I'm both annoyed with the natural forms and processes are more offensive than murder as well as the stupidity behind an M rating versus an AO rating as well as the stupidity behind stores not even carrying certain things because of the rating.
When it comes to game industry and content ratings, there's nothing but a pile of moronic bullshit that makes absolutely no sense. If you're going to argue about these things though you may as well start with the easiest arguement to make.
BTW, I stopped caring about GTA after Vice City. I find it boring, but I still find everything surrounding political decsions about what's 'appropriate' for the public idiotic. There's no logical structure behind a lot of the policies we have except that certain laws are outdated (and should be changed to reflect what is right today) or some nut case douche bag(s) is/are trying to encroach on the very ideals the U.S. was founded upon.
I know you're probably joking but in a forum-like environment, it is more important to state your thoughts clearly than it is to cut it down to the size of a bumper sticker.
You fail to point out that we also find bare nipples (attached to the female form) and genitalia offensive. Some moron might forget that and think that sex and violence are now equals in how offensive they are, as long as you don't show nipples.
Interesting, I've had 5 logic boards die. I complained, requested a replacement kindly, often to get handed off to some higher up who tries to get rid of me. The last time Apple pretty much flicked me off by saying they were sending a dispatch but never actually sending it.
Say you're like me and have a Windows desktop and a Mac laptop but don't feel like moving your desktop around for LAN parties. I like to keep my cables out of sight and organized, so having to deal with them for a very temporary move is rather irritating.
You can play seriously on a non super-powered laptop (besides I've noticed a lot of gaming laptops have overheating issues making them useless or likely to die quickly anyway). For a good framerate on today's GPUs, simply turn off the excess eye candy that has nothing to do with being able to play the game.
Oh and I know plenty of hardcore gamers who think the box that glows out of every hole is stupid and pointless. They're not all interested in 'ricing' their computer.
GuildWars is nice but some of the very 'pros' of it act as cons for many. For example, the in game 'community' lacks. People ditch parties without warning. You'll also never meet other players while you're exploring or in journey. The game plays more like a MOG. You have a glorified lobby (town/cities) to meet in, but after that it's very limited multiplayer. It plays down social interaction more than I'd like.
Some people like that and I understand why, but many MMO players will find it seriously lacking. I do like that I don't have to grind levels and pay a monthly fee though.
Except that Verizon is a private corporation, unlike our government which is meant to serve the people, instead of their pockets. Also, bandwidth reduction is not a life threatening issue.
You can't compare the roads that the government handles and the network that a private organization handles in that way.
What better way to change the American mindset of animated films than to start making really great animated features that are on the same level as the good live action movies. I find that often when people who don't normally watch cartoons see an animated TV series from Japan, their response is, "Wow I didn't know cartoons had stories like this."
It's not as much the fact that it's animated as it is the 'stigma' we've attached to it with the kind of writing our film industry always gives it.
And of course you're an expert Sociologist. If you're basing this off of other guys you've interacted with, it's interesting to note that many people base the way they socialize around social ideals and generalizations to avoid embarrassment. I know I'm not that far into the minority of people with that preference, maybe in people who are willing to outwardly say it but 'top heavy' women are not the preference in all cultures/time periods as you can clearly tell from artwork. I'm in a hurry to post this so I can't grab a resource for you, but I'm pretty sure there were studies that stated what the most attractive ratios were from a biological/scientific standpoint, 'top heavy' was not the ideal choice.
5% is still a pretty low percentage. Also remember that women can wear padded bras and wear other 'enhancing clothing'.
"You think jiggly breasts in WoW was just an accident? Lara Croft was created to look the way she does specifically to attract more 13-17 year old males."
How about the jiggly breasts I see in real life? Are you implying that a woman's bust stays completely static during acceleration?
I find game character body designs/physics that are more realistic more attractive than the over-empahsized ones. I always found Laura Croft to be somewhat scary. WOW designs are a little too much too. The 'non-anime' Final Fantasy games have the most attractive female characters in any game I've played. DOA is the most exaggerated game that still manages to have attractive females to me.
I don't know about you but I think real women and real proportions are more attractive than exaggerated ones that 0% to 1% of real women actually have.
I score any "Male = penor brain" joke 0/10 because it's down right lame, overused, immature, and only helps to perpetuate a damaging stereotype for those many people who aren't able to tell if it's a joke or not. False generalizations are stupid, not funny. And I seriously can't believe you'd call this clever, what are you 12?
I'm interested in people and what they say. However I'm not interested in speaking an unrefined thought or letting 90% of the things I think of that they won't understand or will cause a problem of some sort come out of my mouth. That's what I mean by pointless. It's frustrating when extroverts expect a full sentence reply from everything they say.
My original post was poking fun at the ignorant and small minded nature of the parent post. I know not all extroverts yap too much and spout pointless crap from their mouth. In fact, random pointless conversation is sometimes fun. However it pisses me off when introversion gets treated like some kind of retardation and something that needs 'to be worked on'. People would be extremely boring if they were all the same, we need as much diversity as possible.
Have fun changing your identity or, at least, putting on a show.
"Honestly, it's fun to talk and to share. " Just remember that introversion doesn't mean quiet or not willing to talk or share, that's called being shy. Introverts simply tend not to talk pointlessly. Most people have both sides in the first place, it's just that one is dominant.
That's exactly the point, I never said I was attractive when drunk even if I would be, I wouldn't know because I don't drink. The only thing 'attractive' about drunk people is that they might do something hilarious.
Overly extroverted people tend to yap too much and say stupid things and think everyone can relate to them. The result is conversation that feels forced in the other direction because the introvert doesn't want to be rude to them by telling them to shut up.
I bet the people you meet when tipsy aren't quality friends. Besides, some people become less attractive when drunk.
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I'm both annoyed with the natural forms and processes are more offensive than murder as well as the stupidity behind an M rating versus an AO rating as well as the stupidity behind stores not even carrying certain things because of the rating.
When it comes to game industry and content ratings, there's nothing but a pile of moronic bullshit that makes absolutely no sense. If you're going to argue about these things though you may as well start with the easiest arguement to make.
BTW, I stopped caring about GTA after Vice City. I find it boring, but I still find everything surrounding political decsions about what's 'appropriate' for the public idiotic. There's no logical structure behind a lot of the policies we have except that certain laws are outdated (and should be changed to reflect what is right today) or some nut case douche bag(s) is/are trying to encroach on the very ideals the U.S. was founded upon.
I know you're probably joking but in a forum-like environment, it is more important to state your thoughts clearly than it is to cut it down to the size of a bumper sticker.
You fail to point out that we also find bare nipples (attached to the female form) and genitalia offensive. Some moron might forget that and think that sex and violence are now equals in how offensive they are, as long as you don't show nipples.
It's only sexual content that would cause it to be delayed. Remember GTA, running around killing police gets an M rating but a nipple makes it AO.
Remember, in America the idea of taking lives is less offensive than the idea of the nude human body and procreation.
Interesting, I've had 5 logic boards die. I complained, requested a replacement kindly, often to get handed off to some higher up who tries to get rid of me. The last time Apple pretty much flicked me off by saying they were sending a dispatch but never actually sending it.
I figure it's time for an upgrade anyway...
AMD fanboy-hunters may come to kill you ninja style if you don't.
Say you're like me and have a Windows desktop and a Mac laptop but don't feel like moving your desktop around for LAN parties. I like to keep my cables out of sight and organized, so having to deal with them for a very temporary move is rather irritating.
You can play seriously on a non super-powered laptop (besides I've noticed a lot of gaming laptops have overheating issues making them useless or likely to die quickly anyway). For a good framerate on today's GPUs, simply turn off the excess eye candy that has nothing to do with being able to play the game.
Oh and I know plenty of hardcore gamers who think the box that glows out of every hole is stupid and pointless. They're not all interested in 'ricing' their computer.
Except for the very music companies that Apple needs permission from to sell the music.
GuildWars is nice but some of the very 'pros' of it act as cons for many. For example, the in game 'community' lacks. People ditch parties without warning. You'll also never meet other players while you're exploring or in journey. The game plays more like a MOG. You have a glorified lobby (town/cities) to meet in, but after that it's very limited multiplayer. It plays down social interaction more than I'd like.
Some people like that and I understand why, but many MMO players will find it seriously lacking. I do like that I don't have to grind levels and pay a monthly fee though.
You should warn of the seizure inducing nature of it as well.
Except that Verizon is a private corporation, unlike our government which is meant to serve the people, instead of their pockets. Also, bandwidth reduction is not a life threatening issue.
You can't compare the roads that the government handles and the network that a private organization handles in that way.
Just because you can see the geometric path you want to take doesn't mean you have the coordination to execute it exactly.
Posting in HTML mode without using HTML? Use the menu, It's right next to the preview button...to the left.
What better way to change the American mindset of animated films than to start making really great animated features that are on the same level as the good live action movies. I find that often when people who don't normally watch cartoons see an animated TV series from Japan, their response is, "Wow I didn't know cartoons had stories like this."
It's not as much the fact that it's animated as it is the 'stigma' we've attached to it with the kind of writing our film industry always gives it.
And of course you're an expert Sociologist. If you're basing this off of other guys you've interacted with, it's interesting to note that many people base the way they socialize around social ideals and generalizations to avoid embarrassment. I know I'm not that far into the minority of people with that preference, maybe in people who are willing to outwardly say it but 'top heavy' women are not the preference in all cultures/time periods as you can clearly tell from artwork. I'm in a hurry to post this so I can't grab a resource for you, but I'm pretty sure there were studies that stated what the most attractive ratios were from a biological/scientific standpoint, 'top heavy' was not the ideal choice.
5% is still a pretty low percentage. Also remember that women can wear padded bras and wear other 'enhancing clothing'.
"You think jiggly breasts in WoW was just an accident?
Lara Croft was created to look the way she does specifically to attract more 13-17 year old males."
How about the jiggly breasts I see in real life? Are you implying that a woman's bust stays completely static during acceleration?
I find game character body designs/physics that are more realistic more attractive than the over-empahsized ones. I always found Laura Croft to be somewhat scary. WOW designs are a little too much too. The 'non-anime' Final Fantasy games have the most attractive female characters in any game I've played. DOA is the most exaggerated game that still manages to have attractive females to me.
I don't know about you but I think real women and real proportions are more attractive than exaggerated ones that 0% to 1% of real women actually have.
I score any "Male = penor brain" joke 0/10 because it's down right lame, overused, immature, and only helps to perpetuate a damaging stereotype for those many people who aren't able to tell if it's a joke or not. False generalizations are stupid, not funny. And I seriously can't believe you'd call this clever, what are you 12?
That is only true for dickheads like yourself who feel the need to make lame jokes based upon a generalization of the male gender.
I'd like to see an MMO that drops the EXP model for something less treadmill like.
I'm interested in people and what they say. However I'm not interested in speaking an unrefined thought or letting 90% of the things I think of that they won't understand or will cause a problem of some sort come out of my mouth. That's what I mean by pointless. It's frustrating when extroverts expect a full sentence reply from everything they say.
My original post was poking fun at the ignorant and small minded nature of the parent post. I know not all extroverts yap too much and spout pointless crap from their mouth. In fact, random pointless conversation is sometimes fun. However it pisses me off when introversion gets treated like some kind of retardation and something that needs 'to be worked on'. People would be extremely boring if they were all the same, we need as much diversity as possible.
Have fun changing your identity or, at least, putting on a show.
"Honestly, it's fun to talk and to share. "
Just remember that introversion doesn't mean quiet or not willing to talk or share, that's called being shy. Introverts simply tend not to talk pointlessly. Most people have both sides in the first place, it's just that one is dominant.
That's exactly the point, I never said I was attractive when drunk even if I would be, I wouldn't know because I don't drink. The only thing 'attractive' about drunk people is that they might do something hilarious.
I take pride in my stupidity.
Overly extroverted people tend to yap too much and say stupid things and think everyone can relate to them. The result is conversation that feels forced in the other direction because the introvert doesn't want to be rude to them by telling them to shut up.
I bet the people you meet when tipsy aren't quality friends. Besides, some people become less attractive when drunk.
And some don't care how smart everyone thinks they are.
"what's a geek to do."
Kill yourself.