Ok, so you've had a week to take the test and tell me what you know about me. There are only two things all of you know, and that's that I'm Nilli from Sweden. Full score on those questions, well done!

But since you seemed to fail so much on the rest of the questions, I'll give you a quick summary of what you don't know.

1. As I said, most people call me Nilli. There's a story behind this name that most of you don't know. Years ago, ~vanilla-snow and I used to hang out in #pixelart and her friends called her vanilli. I realized that my real name (the one my mother gave me) could be altered in the same way, and we started calling each other "the nilli sis". I don't know if she still feels like a Nilli, but I do, so whenever I introduce myself online it's Nilli. And I don't have much of an offline life at all, so most people really do call me Nilli. Nobody failed this question.

2. My favorite type of pet would be a kitten. I've had a few kittens in my life, and nothing compares to the feeling I get when I hold a kitten close to my heart. Whenever I'm in the apartment/house of someone with cats I often spend more time on the floor with the pets than I do with the people I'm visiting. We'll be getting a kitten soon, I can't wait. 4 of you failed this question.

3. My boyfriend's online name is a type of flower. He goes by the name of the yellow rose, or ~YellowRoze as he spells it. 7 of you failed this question.

4. My occupation in July this year was... nothing. I was unemployed. I've been unemployed since February, to be honest. Except for a few weeks in October, and now I've been one week on my new job. 9 of you failed this question

5. I have one sister and two brothers. They're all older than me. My brothers are both truck drivers (one of them is studying computer science though, so he doesn't drive anything at the moment), and my sister is a technician working with water purification (making sure the whole city gets clean tap water). A whooping 13 of you failed this question (that's 68%) so I guess I don't mention them very often.

6. I live in Sweden. Nobody failed this question.

7. Last time I flew it was to visit `Zikes and meet up with `brokenboulevard in the United States of America, USA. Epic trip was epic. 4 of you failed this question.

8. The program I use for making most of my art is Photoshop. I'm not saying it's the best or anything, it's just the one I'm used to so it's the one where I can do the things I want to do. Only 2 of you failed this question.

9. When I first started identifying myself as an artist, it was as a pixel artist. There are still many remains in my gallery of my pixel art days, and my emoticonist spirit is an evolution of the pixel artist I used to be. Only 2 of you failed this question, which surprises me.

10. The dA symbol of my best friend is the elegant hat also known as a ` senior tick. It's funny, I don't even have to pick a best best friend for this answer, because I have a lot of great senior friends. `ginkgografix, `Zikes, `Synfull and `brokenboulevard are all really great people to know. 9 of you failed this question.

So there you have it, that's me.

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What you've all been waiting for is finally happening - an upgraded Zikes script! Most everyone who's been on dAmn has either used it or at least heard of it, the wonderful script that gives us access to thousands of custom emoticons. Most of you also know that it's been in a frozen state for over four months, with promises of a new epic Zikes v2 on the way.

Well, Zikes v2 won't happen. Instead, I give you Custom Little Over-Used Deviations, or The Emote CLOUD for short. It is a database that contains the entire Zikes script, and it's eager to be filled with all the emoticons you've been waiting to add for four months! But here's the best part of it all: unlimited codes per emoticon!

That's right - unlimited codes per emoticon!

So if there's an emoticon that you can never remember the "original" code for, go ahead and add its deviation ID (the numbers in the address bar) with a new code and watch the magic happen. There is a new rule here though, all new emoticons needs approval by two other deviants. So whenever you add a new emoticon, tell your friends to go to the website, search for the deviation ID or the code, and click the green button. If you're clever you can search for it yourself, copy the address in the address bar, and paste that link to your friends so all they have to do is click the vote button on the correct row. If you don't know whom to ask, feel free to pop into #EmoteCLOUD and fish for votes in there. Just remember to be nice, don't expect anyone to vote for something they don't actually like.


PLEASE NOTE!
The website is not finished and ugly as hell. I made it myself, aren't you all proud? SO! I recommend you use the new SuperdAmn script by `electricnet for all your custom emoticon needs, it includes alphabetical sorting of the entire list, and also searching for similar codes.


Are you a designer?
If you want to make the Emote CLOUD website pretty and user friendly, feel free to send me a design sketch. You will get full credit for the design. All you need to keep in mind is that I want it green (any shade of green), and the logo has to resemble a cloud made of emoticons.


Are you a scripter?
If you're good with JavaScript and want to create a script using this database, there is a FAQ entry just for you on the website (just search the page for "API"). If you release a script for public use, please let me know so that I can link to it from the website FAQ. `electricnet may be the first scripter to submit a script for this database (because we've been working together), but it's up to you if he'll also be the last.


Are you excited?
Give me an and go watch `electricnet so you can be among the first users of the new database. Install this script to make use of the Emote CLOUD database today!

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I don't normally do this (right?), but I decided to make a personal quiz. I would appreciate if you'd go to zachriel.funtest.net and answer the questions as best as you can. I don't think any of those questions are particularly hard, so if you've talked to me you should know most of it. But maybe I'm wrong and nobody will get anything right There are 10 questions and I think the best possible score is 100.


(Update: Correct answers will be posted here the last weekend of November)


On another note, I started a new job. Got my training for a couple of hours just before the weekend and I'll start properly tomorrow Monday. My job will be to listen to the same 3 minute recording over and over and over again for 4 hours a day (with a few minor details changed) to verify if the recordings are legally binding contracts. Telemarketers tend to cheat a lot, so they need someone to check up on them. What makes the job a great one is that I'll be answering directly to my boyfriend, and the pay is more than what I had for my last job.

If all goes well with this job I'll have plenty of cash next summer for flying places or spoiling visitors. If you want me to fly to you, or if you want to fly to my place, talk to me now and I'll see what we can do It would be epic to catch a proper devmeet some day.

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Update: The trivia event has already been. You missed it.

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#DesignsInterfaces is hosting a trivia event, starting in 15 minutes, to celebrate the opening of the new club ~interfaceSPACE for everyone who likes interfaces. There will be great prizes, such as year subscriptions.

Read the News Article for more information, but hurry up and get into #DesignsInterfaces as soon as possible! It starts in 15 minutes and ends about an hour later. Come on in!

To join, just click this link: #DesignsInterfaces

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Ahh. Starting to feel like myself again. Depressed and worthless. Don't you just love winter?



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