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# NEW IMAGE CHALLENGE: DESKTOP ICON ART


This week's challenge is to make a picture using the icons on your desktop, like the example from thescotsman above. Or thereabouts.

Challenge inspired by this image, suggested by rob, and voted for by YOU.
(I helped save b3ta! Fraser has joined the Moomins., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:04, archived)
# How many of you bastards are now making a cock out of folders on your desktop?
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:08, archived)
# Isn't that the way everyone here keeps their folders anyway?
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:13, archived)
# Acute mind wee wee!
(I helped save b3ta! Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:17, archived)
# twenty
and that's just me
(I helped save b3ta! The Twisted Omentum vidi vici veni, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:28, archived)
# I'm not
I'm making my cock into an icon!
(I helped save b3ta! riverghost servicing your mum since, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:52, archived)
[challenge entry] I have no icons.
(I helped save b3ta! ClanSoul, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:12, archived)
# And I voted for nothing.
(I helped save b3ta! ClanSoul, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:14, archived)
# I only got
a bin on mine =(
(I helped save b3ta! Steerable_forehead Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration,don't fail me now, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:14, archived)
# I have 6 icons
(OneForTheRoad man under glass, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:28, archived)
# I only have the recycle bin
which I lovingly try to position appropriately in the scene.

Not sure that qualifies though.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:33, archived)
# ^ this
It's taken me YEARS of fighting my natural messiness, and finally an upgrade to Windows 7, to reach no icon nirvana.
(I helped save b3ta! the wub - guide onion for the blind, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:37, archived)
# Not even Gary Glitter?
(I helped save b3ta! riverghost servicing your mum since, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:51, archived)
# I have Linpus Linux Lite.
(I helped save b3ta! xihpete A neutrino walks straight through a bar, with v>c., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:08, archived)
# It's never Linpus.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:35, archived)
# democracy is a fucking retard
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:17, archived)
# ^^THIS^^
Yet another challenge I can't do as it involves being able to "draw" (which I'm SHIT at).

*Waits for next week's challenge*
(Stashie is plotting against his blender on, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:20, archived)
#
draw Place things in a certain place.

Now, how do I turn off auto arrange?
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:22, archived)
# Ph.D? pfft
Go to

Start

Shutdown

Then click Shutdown

Then lock yourself in a bin.
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:24, archived)
# HEY! HOW DO I GET OUT OF THIS LOCKED BIN?
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:25, archived)
# Ph.D.?
I have the key.

I'm now working on a hole in the bin, into which I shall be pissing.
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:27, archived)
# Good, I am getting thirsty in this HOT LOCKED BIN!
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:28, archived)
# Then takes photos as proof.
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:25, archived)
#
View Untick Auto-arrange.

...Is untick even a word?
(I helped save b3ta! Hokerou, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:25, archived)
# What I'm saying Redsushi is....
It involves being physically creative. The good thing about photoshopping is it meets you half way, the images are already out there, you've just got to cut them up & piece them together. This challenge involves actual artistic ability.

Sorry to bitch on, *climbs off soapbox*
(Stashie is plotting against his blender on, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:31, archived)
# it requires building a picture from desktop icons
rather than drawing. I like drawing.

but, meh. it doesn't matter, the challenge doesn't suit everyone.

just a bit odd having a challenge where the first image is quite so formidable.

I'm going to be spending more time wanking and crying this week, I can tell.
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:23, archived)
# So no change for you then ;)
ZING!
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:26, archived)
# POW!
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:27, archived)
# Everybody loved the idea, though. Clearly.
www.b3ta.com/questions/imagechallenge/post573769
(I helped save b3ta! ClanSoul, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:23, archived)
# haha
rob, the tyrant cunt
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:25, archived)
# Hahahaha!
(I helped save b3ta! wuffle, the b3ta bunny 's flea collar isn't working on, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:46, archived)
# hahaha, good times.
(I helped save b3ta! Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:18, archived)
# I don't have a desk!
(I helped save b3ta! riverghost servicing your mum since, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:20, archived)
# Anybody still have the link to the website this image came from?
not that I want to pretend anything from there is mine of course
(I helped save b3ta! wuffle, the b3ta bunny 's flea collar isn't working on, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:21, archived)
# Your wish is my command wuffles....
gizmodo.com/383942/desktop-clutter-art-a-go+go
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:25, archived)
# It would be awesome if more than 3 people would actually make some like that.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:27, archived)
# I personally like the idea.
It would mean people making more of an effort.

Well, hopefully anyway ;)
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:28, archived)
# there are plenty of people on the internets with fuck all better to do
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:29, archived)
# Yeah, but lots of those who hang around here don't make that much actual effort with the image challenge.
If I could figure out how to change my background without crashing my laptop I'd enter.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:31, archived)
# I right click set a 20mb image of some spacey nebular thing as the background.
It looks pretty but now the display settings crashes everytime I want to change it.
I don't know how to without losing the spacey image. Does anyone know the file where the desktop images are kept?
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:35, archived)
# Actually asking for help here.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:40, archived)
# What Operating System have you got?
There might be some way to reset the desktop automatically?
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:42, archived)
# XP, I could probably right click save as desktop, but I don't want to lose my pretty space one.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:43, archived)
# Did you set it as a desktop direct from firefox or from a downloaded image?
I'll replicate what you did and see what happens.

I assume you did a search for the file already?
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:45, archived)
# Direct from firefox. It's a very big image.
I don't know the name of the file, I could try searching for all pictures over a certain size. I didn't think of that.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:47, archived)
# I have a feeling that the image is renamed anyway
but searching for large images might work.
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:52, archived)
# Check here
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox

But replace "User" with whatever your computer profile's name is.
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:56, archived)
# Kk.
edit: Whey-hey, found it!
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:59, archived)
# That's a million pounds you owe me.
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:01, archived)
# I have 27p and a button.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:21, archived)
# I'm only going to take 25p and leave the button
I prefer to shear the sheep than kill it.
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:23, archived)
# It didn't work.
I might just have to set as wallpaper over it and see what happens.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:57, archived)
# How did you know I use firefox?
*eyes narrow*
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:48, archived)
# "Actually asking for help here."
Needy AND suspicious. I'm going to stop stalking you unless you quit this shit.
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:53, archived)
# *sits in corner and cries*
*checks corners for spies*
*cries some more*
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:20, archived)
# No one in this corner
but us chickens.
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:26, archived)
# It'll be in a temporary directory somewhere, probably the Firefox one...
Just look for the dirty great big jpeg and you're there.
(I helped save b3ta! Sonic James Doom forgetting the date since... umm..., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:56, archived)
# if you had a lolmac i could help.
but i imagine you're on a lolpc, so i can't
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:44, archived)
#
:(
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:45, archived)
# Thankies, Whoop :)
(I helped save b3ta! wuffle, the b3ta bunny 's flea collar isn't working on, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:35, archived)
# hahaha
(I helped save b3ta! drbroon abloooobloobloo, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:28, archived)
# well.........this will be fun........
(Rattlehead all time with the gay, forever touching, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:25, archived)
# do i smell a deleted thread?
(I helped save b3ta! weaver., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:27, archived)
# No
That was me. Soory.
(I helped save b3ta! riverghost servicing your mum since, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:53, archived)
[challenge entry]


Click for bigger (68 kb)
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:27, archived)
# lolmac
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:28, archived)
# indeed
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:29, archived)
# I actually have no pc/mac preference, I just wanted to conform.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:40, archived)
# You've had that one ready to go for a few months, I'd say
Safe in the knowledge that your time would come, your time would come :)
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:33, archived)
# *CLICKS* viciously!!!!!
(Stashie is plotting against his blender on, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:42, archived)
# We have a winner!
(I helped save b3ta! wuffle, the b3ta bunny 's flea collar isn't working on, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:45, archived)
# Haha
Get ready for a week of this!
(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 23:04, archived)
# this is full of fucking WIN!
:D

Hello Micto
(I helped save b3ta! op op op op op I stink therfore I spam, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 9:55, archived)
# What is WIN? I don't like it.
(PintOfGuinness, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 19:34, archived)
# Bang on the money
Can't argue with that...
(Ghandi's Firewall - protecting your computer in a non-violent way on, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 0:23, archived)
# This competition entry lacks imagination.
Fuck off to some other board you retard.
(I helped save b3ta! caldini Have you seen my polar bear?, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 14:32, archived)
# I'm not
going to do anything of the sort.
(OneForTheRoad man under glass, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:30, archived)
# going well this compo
isn't it?
(I helped save b3ta! spesh., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:38, archived)
# arf...usually a flurry of activity by now........maybe a slow starter
:D
(I helped save b3ta! Elvis impersonator, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:40, archived)
# The one plus of this compo is that it will be very hard to do quick and dirty efforts.
Okay I may be underestimating the retardedness of some, but in general this needs some time and effort. I reckon we'll get the best entries in a few days.

It might all work out okay :)
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:44, archived)
# Okay I may be underestimating the retardedness of some...
See my post below.
(MrGiggleBollocks less giggle, more bollocks, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:45, archived)
# *high fives*
:)
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:06, archived)
# Oho, a challenge!
*goes off to do something quick, dirty and retarded*
(I helped save b3ta! Crystal Magnet Like a diamond geezer, but better, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:46, archived)
# Just like a normal day round these parts ;)
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:59, archived)
# I just started an entry
but got very bored very quickly

'right click + new folder' x 1000000000000000 = kill me now
(I helped save b3ta! spesh., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:49, archived)
# that's pretty much what i meant by
its hard to do quick and dirty efforts
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:10, archived)
[challenge entry]
(MrGiggleBollocks less giggle, more bollocks, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:44, archived)
# i dont even own a computer you insensitive slob!
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:46, archived)
[challenge entry] Go fuck yourself
(I helped save b3ta! prodigy69 broke b3ta and made everyone leave, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:46, archived)
# B3ta called
It thinks you're a twat. We all took the call.
(I helped save b3ta! riverghost servicing your mum since, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:51, archived)
# People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan https://twitter.com/VomitingLarry, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:26, archived)
#

(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:49, archived)
# HAHAH
Oh muh guh, wuh duh fuh.
(I helped save b3ta! xihpete A neutrino walks straight through a bar, with v>c., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 21:58, archived)
# FUCK
(I helped save b3ta! mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:02, archived)
# Strong breeze out today :)
(I helped save b3ta! Prequal This is serious business. Very serious., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:03, archived)
[challenge entry] .


Click for bigger (110 kb)
(I helped save b3ta! TheMattInAHat has a particular... odour..., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:05, archived)
# hahaha
can you tell me why you used 'grab'? has it got spanky features i should be aware of?

i normally just use cmd-shift-4
(I helped save b3ta! mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:10, archived)
# No real reason
I've always used it. Bit of a pain TBH - it saves as a TIFF as default...
(I helped save b3ta! TheMattInAHat has a particular... odour..., Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:38, archived)
[challenge entry] Fuck off with this "voted for by YOU!" bullshit
it got maybe 5 votes. I doubt any of them were from people who will make an image.
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan https://twitter.com/VomitingLarry, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:27, archived)
# HAHAHAHA!
(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Wed 25 Nov 2009, 22:32, archived)