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| Topic | People LITERALLY preferred a person like Trump over Hillary |
| DuneMan 07/23/18 1:06:10 PM #45 | I'd say the election in Alabama tells you all you need to know about most Trump supporters. It might be a generalization, but when Republicans in Alabama thought it would be better to have a child predator in office than a Democrat that tells you they have no real morals and just want to see their party in office. Sure, sure, Moore was defeated since black voters showed up at the polls(he had 75% of white men and over 60% of white women, so might have been undone by his 'cotton picking' style comment alluding to slavery), but nationally, and with Hillary being so toxic that she might as well be firing off gamma rays, whoever runs in 2020 has a hard battle ahead of them to overcome the Electoral College, gerrymandering, and all the rural Republicans who buy into the "baby killers are coming for your guns" rhetoric spit at them from Fox and other outlets. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | I have never played any Fallout game. Is Fallout 4 worth a play? |
| DuneMan 07/23/18 12:34:40 AM #43 | SF_Okami posted... Okay another dumb question. This giant suit of armor, if I exit it what happens? Does it remain where I left it? As the other poster mentioned, if you don't pull out the Fusion Core then a Settler(or enemy) can and will steal your shit and refuse to give it back. It's like leaving your keys in your car with the door open. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | I have never played any Fallout game. Is Fallout 4 worth a play? |
| DuneMan 07/22/18 10:58:02 PM #35 | SF_Okami posted... Someone give me an explanation to settlement building? Seems cool. Can you just build anywhere? No, specific places only. They'll have red workbenches, similar to the one at Sanctuary. Sometimes you just find the bench, other times you have to clear out enemies or complete a quest for the people already living there. People will want food, beds under roofs, and water. For food harvesting one Settler can gather from 6.0 units of crops: that's 12 plants, or 6 Mutfruit bushes. With certain perks you can build stores or set up supply lines for crafting. If you join the Minutemen you can also use the Flaregun to call for reinforcements near your Settlements, once per day. It's effective within about 2 map squares of a Settlement, and you can extend the range a bit by aiming in the direction of your Settlement since the flare itself determines the distance and not your placement. Later on the Minutemen give you access to long range artillery strikes, also once per day, to a range of about 5 map squares from a Settlement with an Artillery piece. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Feminists care more about "manspreading" than real issues. |
| DuneMan 07/22/18 4:00:10 PM #10 | In that particular case with the snow plow the city should have simply responded "Emergency services use roadways so those get preference." If someone pushes the issue just respond with a followup like, "Do you want to be the one to explain to a loved one why their spouse had to die of a heart attack so you could go jogging by the lake?" That should be the end of it. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Instead of nofap, I just do reducefap |
| DuneMan 07/22/18 1:11:14 PM #12 | If you lot want to listen to natural biological cues, it's once every 72 hours. More than that and you're overworking your internal bits. :P --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Wife this morning: "Are you hungry yet?" |
| DuneMan 07/22/18 1:06:48 PM #8 | Stagmar posted... doordash? Is she talking about stealing pancakes from your neighbours, or something? Doordash is like Uber for meal delivery. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Michelle Wolf mocks ICE with "ICE IS" recruiting video |
| DuneMan 07/22/18 12:55:53 PM #12 | Zikten posted... when people are trying to make peace Name 5 prominent politicians who are trying to 'make peace'. Because from where I'm at, other than squeaking out some non-binding criticism of Russia the political majority in office are still 100% behind Cheeto. I can only assume that they're salivating about the possibility of more Supreme Court seats opening up in the next few years, hoping to place Federalist Society scumbags on the bench for the next forty years. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Wife this morning: "Are you hungry yet?" |
| DuneMan 07/22/18 12:52:23 PM #2 | The forward progress of technology... :P In the past that would have been a 'hint' that you were to immediately make breakfast for her, as in fact SHE was hungry but wasn't willing to directly convey that information to you. Now though, she can have a total stranger deliver breakfast to her. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | The early seasons of Game of Thrones were so fucking good |
| DuneMan 07/22/18 12:45:23 PM #13 | As people mentioned, once it got closer to outpacing the source material it started to go off the rails. In the last, shorter season, where it eclipsed the materials it went full on Hollywood mode: fast travel, plots resolved in the simplest and most straightforward manner, build up of tension between characters was resolved with short and cheesy one-liners, etc. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | I have never played any Fallout game. Is Fallout 4 worth a play? |
| DuneMan 07/21/18 9:54:57 PM #29 | ^ I think right now people are pinning hopes on Cyberpunk 2077, whenever that releases... --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | I have never played any Fallout game. Is Fallout 4 worth a play? |
| DuneMan 07/21/18 9:39:03 PM #27 | Bethesda games have never pushed the graphics envelope. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Fuck Batman. |
| DuneMan 07/20/18 8:24:25 PM #6 | Don't forget he says that after executing multiple people with a firearm and enjoying the Dragon Age-style blood spatter on his face as he delivers the one liner. If your wardrobe comes from Hot Topic this might be the show for you. Otherwise, it's trying way too hard. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Well guys, it's official: Fallout New Vegas is the first ever video game to give |
| DuneMan 07/20/18 8:21:03 PM #45 | Ah, that isn't 'most decisions' though. In the core game most decisions have decent/good consequences. Heck, even the one cited in this topic originally has an interesting end if you let the man continue. He ends up Ulysses for his part is a jackass. Some players agree with some of what he says, but he's completely lost himself to said cynicism and is shortsighted because of it. It's best to just sweep him aside and continue forging a path to the future. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | 20% Raise or 20% Less Work? |
| DuneMan 07/20/18 3:59:54 PM #5 | Giant_Aspirin posted... my same salary with a 4-day (32h) work week would be fucking sweet Check back in 50 years and that might be the norm. Well, unless you're outside the US, in which case it might be more like 20 years. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Is Colin Kaepernick's NFL career dead? |
| DuneMan 07/20/18 11:22:03 AM #48 | To me he was devoid of any respectability when he said he didn't vote. California had a half dozen measures directly on the ballot that election dealing with the criminal justice system and his dumb ass didn't even bother to vote. If you're "protesting for change" you should then also, you know, "act for change". But nope, he couldn't be bothered. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Transgender prisoner sexually assaulted female inmates days after being jailed |
| DuneMan 07/20/18 11:16:12 AM #8 | Prisons should have a simple 'no penises in the women's block' policy. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Well guys, it's official: Fallout New Vegas is the first ever video game to give |
| DuneMan 07/20/18 4:45:04 AM #31 | People bring up that one forced choice in Mass Effect as a tough call, but for me it was as simple as 'the bomb is the mission, that's where I'll go'. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Arenanet publisher of Guild Wars just fired 2 lead writers of over a decade |
| DuneMan 07/19/18 10:23:45 PM #320 | You know, all those instances of crying 'false narrative', 'false narrative' start to sound a bit like 'fake news', 'fake news' after a while. Only in this case the false narrative/fake news is that Price's firing was in any way motivated by her sex. It's an open and shut case of 'be a toxic asshole to our customers, get fired'. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Science Channel to begin showing UK Robot Wars on August 8 |
| DuneMan 07/19/18 9:20:51 PM #16 | KFHEWUI posted... I rewatched the Ice Wave vs Skorpios fight, and I honestly do not get how the judges could choose Skorpios. It did next to no damage while Ice Wave sliced it to pieces. New rules. If your main weapon breaks you score points for pushing at your opponent. So even though Ice Wave was getting a decent slice here and there the timer ran out before it could disable Skorpios. It's the least rewarding victory EVER, but they did it so disabled bots still stood a chance. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Without naming the video game, what's the one quote that would give it away? |
| DuneMan 07/19/18 3:39:56 PM #143 | I cull the herd. It's what I do. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Is Russia Still Meddling? Yes: CIA, FBI, DNI, NSA. No: Trump |
| DuneMan 07/19/18 3:32:59 PM #13 | wackyteen posted... If it was found out that the Trump knew the Russians helped him win, and was complicit in spreading disinformation and concealing their actions while President, couldn't/wouldn't that make the nominations tainted and null/invalid? Under normal circumstances, where politicians still paid heed to the Constitution, sure. Now? I don't think even that can be taken for granted. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Is Russia Still Meddling? Yes: CIA, FBI, DNI, NSA. No: Trump |
| DuneMan 07/19/18 3:23:26 PM #7 | Duncanwii posted... Can we throw Trump into a volcano yet? Republicans won't allow it. They're waiting for Ginsberg to retire/die so they can get another rubber stamp onto the Supreme Court. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Do you think a lot of western people do go to Thailand to be pedophiles? |
| DuneMan 07/19/18 10:11:39 AM #23 | The guy was going to Thailand annually for the sex trafficking. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Student has threesome with 2 of his teachers |
| DuneMan 07/19/18 10:10:05 AM #52 | Wutobliteration posted... LethalAffinity posted...How do the students pull this off? A threesome especially.. wtf Pretty much. It's the rule of attractiveness: the more attractive a person is perceived the more one looks past their faults, inversely the less attractive a person is perceived the more their faults get magnified. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | CE, has there ever been a video game that you just gave up playing? |
| DuneMan 07/19/18 10:07:12 AM #24 | Grindy JRPGs, back before I gave them up completely. I'd reach a point where it seemed like I'd have more fun playing a different game, and so I did. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Do you think a lot of western people do go to Thailand to be pedophiles? |
| DuneMan 07/19/18 10:05:17 AM #20 | Some years back a coworker of mine asked me to help him set up a used computer he got in exchange for a few beers. The computer had belonged to a middle-aged white guy who took yearly trips to Thailand. Having heard that I did a search for media files on the computer and while the files themselves had been deleted/moved, there were multiple file pathways still listed for various 'ladyboy' and 'boylove' videos. In short, be suspicious of anyone who takes repeated trips to Thailand when they don't have family living there. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Water leakage from upstairs apartment; will I be responsible for this? |
| DuneMan 07/18/18 11:46:28 PM #9 | File complaints in writing, keep the writing for your records, also take pictures of the damage and keep those. Ideally you want to include a copy of the pictures with your written complaint. Should push come to shove, that sort of physical evidence can sway a small claims court judge to get your deposit returned to you. Generally speaking it's also a good idea to do a walkthrough before taking up residence, similarly noting in a written record any damage noticed before your tenancy along with supporting photos. Do another walkthrough when you leave, getting pictures as well. Ideally you want to include whoever is representing the property in several of your photos. That, along with a written record when you leave, makes it hard for landlords or property managers to retroactively seize your deposit. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Without naming the video game, what's the one quote that would give it away? |
| DuneMan 07/18/18 9:51:01 PM #70 | What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets! --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Science Channel to begin showing UK Robot Wars on August 8 |
| DuneMan 07/18/18 5:54:35 PM #7 | DuranOfForcena posted... is it going to be new episodes of a new season of Robot Wars, or is it just syndicated airings of it or whatever starting with the first season? It sounds like the UK has had a reboot of Robot Wars for the last 3 years or so, and the episodes are now being shown outside the UK. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Science Channel to begin showing UK Robot Wars on August 8 |
| DuneMan 07/18/18 5:49:37 PM #3 | I come home and find that I've been mentioned in a post about 58 seconds ago and it's news of more metal mayhem. Nice. Btw, was there ever a gif made of the recent hit between Son of Whyachi and Monsoon? That hit sent both bots practically flying across the arena. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | ' Nowadays, the global ratio of male to female gamers is near 1:1' |
| DuneMan 07/17/18 5:10:25 PM #89 | IIRC once you factor out 'match 3' games, the spread for more traditional game genres gets rather stark, fast. RPGs have the highest representation at a 1:3 ratio. Past that it goes to a 1:6 ratio for the next highest, and beyond. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | "Don't take Trulicity if you experience anal bleeding from the mouth" |
| DuneMan 07/17/18 1:39:55 PM #10 | EternalDivide posted... Don't take it if you're pregnant or plan on becoming pregnant. That's in every drug commercial ever if it's something women might take since there's a distinct lack of research on how drugs affect unborn children. It's a safety net for the drug companies in case a pregnant woman gives birth to a deformed child, or loses the child, or experiences any other aberrations. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Six Flags Flash Pass: $55 to not even skip the line? What? |
| DuneMan 07/15/18 11:43:46 PM #36 | RE_expert44 posted... It's like a micro transaction That... That's just... Ugh... Glad I got most of my time in amusement parks done back in the 90's. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Anyone used a bidet to clean your butthole/butthole area after taking a dump? |
| DuneMan 07/15/18 10:25:12 PM #16 | SSJCAT posted... and did stalones character go the whole movie without wiping Nah, remember, he started cussing a lot to use the tickets for violations of the verbal morality statute as toilet paper. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | BattleBots 2018 discussion topic *spoilers* |
| DuneMan 07/15/18 4:26:13 PM #89 | The funny thing is Bronco's pneumatic flipper wasn't firing 100% in that match. After the first few flips the power was noticeably decreased. But in the end it was just the amount needed to sandwich Duck in front of the judge's table. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Did Papa John go "a" or hard "er"? |
| DuneMan 07/14/18 6:58:43 PM #44 | Axiom posted... Is there even any incident where Colonel Sanders did such a thing or did Papa John just pull this out of his ass because of the generation Sanders was born into The stories I heard from folks who worked KFC back in the 70's usually involved the Colonel wanting to get women to sit on his lap. So he was primarily a lech. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | BattleBots 2018 discussion topic *spoilers* |
| DuneMan 07/14/18 6:48:25 PM #85 | @Calwings If you do catch it online there are some nice moments. There's a great .gif moment involving a drone, and an absolute thundercrack of a blow in the match between Monsoon and Son of Whyachi. The main event was between Bronco and Duck; just seeing the lineup announcement had me thinking it was going to be a total mismatch. Sidenote - apparently there is an ongoing bet between the support staff at Battlebots as to whether Bronco will be to launch a bot 16 feet into the air to take out one of the arena light fixtures. I can totally see that happening if they catch a bot at the right angle. They've already cleared 14 feet. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | If you leave your house for a bit and an intruder breaks in and gets killed... |
| DuneMan 07/14/18 5:03:11 AM #25 | RedWhiteBlue posted... Some states you're allowed to be sued by burglers if they get hurt from breaking in or you defending yourself. Yeah.... NY and Cali come to mind. Yeah, in one of the silliest examples from CA a burglar climbed through a skylight and fell, going through a glass coffee table on the way down. He was able to successfully sue for damages for sustaining lacerations from the broken glass. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | lol at people getting banned at ResetEra for 'villifying gaming journalism' |
| DuneMan 07/13/18 4:22:42 PM #43 | That's sounding vaguely familiar now, which means Neogaf had a whole stream of problems... --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Mitch McConnell's lunch at a restaurant was interrupted yet again. |
| DuneMan 07/13/18 3:35:17 PM #83 | HiddenLurker posted... I guess ol' Mitch needs to chop off some heads to not be treated like shit. For a start he could have upheld the Constitution and allowed Merrick to have a confirmation hearing. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | lol at people getting banned at ResetEra for 'villifying gaming journalism' |
| DuneMan 07/13/18 3:30:51 PM #39 | RE_expert44 posted... Didnt that site become a thing because neogaf was cancerous? It sounds like it is even worse IIRC it became a thing when the admin for Neogaf was exposed for having child pornography. So the majority of the groupthink members shifted to ResetEra. WheezinEd posted... If he just wanted to share his thoughts, Then he should share them in the respectful manner that he did utilizing the public forum at hand. The lesson to take from these events isn't "omg, the poor woman might encounter divergent opinions" but rather "as a representative of a company you should be respectful and professional towards customers; if you have a problem with a customer you don't verbally berate them, if the situation feels like it's more than you can handle you instead refer to a manager and/or HR". --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | ArenaNet's firings reinforced gaming culture's worst impulses |
| DuneMan 07/12/18 3:32:50 PM #424 | Yeah, Frisbee is going to get his 500 topic out of this. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio, lawyer says |
| DuneMan 07/12/18 5:12:14 AM #9 | Foppe posted... But Jesus had no problems with touching people... Well, yeah, but modern Christians often toss aside the teachings of Jesus in favor of Supply Side Jesus. :P --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio, lawyer says |
| DuneMan 07/12/18 5:05:52 AM #6 | Foppe posted... Perhaps she helped a friend that had fallen on the floor? No, the story is stating that she got arrested for allowing someone to touch her. So it's a case of Get Touched, Get Arrested, Because Jesus(this last part is inferred). --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | ArenaNet's firings reinforced gaming culture's worst impulses |
| DuneMan 07/11/18 1:34:50 PM #306 | *sees topic with tons of replies* Polygon.com Oh.... Reading the comments themselves I'd say ArenaNet made the right call. She was being hostile to one of the company's customers who politely disagreed with something she did. Toxic behavior like that is harmful to the company. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
| Topic | Republicans helpless as Trump ramps up the trade war. |
| DuneMan 07/11/18 1:27:57 PM #14 | Heineken14 posted... UnholyMudcrab posted...This administration has exposed how weak our system of checks and balances really is It's this. The Founders expected citizens to be patriotic and support the spirit of the Constitution. Instead the country has broken into a tribal system where opponents are demonized. It definitely falls square on Republicans too, as Democrats for their part do crack under pressure and acquiesce/relent. --- "I'd rather betray the world than let the world betray me." -Cao Cao |
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