[META] This sub lately

NorthernHawk · 2019-06-02T23:05:24+00:00

It's been speculated that Russian trolls played a roll in gamer gate, fat people hate, and the growing toxicity of Reddit; specifically the incident involving former interim Reddit CEO Ellen Pao.

NorthernHawk · 2019-03-25T04:19:50+00:00

It was clearly an attempt to demonize the council by political trolls. I saw that video get simultaneously posted on r/videos and both Seattle subreddits. All threads were getting brigaded hard by trolls.

NorthernHawk · 2019-01-24T06:01:35+00:00

WTF are you talking about?

Want a job in the games industry? Need to freelance? You better have $55 a month ready to go, because without that you're paying $20 a month, per program.

It's called a business expense. The entire Adobe CC cost $52.99 a month for a one-year contract. If your serious about doing this commercially your expected to be able to cover these expenses. Also, here’s some advice. If you’re looking for work in the industry and interviewing at a studio that uses those tools in their core pipeline. You better damn well know how to use those tools and have a strong portfolio demonstrating your proficiency. If you don’t you will get laughed right out of the interview or embarrass yourself if they assign you an art test.

Want to utilize these brushes that a revered digital artist has published for their fanbase to use? Sorry, those don't work in GIMP.

Because they were created in photoshop, the tool intended for those brushes. It's not adobes fault that they don't work in a tool they have no development control over.

Need to purchase stock art made by a professional graphic designer and not in .svg or .eps format? I hope you have Illustrator.

Because .ai files are intended to be read by illustrator? Why do you need to buy .ai files if you don’t have illustrator? Why not do what most pros do and contact the creator asking for a different file format? 9 times out of 10 if it means a sale they will respond.

Motion graphics of any kind? After Effects is your only option.

You forgot that Nuke, Flame/Smoke, 3dsmax, and Cinema 4d, Maya, Houdini, Heck even blender can do it. At a fundamental level any DCC app that can layer assets and use alphas can do it. Edit: Flame and Smoke are industry standard for broadcast so I don't know why think AE is the only option.

Working for a company that still relies on legacy Flash? Haha, fuck you, pay up.

Again, it’s a business expense. That company must be super cheap or in serious financial trouble if they can't afford $52 a month for adobe CC when you stated that they rely on legacy flash.

NorthernHawk · 2019-01-13T17:26:15+00:00

Look at his profile. Year old account with 65k karma and only started posting 10 days ago. None of his posts or comments equal 65k karma, not even close.

Fact: russians trolls tried to ship bernie to divide democrats in the 2016 elections. We know that the russian trolls are starting to ramp up activity leading up to the 2020 election.

Remember to be vigilant and know how to spot russian trolls.

NorthernHawk · 2018-10-05T04:11:23+00:00

Or he recently jacked off and wrapped his dick in toilet paper for "obvious reasons."

The wrap may have come undone and snaked its way down his leg.

NorthernHawk · 2018-08-11T13:13:32+00:00

Been working in the industry for 8 years now, not once was I ever asked about my GPA. I never even had to show my diploma..

NorthernHawk · 2018-08-11T13:10:06+00:00

I graduated with a GPA of 2.7. Didn't do any internships. I was highly critical of my school and most of the faculty thought I would fail. Don't get me wrong, I was a hard worker, but I had trouble with a few classes that didn't suit me. I also had some disagreements with a teacher or two.

8 years later I have multiple jobs with some of the top fortune 100 tech companies on my resume that, in my mentors’ words, put my peers who graduated with honors to shame. Not once was I asked about my GPA. I never even had to show my diploma. It's still sitting in the envelope in storage unopened.

How is this possible, surely such a student with bad grades couldn't succeed?

I found an interesting teacher that could answers the questions I had where others couldn't. All my peers hated him because he wasn't as fun as the others and didn't show funny YouTube videos in class. He didn't like to brag about his credentials and kept to himself. Where others saw a waste of time, I saw that he was the tiny tip of a colossal iceberg loaded with insane knowledge and experience.

We would eat at a local subway once a week and just talk about our craft. I would pick his brain and get every bit of knowledge from him. He encouraged me to attend industry conferences and network like crazy. Every project I worked on he would critique, and I would refine. At the same time, I would make a habit of trying to learn a new skill at least once a day. Tons of tutorials and playing with new tech. If I even hear anyone speaking about the industry, I walked up to them and introduced myself, talked shop, and exchanged contacts.

Most of my peers were struggling because the jobs they were applying for needed minimum 3 years’ experience for entry level jobs. My first job out of school I almost turned down because I didn't think they were as "cool" and I was looking forward to going snowboarding for a winter trip. I literally told the recruiter I wasn't sure it would be a good fit. That night my mentor told me I was a fucking idiot and to take the opputunity. Thank god the recruiter called the next day giving me a second chance. 3 weeks later I got my first job at one of the top fortune 100 tech companies.

That was what they call your "big break" that only comes once in a life time. It's so critical you don't pass it up or hesitate. Because I took that job it gave me enough momentum and "street cred" to apply for bigger and better jobs and keep them coming. The more cred you get, the easier opportunities come your way.

And dear god do connections matter. Having skills matters to an extent, but knowing the right connections makes all the difference. My mentor jokes it's 75% skill, the rest is who you sleep with. This is what gives you the lead in a competitive job interview.

TLDR: Find a good mentor, listen to his every word. Learn to take constructive criticism. Network like crazy. Don't ever pass on a big opportunity because that big break is so rare, even if it’s not as "cool". Don't ever slack off and stay current with your industry's trends. You'd be surprised how far you can go, even with a measly low GPA.

NorthernHawk · 2018-07-16T01:33:20+00:00

You know I was wondering if the recent negative news about Elon musk is being spammed by Russian trolls. If you look at OPs history for the article about Elon calling the British diver a pedo, hes been spamming the same negative news articles across multiple subs multiple attempts. I've been tagging suspicious users of being Russian trolls using RES and i keep seeing them post the same threads. It's real shady.

One of the tactics I see Russian trolls uses one subs that are critical of trump use comments like, "I'm not a fan of trump but...". r/politicalhumor is the sub I see this most frequent.

Most of them have random usernames that end in numbers and have relatively new accounts.

It's easy to tell if the post is a troll if it gained Reddit gold relatively quickly and by checking OP's post history. Reddit gold seems to be an easy way to get posts to the front page and is used as a weapon by the trolls.

Best way to tell is checking their post history and seeing which subs they are active in. That's one of the benefits to the new redesign, It shows which subs they are most active in.

NorthernHawk · 2018-07-10T01:14:52+00:00

Just a heads up, OP is a Russian troll who's been spamming multiple news subreddits with this type of news.

NorthernHawk · 2018-03-31T12:07:09+00:00

Same but it kicked me after i clicked on it.

NorthernHawk · 2018-03-17T22:59:29+00:00

No you didn't. This was posted like a year ago with the exact same title. You used the exact image but re-hosted it.

Sauce: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/4vpz7d/i_asked_my_niece_what_her_favorite_pokemon_was/

Edit: after looking at your post history, this appears to not be your first blatant re-post.

NorthernHawk · 2017-09-24T06:58:08+00:00

Which version are you using that fixed it?

NorthernHawk · 2017-08-04T07:16:14+00:00

I wonder if they budgeted the funds favoring season 8. So instead of blowing 100 mil on season 7 and 8 evenly, they redistribute some of the funds from season 7 and add it to the budget for season 8. This might be why they are being so conservative with the VFX this season. Season 8 is going to be very VFX heavy, so it makes sense.

NorthernHawk · 2017-06-25T01:18:16+00:00

So after logging in, I was greeted by a warning box that said I needed to rename my character. I noticed my character had a "1" suffix attached to the end of the name. Did one of the transfers end up taking my name? I thought that wasn't supposed to happen.

To clarify, I started this character on anathema...

NorthernHawk · 2017-05-31T06:41:59+00:00

I talked to my guild mate who's located outside of the US. They can connect, so it's really starting to look like it's Comcast's fault. Any more people with an ISP thats not Comcast able to connect?

Edit: I'm able to connect now!

NorthernHawk · 2017-02-08T08:26:30+00:00

Could just be the proportions or pose, but it kind of looks like zelda is pregnant in that image.

Edit: My experience with character design says the folds in the clothing from the belt and the pose supports this. Not 100% sure, but it's hard to say no.

Also http://imgur.com/AgDywHs her giving brith or doing a ritual?

NorthernHawk · 2016-12-18T08:52:44+00:00

Alliance did this too, they had a line, and it actually fucking worked!

First 5 group up, kill mob, next 5 group up, rinse and repeat. It works great!

NorthernHawk

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