I ran my company "DDS - Dunfield Development Services" for about 30 years, then in 2019 I effectively died - When I "came back" my wife wanted me to retire and I agreed with her.

But... I had to do SOMETHING with all the nice graphics that had been created for the companies web site, stationary and other material... so...
I'm using the smallest/simplest "Page title" one as my Vogons avatar (for now, it may change to something a little cooler someday)

I chose mine because its probably the most misunderstood version of Windows nobody ever heard of.

RandomStranger wrote on Yesterday, 17:50:

gmaverick2k wrote on Yesterday, 17:16:

I used to watch anime and game a lot. Went cold turkey, just a reminder not to do that again...

Not to watch anime and game a lot again or not to go cold turkey again?

both

Jasin Natael wrote on Yesterday, 16:26:

Mine is a reference to the book series 'The Wheel of Time' by Robert Jordan.

I've not read the series yet - although I do have them and have "high hopes".

I liked the books by Brandon Sanderson, and when I saw that he had finished the "Wheel Of Time" series after Robert died, I knew I had to check them out.

I just haven't gotten a "round tuit" yet... (there was a bit of a delay - sadly one of the {very few} advantages to "severe brain injury" is that a lot of the stuff you once liked becomes "like new"- I've been working though Brandons works again) ... but WOT is defiantly on my list!

Boohyaka wrote on Yesterday, 17:20:

Reading the first page of this post, looks like you're doing your own designs so maybe it was your own creation?

Well in this case it's more Yuki Takahashi's creation (the first page of this thread was 12 years ago!!). HOWEVER if you zoom in real close and have some early 3d card eyes, you may notice this avatar was rendered on a PowerVR PCX2.

Mine is a clip I borrowed out of "The Transformers" Season 1 Episode 2 - "Roll For It" . Definitely one of the most hilarious and absurd episodes of the original series, and this was a moment from the show that is absolutely perfect for VOGONS. Chip Chase was sent an "Anti-Matter Formula" through the telephone lines to his ridiculously-over-sophisticated-for-1984 computer (which he'd just been using to control a Transformer remotely...). He apparently then copies it to a floppy disk. When he realizes that the Decepticons have arrived to steal the formula from him, he says that he has memorized the formula (all of it, somehow... without being at the computer) and then decides that the best way to keep it safe is to destroy the disk. He then proceeds to tear a 5 1/4" floppy up with his bare hands.

Shortly after he shreds the disk, Ravage enters the room... and then we are gifted with one of the most hilarious things that any animation studio has ever decided to actually leave in the final cut of a cartoon. I won't spoil it.

https://youtu.be/7eFZuvZ99NY?t=674

I recommend just watching the whole episode. It's amazing.

The Transformers is something I watched a bit as a kid in the 90s, and I had some (second hand) toys, but I didn't really become a big fan until about 10 years ago. That was when my wife and I realized the original show was pure comedic gold while actually having some pretty good writing and very elaborate (and often massively broken) animation. We've watched the whole series through a few times since then. There are so so so many quotable lines, and sites like TF Wiki make watching it even more enjoyable. I love watching an episode and then going back and seeing if all of the animation errors, plot holes or brain-dead actions of characters are listed in the wiki. It's also interesting to get some background and to see how different studios produced episodes of, erm... "varying quality" .... to get them out the door on time.

But yeah... that's why my avatar is what it is. Also, it represents how we sometimes feel while working on a retro project that is not going well. 😁

I remember going to the cinema to watch Transformers The Movie on its release day back in '86
Watch the cartoons, read the comics, played with the toys...
Then they killed the idea of it with the recent movies.

leileilol wrote on Today, 02:15:

Boohyaka wrote on Yesterday, 17:20:

Reading the first page of this post, looks like you're doing your own designs so maybe it was your own creation?

Well in this case it's more Yuki Takahashi's creation (the first page of this thread was 12 years ago!!). HOWEVER if you zoom in real close and have some early 3d card eyes, you may notice this avatar was rendered on a PowerVR PCX2.

Do you have some kind of history of your avatars? I'm talking about an older one of yours that I really liked but my memory of it is quite fuzzy. I just associated it with your account name 😀
Archive.org apparently didn't capture those, and I'd love to see it again! If not, no big deal 😁

We still talking about forum avatars here?

Well the current one I have now is pixel art I commissioned Ratte back in 2023 because I wanted both actual pixel art and something a bit more neutral / non threatening than me pulling a "Sean Connery's About To Shoot You" trope.