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i was introduced to one of my buddy's new girlfriend last night. we went to see a movie together, then dinner and then back to my place for some cocktails. she was nice and a fairly normal girly girl (anthro degree, talked about reality tv a little, seemed to know a whole lot about disney cartoons).
her eyes kind of lit up when i mentioned that my dog was named akira (she hadn't heard of akira kurosawa), and she started kind of talking about anime a little bit. she was definitely aware that it was kind of an embarrassing and nerdy thing to inflict on people though, and she had a good sense of humor about it. i forget which series she especially liked - i hadn't heard of it and it sounded like one of those adventure-girl titles.
and i think that's fine. people have their hobbies and their guilty pleasures and so forth. i play video games and post on the internet forums. the important thing imo is keeping a sense of perspective and humor about it, which is something that a lot of subcultures (esp. the "otaku" concept) really do not.
Yes. Yes, ok. But here's the question we all want answered:
What movie did you watch? :P
we saw the black swan at the indie theatre
it was pretty good i thought
1-10 quality of lesbian sex?
inquiring minds must know
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HachfaceNot the Minister Farrakhan you're thinking ofDammit, Shepard!Registered Userregular
I don't feel like LoL has more/worse jargon than say, a technical fighting game or Magic the Gathering.
hard to beat WoW for jargon.
although a lot of WoW jargon has been generalized at this point.
and I guess a lot of it was Everquest jargon first?
I don't know anything about MMOs
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YamiNoSenshiA point called ZIn the complex planeRegistered Userregular
edited December 2010
So where exactly does one buy veggie stock by the gallon?
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ThomamelasOnly one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered Userregular
edited December 2010
Damn it, I totally fucked up my use of Vacation time. I thought I had to work two days that I didn't, so I'm leaving two vacation days orphaned that I could have used to be off. I could have just worked today and been off till Jan 3.
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Irond WillWARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!!Cambridge. MAModeratorMod Emeritus
I don't feel like LoL has more/worse jargon than say, a technical fighting game or Magic the Gathering.
hard to beat WoW for jargon.
although a lot of WoW jargon has been generalized at this point.
and I guess a lot of it was Everquest jargon first?
I don't know anything about MMOs
Actually, this may explain the general frustration concerning LoL's jargon. MMOs and fighting games are actually rather well-established, where-as DotA-likes are still pretty fresh and it seems like they each play quite differently.
Kinda guessing here as I'm not really into them myself.
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ElldrenIs a woman dammitceterum censeoRegistered Userregular
I don't feel like LoL has more/worse jargon than say, a technical fighting game or Magic the Gathering.
hard to beat WoW for jargon.
although a lot of WoW jargon has been generalized at this point.
and I guess a lot of it was Everquest jargon first?
I don't know anything about MMOs
a lot of LoL jargon comes from WoW jargon which comes from EverQuest jargon and so on
it all feeds into itself
which would be interesting from a linguistic history standpoint but really it just makes it annoying to be around people who talk almost entirely in it
LoL is bad for it because it seemingly has jargon for every single aspect of the game, so I can read a post from one of the many LoL players here in [chat] and understand absolutely none of it because every single noun and most of the verbs are jargon.
I also hate the term "topdeck." Just say that you drew the damn card. Topdeck is more syllables and means the same damn thing.
I think the problem is competitive Magic players.
Though personally I'd like to be competitive, but I don't really have a bridge between "the occasional game I play with my nerd friend" and the weekly tournament.
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HachfaceNot the Minister Farrakhan you're thinking ofDammit, Shepard!Registered Userregular
and winona rider is in the movie for like 2 minutes
Rider was really the perfect choice for that little role, though.
yeah she did it well and fit the part perfectly
i was just kind of disappointed not to see her more
i'm note even sure if she's a good actress or not. just that she was (and still is) pretty.
Black Swan is the kind of movie that benefits from not quite being satisfying.
The washed-up ballerina character works best if you don't get to know her real well, but she just kind of exists as an archetype in the periphery of Nina's consciousness
i ended up seeing it in 3D since it was the only option at the theater but honestly you gain nothing really from seeing it in 3D
3D, as a trend, needs to die off
Yeah, I saw it in 2D.
Honestly, I was going because it's Alan Menken's first Disney movie in a long while. The plot was pretty by-the-numbers Disney but I enjoyed the music.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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Irond WillWARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!!Cambridge. MAModeratorMod Emeritus
So where exactly does one buy veggie stock by the gallon?
if you're looking at gallons, it's far more economical to make it yourself.
just onion peels, carrot peels, celery leaves and bases, potato peels, parsley stems, leek leaves, etc. you can use the good parts of the veggies for other uses. put em in a slow-cooker or a stock pot with water and a bay leaf or two and some salt and go crazy.
(i prefer adding salt so i can taste and tell how rich the stock is. without salt it's hard to judge)
there is also a brand of concentrated stock called "better than boullion" which comes in little jars. i use that stuff if i'm in a bind, and it is fairly economical to make a whole bunch of stock.
I also hate the term "topdeck." Just say that you drew the damn card. Topdeck is more syllables and means the same damn thing.
huh, I thought "topdecking" meant what you did with a card like clairvoyance
edit: apparently clairvoyance isn't the card I was thinking of, but cards that let you look at the top x cards of your library and put them back in any order
I also hate the term "topdeck." Just say that you drew the damn card. Topdeck is more syllables and means the same damn thing.
competitive Magic is awful all around
but yes the jargon for it is absolutely terrible
fighting game fans nowadays use phrases like "shit tier/mid tier/god tier" to describe characters but i remember hearing Magic players using those terms back in the 90's
99% of Magic jargon is built around judging other people's cards and decks and combinations as inferior or overpowered
So where exactly does one buy veggie stock by the gallon?
if you're looking at gallons, it's far more economical to make it yourself.
just onion peels, carrot peels, celery leaves and bases, potato peels, parsley stems, leek leaves, etc. you can use the good parts of the veggies for other uses. put em in a slow-cooker or a stock pot with water and a bay leaf or two and some salt and go crazy.
(i prefer adding salt so i can taste and tell how rich the stock is. without salt it's hard to judge)
there is also a brand of concentrated stock called "better than boullion" which comes in little jars. i use that stuff if i'm in a bind, and it is fairly economical to make a whole bunch of stock.
Kinda puts me in a chicken/egg situation. I need the stock to brine the turkey for Friday, and all the veggies you just listed would be used in Friday's dinner. I'll look for that better than boullion stuff. I have so much to prepare by then I'm gonna be short on time as is. Thanks, though.
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HachfaceNot the Minister Farrakhan you're thinking ofDammit, Shepard!Registered Userregular
I also hate the term "topdeck." Just say that you drew the damn card. Topdeck is more syllables and means the same damn thing.
huh, I thought "topdecking" meant what you did with a card like clairvoyance
edit: apparently clairvoyance isn't the card I was thinking of, but cards that let you look at the top x cards of your library and put them back in any order
I thought of the term this way as well, but there is a lot of M:tG jargon that's pretty silly in general
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Fuckers.
that's not even LoL jargon, that's PA LoL jargon.
(Playing a game in-house as opposed to with random matchmaking.)
lol is team vs. team
you can form a team and have the computer match you with another team looking for a game, theoretically around your skill level
or you can form both teams with people you invite off your friends' list
so an "inhouse" is when you have both teams formed from a friends' list. we generally all sit in the same vent channel when we play
why in god's name does that need its own word
do LoL players enjoy making their conversations impossible to follow for non-players?
i think so
Try not to sit between anyone. This would make it far more awkward.
It's better than it looks from the previews.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
as far as jargon goes that is pretty straightforward
This game is sitting at 4/8 for the past 20 min
I guess we'll have to shoot for starting it later
the term "in house" is hardly hard core jargon, something lol is full of.
and winona rider is in the movie for like 2 minutes
yeah the previews don't really do it justice
i ended up seeing it in 3D since it was the only option at the theater but honestly you gain nothing really from seeing it in 3D
3D, as a trend, needs to die off
what would be a better term for this do you think?
Rider was really the perfect choice for that little role, though.
Also, for those this morning, my sister is not as bad as my unbidden imagination said she would be. I just hope she can enjoy Christmas.
hard to beat WoW for jargon.
although a lot of WoW jargon has been generalized at this point.
and I guess a lot of it was Everquest jargon first?
I don't know anything about MMOs
yeah she did it well and fit the part perfectly
i was just kind of disappointed not to see her more
i'm note even sure if she's a good actress or not. just that she was (and still is) pretty.
the old ones weren't as good as people pretend
Especially since some of it reeks of arrogance.
I hate it when people call a card "unplayable."
I also hate the term "topdeck." Just say that you drew the damn card. Topdeck is more syllables and means the same damn thing.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Actually, this may explain the general frustration concerning LoL's jargon. MMOs and fighting games are actually rather well-established, where-as DotA-likes are still pretty fresh and it seems like they each play quite differently.
Kinda guessing here as I'm not really into them myself.
EQ jargon is DikuMUD jargon enlarged.
WoW also has DAoC jargon tossed in (spec)
a lot of LoL jargon comes from WoW jargon which comes from EverQuest jargon and so on
it all feeds into itself
which would be interesting from a linguistic history standpoint but really it just makes it annoying to be around people who talk almost entirely in it
LoL is bad for it because it seemingly has jargon for every single aspect of the game, so I can read a post from one of the many LoL players here in [chat] and understand absolutely none of it because every single noun and most of the verbs are jargon.
I think the problem is competitive Magic players.
Though personally I'd like to be competitive, but I don't really have a bridge between "the occasional game I play with my nerd friend" and the weekly tournament.
Black Swan is the kind of movie that benefits from not quite being satisfying.
less is more basically
Yeah, I saw it in 2D.
Honestly, I was going because it's Alan Menken's first Disney movie in a long while. The plot was pretty by-the-numbers Disney but I enjoyed the music.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
if you're looking at gallons, it's far more economical to make it yourself.
just onion peels, carrot peels, celery leaves and bases, potato peels, parsley stems, leek leaves, etc. you can use the good parts of the veggies for other uses. put em in a slow-cooker or a stock pot with water and a bay leaf or two and some salt and go crazy.
(i prefer adding salt so i can taste and tell how rich the stock is. without salt it's hard to judge)
there is also a brand of concentrated stock called "better than boullion" which comes in little jars. i use that stuff if i'm in a bind, and it is fairly economical to make a whole bunch of stock.
edit: apparently clairvoyance isn't the card I was thinking of, but cards that let you look at the top x cards of your library and put them back in any order
I've always heard it used to mean that the card was on the top of the deck through natural causes. IE, you got lucky.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
competitive Magic is awful all around
but yes the jargon for it is absolutely terrible
fighting game fans nowadays use phrases like "shit tier/mid tier/god tier" to describe characters but i remember hearing Magic players using those terms back in the 90's
99% of Magic jargon is built around judging other people's cards and decks and combinations as inferior or overpowered
and oh my god, i saw black swan finally. natalie portman..
(edited for spoiler-izing.)
The judge community is pretty great.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Kinda puts me in a chicken/egg situation. I need the stock to brine the turkey for Friday, and all the veggies you just listed would be used in Friday's dinner. I'll look for that better than boullion stuff. I have so much to prepare by then I'm gonna be short on time as is. Thanks, though.
you call them judges
I call them "nerd wranglers"
I thought of the term this way as well, but there is a lot of M:tG jargon that's pretty silly in general
Uncanny Magazine!
The Mad Writers Union
like my opponent got so fucking angry he tried to upend the table and storm out
he didn't fully flip the bitch because he was kind of a putz, but he did turn it on an angle spilling most of it on the floor before storming off
he got banned from the tournament and the store for that, but still
i was disappoint