05.05.2011 - Terrence Marks:

So, what have we been up to?

Firstly, the NamirDeiter.net bonus feature for this month is the Improv Poetry Night. Wondering what happens there? Galvin and Maurice might have decided not to go, but you can find out!

Secondly, we now have the ND Unlimited Emergency Broadcat System. We update the site news through Twitter. We've been looking for a way to do this through our phones for a while. Now if we can't get online because our router bricked, or because our power has been out for two days straight, or because Isabel's machine got taken out by a virus, then we can keep you updated on the status of things. Hopefully we won't have to use it, but considering that we've been through all of the above, it's possible. Now we'll be better able to keep you informed.

Thirdly, we're working on more poll questions. Turns out we're not quite as good at making polls as I thought. More to come soon, though. In the meantime, here's the results of:Spare Parts Main Cast: Who's your favorite?

Carl	9 (5%)
Todd	13 (7%)
Jeff	41 (23%)
Minerva	42 (23%)
Shandra	50 (27%)
Alisa	15 (8%)
Sonia	12 (7%)

04.24.2011 - Terrence Marks:

Comics may be late next week. Why?

On Thursday, I was driving down the freeway when the car in front of me kicked up a chunk of lumber. Hit my car right in the windshield, cracking it. Not a ding. Not a chip. Not a little thing that could wait until I had a day off of work. Huge spiraling cracks covering the whole thing.

(The smaller circles are about a foot in diameter - no, I did not toss a poorly wound bundle of wire onto my car...)

So on Friday, we got up early to get that taken care of. Woke up at 8 AM, called around, got it taken care of and worked until midnight. I was able to get it taken care of quickly and easily, and I'm glad of that. Makes me glad I put aside money for car maintenance. Also makes me glad I don't ride a motorcycle. But I spent two days very tired and in a foul mood.

On Saturday, a program claiming to be XP Internet Security 2011 went and installed itself on Isabel's machine. If you're not familiar with it, it's a very persistent thing that claims to find a variety of viruses on your computer. You can tell that your computer is in danger because this program will do its best to prevent you from doing anything - like working or uninstalling XP Internet Security 2011 - unless you pay them $30 to go away. Fortunately, we were able to get rid of it. So far. We think. We're still scanning her computer.

So I lost two days and Isabel lost one day to all this. Hopefully Sunday will be better.

04.22.2011 - Terrence Marks:

You Say it First Main Cast: Who's your favorite?

Brisbane	136 (37%)
Sofia	56 (15%)
Kimberly	143 (39%)
Sandra	28 (8%)
Patrick	2 (1%)

We're probably going to do these weekly from here on out, to make sure everyone has time to vote.

04.19.2011 - Terrence Marks:

Thank you all for voting in our first poll! Now up? Our second poll. I extended it an extra day, on account of some technical issues. We'll be doing these polls about twice a week most likely.

Question 1:Namir Deiter main cast: Who's your favorite?

Tipper	343 (29%)
Snickers	311 (27%)
Blue	257 (22%)
Joy	252 (22%)

Anyhow, Tipper won but it was a very close race. As I recall it, Blue took an early lead, leaving everyone but Tipper far behind. Then Snickers surged ahead. And as from about eight o'clock tonight onwards, it was anybody's race. Up now we've got the You Say it First Main Cast Popularity Contest. Please vote!

04.08.2011 - Terrence Marks:

Back in 1999, I got a whole bunch of cartoonists together to trade strips for the day. Biggest thing in webcomics at the time, at least until Big Panda got started. Unfortunately, I hosted it on my student account and it got lost after I graduated. I wrote about it last year, in more detail.

Everyone has changed hosts since then. I think maybe three of the original page's URLs still work, and four of the comics have completely disappeared from the Internet. I've managed to track down most of that remained. After years of absence, the 1999 April Fools Switch page is restored.

Now on to 2000's.

03.13.2011 - Terrence Marks:

Our latest storyline has ended over at NamirDeiter.net. So, you voted. Who is ND Unlimited's Year of the Rabbit Rabbit of the Year? Joy Satu, by a long shot. As you can see, she beat Kimberly by a long shot. An even longer shot if you include the votes she got as Silver_Blossom. Interestingly, Minerva came in first out of the Spare Parts crew, beating out six actual rabbits. But then, Dr. FF hasn't exactly shown up much lately. Happy Year of the Rabbit, everyone.

Joy Satu	201
None of these people (in Spare Parts) are rabbits	193
Kimberly Taylor-Adams	168
Isaac Telford	61
Sandra Windsor	59
Silver_Blossom	58
Mina Taylor	41
Nanda Taylor	41
Minerva	39
Sonia	30
Patrick Windsor	22
Jeff	21
Ms Taylor	18
Mr. Taylor	13
Lounge Guy #3	12
Todd	12
Jeremy Satu	11
Dr. Ferdinand Fitzgerald	11
Carl	2

02.02.2011 - Terrence Marks:

February's bonus comic over on NamirDeiter.net is the Year of the Rabbit Rabbit of the Year. You voted. See who won!*.

*: After the bonus story ends, mind you. Wouldn't be much fun if we just showed you a spreadsheet.