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Blighboy posted...

But when man-baby Chris Pratt says "shit" it's hilarious right? The hypocrisy.

On its own? Not really. Context is a critical part of comedy, silly.

Tonight's a leftover stuffed pepper. I somewhat overestimated my appetite to think I could eat two for dinner last night, which ended up being handy for tonight.

Because you've neglected your non-dominant hand to such an extent that the arm has begun to atrophy.

zebatov posted...

If you have the physical game, you will always be able to install it to the HDD. The system will check for the disc and it will fire.

Unless the system's patched to not allow you to play the game, which is definitely a possibility.

Arv likes his girls shrink-wrapped?

One upon a time, a midget gets a ring from his uncle that's actually the soul of an evil dude. He and some buddies go on a big adventure to throw the ring into a magical volcano to destroy it because regular volcanoes aren't magical enough. Eventually, they succeed, and everybody gets super duper happy.

Jen0125 posted...

Ringing endorsement

Tee hee.

JanwayDaahl posted...

graphics definitely become an impedance

_AdjI_ posted...

Provided you can tell what's going on

So... what's being impeded again?

Sahuagin posted...

I think the most important thing to have IRL would be some form of omniscience. You could do a LOT of good if you only knew where and when to be, and what was needed.

You'd go crazy pretty quickly from the sheer volume of stuff you'd have to consider and prioritize, and in particular how many times you had to turn down somebody who unarguably needed and deserved your help just because somebody else needed it slightly more. Triage on that scale would really, really suck.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

Only the start

That's kind of a given for alarms, unless you're so slow to respond to them that anyone you're living with will hate you with every fibre of their being.

JanwayDaahl posted...

How are outdated graphics silly?

Because graphics whoring has never not been silly. Provided you can tell what's going on, graphical quality is a meaningless novelty that stops having any value past the first few minutes. It's art direction that will result in awe-inspiring views after that, and that's largely independent of graphical fidelity.

JanwayDaahl posted...

The gameplay mechanics tend to be generally less refined, not as well done, or just overplayed in older games.

Not really. Early 3D games tend to suffer in the camera control department, simply because nobody knew what they were doing, but that's really the only offender consistent enough to generalize.

By definition, nothing that humans do is natural. This includes reproducing, which means that every human on the planet is unnatural.

Smarkil posted...

_AdjI_ posted...

Only if what's being "ruined" about the style is so flimsy and fragile that it was devoid of value all along. Beards and flannel shirts still look exactly the same as they always have; nothing's stopping you from adopting such styles if you like how they look. If you liked the styles because they made you feel manly, though, there was never any chance of that lasting, so don't act surprised or put too much effort into singling out a specific group that's responsible for what would inevitably have happened.

I rephrased what I was saying but after you quoted me.

Your appearance to the outside world is important and people co-opting styles that are not actually a part of what that style represents ruins the representation. These distinctions in representation help to differentiate between different types of people, and I happen to like that.

What used to be, "That guy could probably kick my ass" is now "That guy is probably a huge pussy" because it was co-opted by a bunch of assholes.

A beard and a flannel shirt never actually meant "that guy could probably kick my ass," though. It was adopted by other groups because of that flimsy, superficial interpretation, but nobody has ever seriously thought that a beard or flannel shirt alone made somebody badass. "That guy could probably kick my ass" is entirely a matter of your build and how you carry yourself, not what you wear.

Smarkil posted...

_AdjI_ posted...

If something is relied upon to make people look cool and manly, it's inevitably going to be adopted by so many people that aren't cool or manly (because they're desperate to appear as such) that it will lose that association. Be manly on your own terms, not by relying on how something makes you look.

Get the fuck outta here. Don't pretend like people or groups of people can't ruin certain looks or styles.

Only if what's being "ruined" about the style is so flimsy and fragile that it was devoid of value all along. Beards and flannel shirts still look exactly the same as they always have; nothing's stopping you from adopting such styles if you like how they look. If you liked the styles because they made you feel manly, though, there was never any chance of that lasting, so don't act surprised or put too much effort into singling out a specific group that's responsible for what would inevitably have happened.

Smarkil posted...

St_Kevin posted...

Men

This is the one that annoys me the most.

They took the things that used to make someone look cool and manly and made it for pussies.

You can't have mustaches/beards anymore, you can't have a buncha tattoos anymore, you can't have a shaved head anymore, you can't even wear flannel anymore.

All ruined by hipsters.

If something is relied upon to make people look cool and manly, it's inevitably going to be adopted by so many people that aren't cool or manly (because they're desperate to appear as such) that it will lose that association. Be manly on your own terms, not by relying on how something makes you look.

The_Beta_Male posted...

Lil69Leo posted...

I don't think a woman can give oral to herself.

well you're fucking wrong then pal

i just knew someone would make a sexist comment like this in this topic. grow up bro, women can do anything flexible men can do. it's 2017 jeez

Autocunnilingus requires the woman to bend ~6 inches further than a man has to bend for autofellatio. Guys that can perform autofellatio almost invariably can't manage to take the whole thing, which would be the minimum level of flexibility needed for a woman to do anything to herself.

Is it possible? Probably. But it's definitely unfathomably rare, and far, far rarer than autofellatio. This becomes apparent pretty much immediately if you try looking for video evidence of either practice.

I'm quite glad I got mine. I could have gotten Zelda on the WiiU, but I've already made use of the Switch's portability while playing Zelda on several occasions, plus I've had some good fun with Snipperclips. In particular, a friend's coworker was hospitalized with Chron's for a couple weeks, and we took my Switch in to her hospital room one day and the two of them spent an hour playing Snipperclips, which brightened her day immensely. That one visit alone was easily worth what I would have saved by waiting a year or two, so I don't regret taking the plunge at all.

JanwayDaahl posted...

Gamechamp3k posted...

Titan Quest. It was from the THQ Going Out Of Business Humble Bundle way back.

It's a totally mindless Diablo clone grindathon timesink. I play it while making progress on Netflix.

Do you even have fun playing such outdated awful games?

What does the game's age have to do with anything? What a silly comment.

I figure I'll eventually track down all of the shrines, but that's enough completionism for me. There's no way I'm ever tracking down 900 Korok Seeds.

Gaawa_chan posted...

Yes because I have a basic understanding of genetics and artificial selection via breeding Vs the much more effective, efficient, and more predictable artificial selection via genetic modification in a lab.

Direct genetic modification isn't necessarily more predictable, actually. Genetics is really complicated, and most genomes are so poorly understood that making changes to the genotype can effect totally unforeseen phenotypic changes. The same can also happen with selective breeding, but generally less so.

No, I'm talking about moderation in the sense of holding a moderate position.

Conveniently, "I'd die for the cause of moderation!" is itself an extreme position to take, so you're safe regardless.

Mead posted...

Except he hasn't done anything to earn a pardon except live a regular life after an error was made and he was freed.

I'd say living life as a productive member of society is pretty adequate justification for letting somebody continue to be a member of society. It's pretty hard to interpret that result as anything other than "this guy doesn't need to be in jail anymore."

Conceptually, yes. However, there's a lot of room for some really shady **** within that concept, including potential major health concerns and a whole lot of financial incentive to cover them up, and I'm not a fan of that. I don't see that as a reason to resist the concept as a whole, though. Just to call for regulations and education to prevent the sort of shadiness that puts people and the environment at risk.

CountessRolab posted...

I am not depressed or even very emotional.

Nah, you sound depressed. Depression isn't "very emotional" at all. Quite the opposite, in fact.

If only there was something you could have done to prevent any of this from being a problem at all...

If you've already got a gaming-quality PC, there isn't a huge amount of point in owning a PS4/Xbone, unless you can identify a number of exclusives that really appeal to you. Though an 850M might struggle with current-gen games; I'm not really sure where minimum requirements are these days.

My car has a remote starter that locks the doors before starting it, and shuts off the car as soon as the door is opened, preventing the problem of thieves being able to steal the car. I wonder if I'd be exempt from this law.

Smarkil posted...

Right and right. But I use it in my left hand if I'm using a knife.

This. When using a knife, that's the task that requires the most dexterity and strength, so it fits best in your dominant hand. Without a knife, though, only the fork needs manipulating, so it makes sense to put it there.

While true, a horizontal aspect ratio is still more pleasant to watch stuff on, so expecting your audience to watch your videos vertically is pretty inconsiderate.

Uglyface2 posted...

There's a restaurant franchise that specializes in grilled cheese and tomato soup. We've got one in our town. Their basil and tomato soup is fantastic.

http://www.tomandchee.com/

On the subject of fancy tomato soups, I made this one a little while back and it was amazing. Would recommend:
http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/creamy-roasted-pepper-tomato-soup.aspx

Troll_Police_ posted...

Zeus posted...

Pretty sure M Night Shymalan's The Happening and Will Smith's After Earth already did something similar. And, to a lesser extent, the anime Blue Gender has a similar theme. Granted, all of those related more to the eco-system, whereas the planet itself is just a rock and it's pretty much impossible for humanity to do any significant harm to the rock; we don't even have the capability to do it deliberately

also Kingsmen

Kingsmen had the "humans are a virus" theme, and it did liken climate change to a fever, but didn't really delve into the idea of the Earth trying to kill off humanity on its own. I did immediately think of Kingsmen, though.

slacker03150 posted...

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Clench281 posted...

mmm, a high-fat high-carb low-protein meal, sounds great

That's what bacon's for. Bonus points if you cook the grilled cheese in the fat from the bacon instead of using butter. So good.

If you're going to go that route, you might as well cook the grilled cheese with mayonnaise.

Mayonnaise doesn't taste like bacon fat, though. That substitution makes no sense.

I first heard the suggestion a few months back. Using mayo instead of butter or grease. It was pretty good.

I could see it being good (though I'm not a mayo fan in general), but that's as its own thing.

Muffinz0rz posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

I didn't think the original movie looked interesting at all.

Yeah I hate to pile on, but definitely give it a chance if you're bored. You'll find it to be a pleasant surprise.

I'll pile it on more. It's a bloody good movie. The swag-looking thing is all very tongue-in-cheek, and very well played.

OneTimeBen posted...

SinisterSlay posted...

Real answer?

Power gap. The rule in game development is to build for the weakest machine that's popular.
The trouble was that graphics was all the rage, and big rpgs.
The n64 carts were a premium if you wanted 128mb. Most were 32 and 64mb. For like $30 a cart.
Meanwhile sony used regular discs, 700mb for about 10 cents each. That's a lot more game, graphics, for a lot cheaper.

30 bucks to produce a cartridge seems a bit much. No doubt it was more expensive then a disk but that can't be correct.

It may be high, but not by that much. Carts were really, really expensive. There's a reason optical media has dominated for as long as it has. It's flagging now that games are just getting too big for optical read speeds (which is why installs are so common for the Xbone/PS4) and the price gap between BD's and comparable volumes of flash memory is shrinking, but the PS1's CD's were much, MUCH cheaper than the N64's carts.

Clench281 posted...

_AdjI_ posted...

Clench281 posted...

mmm, a high-fat high-carb low-protein meal, sounds great

That's what bacon's for. Bonus points if you cook the grilled cheese in the fat from the bacon instead of using butter. So good.

If you're going to go that route, you might as well cook the grilled cheese with mayonnaise.

Mayonnaise doesn't taste like bacon fat, though. That substitution makes no sense.

Which one? There are several. The first one you're likely to find is near Kakariko Village. The painter guy in the village will offer a side quest to go find her, and will lead you most of the way, if you can't find it yourself.

yutterh posted...

The real question is, what is a yy?

Fairly indistinguishable from a particularly heavy period.

Clench281 posted...

mmm, a high-fat high-carb low-protein meal, sounds great

That's what bacon's for. Bonus points if you cook the grilled cheese in the fat from the bacon instead of using butter. So good.

IceDragon77 posted...

I swear for every decent trans person, there are like 50 stuck up a******s who act like even breathing is offensive.

That's precisely the opposite of reality, just like with people in general. You're always going to notice the obnoxious ones more so than the decent majority.

Mostly, they got cocky. They were used to being dominant in the NES/SNES era because Sega wasn't a big enough competitor to win over third party developers, so they treated those partners as though being able to develop for Nintendo was a privilege. When the N64/PS1 era rolled around, Nintendo went with cartridges that were harder and more expensive to develop for, while Sony went with much less restrictive hardware, in addition to taking the reverse attitude of valuing third parties' contributions to their system's success. It meant a whole lot of developers jumped ship and started developing for PS1, especially when the PS1 managed a solid install base because of its technical superiority. The next generation, the PS2 got a head start on the generation to capitalize on that lead, plus the GC still was trickier to code for because of the non-standard discs, so Sony held on to the lead.

Nintendo struck gold with the Wii by tapping into a massive new audience, but that surge didn't last because their decision to do something different still dissuaded third parties from supporting them. The attitude of "we're doing something different, so you guys should adapt to us" really doesn't fly when there are viable alternatives to developing for Nintendo, and as such, the Wii's support fizzled out as soon as shovelware minigame compilations stopped selling. And then the WiiU was a marketing disaster, with very poor promotion all around and an attempt to cash in on brand recognition that just confused people into thinking it was still the Wii.

I don't actually think Nintendo's approach is as wrong these days as it was in the N64/GC era, particularly where pretty much everything's multiplat and available on PC and therefore traditional consoles are pointless. There's a fine line, however, between "we're doing something different, so you guys should adapt to us" and "we're doing something different to give you guys an excellent creative opportunity, and we'll support and encourage you as you explore your options in that regard." They do seem to have eased off on the "it's a privilege to develop for us" attitude, but it's still a trap they should be working to avoid.

Junpeiclover posted...

I have no experience with marriage whatsoever but if she is being "nicer" after you gave hew more compliments you may just not be showing her enough love :(

Well, yes. That much is pretty obvious. It's pretty easy to take a relationship for granted and stop putting effort into maintaining it when life gets busy, especially in the emotional intimacy department (since it doesn't have as clear a measurable outcome as "did we have sex? Y/N"). TC's realized that, and started putting a bit more effort into showing his wife he loves her.

Muscles36 posted...

Yes, take any number than ends in 0 and divide it by 2 like 420 for example

Muscles truly is the cringiest pothead.

If you knew where it was, the doorway wouldn't be very well hidden, now would it?

Zero isn't a number at all.

DorkLink posted...

To be fair, they worked pretty quick on bernieflanders/panders, but I'm not sure what the exact thing was that got him banned. I wouldn't be surprised if it was on a technicality rather than his constant trolling, but I do remember Lan warning him that what he was doing wasn't acceptable, so maybe for once the mods actually looked at overall patterns instead of individual posts

I believe the specific one that triggered his ban was posting "Fair, next" in a topic linking to an article about the Chechnya concentration camps, which was pretty unambiguously going to be modded harshly (the post really did not last long at all). His prior mod history would have contributed to the decision that he just wasn't welcome here anymore after that one.

I could understand firing a security guard for failing to stop it, but greeters aren't security guards. It's not their job to repel intruders.