Okay, recent events have convinced me to start this up. Many of us traverse the internet at large and find tons of funny and clever lines.
This is for the best of them. The creme de la creme of ridiculous batshit insane posts. The stuff that simply must be shared for it is too god damned crazy not to.
Starting this off, Olguin finds:
From: fallenstar | Posted: 11/18/2004 12:50:46 PM | Message Detail
This argument doesn't make sense. Superman would obviously beat Batman using his exsphere.
Unless of course you gave Batman all his items so he can use the anti superman spray and easily win.
And of course there are those who say that Goku can beat both of them easily using his Omnislash, but don't listen to them!
Dracos
Oh the stories I could share of dumb posts I've seen online.
How about "She could kill over a thousand in the first hour". -Some person on how Batgirl could defeat an army of 10,000 orcs all by herself. :)
"I really respect them, but the consumer really loses," one analyst told GameSpot. "EA is both evil and really smart."
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/12/13/news_6114977.html
Not exactly stupid, but funny none the less.
The fun one has with spelling mistakes.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-rogue&t=33367&p=1&tmp=1#post33367
Ah, I see I don't troll WoW forums alone. :)
Quoted, since it'll undoubtedly be deleted:
Quote1. Is it "Wrong" To think your cousin is hot? | 12/24/2004 8:03:48 PM PST
Well.. she is technically my 3rd cousin. I really think she is hot. I dont care if you think im disqusting or w/e it may be. We are not blood related at all. Does this disturb anyone?
How is this 'General' discussion for an MMORPG? O_o?
Anyway, until it's gone, the link: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=492920&p=1&tmp=1#post492920
Ooh, SR has an IotD topic now? Heh...beware the addictiveness of this topic. Beware!!
*skips merrily off*
For real fun find someplace with a mix of DBZ and Superman fans and then ask "Who's stronger out of Goku and Superman?" and watch the sparks and bad quotes fly. Most comic forums fit this bill thanks to the popularity of anime and manga nowadays.
Another gem from the WoW forums:
Quote1. Why I cancelled my WoW account | 12/28/2004 6:51:57 PM PST
I recently cancelled my account on WoW, largely because of the violation of my right to privacy that is a built-in feature of the game. I expect that I'm in the minority in even thinking about this, but privacy rights are very important to me and I am unwilling to compromise them.
The "add friends" option allows any player in the game to trivially monitor the comings and goings of any other player. I enjoy meeting other players in the game, but I've played long enough now that when I log in about 30 people send messages saying hello. This is disturbing -- before I've even had a chance to sit down at my desk, everyone and their brother knows exactly what I'm doing in real life.
Blizzard provides a "do not disturb" flag that absolutely misses the essential point. It's irritating to be deluged with messages from friends, but they are after all friends and I can just ask them to leave me in peace. The greater point is that people I don't even know can monitor when I play the game. Indeed, they can monitor exactly where I go in the virtual world using the /who command! Going /dnd doesn't change any of that one bit.
I have a job, a family, and other obligations. I like to take a little time to play Warcraft, but I am quite sure that a lot of people would prefer I were attending to their needs rather than play a computer game. As long as those people can track my use of the game so easily, it just doesn't make sense for me to continue my subscription. I'll go back to reading quietly in real life cafes, where at least my privacy is under my own control.
He forgot about the security cameras big brother installed in the cafes. ^^
Okay. That one just set the standard for me. How dare someone say "hello" to me when I'm playing a videogame?!! Remind me never to play a game with people who have crunchy peanuts for brains.
That's actually more of a legitimate complaint than you may think. I know some people who run large websites found that they would get 40-50 IMs with questions as soon as they signed on to AIM. If this guy is being messaged by 30 people at once, then I can understand the frustration (I find six conversations fairly challenging to keep up with, myself). Granted, I haven't played WoW, so it depends how it's implemented (30 poppup windows AIM-style would be annoying, for instance, but a message ticker would be easy enough to ignore).
Tells and whispers are inline (but purple, instead of white) with general chat. I think the point is that he didn't bother telling all of the people who he seemed to get to like him, "Leave me alone!"
And as far as tracking movements IN GAME, who gives a rip? I mean, okay, so I'm wandering around X part of the landscape right now in a fantasy world. What difference does that mean to anyone? Hell, if I got a stalker in a game I could just log off.
QuoteVelsper56: http://www.yamabuki.sakura.ne.jp/%7Eilek-vad/hpl/cg/index.htm
Velsper56: ELDER GOD-TANS WEBSITE
Yuthirin: :O
Yuthirin: :O
Yuthirin: :O
Velsper56: That is my gift to you!
Velsper56: :p
Yuthirin: *loves you*
Velsper56: :D
http://zip.4channel.org/v/imgboard.php?res=25782
Speaks for itself, really.
Names changed to protect the innocent. Also, some sensitive corporate info has been removed -- this is from my company's internal Customer Service/Tech Support chat:
peter: Batman?..he has nothing on the Green Lantern
caylen: debateable. There's only been one (technically 3) batmen, but roughly 35 green lanterns.
peter: 35 to 3 ...I like those odds
caylen: not if your against batman. i mean, does the green lantern have a grappling hook? or a butler?
caylen: uh, you're
peter: he has a cool ring
caylen: yeah, that needs RECHARGING
caylen: batman doesnt even sleep!
mark: holy smokes batman
LEGENDS OF BATMAN!
Oh that's nothing, you should see what some people believe Batman can do. Everything from take down Superman without kryptonite to slaughter entire armies singlehandedly. Heck, people believe this about the whole bat family. *Points to my first post in this thread about the killing of over a thousand orcs on the first day thing for Batgirl's ability to singlehandedly slaughter over 10,000 orcs according to some people* Somehow Batman has become the Batgod. :D
Quote from: "Celisasu"Oh that's nothing, you should see what some people believe Batman can do. Everything from take down Superman without kryptonite to slaughter entire armies singlehandedly. Heck, people believe this about the whole bat family. *Points to my first post in this thread about the killing of over a thousand orcs on the first day thing for Batgirl's ability to singlehandedly slaughter over 10,000 orcs according to some people* Somehow Batman has become the Batgod. :D
Blame Justice League and the need to have Bats be completely out of his element for the sake of bad crossovers. His character has been mangled by that and the Bat Army they insist on saddling him with - he's turned from what you might see in Batman: The Animated Series(I know, I know, but it is the best example offhand.) into a freakish, godly planning SUPER BATGENERAL. After all, how else could he even hope to keep up with the metahumans like Green Lantern, Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, etc al?
The new Batgirl isn't helping, either, but that's a rant for another day.
Quote from: "Celisasu"*Points to my first post in this thread about the killing of over a thousand orcs on the first day thing for Batgirl's ability to singlehandedly slaughter over 10,000 orcs according to some people* Somehow Batman has become the Batgod. :D
That's actually the main reason I posted it here. ;)
http://www.rpgamer.com/news/mmo/2005/hh010605.html
Go to the letters.
Read.
This is good stuff.
Dracos
Worth reading for the BS meter alone.
Quote from: "Bjorn"Worth reading for the BS meter alone.
Seconded. I need to get that .gif or applet or whatever it is.
Quote from: "Anastasia"Quote from: "Bjorn"Worth reading for the BS meter alone.
Seconded. I need to get that .gif or applet or whatever it is.
Here you are: http://www.rpgamer.com/news/mmo/images/bsmeter.gif
homogenized !ii0adfjW7Q 01/08/05(Sat)06:08 No.29473
"Everybody's a fag except me."
- Everyone
I'm gonna sue them cause their game sucks! It's fraud! (http://www.cad-forums.com/showthread.php?t=29280)
SMAP 01/10/05(Mon)17:06 No.36865
Back in the day, not everyone knew about this here thing called the 'internet'. Why, I remember a time when we had to use telephones and yell the data bits across the phone line. If you wanted to upgrade your modem, you yelled faster. But you whippersnappers today wouldn't understand the kind of hard work that we put into internet culture back then, you lazy good-for-nothings.
I'm not sure this is quite dumb enough to qualify.
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=128816&n=26
It's in reply to someone pointing out why they don't find a Star Wars/Ranma/Techi/Sailor Moon cross credible.
Or perhaps the author's defense of his work.
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=128816&n=35
No fair cheating, Edward. Stupidity is abundant over there. :(
Internet columnist finds internet content to not be compelling.
http://news.com.com/2010-1071-5517695.html?tag=yt
Readers agree, and he gets smeared all over the discussion forum.
On a slightly more serious note: Idiot! AHAHAHAHA!
Ye gods, if people like that get to write for CNET . . .
The Addventure keeps on givin', doesn't it?
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=128816&n=25
Thanks for linking me to that two minutes outta bed, Panda!
Hey, that's the intelligent part of the thread.
The counterpoints are "Waaah, you said mean things." and "Go read something else."
Quote from: "Edward"Hey, that's the intelligent part of the thread.
The counterpoints are "Waaah, you said mean things." and "Go read something else."
Well, gee. This has certainly restored my faith in humanity and it's innate intelligence!
..sigh..
My brain weeps.
Heh. It is Anime Addventure.
Speaking of which -
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=70904&n=11
Fiend.
I cry tears of blood and rage.
Mostly of blood, as this causes my brain to attempt suicide on reading.
My faith in humanity was shattered long long ago. Every day someone continues to hammer another nail into the coffin.
So I woke up this morning feeling absolutely horrible. Everything, fever, headache, achy joints, phlegm, the works. I wobbled like an old lady out of the bathroom were I had emptied to contents of my stomach not long ago. My ear was bothering me, too. I have this chronic ear infection that WON'T GO AWAY GOSHDERNIT, and it was busy telling me it hated my guts by pounding horribly.
When ones feels so ill there's nothing to do but have a good cry, so I did. Mom gave me herbal tea, and I went to sleep. Woke up not long ago, and I feel better. Now my mom is telling me to go clean my room.
*wanders off*
Quote from: "StormDragon"So I woke up this morning feeling absolutely horrible.
Sorry. My bad.
Shouldn't post while I'm so contagious. -_-
Here you all go: America's Army Threatens Gamers (http://forum.americasarmy.com/viewtopic.php?p=1569358&sid=bfb74fe6b9ef5ae48a1a9878318aa8e7#1569358).
All those fawning comments after this dev's post seem to be missing an important point - it's a game. He's going off on this mad rampage about cyber crime and the army's property, when people are
cheating in a
game.
Quoten the early 1940's, Japan learned an important lesson – "let the sleeping giant lie." We may not react swiftly, but when we do it's with unstoppable force.
And this. This made me sick.
Quote from: "baka-ken"And this. This made me sick.
Post-of-the-day material, my friend. Post-of-the-day material.
Though, anyone who reads slashdot probably already knew about it. <_<
Eh, Postbot doesn't tell me about posts on Slashdot.
Nice find. Crazy fucks.
Dracos
1. Is the link supposed to require an account to view?
2. People read Slashdot? My goodness.
Quote from: "Anastasia"1. Is the link supposed to require an account to view?
2. People read Slashdot? My goodness.
1. It didn't, when Brian first posted it. Dunno what's changed since. Maybe it's not a live thread anymore.
2. Well, someone has to make up for the /. admins not reading /.
Quote from: "Anastasia"1. Is the link supposed to require an account to view?
It didn't yesterday. But it was linked on Slashdot, so I think they decided that would be a good cautionary measure.
Quote from: "Anastasia"2. People read Slashdot? My goodness.
I only read the articles. :D
I was going to try and find a mirror of the text for you to read, since I don't have a login for that site (and am still waiting on the confirmation from the forums to get in). Instead, I offer you this:
QuoteInmate 1: What are you in for?
Inmate 2: First degree murder, but I'll be out in 4 more years. What about you?
Inmate 1: I cheated in a video game, which was technically misusing US Army property. I'll be in here for a long time.
Inmate 2: Daaaaaaaaaaamn.
Quote from: "Anastasia"2. People read Slashdot? My goodness.
I do, but it's a seasonal thing at best. Roughly speaking, the ability to mod posts up means that the intelligent stuff comes to the front (usually...barring +5 funny and you can give a -5 modifier to funny in order to not see /. humor). In other words, regardless of the average reader intelligence, only the good stuff gets filtered out, so it ends up seeming quite above average. It also eliminates a reasonable amount of bias often found in news sites, in that the editors can post something with a stupid spin on it without noticing, and several people will make posts tearing the argument to pieces.
The downside, and why I don't hang out there more often, is that it's really a news site,
not a message board. You simply can't start a debate about something that hasn't been reported today, and some subjects are just always deemed off-topic, will never have a story about them, and get modded down as soon as they appear.
*sifts through her medication that she has to take regularly*
....
*breaks down into pained sobs*
Uh, Storm. Post of the Day is for funny/stupid posts we find around the net.
That would go in the bitterness topic. ^^;
Please try and keep the comedy/idiocy thread clean for Comedy Idiocy. =)
Such as me being a pompus ass and linking me handing Parn his ass over:
http://board.rpgamer.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?s=41e852ca478bffff;act=ST;f=16;t=9955;st=20
Summary:"Oh no, there's no intelligent discussion to be found on the internet!"
Dracos
The amazing antics of the WoW forums continue (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=822738&p=1&tmp=1#post822738).
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/01/16/nailgun.accident.ap/index.html
I assume that this goes here.
On a side note the main page still says that irc.nabiki.com is the chat server.
That should probally be updated.
Thanks for the reminder. I'll fix that today.
Dracos
Once more, I return from the lands of dread (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=948260&p=1&tmp=1#post948260).
If you tire of Wow, here's news: Christians criticize Spongebob for promoting tolerance of homosexuality (http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/20/sponge.bob.reut/index.html).
Hey, look! Humans being fucking retarded!
Quote from: "Yuthirin"Hey, look! Humans being fucking retarded!
/me WHAPS Yuth.
BAD Yuth! BAD!
No ECBing the entire thread!
Quote from: "Brian"Once more, I return from the lands of dread (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=948260&p=1&tmp=1#post948260).
"Mooo! My server farm has cows."
Idiot complains about mod insisting on posts being spellchecked and asks mod to delete all his Anime Addventure posts.
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=130648&n=7
I'd take him up on it, KL
I second Edward's suggestion, or at least get Bast to add a spellchecker link for those making episodes.
Why should Bast add a spellchecker link? Idiots who won't spellcheck their stuff still won't spellcheck their stuff.
True enough, however, now there won't be the 'It's too much effort to spellcheck' arguement anymore. Idiots will appear to be idiots even to other idiots. And a good flamewar on the Addventure is always entertaining.
Quote from: "Edward"Idiot complains about mod insisting on posts being spellchecked and asks mod to delete all his Anime Addventure posts.
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=130648&n=7
I'd take him up on it, KL
No, no, I'm pretty sure PsyckoSama fell of the bed that morning or something. He doesn't make such complaints usually. Let's not be spiteful. Love and peace.
Quote from: "thepanda"And a good flamewar on the Addventure is always entertaining.
Well, this was hardly a flamewar, but... yeah, I'll stand by that sentiment.
Anyway, this is the sort of thing that keeps me from having enough free time to get writing done on the AA. I was hoping to revise the thread I did last month and link it to here (and incidentally contribute
something worthwhile as fanfiction moderator here). Beating down stupidity day-by-day just takes so much out of my creative output. I'm still waiting to see if Dark Phoneix will confirm whether or not that fellow a few days ago was stealing his nick.
Edit: reworded some things, but Dracos responded before I finished.
But Spite! =P
Dracos
Work, Work, Work...sixteen tons...
It does so.
Which is why it's generally not a good idea to play martyr and why you're told so often to let it go.
It's exhausting trying to tend to folks being really petulant kids and when it comes down to it, most tend to find it not worth the real bother. =)
You might, but at the same time, I hope you recognize what you're spending of yourself to do so.
Dracos
Quote from: "KLSymph"Anyway, this is the sort of thing that keeps me from having enough free time to get writing done on the AA.
Which leads me to ask why do you do it in the first place? You work your butt off trying to make the Anime Addventure something other than a festering pit and in return they are ungrateful and insulting.
Quote from: "KLSymph"I was hoping to revise the thread I did last month and link it to here (and incidentally contribute something worthwhile as fanfiction moderator here).
Perhaps you should post your fiction here first.
Quote from: "KLSymph"Beating down stupidity day-by-day just takes so much out of my creative output.
So is it worth it for you? I'm seeing a lot of time and effort on your part, but I'm not seeing what you get out of it.
Quote from: "Edward"Which leads me to ask why do you do it in the first place? You work your butt off trying to make the Anime Addventure something other than a festering pit and in return they are ungrateful and insulting.
Most of what I do, I do to see if I can. I wanted to see if I can improve the AA, even before I became a moderator, since I don't really write much anyway. Or we can go with the concrete historical reason, which was so that Ranger doesn't have to do it. ^^
And it's not as bad as you say. They aren't ungrateful and insulting, usually. Mostly, I am ignored. I can go away for months and nobody notices (I've done it). Same for Bast!, really. Took maybe seven months before someone (singular) commented on how he hadn't appeared recently.
Quote from: "Edward"Perhaps you should post your fiction here first.
But I do! This is the only place I ever post anything that isn't AA related. Besides, AA is decent practice space, even if I've given up^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H never expected to get good C&C there.
Quote from: "Edward"So is it worth it for you? I'm seeing a lot of time and effort on your part, but I'm not seeing what you get out of it.
It's like training patience. Or an experiment on how long it takes for me to snap. As for is it worth it? I still think it's worth what I spend on it. And anyway, I am still slowly but surely working to improve it all. Like the stuff I did today, for instance. Hopefully Bast! get's around to announcing it today or tomorrow.
We have a winner.
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/index.html
It's the most recent entry for What's New.
Some brain trust attempted to download the entire Anime Addventure today.
Quoteevery episode, every option, the tree view from every episode, every comment list and every comment
Hiliarity ensues at Anime Addventure.
Anyway, here's a nugget of zen-like wisdom for you all from Gamefaqs.
From: Menthus | Posted: 1/24/2005 11:46:42 AM | Message Detail
Rape sure is popular these days. I blame the internet.
Holy...!
You did it!
You actually added a spellchecker to the AA!
My mind has dificulty grasping the concept of someone actually acting on advice I've given. I feel... special. But in a good way. ~_^
You might think adding a spellchecker to the AA is great, but all I know is that ever since we did so, stuff has been breaking all over the place.
It's terrible.
Are you certain it wasn't the web stripper's fault?
Don't know the "why", just the "what". I doubt stuff is breaking because of the spellchecker (since I did write it to be mostly disconnected from the AA), but since we're doing other significant internal changes at the moment, I don't think it's simply the fault of that one downloader.
Hm. Sounds frustrating.
At least you can take it out on goku now, though. ^^
Sony to public: "Our product's badly built? Well, that's your problem." (http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/24/news_6116985.html)
Gah, I should've linked that here yesterday. I was rantin' all over 'bout it.
Dracos
Quote from: "Brian"Sony to public: "Our product's badly built? Well, that's your problem." (http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/24/news_6116985.html)
Consumer: It doesn't work right.
Sony: It's beautiful.
Consumer: It doesn't work right.
Sony: It's beautiful.
Consumer: I want my money back
Sony: It's beautiful.
Wow... no wonder I can't get ahead in business.
Quote
Consumer: It doesn't work right.
Sony: It's beautiful.
Consumer: It doesn't work right.
Sony: It's beautiful.
Consumer: I want my money back
Sony: It's beautiful.
How many people would have bought the things in the first place if they looked ugly? Especially if you consider how consumer trends work in Asia and that in a few years people will just go buy something else anyway, it's not profitable for a Japanese company to worry about improving how well their product works after certain point.
Miao:
Eh. The turn around for handhelds, according to the most recent figures, is 5 or so years. Console's are about the same, and sony has shown a history of going ahead and completely redesigning the system towards the end of that cycle just to go ahead and try and grab a few thousand more sales off of it. So definitely, this isn't a company that shys away from tossing in a good deal of work late in the game.
Looking over it, that really doesn't look like a 'mistake' from an engineer's perspective. That would've been clearly visible in their CADs long before they even started building it.
It wasn't a question of 'improving' versus 'not improving'. That was something they could see at the design phase and decided it was better to keep in. They made a thinking decision that it would be better to be a few centimeters smaller and more symmetrical then it was to ensure that all of the keys functioned at the same high level of effectiveness. Yes, you could attribute that had they spent more time, they may have discovered a way that matched both, but that's somewhat unlikely without completely reworking the system. In the end, at that point in the design, they choose to go with a smaller more symmetric system over having the square key work right. This isn't the same as a design mistake, where something gets through that shouldn't, or doesn't work as designed and intended. Nor is this a hardware/code error that required 'work' to fix. The time investment, at any point prior to production, to change it, was insignificant. A minute in CAD and double checking by thier design engineers.
It wouldn't have looked ugly, either way they decided. They just decided for a touch more symmetry over functionality. It's a decision I wouldn't make and it's a decision that going 'yadda, yadda, It's GORGEOUS' isn't really an excuse for in a machine meant for use for a decision that hinders usability. Does it hinder usability much? Probably not at the moment, but the real thing is if/when it does, Sony's already trying to state 'no, no, that's by design. No defect for returns'.
Dracos
Quote from: "Jason_Miao"Quote
Consumer: It doesn't work right.
Sony: It's beautiful.
Consumer: It doesn't work right.
Sony: It's beautiful.
Consumer: I want my money back
Sony: It's beautiful.
How many people would have bought the things in the first place if they looked ugly? Especially if you consider how consumer trends work in Asia and that in a few years people will just go buy something else anyway, it's not profitable for a Japanese company to worry about improving how well their product works after certain point.
If it had looked ugly, or from the sounds, a little less good looking, I don't think it would have sold much less -- hence, why I'll never make it in business. Sony is most likely right. But the world will never know because the decision that was made, was made. I also found that the quotes made it seem like Sony didn't care at all about functionality, only aesthetics.
I do agree that in Sony's marketplace, the decision for a little less functionality for something more visually pleasing may have been the right one, if you're concerned about sales. I, as a consumer and a human being take offense at that fact. Not so much that they made the choice they did, but that they probably made the correct one in terms of sales. Humanity needs to be nuked and started over. So I mock it! I mock consumers! I mock you humans! And then I lament the fact that I am one.
Wow, so much bitterness and anger... @_@
*pulls up a couch and sits on a chair with a notepad*
Care to talk about it, kewpie-chan? ^_^
Quote from: "Kwokinator"Wow, so much bitterness and anger... @_@
*pulls up a couch and sits on a chair with a notepad*
Care to talk about it, kewpie-chan? ^_^
KWOK!!!
Well you see, people don't seem to understand that being right and working right is better than looking good.
Anyway...
KWOK!!!!!
I just like saying, KWOK!!!!!
Stop KWOK'ing, people will think you're a QUACK ^_^
Quote
I do agree that in Sony's marketplace, the decision for a little less functionality for something more visually pleasing may have been the right one, if you're concerned about sales. I, as a consumer and a human being take offense at that fact. Not so much that they made the choice they did, but that they probably made the correct one in terms of sales. one.
Looks are part of a product, not separate from it, and many consumers WILL make purchases based on that paradigm. I guarentee you that more people will drool over a phone that looks like it's sleek and cool, rather than one that looks like a shoebox, even if the shoebox-phone has superior clarity and range. Phones, I-pods, handheld games, and many other luxuries we use aren't just products anymore; they're also accessories.
If that's hard to wrap your mind around, let's look at it another way. Why do we have more than one car manufacturer in the US? Because way back in the day, you could buy a Model-T in any color, "as long as it's black." Ford's competitors didn't sell better cars for higher prices; they sold comparable cars with different colors and nicer exteriors for higher prices. People wanted to show off their purchases back then, and they couldn't do that with something that looked roughly like a box on wheels. So, do you think those non-Ford-car buyers should have been nuked? Today, a Volvo's exterior crumples in such a way to minimize harm to the occupants, which greatly contributes to Volvo cars higher safety raitings. Should every car have the Volvo shape? Should we nuke everyone who doesn't drive one?
What about iMac users? First generation iMacs were expensive as hell compared to the hardware you received. Should those people have been nuked? Hell, what about shoes? High heels damage the wearer's feet and spine. Should we nuke people who buy high heels? What about diamonds? Not only does wearing carbon around your neck do little that glass would not, diamonds aren't even naturally rare gems. Shall we nuke people who purchase diamonds?
Incidentally, my answer to these questions is yes, but mainly because I'd like to play with a few nukes.
Demon Genma, god Ranma, and based on a song.
http://www.anifics.com/index.php?webtag=FANFIC&msg=123.1
Something that's not as depressing, but still lets us laugh at some people.
Which ones?
Nintendo's would-be Intergalactic Bounty Hunters (http://biz.gamedaily.com/features.asp?article_id=8573§ion=feature).
GTA: MYST (http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/02/02/gta_myst/index_np.html)
Dracos
Vagina Monologues comes to UW. The article in the campus daily paper (http://www.thedaily.washington.edu/index.lasso?-database=DailyWebSQL&-table=Articles&-response=newspage.lasso&-keyField=__Record_ID__&-keyValue=11868&-search) reads like something from
The Onion.
Quote from: "Interviewer in the article""Before The Vagina Monologues, I would maybe look at my vagina once a month," sophomore actress Sarah Maier said. "Now I look at it like twice a day."
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/kidtalk.mspx
Don't know 1337? Need to translate the messages of your kids? Microsoft can help!
blasphemy--they misspelled r0xx0rz...
"Rant against KLSymph's Oppression"
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=133041&n=27
Excellent. (http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-suggestion-en&t=4188&p=1&tmp=1#post4188)
Simply excellent.
Not drinking six beers at once? BRILLIANT!
Adult server on a game rated 12+? Not so much.
I have to encounter more postable funny.
Dracos
http://www.lex18.com/Global/story.asp?S=2989614&nav=EQlpWjof
a 'Wow'er.
Dracos
Quote from: "Dracos"I have to encounter more postable funny.
Maybe this might help?
Reasons to be cautious when dating a LARPer (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1472967&perpage=40&pagenumber=1)
Bringing thisback...
I just found that Cat and bunny (otherwise known as There She Is) has gotten a sequel (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/224148) which, while not as amusing as the original, is still nice and feel good.
Also Rise of the Mushroom Kingdom (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/224974) has posted it's finale. It's pretty cool.
Dracos
There's gotta be an explanation for this (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=4&u=/ap/20050328/ap_on_re_us/pioneering_motorist_arrest).
Amusing.
Old style missionary power.
Dracos
Ways to start a fight
QuoteGame based movies are bad, but in my opinion, game-based books are even worse. The following is a list of such books that should warrant their authors being tar-and-feathered: Dragon Lance, all Star Wars books, all Star Trek books, all books about comic book heroes, all books in which the author did not originally create the characters.
-FF Original, idiot at large.
Dracos
Scary how so may stupidities are crammed into such a small space.
http://www.bustymousepads.com/
I laughed at this....and wonder how many of you would buy them. =p
I laughed as well every time I've seen 'em =)
Dracos
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?FN=wow-general&T=2684522&P=1
Nice Han Zenthor =)
Dracos
If this is real, we've found the world's dumbest hacker.
http://www.totalillusions.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=328
Maybe he should give tips about IPs to Jessikai.
Quote from: "Edward"If this is real, we've found the world's dumbest hacker.
http://www.totalillusions.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=328
Maybe he should give tips about IPs to Jessikai.
Are we sure this isn't Kaiphantom?
Yes. Kai was not English illiterate, only thinking impaired.
Dracos
Though Kai was math illiterate.
16 + 10 = 20?
Man, haven't heard that name in a while...
Time to go reread the ECB... good times, good times. ^_^
That's one of the best E.C.B.s ever.
Well, maybe I'm a bit biased, seeing as I was part of it. <_<
But yeah. The forum history (ECBs specifically) now is getting to be something of an interesting archive upon revisitation. How topical is that -- we'll soon have a Link of the Day that's pointing deeper into the forums. ;)
By my calculations, this means that Skysaber is set to return in force once more.
Good times, good times.
I remember the day that it was posted. You know how you remember where you were on significant days? Where you were when the pope died, where you were for the OJ trial, when Princess Diana died, where you were on 9/11, etc...
I remember where I was when I read that ECB. ^_^
Well, I was sitting at my computer when I read that ECB. ^_^
Where were you?
He was in the Amazon Rainforest, battling the nefarious schemes of the archvillainess Greenthumb, AKA Kodachi Kuno, and her sidekicks, the sinister sylvan sisters, Pink and Link!
^_^
This thread brings the funny.
http://zip.4channel.org/v/res/79544.html
Quote from: "thepanda"He was in the Amazon Rainforest, battling the nefarious schemes of the archvillainess Greenthumb, AKA Kodachi Kuno, and her sidekicks, the sinister sylvan sisters, Pink and Link!
^_^
Well, that's why he's the world famous secret agent. And I'm not.
Quote from: "Edward"he's the world famous secret agent
Heh
How to deal with hackers.
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=140524&n=11
Today's 'clever' idea is by Gowcaiser (The idiot formerly known as Bolt Crank)
Yes, I know it's cheating to link to one of his comments. ^_^
More AA idiocy - KLSymph is a tyrant.
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=138247&n=30
Seriously, KL, you do not get paid enough to mod that place.
Edit - and the moron continues to flame KL.
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=138247&n=88
Tyranny is underrated.
Oppress the masses!
QuoteSeriously, KL, you do not get paid enough to mod that place.
I like to think of it as an experiment in which I find out where the dividing line between patience and indifference lies.
QuoteTyranny is underrated.
Oppress the masses!
And once I do....
Heh, have fun, KLSymph. =)
Dracos
http://board.rpgamer.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?s=42ae001e3d351745;act=ST;f=10;t=11001;st=0
Mystic Quest
GUIDE
Dracos
thorpe
is pledged to House Stark
Joined: Jun 13, 2004
Location: R'lyeh- bottom of Pacific
PostPosted: Yesterday - 02:54 pm
»» Re: Steering children's gaming habits Back to top
I have a confession to make.
I coached a kid slightly younger than me (two years maybe) in the ways of the game. But... I noticed... he began to ignore my lessons in quality. He began flirting with the dark side of games. Tony Hawk was his cruel mistress at first... then Turok! I tried to divert his attention back to the forces of quality by bringing him to various message boards, but he would not be swayed. At last he had the nerve to say to me that Sonic Adventures 2 was the greatest of the Sonics! In disgust I flung him into the wild with grievous injuries (inflicted after he fell into a pool of Lava in SA2). I thought him dead. But another brought his shattered body back into the realm of life, but in the service of a dark new master... Gamefaqs Boards...
I fear what he has become.
http://www.slowbeef.com/MG2/
Read and take joy.
ZANZIBAR HAMSTERS!
Dracos
Good stuff. Reminds me of the old Metal Gear Solid guides that mocked the enemy AI (paraphrased from memory: "If you're in immediate danger of being found by enemies, do not panic. Simply run through the snow around the nearest corner. The guard will see your footprints, become suspicious, and just, much like all real trained soldiers, immediately slow to snail speed and follow them inch by tedious inch, giving you plenty of time to run away while Sherlock Holmes over there puts your boot marks under the magnifying glass.").
Quote from: "Slow Beef"By the way, if I were in charge of this Zanzibar country, I'd make sure this question was on every job interview. "So, if you were about to die, would you tell the enemy agent who killed you everything you know about my secret plans?"
Sounds like good Evil Overlord list material to me.
[22:04] <Brian> [18:55] <@Slacker> This is the Voice of God, as far as I'm concerned.
[22:04] <Brian> [18:56] * Bjorn (~Bjorn@charter-241-207.caltech.edu) has joined #void
[22:04] <Brian> [18:56] * ChanServ sets mode: +oa Bjorn Bjorn
[22:04] <Brian> [18:56] <@Halbarad> Oh god, we're in trouble now!
Dracos
http://www.geocities.com/domaniac14/
Dracos
Don't know where this should go, so this seems a good of place as any.
http://www.vgcats.com/jack.php
Jack Thompson is a dick and Scott Ramoosair kicks ass.
A little something from Betanews.com... iBook Giveaway Sparks Stampede in Virginia. (http://www.betanews.com/article/iBook_Giveaway_Sparks_Stampede_in_VA/1124221051)
o_O;
Sincerely,
Shuten
Read the 3rd and the 5th posts in this thread.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?FN=wow-realm-cenarioncircle&T=145812&P=1
Fucking PWNED.
Oh, and a follow up for those of you who play WoW.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b232/misabou/briowned.jpg
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/hobbits
They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!
[19:56] <Dracos> Hatbot, can kwok take Iddy in a fight?
[19:56] <Hatbot> Absolutely, Dracos.
Dracos
<IronDragoon> Hatbot, can Kwok take Dracos in a fight?
<Hatbot> Without a doubt, IronDragoon.
http://bowenkombat.ytmnd.com/
Kaboom!
Good stuff =)
Dracos
http://newgrounds.com/portal/view/260996
This is beautiful. ^_^
Kirby rocks.
Dracos
That guy does too.
This invents a new realm of stupid solely for the purpose of surpassing it in stupidity (http://www.dndonlinegames.com/showthread.php?t=23504&page=1&pp=15)
Dracos
I felt myself losing brain cells looking at that.
Mmm, I daresay it...
THAT THREAD BE SKYSABERIAN! =P
Dracos
All pay homage to the flying spaghetti monster!
http://www.venganza.org/
ps... for real humor, read the response from the school board. Education in this country is officially dead.
Good stuff.
Dracos
[22:13] <Slacker> I'm as pure as the driven snow!
Saved!
Dracos
<IronDragoon> Hatbot, snuggle Storm.
<Hatbot> Well, I'll get right on that, IronDragoon. Tomorrow.
<Storm> Ahaahaha.
<DexieOblivion> Hatbot, snuggle me.
<Hatbot> And on an unrelated note, you won't shut up, DexieOblivion.
<DexieOblivion> ...
<IronDragoon> rofl
<IronDragoon> PWN
* Olorin falls over laughing.
<IronDragoon> PWN'd*
<Storm> ahahahahaha
<Storm> He's so MEAN. XD
<DexieOblivion> Hatbot, snuggle Iddy.
<IronDragoon> The only way that coulda been better is if he said 'you won't shut the fuck up, Dex'
Okay, the stupid is really strong in this one:
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=145743&n=59
He directly quotes Ranma challenging Shampoo, while insisting Ranma wasn't challenging Shampoo. Later, his suggests the Jusenkyou Guide's failure to tell Ranma and Genma ahead of time, was part of an Amazon plot.
(Yes, I know I'm cheating again by linking that site. KL's one of the few sentient beings there.)
Edward, how do you and KL manage to stay in that intellectual wasteland?
I'm not saying they should be debating deep, philosophical truths. That entire thread seems to be the same pity Ranma, bash fiancée crap that was prevalent years ago, though. Shouldn't some of these people have matured even a little by now? Or at the very least read the canon?
"Let's turn Excel Sa-er, Ranma 1/2 into a serious drama!"
*The eyes, they roll. 9_9*
I don't visit there all that often and I've never had the desire to post an episode, but Sgt Chibi was slumming there recently, so I've spent a bit more time there recently.
<Liddo-kun> Hatbot, do I need to find a new hobby?
<Hatbot> Most certainly, Liddo-kun.
<Liddo-kun> Screw you, Hatbot!
<Hatbot> I see. And how does that make you feel about your mother, Liddo-kun?
<Liddo-kun> You suck, Hatbot!
<Hatbot> Well, I'll get right on that, Liddo-kun. Tomorrow.
<Merc> ...
<Merc> wow, Liddo's Hatbot's pimp
<Liddo-kun> The best piece of robotic ass this side of the Mississippi.
Liddo becomes Hatbot's pimp after deciding he needs a new hobby due to his feelings for his mom.
Anonymous 09/04/05(Sun)18:05 No.178739
Scoff if you want, but I've been keeping an eye on this system's development, and I've been pretty impressed by what I've seen. Honestly, it looks like it's going to seriously give Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft a run for their money.
Dracos
Quote from: "Dracos"Anonymous 09/04/05(Sun)18:05 No.178739
Scoff if you want, but I've been keeping an eye on this system's development, and I've been pretty impressed by what I've seen. Honestly, it looks like it's going to seriously give Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft a run for their money.
Dracos
Let me guess. The Phantom? The Gizmondo?
This is..... Well, just watch it. I don't know if it should be up for amusement value, or for how pathetic it is.
Behold, the greatness of Bush:
http://y.wimp.com/v/presidential.wmv
Obviously, the commentators are spoofing, but still, the content is greatness.
This is also worth a look at:
http://www.lifeisajoke.com/politics23_html.htm
Bush Quotes. Both the funniest and scariest thing I've seen in a while.
Quote from: "thepanda"Quote from: "Dracos"Anonymous 09/04/05(Sun)18:05 No.178739
Scoff if you want, but I've been keeping an eye on this system's development, and I've been pretty impressed by what I've seen. Honestly, it looks like it's going to seriously give Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft a run for their money.
Dracos
Let me guess. The Phantom? The Gizmondo?
The Phantom.
Dracos
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART: Flap arms wildly (http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=882375&displaytype=printable)
http://media.putfile.com/Kanye79
The best part is Meyers' "...What the fuck?" half-reaction.
QuoteThe best part is Meyers' "...What the fuck?" half-reaction.
*laugh*
Moonchild Dex: Hey.
Moonchild Dex: I owe you a thanks. XD
Iron Dragoon00: For what?
Moonchild Dex: Remember you sent me that song? It Rubs the Lotion on It's Skin?
Iron Dragoon00: Yeah? What about it?
Moonchild Dex: Well...
Moonchild Dex: Tonight at work, some guys started talking about Silence of the Lambs for some reason.
Moonchild Dex: And I jokingly started to sing that.
Moonchild Dex: And everyone looked at me like 'What the fuck are you singing?'
Iron Dragoon00: Heh.
Moonchild Dex: So it explained that the song was based on the guy in the movie.
Iron Dragoon00: Buffalo Bill.
Moonchild Dex: My boss walked up and said 'Uh, no. That wasn't in Silence of the Lambs'
Moonchild Dex: I said it was.
Moonchild Dex: Long story short, we made a bet about it.
Iron Dragoon00: rofl
Moonchild Dex: He owes me $100 bucks now. ^^
Iron Dragoon00: hahhahaha
Iron Dragoon00: Well, congrats. Spend it well =p
Moonchild Dex: I plan on it. ^^
Moonchild Dex: So.....thanks. XD Without you, I'd be 100 dollars poorer right now
Iron Dragoon00: No, you just wouldn't have made $100 =p
Iron Dragoon00: You should post that story =)
[15:17] <Huitzil> ON the main ModDB page for SourceForts, hit "Download this mod", get sent to the download selector page, where I click "Download Now" which sends me to the FileFront confirmation page, where I cliock "Download Now" and it sends me to the free / pay server selection screen, I hit "Download Now" on one of the servers, which sends me to a queue page, then I get the sound cue and it says "Click here to download the file" and ONLY THEN doe
[15:17] <Huitzil> I mean, damn.
Dracos
Not really a post, but I find it hilarious anyway; hopefully, you will too:
Federal Judge Declares Pledge of Allegiance Unconstitutional (http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/09/14/pledge.ruling.ap/index.html)
Hehe. From the Desks-of-people-who-think-they-know-what-they-are-talking-about department, I bring you this "article (http://www.games.net/features/104208.shtml)".
Their commenting system ate my criticism for being too long, and I didn't feel the need to re-enter it. Suffice to say my initial reply would be: "Well, isn't that cute.... BUT IT'S WRONG!"
Well, except for #1. He's got a point, there.
Wow. That's really, really stupid. Especially #3.
He's got a point with #1.
#2 I agree it'd be nice to see some things he mentions like you being the invader for a change, or trying to shore up the defenses against an invasion, but to be fair there aren't that many games that are the stereotype he describes.
#3 is just plain silly. People play games because they want to be the one who can save the world.
#4 I can agree with this a bit too, but the market shows that pretty games sell well, so this trend will be hard to buck. Games will get prettier and prettier, and more and more expensive to make. Bummer.
#5 is as stupid as #3. Especially his example: Exactly how many FMVs were there in FFVII, and how did they interfere at all with the gameplay?
Quote from: "baka-ken"#2 I agree it'd be nice to see some things he mentions like you being the invader for a change, or trying to shore up the defenses against an invasion, but to be fair there aren't that many games that are the stereotype he describes.
Well, it's a nice idea, but his whole article talks about essentially casting aside the old paradigm. His suggestion is really going to be the same game, only with a villain label instead of a hero one. It only wins points on marketing, which doesn't work with the whole 'twist of finding out you are the enemy'. Either way, while it's an idea, it's not (strictly speaking) innovative. It's another mold for the same games we have ... he should be giving examples of what can be done that hasn't if he's so keen on bucking the trend.
Quote from: "baka-ken"#5 is as stupid as #3. Especially his example: Exactly how many FMVs were there in FFVII, and how did they interfere at all with the gameplay?
Yeah.... I kind of had to O_o? at #5. I'm pretty sure that FFVII is a bad choice, though. Wasn't it really half-tech-demo, half-game? A game with too many cinematics would be the first MG on PS2. That, yeah, that's overkill. Innovations to improve? Skippable cut-scenes and a 'replay' or 'summary' feature (which some games now sport anyway).
Quote from: "Brian"Hehe. From the Desks-of-people-who-think-they-know-what-they-are-talking-about department, I bring you this "article (http://www.games.net/features/104208.shtml)".
Their commenting system ate my criticism for being too long, and I didn't feel the need to re-enter it. Suffice to say my initial reply would be: "Well, isn't that cute.... BUT IT'S WRONG!"
Well, except for #1. He's got a point, there.
Someone linked that and yeah...it's all stupid.
Even number 1.
On face, that whole bit? It sounds sensible.
Except when you realize how many god damn pornos + Rated R for the sex scene + "lets have this chick in our TV show walking in the rain for ratings" + "Here's a 'Romance' novel, the sex scene is great" bits go on each year in other industries?
Being fair, not a tremendous percentage of games do that whole buxom bouncing babe physics. Maybe 2-4 a year. Now, often these are high profile things, but seriously, it seems like the game industry gets more shit for doing this kind of stuff than any other industry. Maybe it is because, at the moment, I've been hit with a load of 'have sympathy for the poor women folks' bullshit, but I don't see it. I bought two dozen games recently. None of them had bouncing babes in them. Yes, a few times a year we see this stupidity. Usually from companies on the verge of going out of business or companies whose entire business model is "Bouncy babes". So what?
Personally, my favorite bit was the 'storyline bit quoting...System Shock 2.
I don't care who you are, if you're quoting System Shock 2, of all FPSes, as your 'stories are lame and sucky', you lose.
Btw, if someone, god forbid, actually thinks any of them are particularly good, I'd be happy to tear apart any of his little pieces of trash. =D
Dracos
Quote#2 Your Storylines Suck--Get New Ones
The brilliance of this one is really surreal since I'm just now playing System Shock 2 for the first time, and not two hours ago I was the guy holding the gun in that SS2 screenshot on the page. I can say with no hesitation that "need new storylines" is not what is on one's mind when one goes into this tiny security room, picks up and listens to the audio log on the floor, and realize what happened here. While not being cliche is something to consider when writing storylines, the badness of the example is just awesome.
Quote from: "Dracos"Yes, a few times a year we see this stupidity. Usually from companies on the verge of going out of business or companies whose entire business model is "Bouncy babes". So what?
I object to such a biased and depreciative view of the Dead or Alive girls. There's nothing wrong with very cute or very hot, very buxom and very bouncy girls ^^
Okay, a bit uncouth, but that was what I was getting at.
Having a few games a year that do this shouldn't be a big deal.
Dracos
Notice the vaste majority of his examples are 1) FPS and 2) the same games repeated over and over.
Sounds more like he has a bone to pick with Halo than with the industry.
Gotta love that he uses Halo in #2. I don't know, but I recall running around trying to secure my people, invade alien spaceships, and knowing from word one that we were under attack. Gasp!
Then he uses Halo2 in #3 when he's complaining about not being a bad guy. 9_9 I guess starting as a bad guy and becoming a good guy is too cliche for him.
And Brian, which was your reply?
Quote from: "thepanda"And Brian, which was your reply?
Quote from: "Brian"Their commenting system ate my criticism for being too long
But it read a little something like this:
I find your article a bit difficult to swallow, as one of the gamers you proport to be on the side of in your crusade to 'save' the industry. I will agree that on point #1, exploitation has no place in video games ... but then, it also has no place in society. And yet, it's there.
With regards to your suggestions on "playing the villain", that seems like a relatively weak attempt at innovation; Dungeon Keeper did just that (and it was an RTS). The same for Evil Overlord. They're fun, but they're established, part of the genre. You're not really suggesting anything new when you pitch stones from the safety of your glass house.
I also wonder how cinematics are so terrible; certainly with FFVII (your example) I don't remember ever thinking, "Damn. My hours of effort have paid off with an awesome story-related CG sequence. AGAIN." at any point. Realistically, they're only another element of storytelling ... and your suggestions seem to be a lot more about the story than the genre or anything else.
Just because innovation is needed doesn't mean that it's time to say, "You know what? Everything that sold games before? Let's ignore it." In fact, chances are any developer or producer would laugh at you for saying that. Innovation comes from refining and improving existing concepts. This means that we should see graphics improve, we should see storytelling (with cinematics, if called for!) improve, we should see gameplay and interactivity improve. We should see new things added to what we know and love to allow games to evolve; you can't simply say that the old paradigm doesn't work (hint: the game industry is worth billions of dollars in the US. This seems somewhat unlike a failed paradigm, all told) and a new one is called for.
If games suck, they'll stop selling. People vote with their dollars. You may not want to hear this ... but a lot of people aren't seeing the problem you are. Possibly because for them (and therefore the industry they support), the problem doesn't exist.
Next time, call for innovation by calling for innovation, not crying wolf about 'saving' the industry.
I command your laughter!
Laugh (http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/09/19/wow_plague_disease/)!
That was awesome. =D
Dracos
Slashdot gives me no teh funny today. Instead, have some edutainment (http://www.deadlyhippos.com/columns/ot_int.htm), and read an interview with the creator of the game Oregon Trail. Hands up, those of you too young to remember the original Apple II version of the game!
http://amvhell.com/
Out, three is.
Go watch, you must.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/12/4
Comedy.
Dracos
Quote from: "Dracos"http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/12/4
Comedy.
Dracos
"Gosh, Mr. Beethoven, your symphony made my heart soar in awe at the
majesty of the universe, but you know, it's just not fun."
Ah, bitter people are amusing.
http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/index.html
...
As mentioned in channel topic: "Bounce bounce (http://home.pusan.ac.kr/~hilman/minako-swim/)"
Quote from: "SabreMau"As mentioned in channel topic: "Bounce bounce (http://home.pusan.ac.kr/~hilman/minako-swim/)"
Backstory, please?
Quote from: "Brian"Quote from: "SabreMau"As mentioned in channel topic: "Bounce bounce (http://home.pusan.ac.kr/~hilman/minako-swim/)"
Backstory, please?
Well, after Photoshopping a picture of Yomi with a fish (http://home.pusan.ac.kr/~hilman/YomiFish.jpg), I found a torrent link (http://humblefool.net/torr/src/%5BBishoujo%20Senshi%20Sailor%20Moon%5D%20A-Zone.torrent) to a Sailor Moon doujin drawn by Azuma Kiyohiko (or so they say). And as these particular pages lurked within the doujin, comedy lurked within Minako's facial expressions.
...thank you, Chairman SabreMau. The council has no further questions.
Convenient change of subject: Alligator vs. Python (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,171358,00.html)!
Hey, I remember the original Apple II Oregon Trail!
There was an Olympics game too that everyone I knew loved, despite our inability to figure out the controls. >_>
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/
Good site with some classics such as:
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=2713
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=846
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=257
And, of course:
http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_games_commercials.asp?SEARCH=Segata
Nice, Gin. I counter with ... a link to my favorite Dexter's Lab/Power Puff Girls (http://bleedman.snafu-comics.com/?strip_id=0) dojinshi!
Er.
Non-ecchi.
Scoured from the edges of the pit of trolling that is slashdot, I bring you ... this (http://modetwo.net/users/nachimir/vga/).
'This (http://modetwo.net/users/nachimir/vga/)' being an article on gaming, graphics, and more, of course.
Good article. I like that.
Dracos
http://www.wootest.net/iggy/fawfulquotes.php
Fawful!
Dracos
o/` O-bla-di, o-bla-da, life goes on ... o/`
Jack Thompson amuses me in ways that I'd best not go into to much detail about. I'm sure our readership is aware, but for those that aren't ... I give you a link (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=12259).
I was just about to link that.
It is quite amusing.
Dracos
Aren't Thompson's antics just precious?
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/15/4
Blacks=hip-hop
hip-hop=money & quality
This whole issue is sheer comedy.
Dracos
Quote from: "Brian"Aren't Thompson's antics just precious?
Yeah, if Penny Arcade itself wasn't wanged from sheer traffic, I'd link the beauties going on today.
Dracos
Get your pink-haired sword-wielding anime chicks at the read! (OR: It's time to steal a link from Slashdot!) It's time to read about the Revolution (http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3144666&did=1)!
I know SR has opinions on this. Thoughts?
I'm...optimistic on the revolution.
I want it to win if only because nintendo is the only company I see with the right philosophy. Microsoft being second and sony being a very painful third.
Dracos
It isn't really about winning, though, is it? I mean, I know that my house will have two of the systems at the least just because we always do. Having multiple systems, I don't really want to see anyof them 'crap out', as the saying goes. I understand that they, as businesses going after the same market, must see each other as competition, but I don't understand why we gamers have to as well.
I really want the Revolution to succeed because Nintendo has almost always been good to me. I know that I can rely on them to put out a decent number of first person titles that I'll fall in love with and play a lot. That is what Nintendo IS for me.
That doesn't mean that I wish a subpar gaming experience from the other systems. Rather, I wish that the Revolution's success would encourage a change of policy within the other two companies.
Quote from: "Dracos"I'm...optimistic on the revolution.
I want it to win if only because nintendo is the only company I see with the right philosophy. Microsoft being second and sony being a very painful third.
Dracos
I'm.. really failing to see how Microsoft's "Let's grab money by making you pay well over the norm 250 dollars for the full system" is a better philosophy than Whatever the fuck is up with Sony.
I thought Microsoft's philosophy was "Let's use the general public as beta-testers for our software."
Hehehehe....
Microsoft's philosophy goes beyond their initial entrance price. I think that it's a rather severe jump in cost -- I'll wait on buying it after a price drop or three -- but it's much more than that. The x-box 360's philosophy is much more online content with a lot more emphasis on the Live infrastructure. Understand that Live is a network maintained by Microsoft, so it's not like the initial Sony offerings, where each company had their own servers, behind their own firewalls, and each had no guarantee of compatibility with one-another. That meant that online gaming on Sony's platform could be an iffy proposition; just because you can reliably connect to Everquest doesn't meant you can get to play Madden. But Microsoft had enough money and influence (they own their own ISP) to ensure that if you could access any online content, you could access all of it. Barring bandwith limitations at the user end, anyway. The 360 is the natural progression of that platform, and they're hoping that Live on the 360 will have enough technology and, eh ... inertia? ... behind it that people will overcome the initial hurdle and sign up.
Understand that Microsoft's decision to up the ante does come on the heels of announcements that premium games are actually going to see a 5-15$ upward drift in terms of price (over the previous soft standard of ~50$). Gamers will proportionately expect more bang for their buck, so to speak. Microsoft can step in here with Live and say, "Well, our developers are pledged or contracted into providing content packages for games, so by the time you get finished with the offline game, and get good at online, new content will be availible." Time will tell if the content is good enough to soothe the burn of that extra-high console price-point. Also remember that Microsoft is launching in November, leaving them ripe for wave two of distribution at E3, likely coinciding with the PS3's (not terribly cheap either) launch. E3, as we know, is also the prime time to announce a price-drop on a console. It would be unprecedented, but depending on how Microsoft's sales go (either extremely poorly or well), it's entirely plausible.
Next up, Sony has the Cell processor.
o_o
Riiiiight.
I may not really be that keen on Microsoft's price-point for the console personally, but I don't think that they're entirely clueless about what they're doing. If the console's price gets dropped to something I see as reasonable, or if they launch a franchise from the grave (online remakes of your old favorites) I may get one. I'm primarily interested in the Revolution, but in all honesty don't plan on getting a new console before 2007 anyway.
Quote from: "Dracos"I'm...optimistic on the revolution.
I want it to win if only because nintendo is the only company I see with the right philosophy. Microsoft being second and sony being a very painful third.
Dracos
I'm hoping that I get to win. Joe consumer here. And function > style. Not the same for everyone, but oh well. Enjoyment > loyalty. I buy RPG's, some strategy, sports and then the very occasional oddball title. Whoever has the best titles(for me) will get my money.
I hope it's not Microsoft.
All that being said. While I agree with a lot Nonento has said in explaining where the revolution design came from, it doesn't look appealing at all. And that's from a function standpoint. It doesn't look comfortable to game with and it doesn't look very robust. But if they get working motion sensors and the developers buy in and produce, it could be very cool and easy.
Overall, I like the fact they're taking a chance to improve things instead of just repositioning or, god forbid, add buttons.
On a completely different note:
http://www.livejournal.com/community/bad_rpers_suck/1896742.html
Not Work Safe (http://stuff.ubersite.com/1083956770246728834/1/Piano_Player.mpg)
This man is talented. ^_^
http://www.donpixel.com/play/en/050804104307 <-- Ooh, panda-bouncing.
Edit: Yeah, please go http://www.soulriders.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=62854#62854 next time.-Dracos
Quote from: "SabreMau"http://www.donpixel.com/play/en/050804104307 <-- Ooh, panda-bouncing.
You shall burn for this! >_<
Jump panda, jump!
Dracos
Yay! Bouncing pandas! Woohoo!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7820333450116505275&q=shingo
Funny Power Rangers Parody
Dracos
Quotekillagain wrote:
ya it would be fine to steal all my stuff if i didnt say any thing
stores dont say dont steal from me and thats y ppl do if there was like a big poster that said DONT JACK STUFF FROM ME!!!!!!! the ppl wouldent or at least I woudnt
This man awaits robbing. More at 11.
Dracos
Wait, it is eleven. We don't have more to say~
Quote[17:03] <Merc> of course, he was powered by pervert power
[17:04] <Iwata> That's why Pervert Power (TM) rules! :D
[17:05] <Merc> it rules for the high recovery, toughness, and adrenaline rush. It sucks for the fact that you have to get beaten up by cute girls.
[17:05] * Iwata wouldn't mind the tradeoff
[17:06] <Iwata> Especially since they willl all inevitably want you later ^_^
[17:06] <Iwata> But only after you left @_@
[17:06] <Merc> That's only if you have a high charisma.
[17:06] <Merc> Like Kintaro and Keitaro
[17:06] * Iwata rolls d20 for charisma...
[17:06] <freya> Iwata rolls {1d20}[2] = 2
[17:06] <Iwata> ;_;
Quote[17:10] * Iwata sees if Hatbot gives better chr stats...
[17:10] <Iwata> roll d20 for charisma
[17:10] * Hatbot --> "Iwata rolls d20 for charisma and gets 1." [d20=1]
[17:10] <Iwata> ;_;
The bots hate me >_<
A little bit later:
[16:13] <Reverend_Nitroglycerne> roll d20
[16:13] * Hatbot --> "Reverend_Nitroglycerne rolls d20 and gets 20." [d20=20]
[16:13] <Hachimaki> roll 20
[16:13] * Hatbot --> "Hachimaki rolls 20 and gets 20."
[16:13] <gia> roll d20 for charisma
[16:13] * Hatbot --> "gia rolls d20 for charisma and gets 20." [d20=20]
[16:13] <Merc> and I think Hatbot's just taunting Kwok now >_>
[16:13] <Iwata> Likely <_<
1/20^3? Hah.
Dracos
Only 2 really... I (Hachimaki) cheated a tad :p
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/16/17
Highlight: Sega Genesis to beat XBOX 360 in BRAZIL!
Dracos
Quote from: "baka-ken"Only 2 really... I (Hachimaki) cheated a tad :p
So did Iddy, to be honest, but still... ^_^
Hey, I didn't cheat. It always takes people a little while to get used to me!
And in that time, I get to roll again!
This is the frikkin WIN:
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/~andrew/funny/letter_to_navy.jpg
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/17
From the editors opening letter whining about the very first console RPG only having a male main character and no real flexibility about that (Nevermind, they didn't even have turning in the first version of it) to the end article recognizing that, shockingly, 10-20 years ago (like today) tech schools are very heavily filled with males and that gaming and animation isn't really seen as much of a career path. Shock, apathy by the academics towards gaming in the 80s and 90s? I would've never guessed!
Dracos
Drac, the editor's notes are really amusing.
"At this point, it becomes abundantly clear that I will be stuck in this little loop of questioning until I compromise my personal identity as a female who likes males and answer, "Yes." So, after reasoning this away by saying to myself, "Sure, she is my Royal Princess and everyone 'loves' their royal rulers. And you know, it could be a sisterly, philos love sort of thing, right?""
Are you sure this isn't a parody?
I see she didn't bother to stick around for Princess Moonbrook in DQ II or the option of playing a female character in DQ III. Quite frankly, I find that article redonkulous.
In other news, I feel I should alert you about this Great Moment in English Comprehension that was sent in to the Dilbert newsletter (slogan: "A little ray of bitter sunshine," or, as I call it, "working hard for a bitter tomorrow). Note - stupid people are referred to as "Induhviduals."
QuoteI work as a computer technician for a large retail chain, servicing customer's computers. One day I answer the phone, and the Induhvidual asks, "Do you guys sell Ethernet cables?" I said that we do, and he asks, "How much is it?" I asked, "How long do you want it?" He responded, "Um, a while I guess. I want to buy it." I said, "No, I mean how long as in the length of the cable." This elicited total silence on his end, so I informed him that we sell a 7-foot cable for $24.99. He asked, "When do I have to return it?" I told him to keep it as long as he likes.
Quote from: "Ragnar"I see she didn't bother to stick around for Princess Moonbrook in DQ II or the option of playing a female character in DQ III. Quite frankly, I find that article redonkulous.
Um, not that I don't roll my eyes wholeheartedly at the article, but...
1. In DQ3, the Main character isn't royalty in any sense of the word, aside from the brief time waster in the first town out of the starting island.
2. In the NES DQIII, playing the main as a female was largely purposeless, as there is no change in sprite or NPC interaction.
3. The Princess of Moonbrooke isn't the main character.
A far better example would be Alys from PS1. Yes, it somehow manages to be worse than the atrocities that were DW1 and DW2, but it's a far better counterexample than reaching at DW3 and DW2's "female" "mains".
Quote1. In DQ3, the Main character isn't royalty in any sense of the word, aside from the brief time waster in the first town out of the starting island.
Yeah, but I never said he was. I was merely pointing out that you could play as a girl, which was the main beef of the article.
2. In the NES DQIII, playing the main as a female was largely purposeless, as there is no change in sprite or NPC interaction.
I know, but my point was that the fact that you can play as a girl still undermines the author's complaint. I'm sure there are plenty of games with other female leads that are more effective than DQ III, but I was just trying to stay within the series. I realize that you don't care much for the Dragon Quest games, but I happen to like them quite a bit.
Anyway, I want to know if the author has read that article about the vibration function on the game controllers... :D
Gah, I misinterpretted the bit where she said "Sure, she is my Royal Princess and everyone 'loves' their royal rulers". Nevermind that argument, it is retarded on my part.
However...
QuoteI know, but my point was that the fact that you can play as a girl still undermines the author's complaint. I'm sure there are plenty of games with other female leads that are more effective than DQ III, but I was just trying to stay within the series. I realize that you don't care much for the Dragon Quest games, but I happen to like them quite a bit.
Pfft. Having the option to be a female and then the game still regarding the hero as a male doesn't undermine the complaint. If anything, it enforces it by showcasing the lack of flexibility the games had with Gender.
Why bother staying within the series when all you can come up with as defense until DQ4 is a largely unimportant support PC and DQ3's cocktease of a gender option? I'll admit I dislike DQ games that don't end in 3, 4, or 5, but really. Irrational love of a game shouldn't blind you to how shoddy the counterarguments you've produced are, especially when other games of the genre smack down the whiny woman's complaint far better.
Double post, but this is just... Gah.
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=583527&topic=24326860
Ashley Winchester: "Oh no! They're changing the menus! Adding VA! This isn't right, DQ must stay true to the director's intention!!!! Menus are what define DQ!!!!!! Other random but equally stupid dribble!!!"
Jyagan: "...Uh... these... changes were decided by the Director. You're full of yourself."
Ashley: "The director doesn't know what he's talking about! He doesn't know what Foreigners want!!!!!!!"
God damn it, why can't DQ fanboys just be happy that the next version is getting ported instead of bitching about superficial changes that give the game SNES level polish?
Small Japanese appliances and how NOT to use them:
http://www.wretch.cc/album/album.php?id=mofies&book=11
Quote from: "Zenthor"Pfft. Having the option to be a female and then the game still regarding the hero as a male doesn't undermine the complaint.
I haven't played a DQ/DW game in a while, but just out of curiousity, did they actually refer to the character with male pronouns or is it one of those gender neutral scripts where they say the hero's name instead of using pronouns?
Quote from: "Zenthor"Why bother staying within the series when all you can come up with as defense until DQ4 is a largely unimportant support PC and DQ3's cocktease of a gender option? I'll admit I dislike DQ games that don't end in 3, 4, or 5, but really. Irrational love of a game shouldn't blind you to how shoddy the counterarguments you've produced are, especially when other games of the genre smack down the whiny woman's complaint far better.
Er, calm down a bit, yes?
Quote from: "thepanda"Quote from: "Zenthor"Pfft. Having the option to be a female and then the game still regarding the hero as a male doesn't undermine the complaint.
I haven't played a DQ/DW game in a while, but just out of curiousity, did they actually refer to the character with male pronouns or is it one of those gender neutral scripts where they say the hero's name instead of using pronouns?
They use Male Pronouns if memory serves.
QuoteQuote from: "Zenthor"Why bother staying within the series when all you can come up with as defense until DQ4 is a largely unimportant support PC and DQ3's cocktease of a gender option? I'll admit I dislike DQ games that don't end in 3, 4, or 5, but really. Irrational love of a game shouldn't blind you to how shoddy the counterarguments you've produced are, especially when other games of the genre smack down the whiny woman's complaint far better.
Er, calm down a bit, yes?
Er? I was calm in that. Unless regarding Ragnar's comments with contempt somehow implies a lack of placidity.
Quote from: "Zenthor"Er? I was calm in that. Unless regarding Ragnar's comments with contempt somehow implies a lack of placidity.
It does come across as a bit hostile.
Quote from: "Zenthor"They use Male Pronouns if memory serves.
Heh, point taken.
Quote from: "Zenthor"Gah, I misinterpretted the bit where she said "Sure, she is my Royal Princess and everyone 'loves' their royal rulers". Nevermind that argument, it is retarded on my part.
However...
QuoteI know, but my point was that the fact that you can play as a girl still undermines the author's complaint. I'm sure there are plenty of games with other female leads that are more effective than DQ III, but I was just trying to stay within the series. I realize that you don't care much for the Dragon Quest games, but I happen to like them quite a bit.
Pfft. Having the option to be a female and then the game still regarding the hero as a male doesn't undermine the complaint. If anything, it enforces it by showcasing the lack of flexibility the games had with Gender.
Why bother staying within the series when all you can come up with as defense until DQ4 is a largely unimportant support PC and DQ3's cocktease of a gender option? I'll admit I dislike DQ games that don't end in 3, 4, or 5, but really. Irrational love of a game shouldn't blind you to how shoddy the counterarguments you've produced are, especially when other games of the genre smack down the whiny woman's complaint far better.
As a rule of thumb, arguments that use as their primary example the original media of a medium that was designed by one guy over twenty years ago don't really need smackdowns in the first place.
Dracos
Then why bother responding to it at all, especially with an argument so faulty? Makes no sense to me.
Token effort type deal. Anyhow, I really just passed it around to be laughed at, not to be taken intellectually.
Dracos
And much laughing and eye rolling was had. Then Ragnar spoke and needed to be corrected.
Whoa.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/276650
Now THAT'S a fight scene. o_O
That was awesome.
Chicago's Shedd Aquarium... (http://www.theonion.com/content/node/42372)
"The exciting true adventure of a ferocious giant panda."
http://www.superdickery.com/other/252.html
Quote from: "SabreMau"Whoa.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/276650
Now THAT'S a fight scene. o_O
Amusing. Though I dunno the spear dodging was the best part and the plotting felt awkward.
Might've been better as just a raw fight.
Dracos
Quote from: "Dracos"Quote from: "SabreMau"Whoa.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/276650
Now THAT'S a fight scene. o_O
Amusing. Though I dunno the spear dodging was the best part and the plotting felt awkward.
Might've been better as just a raw fight.
Dracos
So we can use scene selection to skip straight to the fight. :)
(though Liu Kang getting knocked out is High Entertainment, too)
Old Microsoft Doom video featuring Bill Gates (http://www.reelsplatter.com/downloads.htm)
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=9d784e3bfec72f7e3f30da6b57963ab2&threadid=1731080&perpage=40&pagenumber=1
An amusing thread on psychics that I was linked, complete with Team Logic coming in and beating the crap out of them.
Dracos
Give this game to someone for Christmas. (http://www.theonion.com/content/node/43441)
Really. Do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=lr_HR-iIlYg
This is hillarious. Courtesy of Bean Bandit.
Dracos
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=34762
Dracos
Technically, I guess this isn't a post, but I can't think of anywhere else to put random craziness like this. I forget where I got this link; it might have been 4chan, Dave Barry, or possibly even the chat room, but I thought I'd share it. Without further ado, Small Japanese Appliances and How Not to Use Them. (http://www.wretch.cc/album/album.php?id=mofies&book=11)
It's pictures with some Japanese text, but you don't need to be able to read it to understand it.
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/60446.htm
Fear the XBOMB!
Dracos
http://board.rpgamer.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=4;t=13481;st=20
A polite and civilized ripdown of a worthless article. The article is technically post of the day content as it is worthless... but at the same time, it's not funny. A civilized teardown of it is.
Dracos
Quote from: "Dracos"http://board.rpgamer.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=4;t=13481;st=20
A polite and civilized ripdown of a worthless article. The article is technically post of the day content as it is worthless... but at the same time, it's not funny. A civilized teardown of it is.
Dracos
I'd say the topic as a whole is PotD material simply because the mod, the writer, and the editor all have their sensitive little heads up their sensitive little asses.
What a bunch of tools.
Pretty much. =P But was trying not to push my view on the whole thing.
Dracos
Well, Squall of SeeD appears to have a brain. Any chance of luring them over here?
I poked him. Up to him beyond that. =)
Dracos
http://iidb.org/vbb/showthread.php?p=3238402#post3238402
And other demotivators.
http://thedailywtf.com/forums/65091/ShowPost.aspx
//I'm So Sorry!
Dracos
I just got the link on on of my gaming email lists.
http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=2798
The actual gaming product is the 6th item down here:
http://www.tekumel.com/tita/worldinfo.html
Quote from: "Edward"I just got the link on on of my gaming email lists.
http://www.mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=2798
The actual gaming product is the 6th item down here:
http://www.tekumel.com/tita/worldinfo.html
....
Got a question? Ask a ninja (http://askaninja.com/)!
I especially like the omnibus.
"What Ninja move is the deadliest?"
"The one that kills <i>you</i>."
Brilliant.
Cute podcast. =)
Dracos
Finishes watching like ten of 'em.
http://www.eng.usf.edu/~dionson/ezzay/
The absolute best English Essay ever.
I've read that essay before ^_^
I keep wondering how the hell he got a pass for that ^_^
Public school standards, of course.
amusing link Zenthor. Though I don't think he was high enough =p
Dracos
As time permits I like to cruise around other fanfiction forums to see how my regular Addventure writers are faring elsewhere.
Search for "#610", and proceed from there. (http://forum.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?t=87208&page=25)
Well, I always appreciate honest evaluations of my moderation. Here's the thing (http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=163891&n=20&m=0&d=3) they're talking about.
Quote from: "Questara"(KLSymph's) stories are technically correct, but his stories lack soul in my opinion.
I also like honest feedback, and while I hardly consider myself a very vibrant writer, given this very vague criticism I can't help but read over Warringer's material again and wonder what exactly he has that I apparently don't.
QuoteAnd a very big one at theat refuses to listen. I tried to explain to him that I'm a disabled adult child. That's PC speak that means, I'm Autistic.
AND THE BASTARD HAD THE GALL TO CALL ME LAZY SAID I WAS MAKING EXCUSES FOR MY LACK OF PUNCUATION SKILLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jesus titty fucking Christo, what the hell is with these autistic dipshits who think they're special enough to avoid using correct grammar because they're mildly retarded?
Fucking shit, stop making excuses for yourselves. I know autistic kids online who use correct grammar and even say something coherent (if it does take them a while). You're not fucking special, you're an asshole using a slight disability to excuse yourself from having to act like an intelligent person.
Fucking bunch of a-wads. (Can you tell I've had to deal with these people before? Yeah.)
Quote from: "KLSymph"Quote from: "Questara"(KLSymph's) stories are technically correct, but his stories lack soul in my opinion.
I also like honest feedback, and while I hardly consider myself a very vibrant writer, given this very vague criticism I can't help but read over Warringer's material again and wonder what exactly he has that I apparently don't.
The desire to spend his time whining instead of improving his work ;)
It is a good day for cruising other forums! Been a while since I went to the Anifics one. The saga takes place there too, apparently:
http://anifics.com/forums/index.php?webtag=FANFIC&msg=1052.5 (may require logging on first)
Quote from: "Zenthor"Jesus titty fucking Christo, what the hell is with these autistic dipshits who think they're special enough to avoid using correct grammar because they're mildly retarded?
I don't have the personal experience with autism to correctly identify it, but I find it interesting that everyone I've known to use this excuse has some variant of autism (or other medical problem) that makes the victim look exactly like a regular person who can't write error-free English.
Quote from: "Edward"The desire to spend his time whining instead of improving his work ;)
I think it's perhaps more "friends who tell him he doesn't need to improve". I wish people wouldn't do that so much.
Quote from: "KLSymph"
I don't have the personal experience with autism to correctly identify it, but I find it interesting that everyone I've known to use this excuse has some variant of autism (or other medical problem) that makes the victim look exactly like a regular person who can't write error-free English.
That'd be because no form of Autism (at least, ones males can experience, Rett's Syndrome may do this), does nothing to physical characteristics. The form this guy probably has (Aspergers, since I believe that's the most common) is characterized as such:
Quote* Abnormal nonverbal communication, such as problems with eye contact, facial expressions, body postures, or gestures.
* Failure to develop peer relationships.
* Scapegoating by other children as "weird" or "strange".
* Lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests or achievements with other people (e.g., by a lack of showing, bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people).
* Markedly impaired expression of pleasure in other people's happiness.
* Inability to return social or emotional feelings.
* Inflexible about changes in specific routines or rituals.
* Repetitive finger flapping, twisting, or whole body movements.
* Preoccupation with restricted areas of interest (unusually narrow or unusually intense). Some examples are obsession with train schedules, phone books, stamp collecting, or other collections of objects.
* Preoccupation with parts of whole objects.
* Repetitive behaviors, including repetitive self-injurious behavior.
* There is no general delay in language.
* There is no delay in cognitive development, or in the development of age-appropriate self-help skills or in curiosity about the environment.
So all it does is make thim incredibly anti-social and twitchy, usually. Note the two at the bottom.
The bottom two are why I really, really fucking HATE fools who try to use that as an excuse to not be intelligent.
They're whiny scum who thinks that a behavioural difference allows them to be total dumbasses.
(On the chance that he doesn't have AS, the other forms don't do what these wads claim either -- PDD is pretty much when you're bad enough to have it but not have AS, RS, or CDD; RS or Rett's Syndrome is only found in females to begin with, and CDD (Child Disintegrative disorder) is merely them losing certain behavioural capabilities after the first couple years of development.)
...
I know too damn much about autism. Way more than I ever wanted to know. Fucking idiots, making me learn pointless shit so I can bitch at/about them.
Since this is being thrown out there, I'm going to throw out that I am mildly autistic myself. Yeah, I have social issues.
This doesn't affect my ability to grasp the English language (in fact, it may effect it -- what do you know? ;). Admittedly, I also deal with mild psychosis and require semi-regular mood-stabalizers.
I'd like to point out that the only time I have ever used my own mental issues as a defense to criticism in fanfiction was when I admitted that I didn't grasp how some social interactions worked. Namely, how Tsunami's mother treated her in PoE. (Mr. Sommer may remember this.)
So anyone who's hiding behind this excuse most likely doesn't have autism as I recognize it. Just ADD, which (IMNSHO (http://acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=IMNSHO&Find=find&string=exact)) is kind of a BS mental disorder that anyone can claim to have. (I remember the mid-90s, when it seemed almost everyone was being prescribed Ritalin.) It works out to: "I'm too lazy to bother improving, but I want the positive feedback anyway."
I've got a zero-sympathy count on this one for everyone but KL, who it seems to me was maligned by yet another prima-donnist fanfictioneer.
Then again, it is just fanfiction, so I guess it's not worth getting worked up over. Ho-hum.
I have ADD. I have met (and indeed have had brutal physical encounters with) people who have ADHD. It is real, even if it's been much maligned by the notion of two cent pediatrics or psychologists who don't have either the equipment or the tools or the right to diagnosis it properly diagnosing it in thousands of trouble students and just proceeding to drug them up. Obviously, neither of those two categories of doctor/worker are suitable for such and usually in such cases it makes a trouble student worse (it's a decently nasty medicine as well in side effects anyway). It's like a bunch of foot doctors suddenly telling everyone they have heart disease. It muddies the waters extremely. As might be guessed, ADD and even ADHD is not remotely an excuse for pathetic English skills. The latter and more well known case is unlikely to sit and write fanfiction on a computer anyway.
If you've ever met an actual case of ADHD, these folks can usually barely sit down. They tend to be all over the place constantly moving and doing different things unless medicated. They often have trouble with consequences if only because they're so hyperactive, they don't think of the consequences until long after they've acted. Once on the medicine, they're significantly calmer.
ADD actually tends to be quiet calm in comparison. These folks generally are more quiet as younger kids tending towards constant day dreaming. Folks tend to alternate between daydreaming, absurd multitasking (I have about 25 windows open at the time I'm doing this and rarely go below 20 as it makes my mind feel better to be regularly switching what I'm doing), and hyper focusing to concentrate at all (brief periods of heavy concentration on on thing). Medicine, in my case, tends to leave them more in the last case pretty much all the time, which is great for school work and also great for noticing 'hey I'm talking too much' or some other thing. More of a slowing effect really. Anyhow, I eventually stopped taking it as the random/daydreaming way I thought off it was significantly better for the creating of games/random ideas and I used maturity to compensate for my tendancy to switch attention rapidly elsewhere. Mostly anyway. I'll still answer in a given class ten queries to everyone elses one, usually without realizing I'm doing so.
Again though, neither condition involves having issues with communicating in English. The initial learning may take more time due to a lack of concentrating on it, but at the same time, it also tends to be linked usually with higher intelligence (correlation that I'm not sure has been proven yet), which doesn't tend to go that way.
And that's the random info dump of the day. =)
Dracos
Quote from: "Brian"I've got a zero-sympathy count on this one for everyone but KL, who it seems to me was maligned by yet another prima-donnist fanfictioneer.
Interestingly enough, Raneko and Warringer were rather polite and subdued about all of this on the Addventure. And I don't remember that Raneko ever made this accusation (the calling him lazy thing) to my face or where I would presumably easily see it, probably because what I accused him of being lazy about was different than what he says; naturally, I don't call people lazy on whether they can write correctly, I call them lazy when they don't work hard to fix their mistakes, and I measure
that not by how many errors they fix, but by how quickly they give up when they fail. But then, Warringer thought I banned him for grammar errors when the more obvious problem was his long-running habit of completely ignoring moderator requests. Grasping the point never did seem to be their thing.
Edit: proofreading.
We're not leaving them with much to go by. I hereby diagnose Warringer with chronic stupid. It's incurable, unless treated quickly with fire, and lots of it.
Edit: Also, that last post wasn't meant to be derisive to anyone who actually does suffer from a mental disorder; there does seem to be a disproportionately large segment of the population that claims to have something which they don't. (For more information on this, I recommend a book by the title of, "Hello, I'm: Special" in your Current Events section.) Dracos is right, though; a doctor diagnosed my brothers with ADD, and then simply assumed that since we were related, I would have it as well. Some professionals aren't terribly professional.
Quote from: "Brian"I hereby diagnose Warringer with chronic stupid.
Allow me to take this moment to advertise his newly updated Addventure (http://addventure.ad.funpic.de/).
Quote from: "KLSymph"Quote from: "Edward"The desire to spend his time whining instead of improving his work ;)
I think it's perhaps more "friends who tell him he doesn't need to improve". I wish people wouldn't do that so much.
That's not a friend.
This is an amusing new Weird Al video I just discovered:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mBGODdzzVw
"White and Nerdy", parodying Chamillionaire's "Ridin' Dirty". He actually has a good flow ^_^
Saw that. Was funny.
Dracos
Usually I avoid linking to the Anime Addventure to point out anything because I am a moderator there, but this time I'm even going to raise a dead thread for the occasion, because after more than two weeks I still can't get over how bad this episode is.
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/199599.html (http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/199599.html)
If it was merely a problem with spelling, I could've just deleted it, but you need to have dabbled in both computer security and storytelling to fully appreciate all the things that are wrong with what and how it's written.
That reminds me of this.
http://www.shrovetuesdayobserved.com/flight.html
Indeed, it is one of the finest examples of expospeak (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Expospeak) I have in this life encountered. It should go in a textbook.
Wow, that is impressive.
From the fail to make sense to the repetitive redundancy.
You should have it bronzed.
I've heard of David Gonterman, fic 'author' and 'cartoonist'. A websearch of his last name will get you several sites exposing you to the specialness of his work.
Imagine my surprise when I discovered, out of the depth of Anime addventure, that Gonterman has a fan.http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=196305&n=50&m=0&d=0 (http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=196305&n=50&m=0&d=0)
Quote from: EdwardI've heard of David Gonterman, fic 'author' and 'cartoonist'. A websearch of his last name will get you several sites exposing you to the specialness of his work.
*looks up David Gonterman*
I could've lived my ENTIRE LIFE without knowing this person's work exists, and without knowing someone I deal with likes it.
Thanks a lot, Edward.
^_^
Why should anything surprise you anymore at AA?
I'm trying to engender a certain standard, a certain expectation of quality, in reading interests. If you just wanted to scar me for my failures, you could've just shot me.
Sorry, we're still working on guns that fire through interwebs.
I know, disappointing, but Edward does the best he can with substandard tools.
Psst? Serafita is a dude?
Dracos
For pointless sidenotes.
One of my own posts, this is a logic quiz that I just posted to the Anime Addventure. It'll eventually disappear because the comment board will be automatically erased, so instead of linking it, I'll leave it here for the amusement of others.
Edit: had to remove an old function from a previous translation. Hope I translated well, but hey, I tried.
I kind of liked the bit by "He who hates with vigor the round headed one" where he states that it's safe to assume that the majority is always right in another thread there. You must enjoy pointing these lapses in judgment out.
Yes, "enjoy" is... one way to put it. Actually, he didn't state that "it's safe to assume the majority is always right", as much as it never occurred to him that the majority might not be right.
http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=202268&n=25&m=0&d=3 (http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=202268&n=25&m=0&d=3)
So when I told him "it's a fallacy, you say you support rational basis and then immediately contradict rationality", and he said:
Quote from: He who hates with vigor the round headed oneHow is that a contridiction? If ten people give you an answer to a question and 3 give one answer and 7 another simple probablity states that the 7 are right.
...My WTF-o-meter exploded, and I sat there for a minute completely blank. Then for next five minutes my mind was filled with Angry Video Game Nerd vs Sega 32X power plug (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/19558.html):
Quote from: James 'AVGN' RolfeBullshit. What a load of fucking bullshit. How did they fuck this up so bad?
Five minutes after that, I'm sit there writing out responses. Nope, that's insulting. Nope, that's insulting. Okay, you know what?
Quote from: KLSymphTo bystanders: Because there's no response to this and the next two statements that doesn't involve condescension and/or ridicule...
And now you know what my day is like.
I had another AA argument, attached as HTML below, but the argument with Psyckosama is not the funny thing. The funny thing is at the end, with Formula Fox.
Edward, this is for you. Savor it.
Gasp <- I laughed.
Spoilers for Gurren Lagann episode 8
Ani~ki (http://i29.tinypic.com/2czcb5u.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/user/hyadain2525
Totally awesome. Everyone take a look.
http://www.the-isb.com/?p=375
The Contra Hearings
The bash-on-KLSymph carnival continues.
http://www.fukufics.com/viewtopic.php?t=2904&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 (http://www.fukufics.com/viewtopic.php?t=2904&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0)
I'm especially interested in seeing how Raneko's interpretation of her voluntary quitting the Addventure progressively spirals further into delusion over the years. You might remember seeing her from my similar post in 2006 (http://www.soulriders.org/forum/index.php?topic=1424.msg67283#msg67283)? See her comment on page two of today's thread, and compare with the actual event (http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=134231&n=4&m=0&d=2).
Not sure where I threatened to delete their episodes. I assume it's when I said I personally fixed her episodes so I didn't have to.
Wow, how is it that the same people complain for years that the requirements are too hard? You'd think they'd either leave the board or improve over time.
Also, the threats to leave the board are so childish.
Quote from: RanekoI'm just asking them to be reasonable and not set some ridiculously high standards.
It feels like heard this before. . . about a hojillion times. You could turn this into a drinking game or a bingo card. The excuses are so predictable.
On the other hand, if it weren't for Fukufics, I'd never had noticed that somebody defaced my Wikipedia userpage in March, since I haven't looked at it in two years. It's all good.
As for a drinking game, the "KLSymph filters Bast!'s email" thing is itself worthy. It's groupthink in action; as soon as anybody proposes the idea that I can delete Bast!'s email, nobody else can think of another interpretation of "Any mail sent to addventure@bast-enterprises.de will reach both of us."
Seriously, they can't think of a way email can reach two people without me being able to delete Bast!'s email? These people fail the internet.
Folks like villains. There are still folks who keep up the villain torch for the KoTF and others for many of us here, even those who've said crap for years :).
But man, just...
That thread was an amazing display of obliviousness. I am simply stunned by it. No one in two pages noticed 'Lieing'. They went after more obscure punctuation things or potential pronoun confusion in sayings, but not easy 4th grade level spelling? Man...
It makes me want to start flaming idiots again. And stop when there is a wall of fire a dozen miles high. It tempts me to post in that thread. I shall instead play video games and not erupt like a sleeping volcano stirred by the ashes of stupidity.
Does bast even read the Addventure anymore? I assumed he'd mostly moved on and just hosted it as a past pet project.
Yes, the "lieing" thing was why I had the writer look somewhere else for proofreading. You can probably imagine me staring at that thread and willing them to "look harder! You quoted that section with 'lieing' in allcaps! Why don't you see it?!"
Can't answer the question about Bast!, sorry. I must keep the mystery alive.
Be thou disturbed (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ20N6syuwc). And you're right; you haven't been warned.
But what would be enough warning?
Nothing.
:D
I feel the urge to memorialize this. From the Anime Addventure.
Quote from: Foster the Imposter
WHOA Look at that second answer there and tell me whether or not it's reasonable. I can not find any form of rules that justify your actions ANYWHERE! If the rules are not posted then everything is just to your own interests and discretions which changes. Furthermore by not posting the rules how can you expect ANYONE to follow them?! And if you are going to delete my things for say continuing/ending or whatever to a fatesplit then you should double check the Thread Death advice as I was perfectly within those boundaries.
Furthermore with the episode I had branched from this it had better punctuation and grammar then some professional novels. Heck I used a Collage level punctuation and grammar guide bought from the collage bookstore to proofread it. The only conclusion I can find that you would delete these two episodes is that you have for some bizarre reason taken a disliking to me and are doing some sort of petty game to harass me.
I have no proof of this so I hope I am wrong. But if I find out I am not, I will be speaking Directly to Bast! Good Day.
Quote from: KLSymph
I can not find any form of rules that justify your actions ANYWHERE! If the rules are not posted then everything is just to your own interests and discretions which changes.
Yes. I am the moderator.
Furthermore by not posting the rules how can you expect ANYONE to follow them?!
The same way I do for all the people who've already followed them for years.
And if you are going to delete my things for say continuing/ending or whatever to a fatesplit then you should double check the Thread Death advice as I was perfectly within those boundaries.
The thread death advice haven't been updated in over half a decade, and aren't boundaries in the first place. The Restart Cascade!/Deluge! rules, which are rules, are more recent.
Furthermore with the episode I had branched from this it had better punctuation and grammar then some professional novels.
This argument does not work on someone who has read professional novels. As this very sentence demonstrates, your punctuation would've been hard-pressed to pass high school.
Heck I used a Collage level punctuation and grammar guide bought from the collage bookstore to proofread it.
Please don't write the word "college" wrong in two different ways as you say this.
The only conclusion I can find that you would delete these two episodes is that you have for some bizarre reason taken a disliking to me and are doing some sort of petty game to harass me.
Never seen that argument on the internet before.
Maaan.
KLSmph: I.... Wait, what? That's....
*goes critical; does a sentai pose:*
Hubris....BEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAM!
I found this amusing and worth reading (http://pastehtml.com/view/1eejiqj.html). The title may be the strongest part of it, but....
Also, I decided to practice my necromancy on this thread ... since I killed it last time. :3
I command this thread to live, now with undisguised URLs, since the former may all have ended up invisible:
http://nedroid.com/2009/05/party-cat-full-series/
Brian, I am Disappoint.
No Motivation? :P
Funny links anyway :3
Hey, we got a whole forum for Motivation (and related posts).
But the tropers require their Kyon: Big Damn Hero....
Fuck the tropers!
Quote from: Brian on May 10, 2011, 08:44:43 PM
Hey, we got a whole forum for Motivation (and related posts)
We do?
"..."
Anywho, swinging this back into line, the universal wire tells us that an era of terror has ended:
http://www.galacticempiretimes.com/2011/05/09/galaxy/outer-rim/obi-wan-kenobi-is-killed.html
Beating life into this thread, one hilarious link at a time (very mildly NSFW -- but text only):
http://damnyouautocorrect.com/8394/15-most-popular-autocorrects-from-april-2011/
And just in case you can't click that link, here's something that's only religiously offensive:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/wan/2376326863.html
For your big-time gaming needs:
http://kotaku.com/5803273/check-out-the-worlds-largest-working-nes-controller
...maybe there's something to this whole 'princess' nonsense....
http://www.fohguild.org/forums/attachments/screenshots/172053d1305771824-funny-strange-random-pics-wtf_pictures_25.jpg
...they always get the coolest toys.
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/16/fake-shield-agent-test-mistaken-for-bomb-thor-movie/
I thought this was amusing heh.
http://armorgames.com/play/11498/reimagine-the-game
:o
Oh, wow. That Toy Story one. . . ouch.
Quote from: thepanda on May 21, 2011, 09:07:50 PMOh, wow. That Toy Story one. . . ouch.
Yeah, it's not kind. Awesome, though.
Anywho, found this gem yesterday:
http://remingtonsteelers.wikia.com/wiki/Kyon:_Big_Damn_Hero
What's really scary is that I have a fanmail from January I haven't replied to, asking for permission to turn K:BDH into a screenplay....
What in the heck.
Is this like Penny Arcade's Elemenstrators thingie?
You know as much as I do, at the moment.
Maybe it's some RPG some guys are playing, and it's world-building or something else along those lines? It's flattering, though, I can say that much. :p
It's pretty awesome :3
SRYS.
http://www.neowin.net/news/duke-nukem-forever-finally-goes-gold
I'm sure a few fans cry in joy.
I even know one and he's stunned.
http://kotaku.com/5805767/holy-shit-somebody-is-remaking-maniac-mansion
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/05/24/marvel-comics-cookebook/
Quote from: DY on May 27, 2011, 02:27:37 PM"Thor has beaten your champion. The rest of you have no chance. Pray we are elsewhere at lunchtime."
...we were right to send a poet.
I feel a bit shillish, but if you've got an android, the price is right:
http://kotaku.com/5806966/android-owners-can-grab-plants-vs-zombies-today-for-free
For fans of the franchise, this is truly amazing news:
http://kotaku.com/5807389/aliens-colonial-marines-a-true-sequel-to-james-camerons-classic-aliens-out-in-2012
Breaking away from being a video-game shill (and showing the initiative to trawl further than Kotaku):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo0MIS4-EXQ
You youngsters won't really appreciate how awesome this is. ;_;
Wow, I haven't seen a muppets movie in...two decades maybe?
wut
http://a12iggymom.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/ku-klux-klan-endorses-obama-again/
Technically complete; a real classic.
http://www.montecook.com/arch_lineos11.html
If anyone can find the expanded version, with like, 12 pages of descriptive test and the pie flavor table, lemme know. :3
It's about damned time:
http://dvice.com/archives/2011/06/finally-a-robot-3.php
Quote from: Brian on June 01, 2011, 10:36:01 PM
Breaking away from being a video-game shill (and showing the initiative to trawl further than Kotaku):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo0MIS4-EXQ
You youngsters won't really appreciate how awesome this is. ;_;
I'm more surprised they let him blow stuff up in the trailer. No fear of people crying terrorist?
Hehehe....
http://www.theonion.com/articles/prince-william-divorces-kate-middleton-after-5-wee,20648/
Unashamedly stolen from ... you know who you are.
Quote from: Brian on June 01, 2011, 10:36:01 PM
Breaking away from being a video-game shill (and showing the initiative to trawl further than Kotaku):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo0MIS4-EXQ
You youngsters won't really appreciate how awesome this is. ;_;
I know I'm late to the party, but I saw this trailer in the theater and I was thinking "Oh, some chick flick."
ANd then there was Kermet. The awesome knows no bounds.
Quote from: Music-chan on June 06, 2011, 07:39:17 PMI know I'm late to the party, but I saw this trailer in the theater and I was thinking "Oh, some chick flick."
ANd then there was Kermet. The awesome knows no bounds.
10/10 for expected behavior. :3
Test appears successful. (PASS)
Check this out (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/midnight-sun-eclipse/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+(Wired%3A+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))&utm_content=Google+Reader).
Okay, wait, I can do better:
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/06/nintendo-controller-hands-on/
wut
Man....
http://circleof13.blogspot.com/2011/06/anonymous-message-to-nato.html
Quote from: Brian on June 07, 2011, 02:23:14 PM
Okay, wait, I can do better:
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/06/nintendo-controller-hands-on/
wut
On one hand I like the DS.
On the other hand...I don't generally look down and assume I can largely ignore one of the screens.
It's probably going to work out like Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.
Bleah.
...figures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fz3zFqLc3E
http://www.myspace.com/bamboula
Excellent cover of Gray Matter for you Oingo Boingo fans.
For the rest of you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65uNCLBTje0
It is pretty excellent.
Also that nice guys bit is pretty lame :P
Oh, burn! I think that song's hilarious....
Okay, here:
http://i.imgur.com/0DwpN.jpg
It is hillarious.
Let's find the way: http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs51/i/2009/304/8/9/Commission__Follow_the_Leader_by_EiffelArt.jpg
Well of course they're lost. Ryoga's holding the map upside down.
. . . And it is a map of Russia, not Japan.
. . . And they're in the Soul Society.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlFclEaQ-wU&feature=related : Ranma's four fiancees set to Hyadain's Four Elemental Fiends song. Kind of amusing.
Quote from: Olguin on June 09, 2011, 06:04:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlFclEaQ-wU&feature=related : Ranma's four fiancees set to Hyadain's Four Elemental Fiends song. Kind of amusing.
This is an outstanding post.
Cute/funny *nods*
Courtesy of Eb:
http://yourownimage.info/Bohemian-Rhapsody.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHWS37SZ_UA : What happens when our Beloved Tomboyish Daughter gets into the booze.
Imagination RULES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeoW2Jptu0g
Man, that's both creepy and awesome. <_<
The internet is a weird place.
http://birdswitharms.tumblr.com/
The world is ALSO a strange place:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEiMA3QtYWc&feature=player_embedded#at=24
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9tN87JAzyE&feature=related - Dance song...or Fanfic?
First:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DZTJRQ/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_am_it_ws_us
Then:
Re-open it and read the first review.
No, really.
TO THE MOON.
http://neurowear.net/?p=96
Wot?
I foresee these being in every anime con in the world in 4 years.
...it was only a matter of time. You're right that those things are going to be freaking everywhere in 4 years -- wait until this hits the furry community. Yeah, 2-3 years after the con scene, this is just going to be an everyday part of fashion, I expect.
Me, I'm waiting for Augmented Reality packages that will let us have virtual oversized sweat-drops and giant floating anger-hash-marks.
Edit: Norm MacDonald saves the internet, one Carrot-Top joke at a time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL0WayC7jW0
http://www.gygaxmemorialfund.com/index.php/2-uncategorised-uncategorised/9-land-in-donian-park
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr9gfSnzDs8&feature=related : I now want to ship Sanae x Alice.
Well, the price is right (I got mine with Orange Box):
http://www.develop-online.net/news/38103/Team-Fortress-2-becomes-free-forever
Didn't catch this earlier!
Yeah saw that the other day. Neat, though didn't it convert to have a lot of paid accessories on it as well?
Never ended up playing it though. The fan hate is hillarious.
My brother dredged this up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK-oJJaMjoM&feature=youtu.be
This is kind of dumb, but also hilarious and somehow mesmerizing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RrpGgaT5kk
http://peterjwagoner.com/about-2/
RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE!
Hilarious, but mildly NSFW:
http://assets0.ordienetworks.com/images/user_photos/1195051/28w0z88_original.jpg?352183f0
hah. Amusing.
A little TOO much magic for one boy's life....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ5ziNOtoMU
Quote from: KLSymph, deletion notice for Anime AddventureNo anime content.
Quote from: tplCan you be deleted for having no human content? Seriously, you're such a joke. I hope you're proud of yourself, because I would sure as hell be ashamed to be you.
Quote from: tplSince I'm burning bridges, do you have Asperger's or some similar condition that inhibits your ability to treat other human beings with sensitivity, compassion and dignity? If so, then there's an excuse for the crap you pull. Otherwise, you're simply a pathetic asshole so deluded by ideas of his own importance that he honestly thinks what he does here actually matters in the world in any way whatsoever.
Quote from: KLSymph
Since I'm burning bridges,
What bridges? Who are you?
do you have Asperger's or some similar condition that inhibits your ability to treat other human beings with sensitivity, compassion and dignity?
Can you be deleted for having no human content? -- same person, previous post
Ouch.
Otherwise, you're simply a pathetic asshole so deluded by ideas of his own importance that he honestly thinks what he does here actually matters in the world in any way whatsoever.
Since what I do doesn't matter, why are you upset?
Edit to clarify: This isn't even the person whose episode was deleted.
Just a little?
That girlfriend needs more beer.
Heh. I feel for both of them.
But not as much as I feel for KL!
Thanks Brian. It hurts to hold back the stream of pure, stone-corroding sarcasm.
That place never changes.
Addventure is a steaming cesspit of scum and villainy.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ECB-raises-interest-rate-to-apf-1846402960.html?x=0 <-- I read this as the Evil Commentary Bureau raises interest rates...
That was MY first thought when I saw that link!
Interest in Evil Commentary Bureau is pretty hard to raise when they're nearly impossible to find around here.
They're where they retired years ago :P
LIVE AGAIN, THREAD!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWn_1yOFpfU
It's a great day when I can both complain about how old I am, and how awesome things used to be:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1744739353
Let's hope they get it right.
Tintin looks great. So does the new Sherlock Holmes.
someone linked this to me. It involves terribly crazy people. I figured it was worth a link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yIgZPTqUIc&feature=player_detailpage
TinTin looks amazing. It must be seen.
One day closer to working wetware:
http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/wmsdickeysoftmemory/
Worth resharing:
http://www.dorkly.com/video/18879/dorkly-bits-link-to-the-past-with-a-portal-gun
Dorkly is fun. :) I watched almost all of theirs at one point a few weeks ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atbdBx_O7fA&feature=related
Ancient.
KUNG FU.
Hilarity ensues:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/07/sarah-palin-movie-debuts-to-empty-theater-in-orange-county/241983/
Quote from: Brian on July 19, 2011, 01:03:41 PM
Hilarity ensues:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/07/sarah-palin-movie-debuts-to-empty-theater-in-orange-county/241983/
Who the hell put a movie to debut against Harry Potter?
...oh.
Figures.
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/226853_826042148358_60715112_39458909_7552634_n.jpg
From the eyes of children
Quote from: Anastasia on July 19, 2011, 01:05:13 PM
Quote from: Brian on July 19, 2011, 01:03:41 PM
Hilarity ensues:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/07/sarah-palin-movie-debuts-to-empty-theater-in-orange-county/241983/
Who the hell put a movie to debut against Harry Potter?
...oh.
Figures.
"Don't you wish you had one more theater playing potter?"
Blast to the past:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/748-Duke-Nukem-Forever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTPCiUwinLU
Please hold...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXzdDRnWFqs
http://kotaku.com/5826617/drafthouse-films-picks-up-the-fp-brings-futuristic-ddr-fighting-to-the-masses - wot? Man, I can't believe even bums off the street showed their face in this.
A: 1:54 seconds endured before stopping (endurance contest!)
B: This thread has already previously descended into a 'bad links' thread.... So let's cut this off here and not try and post worse links in response (though feel free to start an 'awful links' thread. We probably could use one of those again.)
C: I took hitpoint damage from clicking that link. REAL HP DAMAGE, DRAC.
I endured it all. I seem to have misplaced my soul though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxtbouJ1Mu0&NR=1 cute. Madoka 8-Bit
...Sayaka was actually kind of cool in this. That alone was epic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce9J-J30B3o&feature=player_embedded : The Ballad of Mike Haggar
Haggar!
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2011/0805/Tea-party-hobbits-Hardly-say-indignant-Tolkien-scholars
So, uh, guys? You know that tvtropes website I won't shut up about? Eb pointed out that, well ... it turns out they've heard of us. Drac, scroll down to Creator Breakdown.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/PartiallyKissedHero
The ECB is officially immortalized.
I guess the world knows what horrible people we are now?
/me puts on his 'evil' t-shirt.
That is full of win.
Some scientists got this great idea to invoke Let's You And Him Fight to try and make a new cure:
http://gimundo.com/news/article/hiv-virus-used-in-new-treatment-to-cure-leukemia/
Awesome stuff.
If they can do that, they can alter it further and make a retrovirus that kills everything. THE END TIMES ARE UPON US!
Quote from: Yuthirin on August 15, 2011, 02:56:47 PM
If they can do that, they can alter it further and make a retrovirus that kills everything. THE END TIMES ARE UPON US!
Nooope. As is said in the book of revelations, we have until "the small bears from the windy city take the pennant".
We got some time. 8)
What? Really? We'll have evolved out of biped form by then!
That's the way I see it.
A recipe was linked:
http://imgur.com/gallery/3xSgR
It was amusing, and looks decent. Angry corrections about the 'proper' ingredients will follow:
SCRATCH THAT, LINK OF GENUINE HILARITY HERE:
http://www.dorkly.com/video/21519/dorkly-bits-dr-lights-gift-to-mega-man-x
The future of coffee is here:
http://www.funraniumlabs.com/
I approve, but I will pass. I kind of want to get it, but when I get caffeine poisoning, I have tactile and visual hallucinations of black scorpions everywhere.
That sounds like fun -- for me, I actually need the bitterants for my gallbladder, so regular, inferior coffee for me.
You can get caffeine poisoning? Holy shit.
Yeaaah
Poisoning isn't nearly as bad as withdrawal.
More concerning is the fact that if you go in for surgery and say, "I have a caffeine dependency," they inject you with caffeine when you're done so you don't come out of it with a headache.
Neat stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfNUEtibn2I
A backflash to Epic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzC4hFK5P3g&feature=related I can't get it out of my head!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3_nAzNwyBo
Did we just get meme'd?
...seems like it was mostly an excuse for the guy to go off on his guitar. heh.
Speaking of memes:
http://i.imgur.com/gkDsA.jpg
(It's sad because it's true!)
So true ;_;
I remember saying DLC was bullshit years ago.
It's nice to be proved right. >_>
Quote from: Anastasia on August 24, 2011, 05:12:37 PM
I remember saying DLC was bullshit years ago.
It's nice to be proved right. >_>
The DLC I'm willing to pay for never gets made.
Quote from: Anastasia on August 24, 2011, 05:12:37 PMI remember saying DLC was bullshit years ago.
It's nice to be proved right. >_>
I like to think that the theory was sound.
People are just too greedy.
Theory is sound. It's still true in a lot of places that this is content that would've been left on the cutting room floor. Getting a fifty million dollar product out the door is hard work and people are generally not fucking around when they shoot levels to make it happen. Being able to go "Well, half of our design team is not needed at this late phase in the project. Get to work, pick up some of that stuff and try and make it happen." is a much better solution than "We need to start cutting headcount immediately or get these guys on a different project"
"Can I send people a movie that they can't copy?"-Coworker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAsIKN4i06M&feature=player_embedded
I'm not even sorry, I can't even feel a thing right now...
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/5876f2aced/don-cheadle-is-captain-planet
I-- What?
... wait, what the? o_O
Holy crap >.>
/me fires at you with the Nostalgia Beam:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Don_Quix-ote
You may be too young to remember this.
Presented without further comment (http://kinnas.deviantart.com/art/Bridge-of-Birds-115164485)
I don't really get it. It's an okay image and...?
"I shall clasp my hands together and bow to the corners of the world."
Quote from: Yulia on September 03, 2011, 11:22:36 PMI don't really get it. It's an okay image and...?
It's a fanart of a book called "Bridge of Birds", of which Jon and I are fans.
If you haven't read the books, then yes, it's just an okay image.
He is an aged and wizened badass with a certain flaw of character. He's a village youth with muscle and innocence, but no way of the world. Together, they have awesome adventures!
Oh, okay. No wonder I didn't get it.
I'll buy a copy of the book for anyone who promises to read it and post a review (even if it's just a 140-character review on Twitter, and even if you end up hating it.)
(Offer available outside of US only if you pay shipping.)
Also, it is just now available in ebook format!
Why not post a review and the pic together over on the writing section :P
It's not writing!
Also, I thought more people than me and Brian had read it.
Are you serious about the offer?
Completely serious. Just give me your address (in PM, probably).
Edit: Also, Amazon wants phone numbers (since they often send via UPS or Fedex, and those places like to call if there's a problem). Apparently it accepts 123-456-7890, but if you don't care too much about Amazon having your number, you might as well put that in the PM.
That's two copies out, now. Whee!
I'd take up your offer if I didn't have to pay for shipping =p
Quote from: thepanda on September 04, 2011, 11:02:23 AM
Are you serious about the offer?
He is! In fact, when I worked at the bookstore, he tried to cleverly trick me into getting a copy of the book for him to give to me.
I found the story description so interesting, I bought myself a copy first. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgnIjJexut4&feature=player_detail Hellsing...Ultimate..Abridged. Funny VAs.
Quote from: Brian on September 05, 2011, 06:29:31 PM
I found the story description so interesting, I bought myself a copy first. :D
I got my revenge, though!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYtrnr4chfU
Quote from: Jon on September 07, 2011, 03:41:59 PMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYtrnr4chfU
Such coordination!
Cannot ... stop ... listening!
Quote from: Brian on September 07, 2011, 04:13:00 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 07, 2011, 03:41:59 PMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYtrnr4chfU
Such coordination!
Cannot ... stop ... listening!
I wouldn't expect anything else out of a decent percussion section of any band =p
Co-worker hit me with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKt8Ct6oBmE
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20110909/ENTERTAINMENT/110909011/Nike-releases-famed-Back-Future-shoe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-287ehU1U4&feature=player_embedded Wow, hah.
http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2011-05/2011-invention-awards-stunning-development
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypGWEXFpxyA
Hahaha, wow. I hadn't seen this AMV in years!
Awesome link is awesome =D
I shook the magic hate ball, and this came out:
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/senior_year
http://www.jbox.com/product/PRE554
http://www.jbox.com/product/PRE419
Quote from: Brian on September 15, 2011, 06:37:13 PM
I shook the magic hate ball, and this came out:
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/senior_year
That was pretty awesome
http://oldspicevoicemail.com/
http://www.dump.com/2011/09/09/wait-for-it-video-2/
Behold:
http://www.break.com/index/what-earth-looks-like-from-the-intl-space-station-2158523
Truly spectacular when it passes over a large storm band, with active lightning.
Torn between Post and Quotes, but:
<@Teacher_Kochan> http://1.media.dorkly.cvcdn.com/35/73/2349d3e24ce41faa49e38fc3b44be2c7.jpg
<Fujisawa> Ko: I'D TAP THAT.
<Fujisawa> hadda be said
http://www.collegehumor.com/video/5803618/dangerous-wands (http://www.collegehumor.com/video/5803618/dangerous-wands): a Harry Potter/Dangerous Minds fusion fanfic, in video trailer form.
Kinda funny :P Surprisingly well delivered really for what it is.
<KoFOOTBALL> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5W310wk6_Q&feature=channel_video_title
From Ko. Wow.
That's ... about as cool as the time my friend landed mute on Chaos in the original Final Fantasy. o_O
Quote from: Brian on September 25, 2011, 01:44:55 PM
That's ... about as cool as the time my friend landed mute on Chaos in the original Final Fantasy. o_O
That's quite possible. The way FF1 is programmed, any status has a 1/200 (or 256, I forget) chance in working if the target is immune.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUT47Za7lPY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPMx86wXaKY
Woooooooow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gufXf67qBcc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Jdda5vH6Y
Imperial March, Steins;Gate style
Great links =D
LOLCATS, ASSSSSEMBLE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qlp1vlD-iA&feature=related : Nice Soul Gem.
Mislink? ^^;
Or every dracpost is Post of the Day worthy.
There we go.
This will either make you feel old, or indifferent, depending:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=290
6 of 10.
Hilariously, I got ... 80%.
Edit: Missed the last two.
I simply am not up enough on musical groove. =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJOz_y9rZE&feature=player_embedded&noredirect=1
but kinda neat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApBjVXdN0co&feature=feedrec_grec_index
The greatest Perpetual Mario Machine of them all. The Musical Edition.
Man, it's been a long time since I heard that =)
Good morning my cute little students~!
Sensei has brought you a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDdPuCsOLaQ
Also, remember:
~Explosive tags~
http://youtu.be/if1V_6d8IT4
Japan. I just...what.
Linked by Olguin in #sr
Epic.
RAN RAN RYUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU~~!
Also, I hope things aren't too gray in it.
http://www.mediafire.com/?kxmqbdfe361iz5i
I uploaded a playable version of that FF3/Madoka video. You can control all the girls as they take on Walpurgisnacht.
Good luck pulling off a happy ending.
There is no happy ending.
It's Walpurgisnacht~!
http://1d4chan.org/wiki/%22Da_Tragedy_of_Hamlet,_boss_of_Denmark%22_by_Shake-da-boss-pole
Hamlet, as performed by the Warhammer 40k Orks
Quote from: Olguin on October 04, 2011, 09:27:07 PM
http://1d4chan.org/wiki/%22Da_Tragedy_of_Hamlet,_boss_of_Denmark%22_by_Shake-da-boss-pole
Hamlet, as performed by the Warhammer 40k Orks
That.
is.
Beautiful.
No. It was horrid. Tragic! MONSTROUS. Unforgivable.
I loved it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdWkKKSckNk It's an ad, but that's kinda neat.
That ... was surprisingly sweet. Turning every player into the SI star of a shared world where every video game character talks about their experiences.... Nice.
Indeed.
While we're on the topic of ads, I'm partial to Heineken's "The Date" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57zo8O5pDXc). Not a big fan of their beer, but I do like their ads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CggsoJzg5iw&feature=player_embedded
Olg's fault, we get another.
That was cute. =)
This is a worthwhile investment:
http://screencast.com/t/vdrK6ih8Ydd
This was ... something.
http://io9.com/5848192/giant-prehistoric-krakens-may-have-sculpted-self+portraits-using-ichthyosaur-bones
Counterpoint! http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2011/10/10/traces-of-a-triassic-kraken/
...excellent.
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=83081
http://chicagoist.com/2011/10/10/artist_imagines_imperial_walkers_co.php#photo-1
<Luthorne> http://jezebel.com/5846916/men+ups-are-so-much-more-than-just-men-posing-like-pin+ups
<Luthorne> http://www.flickr.com/photos/clickandclash/sets/72157626584908000/with/5658642294/
I laughed:
http://www.box.net/shared/static/a6omcl2la0ivlxsn3o8m.jpg
Then I realized I'd read all but, like, 5 of those books.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54VJWHL2K3I hum. Not very good, buuut.
One of those things where you ... kind of want to praise someone for being creative.
http://kotaku.com/5849354/
But, really.
Indeeeeed:
http://comicalconcept.com/illustrations/world-of-web-development
One of my homework problems for next week:
4. Solutes partition into lipid bilayers.
Robinson Crusoe and his friend Friday are stranded on an island with no whiskey, only pure alcohol. Crusoe, an anesthesiologist, realizes that the effect of alcohol, as with other anesthetics, is felt when the alcohol reaches a particular concentration c0 in the membranes of neurons. Crusoe and Friday have only a supply of propanol, butanol, and pentanol, and a table of their free energies of transfer for T=300K (table 16.2).
a) If a concentration of c1 of ethanol in water is needed to produce a concentration c0 in the membrane, a hydrocarbon-like environment, use Table 16.2 to predict what the concentrations in water of the other alcohols would produce the same degree of anesthesia.
b) Mythical cannibals find Crusoe and Friday and throw them into a pot of boiling water. Will the alcohol stay in their membranes and keep them drunk at 100C?
The best part of that question is that the cannibals are explicitly noted as mythical to avoid giving false impressions to the unwary.
I need to replace all of my dice (http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/deaa/).
Flashing red lights behind the DM screen... O_O
This actually happened:
http://ghiblicon.blogspot.com/2008/12/warriors-of-wind.html
That's just....
Wow.
What are you trying to link? The tribute videos? ???
Huh, that was odd. I think I was trying to be clever with URL tags to conceal the page name, and got distracted.
I had heard about it but never seen the cover with my own eyes. That's just ... ugh, words fail me. It's like something that has slipped in from a twisted parallel universe.
Well, us Americans couldn't handle animation from Japan back then ... that's around the era of Carl Macek and the wonders that are/is (?) Robotech (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotech#The_original_television_series_.281985.29).
Hoo, boy, I grew up on that cartoon. And then I watched the Japanese version.
What a trip!
I spent ten minutes desperately trying to find that page I saw a while ago with dialogue samples of the thing. I remember there being a bit that goes basically like this:
QuoteNausica^H^H^H "Zhandra": But you can't possibly be that evil!
Princess Kushana (sounding incredibly smug about it): Oh, but I am!
*viewer suffocates due to attempting to laugh and cry simultaneously*
Actually, now that I remembered that bit, I'm weirdly tempted to just hunt down a copy and sample it for the camp value.
Star Wars Christmas Special?
I've watched the Star Wars Christmas Special. I wish it was camp.
It was just plain atrocious, and this is a guy who isn't even a big fan of the series.
Yeah, pretty much what I was implying about Warriors of the Wind. >_>;;;
Oh, wow. This is the funniest one of these I've seen in a while.
Kyuubey tricks Hitler into becoming a Magical Girl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcottCoAjk&feature=fvwp&NR=1)
I loved that one. Something about him whining over Kyousuke really sells it.
...That's so wrong.
Quote from: Brian on October 18, 2011, 03:18:28 PM
Star Wars Christmas Special?
Due to Miyazaki having completely failed to put in long 15-minute scenes consisting of nothing but Wookies growling at one another without any subtitles or explanations, I have to say that 'Warriors of the Wind' was forced to become awful through strategic omission as opposed to through adding new stuff.
I have to say I am morbidly curious what would have resulted, had the same mad insane person who designed the VHS cover
actually had the resources to turn the movie into a He-man crossover.
,-/O_O\-, (headache)
Speaking of cash-grabs and the general devaluation of anything short of profit (Drac and I had an ... interesting discussion about that and Ikea furniture before watching Paprika):
http://insertcredit.com/2011/09/22/who-killed-videogames-a-ghost-story/
Stomach-churning. I actually worked for Zynga for a week and a half. This is one of the major reasons I couldn't convince myself to stay there longer.
Well, also the commute and the manager who swore at us all the time -- not a professional workshop by any means.
Zynga is the world-leading manufacturer of Skinner boxes.
Quote from: Brian on October 18, 2011, 01:11:27 PM
This actually happened:
http://ghiblicon.blogspot.com/2008/12/warriors-of-wind.html
That's just....
Wow.
I'd forgotten just how spectacularly they butchered that. And the cover art and blurb are more ridiculously inaccurate than I'd expected.
That's the last time Studio Ghibli let anyone edit their works to make them more "marketable".
Quote from: Brian on October 19, 2011, 03:01:09 AM
Speaking of cash-grabs and the general devaluation of anything short of profit (Drac and I had an ... interesting discussion about that and Ikea furniture before watching Paprika):
http://insertcredit.com/2011/09/22/who-killed-videogames-a-ghost-story/
Stomach-churning. I actually worked for Zynga for a week and a half. This is one of the major reasons I couldn't convince myself to stay there longer.
Well, also the commute and the manager who swore at us all the time -- not a professional workshop by any means.
Yeah, I've been bugged a few times for them, not that I move much anyway, but really, I'm glad to sail my ship into the horizon of doom instead of actively trying to build stuff to destroy people's lives.
Quote from: Dracos on October 19, 2011, 06:30:19 PM
Yeah, I've been bugged a few times for them, not that I move much anyway, but really, I'm glad to sail my ship into the horizon of doom instead of actively trying to build stuff to destroy people's lives.
I read that article a few days ago. I didn't think it was about destroying people's lives, per se, but is interesting how little meaningful content is actually required to keep someone engaged.
My general rule these days, when trying to determine whether to get a computer game, is to ask someone who is a fan to describe the game. If they describe it in terms of genre or mechanics "Well, it's a 4x world conquest game that lets you start at any point in history, but instead of being turn-based, it works on a continually running clock..." then it might be worth looking into. When it's mostly in terms of setting, I usually give it a pass, because if they can't really discuss what's fun about that, then the gameplay might not be really all that fun in the first place.
My only experience with the Sims has consisted of watching someone play the old PC version for about five minutes. After five minutes I felt like I'd just been exposed to the most **ed up barrage of emotional manipulativeness I'd ever been exposed to. That was on the PC version.
I don't even want to know about the pay-per-play iPhone variant.
http://watchstandardaction.com/ something...strange.
Hey everyone, I brought you something. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKo4FMzt_hM)
Can you find me a copy of Nimoy's or Shatner's Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds? I have this vague, super-unclear memory of hearing it (can't remember which one -- probably Shattner? Did Nimoy even do one?) when I was like ... eight. I don't know why, but I've been looking for them for a while....
In the meantime, I offer you a happy story about a short fellow who accomplished a tall task (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR-MSZSLC5w)....
No, not you, Drac. ;)
The Stanley Parable (http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-stanley-parable), a Half-Life 2 mod that's basically a choose your own adventure story.
If you can't apply the mod or not really interested in spending time on it, you can also just watch video of the playthrough/multiple endings in Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gblvOhnv2k0).
Quote from: Brian on October 20, 2011, 02:40:07 PM
No, not you, Drac. ;)
Dracos is too surly to be a hobbit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY_tvK3N_YU
I'd watch this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g6QJ5TfA7w)
This isn't a parody, but ... it sure feels like one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn3OfkDgEho
And, to wash your eyes, one man's quest to win a bicycle race ... without brakes (an old classic; go, Kintaro!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM4kwGLqHIc
Quote from: Jon on October 20, 2011, 02:29:27 PM
Hey everyone, I brought you something. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKo4FMzt_hM)
Consider yourself on my short To-Die list. :)
Quote from: Brian on October 27, 2011, 08:52:51 PM
This isn't a parody, but ... it sure feels like one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn3OfkDgEho
When nothing will do but the very best in your window-walled toilet area in front of everyone in the city.
ah fun to see the Bicycle Race again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlK5abIJRyM
Genki Sudo came out with another video not too long ago. Good stuff as always from them.
Quote from: Kt3 on October 30, 2011, 12:12:38 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlK5abIJRyM
Genki Sudo came out with another video not too long ago. Good stuff as always from them.
I love all the visual body effects they manage without having to resort to anything more than practice and precision of movement. Who needs LucasArts for it to be entertaining? :D
That is incredibly awesome. And the entire time, I couldn't stop thinking it was the logical progression of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqh1rg7p9aQ
Quote from: Brian on October 30, 2011, 12:49:05 PM
That is incredibly awesome. And the entire time, I couldn't stop thinking it was the logical progression of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqh1rg7p9aQ
It's a MAN'S LIFE in the Japanese Volunteer Fire Department! (Kudos if you get the ref. =)
Quote from: Kt3 on October 30, 2011, 12:12:38 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlK5abIJRyM
Genki Sudo came out with another video not too long ago. Good stuff as always from them.
That's awesome, I really like his stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyV3SksAKRY Neko.
Anyone mind if I drop youtube links in here to interesting music I find, or should it be in a separate topic?
Something like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sBZdSHAIZI
It's not often I hear Electro-Swing. It... amuses me.
Well, at least the CDC has this covered:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp
Edit: I love how it's a thinly veiled generic 'disaster preparedness' thing; somehow, that only enhances the awesome.
Quote from: Dracos on October 31, 2011, 03:07:08 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyV3SksAKRY Neko.
Great! Catgirls! Wai~!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvW3sdGYWAc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMnBzXOrP8Q Alpaca-based visual novel.
Check off another item on your list of "things to see before I can claim to have seen it all".
While we're on that subject:
http://gbatemp.net/topic/310120-you-got-pigeons-in-my-visual-novel/
Quote from: Kt3 on November 01, 2011, 02:03:09 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMnBzXOrP8Q Alpaca-based visual novel.
Check off another item on your list of "things to see before I can claim to have seen it all".
Ooookaaaay... I can safely say that the last vestiges of my youthful desire to be everything Japanese I had when first exposed to anime, etc., has just been burned away. I don't know whether to thank you or hate you for it. =)
The last of mine got burned away when I started reading JET teachers' diaries.
Quote from: Sinom Bre on November 01, 2011, 05:20:09 AMOoookaaaay... I can safely say that the last vestiges of my youthful desire to be everything Japanese I had when first exposed to anime, etc., has just been burned away. I don't know whether to thank you or hate you for it. =)
Quote from: Kt3 on November 01, 2011, 01:34:06 PMThe last of mine got burned away when I started reading JET teachers' diaries.
Soulriders: Celebrating ten years of crushed dreams.
Quote from: Brian on November 01, 2011, 01:46:03 PM
Soulriders: Celebrating ten years of crushed dreams.
Probably time to replace the mallets. The heads are getting worn from the constant use.
Hammers? What are you, some sort of rabbit on the moon? :]
If anything, dreams are crushed underfoot.
I guess that makes Mario the ultimate dreamcrusher. He stomps and mallets.
Quote from: Kt3 on November 01, 2011, 02:19:40 PM
Hammers? What are you, some sort of rabbit on the moon? :]
If anything, dreams are crushed underfoot.
I guess that makes Mario the ultimate dreamcrusher. He stomps and mallets.
/me hands Kt3 some sakura mochi.
We use boots.
It's more satisfying that way and takes longer.
I found this amusing.
http://www.wimp.com/nasasatellite/
...okay, I usually hate candid-camera type stuff because it feels mean in general-- This one really was hilarious. :p
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4yIxUOWrtw Dune linked, was amusing.
Quote from: Dracos on November 10, 2011, 01:04:54 PMwww.youtube.com/watch?v=C4yIxUOWrtw Dune linked, was amusing.
eeeeeh..... While I get the concept, I think my Lore: Doom stat is a bit too weak to get the specifics. Otherwise, entertaining, if somewhat hyperbolic.
And now ... a blast to the past:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9K1Z0dganA
Tough.
But fair.
Still tough, but:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFSen7DRQWU
Still fair.
Quote from: Brian on November 13, 2011, 05:22:45 AM
Quote from: Dracos on November 10, 2011, 01:04:54 PMwww.youtube.com/watch?v=C4yIxUOWrtw Dune linked, was amusing.
eeeeeh..... While I get the concept, I think my Lore: Doom stat is a bit too weak to get the specifics. Otherwise, entertaining, if somewhat hyperbolic.
And now ... a blast to the past:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9K1Z0dganA
Tough.
But fair.
It's more Lore:CoD I think? Doom itself lacked allies, vocal narrative, written narrative, and tutorial stuff in any way shape or form. It predates the notion that the player should be in any larger context and generally ends levels abruptly.
Quote from: Dracos on November 14, 2011, 12:26:21 PMIt's more Lore:CoD I think? Doom itself lacked allies, vocal narrative, written narrative, and tutorial stuff in any way shape or form. It predates the notion that the player should be in any larger context and generally ends levels abruptly.
Hm, never played CoD. That'd explain it, then. :p
This is from Sunhawk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o_2TeVk1tc
Warning: If you have a soul, it will probably make you cry a little.
*sniff*
I teared up a bit. The music really makes the commercial a lot more emotional. Which is weird for a song from a game on zombie survival of all things.
Ranma 1/2 live action. (http://www.ntv.co.jp/ranma/index.html)
Panda!Genma looks atrocious. There is just no other way to put it.
Akane looks ok I guess.
Nabiki is smokin' hot. I'm not sure but google translate suggests she makes money on the stock market and has a cabaret club. That seems like a nifty little twist. I really like the hairstyle.
Kasumi is also pretty easy on the eyes.
I think I would have gone for a brighter red for female Ranma.
I had the feeling that panda-genma was using the panda suit from those commercials you linked a while back. =p
I want to see panda-genma knocking the table over and putting that tofu or whatever the advertisement was about now.
I find it amusing that onna-Ranma has reddish highlights in her hair. Gary Kleppe would be most upset. :)
Genma-panda sucks. No budget for props in this show, obviously.
Quote from: Merc on November 16, 2011, 04:28:54 PM
I had the feeling that panda-genma was using the panda suit from those commercials you linked a while back. =p
I want to see panda-genma knocking the table over and putting that tofu or whatever the advertisement was about now.
Even the Panda cheese commercials looked better than this thing!
Sin: Now I'm trying to remember if anyone wrote a story where Ranma's hair kept changing like on the book covers.
Yes. There was an author who insisted on it. I forget his name, but it drove Rakhal nuts. (Also, wasn't very good.)
Quote from: thepanda on November 16, 2011, 05:43:15 PM
Sin: Now I'm trying to remember if anyone wrote a story where Ranma's hair kept changing like on the book covers.
You mean more than just black and red? I can't recall any that did.
Ah, I see that Brian remembered one.
Brian: Much as I enjoyed Rakhal's company on IRC over the years, that was never a short drive for him where his peculiar view of Ranma canon was concerned. =p
A quick step off a short pier?
Well, if anyone has the patience to dig, it's still on his Index. Author wrote a few fics, so you can skip all the 'only wrote one' authors. I believe he was also primarily Ranma/Akane.... Yeah, I have to dig this up now.
Dangit. Here's a short one:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/327502/1/Getting_Ready
I'm ... not sure it's this guy, but you know what? He writes Gold Digger fanfic, not going to look more closely.
Now, now, Gold Digger was a fun read. You can't take it too seriously. ;p
Quote from: Dracos on November 16, 2011, 06:07:09 PM
A quick step off a short pier?
Well, more like he was touchy about certain things. For example, he hated split-Ranma fanfics where the girl and boy half split off. That would always get under his skin and set him off like nitro. Never did get a good reason why, but things like that.
Quote from: Sinom Bre on November 16, 2011, 05:50:18 PM
Brian: Much as I enjoyed Rakhal's company on IRC over the years, that was never a short drive for him where his peculiar view of Ranma canon was concerned. =p
Given the preceding comment, perhaps it would be more accurate to say
Ranma canon/fanon...
I got the blues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqGcWhKXZcM
"He said 'brains'. That's zombie for 'brains'."
Currently estimating the likelihood that the live-action Ranma 1/2 people are going to explain away the bad Panda!Genma suit. Kind of how the fact that Luna was played by a plushie in live-action Sailor Moon got explained by making her out to be some kind of cotton-based life form rather than an actual cat.
Jyuusenkyo Guide: Oh no! Your father, he fall in spring of drowned man in panda suit!
Ranma: Uh, WHAT?
Jyuusenkyo Guide: Very tragic story, of balloon seller in panda suit who drown in spring, three thousand year ago!
Ranma: Did they even have balloon sellers in panda suits back then???
Jyuusenkyo Guide (eyes flashing angrily): Do not question cursed spring! Is very very bad luck!
(the panda suit comes with a compulsion to hand out balloons. Panda!Genma angrily gives Ranma a balloon and then knocks him into a cursed spring)
Jyuusenkyo Guide: Oh no! You fall into spring of drowned J-Drama actress! I told you is bad luck!
Quote from: Arakawa Seijio on November 17, 2011, 11:00:53 AM(the panda suit comes with a compulsion to hand out balloons. Panda!Genma angrily gives Ranma a balloon and then knocks him into a cursed spring)
/me snrks.
Well played, Arakawa-- I kinda want to see this done in a fanfic now.
Sooooo true. Glad I'm out of it. :x
http://www.dorkly.com/article/27379/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8MYy46I-5c&feature=feedrec_grec_index
Brian: Hah. Haarsh.
Panda: that remains a very cute well done animation. Sadly not in english.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwqrKvAntj8
I do so enjoy ADSRe. One of the few artists I like on that netlabel. Otherwise I get my fix from Ubiktune~
Edit: Well, okay. MrSimon puts out some good stuff too, like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsGZtpC1C00
I'm ... afraid to click on the audio version?:
http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Genesis_1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywu1DeqXTg4
Heh, pretty amusing. Although I wished the fight was longer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK0OQk_vShg
Freddie Mercury in Lego (http://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/23/freddie-mercury-in-lego/)
Doubtless, this was inspired by the Turducken (http://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/22/a-cherry-pie-an-apple-pie-and-a-pumpkin-pie-each-cooked-inside-a-separate-cake-and-then-all-cooked-together-inside-another-cake/).
Quote from: Brian on November 24, 2011, 12:59:32 PM
Doubtless, this was inspired by the Turducken (http://www.neatorama.com/2011/11/22/a-cherry-pie-an-apple-pie-and-a-pumpkin-pie-each-cooked-inside-a-separate-cake-and-then-all-cooked-together-inside-another-cake/).
Hahahaha.
BTW, have you ever had turducken? Chicken cooked inside a duck inside a turkey sounds better than it tastes. The peculiar taste of turkey doesn't really mix well with the greasiness of duck nor the relatively clean taste of chicken, and the greasiness of duck doesn't go well with either of the other two. Of course, other tastebuds may disagree...
Never tried it personaly, but knowing what I do of duck, I suspect I'd probably agree with your analysis.
Friend just sent this to me.
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/immediately-ban-use-fun-counter-argument/3zz72ncG
Fun is a perfectly reasonable argument. Otherwise how would you recommend arcade-style beat-em-ups?
Easily!
Arcade-style beat-em-ups are exercises in resource management, as are most games, except what you are managing are limited resources such as weapons, life, and numbers of enemies onscreen. Failure to manage enemies onscreen will result in failing the game, hence proper handling of enemies who come from all directions is part and parcel of the challenge, and hence, the game. A good beat-em-up strikes the proper balance between challenging and easy, in managing number, direction, and AI of enemies on-screen. Having even just a small amount of challenge greatly increases the enjoyability in that it increases the dimensions of play.
Another related item of development are the temporary rewards that need to be balanced, not to mention permanent rewards. Temporary rewards such as weapons, small bonuses, maybe even invincibilities, need to be intelligently placed in order to give a breather, feel effective (important!), but also not be too often as to make the rewards trivial. Likewise permanent rewards.
An arcade-style beat-em-up that manages all of those things are fun, but fun for very good reasons, rather than fun as in "well I haven't played a beat-em-up can't wait to sit in a corner and jam A all day".
Shall I continue? :)
Congratulations! You've made Golden Axe, Captain Commando, Streets of Rage, and Final Fight sound as tedious as Front Mission 4. >_>
Over-analyzation is my modus operandi! :d
But you're supposed to make me WANT to play the game! o_O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cAnQQcIncq0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z9TdDCWN7g&feature=player_embedded
For the Skyrim players out there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBwiv_Bt3-c&feature=related
This was kind of awesome.
I didn't like the start of that, but it did get better (the 20% cooler part of the title, I guess!) once it got to the portion with lyrics. I didn't like how some of the beat generally drowned out the vocals though.
Have you ever heard Pony Swag (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1HZp4ClFXY), btw, Panda?
Not until you just showed it to me. o_O
Is that o_O a good or bad reaction to Pony Swag? =p
o_O = uncertain/confused reaction
Well okay then =p
For my part, O_o = horrified. :)
Did not expect. Surprise.
Aaaand my hype-aversion has capped.
Fellow geeks, rejoice:
http://gizmodo.com/5865049/first-ever-molybdenite-microchip-promises-smaller-cooler-bendable-computing
(Thanks to Zeph for the link!)
The greatest nine words ever spoken by an American politician. (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-december-5-2011/indecision-2012---the-sh-t-s-gettin--real)
Don't worry, it's not political. Relevant portion starts at 03:28.
Bwa ha ha. I mean... wow.
Edit: Repaired broken link.
*hrrk*
That's a winner. O_O
Lol, pants. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGQEAiZJMco)
Hahahaha. Great post. Funny sh#t. ;p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd5w2T5Q2O4&feature=related
Quote from: KLSymph on December 06, 2011, 03:15:19 AM
The greatest nine words ever spoken by an American politician. (http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-december-5-2011/indecision-2012---the-shit-s-gettin--real)
Don't worry, it's not political. Relevant portion starts at 03:28.
Bwa ha ha. I mean... wow.
My god.
Unexpected, but kind of cool (even if it is Mi*exploded*... Bay related):
http://www.yumimodal.com/transformer-statues.htm
Kinda cool.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/cartoon.jpeg (http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/cartoon.jpeg) Of at least momentary amusement.
Quote from: Dracos on December 07, 2011, 06:04:49 PM
http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/cartoon.jpeg (http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/cartoon.jpeg) Of at least momentary amusement.
It's the furious drumming, right? ... Right?
;p
A pleasant distraction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzC4hFK5P3g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8WHKRzkCOY
To fill a gap of sensible and fun Canadian-bashing, here is Canadian bilingual packaging:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joeclark/sets/72157628127532584/
The first two, "Old Cheddar Fort", and "Classic Guacamole Classique", are probably my favorite.
I can't remember a specific example, but there's also instances where the French adjective is exactly the same as the English adjective, so you get two identical adjectives assaulting a single word from both sides. I think directional signage has a danger factor of doing that...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0dgadTcVu60
Yeah, I'm a sap.
http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/ns2pu/pa_makers_of_avenger_controllers_take_money_and/
And Penny Arcade's response: http://www.penny-arcade.com/resources/just-wow1.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pa-mainsite+%28Penny+Arcade%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
...clusterfuck!
I feel sorry for the n-controller guys. Too many people are mistaking them for the marketing group they hired.
It's cool.
Their new marketing/PR guys will salvage it. Maybe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJsrRGTEcP8&feature=channel_video_title
This was overall pretty impressive:
http://www.starwarsuncut.com/
Saw it tossed around in chat; thought it should be here.
http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/22/mediafire-megaupload-business-model-piracy/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qk6Tq3LIo4
Amazing levels of physical control.
http://danbooru.donmai.us/pool/show/3420
Haha oh wow.
...that was awesome. =)
http://hardwarejedi.tumblr.com/post/16582783112/characters-from-different-rpg-systems-try-to-lift-a
Lifting a Rock.
Hah! Pretty amusing =).
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/crude-matter/2012/01/09/pigs-like-video-games-too-interspecies-gaming-to-combat-boredom-aggression-in-livestock/
Someone should get to work on developing an iPad sized appropriately for the Siberian tigers.
Drac ought to enjoy this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAU311Cz5HM
And for Kitsu, since he requested it:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5264069981978670516
Not very new, but I just saw it: Pokemon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_320289&src_vid=ww_PjqYQi5E&v=rHG-JO8gIGk). High profanity warning.
Pretty awesome. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=rHG-JO8gIGk&annotation_id=annotation_44313&feature=iv&v=8FpigqfcvlM)
Quote from: Brian Randall, on the Anime AddventureFox.
Get over yourself. You're just butthurt over constantly being called out on being a poor author-- As you have been for over a DECADE now. You've been flamed off more lists and out of more communities than I can _count_.
You should be really grateful that KL, unlike the admins of the FFML (like me!), is still willing to put up with your shit. You should be grateful that bast runs this website. You should be happy that there's a community that remotely accepts you.
You should _not_ be picking fights with the moderator of that community. I don't know how old you are, but I've dealt with you for a decade and a half -- so by now, you really _should_ be old enough to know better.
Knock it off.
Quote from: Nightgazer Starlight (Fox), on the Anime AddventureAlright Brian, let's get one thing clear.
I have gone by the names Cute Kitsune Kaydee, Cute Kitsune Hibiki, Cute Neko Hibiki, Sexy Neko Hibiki, just plain Neko Hibiki, back to Cute Neko Hibiki(I decided cute is better than sexy), and finally I gave up Neko Hibiki when I discovered my pony name. I gave up a lot when I discovered my pony name. I am Nightgazer Starlight! A cute pegasus pony and proud of it too! I have forsaken all my human names and one day I will have my name legally changed to Nightgazer Starlight. I have embraced the ways of love, tolerance, and harmony. My body may be human, but in all other ways I am pony.
But, Fox and I were two seperate people. I am not Fox. He's been dead for a long time now.
So please Brian, just drop it about Fox. Stop bringing up a dead man's name. The last fic Fox wrote was Immortal's, and he gave that to me before he left for China and Tibet. Which is the last anyone ever heard of him. If he was alive he would have made some kind of showing of himself by now, somewhere.
- Nightgazer Starlight, Loyal Servant of The Royal Pony Sisters Princess Celestia and Princess Luna... Forever Equestria!
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......
......
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7363/mnoexpert.png) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/24/mnoexpert.png/)
edit: added Brian's preceding post, for context
(http://i.imgur.com/fXHxO.jpg)
Please tell me that post was followed by the grandmother of all bannings.
Quote from: Nightgazer Starlight (Fox), on the Anime AddventureAlright Brian, let's get one thing clear.
I have gone by the names Cute Kitsune Kaydee, Cute Kitsune Hibiki, Cute Neko Hibiki, Sexy Neko Hibiki, just plain Neko Hibiki, back to Cute Neko Hibiki(I decided cute is better than sexy), and finally I gave up Neko Hibiki when I discovered my pony name. I gave up a lot when I discovered my pony name. I am Nightgazer Starlight! A cute pegasus pony and proud of it too! I have forsaken all my human names and one day I will have my name legally changed to Nightgazer Starlight. I have embraced the ways of love, tolerance, and harmony. My body may be human, but in all other ways I am pony.
But, Fox and I were two seperate people. I am not Fox. He's been dead for a long time now.
So please Brian, just drop it about Fox. Stop bringing up a dead man's name. The last fic Fox wrote was Immortal's, and he gave that to me before he left for China and Tibet. Which is the last anyone ever heard of him. If he was alive he would have made some kind of showing of himself by now, somewhere.
- Nightgazer Starlight, Loyal Servant of The Royal Pony Sisters Princess Celestia and Princess Luna... Forever Equestria!
(http://i.imgur.com/vwldc.png)
Quote from: Anastasia on February 05, 2012, 12:06:04 AM
Please tell me that post was followed by the grandmother of all bannings.
Sorry, I don't ban based on that variety of nonsense.
Tragic.
Woe unto the corrupt world.
So, to paraphrase:
Brian: "You've been trolling various sites for over a decade now. Do you have anything to say in your defense?"
Fox: "I'm a pretty little pony!"
Quote from: Arakawa Seijio on February 05, 2012, 12:14:29 AM
So, to paraphrase:
Brian: "You've been trolling various sites for over a decade now. Do you have anything to say in your defense?"
Fox: "I'm a pretty little pony!"
I call this the 'Caught with Mommy's clothes on so pretend you're really a girl' defense.
Very apt, Arakawa. This thread has gained about 10 epic levels today.
(The image macros were awesome. :D)
Alright. The kid in that thread pretending to have DID/MPD is seriously pissing me off. Here's a pleasant distraction:
http://www.songstowearpantsto.com/songs/we-are-the-robot-pirates/
Quote from: Nightgazer Starlight (Fox), on the Anime AddventureAlright Brian, let's get one thing clear.
I have gone by the names Cute Kitsune Kaydee, Cute Kitsune Hibiki, Cute Neko Hibiki, Sexy Neko Hibiki, just plain Neko Hibiki, back to Cute Neko Hibiki(I decided cute is better than sexy), and finally I gave up Neko Hibiki when I discovered my pony name. I gave up a lot when I discovered my pony name. I am Nightgazer Starlight! A cute pegasus pony and proud of it too! I have forsaken all my human names and one day I will have my name legally changed to Nightgazer Starlight. I have embraced the ways of love, tolerance, and harmony. My body may be human, but in all other ways I am pony.
But, Fox and I were two seperate people. I am not Fox. He's been dead for a long time now.
So please Brian, just drop it about Fox. Stop bringing up a dead man's name. The last fic Fox wrote was Immortal's, and he gave that to me before he left for China and Tibet. Which is the last anyone ever heard of him. If he was alive he would have made some kind of showing of himself by now, somewhere.
- Nightgazer Starlight, Loyal Servant of The Royal Pony Sisters Princess Celestia and Princess Luna... Forever Equestria!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA That's the funniest thing I've ever heard.
(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/131/351/eb6.jpg?1307463786)
I'd go with criminally retarded for 2,000, Alex.
Snagged from Kotaku; amusing, mildly NSFW (language):
http://www.dorkly.com/video/31650/dorkly-bits-bowsers-marital-problems
Oh no! Fox is running away from the Addventure forever again! Whatever will I do for the next two weeks?
The post isn't quite as interesting (I can't quite match Brian's ability to draw out the insanity from Fox), but I'll leave this here. For context, he posted writing with bad colors, among other problems that got him deleted, and was going to repost onto the Restart Deluge! sandbox section.
Quote from: KLSymphTo be fair to Nightgazer Starlight, I was in fact unlocking his episodes manually, because he declared he was going to repost an episode (one I just deleted) onto the Deluge!, which is like telling the janitor after he picked up your trash that you will go to another room and throw trash in there instead. I was already here, and manually unlocking is a bit less work than manually deleting.
Quote from: Nightgazer StarlightJust so you know, I had removed all the color coding... which you would have realized if you had allowed me to post.
Quote from: KLSymphToo bad I'm completely capable of seeing what you were going to post, including the fact that it was still colored. And magically, I can also tell you're a liar.
Ahahahhahahah.
You have a hard but rewarding job.
Quote from: KLSymph on February 09, 2012, 03:38:58 PMThe post isn't quite as interesting (I can't quite match Brian's ability to draw out the insanity from Fox), but I'll leave this here. For context, he posted writing with bad colors, among other problems that got him deleted, and was going to repost onto the Restart Deluge! sandbox section.
You lack my scathing disregard towards idiots who feign issues to shield themselves from responsibility.
KL...you are my hero.
KL, you are my hero also. :)
I appreciate the thought, but calling me a hero for pointing out Fox is a liar makes me feel bad. I can be more!
I'm saying that you're my hero in general for what you deal with on a daily basis. :D
http://vimeo.com/36579366
This is a 55 minute talk about user interfaces. Watch it. It will change the way you think about the devices you use.
Um, wow. (http://www.phelous.com/node/1124) Even in review form the special hurts.
11:34
ow
I liked classic turtles when I was a kid....
Oh, America.... (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_FIRE_SMELLS_GOOD?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-02-15-10-47-54) -_-
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/02/21/medieval-batman-armor-pics/
Quote from: Brian on February 22, 2012, 06:29:26 PM
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/02/21/medieval-batman-armor-pics/
Pretty damn cool.
http://midtowncomics.tumblr.com/post/18090042947/
Edit: Also:
You will not ever have as much free time as this person:
http://vimeo.com/36768371
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4p1kkuM2Hg Poor Nitori
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXET1kvEOAY
http://runforyourlives.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dkHrr-sOPE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=MIBhXPloNls Pokey wants to sing to you.
He may be covered in blood.
He wants to give you a hug.
I can't stop laughing at this. (http://oglaf.com/morag/1/) I know it isn't that funny but I can't stop. =P
Oh yeah, while that comic is safe for work many on the site aren't. Just a heads up.
With Oglaf? Not work safe is an understatement.
As I just discovered.
There are no words.
Street Fighter x Tekken: The Devil Within (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Hn_HaEf62h4#)
That was fucking awesome.
Agreed! Which is why it's a post of the day! =D
Cool share Merc.
More Street Fighter fan film awesomeness. Saw this last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2ZXSzaUIBQ
http://www.paleofuture.com/blog/2008/1/28/how-experts-think-well-live-in-2000-ad-1950.html
Always amusing, but this one gets a lot of things right and a few things sadly wrong. (30 to 20 hour workweek by law? I wish.)
Quote from: KLSymph, on the Anime AddventureQuote from: BreeSo again you should feel bad [that you discourage authors as much as you do], you are literally stealing people's dreams.
That's not what "literally" means.
For illustrative purposes, I stole that retort (http://www.cracked.com/video_18101_the-revenge-roboface.html).
Quote from: KLSymph on March 12, 2012, 01:06:19 PM
Quote from: KLSymph, on the Anime AddventureQuote from: BreeSo again you should feel bad [that you discourage authors as much as you do], you are literally stealing people's dreams.
That's not what "literally" means.
For illustrative purposes, I stole that retort (http://www.cracked.com/video_18101_the-revenge-roboface.html).
Man, I wish I could literally steal people's dreams!
Ghibli Jazz Album.
...This is amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUVnAKThTis
My eardrums... they're moving on their own!
http://retakemasseffect.chipin.com/retake-mass-effect-childs-play
So apparently a lot of the internet is disappointed with the Mass Effect 3 ending or something. Someone started a charity drive/petition yesterday to let Bioware know its fans aren't happy. It's gotten $38.5k so far, which makes me damn curious about this ending to the trilogy.
...why can't they do this to get ME3 on Steam instead of Origin?
Though, this does lend me to think that I made the right choice by waiting/boycotting the digital distro just because EA sucks. >.>
Well, you can't please everyone.
Major spoiler alert! This WILL ruin everything.
Not surprised that a lot of the people can't handle the fact that Shepard dies at the end no matter what you do. And still no face for Tali. Alas.
Quote from: Merc on March 14, 2012, 06:07:19 PM
So apparently a lot of the internet is disappointed with the Mass Effect 3 ending or something. Someone started a charity drive/petition yesterday to let Bioware know its fans aren't happy. It's gotten $38.5k so far, which makes me damn curious about this ending to the trilogy.
Well, I'll let you know what I think as soon as I beat it, which should be sometime this week.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HBfy_kjkt4I
http://bygonebureau.com/2012/02/29/days-of-the-month/
I enjoyed this.
I'd go watch this.
http://bygonebureau.com/2012/03/07/changes-to-tonights-playbill/
Mario vs Pac-man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11s4UFsNe48)
The Battle of Naboo remastered with appropriate music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYfibSaDHrM
http://vimeo.com/13118504 Some Mario.
http://devour.com/video/ruin/
Kinda neat.
Kinda shitty.
http://toronto.skyzonesports.com/Home.aspx
Gonna go here, yup!
http://hackaday.com/2012/03/28/building-the-worst-linux-pc-ever/
Wow, that is truly wonderful. I burst out laughing and disrupted my CS lab when I got to the bit about emulating an ARM on the microprocessor.
http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudice-Zombies-Classic-Ultraviolent/dp/1594743347
Not even zombies can save that one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-gu6s0eGOk&feature=player_embedded
Holy crap Dracos, was that an instance of lawyers actually making something better? I think it was.
This thing is a few months old, but perhaps not everyone has seen it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1EX--vdxh4&feature=g-like&context=G25f349eALT2zcRAANAA
Well...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC7DWAsWXAs&feature=related
It does happen once in a while.
http://io9.com/5898145/roleplay-a-depressed-cubicle-drone-in-existential-crisis-and-dragons
PAC-MAN the Movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7oadchZMYA)
World's largest Rube Goldberg machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u7GzApUGJ3o)
http://www.shadyurl.com/create.php
For example: http://5z8.info/girlsgonewildpart1.wmv_v0p7bj_IE-exploiter
I was amused!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ml83wdhx_A&feature=youtu.be
Fate/zero / Holy Grail parody.
My brother shares strange stuff with me. Mildly NSFW:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2T8LlKQlqE
Given the Mass Effect talk going on I thought this might get a chuckle out of anyone who hadn't seen it already:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOqHUa2LfNY
Sounds like the same voices as The Watchmen.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Ah, it's the same guys.
Link to Saturday Morning Watchmen for those who haven't seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDDHHrt6l4w&ob
the best business card ever (http://i.imgur.com/3xaSh.jpg)
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/1169160--zerg-rush-is-google-s-latest-easter-egg
I want to work for these guys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs6BiPwqBU0
"Keiichi-san, you work the bass, I'll handle the diamond cutter."
An oldie, but a goodie; the SR nakama song (cute version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyxtKzhc00c
Another classic; the SR nakama song (badass brotacular version): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipy1ZJQeUcs
I prefer Libera Me From Hell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsiMz_gRx4I) instead of the second link there. The opera just makes things that much more badass.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VRUBV7ccsw
Best thing that came out of MMZero.
An oldie, but a goodie about the classical struggle of the men who arrange blocks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWTFG3J1CP8
...I never played Tetris. Now I'm going to associate that theme with ridiculous hammer-swinging Soviets every time I ever hear it again. Thanks bunches.
Quote from: alethiophile on May 05, 2012, 04:37:21 AM
...I never played Tetris. Now I'm going to associate that theme with ridiculous hammer-swinging Soviets every time I ever hear it again. Thanks bunches.
You're welcome, because that sounds awesome.
For some reason this was funny enough to share:
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2595#comic
I agree; I linked it in #soulriders a few days back. :p
Heh. Oops.
Will this work instead?
http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/01/01/0021-allowance-reverse-default-swaps/
Not quite 'funny enough to share', but I got nothing else at the moment.
(Also click 'Next' for the punchline.)
Ah, nothing to apologize for. I just thought it was interesting we both found it amusing enough to share. :D
http://www.masterle.org/
If you've seen that really amazing Iron Man costume (with the moving parts), this is the website for the guy who built it.
<Kuyou> ...I hate to be 'that guy'.
<Kuyou> But while he can make impressive costumes and websites.
<Kuyou> He doesn't seem to understand what an apostrophe is used for.
Yeah, his grammar is pretty shit but oh well. =p Still interesting if you want to see his other cosplay projects.
Be warned: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-G3RoBHMu-o
Edit: I've got and have read that guy's book. Key advice: "Don't wear t-shirts with anti-robot slogans in robot neighborhoods."
Yay Robot Uprisings :)
Caveat: Nakamabot will always be your ally.
This must have taken quite a bit of work, but I know Drac will 'love' the ending:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwNVQvygCNQ
Noooooooooooooo~!
Drac doesn't sound like he's in love! =p
That's because Drac is always ahead of me.
/me sends out a friendly blue shell to cheer Drac up. >:3
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/12/13/101213fa_fact_lehrer?currentPage=all
1. The universe likes to violate the "laws of statistics" for the express purpose of embarrassing scientists.
2. The statistical study, that bread and butter of modern academic scientific research, is in fact an ungodly sausage factory which tends to produce useless nonsense far more often than anyone would care to admit. (Quote: "The disturbing implication of the Crabbe study is that a lot of extraordinary scientific data are nothing but noise.")
3. Something else.
Pick your hypothesis.
Quote2. The statistical study, that bread and butter of modern academic scientific research, is in fact an ungodly sausage factory which tends to produce useless nonsense far more often than anyone would care to admit. (Quote: "The disturbing implication of the Crabbe study is that a lot of extraordinary scientific data are nothing but noise.")
First, yes. It's so, so easy to misapply statistical methods and end up with terrible conclusions. As they say, lies and damned lies....
But second, no. I don't think it's all that disturbing. You're not supposed to read some scientific finding in a journal and take that as some kind of gospel truth about the world. Scientific publications are a means of communicating and rigorously documenting data within a field, but the stuff like the conclusions aren't taken all that seriously. A non-scientist isn't intended to conclude that a statement is true
because it's been published, any more than a student is intended to conclude that a statement is true
because it's in a textbook. Sure, it happens, but that's not how it's meant to work.
QuoteA "significant" result is defined as any data point that would be produced by chance less than five per cent of the time.
If the writer of the article is going to jab scientists on statistics, he really shouldn't get this as wrong as he did. Statistical significance is not a statement about the probability whether a datapoint in an experiment occured by chance. It is a statement about the probability that, assuming the experiment measures chance occurrences, the datapoint would be at least as extreme as it was.
The statement: "Statistical studies are a sausage factory" misunderstands that most things are.
Especially when dealing with minute genetic or psychological variation. Medical science in particular is especially vulnerable as most studies include folks being interested and attentive to the individuals in question, something not considerably present for many people as a standard thing.
The article lists several things that are reasonable...but none of which really invalidates science or invention. Yes, some (even a large amount) of scientists fall into confirmation bias, dislike data that nulls/disproves their previous tests, prefer to group success articles, yadda yadda. Yes psychological, behavorial, physiological, and minute environmental is particularly vulnerable to this.
KL is right. Publications aren't about conclusion. It's about process and data.
*shrugs*
Nom, lunch on.
http://ebooksdirect.dianeduane.com/pages/dds-birthday-sale-60-off-everything
I am a huge fan of Diane Duane's works. I've been reading her Young Wizards series since the 90s at least. She does a lot of really great stuff though and her ebook store has a sale since her birthday is coming up. (One day after mine!) Everything in the store is 60% when you put in the coupon code at the end of the order.
The great thing about her ebook store is that they give you the book in whichever format you choose. So if you have a kindle, you can get it in mobi format. If you have an ipad, there's a format for that too. Plenty of choice and some great reads.
There is another author who is featured at the store. I've never read anything from him but all his stuff is also 60% off.
http://io9.com/5913920/
POST OF THEEEEEEEEE DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY~!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=518XP8prwZo
http://medicaldaily.com/news/20120604/10149/genius-insanity-schizophrenia-bipolar-disorder.htm
Hmm.
A couple of things for you today.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/06/04/120604fa_fact_bradbury An article from Ray Bradbury about his reasons for writing one of this stories.
Second, a link to a kickstarter about D&D. A neat system, check it out!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1327678769/the-future-of-table-top-role-playing-games?ref=users
That's not about D&D!
That's about tabletop gaming in general! Which is fine, but more than just the straight-up D&D crowd here may be interested. :p
Okay fine, it's a kickstarter about Tabletop gaming! =p
*fails to edit original post*
I actually suggested they make the gaming surfaces semi-replacable, so you could swap them out for almost any surface (backgammon, hex, whatever). So now I'm a bit torn; evidently they'll be making another version that _does_ do that, but it'll be after the Kickstarter project ... if it's successful.
So I guess I'll have to ... E-bay what I'm getting and then buy the new improved one later? If I cancel funding on this one and it doesn't get released, then the model I really want will never come to pass....
...or maybe I don't really _need_ what I suggested, even if I would have liked it. Man, this will take some thinking.
Well, if the project gets a lot of funding, sometimes they change their minds and offer those things sooner.
I got way too many updates on that kickstarter. Finally got annoyed and withdrew my pledge.
[13:16] <Ithea> <Muirfinn> "Of course, that would explain your mammary glands." Muirfinn says to Balyss with a look of comprehension on his face. "They increase in size when you have children, do they not?"
[13:16] <Ithea> Were you channeling some Willim there? >_>
[13:17] <Muirfinn> No sir.
[13:17] <Muirfinn> That's raw Muirfinn.
[13:17] <Muirfinn> You don't see turtles with tits.
[13:17] <Muirfinn> He's just curious!
[13:18] <Muirfinn> :D
[13:18] <Ithea> You never watched TMNT: The Next Mutation then
[13:18] <Ithea> with Venus the turtle.
[13:18] <Muirfinn> Is that the new series?
[13:18] <Ithea> If by new you mean old. It was new back in early 2000s.
[13:19] <Muirfinn> Yeah, that series, its writers, and its animators can all suck my dick.
[13:19] <Ithea> http://thejetpacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/venusvsvenus.jpg
[13:19] <Muirfinn> what
[13:19] <Muirfinn> the fuck
[13:19] <Muirfinn> is that
[13:19] <Muirfinn> no
[13:19] <Muirfinn> NO
[13:19] <Muirfinn> fuck that
[13:19] <Muirfinn> FUCK THAT
[13:19] <Muirfinn> RIGHT BACK TO HELL
[13:19] <Muirfinn> No.
[13:19] <Ithea> I'm laughing so hard on this side of the screen.
[13:19] <Muirfinn> I did not see that.
[13:20] <Muirfinn> I will pretend I NEVER SAW IT.
[13:20] <Muirfinn> screen cleared.
[13:20] <Muirfinn> Log edited.
[13:20] <Muirfinn> History purged.
[13:20] <Muirfinn> Temp files deleted.
[13:21] <Muirfinn> IT NEVER HAPPENED.
Everyone needs ammunition (http://www.hornady.com/store/Zombie-Max-new) in their zombie survival kit, right?
http://www.darkmirage.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/03_essay.jpg comedy of a fate/stay essay.
@essay: :D
A smooth fusion of Drac's two favorite musical genres:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P62yaPp5fg
That gets a solid: What the Fuck?
That's actually sort of badass. The violin and the accents really do it for me.
Re-read this today:
http://boltcity.com/copper/
He say you....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiPNMTKgn0Q
Hal and Music have both pointed this out. I think it's worth sharing:
http://www.popehat.com/2012/06/17/the-oatmeal-v-funnyjunk-part-iv-charles-carreon-sues-everybody/
If you want the story in order, read the Bearlove Good Cancer Bad thing from The Oatmeal first, then read all four parts of the Popehat website. There`s also other stories floating around the internet about the ordeal.
Also, the charity The Oatmeal set up is now over $200,000.
Now you are studying ... with portals (http://www.tekgoblin.com/2012/06/21/valve-unveils-steam-for-schools-portal-in-the-classroom).
Geek Zodiak anyone? (http://thegeekzodiac.com/whats-your-sign/)
The Death and Return of Superman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PlwDbSYicM
Yeah this kind of nails my issue with character death and a number of other things. And it's just funny to watch. 17 minutes long though.
http://sharpwriter.deviantart.com/
This whole site made me crack up.
http://threepanelsoul.com/
This totally is the canon added ending. Anyone tells me differently and I will smash their face.
http://vimeo.com/33025640
Story didn't compel me, but the visuals were well done.
Yeah, sorta same vibe. "And?"
Ah, Russian action cinema. The ultimate triumph of style over substance.
It's amusing how even in this cyberpunk future that's presumably at least a couple of decades from now, the Moscow Metro is still running grungy old trains made in the 1950s. That strikes me as inherently plausible, even though intellectually I know they've got shiny new trains now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT7E7Iw5t6s&t=0m7s
... whose interior still looks like it was made in the 1950s...
Okay, I think there's some kind of unbreakable law of nature that the Moscow Metro has to look like that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFGAQrEUaeU&feature=youtu.be
This video is amazing and fun and everyone should watch it.
NOSTALGIA ... BEEEEEEEAM!
Discussion of some of the first flashes we ever saw brought up these gems:
http://gprime.net/flash.php/walksmashwalk
http://www.poptix.net/funny/videostar.swf
And who could possibly forget:
http://www.allyourbasearebelongtous.com/flash/
Without 'All Your Base', the Internet would have remained completely ignorant of the noble cause of Great Justice, and would have wandered in unspeakable darkness for eternity...
So, pretty much the same as it's doing now, except with fewer memes.
I saw this and I still don't understand. (http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=255276&n=23&m=0&d=1)
Quote from: Alias49For an analogy to be effective it must be made to a common point of history. Real world history, particularly the dramatic and relatively recent portions, is one of the safest topics to pull such imagery from. That's why the Nazis, easily the most well known group of despised individuals in modern historical perspective, make for an easy point of analogy.
It's also true that horrible figures from history become ingrained in the public knowledge for thousands of years through the works of writers and historians and other artists. "Et tu, Brutus?" from Shakespere harks back to the Roman Empire and is a call back to intimate betrayl with deathly consequences. Judas calls a similar image, tinged with religious trappings and greater stakes than Ceasar's assassination. Benedict Arnold is another traitor whose name became synonymous with the more impersonal form of treason. Adolf Hitler is an image of charismatic, ranting evil. Joeseph McCarthy is similarly charismatic paranoia.
Using the past as a living source of imagery does not diminish it or take away from the perspective of the enormity of evil in the past. Denying that imagery, however, isolates it. I understand your feelings and your logic, but if we are to truly respect and honor the memory of our mutual history, we must put it to use in our lives. And this activity, as trivial as it is, is a part of our lives. Now I'm not saying that everything should be about remembering the past or I want a Nazi story on the Addventure or anything like that, but in this kind of situation, when the analogy can be made, we should not be afraid to make it. It does not have to be made, but it should not be condemned outright.
That is to say:
Quote from: Alias49, reminded with perspectiveUsing the past as a living source of imagery (by comparing a fanfiction forum moderator to a Nazi) does not diminish it or take away from the perspective of the enormity of evil in the past (where Nazis killed millions of people). Denying that imagery (by not comparing people to Nazis), however, isolates it. I understand your feelings and your logic (for not calling someone I dislike a Nazi), but if we are to truly respect and honor the memory of our mutual history (such as the suffering of genocide victims and the sacrifices of soldiers in war), we must put it to use in our lives (by not hesitating to call people we dislike Nazis). And this activity (of arguing about the actions of a fanfiction forum moderator), as trivial as it is, is a part of our lives. Now I'm not saying that everything should be about remembering the past or I want a Nazi story on the Addventure or anything like that (because such discussion would be inappropriate and distasteful for an unrelated fanfiction forum like the Addventure), but in this kind of situation (where we are debating whether we agree with how the Addventure's moderator conducts the forum), when the analogy can be made (that a fanfiction moderator is comparable to a Nazi), we should not be afraid to make it (by calling a fanfiction moderator a Nazi). It does not have to be made (because there is no rhetorical need to call a someone a Nazi), but it should not be condemned outright (if we go ahead and call someone a Nazi).
Maybe if I keep staring at it, it'll make sense.
UPDATE: Alias49 revealed that he is Ryvaken Lucius Tadrya. Without giving information about a private email exchange, it is hard to describe the level of ridiculousness this adds.
That guy's amazing. Someone should copy your post and throw it in his face on the addventure.
All I could see was:
QuoteMaybe if I keep on not making sense, KLSymph will go away! I mean, what do I have to lose except my dignity?
You should have a hidden counter on the front page for every post someone dedicates to trying to get you 'fired' from the addventure. I mean if Bast! hasn't done it after all this time. . .
For Anastasia!
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/scumbag-club-owner-hired-vikings-warn-rookies-perils-202738249--nfl.html
The man speaks truth. The smart ones avoid all that glitter, but it's so much easier said than done.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ef66/
http://kotaku.com/5929381/report-zynga-insiders-dumped-lots-of-stock-before-it-tanked
Edit: You have to read the comments to get the full effect. Trust me on this.
Quote from: Brian on July 26, 2012, 07:26:52 PM
http://kotaku.com/5929381/report-zynga-insiders-dumped-lots-of-stock-before-it-tanked
Edit: You have to read the comments to get the full effect. Trust me on this.
*Falls over laughing*
That was awesome haha.
Amusement.
I'm...honestly not sure what they're referencing, but it's quite amusing regardless.
Alethiophile:
Referencing an episode of Simpsons. Springfield gets lot of money and they're going to improve the city, but conman shows up.
Uses a musical (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEZjzsnPhnw) number to get them excited to buy/build a monorail, then cuts corners for a faulty product, takes the money and runs away with it.
Click on the link and you'll probably enjoy the comments more then. :p
http://dontbeadickday.com/ The link says it all. :)
http://wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4news/20120625
In case anyone missed it.
Oh yeah, been aware of that. More books out there is always nice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C4Xar2Wysk
...wow. I hate telemarketing in general, but I kind of feel sorry for the guy.
It was over the edge asshole.
http://i.imgur.com/g5N2R.jpg a moment of silence for Christopher Robin.
A 'laugh or you'll cry' comic for sure. :x
Something more light-hearted (spoilers for the new batman movie): http://beam2k.tumblr.com/post/28167374986
http://limbero.org/littleleague/archive funny kids comic.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/175586/cliff_bleszinskis_game_developer_.php
"Epic Games' design director Cliff Bleszinski profiles common developer behavior in this special Gamasutra feature. "
I really ought to read more articles on Gamasutra. I find myself learning quite a bit whenever I do.
<@ZombieGate> hmm
<@ZombieGate> bored
<@ZombieGate> tired
<@ZombieGate> blarg
<KoFOOTBALL> Gate.
<@ZombieGate> Ko.
<KoFOOTBALL> If you're bored, could you make a Ko PrC?
<KoFOOTBALL> I'm getting that look, aren't I?
See attatchment. He quite litterally asked for this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i5Yw4ZoDO0&feature=share Time for a career change? <_<
http://www.teamfortress.com/fateworsethanchess/#
Featuring a new mode of exposition - Explosition!
Not ha ha...
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/
But kinda good to be aware of.
http://www.somethingpositive.net/ HUGS!
And now in science:
The Oatmeal launches a fundraiser to build a Tesla museum (http://www.indiegogo.com/teslamuseum).
Bionic eyes (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/134498-scientists-reverse-engineer-animal-brains-to-create-bionic-prosthetic-eyes) to replace the real ones you will lose in the robot war (http://physiology.med.cornell.edu/faculty/nirenberg/lab/papers/PNAS-2012-Nirenberg-1207035109.pdf).
It's Gonna Be the Future Soon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kEL_xwdp04)!
And to tide you over, Iddy shared some links about LED contact lenses (http://www.elementalled.com/leducation/blog/innovative-technology/led-lights-make-augmented-vision-a-reality/), and wireless ones too (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/106263-wireless-contact-lens-display-now-a-reality).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19288749 I dodge once, I dodge...shit.
"Bear, you ain't dodge nothing. Also Ow."
Quote from: Dracos on August 17, 2012, 12:45:57 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19288749 I dodge once, I dodge...shit.
"Bear, you ain't dodge nothing. Also Ow."
"The moose managed to flee the scene unharmed." I think the moose did it on purpose!
bear
http://www.wimp.com/skyrimmodders/
Edit: And in more interestingly sciencey news:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120905134356.htm
Edit^2: This link should be in this thread, and it doesn't appear to be so:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLO7tCdBVrA
http://tindeck.com/listen/gkzy Four Monks Enter.
That is the best thing, Drac.
Points to the story for being amusing, but negative points to the site for auto-playing on load. (I loathe places that do that.)
Yeah, it's a real bad habit for things.
Flash-block resolves most of it.
Project Eternity (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obsidian/project-eternity) This. Must. Happen.
Bring on the NukaCola:
http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/9/20/u-s-dropped-nukes-on-beer-and-it-was-a-good-idea-too
You know what's awesome? Coordinated dancing.
TRON (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rot9uaVO8s)
Star Wars Cantina (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84WpcmJ28Yg)
Precision Ball Passing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MxslCxWv5Q)
Warning: awesomeness may become progressively more subjective.
http://io9.com/5953874/big-trouble-in-little-china-%2B-gangnam-style-john-carpenter-approves
Quote from: Brian on October 22, 2012, 08:24:51 PM
http://io9.com/5953874/big-trouble-in-little-china-%2B-gangnam-style-john-carpenter-approves
Awesome, just awesome. =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUCdzNz8foM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TiXUF9xbTo&feature=youtu.be A bit of politics, but worth watching. >_>
Disney buys LucasArts, will make Star Wars 7 for 2015 (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/180507/Breaking_Disney_buys_LucasArts#.UJFN3mdBTMw)
I try to avoid knee-jerk reactions, I don't really have a reason for minding it, but you know what? Ruined FOREVER.
Disney can't do a worse job than Lucas already has.
They could actually easily do better.
Yes, after thinking about it, I'm not especially bothered about Disney making a new Star Wars. For that matter, I didn't think the prequels were bad either. Heresy!
I think the reaction came from me starting with "What?" at the announcement mixed with my immediate image of some '90s-era Star Wars novel I've read as a movie, and how that probably wouldn't work. I haven't followed newer Star Wars media in a rather long time.
But that's the fun of knee-jerk reactions. Ruined, I say. RUINED.
It kind of depresses my hopes of another good lightsaber-centric game with dismemberment, though. Does Disney do that?
It can. *nods*
Even though it's an image, I thought it fit better in here as it's really just a screenshot of text.
(http://puu.sh/1m1jT)
...Wow.
http://twinbeardstudios.com/frog-fractions
Edit: I think I saw Slacker link this first, but I've been seeing it other places as well.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/11/e-voting-chaos-nj-voters-sent-to-officials-personal-hotmail-address/
Quote... trying to create an e-mail-based voting system from scratch in under a week was probably not a good idea.
Awesome:
http://gamelab.mit.edu/games/a-slower-speed-of-light/
Edit:
A good day for science:
http://communications.uwo.ca/western_news/stories/2012/November/human_trials_for_hivaids_vaccine_making_steady_progress.html
And another:
http://kotaku.com/5958566/hey-2012-deus-ex-called-they-want-their-bionic-arm-back
Still missing:
The flying car.
(For those of you too young to know this, before the year 2000, it was commonly accepted that 'we would all have flying cars' in the year 2000. Really. People thought that.)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/critsuccess/dice-rings
http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/ FUCKING AMAZING. built for the Chrome browser. I swear it feels 3D.
November's almost over, but don't let that stop you from having your Nanowrimo-related fun!
http://bestofnanowrimo.tumblr.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5oUa-3W0BFI : Duke Nukem reads 50 Shades of Grey - Courtesy of olg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K1RcKJVbHA Gilbert Godfrey reads 50 Shades of Grey
I felt I ought to post this in response to the previous post.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/brainleech/junk/tumblr_lv3aamXRQF1qkxtxso1_500.jpg
BRAIIINLEECH.
I mean, comedic supergirl/batgirl comic
Quote from: Music-chan on November 16, 2012, 07:35:39 AM
http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/stars/ FUCKING AMAZING. built for the Chrome browser. I swear it feels 3D.
It's plenty impressive even without Chrome.
The Oatmeal versus Jack Stuef. (http://theoatmeal.com/blog/jack_stuef)
Drac shared this:
http://io9.com/5968236/watch-the-biggest-iceberg-break+up-ever-captured-on-film
I've seen glaciers calve (the first trip to Alaska) so I know it can be pretty impressive. Still...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Yk3DDM6YE
The Real-Life Batbelt!
(okay, I enjoyed it because I find terrible things funny)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vKz7WnU83E
Cast in the name of God, ye not guilty?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfout_rgPSA
That Shining sure looks like a feel-good movie. I think we should rent it for Christmas.
Here's an educational video: Don't Talk to Police (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc).
This thing is quite beautiful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A3i0GATnRI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A3i0GATnRI)
Quote from: KLSymph on December 17, 2012, 05:39:39 PM
That Shining sure looks like a feel-good movie. I think we should rent it for Christmas.
Here's an educational video: Don't Talk to Police (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc).
I watched that before. It is educational.
Quote from: alethiophile on December 17, 2012, 07:53:27 PM
This thing is quite beautiful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A3i0GATnRI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A3i0GATnRI)
I followed that lady on youtube. Came up in my digest for the week. It is quite pretty.
Street (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61-OMrOxyso) Fighter x (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht1WcNJ9BTM) Megaman (http://www.capcom-unity.com/mega_man)
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/nerdiest-christmas-trees-ever-165187
A holiday-themed link for you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcdd5wUwubE
I laughed.
Maybe I should go back to school....
http://monstersuniversity.com/edu/
Undoubtedly I'm a terrible person, but this amused me when it probably shouldn't have:
http://kotaku.com/5972406/father-hires-in+game-hitmen-to-deter-son-from-playing
Rather well done and very neat concept:
http://io9.com/5977501/brilliant-motion-comic-tells-the-story-of-a-man-hired-to-kill-deathwithout-animation
Well, this is interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0jNT5cMwxw0
I'm actually tempted to try the beta and see how some of the stuff works out in a multiplayer game. Like the skill system/leveling.
In your beta application, note how you can give them dish ideas for the cooking skill! ^_~
Ah. How about Tea?
I never thought I'd say this, but....
Can we put Lucas in charge of Star Wars again?
Please?
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2013/01/24/j-j-abrams-set-to-direct-star-wars-episode-vii/#/0
There's other people I'd have been more excited to see doing star wars, but still don't think he's as bad as that (lens flare effects aside).
That said, I find it kind of amusing to think of both ST & SW getting directed by the same guy, considering how some fans get about either show.
http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/scifi/entire-run-omni-magazine-online-free.html
Super Mario Busters - A ghost busters/mario bros mash-up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=srXN-1DUd3Q)
Hard to say what the bigger win there was.
I'm really torn between the music, or just Luigon in general.
That was pretty wacky.
Quote from: Dracos on February 07, 2013, 05:13:29 PM
That was pretty wacky.
That was pretty AWESOME, you mean. =p
I lol'ed - http://www.mangareader.net/fairy-tail/318/27
So, this is a thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u981JhkK46o&list=PL2D1EE559CE05A466
Basically ... the first Harry Potter movie. With narration. I don't know why I find it so funny.
I got two valentine-like things that made me happy today, though neither was a traditional valentine.
The one I will share here made me laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLHZUIVdPU0
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/02/nasa-releases-stunning-video-of-fiery-looping-rain-on-the-sun/273397/
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/tomb-raider apparently they don't hate the latest game with my name in the credits. :) This is good. Hopefully it is profitable. That would also be good.
Congrats Drac. I'm sure that it will sell well. I'll admit that I've not kept apprised of the exact details, but I had thought that the series has been selling well enough since it last rebooted with Legend. Not to the numbers of the original original games, but still not badly.
Congratulations Drac.
Thanks guys. :)
~~~~~~~~~~
http://teamcoco.com/video/clueless-gamer-conan-obrien-reviews-tomb-raider This is pretty funny. Yes, it's more tomb raider, but still this is pretty funny.
I saw that last night. It was hard not to blame Conan for freaking out when
Lara kept dying via gruesome impalement over and over.
Yes, poor Laura.
Lara.
Heh, I remember getting corrected on the spelling of her name when I submitted my first bugs on TR:U.
This is pretty awesome - http://gawker.com/5988510/this-mash-up-of-nine-inch-nails-head-like-a-hole-with-carly-rae-jepsens-call-me-maybe-is-surprisingly-good
That group's songs gets remixed with everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOizJUXke_k
EVERYTHING.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLGj0JMDT1Q
It's velocioraptor awareness month, evidently!
http://velociraptorz.org/
http://www.velociraptors.info/
Man.
TRAFFIC (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wELQtrLIMDc).
Yeah, sometimes the 101 is a bit crowded. :)
Sailor Moon fans.
I tell ya, you guys scare me sometimes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tC4WtXOP9M
Ow. !_!
Quote from: Kt3 on March 15, 2013, 05:13:35 AMSailor Moon fans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao7GS7uUDsw
An alternate option that's less hurtful?
www.extremetech.com/gaming/144871-nvidia-launches-shield-handheld-game-console-debuts-tegra-4
Coming out in june I think?
The english language cannot quite contain the dumb of its look.
This conversation happened (some liberties may have been taken):
Drac: Did I tell you about Nvidia's latest plans? They're especially hilarious in light of the whole 'not going to provide hardware for Sony/Microsoft' thing.
Brian: I hadn't heard of this.
*link is sent, and then read*
Brian: Drac, I am disappointed in you for that link.
Drac: *chuckles*
Brian: You did not accurately convey to me just how stupid Nvidia's plan actually was.
Drac: *laughs*
Brian: Wait. I take that back. You can't be blamed.
Drac: *roars with laughter*
Brian: The English language itself is not sufficient to describe the magnitude of stupidity required to manufacture this product.
Drac: I WIN AGAIN, LEWS THERIN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5Rk1zsU3O9Q
The only thing better than that is his follow up on how to read faster:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAoS-_sE9tI
Reminded me of a more light-hearted version of that manga Grahf linked a while back:
http://imgur.com/gallery/qURmI
Quote from: Brian on April 10, 2013, 01:45:22 AM
http://imgur.com/gallery/qURmI
That was surprisingly sweet, considering the relative seriousness of the touched issues. Maybe somewhat reminiscent of Calvin & Hobbes, but with less comedic sociopathy and more heart? Also, I appreciated the expressive, free-flowing style of the artist. Thank you for sharing the link.
Well, I just found it, but I'm glad you enjoyed it. >_>;;
Made for Play: Board Games & Modern Industry (http://vimeo.com/45796947).
Quote from: Merc on February 06, 2013, 09:37:18 PM
Super Mario Busters - A ghost busters/mario bros mash-up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=srXN-1DUd3Q)
Sequel: The New Super Mario Busters 2 - A Ghostbusters 2 / Super Mario Bros. Mashup (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9JWCvjA6Wic)
Not as good as the first, but still enjoyable.
Some person submitted an SQL injection string in the episode body of an Anime Addventure post.
Quote from: kflernvpkjwefij(http://imageshack.us/a/img541/6326/sqlinjectionattempt.jpg)
I...
Am I missing something? I spent half an hour reading SQL injections and I still can't figure out the thought process here. Does he believe the Addventure takes written fanfiction and executes that writing as a block of code?
Keep reaching for that star, random vandal. That stupid, stupid star.
It's probably a very confused 'bot.
Quote from: KLSymph on April 17, 2013, 02:57:45 PMAm I missing something? I spent half an hour reading SQL injections and I still can't figure out the thought process here. Does he believe the Addventure takes written fanfiction and executes that writing as a block of code?
Some things actually do, though that involves databases and droptables more often than anything else.
Quote from: KLSymph on April 17, 2013, 02:57:45 PMKeep reaching for that star, random vandal. That stupid, stupid star.
Yeah, that's.... That's pretty funny. :p
You know, more than anything else the stories I encounter of SQL injection seem to suggest that having odd naming additions for table names is just an intelligent additional security point.
Sure, SQL injection needs to be protected against, but the amount that they seem to rely on easily guessed table names...Eh, I guess if you can inject random sql you can get them anyway and then go about being obnoxious.
Five shorts that are well worth watching if you haven't seen them before. (http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-badass-new-sci-fi-movies-you-can-watch-your-lunch-break/)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22146456
Come to Mars.
Would you...Die For Us?
QuoteDr Chris Lintott from Oxford University says that while the project is technologically plausible, he does not think they will find the funding.
"It's about having the political will and the financial muscle to make this happen. That's what nobody has been able to solve so far," he explains.
But Lansdorp sees no issue with funding. He uses the revenue from the worldwide broadcasting rights of the Olympics as a comparison.
"This will be the biggest thing that humanity has ever done. In 15 years people will still be watching.
Pretty sure you can't generalize the public's interest in two and a half weeks of world-class sports competitions to fifteen years of a bunch of people living somewhere.
EDIT: You know what? I'm pretty sure you can't generalize the public's interest in two and a half weeks of world-class sports competitions to fifteen straight years of world-class sports competitions. I couldn't even generalize my hour's worth of interest in archery and martial arts to the rest of the two and a half weeks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC2okqCGMg4
PENGUIN ATTACK
http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/130424.html
Thanks to Adblock, I actually live in this world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75hQwSJFuXg
Courtesy of Iddy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKffm2uI4dk
That last line was funnier than it had any right to be.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N45VYUcYu90
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/05/12/astronaut_chris_hadfield_sings_david_bowie_s_space_oddity_in_space.html
Quote from: Brian on May 13, 2013, 04:03:38 PM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/05/12/astronaut_chris_hadfield_sings_david_bowie_s_space_oddity_in_space.html
I enjoyed this a lot. =)
Take that, 'cool' kids.
http://www.upworthy.com/how-does-the-worst-human-being-of-retail-sleep-at-night-after-he-sees-this-he-wont?c=ufb1
http://notalwaysrelated.com/a-scarred-childhood/26440 (http://notalwaysrelated.com/a-scarred-childhood/26440)
From Iddy (and the creators of Sad Cat Diaries): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw1C5T-fH2Y&feature=youtu.be
Good, but not as succinct as Sad Cat Diaries :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YFLAfHk41FM Not sure if fake?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMWkyXXwzGQ <-- possibly a little NSFW.
Courtesy of Slacker: http://www.literature-map.com/
This always makes me O_o, but I thought it was worth sharing anyway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUamHEvVQy0
I think original credit goes to Onigiri.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ginfs4TY0oo
Beep Beep. Awesome musical number coming through.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3k5oY9AHHM
From Music-chan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcew-d73JZc
I think this one's originally from Music-chan, as well?
In some ways, a bit too optimistic, but still had some interesting portrayals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2xgwITG1mo
Quote from: Brian on June 09, 2013, 01:14:54 AM
I think this one's originally from Music-chan, as well?
In some ways, a bit too optimistic, but still had some interesting portrayals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2xgwITG1mo
That video was pretty amazing. Not sure I'd buy the cop's actions at the end, but one already had to suspend disbelief for some of the things Jack pulled off in there. I really liked the style of it though, and the ending was the sort of ending I really like seeing.
From Ragnar: http://raikoth.net/atreus.html
http://flavorwire.com/396166/50-great-movies-you-can-legally-watch-for-free-right-now/8
And also (thanks to Grey): http://clb.demon.fi/html5scummvm/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e84mBjYvD4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e84mBjYvD4)
Go us!
(http://www.soulriders.net/brian/images/potd085.jpg)
An old favorite:
http://vimeo.com/45732240
I enjoyed this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8dXOz_XZL8&feature=em-subs_digest
This guy impresses and amuses me. Warning: Link contains kitty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtKCt8Afk9s
That was pretty cool.
This made me smile. ^_^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lAIGb1lfpBw#at=150
Another one from Smooth McGroove, and a personal favourite of mine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wu9DnbzB8g
More acapella kitty! That guy is pretty awesome.
I'm almost certain it really just takes some patience, getting a midi file to convert into a music sheet (effectively), and a webcam with a good mic. Or a separate mic, actually. I could probably do that. Well, video editing software, too, but....
But I lack the courage, and it could be really awful ... so that guy remains, in fact, pretty awesome.
This is AWESOME.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t58WCSn5lNI#at=268
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTZHI6TxD5A
Courtesy of Music-chan: http://thugkitchen.com/ (NSFW for language)
Quote from: Brian on July 08, 2013, 02:38:44 PM
Courtesy of Music-chan: http://thugkitchen.com/
Whoops! That's not work safe. >_>
Man, I'm so jaded, the language didn't even phase me. >_>;
I didn't remark the thugnotes, either. Well, in fairness, the cursing there is censored....
http://shirt.woot.com/plus/scelebrate-science <-- This didn't really grab my personal interest, but maybe someone will want a science themed shirt. They're $15 with free shipping, sale ends on the 15th.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsqFR5bh6Q&feature=youtu.be - This costs 2 IQ to watch.
But grants infinite smugness over the poor smucks who drew that their paychecks for the next several months was trying to make flying tornado sharks interesting.
Can't parse last segment. 'was' is perhaps extraneous?
There's a certain genius to the idea, actually. All the fun of a natural disaster, with the added bonus of a seemingly malevolent creature. It's basically a zombie movie without the fun of people who get bitten turning into one of them.
Unfortunately, it seems to be deep in the valley that is the j-shaped curve of 'stupid yet funny'.
Drac discovered this amazing magical headband:
http://order.foc.us/
Too bad it's of INT, CHA, and WIS -2.
I might gain some experience in "bastard" class for saying this, but is it that I wait for the day that someone tries to overclock one of these things and fry their noggin?
It is not bad that you do that.
What's bad is you haven't made popcorn and aren't passing it around.
o_o
Does it actually say anywhere on the site how much faster you're suppose to think? Also, who plays video games for 5 to 40 minutes? o_O
Ostensibly, you're not supposed to play for more than 15 minutes at a stretch without a break, if you actually read the console instructions and warnings.
I take your instruction manual and...throw it on the floor? :P
Sooo, Warioware and dot dot dot questionmark
Clearly they are insinuating that all games must be done via near perfect speedruns. If you can't do it in less than 15, you're doing it wrong!
Now I kind of want to watch some speedruns.
Goes and does that
<Pax_Empyrean> Oh hey. Methods of Rationality updated.
<Slacker> "Well... Uh... You, Ranma Saotome, hippie carpenter-slash-martial artist... have defeated cancer."
<Slacker> "With a chainsaw," Ranma added.
It's like Shami isn't even trying:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/cat-mayor-alaska-town-15-years-article-1.1116263
Link thanks to Iddy.
One of my favorites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVpM3TNTVFY
Warning: Five minutes of Stephen Colbert dancing to Daft Punk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb9mslFnWMo) may brighten your day.
And here's the even more awesome full context, with additional song performance (http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/tue-august-6-2013-robin-thicke).
That was amazing. However, I think that for this week nothing has topped the skit he did with Hugh Laurie:
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/428330/august-05-2013/broadcast-networks-want-more-indecency
A well trodden area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbZhpf3sQxQ
Props for Colbert.
Fan-animated Metroid short, pretty neat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDqnc1Z6SlM
This was linked in a Cracked article today. There were other shorts, but this one was the top of the list, and with good reason:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gryenlQKTbE
Quote from: Grahf on August 14, 2013, 06:10:46 PM
This was linked in a Cracked article today. There were other shorts, but this one was the top of the list, and with good reason:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gryenlQKTbE
Holy crap, that was good.
That ... was really, really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmlkmVoPuQA
http://io9.com/5920723/prometheus-makes-much-more-sense-when-you-watch-a-weyland-science-training-session
"Now, if you do think the alien is a hostile species: poke it, and you will find out very quickly."
How many of these nineteen hidden features in everyday objects (http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_644_19-cool-design-features-hidden-stuff-you-use-every-day/) did you not know about?
(http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/photoshop/8/3/9/201839_slide.jpg?v=1)
That, or...
[spoiler]
(http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=213792&type=card)
Hail Phyrexia!
[/spoiler]
#1 is more useful to me than anything else I've learned all day.
You should use a text editor instead of MS Word to write. An editor like Emacs has much better shortcuts for capitalization. Then after you're done writing, you can paste it all into Word if you love Word and/or hate productivity.
Myself, I think that trick with the aluminum foil box will make life a lot less awful.
I knew about 3 of them for sure (#2 zipper, #7 gas tank, #12 foil) and think I recall hearing about a couple (#7 takeout container: knew it folded out, but not why, #5 road reflectors [not that my new state has any....]).
I knew about several of those. And Emacs is so much better for writing stories than word processors I can't even actually express it. (At least if, like me, you've got the Emacs keyboard shortcuts wired into your brain.)
http://butthug.com/post/39535315314/kuriboshoe
Awesome link, Merc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfyONbn6QYg
In case no one's seen it.
Quote from: CynWell, KL has just proved himself to be a prejudiced bigot, having deleted my shemale episode without so much as an explanation... but I know why he did it. Prejudice. He can't stand anything to do with herms/shemales.
(link) (http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=257915&n=14&m=0&d=3)
wat
I move that this be considered at least the post of the week.
Quote from: Anastasia on August 28, 2013, 05:28:40 PM
I move that this be considered at least the post of the week.
...huh.
From Iddy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5UNMt7mrQ
Quote from: Brian on September 04, 2013, 05:00:29 PM
From Iddy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES5UNMt7mrQ
Pulled from Youtube!
Well, yeah, but I wanted to credit the person who shared it with me. :p
Iddy found this; I was amused:
http://i.imgur.com/gdWoPWu.gif?1
I always found quirky instructional videos interesting. This one's a bit gruesome, but considering what could potentially go wrong....
Courtesy of Music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oB6DN5dYWo
My brother sent me this:
http://calvinanddune.tumblr.com/
It intrigues...sometimes.
That thing is great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol1wxsN411k
Is this what cats figure everything is like?
From the annals of Dark Souls PVP.
I was once again in the Undead Burg, dueling invaders. One invader entered, and instead of coming down into the duel arena, he stood at the balcony overlooking the arena, and after a few seconds of staring he began to fire lightning-enchanted crossbow bolts down at me.
I dodged this for a few shots, and then he began to beckon me with his body language to come up from the lower area. I refuse this invitation, as I'm here to duel. Instead, I pull out my compound bow and start shooting heavy arrows at him, catching him once. Now he starts dodging, but after a bit he then descends into the arena. I catch him with a second arrow, then put away my bow and start engaging with my sword, expecting him to be ready for a fight that he started.
On my first or second swing, I hit him and he dies. Apparently he was a very low level invader, while I am fully leveled and equipped for dueling. This sometimes happens, because when you invade, you can be matched with a higher level victim. That's just the risk of being a Darkwraith invader.
I do a Praise the Sun gesture after the win, because I only bow after legitimate duels, and this wasn't one. Praise the Sun is fairly sarcastic in this context, but I felt it was appropriate since I had to get him to come down and fight. It's not one of the truly condescending gestures available. Those are "Well, What is It", "Point Downward" (aka "stay down"), and "Look Skyward" (a facepalm).
Across the next half hour, the following conversation takes place over PSN messaging. All spellings are in original.
QuoteFrom: Invader
Subject: high level nub
QuoteTo: Invader
Subject: Re:high level nub
If you can't take high level players, don't invade a PVP duel arena. :)
QuoteFrom: Invader
Subject: im sl 3 kid GOML
VIT Nub get skill lol let me fight you with max then u be mad
As far as I can tell, this means: I am soul level 3, kid. Get on my level. Use skill instead of whoring Vitality.
My character build's VIT is 50 out of 99, which is pretty common for a dedicated PVP dueling build and provides 1500 HP. While the damage that I took from his crossbow bolts were very small due to my high defense as a well-equipped and well-leveled duelist, I was not using any HP-increasing gear, and I was far from a dedicated VIT build that uses 99 VIT and multiple gear to achieve an HP in the 2600s. However, a level 3 character would only have a VIT in the tens, giving HP in the 500 to 600s. The joke, of course, is that he invaded me and was then appalled that I unfairly had stats which make me harder for him to kill, when he obviously didn't invade to duel regardless of level.
QuoteTo: Invader
Subject: Re:im sl 3 kid GOM
Don't make it sound like I'm proud of beating you. When you invade, sometimes you get a bad level match. If you want to duel me, I'm SL125. Come get me.
Most duelists are there to have a fun match. Killing an opponent in one hit means only that I have to stand there another three minutes for someone else to come in. It's not only nothing to be proud of, it's actively anti-fun, though I do enjoy the occasional sarcastic sun-praising.
QuoteFrom: Invader
Subject: 125 this aint DS
are you new? must be there is no level cap invading always bad
Soul level 120 through 125 is the most common PVP dueling range, getting you frequent matches in just about all the dueling areas, including the Undead Burg. On the other hand, soul level 3 is not a very common invasion level, because you can go to soul level 11 and still be able to invade the full range of all possible levels if trolling or griefer-invading is your goal. This is very basic PVP knowledge.
QuoteTo: Invader
Subject: Re:125 this aint D
Ha ha ha, do you know anything about Dark Souls PVP? Or how red phantom invasions work?
Red phantom invasions, also known as Darkwraith invasions, use the Red Eye Orb or Cracked Red Eye Orb (which is a one-use version of the non-cracked orb) to invade another player in the same area. Different kinds of Dark Souls multiplayer have different level ranges for which players can interact with which other players, and red phantom invasions allow an invader to invade only those players who are 10 levels + 10% of their own level below them, or any players above them, though it is more common to be matched with someone closer to your own level. So while it is unlucky, a level 3 character could invade a level 125 character, but a level 125 could not invade a level 3.
QuoteFrom: Invader
Subject do u even pvp
or do u just play n kill low levels n hope u like ur vit imma 1 hit it
I believe this means: Do you even PVP or do you just kill low level players and hope to one-shot them while your Vitality protects you?
But I admit I am doubtful about the second half of that gibberish.
QuoteTo: Invader
Subject: Re:do u even pvp
Of course I specifically target low level players to invade me. Because that's something an invaded player can control in Dark Souls.
And a portion that would not fit into the message box: And I do it in the Undead Burg duel area, because that's the place to find low level invaders instead of dueling-level players.
QuoteFrom: Invader
Subject: lol yup nub
I considered replying, but I decided there's nothing I needed to say to that. Although I could've asked when did people decide that "noob" was too long to write.
...Dark Souls!
Sounds like a real winner. I'm sure he'll go far with the spamming and complaining when the spamming doesn't work.
Maybe he wasn't calling you a noob! "lol yup nub" could have been something entirely different if he was speaking Ewok!
Yub, yub, Commander.
From Hal: http://ikeaordeath.com/
I got 11 of 20.
Though I don't know much about death metal, so most of those names sound like IKEA products to me.
16 out of 20. I am far too acquainted with tacky Swedish furniture :-(
It reminds me of the unintentional (I hope) humour in some of the IKEA product names. Such as their worthlessly cheap SVALKA wine glasses, which are so flimsy I once accidentally bit one in half:
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/categories/series/14889/
... SVALKA just so happens to mean 'garbage dump' in Russian.
17/20
Quote from: Arakawa Seijio on October 12, 2013, 12:08:29 PM
16 out of 20. I am far too acquainted with tacky Swedish furniture :-(
It reminds me of the unintentional (I hope) humour in some of the IKEA product names. Such as their worthlessly cheap SVALKA wine glasses, which are so flimsy I once accidentally bit one in half:
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/categories/series/14889/
... SVALKA just so happens to mean 'garbage dump' in Russian.
How do you bite a wine glass in half? o_O
Quote from: thepanda on October 12, 2013, 10:14:45 PM
Quote from: Arakawa Seijio on October 12, 2013, 12:08:29 PM
16 out of 20. I am far too acquainted with tacky Swedish furniture :-(
It reminds me of the unintentional (I hope) humour in some of the IKEA product names. Such as their worthlessly cheap SVALKA wine glasses, which are so flimsy I once accidentally bit one in half:
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/categories/series/14889/
... SVALKA just so happens to mean 'garbage dump' in Russian.
How do you bite a wine glass in half? o_O
With your teeth!
From the annals of Dark Souls PVP.
In my previous post (http://www.soulriders.net/forum/index.php/topic,1424.msg1046906.html#msg1046906), I told the tale of a Darkwraith invader who didn't understand PVP. Today goes to show that this also happens in the other direction.
I was invading in the second half of Sen's Fortress for dueling, and invaded another player who uses a Faith-based build. Unlike the previous post, this was a long invasion.
I entered the world just before the boss door, so my victim could've ran for the door at any time and forced me out by going through, but instead he decided to go backwards through the level. He tried to ambush me with Wrath of the Gods (an explosion spell) around a corner, which I preempted by spearing him through the wall in return. He backed up farther, and had to run pretty far in order to avoid giant firebombs being rained down on both of us by the giant on top of Sen's Fortress, which would hurt him but not me due to me being an invader. He maneuvered himself (poorly) between the firebomb explosions and the large Berenike mace knight (an enemy who, again, would not be a threat to me since I'm an invader) and enchanted his weapon with Sunlight Blade (a temporary lightning buff), which I didn't much care for, so whenever he advanced on me I retreated back into the firebombs. This isn't the fairest tactic but Sunlight Blade is very dangerous and I didn't feel like dealing with that. Besides, if you're WotG-ing around corners, we're not exactly honor dueling at that point, and I had already decided we're just doing a regular invasion.
Since he couldn't get to me, he tried to attack the mace knight, and I ran up to attack. He broke off and retreated in the direction of the dead end past the knight. I followed him down a long ladder, through a fortress parapet, and up a set of stairs, but when I saw that he had already killed Undead Prince Richard (a special enemy NPC), I knew he was trying to lure me into the tiny room at the dead end and I also heard him reapplying a weapon enchantment, so I went back to the mace knight. Since he was quite a long distance from me, I started gesture at him, and he shot me with an arrow.
Oh, it's on now.
A long couple of minutes followed in which I pull out my own bow, and eventually my greatbow. I shot at him with arrows, most of which he blocked. He shot back at me too, but I don't think he got me a second time, while I hit him a handful of times. It didn't matter, since arrows won't kill either of us and he was healing in between. I had a full armament of 999 feather arrows (long range), moonlight arrows (magic damage), and Gough's Great Arrows (knockdown effect), but none of them did more than 200 damage or so even on a clean hit. More importantly, he was also sniping the mace knight, and I was just trying to not let him do it without a challenge. Otherwise, I was running in circles and dodging his shots, or just waving and praising the sun.
After a while of this, it became boring, so I let him finish off the mace knight and gestured him to come on up the ladder, which he did. Without the mace knight, we started to fight each other. He had some generic weapon, possibly a Sunlight Straight Sword, while I had a Balder Side Sword (both are simple long straight swords). The only difference was that he tried to Wrath me again, but I dodged that easily. He wasn't very aggressive without his buff, so we mostly circled each other in the somewhat tight confines of the parapet. It turned out he was trying to backstab me, but when he did so, I was also going for the same. His backstab predominated, but in Dark Souls when you get backstabbed while dealing damage to an opponent, you go through the animation without taking damage, so it didn't hurt me. A little bit more circling, and this time I hit him with the backstab instead. As he got up, I did a two-handed lunging thrust with the Balder Side Sword, which he dodged by rolling past me, but the roll was too short to avoid my second thrust. This killed him.
I did the prostration gesture. He indicted me for the invasion, which was reasonable since I did mess with him a lot, and I wanted to be indicted anyway (to attract Darkmoon invaders for more duels). It was a pretty basic invasion, not even a real trolling one in my estimation. I thought nothing of it.
All spellings and spacings are in the original.
QuoteFrom: Victim
Subject: p*ssy
you lagged my back stab no skill i cheating
...well, okay then.
QuoteTo: Victim
Subject: Re:p*ssy
Another fine example of literacy in the Dark Souls community.
:)
QuoteFrom: Victim
Subject: Re:p*ssy
fu*k you your no gamer a reel gamer plays for the love of the games not to cheat an mack up bull-sh*t . im sorry you're a coward
Adorable. I'd explain to him that both simultaneous backstabs and lagstabs (or whatever "lagging his back stab" is supposed to mean) are legitimate quirks of Dark Souls PVP (they're the result of the game displaying a character's action before the opponent's action registered, causing a revert in game state) and not a sign of cheating, and that he was in New Game+ and was within my level 125's invasion range, so he should be no stranger to invasions, but honestly, would you bother? It takes a special kind of person to send that message in response to a crack about your literacy.
DARK SOULS.
At this point I'd very nearly suggest just starting a thread for these stories ... there seems to be no lack of them. Unfortunate in some way, amusing in more.
If only I could record PS3 footage, I'd upload to Youtube and show off this stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNhycX0XCJ0
Shami, why can't you be this cool?
Quote from: An email sent through the Anime Addventure contact formHello, I am writing in an unusual case ... Some time ago, I used your services, and one of your employees face was familiar to me. At dinner with my wife, it turned out that he was a burglar, who 5 years ago broke into our home!!! This is ridiculous!!! How you can hire criminals? I found at least 3 bad entries for him at website for background check!! I am sure there are more!!! Please do something about it, things like that are ridiculous!!!
--
Kathie
Alas, seeing the face of an AA employee is like looking beneath the mask of the Red Death: you will experience, as Poe wrote, "sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores" before you die of plague.
Have a nice day!
The fuck the what now? The AA has employees?
You fool, do not pull at the mask!
Quote from: Lowering the Bar
Here's a question for you: Of those involved in the incident below—
(http://kevinunderhill.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451bd4469e2019b00466252970c-pi)
—who would you say should receive more money as a result?
- the student being sprayed in the face
- the police officer spraying her
- all the students should get equal amounts
- no one should be paid anything
- I am not going to think about this because I think I know the answer and it would confirm that the universe makes no sense so la la la la la I'm not listening.
The answer is, of course... (http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/10/pepper-spray.html)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Jl6HlX3bM
Quote from: Anonymous poster on the Anime AddventureYou know KL, if the Addventure is proving too much for you and Bast to handle you could sell it to me instead.
I'd be willing to part with $ 3,000 usd for it.
That would solve the problem wouldn't it, I'd hire some coders.
Quote from: KLSymph(http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/455/1263011890373.jpg)
...huh.
Huh.
...huh.
What does he want, the domain? The servers? A DB dump?
I really can't speculate on what he was going for.
ಠ_ಠ <-- my entire reaction
Quote from: alethiophile on November 16, 2013, 12:42:07 AM
...huh.
What does he want, the domain? The servers? A DB dump?
First Addventure... then world domination!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG_0D_LCO5A <- Have some hamsters being silly.
Every so often, some of the vast library of music that I stole from Hal WAS GIFTED TO ME surprises me with an odd song, or album. Like this entire album here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUIJ_lqKFDk
Iddy linked this one again; a fun classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GBaHPND2QJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pQ_ZozZIio this is a hillarious Assassin's Creed IV glitch.
The music really makes it.
For a terrible second, I thought that the ship was going to be Raptured too, just as a crowning what the heck.
That really would've been awesome. Especially after getting on it.
Those crazy oblivion mods....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cXuWBMZfi8
Feels so true....
(http://i.imgur.com/cMHUIkr.jpg) (http://imgur.com/gallery/cMHUIkr)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z04VIhagpko <-- Silly wedding couple.
From Iddy:
http://unlooker.com/airline-pulls-amazing-christmas-stunt-passengers/
That's really nice.
A classic repost:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHQXBAjkmOQ
Thanks to Hal. :)
For some Fist of the North Star + Dead Island action....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoLadZotBuE
Iddy shared this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72RqpItxd8M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMqWizbXi6Q
Hey, I remember these Knightmare type shows....
Quote from: Reverend Alastir StonerasWhy keep erasing my comments KL?
Can it be, you are scared of me? Scared of my opinions? Scared of my comments?
If you erase this one...
I guess that just proves that you are indeed.
Make note people who read this.
If KL does erase it that proves he really is scared of my opinions, scared of my comment, scared of differing values, and that he is not a believer in the First Amendment.
(http://siliconangle.com/files/2013/05/delete-button.jpg)
*Tap*
The Addventure is neither public (in the technical sense) nor hosted in the US.
HOW THE HELL DOES THE FIRST AMENDMENT APPLY?
KL, please tell them that an actual first amendment activist wishes to punch that idiot in the face if that argument is brought up again.
Quote from: Brian on December 30, 2013, 09:13:11 PM
The Addventure is neither public (in the technical sense) nor hosted in the US.
HOW THE HELL DOES THE FIRST AMENDMENT APPLY?
The first amendment limits the actions of the federal government, and not the citizens. Unless the Addventure is taking federal funding, it cannot apply. So, even if the Addventure were hosted in the US it wouldn't matter; an admin of a US based forum should still be free to block the comments of an obnoxi-...
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You can't let trolls rile you up, Brian. They advance their arguments to bother you, not because they believe their argument and/or have any actual understanding of what they're talking about. Instead of responding to them, remind yourself that their opinions don't matter, delete their post, and go on with your day. There are people in the world you can more productively punch in the face.
Quote from: KLSymph on December 30, 2013, 10:57:13 PM
You can't let trolls rile you up, Brian. They advance their arguments to bother you, not because they believe their argument and/or have any actual understanding of what they're talking about.
I don't know the user, but there are a number of people who honestly don't realize that the first amendment doesn't give them license to blather whatever nonsense to whomever they want. Your user may merely be misinformed. Absent additional evidence, it would be impolite to assume otherwise.
Therefore, you should let Brian punch the user in the face. Purely in the interests of civility.
Punch repeatedly in the face.
It's 2014! To summarize my thoughts about the year gone by, here's a video of two guys performing heart transplant surgery in Surgeon Simulator 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2F3ZWEEbF4).
Warning: NSFW - loud swearing.
Quote from: KLSymph on January 01, 2014, 03:23:37 AM
two guys performing heart transplant surgery in Surgeon Simulator 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2F3ZWEEbF4).
o_o
I did not know Surgeon Simulator 2013 was a thing. My mind is officially expanded.
Quote
Quote from: Reverend Alastir Stoneras
And that... sounds like the kind of name the Eye of Argon guy would come up with if he tried to write a period novel set in England.
Quote from: KLSymph on January 01, 2014, 03:23:37 AM
It's 2014! To summarize my thoughts about the year gone by, here's a video of two guys performing heart transplant surgery in Surgeon Simulator 2013 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2F3ZWEEbF4).
Warning: NSFW - loud swearing.
This is HILARIOUS
If you are as easily excitable as I am, then you will enjoy this (http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3272169/the-10-most-anticipated-horror-games-of-2014/).
Music shared this link:
http://www.catlateraldamage.com/play
It's a cat simulator. You have two minutes (unattended) to do as much damage to your human's room as possible. Go!
Anyone else ever have one of those mornings where you just can't seem to wake up?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc-vINJmhNk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOGoDfhP6p8
So has everyone seen Frozen yet? I gotta admit, I found this scene adorable in it.
<Fallacy> https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XMxrNQlQxqY
<Fallacy> Bruce - Who Lives At Home
Trailer for a coming of age story involving a rich kid with dress-up issues.
That's pretty awesome.
Quote from: Dracos on January 24, 2014, 03:28:47 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOGoDfhP6p8
So has everyone seen Frozen yet? I gotta admit, I found this scene adorable in it.
I started laughing as soon as the boot came down. I nearly
died, I could not breathe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3KUZVkco4g <-- "Attack on Titan", Smash Bros style.
http://knowmore.washingtonpost.com/2013/11/14/this-is-the-weirdest-meme-on-the-internet-weve-just-made-it-weirder/
This is the second most amusing thing I've seen out of the whole Doge stuff.
Bros vs. Hipsters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TOHhLYTUps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNJdJIwCF_Y <-- How to make fresh guacamole
http://tombraider.tumblr.com/post/76641129426/happy-valentines-day-from-yamatai-sorry-for-the These are terrible. :P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YCeIgt7hMs
Iddy is digging up the wacky today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G0j_Huv2Fg
Toy Story.
In honor of all the snow we've got where I am, I present an AMV full of summer sun, girls, and the beach. Fanservice ahoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5q2qVr0Ye0
They actually did a pretty good job on the editing in this. Made me laugh too. Nothing like being snowed in to make you miss summer.....
I got linked this:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/73258510/sad-pictures-for-children/posts/759318#comments
Didn't know anything about the guy but it's one of the most whiny, self absorbed 'Fuck The System MAAAAN' drug trips as he screws anyone who was interested in his creative work. It's kinda something else, so had to share for o_O.
So what I'm getting from this is that he (or she?) doesn't believe in valuing money, and since money shouldn't be valued, he's not going to pay money like for rent or for refunding purchases.
QuoteAll right: I want direct funding for my living necessities.
...But people who have money should give it to him, because let's not value money!
QuoteIf you have been skimming this to get the "gist" of it, it is not going to work in my opinion. If you are reading this to summarize it for someone else, please fuck yourself instead if possible.
Well, okay then.
Ok, it took me a while to read through all of that rambling, partially incoherent rant against...against something. >_<
This part here stood out in particular to me:
Quote"If you have negative feelings about the actions I am taking, that is part of what I am protesting against. I am protesting the values you use to determine how you feel about and interact with the world."
What. The. Fuck.
That is some of the most twisted logic I've ever seen. I'm right because I'm right and you're wrong because you're wrong? That's...there's just no way to argue against that. Just walk away. Walk away quickly.
Well, remember, he swindled 50,000 dollars out of over a thousand of his fans first.
And then lost it all to the publishers most likely because he did almost no math on what these things cost to do :P
Quote from: KLSymph on February 27, 2014, 07:13:17 PM
So what I'm getting from this is that he (or she?) doesn't believe in valuing money, and since money shouldn't be valued, he's not going to pay money like for rent or for refunding purchases.
QuoteAll right: I want direct funding for my living necessities.
...But people who have money should give it to him, because let's not value money!
QuoteIf you have been skimming this to get the "gist" of it, it is not going to work in my opinion. If you are reading this to summarize it for someone else, please fuck yourself instead if possible.
Well, okay then.
Also, money is worthless and there's no value in the dead money thing that rich people have to even offer to help out struggling non rich people.
Also people that want things should just get them and it's a terrible society that frowns on behavior of just taking what you want, and that people struggle with the results of buying tons of shit you don't need is moooonsterous.
So messed up.
It certainly is convenient how he come to not value money after receiving some but before repaying it. He couldn't have that epiphany before the Kickstarter, or heaven forbid, be the rich guy who gives to the unfortunate. And of course, he wants to be taken care of before spreading the donations to others, and not other people first.
I wonder if this isn't intentionally trying to portray the kind of welfare moocher that talking points are made about, but that's edging into politics so I'll not delve there.
This is pretty darn funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdM44rovn6c
Amusing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xihiVQwHftU
Enjoyable. Makes me wish the series would actually get animated (and have this amusingly misleading opening).
http://www.dailydot.com/lol/babymetal-metal-japanese-pop/
Yeah.
I think I will just leave this here.
Quote from: Dracos on March 05, 2014, 10:09:46 PM
http://www.dailydot.com/lol/babymetal-metal-japanese-pop/
Yeah.
I think I will just leave this here.
Wh-what have you done? I can't stop listening to them now. o_o
This is pretty f'n amazing: http://www.spritzinc.com/
On the top phone section, the far right drop down will let you change speeds.
I tried it on 650 and I could keep up, but it took an uncomfortable amount of focus for my eyes.
Warning, the following video contains footage from dashboard cams in Russia. Definitely not for the faint of heart. The number of near misses and crashes that people actually walk away from in this had me on the edge of my seat. Plus the music was pretty good too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAaW_1FzYg
Quote from: Kaldrak on March 07, 2014, 01:13:55 AM
Warning, the following video contains footage from dashboard cams in Russia. Definitely not for the faint of heart. The number of near misses and crashes that people actually walk away from in this had me on the edge of my seat. Plus the music was pretty good too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAaW_1FzYg
(http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/46971239.jpg)
What if zombies took over the world...and two of them were intelligent enough to talk about it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjnW2WSz3A4
Dark Souls 2 PVP. Sometimes it's just a match of Man vs Pot. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tv9wGX7eBM)
I will freely admit to laughing myself sick on this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzccCLaLMmw
NOT ENOUGH MINERALS!
I keep watching it, and it stays funny. I've laughed myself clear out of my chair twice now.
Apparently, there is such a thing as a treadmobile. It exists. People have purchased and used this thing. I...uh...Words do not adequately do it justice. Take a look.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0gsaDxK884
Wow, that is incredible. Awesome link.
I'm not sure if that's hilarious, innovative or just nuts.
I'd say it's a little from column A and a little from column C. That thing looks really unsafe, to be perfectly honest.
...why not just run
Quote from: Yuthirin on April 19, 2014, 01:11:03 AM
...why not just run
That's not going to turn a FAT america into a FIT one, now is it?
(More seriously, I would assume it's a bit harder than running?)
http://imgur.com/gallery/GmcT3
Quote from: ThoughtseekerI understand that you set standards for the sake of quality but I meet those standards and even if I stand at the bare minimum needed I should be allowed to go forward without having to re-post every five hours because you are trying to impress upon me some sort of even higher standard of grammar. Frankly what your doing is fruitless, because I don't take grammar advice from the Internet and I don't advice anyone to do so.
Quote from: KLSymphI'm... not really doing it to change you.
(He thinks that he meets the standards, but he thinks the standards are "pass the spellchecker.")
You have the patience of a saint KL.
No, I have the apathy of a saint. It's not quite the same thing.
Quote from: Baka-Tsuki light novel translationStella instantly ran up to Ikki instantly as the match started and swung her long sword which was now covered in red flames downwards.
*KLSymph goes and proofreads this translation*
That's what my actual patience looks like.
http://imgur.com/gallery/936i2 Silliness of Imgur.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKorP55Aqvg
This kills me.
Link is borked.
Link still works for me, so that's weird. Try googling for: "The Expert" Lauris Beinerts
It's a comedy sketch about an engineer going to a meeting.
Draw a red line, Merc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeyKkCuB4hM
Cute commercial
Cute, but I think they should've commandeered a big carousel and played out the entire first level of Mario.
Here's a fun video: Expectations vs. Reality: Action Movies (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht3gSubiLwo)
Edit: BONUS - Expectations vs Reality: Romance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvAJt3VM0uk), from the same guy.
That was pretty funny. Here's my favorite video from him. First World Problems (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN2WzQzxuoA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc59X7xS2ts Car Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xyvQQSbX5o
Substitute "programming" for "dressmaking" and this is pretty much how I've felt lately:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_V_niMzmM0
Actually, someone should make a hacking themed version of this. "Art of the Patch", youknow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w
Honest Trailers does rather amusing takes on various shows, but this one was extra funny. Lion King.
Quote from: Dracos on June 15, 2014, 12:31:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w
Honest Trailers does rather amusing takes on various shows, but this one was extra funny. Lion King.
What a delightful way to ruin my childhood!
http://louhuang.com/2048-numberwang/
Someone is evidently as bewildered by the popularity of 2048 as I am.
Edit: Let's rotate the board!!
I have no idea what the hell was going on there.
Same. Whatever joke or statement it was making went right over my head.
I think it's based on the game show sketch linked on the page (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjOZtWZ56lc), which seems to be some kind of Mornington Crescent thing except with numbers.
"No John, you are the demons:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66twsuCehaI (How is it that I've only discovered the existence of this now?)
A different dramatic reading of a slightly NSFW whattheheckery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2wL6i-kX9s
So, someone apparently made a working jet glider. All hail the Jetman! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnnOxRK_gc4)
A bit of physics: How Far Can Legolas See? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk2izv-c_ts)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5qqA54K-jE <-- WWE / Smash Bros fusion.
(moved from kickstarter thread because it turns out the kickstarter is long over)
In case you haven't had enough numbers, here's what the hardcore gamers played in the 11th century:
http://www.gamecabinet.com/rules/Rithmomachia.html
In short, really complex math in tabletop game systems is not a modern development.
Oh, and there was apparently apparently a kickstarter for it:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/works/rithmomachia-battle-of-the-numbers-the-philosopher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l03lLXvUx7k
That is an amusingly durable girl.
I like how there was nothing but the background music until the very end.
The most hipster of kickstarters.
A shame upon all those foolish enough to support it. I know I do no good work by linking it, but still, I must acknowledge that this is terrible, and all those involved in it should feel bad. Except for the guy getting 40k dollars to eat his own food.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad
I dearly hope that most of those pledges get cancelled before the remaining 25 days are up. But somehow, I suspect that guy will walk off with a load of money and be ridiculously happy for it.
That's...that's absurd. I mean, I like potato salad as much as the next guy but....
Quote from: Merc on July 07, 2014, 11:29:46 PM
I dearly hope that most of those pledges get cancelled before the remaining 25 days are up. But somehow, I suspect that guy will walk off with a load of money and be ridiculously happy for it.
He does have to recite about 700 names over his potato salad as he's making it. And "invite the Internet" (everyone who pledged over $10), whatever the __ that means.
This is the laziest stupid Kickstarter ever and
still he hasn't thought through how he's actually going to pull it off.
To be fair, he has almost a month to figure it out.
Quote from: Dracos on July 07, 2014, 10:18:33 PM
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad
THIS IS
AMAZINGThis is why I love the internet.
Man. I work my ass off to make a few hundred bucks a month and he gets over a hundred times that to make potato salad. It's a strange world.
Quote from: Arakawa Seijio on July 08, 2014, 12:15:26 AMHe does have to recite about 700 names over his potato salad as he's making it. And "invite the Internet" (everyone who pledged over $10), whatever the __ that means.
This is the laziest stupid Kickstarter ever and still he hasn't thought through how he's actually going to pull it off.
Quote from: Anastasia on July 08, 2014, 11:42:49 AM
Man. I work my ass off to make a few hundred bucks a month and he gets over a hundred times that to make potato salad. It's a strange world.
Oh, but it's so much worse then you guys think. As of this writing, his kickstarter has topped 57,000 dollars, with over 4,600 backers. Assuming nothing changes, a comprehensive look at the pledge rewards and their numbers reveals that:
1. He has to say the names of all 4,600 backers out loud while he makes the potato salad. In addition, he needs to post a 'thank you' for each of them on his website.
2. He needs to send out almost 3,200 photos of himself making the potato salad.
3. He needs to send out almost 2,349 'bites' of potato salad. That...sounds like more than a little bit of a logistical problem right there.
4. About 1,570 people get to 'choose a potato salad appropriate' ingredient to add to the potato salad. This...this sounds really bad. Imagine having the input of over a thousand people on your recipe!
5. 1,140 people get to 'hang out in the kitchen' with him while he makes the potato salad. That better be a daaaaamn big kitchen, assuming anyone even wants to, of course.
6. It's at this point that he appears to have realized that he's a bit in over his head, as he restricts the $20 category to only 4 people. So, 4 people get the 'potato madness' package, which consists of 'a potato salad themed haiku' their name carved into a potato that will be used in the potato salad, a signed jar of mayonnaise, and the potato salad recipe.
7. He has to send at least 846 potato salad themed hats to people, which means he needs to purchase them first, and then ship them, which he's going to have to figure out how to do and pay for, which I suppose he'll have plenty of money to do so, but it still sounds like a giant headache to me.
8. He has to purchase and send around 620 limited edition t-shirts from some company called Homage.
9. And here I realize that my math is off somewhere, but the numbers keep changing. Oh well! It appears he only has to order and ship about 80 books with 'potato salad recipes inspired by each country where we have a backer' whatever that means.
It's hilarious just how much work this guy has to do if he wants to try and honor all of the pledges. And then there are his totally random stretch goals, which include throwing a pizza party to which the 'internet' is invited. I...words fail me.
I think people are backing him just because of the news articles his campaign has generated lately. Some of them have likely realized just what a huge amount of work he has to do to pull this off and are backing him just to be jerks. The pledged amount keeps fluctuating as well. Earlier today it was at $65,000!! The comments section is a strange mixture of humor and people trying to leech off the success of the campaign and there are likely copycat kickstarter campaigns springing up everywhere now. I for one, don't really blame the guy for this. I blame the backers. How did this snowball into this crazy situation?
I agree with Anastasia, it's a funny old world, folks.
It's a Kickstarter.
He can fail and snag the money.
Carth's absolutely right, but yeah, it's not a shame for the guy doing the ridiculous thing. It's a shame for the gigantic number of hipsters putting money into it for ironic humor (or whatever they decide it is). It's also a shame because sending a tremendous windfall to someone being a public idiot only tells other people to be public idiots, as dozens of copy-cat folks are doing. That's exactly how it snowballs in that direction btw. Who isn't even momentarily tempted with "Wow, this guy is being a moron in his kitchen for an HOUR an getting close to many people's yearly paychecks. Man, maybe I should try that stupid." It's the same garbage that is why the iphone (and arcade) market got flooded with shitty clones by people paying 2-500 dollars to shitty coders to hack together flappy bird clones. Because people looked at it and realized that for a tiny bit of effort, there was potentially thousands in money delivered by idiots. Easy profit is a hell of an incentive for the majority of lazy or desperate people.
<Music-chan> http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/bunny INTERNET HISTORY
<dracos> oh that's ancient. :)
<Music-chan> I love it. :D
<Music-chan> It's back when animations were starting to get really good.
<eternaleye> Music-chan: https://i.imgur.com/XiwOc.jpg (re: Iron Man and hammer-wielding heroes)
* Music-chan squints.
<Music-chan> ha! Though that is not the easiest to read
<Iddy> I've seen recent animations that are worse than that.
<Music-chan> http://sambakza.net/works_tsi/tsi_main.html still my favourite.
<dracos> There She is (and its sequels) are awesome.
<dracos> and you are a great person for bringing them back up.
Something more positive.
(http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=383199&type=card)
"With rage as your forge, your hammer can smite anything."
With rage... as forge, your hammer... smite...?
What does that even mean!?
Quote from: KLSymph on July 13, 2014, 12:57:09 AM
With rage... as forge, your hammer... smite...?
What does that even mean!?
It means some guy was not being paid nearly enough to come up with these fake-ass aphorisms to put on the Magic Cards.
(I think the old series quoted random fantasy literature instead of coming up with their own thing?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iZN_5j3KUA <-- (Animated) Harrey Podder.
Quote from: Arakawa Seijio on July 13, 2014, 06:08:26 PM(I think the old series quoted random fantasy literature instead of coming up with their own thing?)
Old sets used to quote real-world sources. Then it was restricted to Core Sets. No such quotes in this year's, apparently.
(http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=383227&type=card)
"The key to unlocking this puzzle is within you." -- Doriel, mentor of Mistral IsleYou've been saying this since Magic 2010, and every time I can clearly see you pulling the key out of a bowl of magic water.
You are a bad mentor and you should be ashamed.
Ah, picking at Magic cards. That brings back some memories.
HAND DANCING!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iANRO3I30nM
(http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--byTXheJO--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/as6lqs6m1w5hefqb8ew2.jpg)
Batman, according to Final Fantasy character designer Tatsuya Nomura.
(http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--SPNjz5Ls--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/sj6pjw2bvubc3koplkwd.jpg)
...Needs more belts.
Batman with powered armor? Feels really Batman Beyond-ish.
Quote from: Anastasia on July 24, 2014, 10:34:32 AM
Batman with powered armor? Feels really Batman Beyond-ish.
Hmm, it does feel like Batman Beyond. Only with heavier armor. Looks pretty awesome though.
http://www.ibtimes.com/how-lego-movie-everything-awesome-parody-creeping-everyday-fascism-1555165
Kind of silly.
In the future, fascism will be propagated using catchy pop music and My Little Ponies :-P
http://siz.io/s/epic-win/v/japanese-school-girls-parkour?srctum
I have found something. I share it with you gladly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDN1UbFyVwQ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnicula (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunnicula)
"Bunnicula is a children's book series written by James Howe about a vampire bunny that sucks the juice out of vegetables."
I remember loving those books as a kid!!!
The books were written from the perspective of the family dog, iirc.
Might be the nostalgia, but I recall the paranoid and prideful cat as the star of the series. He did things like attempting to smother Bunnicula under a giant raw steak while chanting "Begone, vampire!"
...Come to think of it, it was probably book series like this that made me love puns as much as I do.
Ha, Bunnicula. Those were some great stories.
Super Bad Mario. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRPp1YCNH0Q)
Here's a fun AMV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdtTfQJCO2Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jde4qHbCtSg#t=820
"The Magic Portal": stopmotion LEGO figures discover a portal from their spaceship into UNNATURAL REALMS of CONFUSING, LOVECRAFTIAN horrors!
;_;
http://www.dailydot.com/technology/how-to-check-battery-life-ios-8-iphone/
Quote from: Edward on September 15, 2014, 12:56:40 AM
Here's a fun AMV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdtTfQJCO2Y
That was awesome. Good link, Ed.
Quote from: Dracos on September 23, 2014, 01:59:08 PM
Quote from: Edward on September 15, 2014, 12:56:40 AM
Here's a fun AMV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdtTfQJCO2Y
That was awesome. Good link, Ed.
Thanks. Had to explain a few things to members of my anime group that weren't into fanfiction, but knew that wouldn't be a problem here.
Red panda cub vs pumpkin! Who will win?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jWYUtQZhK0
http://colah.github.io/posts/2014-02-Fanfiction-Graphs-PageRank/
*shakes fist at Chunin Exam Day looking good from the point of view of an algorithm*
http://loopingworld.com/2009/03/06/wordcount/
Brought to mind by mentions of Wheel of Time. Another interesting statistic: the number of fantasy novels titled "A/The/An X of Y".
Motivation wasn't on there.
Clearly flawed methodology.
Here and Now, Chuunin Exam Day, and the Sealed Kunai are.
Quote from: Dracos on October 04, 2014, 08:05:33 PM
Here and Now, Chuunin Exam Day, and the Sealed Kunai are.
That's exactly what I'm talking about. Even putting Motivation aside, what the hell kind of ranking system puts Chuunin Exam Day above Time Braid, which takes the exact same concept and does it infinity times better?
http://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/1052/what-would-happen-if-magic-was-constrained-by-the-second-law-of-thermodynamics
Has anyone else seen this? It's great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YCeIgt7hMs
Yeah, been a bit, but it's an excellent bit of video editing.
On a whim I decide to Google Image Search 'Banach-Tarski Paradox'. Commentary (http://isomorphism.es/post/6796129033/banach-tarski-paradox): "The Banach-Tarski Paradox shows just how !@#$%ed up the Real numbers really are." (Well, everyone's entitled to an opinion.)
This half-hearted attempt to visualize the Lovecraftian insanity involved would make a good emblem for some secret organization:
(http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljmlf0PSgu1qbdydv.png)
I just need to figure out if it's a good organization or an evil organization, and what they do. Maybe they're trying to take over the world by making endless copies of these evil robotic spheres Magritte used to like painting:
(http://www.liceolocarno.ch/Liceo_di_Locarno/materie/storia_arte/magritte/immagini/opere/sonagli/L_automate_1929.jpg)
(aka "the automaton")
The first image is neat, but the rest went way over my head.
Quote from: Anastasia on October 15, 2014, 02:36:41 AM
The first image is neat, but the rest went way over my head.
Magritte is supposed to go over your head, he's a surrealist painter :P
The rest of it is about the Banach-Tarski Paradox, where you can cut up a sphere into non-intersecting pieces of hideous complexity which the image doesn't even begin to convey, move the pieces around some, and end up with two spheres. I don't understand it either.
I found this tumblr conversation to be particularly amusing.
http://coelasquid.tumblr.com/post/99411961778/reblog-if-you-would-date-a-robot-im-not-a-robot-im
Clever Girl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFx-tB8Vzm4&)
Short, but sweet.
http://youtu.be/QTy-Fwy_i-g (http://youtu.be/QTy-Fwy_i-g)
Wat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNhcT_NivD8
This looks like a Pixar movie, but it's actually a cinematic game trailer.
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/09/28/neil-gaiman-8-rules-of-writing/
I like this list a lot.
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=635193 and http://web.archive.org/web/20091216091121/http://www.shrovetuesdayobserved.com/flight.html old but amusing.
Quote from: Kaldrak on November 15, 2014, 11:42:26 PM
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/09/28/neil-gaiman-8-rules-of-writing/
I like this list a lot.
Quote from: Neil Gaiman5. Remember: when people tell you something's wrong or doesn't work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong.
But that's my only useful skill! :(
Quote from: KLSymph on November 16, 2014, 01:32:35 PM
Quote from: Neil Gaiman5. Remember: when people tell you something's wrong or doesn't work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong.
But that's my only useful skill! :(
I'm sure your analysis is helpful at least. My rule of thumb is that I will listen to feedback and advice on what to change in my work, but I won't necessarily take your suggestions. If people are looking for your advice, then they should at least listen to what you have to say. It's only polite, after all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T24DPU-hkJM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T24DPU-hkJM)
This parody was physically painful to watch.
Quote from: Arakawa on November 17, 2014, 11:08:50 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T24DPU-hkJM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T24DPU-hkJM)
This parody was physically painful to watch.
Ohgod....
I could rant for days. DAYS. But no, I will not. Suffice it to say that the education system in America is painfully borked and no one seems to have any real idea how to fix it.
Now on to something less rage inducing. I have THREE youtube vids to recommend this time.
What if Google was a guy?
Part One (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuOBzWF0Aws) Part Two (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B759dzymyoc) and Part Three (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJD1Iwy5lUY)
Warning for profanity and grossness, but then again, they ARE based off questions people would really type into google so....
Captain America: Winter Soldier VHS trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY5eELnVISc&list=UUedcgGpebbPRENj0hX6lNNA). You didn't even know you needed this.
The people who benefit most from the system being broke also have the influence to keep it that way.
Heh, saw that last week. It's pretty funny/awesome. Also made me recall that Kung Fury Kickstarter that ran a while back. Sadly no word on when that's coming out besides early 2015.
I have found a MLP related video. The song is rather catchy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqPx3wmEmr8
I'm walking away from the internet now. Hopefully I can restore my sanity soon.
I'm probably the wrong guy to say so...but please do restore your sanity soon! =p
The Matrix trilogy enacted in Dark Souls 2. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5TK5tMMkLs)
System's Shock 2's SHODAN reveal, in next-gen graphics (https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=eEQReLZJXJQ)
The build-up effects are really nice. SHODAN's face doesn't have enough glowing lines, though. And the speech is truncated, which seems unnecessary.
Thought this was pretty cool:
(http://i.imgur.com/V84huMy.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/user/britishpathe
MYSTERIOUS FLOATING ORB (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib2Vl7JEjfc)
That is so Weird Al.
Did someone say Weird Al? I just found this video of his.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urglg3WimHA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z4HwfsFzo8
Pacman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOaF93AjU3A&list=RDqwxLKHdWcW0&index=10 happy parrot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCIe97BC3Zc <-- This is some ridiculous luck in a Hearthstone best 3-of-5 round for some e-sport competition.
It's kind of amazing to watch if you know enough of the game to follow, though at the same time, you can't help but feel bad for the opponent.
The first time it happens, he knows he's fucked, but he tries to take a parting shot before he concedes...and it happens again. You can't help but laugh, knowing he was conceding. But impressively he claws his way back from 0-2 position to 2-2. Time for the last game and the win point...and it happens again.
Three times the same random effect (1/62 chance each time) happened.
Man, I felt bad for the guy. I'm amazed that he actually finished playing the match, I don't think anybody would have faulted him if he just got up and left.
*watches Extra Credits (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fftjo1CepQE)*
*looks up paper mentioned (http://dr.library.brocku.ca/bitstream/handle/10464/4115/Brock_%20Bajovic_Mirjana_2012.pdf)*
Quote from: page 109The statistic that expressed a correlation as a linear relationship was the product-moment correlational coefficient, or simple 'r' and the statistic was calculated for two variables by multiplying the z scores on X and Y for each case and then dividing by the number of cases minus one.
1. No. Unless you're being willfully ambiguous with those words.
2. Anyway, that procedure results in a vector. Pearson's r is a scalar.
3. And since you're comparing ordered category variables instead of equal-interval scale variables, you should be using a rank correlation, not the product-moment correlation.
*sighs*
Quote from: Kaldrak on December 20, 2014, 06:50:03 PM
Did someone say Weird Al? I just found this video of his.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urglg3WimHA
That one's good, but I like this one by Weird Al better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc
Always a fun one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw5vcUPyL90 <-- 'Power Rangers Bootleg'
So...right off the bat, I'll note that I didn't really care for this, which is apparently a dark and gritty reboot/parody of Power Rangers that just came out short while ago.
It has James Van der Beek (Dawson's Creek guy) and Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica gal).
The director has been noted as not caring about Power Rangers and basically was just trying to cram as much dark and gritty cliches into it as he could, he wasn't trying to do a pitch or doing it for the awesome, he was trying to almost do satire, I guess?
That might be why I didn't really care for it. For all the nice effects, acting, and action...it had nothing that felt like it was power rangers under all the glitz.
That said, a lot of people seem to think its cool and someone else here might too? Apparently Saban is trying to get it taken down too, so might as well give it a look before that happens, I guess.
Alternatively, some other fan films that might be more enjoyable:
Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGnVhqhmip8) <-- Actually spawned a web series. Had some mixed feelings on that as some of it was really awesome, some not as much.
The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpK0wsnitc) <-- Oddly enough, this has the same director as the power rangers thing above. It's been linked somewhere on the board before too.
Batman: City of Scars (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nCcdec8WdM) <--A little too much internal monologuing, but otherwise decent enough. Fairly long at 30 minutes or so, too.
Yeah, I didn't finish it, but...it was kinda terrible. I think I stopped when generic scarface Tommy was fighting generic scarface...somebody?
I could go into detail, but it was really bad.
I had to watch the start of the credits just to try and figure out who the hell Van der Beek was supposed to be. His character's name (Rocky, apparently) probably did get dropped somewhere in there, but I had trouble hearing them sometimes on top of everything else.
The audio balance was just painful. It was really difficult making anyone out over the background noise.
Well, that was a thing to watch. The action sequences were decently choreographed, if nothing else.
I think it's just a short fan-made film of no consequence. If you follow the link under the video the director explains his uh, reasoning, if you can call it that. I think he was just messing around.
I admit, I'm kind of surprised as 15 minutes of video with effects and actors can't be all that cheap.
Couldn't go too far listening to him. Bias: If you wear clown makeup as part of your everyday thing, people may just tune you out. Didn't get to the reasoning.
I cannot decide if this is totally awesome or incredibly stupid. Maybe...both?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72RqpItxd8M
Watch if you like cheesy eighties action movies. It is called Kung Fury.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PN_CP4SuoTU
Completed tie fighter star wars short, looks really awesome.
Watched it. Pretty neat, though sorta onesided.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hVuv7mDNqM
Earthbound is the best game in the world...Tribute.
What did the Doctor say to Mr. Homes when he had bad constipation?
"No shit, Sherlock."
Classy. :Is there a word for when you wince and smile a little bit too?
Quote from: Anastasia on April 09, 2015, 01:45:07 AM
Classy. :Is there a word for when you wince and smile a little bit too?
Pun (Although depending on the person, it may be more accurate to say it's a word for when you smile and wince a little bit too)
It's anime time!
Animegraphy 2012 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaOJyhf94K4)
Animegraphy 2013 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ1DlJxsUg8)
Animegraphy 2014 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X9IV98-cNY)
I found some AMV's where the author took clips from multiple titles in the same year and did a sort of mashup thing. I really enjoy this. Hopefully you will too.
It's also tax time. (http://www.irs.gov/Tax-Professionals/The-Truth-About-Frivolous-Tax-Arguments-Introduction)
I'm all for Nerf Gun control (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5kPDr_gLgk). What about you guys? XD
Startup idea generator! http://tiffzhang.com/startup (http://tiffzhang.com/startup)
e.g. http://tiffzhang.com/startup/?s=441143625648 (http://tiffzhang.com/startup/?s=441143625648)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byu0jiDKnbY
This is a pretty impressive spend of time.
I found this news article rather amusing.
Firefighters respond to cries of "Help," find themselves rescuing parrots. (http://starcasm.net/archives/313088)
This is great. ^_^
Fallout vs Skyrim (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBlhXKjSy6M)
What happens to a CD that's spun too quickly? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs7x1Hu29Wc)
Neat stuff, KL.
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/community/2015/05/19/moon-new-study-says-drowning-occurs-near-water/27594345/
Totally unrelated things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNhycX0XCJ0 Business cat.
Business Cat thinks you have too many vowels: http://www.samandfuzzy.com/2053
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5P_LAqiVg
The Kungstarter actually got made and apparently freely released?
Quote from: Dracos on May 29, 2015, 01:24:50 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS5P_LAqiVg
The Kungstarter actually got made and apparently freely released?
It is amazing heh.
It was great, though I wish it'd made its one million goal to make a feature length film, as the 30minute movie felt justa bit choppy pace-wise.
I actually thought the trailer flowed much better, but can't complain too much about 30 minutes of fun versus two minutes of awesome.
Click here. (http://img0.liveinternet.ru/images/attach/c/5/3970/3970473_sprite198.swf)
hmm, firefox didn't like it, but that was an amazing mouse follow :) Simple and neat :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it2sk2nzbnY <-- Racing for Rupees: Link wants a new shield but doesn't have enough rupees!
This was amazing.
That was very entertaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=196&v=glUEKwjqMKw <-- Nintendo Muppets @ E3
Satoru Iwata (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150713e.pdf), President/CEO of Nintendo passed away at age 55.
Sad to see him go at such a young age. Although not a name attached to a particular game as a creator, the man's done a lot at Nintendo and was definitely one of its most recognizable figures.
Plus, he'll always be remembered the reason that players were able to revisit Kanto in the original Pokemon Gen 2 games.
http://www.kenzerco.com/Operiodicals/kodt/nemptychair.php
Just found this. It's poetic and hits a little too close to home for me. Basically a short eulogy for a gamer.
That one does hit hard. Reminds me of a few friends I've lost over the years. Oof.
Quote from: Merc on July 13, 2015, 04:33:29 AM
Satoru Iwata (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150713e.pdf), President/CEO of Nintendo passed away at age 55.
Sad to see him go at such a young age. Although not a name attached to a particular game as a creator, the man's done a lot at Nintendo and was definitely one of its most recognizable figures.
Plus, he'll always be remembered the reason that players were able to revisit Kanto in the original Pokemon Gen 2 games.
He also deserves a lot of credit (and blame) for nintendo still managing to exist and thrive as a video game company, this past decade or so. Sad way to go.
There's no really good way to go, but that's a miserable one.
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http://www.askamanager.org/
Something totally different, a professional blog I enjoy reading. It gives a lot of good advice for dealing with the follies of the workplace.
So a friend of mine linked me this:
http://dontevenreply.com/
It appears to be a site dedicated to what I can only call epic tier trolling of people who post for sale ads. The first few were I read were very amusing. Absolutely evil, but very amusing.
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/08/21/konami-want-to-know-what-franchises-they-should-bring-back/
GO VOTE FOR SUIKODEN
Well what if I want to vote for Bomberman? Ever think of that?!?
(I didn't vote for bomberman)
You can vote for both!
How have I never heard of this man before? This is great.
A Vegetarian's Nightmare (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zfzT7QfLZc)
From what I hear...and even looking at that Survey, I don't think Konami is even remotely serious.
Also Vegatarian's nightmare was awesome.
Real Life First Person Shooter (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p747PrxmZJ4)
This is significantly more entertaining than it sounds, trust me.
It was indeed entertaining
I loved the Quick Time Event.
John Oliver (Last Week Tonight) and Cookie Monster (Sesame Street) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InSJBzZr414)
The fake news show skit they were advertising (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLi2xB82ZyI)
Their outtakes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H916EVndP_A)
That was pretty darn funny. John Oliver is great.
Quote from: Biostatistics courseworkUsing 64 percent as a sample of 45 women selected at random from the population of eligible women less than 50 percent would attend programs.
Quote from: KLSymph's coursework submissionp = (0.50*45+0.5)/50 ≈ 0.5111111
Zc = (0.5111111–0.64)/sqrt(0.64*(1.0–0.64)/45) ≈ –1.801277
P(X≤Zc) ≈ 0.036
Please note that this question was extremely poorly written in the homework PDF.
>:(
What? *can't really parse that question*
What it's actually asking is:
Quote from: Biostatistics by Wayen W Daniels, 9th EditionGallagher et al. (A-6) reported on a study to identify factors that influence women's attendance at cardiac rehabilitation programs. They found that by 12 weeks post-discharge, only 64 percent of eligible women attended such programs. Using 64 percent as an estimate of the attendance percentage of all eligible women, find the probability that in a sample of 45 women selected at random from the population of eligible women less than 50 percent would attend programs.
So basically the TA dropped the middle part of the textbook problem he or she was copying. -_-
Quote from: KLSymph on September 25, 2015, 09:42:29 AM
So basically the TA dropped the middle part of the textbook problem he or she was copying. -_-
So, dealing with incompetently written fics on Addventure turns out to be good training for dealing with incompetently written biology exams? >_>
There truly is an upside to everything.
Quote from: Arakawa on September 27, 2015, 11:51:16 PMSo, dealing with incompetently written fics on Addventure turns out to be good training for dealing with incompetently written biology exams? >_>
Dealing with the Addventure is good training for a lot of things. Condescension (http://addventure.bast-enterprises.de/display_comment.php?episode=248504&n=26&m=0&d=3), for example. Would my condescension flow forth so smoothly without the Addventure? I think not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFT8ti5JIp4 <-- An amusing/entertaining Fox vs Falco Smash Bros fight sequence someone crafted.
Super-fast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfN252EcG9I <-- Puppet rock
http://phoboslab.org/ztype/ <-- text shooter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xyhVO-SWfM
I laughed way too hard at this comedy sketch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx8_pI3utlk
Apparently Conan O'brien reviews video games. Who knew? This is the setup for the review he does of Fallout 4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq-UDQLISpc
Elders play God of War 3. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQYDpZs6X4&list=PL73YndQawY3Op6_93FZdCL_lCUkbY-mzd&index=8)
They're so cute! Watching people get through the tutorial with such unabashed glee just brings a smile to your face.
Hello, Potion Seller. I am going into battle. And I want your strongest potions... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_FQU4KzN7A)
So, uh, apparently this (https://storify.com/jasperrolls/the-silent-hill-wiki-circumcision-meltdown-of-2015) happened in the Silent Hill community.
Quote from: KLSymph on January 10, 2016, 11:36:18 PM
So, uh, apparently this (https://storify.com/jasperrolls/the-silent-hill-wiki-circumcision-meltdown-of-2015) happened in the Silent Hill community.
I don't...what?
What?
o_o
I have no idea what that is or why it's relevant to anything SH related, but then again I have like, zero involvement in the online community so.... Also, SH4 is the weakest of the first four SH games. Never finished it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4drucg1A6Xk
This is a pretty entertaining short based off of Portal.
http://thesetupwizard.tumblr.com/tagged/setupwizard/chrono/
Amusing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmEbF2uhsZk&app=desktop
For all you book lovers out there, myself included!
My experience with Dark Souls thus far:
"Hey this isn't so ba-OH GOD GIANT SKELETON!"
And then I die.
Quote from: Rukatin on March 30, 2016, 08:08:25 PM"Hey this isn't so ba-OH GOD GIANT SKELETON!"
That sounds familiar. (http://www.soulriders.net/forum/index.php/topic,2263.msg1051220.html#msg1051220)
Everyone's upstairs neighbors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IRB0sxw-YU
Sir Ian McKellen recites Archer's Unlimited Blade Works incantation. (https://youtu.be/2MmYx1ayYTM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoVfLJYYdDM
An Interview with the Cross-Brain, the three authors behind This Bites!
I hereby dub this video, "The Flaming Onion."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWuPjaeg4nY
I went to Hibatchi once. The guy did something similar, but he was more focused on cooking the food.
Quote from: Kaldrak on August 10, 2016, 03:09:18 AM
I hereby dub this video, "The Flaming Onion."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWuPjaeg4nY
The onion train is a pretty common hibachi show favorite :)
I've been meaning to ask...what do the little squares by our names mean? I have three, Dracos and Anastasia have five.
User level. They rise with more posts. Alternately, if you're a moderator or admin, you automatically get 5 on the boards you moderate. I forget the exact number of posts needed for each level, but I want to say the fifth and final box is unlocked at 1000 posts.
http://www.soulriders.net/forum/index.php/topic,103138.0.html
You're a mod on the Numenera board there, so you have 5 there. The color also changes to signify mods, global mods and admins. Admins are red, global mods are blue and regular mods are green. Incidentally, being a board's chosen moderator (green) overrides being a global mod for color (blue). I'm a global mod, but I'm green on this board since I'm one of the mods of it. (Rather redundant since I'm a global mod, but it's one of those little things that's never been changed. No big deal.)
Incidentally again, most skins show them as stars, not boxes. The current default skin just happens to use boxes, I believe. They're stars for me on the skin I use.
Alright, cool. I'm yellow, any significance?
Quote from: Rukatin on August 30, 2016, 03:53:56 PM
Alright, cool. I'm yellow, any significance?
Nope. That's default.
Yeah, yellow's a default user.
I genuinely enjoyed Tom Hanks on SNL. Here's his feel good opening monologue:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcwFeyrH2ww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUHltv1WI2Q - gotta go fast (terrible) :)
A nice little animation depicting almost everything I find wrong with so called "High definition" remakes or 'definitive edition' re-releases in video games these days.
https://a.pomf.cat/miijbj.webm
To celebrate our election, I'm posting two parody videos about Clinton vs Trump.
This first one is a dance off, but the actual dancing starts about two minutes into it if you want to skip the nonsense beforehand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB-b39wqf1o
The second one is a rap battle! Haven't heard of Epic Rap Battles of History? Well, you really should check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbryz0mxuMY
Don't forget to get out and vote, everyone....
So fanfiction and wuxia/light novels often have a theme of reincarnation/SI where the main character ends up in some story they know very well and using their knowledge to become the hero when the role they were inserted into is either a villain or a side character.
Now there's an OFFICIAL spin-off manga about a guy inserting into the role of Yamcha of Dragon Ball (http://imgur.com/a/b3WlL).
The artist/writer is Dragon Garow Lee, the guy who did a DBZ/OPM x-over (http://bato.to/comic/_/comics/dragon-ball-z-onepunch-man-doujinshi-r15246) doujinshi and Vegeta: Prince of Dance (http://bato.to/comic/_/comics/dragon-ball-z-vegeta-the-prince-of-dance-doujinshi-r16474) doujinshi.
I'm not sure how I feel about that. ALL of that, really.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp-epnh7eDM <-- Making a Legendary Sword (Pixel Art story)
There's two other pixel art videos by the same guy that you might enjoy if you like that one.
https://totallyfuckablealiens.com
Cards Against Humanity is now offering a $1 Mass Effect expansion of 14 cards. Missing cards to be sold later as DLC.
This is what happens when you reply to spam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QdPW8JrYzQ
I just about fell out of my chair laughing at this.
English in Japanese marketing. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C-My9-dtXA)
Made me laugh.
This video is part of a series called 'Terrible Writing Advice.'
Writer's block (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4Ue08j1PG8)
Highly entertaining and informative.
Yandere simulator music animation.
Notice me Senpai (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq7B44odQ00)
This made me laugh way too much.
Male writers writing female characters. (http://i.imgur.com/C7NY6S4.png)
At least we're predictable about our weaknesses?
Quote from: Anastasia on July 10, 2017, 04:59:17 PM
At least we're predictable about our weaknesses?
The reason I found this so hilarious is that I wrote two books with three female protagonists and didn't do this even once.
http://www.worlddreambank.org/P/PLANETS.HTM (http://www.worlddreambank.org/P/PLANETS.HTM)
Pretty interesting worldbuilding with fictional exoplanets (and some fictional terraformed Solar System worlds). The only somewhat-cliched part is the alien species (they average, roughly speaking, around either furry centaurs or winged catgirls -- though the author justifies his biases somewhat in the behind-the-scenes 'interview'), whose societies function rather like Out of the Silent Planet except with more sex. Everything else, though, is both extremely imaginative and fits intuitively with how you'd expect an alien planet to behave given this universe's laws of physics.
My favourite of the planets so far is Tharn: http://www.worlddreambank.org/T/THARN.HTM (http://www.worlddreambank.org/T/THARN.HTM)
Kind of a side goal is to present a 'what-if' that counters the rare-Earth hypothesis. e.g. what if Earth is not really an optimal planet for life, but kind of on the margins of what's possible? What if only having one sentient species is an unusual situation that has warped our psychology? etc. Likewise, the terraformed worlds are based on a somewhat more sensible rationale for doing the terraforming than the mainstream "the Earth is overpopulated so let's all move to an even smaller and less hospitable planet LOL".
http://thelongshorts.tumblr.com/post/164419100113/oooop-i-actually-did-another-odd-crossover
Zelda & Incredibles mash-up
I occassionally like watching people play Mario Maker levels. One thing with those is that to upload a level, you have to beat it yourself.
Fail's Flotilla: Final Flight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnodpKqEYu4) is a Mario Maker level that took its creator 480+ hours to beat over a course of a year and half. He just managed to upload it a few days ago.
It's a sickening display of dedication to share his insane creation. Also, holy shit that level looks goddamn impossible.
This is kind of neat.
SCIENCE!
Liquid Sand Hot Tub (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My4RA5I0FKs)
https://tulpa.io/terminologies
To my (complete lack of) surprise, I am well behind the current advancements of the Internet hivemind.
To my further complete lack of surprise, my path to finding this website involved Ponies.
Quote from: Arakawa on January 02, 2018, 06:22:32 PMTo my further complete lack of surprise, my path to finding this website involved Ponies.
Conviniently enough, the Soulriders news for your post? "I stand humbled by your vast My Little Pony knowledge."
Hmm, nobody's been posting funny stuff in the last half year? Here's some skits from College Humor.
- ABC CEO: No More Racist Shows (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slT5WcWNq_s)
- Tide CEO: You Gotta Stop Eating Tide Pods (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFKQ7GflRkk)
- Every Dumb Start-Up Ever (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ8HVWAOTEk)
We're very not funny?
Also thanks for waking this up :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YqGTUusjQE - Piff the Magic Dragon
The Android/Cell Saga in 5 minutes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUN0lDk0CcA)
Amazing special effects. Bravo.
I'm alive. Hey all you people.
Live on~ :)
Cards Against Humanity (https://submissions.cardsagainsthumanity.com/) is hiring writers for new cards.
We've played the game. We've written our own custom cards. Now you can share your custom cards and be paid for it!
If you wanted to, anyway.
All you need to do is channel your inner __________ and then you too can be a ____________. (Pick 2)
Sign up today!
In the land of _______,
Under the moon,
______ terrorizes everyone.
Drac sent me the link to this AMV and I'm sharing it cause I like it.
AMV Artichoke Hearts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhjRwdJyIs8/)
Warning, random smooches at the end. :P
Another AMV I found recently.
Notice Me! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DMPZr5xOHg/)
Someone linked an old video of the Backstreet Boys song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHs0y8xZJnU) in discord...'sung' by 3d models of Reimu (Touhou), some girl called Haruka (no idea what she's from) and Rin (Vocaloid).
I'd already seen this a long long time ago, but it's still hilarious to me today.
This is hilarious:
Your Waifu Doesn't Love You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn_bLGhZCaY/)
Fun toy revealing the deranged mind of our future AI overlords:
https://t2i.cvalenzuelab.com/ (https://t2i.cvalenzuelab.com/)
Rather than expecting real rendering, I had great fun typing things like "A Green Great Dragon" and "Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously" and seeing the abstract weirdness it obediently came up with. Attached is Salvador Dali's lost essay in painting, "A Cathedral Made of Dragons and Onions".
(Unfortunately since it seems to be hooked up to some guy's graphics card on the other end, it's incredibly finicky. It sometimes works for a minute at a time and then no response.)
Unfortunately, because of the chaotic effects of random noise, I think it is also affected by the mood of the user and functions somewhat like a Weegee Board. It kept defaulting to drab and blurry smears until I cleared out my chakras.
Most psychedelic experience has been typing out Lorem Ipsum by hand. Visions of a library and garden like setting and a mutated questing monk replaced by burning cities and the skies raining blood. There was also a platter of cheese at one point.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/02/researchers-scared-by-their-own-work-hold-back-deepfakes-for-text-ai/ (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/02/researchers-scared-by-their-own-work-hold-back-deepfakes-for-text-ai/)
Remains underwhelming. Here's its attempt at a LoTR fanfiction:
Quote
The orcs' response was a deafening onslaught of claws, claws, and claws; even Elrond was forced to retreat. 'You are in good hands, dwarf,' said Gimli, who had been among the first to charge at the orcs; it took only two words before their opponents were reduced to a blood-soaked quagmire, and the dwarf took his first kill of the night. The battle lasted for two hours until two of the largest Orcs attempted to overwhelm Aragorn. When they finally stopped, they lay defeated and lifeless for miles and miles.
Sure, it's stylistically consistent, but it also has some staggering logical inconsistencies. If this kind of text is threatening to have on the internet, the combined existence of ffnet and 4chan constitutes an ongoing national emergency.
The only place where AI remains threatening is as a replacement for bureaucracy (which is already a very lobotomized form of human interaction, so AI will fit right in). Imagine a version of this bot in Customer Service sending you excuses for why your stuff isn't working and BigCo don't have to fix it.
Scarily plausible there, no doubt.
Reggie Fils-Aime is retiring as President of Nintendo America (https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1098666321473024000).
"He will be replaced by Bowser as the new President of Nintendo America.": ShowHide (https://i.imgur.com/YYJAufT.jpg)
Considering that Mario was named after Nintendo of America's old landlord, I foresee an epic battle waged through real estate.
That's a nice bit of overall symmetry.
So...so this is an actual thing.
That someone made.
AND convinced someone else to sign off on. Someone we probably all know.
What is it you may ask? May I present the incredible, amazing, not to be topped ever in this life, Garfield shaped pizza ordering website where you can download the app:
https://garfieldeats.com/
But wait! There's more!
If you should perchance dare yourself to click on the link, make sure your sound is down, cause of the overly loud music and audio that plays every time this horrid abomination of a website is loaded. You'll hear from Garfield creator Jim Davis and from some guy named Nathan, who has a new word for us! That's right, Nathan will explain in multiple places on this travesty of a site, what exactly 'entergagement' means. Hint: (entertainment + engagement = entergagement). Clever!
It's full of annoying and egregious popup adds. You'll get to read about Garfieldeats environmental policy. You'll get to hear Garfield himself say over and over again "Love me, feed me, don't leave me!" Which is apparently their business slogan. You can watch a small tutorial video where they instruct you how to turn one of their order lasagna boxes into a tissue box.
It's nonsensical. It's maddening. It's...it's Garfieldeats!
That...ouch.
Frankly, I'm scared to even click on the link.
I cannot wait for the acclaimed parody site 'Garfieldeats minus Garfield'.
Unexpected Anime Addventure mention on a Youtube video explaining Fortnite class action lawsuit. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzvR3h6WoLg&t=687s)
Referencing this page that still exists (http://www.geocities.ws/chronos_cat/stories/addventure.html).
Pages still referencing anime addventure doesn't shock me. That those pages look like geocities websites from the 90s also doesn't surprise me.
It appearing in a youtube video from someone called LeagleEagle, and the actual site in question having stuff like "Mistress Akane" and "Ranma's Furry Fiancee" cracks me the hell up though.