X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,aaba0d0b6dc1b0b5 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-05-26 03:38:24 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!feed.news.nacamar.de!newsmi-eu.news.garr.it!newsrm.news.garr.it!NewsITBone-GARR!newsserver.unipi.it!none!not-for-mail From: cerulli@dm.unipi.it (Michele Cerulli) Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: ASCII Stuff Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 10:38:22 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Centro SERRA Lines: 175 Message-ID: References: <1103_1053199699@news.kolumbus.fi> <3ec7046b$0$3540$626a54ce@news.free.fr> <1105_1053360226@news.kolumbus.fi> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp5.dm.unipi.it Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Trace: newsserver.unipi.it 1053945502 11026 131.114.6.196 (26 May 2003 10:38:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 10:38:22 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.9 (Released Version) (x86 32bit) Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:23294 _ __ ___ ( ) |""| ___ _ __ |"""| __ ` |""| |"""| |"| |""| |"""| |""| _._ _ |""| |"""| |"| |""| |"""| |""| (__((_( |""| |"""| |"| |""| |"""| |""| \'-:--:-. "'''"''"'""'"""''"''''"""'""'""'~~~~~~'-----'~~~~ ldb I like the modern/anchient contrast of this drawing, here is another drawing based on the same principle, it is not as nice as your, but it fits better what I am used to see in real life: anchient building and new boats (also anchient boats now and then, but not daily). o_.-._ . . . |_.-._| . . . ' | . '. ' ^^^^^^^ :' ^^^ ^^^ | : : | ^^^ ^^^ .; o t o | |_| |_| |_| |_| | .. p p p | | .--++-. o t | : : .-. : : | .__|]_[]_'-...... | | | | \ o o o '=-=-=-! "'"''""'"""''''"'"''""'''~~~~~~~~\_____________|~~~~MC~~~~ Michele Cerulli In article , shedragon@lycos.com says... > > > >What is a demoscener? It's amazing how people (already in a small, >geeky group of ASCII artists) will try to narrow it down even more >into smaller and geekier groups. This was a friendly group, reading it >now it sounds like a stuck up bunch of ASCII snobs. Surely there are >some of you from the old bunch still around. Or did you get tired of >it and bail too? > >It's been awhile since I made anything new but I do visit the group >now and then. I still keep my pages up and I edit the ASCII art >category at Dmoz. If you submit it I will (eventually) list it. > >Laura, Proud to be an ordinary geeky ASCII artist. > > > , , > /\ |V| /\ > / ((")) *\ > \ |_/_\_/ / > \_(()))_/ > _/ \_ ldb > > > \_/ > --(_)-- > / \ > ,-, .----. > |-| /______\ __ __ > | | | __ | (())()) > | | | |><| | )( )( > .-''''''''''''-.-'''''''-. ldb > > > ,, .-. > || | ) ) > || | , '-' > || | | | > || '--' | > ,, || .----' > || | || | > | '---'| | > '------.| | _____ > ((_)) || | ( _ / /|\ \ > (o o) || | ))("), | | | | | > ____\_/___||_|_____((__^_))____________________\_\|/_/__ldb > > > ____ > /^\ / -- ) > / | \ (____/ > / | | \ / / > /_|_|_|_/ / > | / / > __ __ __ | / /__ __ __ >[ ]__[ ]__[ ]. / /[ ]__[ ]__[ ] >|__ ____/ /___ __| > | / .------ ) | > | / / / | > | / / / | >~~~~~~~~~~~~-----------~~~~~~~~ldb~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > _ > __ ___ ( ) > |""| ___ _ __ |"""| __ ` > |""| |"""| |"| |""| |"""| |""| _._ _ > |""| |"""| |"| |""| |"""| |""| (__((_( > |""| |"""| |"| |""| |"""| |""| \'-:--:-. > "'''"''"'""'"""''"''''"""'""'""'~~~~~~'-----'~~~~ ldb > > > , , > , /|_|\ , > /( ( @ @ ) )\ /| > //\ \ / /\\(( > // '-/'-'\-' \\)) > |( | (=) | )|( > \ (\\=//) /) > \|\|\/"""\/|/|/` ldb > > > > \_/ > --(_)-- > / \ |> v-v-v-v |> > , , /_\ | | /_\ > |\_/| | |'''''''''''| | |\ > (q p),-| | || _ || | |'-._ )) > \_/_(/| | |#| | | ) '-.___// > --w-w---'-'----'-'----'-'----------'-----------ldb--- > > > /\_/\ > /\ |6 6| /\ > / \ \<">/ / \ > / ,__`~)-(~___, \ > /.',-'`/_/`'-, '.\ > ,' \_\ ', > : \|\ ; > ', /|/ ,' > ldb '-,__\W\_,-)) > (( > ) > > ------------------------------------------------ > |> ...for you are > /_\ crunchy and taste > ( |\/| ._._|_|_._. good dipped in > ) .---._(qp) |_|_|#|_|_| chocolate. > (_(_,_(_,-^^ (( > ______________________))_____________________ldb > > > > >On Mon, 19 May 2003 16:03:46 GMT, Maija Haavisto > wrote: > >>Sun, 18 May 2003 05:56:30 +0200, "BoD" kirjoitti: > >>Please don't top post. > >Please don't bottom post, it's so fricking annoying. If I want to read >the old stuff I can scroll down for it. Why do you think blogs are set >up to have the newest post first, not last. >> >>There are several reasons why demosceners don't usually visit this group. >>They think their ASCII (which most of the time isn't even ASCII but ANSI >>or other extended characters) is real ASCII, while ours is not. Quite >>ridiculous, considering that ASCII art predated demoscene. They think >>creating logos requires real skill while we are just lamers. I've heard them >>call the style of mine and many others as "just some lame animals", newsgroup >>ASCII and Geocities ASCII (I think Joan is to thank for that). >>