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Conan, what is best in [chat]?

LudiousLudious I just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered User regular
edited August 2011 in Debate and/or Discourse
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  • OnTheLastCastleOnTheLastCastle let's keep it haimish for the peripatetic Registered User regular
    edited August 2011
    THE WIND IN MY HAIR.

    OnTheLastCastle on
  • ToxTox I kill threads they/themRegistered User regular
    fresh kill!

    Discord Lifeboat | Dilige, et quod vis fac
  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular

    I thought about buying it, but then the Minecraft guy couldn't pony up a free copy of his multi million dollar generating game and instead gave a "free trial" I got a bad vibe and decided not bother with it.


    RE: VisibleHowl. It thought VVVVVV WAS a flash game. I know I've played it and I definitely haven't bought it.

  • Hi I'm Vee!Hi I'm Vee! Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C E Registered User regular
    R-r-r-reeeepooooooooost!

    I spent $10 on the Humble Bundle, but frankly I've been pretty disappointed in most of the games.

    I already owned Braid and Osmos, and Machinarium is great, but for the most part, the others play like flash games I play on the internet.

    vRyue2p.png
  • BlackDragon480BlackDragon480 Bluster Kerfuffle Master of Windy ImportRegistered User regular
    THE WIND THROUGH MY HAIR.

    But are there any falcons at your breast?

    No matter where you go...there you are.
    ~ Buckaroo Banzai
  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Hooray my notification nightmare is over. Now I'm just left with the trailer thread, and that only blows up when someone cums over the dark knight.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    Sheep wrote:
    I thought about buying it, but then the Minecraft guy couldn't pony up a free copy of his multi million dollar generating game and instead gave a "free trial" I got a bad vibe and decided not bother with it.

    Are mad people are setting their own quite reasonable prices for games?

    wq09t4opzrlc.jpg
  • Caveman PawsCaveman Paws Registered User regular
    I always chuckle at "I fear my sons will never understand me..." at the start of that clip. I don't know why.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I guess I'll join winky in being outraged I might now have Fifa cheevos when I get my gamer tag back. God damn fifa!

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • OnTheLastCastleOnTheLastCastle let's keep it haimish for the peripatetic Registered User regular
    THE WIND THROUGH MY HAIR.

    But are there any falcons at your breast?

    I think he says wrist but it totally sounds like breast. Conan is still one of my fav movies.

    Are we excited for the new one? At least it is rated R and I like Jason Momoa. He was tits on Game of Thrones. Sometimes quite literally, those things are like canned hams.

  • EchoEcho ski-bap ba-dapModerator, Administrator admin
    THE ANTS IN MY HAIR.

  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    I always chuckle at "I fear my sons will never understand me..." at the start of that clip. I don't know why.

    It's the accent.

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    Anticipating the day jacob would slip up and let anyone start a new [chat], I had crafted a 1500 word OP describing the Liberal utopia and how it works to consume itself from within.

    Instead, I was beaten to the punch by Conan.

  • EddyEddy Gengar the Bittersweet Registered User regular
    Preach by agreeing with him you're only making him stronger

    "and the morning stars I have seen
    and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
  • OnTheLastCastleOnTheLastCastle let's keep it haimish for the peripatetic Registered User regular
    Echo wrote:
    THE ANTS IN MY HAIR.

    Makes me want to shout the goggles, zey do nothing. Dunno why.

    Y'all should watch Cave Dwellers the MST3K episode if you like Conan. It is so Italian and Conan made for $5.

  • RiemannLivesRiemannLives Registered User regular
    *repost because all the cool kids are doing it*
    Kalkino wrote:
    no no I know we all agree that god doesn't exist

    but I'm just saying, have we all accepted jesus into our hearts

    A major brand of Christianity (that taught by Marcion) in the early days essentially believed this. They thought that there were two deities: the god of the old testament who created the world and was kind of a dick and Jesus (a completely separate divine being).

    This group was actually pretty successful for a while. And they were the first to come up with the idea of having a canon of "authentic" scriptures. Later on the groups that would eventually become what we think of as "normal" christianity copied the idea (with a very different list of what is canon of course).

    Early Christianity sounds a lot more interesting than what we have now. Although I guess than can be said about a lot of philosophies or religions - when things are being explained or nutted out, rather than trapped in a prison of "orthodoxy"

    There's actually a pretty good reason why Christianity post 4th century is so uniform compared to the first 300 years.

    During its first 300 years (as near as people can work out) the religion grew at a steady pace of around 40% per decade (from a very small initial population). This is actually just about the same rate of growth as the Mormon church in the US. Anyway, by the early 300s that meant Christians were getting up there in numbers (couple million, almost entirely urban poor) but still a very small minority in the Roman world. Maybe as much as 7% of the population (probably more like 4-5%).

    They had next to no politicial clout and the populace in general really didn't like them (with good reason). Then something very odd happened. For some reason (and the only records of this event come from way after the fact) Constantine converted to Christianity (possibily before, possibly after becoming emperor). He also was a very successful ruler (he was emperor for 31 years, which is an extremely long time compared to most) after a long period of instability.

    Over the course of a generation, Christianity grew from being a tiny minority with no political power to being the pet project of a very effective supreme dictator. By the mid 4th century, in terms of raw numbers, the religion had increased from 4-7% of the empire to over 50% of the total population. And this growth included a great deal of the movers and shakers (suddenly being a Christian was a good career move to say the least).

    But it was only one brand of Christianity (among many) that received the massive Imperial favors of money, land, power and military force. Compared to some of the legitimately Christian sects of the first 300 years the modern Mormons are downright orthodox.

    Every brand of Christianity today (every. single. one) is descended directly from the one brand that was favored by the Roman Empire in the 4th century and which eventually became Catholic.

    Attacked by tweeeeeeees!
  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Sheep wrote:
    I thought about buying it, but then the Minecraft guy couldn't pony up a free copy of his multi million dollar generating game and instead gave a "free trial" I got a bad vibe and decided not bother with it.

    Are mad people are setting their own quite reasonable prices for games?

    I don't quite get what you're saying here. Maybe "free copy" of Minecraft wasn't the right word choice. Regardless, he didn't include a copy of his game in the bundle, or if he did, you will eventually have to buy it separately because the trial ends in a week or so.

    Basically it comes off like these guys donated their games and let people set the price for them. They're very good for doing this because people often just give them a penny or outright pirate the games regardless. Minecraft isn't taking this risk, but is definitely getting the advertisement for it, but if you like the game you're gonna have to pay full price for it and it alone, regardless of what you donated for the Bundle itself.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    God I love the scooter chair commercials. That you get a free deck of supersized playing cards is icing on the hilarity cake.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • LudiousLudious I just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered User regular
    Hammerfight was most definitely a flash game. Was popular on Newgrounds for a while. I am ASSUMING the retail version is more fleshed out etc.

  • TehSlothTehSloth Hit Or Miss I Guess They Never Miss, HuhRegistered User regular
    Sheep wrote:
    I thought about buying it, but then the Minecraft guy couldn't pony up a free copy of his multi million dollar generating game and instead gave a "free trial" I got a bad vibe and decided not bother with it.

    Are mad people are setting their own quite reasonable prices for games?

    Seriously, what a rip off.

    I can't believe they expect you to pay at least $0.01

    FC: 1993-7778-8872 PSN: TehSloth Xbox: SlothTeh
    twitch.tv/tehsloth
  • ThomamelasThomamelas Only one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered User regular
    That sounds great. Might pick that up this weekend.

    I think you'd enjoy it. Ship design follows the premise of stuff getting better as your tech level goes up. So version 1.5 of my system defense frigates were the same design but 5% faster, could go a few more minutes without refueling, had slightly more armor, etc. Version 2 let me shrink the amount of crew needed, so it has the same speed and stats as v1.5 but it's main gun is bigger and it has an extra secondary laser. With the Galactic Armory mod, I would say ship design is just about MOO2 robust. MOO2 had some firing arc options and everything could be PD. But Star Ruler allows for super granularity of design.

  • Caveman PawsCaveman Paws Registered User regular
    Chanus wrote:
    I always chuckle at "I fear my sons will never understand me..." at the start of that clip. I don't know why.

    It's the accent.

    It just sounds like something a modern day father might say, not a warlord.

  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    *repost because all the cool kids are doing it*
    Kalkino wrote:
    no no I know we all agree that god doesn't exist

    but I'm just saying, have we all accepted jesus into our hearts

    A major brand of Christianity (that taught by Marcion) in the early days essentially believed this. They thought that there were two deities: the god of the old testament who created the world and was kind of a dick and Jesus (a completely separate divine being).

    This group was actually pretty successful for a while. And they were the first to come up with the idea of having a canon of "authentic" scriptures. Later on the groups that would eventually become what we think of as "normal" christianity copied the idea (with a very different list of what is canon of course).

    Early Christianity sounds a lot more interesting than what we have now. Although I guess than can be said about a lot of philosophies or religions - when things are being explained or nutted out, rather than trapped in a prison of "orthodoxy"

    There's actually a pretty good reason why Christianity post 4th century is so uniform compared to the first 300 years.

    During its first 300 years (as near as people can work out) the religion grew at a steady pace of around 40% per decade (from a very small initial population). This is actually just about the same rate of growth as the Mormon church in the US. Anyway, by the early 300s that meant Christians were getting up there in numbers (couple million, almost entirely urban poor) but still a very small minority in the Roman world. Maybe as much as 7% of the population (probably more like 4-5%).

    They had next to no politicial clout and the populace in general really didn't like them (with good reason). Then something very odd happened. For some reason (and the only records of this event come from way after the fact) Constantine converted to Christianity (possibily before, possibly after becoming emperor). He also was a very successful ruler (he was emperor for 31 years, which is an extremely long time compared to most) after a long period of instability.

    Over the course of a generation, Christianity grew from being a tiny minority with no political power to being the pet project of a very effective supreme dictator. By the mid 4th century, in terms of raw numbers, the religion had increased from 4-7% of the empire to over 50% of the total population. And this growth included a great deal of the movers and shakers (suddenly being a Christian was a good career move to say the least).

    But it was only one brand of Christianity (among many) that received the massive Imperial favors of money, land, power and military force. Compared to some of the legitimately Christian sects of the first 300 years the modern Mormons are downright orthodox.

    Every brand of Christianity today (every. single. one) is descended directly from the one brand that was favored by the Roman Empire in the 4th century and which eventually became Catholic.

    You beat me to reposting it.

    Anyway, I have long respected Julian for his (futile) attempts to roll back the State support of the Christian church. It would have been interesting if he'd lasted another decade or so, instead of his untimely death

    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • Styrofoam SammichStyrofoam Sammich WANT. normal (not weird)Registered User regular
    Sheep wrote:
    Sheep wrote:
    I thought about buying it, but then the Minecraft guy couldn't pony up a free copy of his multi million dollar generating game and instead gave a "free trial" I got a bad vibe and decided not bother with it.

    Are mad people are setting their own quite reasonable prices for games?

    I don't quite get what you're saying here. Maybe "free copy" of Minecraft wasn't the right word choice. Regardless, he didn't include a copy of his game in the bundle, or if he did, you will eventually have to buy it separately because the trial ends in a week or so.

    Basically it comes off like these guys donated their games and let people set the price for them. They're very good for doing this because people often just give them a penny or outright pirate the games regardless. Minecraft isn't taking this risk, but is definitely getting the advertisement for it, but if you like the game you're gonna have to pay full price for it and it alone, regardless of what you donated for the Bundle itself.

    I see no problem here.

    wq09t4opzrlc.jpg
  • LudiousLudious I just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered User regular
    Sheep wrote:
    Sheep wrote:
    I thought about buying it, but then the Minecraft guy couldn't pony up a free copy of his multi million dollar generating game and instead gave a "free trial" I got a bad vibe and decided not bother with it.

    Are mad people are setting their own quite reasonable prices for games?

    I don't quite get what you're saying here. Maybe "free copy" of Minecraft wasn't the right word choice. Regardless, he didn't include a copy of his game in the bundle, or if he did, you will eventually have to buy it separately because the trial ends in a week or so.

    Basically it comes off like these guys donated their games and let people set the price for them. They're very good for doing this because people often just give them a penny or outright pirate the games regardless. Minecraft isn't taking this risk, but is definitely getting the advertisement for it, but if you like the game you're gonna have to pay full price for it and it alone, regardless of what you donated for the Bundle itself.

    But..Notch is also the #2 donator out of his own pocket...I mean. Come on.

  • OnTheLastCastleOnTheLastCastle let's keep it haimish for the peripatetic Registered User regular
    You guys ever get bummed that if you're a super great king, warlord or crime boss that your sons will likely disappoint you? If one doesn't, it'll probably be the littlest one.

  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    I finally found a use for all those gamestop funbucks points I had accrued from buying shit. Getting me a Saints Row bobble head doll.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
  • EddyEddy Gengar the Bittersweet Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote:
    I finally found a use for all those gamestop funbucks points I had accrued from buying shit. Getting me a Saints Row bobble head doll.

    Will you put it on the hood of your car?

    "and the morning stars I have seen
    and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Ludious wrote:
    But..Notch is also the #2 donator out of his own pocket...I mean. Come on.


    I don't know anything about it outside of it's a charity and you can buy a bundle of games for your own price. If the Minecraft guy has a financial stake in it, then I'm wrong.


  • emnmnmeemnmnme Registered User regular
    What is the role of Jesus in a secular society? Bragging rights for the non-believers who cobble together traits they find agreeable in order to make Jesus one of their own. Jesus is no longer the son of God; He is the kind of guy you want to grab a beer with.

    jesusmetal.jpg

    Non-Christians get a subconscious thrill when they steal Christ from the Christians.

  • TehSlothTehSloth Hit Or Miss I Guess They Never Miss, HuhRegistered User regular
    Ludious wrote:
    Sheep wrote:
    Sheep wrote:
    I thought about buying it, but then the Minecraft guy couldn't pony up a free copy of his multi million dollar generating game and instead gave a "free trial" I got a bad vibe and decided not bother with it.

    Are mad people are setting their own quite reasonable prices for games?

    I don't quite get what you're saying here. Maybe "free copy" of Minecraft wasn't the right word choice. Regardless, he didn't include a copy of his game in the bundle, or if he did, you will eventually have to buy it separately because the trial ends in a week or so.

    Basically it comes off like these guys donated their games and let people set the price for them. They're very good for doing this because people often just give them a penny or outright pirate the games regardless. Minecraft isn't taking this risk, but is definitely getting the advertisement for it, but if you like the game you're gonna have to pay full price for it and it alone, regardless of what you donated for the Bundle itself.

    But..Notch is also the #2 donator out of his own pocket...I mean. Come on.

    I believe he's been in the top 5 donators for all of the bundles. I dunno, I threw some money at them and totally think it was worth it, and that was before they tacked like, 6 more games onto it (although I owned a few of them). Some of the games are or were flash games, like I played VVVVV a long time ago, although I think I played like a demo version back when I would get bored and play games on kongregate. It's still a really solid platformer (well, not like, super meat boy solid, but close).

    FC: 1993-7778-8872 PSN: TehSloth Xbox: SlothTeh
    twitch.tv/tehsloth
  • Caveman PawsCaveman Paws Registered User regular
    Eddy wrote:
    Preacher wrote:
    I finally found a use for all those gamestop funbucks points I had accrued from buying shit. Getting me a Saints Row bobble head doll.

    Will you put it on the hood of your car?

    That would be stolen so fast.

  • TehSlothTehSloth Hit Or Miss I Guess They Never Miss, HuhRegistered User regular
    Preacher wrote:
    I finally found a use for all those gamestop funbucks points I had accrued from buying shit. Getting me a Saints Row bobble head doll.

    A lot of their posters would be kinda nice if they didn't say GAMEINFORMER or whatever on them in big letters.

    FC: 1993-7778-8872 PSN: TehSloth Xbox: SlothTeh
    twitch.tv/tehsloth
  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Son of a bitch, I got a paper cut on the tip of my finger. Worst place for typing all day long!

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    So Rick Perry's university transcripts have allegedly been leaked.
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/05/rick-perry-college-transcript_n_919357.html?1312559872
    A source in Texas passed The Huffington Post Perry's transcripts from his years at Texas A&M University. The future politician did not distinguish himself much in the classroom. While he later became a student leader, he had to get out of academic probation to do so. He rarely earned anything above a C in his courses -- earning a C in U.S. History, a D in Shakespeare, and a D in the principles of economics. Perry got a C in gym.

    Perry also did poorly on classes within his animal science major. In fall semester 1970, he received a D in veterinary anatomy, a F in a second course on organic chemistry and a C in animal breeding. He did get an A in world military systems and “Improv. of Learning” -- his only two As while at A&M.

    http://www.npr.org/2011/08/05/138995325/rick-perrys-religious-revival-sparks-a-holy-war
    Late last year, shortly after he won his third term, Perry, a Republican, began to envision the event that is now called "The Response."

    "With the economy in trouble, communities in crisis, people adrift in a sea of moral relativism, we need God's help," he said. "And that's why I'm calling on Americans to pray and fast like Jesus did."

    An event spokesman, who is a former Perry speechwriter, says the daylong affair will be filled with prayer, inspirational messages, Scripture readings and praise music. More than 8,000 people have registered for the prayer rally, which is being held in the 71,000-seat Reliant Stadium, normally used for rodeos and NFL games.
    Among the participants:

    — John Hagee, a San Antonio evangelist whose endorsement was rejected by John McCain in 2008 because of Hagee's anti-Catholic statements.

    — Mike Bickle, a founder of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Mo., who has called Oprah Winfrey a "pastor of the harlot of Babylon."

    — Alice Patterson, founder of Justice at the Gate, in San Antonio, who has written that there is "a demonic structure behind the Democratic Party."

    — And then there's John Benefiel, head of the Oklahoma-based Heartland Apostolic Prayer Network, who once said this about the Statue of Liberty: "You know where we got it from? French Freemasons. Listen, folks, that is an idol, a demonic idol right there in the middle of New York Harbor."

  • LudiousLudious I just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered User regular
    Well I mean that thing about Oprah is true if you define Babylon as the death of western civilization and sanity.

  • KalkinoKalkino Buttons Londres Registered User regular
    The Vatican museums are certainly worth a visit if in Rome, but I must admit to being creeped the hell out by the Raphael Rooms, for the frescos (and other works of art) celebrating the triumph of Christian theology over Pagan philosophy. The works relating to the Donation of Constantine are more of the same, but to the Secular Power

    Freedom for the Northern Isles!
  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited August 2011
    Kalkino wrote:
    The Vatican museums are certainly worth a visit if in Rome, but I must admit to being creeped the hell out by the Raphael Rooms, for the frescos (and other works of art) celebrating the triumph of Christian theology over Pagan philosophy. The works relating to the Donation of Constantine are more of the same, but to the Secular Power
    Are there works dedicated to the Christian humanists who proved the Donation of Constantine was a load of bullshit?

    Couscous on
  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Eddy wrote:
    Preacher wrote:
    I finally found a use for all those gamestop funbucks points I had accrued from buying shit. Getting me a Saints Row bobble head doll.

    Will you put it on the hood of your car?

    God no, I'm going cherish this thing like an asian person does an underage school girl.

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

    pleasepaypreacher.net
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