Yeah, it's called the moderation system. This is exactly the sort of thing the moderation system is supposed to filter out for your benefit. And, I might add, it did, unless you browse at -1.
Your attempt at making a point falls flat on its face. Even though I don't believe in those things in the slightest, and think it would be silly to do so, that gives me no right to engage in mud-slinging toward people who disagree with my assessment.
PCs do that too. It's not the fault of PC game makers that you're too damned cynical to realize even very modern games run on relatively old hardware. Including Crysis.
So explain your magical method that allowed you to deduce that the OP was correct in HIS assessment.
I never said he was. All I've ever said WRT the OP is that we can't tell what his deal is. For all I know, he could be crazy as a loon, or he could be perfectly sound of mind. It doesn't particularly matter to me, so I don't bother myself with the fact I don't know.
See, there's another case I didn't even cover. There are all sorts of explanations, how PC/Sony Fanboy could think he magically has the correct one is beyond me.
or you're a human rights crusader who can't stand intolerance, but is woefully uninformed.
Now there's the first sensible thing you've said in the whole damn thread. My, what is the world coming to? You're right, I can't stand intolerance, but this is more than that... I can't stand idiots who think they can tell whether someone is faking a mental illness over the internet. If you had met this person in real life, and then told me this, I'd be prepared to give your words some weight. As it is, though, you're just full of hot air, because you just can't tell much about people in real life based on their internet posts. Or are you going to tell me that you haven't ever noticed how differently people can behave when they're not confronting you in person?
So, either stop pretending to be filled with righteous anger...
Well, "righteous anger" isn't the right word, considering I am, and have been calm about this. But to whatever extent your behavior irritates me, I assure you, it is not a pretense.
Yes, this post is now trolling. Just like every post that you have made so far. But my previous posts are not. They are merely saying that Aspergers is not something you can self-diagnose.
I have not been trolling. But that's beside the point. You have said far more than what you claim to have said. If you'd left it at that, I would be in complete agreement with you. You have said that Aspergers is not something you can self-diagnose, and that the OP is deliberately faking having it (implying he's trying to garner sympathy), and that I have serious issues of my own, and/or am faking some. See, you've said so much bullshit, your legitimate statement that you can't self-diagnose mental problems goes unnoticed.
Don't you agree that life is difficult for people who actually have problems because there are too many assholes pretending to have social anxiety disorders, aspergers and other disabilities?
I do agree. However, you are equating "someone who has not been diagnosed by a mental health professional" with "a pretender", completely ignoring the possibility that they could really think they have some problem, but refuse to recognize the invalidity of self-diagnosis. That's not pretending in the least. It's still incorrect, but it isn't pretending, because these hypothetical people honestly believe that there's something wrong with them.
Actually, I have met them. They've posted on slashdot. I read their comment.
Yeah, if you think you can learn much that is meaningful about a person by reading their post on the internet, I have a bridge in Arizona to sell you.
Also, you're judging my mental condition at the same time I'm judging yours.
Actually, I'm judging whether you're an asshole (or, at the very least, an asshole while on/.), not your mental condition. You could be mentally sound for all I know, or bat-shit insane... you're still an asshole though.
Idiots like the OP are making life difficult for people who have genuine difficulties. Like you. Except, you've probably been diagnosed as having a type of social disorder. Too bad that neither your mother, or your guidance teacher in high school are qualified to make that judgment.
Heh, wow. Is that your idea of trying to get under my skin? Tell me I have social problems? Better still, insist that I'm trying to garner sympathy or some shit by claiming I have social problems, when I've never made such a claim? That's great, where do you come up with this shit?
Asshole.
I may have to take back what I said about you. You may still be the biggest prick I've ever seen on the internet, but you also might be one hell of an aspiring comedian. Or just a really bored troll. Hard to say at this point, so I guess that's points to you if you're trolling (which sounds more and more likely, the more I read your post). Grats!
I love space combat games and if any MMORPG was going to suck me in, it would have been this one.
Jumpgate Evolution is what I'm hoping will deliver a quality space combat MMO, but if you prefer the more tactical (from what I've seen) combat that Eve has, JGE may not be your cup of tea. It looks like it's going to be more like an MMO version of something like X-Wing or Freespace.
Having read the mindless slams against Christianity that get posted here on a regular basis, I would also lump atheists* in with the Muslims in that regard. Maybe they can go learn tolerance from the Christians... delicious irony.;)
*Yes, I know not all atheists are intolerant, I'm atheist myself and get along with Christians beautifully. I just felt like taking a jab at the hypocritical, intolerant atheists who are so vocal on/.
If you want 2D Mario, there are multiple versions of Paper Mario available.
Except Paper Mario (I'm judging by Super Paper Mario here, so if the others are different, please correct me) isn't really a platformer, it's an RPG with platformer trappings. It's not a substitute for proper 2D Mario at all.
My friend's son in the shop two doors down is probably playing Mario 64 (N64) right now...
This proves the GP's statement. Already the N64 era is starting to become the fond old memories. Give it 10 years, and N64 stuff will be the retro gaming. What you're saying is that people enjoy playing quality games, which is always going to be true. Open-minded gamers will always play through old classics they never had, and discover how great they are. The primary driving force, though, is nostalgia, which is going to manifest itself differently as different generations of gamers grow up.
This is true. I occasionally weep at the travesty that Mario has become in 3D, it's terrible, and has been ever since Mario 64. New Super Mario Bros was a much-needed 2D entry, and I hope that we see more like it.
You may not be the only one who feels that way, but your opinion isn't exactly the majority viewpoint, either. Mario Kart, for example, has got better with every iteration. People loved Chrono Cross. FF8 and 10 were fantastic games (FF10 is my second-favorite in the series, behind 7). Twilight Princess was even better than OoT (it was essentially the same gameplay as OoT but with better graphics).
Call of Duty 1 and 2 were kind of OK games in my opinion, but Call of Duty 4 was amazing, and was a big step forward for the franchise. People loved Half-Life 2 just as much as, if not more than, Half-Life 1. Mario Galaxy was acclaimed by people as being a worthy follow-up to Mario 64. Games are still going strong, and most of us are still enjoying them a great deal. That's what I'm saying, is that this "new games aren't cutting it" BS is the minority opinion, but gets spouted like everyone knows it's true.
You know what? This whining that there hasn't been a decent new game in years is getting seriously old. There have been TONS of good new games in the past, say, 5 years. I don't know if gamers like you are jaded, stuck-up, or what, but you are so wrong about this mythical "quality of games has gone down the tubes" bullshit.
Exactly. There's nothing special about the NES era, as the article insinuates. It's just that gamers who cut their teeth on NES are old enough to be nostalgic now. In the future, gamers will be nostalgic for the games they grew up on. Nostalgia is the driving force here, not something special about the NES.
Glad to see a fellow spirit willing to look at the truth. Sorry if I jumped down your throat a bit, but you came off as one of the Obama-bots, who I've got more than a bit sick of during this presidential campaign, due to their willingness to rationalize away anything bad Obama did.
Everything not expressly allowed for our government to do in the constitution is forbidden. That's how it works, not the backwards interpretation people usually try to claim.
And I'd say "having a blog with Youtube videos" an action that matters, wouldn't you?
WTF? No, I certainly wouldn't. It's yet another way for a politician to publish lies and propaganda that make himself look good. There is NOTHING important about this.
And you only hum and haw over it because you've been saturated by it this campaign season.
Actually, no I wasn't, because I didn't even pay any attention to that. After Ron Paul lost the Republican nomination, I knew that I wouldn't vote for a major-party candidate this election (and had that thought confirmed over and over by Obama/McCain's actions, not their words), so I quit paying attention. You can't be saturated by what you don't absorb. I simply think this is completely trivial, and stupid, and not worth paying attention to.
Anyone who says "get over it" as the rights of his countrymen are taken away, merely because it doesn't affect him, has no place in a free society. There is no excuse for forcing students to perform community service. I'm not sure whether I'm glad I'm long past those days, so I don't have to worry about it, or sorry that I'm no longer a student, as I don't have the opportunity to refuse to partake in such an oppressive plan.
No, we all lost when we elected that man in the face of the fact that there were third-party candidates who'd actually make a decent president.
And you don't have to pull out anything as trivial as personal information to call Obama a liar. If he lies about his personal life I don't care, that's his own damn business. He did, however, break campaign promises while he was campaigning by voting for the FISA bill that got passed. The cultists, of course, rationalized his actions, but the truth is that Obama lied to every one of his supporters when he said he opposed telecom immunity. He's a damned liar, just like the vast majority of politicians, get over it.
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Yeah, it's called the moderation system. This is exactly the sort of thing the moderation system is supposed to filter out for your benefit. And, I might add, it did, unless you browse at -1.
Your attempt at making a point falls flat on its face. Even though I don't believe in those things in the slightest, and think it would be silly to do so, that gives me no right to engage in mud-slinging toward people who disagree with my assessment.
PCs do that too. It's not the fault of PC game makers that you're too damned cynical to realize even very modern games run on relatively old hardware. Including Crysis.
So explain your magical method that allowed you to deduce that the OP was correct in HIS assessment.
I never said he was. All I've ever said WRT the OP is that we can't tell what his deal is. For all I know, he could be crazy as a loon, or he could be perfectly sound of mind. It doesn't particularly matter to me, so I don't bother myself with the fact I don't know.
See, there's another case I didn't even cover. There are all sorts of explanations, how PC/Sony Fanboy could think he magically has the correct one is beyond me.
or you're a human rights crusader who can't stand intolerance, but is woefully uninformed.
Now there's the first sensible thing you've said in the whole damn thread. My, what is the world coming to? You're right, I can't stand intolerance, but this is more than that... I can't stand idiots who think they can tell whether someone is faking a mental illness over the internet. If you had met this person in real life, and then told me this, I'd be prepared to give your words some weight. As it is, though, you're just full of hot air, because you just can't tell much about people in real life based on their internet posts. Or are you going to tell me that you haven't ever noticed how differently people can behave when they're not confronting you in person?
So, either stop pretending to be filled with righteous anger...
Well, "righteous anger" isn't the right word, considering I am, and have been calm about this. But to whatever extent your behavior irritates me, I assure you, it is not a pretense.
Yes, this post is now trolling. Just like every post that you have made so far. But my previous posts are not. They are merely saying that Aspergers is not something you can self-diagnose.
I have not been trolling. But that's beside the point. You have said far more than what you claim to have said. If you'd left it at that, I would be in complete agreement with you. You have said that Aspergers is not something you can self-diagnose, and that the OP is deliberately faking having it (implying he's trying to garner sympathy), and that I have serious issues of my own, and/or am faking some. See, you've said so much bullshit, your legitimate statement that you can't self-diagnose mental problems goes unnoticed.
Don't you agree that life is difficult for people who actually have problems because there are too many assholes pretending to have social anxiety disorders, aspergers and other disabilities?
I do agree. However, you are equating "someone who has not been diagnosed by a mental health professional" with "a pretender", completely ignoring the possibility that they could really think they have some problem, but refuse to recognize the invalidity of self-diagnosis. That's not pretending in the least. It's still incorrect, but it isn't pretending, because these hypothetical people honestly believe that there's something wrong with them.
Actually, I have met them. They've posted on slashdot. I read their comment.
Yeah, if you think you can learn much that is meaningful about a person by reading their post on the internet, I have a bridge in Arizona to sell you.
Also, you're judging my mental condition at the same time I'm judging yours.
Actually, I'm judging whether you're an asshole (or, at the very least, an asshole while on /.), not your mental condition. You could be mentally sound for all I know, or bat-shit insane... you're still an asshole though.
Idiots like the OP are making life difficult for people who have genuine difficulties. Like you. Except, you've probably been diagnosed as having a type of social disorder. Too bad that neither your mother, or your guidance teacher in high school are qualified to make that judgment.
Heh, wow. Is that your idea of trying to get under my skin? Tell me I have social problems? Better still, insist that I'm trying to garner sympathy or some shit by claiming I have social problems, when I've never made such a claim? That's great, where do you come up with this shit?
Asshole.
I may have to take back what I said about you. You may still be the biggest prick I've ever seen on the internet, but you also might be one hell of an aspiring comedian. Or just a really bored troll. Hard to say at this point, so I guess that's points to you if you're trolling (which sounds more and more likely, the more I read your post). Grats!
I love space combat games and if any MMORPG was going to suck me in, it would have been this one.
Jumpgate Evolution is what I'm hoping will deliver a quality space combat MMO, but if you prefer the more tactical (from what I've seen) combat that Eve has, JGE may not be your cup of tea. It looks like it's going to be more like an MMO version of something like X-Wing or Freespace.
Also, Assholes like you give them license to continue.
Assholes like me? I'm not the one judging the mental conditions of people I've never met, buddy. You're the asshole here.
Stop pretending to have aspergers to get attention.
Way to judge someone you've never met. How the fuck do you claim to know the poster is pretending, having never met them?
Having read the mindless slams against Christianity that get posted here on a regular basis, I would also lump atheists* in with the Muslims in that regard. Maybe they can go learn tolerance from the Christians... delicious irony. ;)
*Yes, I know not all atheists are intolerant, I'm atheist myself and get along with Christians beautifully. I just felt like taking a jab at the hypocritical, intolerant atheists who are so vocal on /.
If you want 2D Mario, there are multiple versions of Paper Mario available.
Except Paper Mario (I'm judging by Super Paper Mario here, so if the others are different, please correct me) isn't really a platformer, it's an RPG with platformer trappings. It's not a substitute for proper 2D Mario at all.
why not breathe some new life into something that was good.
Well, obviously that's what you'd want to do. And that's what they are doing.
My friend's son in the shop two doors down is probably playing Mario 64 (N64) right now...
This proves the GP's statement. Already the N64 era is starting to become the fond old memories. Give it 10 years, and N64 stuff will be the retro gaming. What you're saying is that people enjoy playing quality games, which is always going to be true. Open-minded gamers will always play through old classics they never had, and discover how great they are. The primary driving force, though, is nostalgia, which is going to manifest itself differently as different generations of gamers grow up.
This is true. I occasionally weep at the travesty that Mario has become in 3D, it's terrible, and has been ever since Mario 64. New Super Mario Bros was a much-needed 2D entry, and I hope that we see more like it.
You may not be the only one who feels that way, but your opinion isn't exactly the majority viewpoint, either. Mario Kart, for example, has got better with every iteration. People loved Chrono Cross. FF8 and 10 were fantastic games (FF10 is my second-favorite in the series, behind 7). Twilight Princess was even better than OoT (it was essentially the same gameplay as OoT but with better graphics).
Call of Duty 1 and 2 were kind of OK games in my opinion, but Call of Duty 4 was amazing, and was a big step forward for the franchise. People loved Half-Life 2 just as much as, if not more than, Half-Life 1. Mario Galaxy was acclaimed by people as being a worthy follow-up to Mario 64. Games are still going strong, and most of us are still enjoying them a great deal. That's what I'm saying, is that this "new games aren't cutting it" BS is the minority opinion, but gets spouted like everyone knows it's true.
You know what? This whining that there hasn't been a decent new game in years is getting seriously old. There have been TONS of good new games in the past, say, 5 years. I don't know if gamers like you are jaded, stuck-up, or what, but you are so wrong about this mythical "quality of games has gone down the tubes" bullshit.
Exactly. There's nothing special about the NES era, as the article insinuates. It's just that gamers who cut their teeth on NES are old enough to be nostalgic now. In the future, gamers will be nostalgic for the games they grew up on. Nostalgia is the driving force here, not something special about the NES.
Glad to see a fellow spirit willing to look at the truth. Sorry if I jumped down your throat a bit, but you came off as one of the Obama-bots, who I've got more than a bit sick of during this presidential campaign, due to their willingness to rationalize away anything bad Obama did.
Everything not expressly allowed for our government to do in the constitution is forbidden. That's how it works, not the backwards interpretation people usually try to claim.
And I'd say "having a blog with Youtube videos" an action that matters, wouldn't you?
WTF? No, I certainly wouldn't. It's yet another way for a politician to publish lies and propaganda that make himself look good. There is NOTHING important about this.
And you only hum and haw over it because you've been saturated by it this campaign season.
Actually, no I wasn't, because I didn't even pay any attention to that. After Ron Paul lost the Republican nomination, I knew that I wouldn't vote for a major-party candidate this election (and had that thought confirmed over and over by Obama/McCain's actions, not their words), so I quit paying attention. You can't be saturated by what you don't absorb. I simply think this is completely trivial, and stupid, and not worth paying attention to.
Anyone who says "get over it" as the rights of his countrymen are taken away, merely because it doesn't affect him, has no place in a free society. There is no excuse for forcing students to perform community service. I'm not sure whether I'm glad I'm long past those days, so I don't have to worry about it, or sorry that I'm no longer a student, as I don't have the opportunity to refuse to partake in such an oppressive plan.
No, we all lost when we elected that man in the face of the fact that there were third-party candidates who'd actually make a decent president.
And you don't have to pull out anything as trivial as personal information to call Obama a liar. If he lies about his personal life I don't care, that's his own damn business. He did, however, break campaign promises while he was campaigning by voting for the FISA bill that got passed. The cultists, of course, rationalized his actions, but the truth is that Obama lied to every one of his supporters when he said he opposed telecom immunity. He's a damned liar, just like the vast majority of politicians, get over it.
Not that cool. It doesn't matter in the least if a politician uses the trappings of technology, only their actions in office matter.
You misspelled "realist", good sir.