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| Topic | have you ever regretted accidentally / intentionally clicking a sig pic here? |
| darkmaian23 12/24/18 9:07:03 PM #28 | I'm usually too paranoid to click links people post in a forum unless other people have already done so, or it goes to someplace obvious like a coding website or something. Maybe I just have bad luck, but there have been some things so revolting that I wish mind bleach were things. |
| Topic | wat yall DOING on christmas ass eve! lmao! |
| darkmaian23 12/24/18 5:17:25 AM #5 | SoundNetwork posted... im going to be staying home and solitare up some GOOMHAVEN You sir are lucky. I could afford a copy of Gloomhaven, but I don't have nearly enough space to set it up and enjoy it. |
| Topic | katawa shoujo |
| darkmaian23 12/24/18 1:24:29 AM #3 | I'm not sure what the opening post means, but I don't think Katawa Shoujo is the kind of thing I'd recommend to just anybody. Every. Single. Rout. Was. Brutal. |
| Topic | Jesus Christ, the new Down the Rabbit Hole documentary was disturbing. |
| darkmaian23 12/22/18 8:56:24 PM #3 | I haven't watched the documentary you mentioned, but I've read all about TempleOS before. It would have been neat if the guy who made it wasn't mentally ill. |
| Topic | Disturbing fear-mongering insurance commercials should be illegal |
| darkmaian23 12/22/18 8:55:24 PM #10 | Everybody needs insurance so those make sense. The ads for medications make no sense. Aren't doctors required to complete mandatory training and keep up with the development of new drugs? If you need to ask your doctor about a drug you saw on TV, chances are you need a new doctor. And would a doctor really just prescribe you some medication because you asked? The ads are annoying and I'm not sure how they are supposed to make the company more money. |
| Topic | Hentai Haven is gone forever |
| darkmaian23 12/21/18 7:08:52 PM #58 | What kind of site was this exactly? Was it hosting pirated material or independent, fan-made stuff? It's hard to be shocked about it coming down if it was pirated stuff, but it's definitely no good if it was art or things they had a license for. |
| Topic | Stargate SG-1 Watchthrough Topic *show spoilers* |
| darkmaian23 12/21/18 7:04:37 PM #158 | Atlantis is fun, but it isn't nearly as good as the original series. They let themselves down in terms of delivering on the premise. It also has fewer good episodes overall. |
| Topic | Indian government to intercept, monitor, and decrypt citizens' computers |
| darkmaian23 12/21/18 6:50:53 PM #14 | @Fony Was India draconian in terms of tech before this? It's obviously bad that they did, but several news articles over the years have given me the impression that India is a total backwater in terms of privacy, freedom, and real democracy. Australia's move sets a lovely precedent that will be used to pass similar laws elsewhere, but India has never seemed (from afar) to be much of a democracy in the first place. |
| Topic | Man released from prison after 17 years; doppelganger will not serve time |
| darkmaian23 12/21/18 12:21:13 AM #8 | How the hell do you get put away for 17 years for purse snatching? Or any kind of theft not involving death or robbing a bank? |
| Topic | Stargate SG-1 Watchthrough Topic *show spoilers* |
| darkmaian23 12/20/18 4:53:29 PM #149 | @slmcknett I debated including Holiday as one of the season 2 greats, but watching the episode has always made me anxious. It's a personal thing. You're right, it should be on the list. |
| Topic | Just smashed a chick for nearly three hours straight |
| darkmaian23 12/20/18 12:44:15 AM #16 | Don't forget to ice your hand. |
| Topic | Why didn't anybody tell me Netflix Lost in Space is amazing? |
| darkmaian23 12/19/18 6:51:21 PM #20 | DevsBro posted... Good grief this just keeps getting dumber. We did try to warn you. |
| Topic | Will Marvel ever have a movie with music this good? |
| darkmaian23 12/19/18 4:08:39 AM #5 | I thought Thor Ragnarok had excellent music. |
| Topic | Falcom is about to announce a new game in less than 2 hours |
| darkmaian23 12/19/18 3:55:35 AM #3 | I'm not sure how it looked when you posted this, but it will be some time before the site shows anything. |
| Topic | Falcom is about to announce a new game in less than 2 hours |
| darkmaian23 12/18/18 11:53:07 PM #2 | YES! |
| Topic | I remember the days when women would random message me on AIM. |
| darkmaian23 12/18/18 11:52:45 PM #2 | Don't you mean, "I remember the days when men pretending to be women would random message me on AIM."? |
| Topic | Stargate SG-1 Watchthrough Topic *show spoilers* |
| darkmaian23 12/18/18 9:38:37 PM #133 | slmcknett posted...
Thor's Chariot Message in a Bottle Bane The Fifth Race 1969 I loved all of those. You have a great deal of good stuff to look forward to. |
| Topic | Human rights body calls on US school to ban electric shocks on children |
| darkmaian23 12/18/18 6:48:36 PM #10 | Tmaster148 posted... Disability rights campaigners have tried for decades to stop the practice, which the schools administrators call aversive therapy. So far the institution has managed to fend off all opposition, arguing that electric shocks are an acceptable way of discouraging harmful habits. This has been going on for decades?! |
| Topic | Why didn't anybody tell me Netflix Lost in Space is amazing? |
| darkmaian23 12/18/18 12:56:33 AM #16 | pogo_rabid posted... I couldn't take it past episode 5 or 6. |
| Topic | Any adult games on steam that aren't terrible? |
| darkmaian23 12/17/18 1:30:18 PM #14 | You still need a patch as far as I can tell. Steam's relaxed content restrictions only seem to apply to stuff going forward. I haven't seen any developer go back and retroactively add adult content to the Steam version. |
| Topic | 1 million, but you must use a ouija board everyday. |
| darkmaian23 12/17/18 3:53:50 AM #11 | Is it a standard ouji board, or one that actually does something supernatural? |
| Topic | Any adult games on steam that aren't terrible? |
| darkmaian23 12/17/18 2:33:27 AM #11 | What exactly are you looking for? You say you don't want visual novels, and that you don't want a game made just for the sake of nudity and sex. Your criteria excludes virtually every adult title I'm familiar with. If you want a game that isn't focused on sex and just happens to have it, the Sunrider series is a good suggestion. The story is told in visual novel format, but the meat of the game is space strategy and the sex is just sort of there. There is an optional side game called Sunrider Academy that is focused on dating and sex, but it takes place in an alternate universe with some of the same characters. Otherwise you have: - Adult visual novels. - Those low-budget adult puzzle games nobody buys because the suck. - 2D RPGs that feature a heavy amount of nudity and sex. Not sure what you're hoping for. |
| Topic | Stargate SG-1 Watchthrough Topic *show spoilers* |
| darkmaian23 12/15/18 11:13:43 PM #108 | @Ray_Dorset Still a spoiler, so shut the hell up. |
| Topic | Won an echo dot yesterday. What should i do with it? |
| darkmaian23 12/15/18 8:58:26 PM #16 | t_paynes_ghost posted... Tell it all your darkest secrets and see how many lists you get put on. |
| Topic | Is it a virus? No, worse. It's a Windows 10 update. |
| darkmaian23 12/13/18 10:59:29 PM #3 | With Windows 10, you don't need to take a computer into a repair shop unless you have defective hardware, and even then only if you don't know how to replace parts yourself. Back up your files to a USB stick and then reinstall Windows 10. See under "Reset your PC": https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12415/windows-10-recovery-options Before doing that, create Windows 10 installation media: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 If resetting your PC doesn't work, install Windows 10 from scratch using the Windows 10 installer you made earlier. It's been awhile since I did this, but if it asks if you want to keep anything for either process, say no. You want a clean install. Make sure to run Windows Update multiple times to make sure everything is up to date before you put your programs and files back on. Good luck! |
| Topic | Harry Potter honestly should've banged hermoine |
| darkmaian23 12/13/18 1:45:38 AM #25 | I always thought Harry and Luna would have been a sweet pairing. Harry x Ginny was unnecessary because Harry was already part of the family without marrying her. Hermione would be the second best option if Harry x Luna really wouldn't have worked. |
| Topic | Stargate SG-1 Watchthrough Topic *show spoilers* |
| darkmaian23 12/13/18 12:55:26 AM #42 | SG-1 is literally one of the best scifi series ever and it defined my childhood. I envy you being able to watch it fresh for the first time. |
| Topic | FCC wants to tax businesses for using the internet |
| darkmaian23 12/12/18 8:41:33 PM #3 | True, but that won't give them more money for a service they'll never provide so.... |
| Topic | Just finished my Calc 3 exam and am currently dead inside, AMA |
| darkmaian23 12/12/18 8:40:36 PM #17 | I'm puzzled as to why you feel dead inside, especially if you're studying physics. Calculus 3 is the easiest of the three, and your work in physics should be shoring up the fundamentals nicely. There aren't any sequences or series in Calc 3 either. If I did well after a long break in my education, you can do well too. Multivariable calculus is something you'll use a lot in physics, so make sure you understand it well. If you find yourself getting stuck on volume integrals later, try imagining slicing a loaf of bread (that seriously did the trick for me). If you struggle to set up integrals later in the course, you can get past it by noticing that they only come in so many forms and you can memorize what they look like and how they go. In real life you can use a computer, or there is some physical intuition as to what's going on that can help you get it right. The stuff at the very end of the semester is much harder than the rest, so be ready and try to budget some extra time if you can. Good luck! |
| Topic | My chemistry exam sucked |
| darkmaian23 12/12/18 8:32:47 PM #3 | frozenshock posted... "What color is lead(II) iodide?" This was probably something you made or worked with in lab. If not--and if it wasn't featured prominently in class--that would suck. frozenshock posted... Also a bunch of random questions about old chemists like what century Lavoisier lived in If it's covered in class or in the textbook, it's fair game on an exam. You'll get it next time. |
| Topic | FCC wants to tax businesses for using the internet |
| darkmaian23 12/12/18 8:11:53 PM #1 | ...and give that money to ISPs so they can improve rural broadband (yeah right). https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/12/fcc-panel-wants-to-tax-internet-using-businesses-and-give-the-money-to-isps/ |
| Topic | Little English girl identifies snack cake thief |
| darkmaian23 12/11/18 5:02:50 AM #6 | I initially read that as "little English girl identifies as a snack cake thief". |
| Topic | So I'm done my class. The results aren't good. |
| darkmaian23 12/10/18 4:12:22 PM #10 | Which class was it? |
| Topic | "If you don't count all these people here, we would have a majority" |
| darkmaian23 12/10/18 11:04:52 AM #9 | @A_Good_Boy You're right, that didn't make any sense. I hadn't slept in ages and I missed the quotes. I thought it was an opinion piece. Outrage retracted. XD |
| Topic | "If you don't count all these people here, we would have a majority" |
| darkmaian23 12/10/18 4:35:48 AM #6 | When did the NYT start publishing garbage like this? |
| Topic | Traditional "man" things that don't interest you? |
| darkmaian23 12/10/18 4:35:00 AM #26 | Sports. All of them. I can't even begin to understand how anyone can be enthralled by a sport, let alone to the degree that they watch it every week for hours on end. |
| Topic | Which PS1 games are you nostalgic over? |
| darkmaian23 12/09/18 9:21:02 PM #8 | Resident Evil 1 Resident Evil 2 Trap Gunner Final Fantasy 7 Xenogears Star Ocean 2 |
| Topic | Goblin Slayer has to be the most generic anime protagonist in a long time |
| darkmaian23 12/08/18 5:41:32 PM #15 | ThePieReborn posted... I like the discount Doom Guy approach. *shrug* |
| Topic | Your apartment is burning. You can only save ONE: Your dog, or a random baby. |
| darkmaian23 12/08/18 3:35:38 PM #45 | Zodd3224 posted... darkmaian23 posted...The number of people who would save the dog instead of the baby is frankly shocking. Ah. I wasn't here for the first 9 times. |
| Topic | Your apartment is burning. You can only save ONE: Your dog, or a random baby. |
| darkmaian23 12/08/18 2:42:11 PM #42 | The number of people who would save the dog instead of the baby is frankly shocking. |
| Topic | Last night I went to a sorority house got drunk made out with a sorority girl |
| darkmaian23 12/08/18 2:36:41 PM #7 | Was the sorority girl a babysitter too? Seriously, this sounds like some kind of bizarre fantasy you are trying to pass off as reality. |
| Topic | Steam now banning sex games with young girls |
| darkmaian23 12/07/18 10:30:11 PM #49 | @OwlRammer I kind of guessed that. I've actually read a fair number of visual novels, and I was curious if they are going after regular ones with some nudity, or if it's some bizarre fringe stuff that I've never heard of. I'd be kind of sad if they reversed their censorship stance entirely and started getting rid of a ton. By the same token, I've seen some questionable looking stuff floating around the store so I guess this isn't too surprising. |
| Topic | Steam now banning sex games with young girls |
| darkmaian23 12/07/18 8:46:46 PM #40 | Which games in particular are being banned? I'm curious whether this is blanket censorship, or they're going after the really odd ones that look like they are trying to see how far they can go before being banned. |
| Topic | Anti-encryption legislation just passed in Australia |
| darkmaian23 12/07/18 4:21:49 PM #17 | And now this: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-tech-eevidence/eu-governments-agree-to-tougher-stance-on-e-evidence-idUSKBN1O6271 Not nearly as bad, but countries all over are headed in the same direction, whether it makes sense or not. |
| Topic | Anti-encryption legislation just passed in Australia |
| darkmaian23 12/07/18 11:36:42 AM #16 | @Tyranthraxus To my knowledge, no one has tried to pass anti-encryption legislation in the US since the 1990s. What you are thinking of are legal battles between the government and companies, and these have gone in the favor of the private sector up 'til now. But earlier this year the DOJ (and it's counterparts in four other countries, including Australia) signaled they would be seeking powers just like this. Australia has set a precedent, and the intelligence community and law enforcement will use that when seeking these powers for themselves. In the meantime, they can just use Australia's powers, since requests from foreign governments are a valid reason for using them, and they can reach any company (or individuals inside of the company) so long as that company serves people in Australia. In other words, it has to do with this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes To add to the fun, the legislation is expected to have amendments added to it early next year, so you can expect the powers to be expanded and any loopholes closed. I mean, at the last minute it went from "serious crimes only" to "serious crimes and anything with a minimum penalty of 3 years or more". Yeah, it's going to be fun for everyone. |
| Topic | fuck australia tbh |
| darkmaian23 12/07/18 11:26:56 AM #24 | I'm glad someone else made a topic about this. It feels a bit lonely being the only person on GameFAQs making topics about doomsday legislation. |
| Topic | Anti-encryption legislation just passed in Australia |
| darkmaian23 12/06/18 11:18:05 PM #14 | @Tyranthraxus I'm not really sure where your optimism is coming from. The legislation is a disaster for the privacy of ordinary Australians, but it probably won't be for the nation as a whole. I'm betting that most tech companies won't pull out of Australia. But even if they did, they can't pull out of New Zealand, Canada, the United States, and Canada too---and every single one of those countries is intent upon enacting legislation just like this. It got passed in Australia in spite of legislative hurdles (they skipped the part of the review process to hurry it through), in spite of Australia's own experts opposing it, and in spite of the electorate not wanting it (less than one percent of people who wrote in about it were in favor). How is it going to be different over here? The CLOUD Act is a direct sucker punch to the Fourth Amendment, and it was passed without ever being voted on---they just stuffed it into that must-pass spending bill and called it a day. I'n not trying to be flippant: if there really is a reason to be optimistic about all of this turning around, I'd like to know about it so I can feel hopeful too. |
| Topic | Anti-encryption legislation just passed in Australia |
| darkmaian23 12/06/18 9:25:30 PM #8 | @Tyranthraxus Other Western powers--including the US and Canada--have designs on crafting and passing similar legislation. Sure, Australia might lose some business and talent at first, but soon enough this legislation will be the norm, with politicians world-wide citing Australia's law as a successful precedent. And no matter how stupid an idea it is, it will be successful. It's not like having these powers makes it harder to catch criminals. |
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