :blink: )

[Skorche]

(why the heck is my hand translucent?? :blink: )
slow-sync flash mode? Molecules out of phase? Who can say...

Me, definitely not in my natural habitat.
http://homepage.mac.com/slembcke/me.jpg
(That's right. If they put out a hit on you, I'll shoot you with my trusty digital rebel. Beware!)

[geezusfreeek]

(why the heck is my hand translucent?? :blink: )

I'm a photographer in my spare time sometimes. The camera was set with flash on and a low shutter speed. Most digital cameras in night-shot mode do this. It is meant for a non-moving subject and to be used with a tripod. In theory, the flash should light up the subject to define it against the background, which is exposed more slowly because the flash won't get it generally (hence the long exposure). If the subject is moving while the photo is taken, the flash will catch it (it won't be blurred), but when the subject continues to move the background will expose behind it. I am willing to bet that you were moving your hand in that photo.

I have done some interesting things with night-shot mode. Use and and make your friends jump into the frame just as you take the photo. They will fall back out of the frame as after the flash but before the background is done exposing. It will appear that they have an apparition just floating in midair. For example (with no tripod):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/jakemcarthur/GhostRobert.jpg

BTW, the guy on the left came here a few times in the past. His name was sl33pl3ss I think, but it may have been coasterfreak. Anyways, he will probably be back later. He is a switcher and has been learning some Cocoa lately.

I'm still working on switching the other guy (my roommate). Seriously, I switched most of my friends already.

[aarku]

I'm a photographer in my spare time sometimes. The camera was set with flash on and a low shutter speed. Most digital cameras in night-shot mode do this. It is meant for a non-moving subject and to be used with a tripod. In theory, the flash should light up the subject to define it against the background, which is exposed more slowly because the flash won't get it generally (hence the long exposure). If the subject is moving while the photo is taken, the flash will catch it (it won't be blurred), but when the subject continues to move the background will expose behind it. I am willing to bet that you were moving your hand in that photo.


'Shopped....

Seriously, thanks for the detailed explanation!

I wish I were translucent instead. :ninja:

-Jon

[Carlos Camacho]

PowerMacX, I too thought "Austin Powers!"

CarbonX = Sonic the Hedgehog.

geezusfreeek, I have used Photoshop to figure out what is in the box behind you. I see it is a home bomb making kit.

[PowerMacX]

Actor's name so I can google it?

[Baldock]

geezusfreeek, I have used Photoshop to figure out what is in the box behind you. I see it is a home bomb making kit.
All we need to say now it George Bush and the FBI and Homeland security will slashdot iDG.
:lol:

[geezusfreeek]

The last thing I need right now is for the Secret Service to come busting into my dorm room.

Don't tell anybody, Carlos! ;)

Seriously though, I will keep my political views private here, but I can say that I would not be doing anything of that sort. (I must say that in case some irrational agents come browsing around and see that.)

[Carlos Camacho]

I have now zoomed up on your avatar geezusfreak and see tiny embedded nano text. Your plans are embedded there eh? Clever, a secret service agent visiting this board would have passed right by your avatar without a single glance.

The Austin Powers actor is Seth Green.

[geezusfreeek]

I have now zoomed up on your avatar geezusfreak and see tiny embedded nano text. Your plans are embedded there eh? Clever, a secret service agent visiting this board would have passed right by your avatar without a single glance.

Quit giving away all my secrets.

[PowerMacX]

The Austin Powers actor is Seth Green.

The guy from Buffy? As long as I don't look like Mike's character it's ok :p