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omg I would love a four day work week

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fr Cacciato I've had disagreements with adjl and been on the receiving end of his debate novellas but I'm not scared of his intellect. Imagine tucking tail because your talking points wither under scrutiny and you can't handle being schooled lmao

keyblader1985 posted...

I haven't been modded yet, except for quoting someone else that got modded. Let's see if this does it.

gifs and videos don't garner the same scrutiny because they lack the immediacy of a still image. You have to actively seek the offending bits as opposed to having it staring you right in the face

It's clear whoever is marking some of these lacks the ability to employ abstract thinking, as they're clearly not meant to be taken at face value, and/or are meant to lampoon the offending facet of the meme.

Still, fair;next to those who fail to grasp context.

SoreChasm posted...

Whats bae?

Boner Activating Entity

NickMullen posted...

lol

Yo you're playing the Wilbur Theater in Boston this October should I get tix?

That dudes podcast or whatever is pretty entertaining

Not sure how much power is left in that geriatric lineup

https://youtu.be/0m3RBmbDhMQ

Ozmose posted...

Saying straight white men are evil is pretty much gospel these days.

Sure is if you happen to be gullible enough to follow the gospel of those dumbass "news" sites. Get out of your echo chamber and source your news and info better

I'd answer it "Typical night at the exam givers mom's house lmao "

No no don't teach him the internet he's too dangerous keep him in the dark please far away from Christian Mingle and my chaste and devout mother

Tell them that horse dick joke that'll win them over for sure

BlackScythe0 posted...

Sometimes I wonder how many people Ozmose can even see post. He most go into threads and see like 3 out of 10 posts or something.

That's common with conservatrolls. Facts often aren't on their side and once they've realized that they're outmatched intellectually they'll ignore talking points (much like they've ignored half of adjl's posts) and retreat into their echo chamber safe space - wherever it is they harvest their misinformation from - to massage their bruised egos

Unacceptable I know for a fact they have GameFAQs in Tokyo so that's a bullshit excuse

I mean if you live in a vacuum and don't understand Ohhhja's meme was lampooning a well-known conspiracy theory I guess you might get offended but if that's the case what the fuck are you doing on the internet?

adjl posted...

I was more just raising a scenario in which it's very easy to defend blaming the victim, leading in to the conclusion that victim blaming is sometimes appropriate with a few truckloads of caveats (most notably, trying to avoid "they deserved this" and instead focusing on "this is what people in similar situations can do to prevent similar outcomes"), but that's also relevant. They targeted the school as an institution, irrationally lashing out over some perceived harm (real or otherwise, though as I insinuated, a trans student at a Christian private school in Tennessee probably did suffer some real harm). Most or all of the individual victims were most likely just bystanders in that attack. The blame I'm considering is to the school as an institution (and transphobic culture in a broader sense), not for any of the individual victims.

Gotcha. Still, not difficult to see that it's not a completely left-field point if one bothers to rub a couple brain cells together before responding to your post

Another game I haven't played yet I own Persona 5 but haven't even touched it yet

Ozmose posted...

She killed a bunch of young children. Not sure how you equate them to an abusive parent.

Not hard to connect the dots if you're smart enough

adjl was speaking to a potential motive for the shooter being having possibly been abused by people at the school. The school represents a place where substantial trauma occurred for them (allegedly, motive is still unclear and may never be known). The children, and possibly the adults, were innocent bystanders, which is something adjl spoke to if you were paying any attention

Soooo... Shooter targeting the school where they were abused, child targeting their abusive parents... Not hard to suss out the comparison

MightBeOverSoon posted...

So those innocent kids were like abusive parents to this person they never met?

Your stance is irreconcilable. Admit it and step the fuck back.

Admit you can't be bothered to read adjl's prior response and then criticize it on grounds that he covered in said response. Solid detective work as usual lmao

Not to mention banning books and firing people because someone saw a statue's penis oh noooooo

adjl posted...

Not really sure why, but I'm okay with it.

Dang that's good. I'm way behind in my jrpgs. Haven't finished XC2 yet, let alone started XC3. Still need to finish Nier Automata...

What I really need to do is stop buying so many games since my backlog has become downright oppressive

Oh shit Ohhhja got purg'd again what for this time?

lmao^

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This album is in the early running for my album of the year. Fucking phenomenal through and through. If I had any criticism for the album it's that they bury the vocals a bit on some of the tracks but I don't really mind because the beats are absurd and I could prob listen to an instrumental and still enjoy it. The beats are so inspired and this one is no exception:

https://youtu.be/75SP4CKdEEg

It's quite remarkable how lobbyist groups like the NRA have such a tight grip on a sizeable portion of the political figures in DC and across the States.

What's more remarkable is how deeply indoctrinated their voters are, to the point that the fear of a repeal of 2A (which very few have called for) has them quaking in their boots any time regulation is brought up in conversation.

How they conflate regulation with full repeal and "They're taking our guns!" pearl-clutching reveals how stunted they are in their understanding, and how grossly lacking in empathy they are for the victims of gun violence and the desire for a solution to end said violence, particularly when paired with the fact that so few Conservatives support universal health care with increased access to mental health services

Her callouses must be an inch thick

LinkPizza posted...

Id believe it...

You gotta believe!

Cacciato posted...

Kinda weird to see someone talk about having hurt feelings while blocking half the board.

ikr?

Zareth posted...

I see the snowflake posted here, 7 posts I can't see. Did I hurt your fee fees?

Cacciato posted...

I can only see half the topic, so I guess it was safe to assume Ozmose was in here saying stupid shit.

You aren't missing anything. Just your typical right-winger who doesn't understand how to interpret the 2nd Amendment, that the Constitution is a living document (which is how 2A came to fruition to begin with... how right-wingers continually fail to comprehend this is baffling, though not surprising) that can and must be amended when progress deems it necessary, and who would rather deflect questions and focus on pathetic conspiracy bullshit instead of focusing on the issue.

Gaawa_chan posted...

https://twitter.com/VaushV/status/1640597506475327488
JFC.

Amazing how red flag laws are suddenly a great idea when they align to target the demographics which these moronic redhats harbor hatred and ignorant bigotry for.

Oh and one of my all-time favs Little Nemo: The Dream Master <3

Edit: I'm remembering wrong... it's got a clown in it but the level I'm thinking of is the toy level... I don't think there's a carnival or circus level

Bully

Silent Hill 1 + 3

I like winter for the most part but he can be a bit abrasive and stubborn at times

Any criticism I'd levy on any poster here I probably embody myself to some point so take that how you will

He seems to post less than usual or maybe I haven't noticed him posting as much, other than raccoons which is kinda fucking rad tbh

lmao still at it what a played out gimmick

I'm a H to the E to the R to the O

If you like old-school Tecmo Bowl there's an awesome game called Retro Bowl which is free for the base game but for a dollar you can unlock certain features

I've been playing it on my phone but I think it's also available on Switch and in your browser. The game does feature mtx in the form of being able to purchase "Coaching Credits" which can be used to increase salary cap, pick up free agents, hire coaching staff, etc but I've been playing for months and while the starting salary cap is limiting I've never felt compelled to spend money on coaching credits. You can usually earn enough to extend your cap after a few successful seasons

Honestly part of the fun for me is working with a restrictive salary. When it comes time to resign star players and I have to decide whether it's worth putting a quarter to a third of my funds into one player or letting them walk and rolling the dice in the draft or picking up a free agent, that for me is part of the appeal

Bring back Exo-Squad and Pirates of Dark Water

ConfusedTorchic posted...

so does shrek but it's read-only

I had a couple accounts in read status if you wait til your mod history is clean you can apply for posting privileges. Not sure if you need a clean slate mod history or just not have been modded in a while tho

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https://youtu.be/JqKiH4UWrzk

He's cool but his social anxiety or struggles with socializing or whatever I feel like he largely ignores any advice to the point that it's become gimmicky when he makes a topic about it. I wanna play wingman for the dude and get him a lil sum sum gnaw mean

OhhhJa posted...

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Yeah I'm not so sure the dude is squeaky clean especially when you start digging into all those private messages that came to light. Charges being dismissed does not equate to innocence and even if he were innocent he still has to reconcile all those creepy messages to underage girls, telling that one woman who opened up about her trauma that he had "kinks" about that sort of thing, etc etc. Wonder what sorta stuff would come to light in a defamation suit...

Not a fan of his or the show but his statement is odd to me. Curious if he'll pursue a defamation case, and why he wouldn't announce as much. Maybe it's a bit premature to make that move but I would think if you're truly innocent and want to clear your name you'd seize the momentum from this decision and make a public show of your intentions

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/arts/justin-roiland-charges.html

The animated show severed ties with Justin Roiland, one of its co-creators, in January after reports that he faced charges of domestic abuse.

Prosecutors in California dismissed domestic abuse charges against Justin Roiland, a co-creator and former star of the animated comedy Rick and Morty, after determining that there was not enough evidence to prove them in court, the Orange County District Attorneys Office said on Wednesday.

Mr. Roiland was charged in 2020 with domestic battery and false imprisonment of a woman he had been dating. The felony charges did not emerge publicly until January, when NBC News reportedthem.

Later that month, Adult Swim, the nighttime adult programming block for Cartoon Network, which distributes Rick and Morty, announced that it had ended its association with the actor, who voiced both main characters the mad scientist Rick Sanchez and his grandson, Morty Smith over six seasons.

A spokeswoman for the district attorneys office, Kimberly Edds, said Wednesday that prosecutors had made the decision to dismiss the case after additional information came to light, which she declined to specify. Mr. Roiland had pleaded not guilty to the charges and previously had a court hearing scheduled for next month.

In a statement posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Mr. Roiland said that he was thankful for the dismissal but deeply shaken by the horrible lies that were reported about me during this process.

Most of all, Im disappointed that so many people were so quick to judge without knowing the facts, based solely on the word of an embittered ex trying to bypass due process and have me canceled, Mr. Roiland said in the statement. He added that he was determined to move forward and focus both on my creative projects and restoring my good name.

When Mr. Roiland left Rick and Morty this year, an executive at Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns Cartoon Network, said that the title characters would be recast for the seventh season.

A person familiar with discussions about the shows future who was granted anonymity to discuss internal conversations said the show did not plan to revisit the decision to sever ties with Mr. Roiland.

Mr. Roiland, 43, was also removed from the animated Hulu comedy Solar Opposites, which he co-created and starred in, this year, and he resigned from the video game studio that he co-founded.

In his statement on Wednesday, Mr. Roiland said he had always known that the claims against him were false and never had any doubt that this day would come.

https://youtu.be/Ov_0M5OxbZM

ReturnOfFa posted...

Definitely interested to hear perspectives on Hogwarts Legacy, everyone I hear talk about it seems way too hyped on it. I was already burnt on the franchise in my teens, so I've hated the Harry Potter universe for a good 15 years at least - even if the game's good, I won't be excited.

I may not be the best judge of how good of a Harry Potter game it is, as I'm a casual fan of the series at best. But as someone who plays a lot of games, here's my two cents: it's average. That's the tl;dr. I'll go into detail below.

It's made well. Controls well enough. Character models and VO are solid. There's a fair amount of customization in the equipment and clothing your character can wear. I really like that they give you the option to palette-swap any article of clothing you equip, so if you find some better gear while exploring you can keep your fashion sense intact. Music is great. Flying on a broom is fun. Mounts are cool but I usually opt for the broom because the control scheme for mounts is different than the broom and I get confused lol

Hogwarts school is impressive. There's so much attention to detail and cool features and secrets in the school. It's abundantly clear the devs spent a lot of time nailing this down. Again, casual fan here, but imho the school is damn near perfect and my favorite part of the game.

The rest of the game world is... okay. Hogsmeade acts as a sorta hub where you can interact with a number of vendors and meet quest-givers etc. That place is fairly well fleshed-out. Some of the larger dungeons feel complete.

The game tries to pull a BotW with a multitude of puzzles dotting the landscape but these are largely uninspired and absurdly easy. Not that BotW's shrine puzzles were mindbending, but they at least had more than a few that made really good use of the tools at Link's disposal and took a bit of thinking to figure out. Hogwarts puzzles would only be difficult if you imposed the challenge on yourself to avoid using Revelio (this game's Arkham detetective mode). With Revelio, they basically boil down to locating the highlighted objects and moving them/destroying them/etc. They're a joke and the rewards are not that great for completing them.

Spell menu can be cumbersome. You can eventually unlock a couple dozen spells, but can only have 4 "active" spells at a time. You can create a hot swap menu using the directional pad, and essentially create a pool of 16 spells you can access with relative ease.

What I've run into here is that it can be difficult finding a consistent set of spells to employ. I've tried to configure one set for exploration, one set for conjuring, one set for beast capture and care, and one set for combat. This works to a point, but the combat opportunities present situations where you may need to switch things up, particularly when attempting to complete challenges. I've found the conjuring opportunities limited largely to your "safehouse", so I've scrapped that hotswap pool for a second combat pool.

To expand on the combat, enemy variety is sorely lacking. Off the top of my head I can think of maybe 6 or 7 enemy types (spiders, wolves (mongrels), goblins, dark wizards, dugbogs, trolls...) and those can be configured with "different" classes or whatever (archer goblin vs axe-wielding, big aggressive spider vs smaller spider that snipes at you, for example).

But these differences are largely on the surface. In the Arkham games, you might feel compelled to switch up your strategy when encountering a group of thugs with some armed with firearms and some outfitted with armor sprinkled in. That can go a long way to making combat encounters feel fresh and interesting, and that is largely absent in HL. Most enemy encounters can be powered through by spamming a couple powerful spells, and late-game when you have access to some of the more powerful spells the encounters become an absolute joke.

Not gonna remark much on the story because frankly as a casual fan I'm not all that invested. It's decent enough to hold my attention for the main story beats, but I find myself checking out on side quests and just not caring that much about what supporting characters' motivations are, outside of a select few. Just wanted to play as a wizard and zap shit with spells. And to that end, the game is serviceable. But I'd have a hard time recommending a game that I find to be simply serviceable, particularly at its current price point.

If you can nab the game cheap, there's a fair amount of fun to be had. But the game's weaker features (enemy and combat encounters, loot becoming increasingly useless as you unlock better spells and therefore sidelining the desire to explore or complete side content) become gratingly apparent the further into the game you get. Imho it's worth $15-20 just to play around in Hogwarts school and fuck around in the game world for a while. But I don't think I'd pay much more than that for what this game has to offer.

I nominate ClarenceThomasTheTankEngine for Day 8

ParanoidObsessive posted...

I'd make a really poor woman no matter how much estrogen you tried pumping into me.

Guess we'll have to pump something else into you

Blightzkrieg posted...

I'm playing the wizard game.

It's very mid.

Same, and agreed.

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