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Shazkar Shadowstorm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-iZgkkGuME


i ain't got time for a pretty chat, i got a job interview in 1 hour

stopping posting now here you go

BEAST!

get dat interview on

Deebaser

Good luck shazbutt

a5ehren

I'm still waiting for Arcologies. SimCity 2000 said we'd have them by now!

Tav

RMS Oceanic

a5ehren wrote: »

I'm still waiting for Arcologies. SimCity 2000 said we'd have them by now!

You need to be always online to support them.

Witchdr

Man just when i thought i had a break from work travel they tack on another trip in two weeks.

bowen

a5ehren wrote: »

I'm still waiting for Arcologies. SimCity 2000 said we'd have them by now!

I just want a hover board and a mister fusion.

zepherin

a5ehren wrote: »

I'm still waiting for Arcologies. SimCity 2000 said we'd have them by now!

Yeah but it would be the ones with sewer monsters.

Elldren

@Echo It's the Honda Fit, and that is still its name in Japan and the Americas

Bogart

Well I want a Mega City of hundreds of millions ruled with an iron fist by a band of ultimate law enforcement officers that are judge, jury and executioner rolled into one.

Couscous

So I heard Detroit isn't hellish enough in the Robocop remake.

tyrannus

i own a car and I drive in the city and

I love the FUCK outta my car

it's also nice to know that I can drive anywhere the hell I want to go

Elldren

bowen wrote: »

a5ehren wrote: »

I'm still waiting for Arcologies. SimCity 2000 said we'd have them by now!

I just want a hover board and a mister fusion.

mister fusion is at least a decade out

hoverboards are also in development

RMS Oceanic

Couscous wrote: »

So I heard Detroit isn't hellish enough in the Robocop remake.

It looks Vancouverishly clean.

Very few active crimes are portrayed, Robocop just consults the wanted list and goes after people like that.

No dick shots.

Bogart

An irradiate wasteland populated by crazy mutants and flying sharks would be cool also.

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bowen

I find it pretty funny that Verhoeven basically predicted Detroit's downfall.

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Organichu

so, re: the big city.

i loved living in nyc at 19 (and that was even way out in jamaica, a 45m walk from the subway) and i would still enjoy living there today if i could get pay commensurate with the CoL.

but that cultural hotspot business- which is a huge plus for a certain type of person, including young-me- has lessened for me. i like staying in fairly often, not in small part due to wanting to establish some serious financial security. i am no longer as enthused about being able to eat this great dimsum for lunch then see some french musician perform at a b&n purely by accident then then...

that total inundation of choices and options is no longer a game changer for me

(it's still nice when i'm in the mood, tho- that plus all my friends there plus its accessibility to other east coast cities plus nearness to international travel plus great people watching in public spaces etc means it's still in my top 5 places to live)

Tav

Dublin is only a fraction of the size of NYC and I still hit up at least a restaurant and 1-2 shows a week

bowen

Yeah it definitely isn't the thing for me and I know that. Just seems like most people don't utilize it, at least in my circle of extended friends.

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21stCentury

I needto move to the city, but I need a stable job that pays before I can do that... But for the job to be good to me, I'd need to live in the city.

:tell_me_more:

RMS Oceanic

The Sixth Borough of New York City should be Newcastle Upon Tyne.

SanderJK

One of the major benefits for living in the city for me is commute times.

Right now I am in absolute godtier, with 11 minutes of cycling.

That is so much extra free time.

bowen

I probably eat out 2-3 times a week as well. I'm a creature of habit though. Grab a slice of pizza, maybe go to a steakhouse. I have no want or desire to try fringe foods like Korean-British fusion.

RMS Oceanic

SanderJK wrote: »

One of the major benefits for living in the city for me is commute times.

Right now I am in absolute godtier, with 11 minutes of cycling.

That is so much extra free time.

I'd put myself in the high tier, 30-35 minutes on foot.

AManFromEarth

I liked living in Edinburgh, lots of stuff to do and places to go but also pretty quiet when you need it to be. Especially living down in Blackford.

I liked the few months I "lived" in Boston, too.

Public transportation and a distinct lack of the southern culture against culture was nice.

I like the little town I live in now, though I feel a little hemmed in culturally and things-to-do wise.

Idk if I'd like living in New York, though.

bowen

21stCentury wrote: »

I needto move to the city, but I need a stable job that pays before I can do that... But for the job to be good to me, I'd need to live in the city.

:tell_me_more:

It seems like... city life for someone with anxiety is not wise.

desc

NYC-chan ...

Organichu

living where i am now, i begin to see the massive appeal of owning a car- anywhere, anytime. it's seriously liberating, having gotten around on p good public transportation in philly and amazing transit in nyc. that said, the massive downside is having to be actively engaged in getting to and from work. being able to read or daydream on my commute- and my commute being p short- was absolutely delightful.

RMS Oceanic

What we need is a portal network so we can live in the country and just step through a portal into New York if the fancy takes us,

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Tav

I want to visit NYC, but don't think i'll be able to afford it next year

Sir Landshark

Vanguard wrote: »

bowen wrote: »

Yeah it definitely isn't the thing for me and I know that. Just seems like most people don't utilize it, at least in my circle of extended friends.

To be fair, most people wash out of the city. In my experience, this is between 6 months and 2 years. Either people immediately realize how expensive it is and how much work it is to be active and just don't want that kind of speed of life or they knuckle down and try it for a while and in the end they decide they want something else. People also tend to exit when they begin having children.

yeah most scrubs just cant handle rollin with the big dogs erryday

Organichu

Vanguard wrote: »

Organichu wrote: »

living where i am now, i begin to see the massive appeal of owning a car- anywhere, anytime. it's seriously liberating, having gotten around on p good public transportation in philly and amazing transit in nyc. that said, the massive downside is having to be actively engaged in getting to and from work. being able to read or daydream on my commute- and my commute being p short- was absolutely delightful.

chu that area is beautiful and if you haven't done it yet i highly recommend a trip through the mountains, maybe up to nederland and loop back around through boulder

so far i have been to boulder a couple times, down to thornton a couple times to costco, and to suburb of denver twice. i haven't yet been to the mountains or anything. everyone keeps telling me i should go to lyons.

bowen

Vanguard wrote: »

Organichu wrote: »

living where i am now, i begin to see the massive appeal of owning a car- anywhere, anytime. it's seriously liberating, having gotten around on p good public transportation in philly and amazing transit in nyc. that said, the massive downside is having to be actively engaged in getting to and from work. being able to read or daydream on my commute- and my commute being p short- was absolutely delightful.

chu that area is beautiful and if you haven't done it yet i highly recommend a trip through the mountains, maybe up to nederland and loop back around through boulder

Yeah if you live in Colorado hiking is the fucking bee's knees there. Even if you have to drive half of it, pretty beautiful scenery all around.

AManFromEarth

Organichu wrote: »

living where i am now, i begin to see the massive appeal of owning a car- anywhere, anytime. it's seriously liberating, having gotten around on p good public transportation in philly and amazing transit in nyc. that said, the massive downside is having to be actively engaged in getting to and from work. being able to read or daydream on my commute- and my commute being p short- was absolutely delightful.

you know, i miss not needing a car now that i'm back in a commutersphere.

and now that my car is deadsies it's infuriating not being able to get down.

i think i'd like to find a place to live that has a nice balance between public transport and cars. we're a one car family right now which isn't exactly feasible, I have to get to work an hour early and i have to stay about two hours late waiting for my ride.

Cars are terrible.

Horse for the post ebolpocalypse

21stCentury

bowen wrote: »

21stCentury wrote: »

I needto move to the city, but I need a stable job that pays before I can do that... But for the job to be good to me, I'd need to live in the city.

:tell_me_more:

It seems like... city life for someone with anxiety is not wise.

Yeah, but how will my anxiety get better if I don't confront it?

Also, the jerbs are in the city... so unless I want a 4 hour commute every day for the rest of my life... I need to move.