I want the World of Warcraft movie to have a kid playing World of Warcraft and get sucked into his computer and fall into a swirling background surrounded by images of stuff from WoW.
That...isn't what it is about?
But then he emerges on the other side of the portal and he's all "Unnghhh... where am I?"
And then an orc appears and goes "LOK'TAR OGAR"
and it's Thrall!!!
at the end the kid finally arrives at the shimmering portal that leads back home
he steps through, emboldened by his experiences in azeroth
and then proceeds to go beat up the bullies that were picking on him at the beginning of the movie
I want the World of Warcraft movie to have a kid playing World of Warcraft and get sucked into his computer and fall into a swirling background surrounded by images of stuff from WoW.
That...isn't what it is about?
But then he emerges on the other side of the portal and he's all "Unnghhh... where am I?"
And then an orc appears and goes "LOK'TAR OGAR"
and it's Thrall!!!
at the end the kid finally arrives at the shimmering portal that leads back home
he steps through, emboldened by his experiences in azeroth
and then proceeds to go beat up the bullies that were picking on him at the beginning of the movie
I want the World of Warcraft movie to have a kid playing World of Warcraft and get sucked into his computer and fall into a swirling background surrounded by images of stuff from WoW.
That...isn't what it is about?
But then he emerges on the other side of the portal and he's all "Unnghhh... where am I?"
And then an orc appears and goes "LOK'TAR OGAR"
and it's Thrall!!!
at the end the kid finally arrives at the shimmering portal that leads back home
he steps through, emboldened by his experiences in azeroth
and then proceeds to go beat up the bullies that were picking on him at the beginning of the movie
the greedy jew in me wants to (now that my computer is starting to shit the bed) sell it and get a new one and just not be honest about its issues, since it can go hours without fucking up
but the decent person in me goes "no... that won't fly"
so i'm basically out a lot of money
damn you, decent person inside of me
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I want the World of Warcraft movie to have a kid playing World of Warcraft and get sucked into his computer and fall into a swirling background surrounded by images of stuff from WoW.
That...isn't what it is about?
But then he emerges on the other side of the portal and he's all "Unnghhh... where am I?"
And then an orc appears and goes "LOK'TAR OGAR"
and it's Thrall!!!
at the end the kid finally arrives at the shimmering portal that leads back home
he steps through, emboldened by his experiences in azeroth
and then proceeds to go beat up the bullies that were picking on him at the beginning of the movie
a garbage pail lid is employed as a shield
I think you missed your true calling!
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i have to say that i refuse to knowingly hang out socially with larpers and am kind of embarrassed by their very existence.
but on the other hand i have a kind of admiration for people willing to willingly cast themselves out from society in pursuance of their hobby. i mean it takes some stones.
We have friends that are into historical re-enactment.
They do not take comparison to LARPers kindly.
i have known civil war re-enactors and i think they are probably worse than larpers
like all the annoying neckbeardiness of larpers, but all of them take themselves like uber-seriously and also they are all gun nuts. the ones who dress like confederates are also pretty much all racists.
Re-enactment here tends to be mostly medieval or Napoleonic. There isn't really much crossover with any current cultural conflict.
I want the World of Warcraft movie to have a kid playing World of Warcraft and get sucked into his computer and fall into a swirling background surrounded by images of stuff from WoW.
That...isn't what it is about?
But then he emerges on the other side of the portal and he's all "Unnghhh... where am I?"
And then an orc appears and goes "LOK'TAR OGAR"
and it's Thrall!!!
god i would watch this every day
the one reason i am sad that i play alliance
is missing thrall
and LOK'TAR OGAR
but gnomes>all
so
THRALL
I need soldiers to fight the Alliance. Will you help me on my quest?
JAKE
Why don't you kill me? I'm a human.
THRALL
The spirits tell me you are not of Lordaeron or Azeroth... I can tell you are a brave soldier
JAKE
I have four level 80s.
don't stop
almost there
etc
A BATTLEFIELD. The sky is RED and the ground is drenched in BLOOD. A blood elf played by LINDSAY LOHAN is fighting a NIGHT ELF. It is TOTALLY HOT.
These references are going to take an age to load in because this reference program is so FUCKING SLOW :x
This doesn't involve Visual Studio, does it? Because goddamn their "Add Reference" dialog takes a day and a half to load. The "Add/Remove Items" dialog for the Toolbox is even worse.
Nerds sure love to circle their wagons and defend against whatever needs defending against this week
I fail to see what's so awful about this? It's basically the golden rule "if it doesn't hurt anyone let 'em be".
that's not the golden rule, but anyway
1) As we see with any other group (cops, Republicans, whatever) the group bond makes them more likely to ignore actual toxic problems that need addressing, and to see the attempt to address those problems as an attack
2) It fosters a hateful and cultlike us versus them mentality that is unhealthy
3) It encourages people to tie inordinate amounts of their self-identity and self-worth up with a single identity/hobby/job/whatever when in modern life we need to be able to successfully wear, and switch between, several "hats" at will
I have a term for 3.
I call it Singular Identity Presentation.
When a person has essentially one focused aspect of their life that they essentially connect all of their other interests to and are incapable of separating it from the others.
they come across as shallow, one-dimensional caricatures of human beings who are obsessed and socially awkard.
for example:
"otaku" who only watch anime, play japanese video games with anime stylings, the only music they listen to is anime soundtracks and j-pop, they eat as much ramen as possible, etc.
the internet is like "well clearly these people are just xenophiles who love japanese culture because their own culture bores them" but i don't think that's right
it's been my observation that these people are simply clinging to one facet of their interests and identities to define all the others, and that is the singular aspect of their identity they present in any other interest they have.
people can basically do this with anything because it's easier than "switching hats" or having multiple unrelated interests.
christ are they annoying. i say it borders on an indicator of a psychological illness.
I want the World of Warcraft movie to have a kid playing World of Warcraft and get sucked into his computer and fall into a swirling background surrounded by images of stuff from WoW.
That...isn't what it is about?
But then he emerges on the other side of the portal and he's all "Unnghhh... where am I?"
And then an orc appears and goes "LOK'TAR OGAR"
and it's Thrall!!!
god i would watch this every day
the one reason i am sad that i play alliance
is missing thrall
and LOK'TAR OGAR
but gnomes>all
so
THRALL
I need soldiers to fight the Alliance. Will you help me on my quest?
JAKE
Why don't you kill me? I'm a human.
THRALL
The spirits tell me you are not of Lordaeron or Azeroth... I can tell you are a brave soldier
JAKE
I have four level 80s.
don't stop
almost there
etc
A BATTLEFIELD. The sky is RED and the ground is drenched in BLOOD. A blood elf played by LINDSAY LOHAN is fighting a NIGHT ELF. It is TOTALLY HOT.
Nerds sure love to circle their wagons and defend against whatever needs defending against this week
I fail to see what's so awful about this? It's basically the golden rule "if it doesn't hurt anyone let 'em be".
that's not the golden rule, but anyway
1) As we see with any other group (cops, Republicans, whatever) the group bond makes them more likely to ignore actual toxic problems that need addressing, and to see the attempt to address those problems as an attack
2) It fosters a hateful and cultlike us versus them mentality that is unhealthy
3) It encourages people to tie inordinate amounts of their self-identity and self-worth up with a single identity/hobby/job/whatever when in modern life we need to be able to successfully wear, and switch between, several "hats" at will
Right which is why I said 'basically'.
But I think you have it backwards here. These attitudes are a reaction to the way they're treated, they're otherised which makes them close ranks. If the attitude of being less judgemental (in all sectors of life) was more common I doubt this would occur nearly as much. Just look at the overweight thread if you want to see an example of such. Or like any feminist blog ever.*
*sorry spark notes version. I'm hitting the gym right now.
These references are going to take an age to load in because this reference program is so FUCKING SLOW :x
This doesn't involve Visual Studio, does it? Because goddamn their "Add Reference" dialog takes a day and a half to load. The "Add/Remove Items" dialog for the Toolbox is even worse.
Nerds sure love to circle their wagons and defend against whatever needs defending against this week
I fail to see what's so awful about this? It's basically the golden rule "if it doesn't hurt anyone let 'em be".
that's not the golden rule, but anyway
1) As we see with any other group (cops, Republicans, whatever) the group bond makes them more likely to ignore actual toxic problems that need addressing, and to see the attempt to address those problems as an attack
2) It fosters a hateful and cultlike us versus them mentality that is unhealthy
3) It encourages people to tie inordinate amounts of their self-identity and self-worth up with a single identity/hobby/job/whatever when in modern life we need to be able to successfully wear, and switch between, several "hats" at will
I have a term for 3.
I call it Singular Identity Presentation.
When a person has essentially one focused aspect of their life that they essentially connect all of their other interests to and are incapable of separating it from the others.
they come across as shallow, one-dimensional caricatures of human beings who are obsessed and socially awkard.
for example:
"otaku" who only watch anime, play japanese video games with anime stylings, the only music they listen to is anime soundtracks and j-pop, they eat as much ramen as possible, etc.
the internet is like "well clearly these people are just xenophiles who love japanese culture because their own culture bores them" but i don't think that's right
it's been my observation that these people are simply clinging to one facet of their interests and identities to define all the others, and that is the singular aspect of their identity they present in any other interest they have.
people can basically do this with anything because it's easier than "switching hats" or having multiple unrelated interests.
christ are they annoying. i say it borders on an indicator of a psychological illness.
it seems like a new thing but it is not. some of the older spergy engineers i work with are like really really into, say, model trains or HAM radio or the stock market and pretty much only want to talk about these things.
the internet has probably made it worse though. like the HAM radio guy actually had to socially interact to some degree with non-HAM enthusiasts, because there just aren't going to be that many in his locale. the naruto-headband-wearing dude has the whole world of other otaku available on the internet and can really minimize his other social interactions.
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ThomamelasOnly one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered Userregular
Organichu I have sold a broken laptop (with the words DOESN'T TURN ON. IS BROKEN. WILL NOT WORK in the ebay header)
for hundreds of dollars
people will still buy it off of ebay
Parts can be valuable. Rarity of the parts can make them much more valuable. One of our tech support guys brought in a box of super old parts, one of which was a token ring ethernet card. We fired it up and the thing was working and I told him to put it up on E-bay because I knew he could get a couple of hundred bucks for it. He figured he'd get ten. The auction closed at eleven hundred dollars.
ebay brings to mind the quote from h2g2: "no-one in their right mind would buy it. But since there is a substantial number of people in the galaxy who is not in their right mind at any given time, the economy kept afloat"*
Organichu I have sold a broken laptop (with the words DOESN'T TURN ON. IS BROKEN. WILL NOT WORK in the ebay header)
for hundreds of dollars
people will still buy it off of ebay
Parts can be valuable. Rarity of the parts can make them much more valuable. One of our tech support guys brought in a box of super old parts, one of which was a token ring ethernet card. We fired it up and the thing was working and I told him to put it up on E-bay because I knew he could get a couple of hundred bucks for it. He figured he'd get ten. The auction closed at eleven hundred dollars.
Nerds sure love to circle their wagons and defend against whatever needs defending against this week
I fail to see what's so awful about this? It's basically the golden rule "if it doesn't hurt anyone let 'em be".
that's not the golden rule, but anyway
1) As we see with any other group (cops, Republicans, whatever) the group bond makes them more likely to ignore actual toxic problems that need addressing, and to see the attempt to address those problems as an attack
2) It fosters a hateful and cultlike us versus them mentality that is unhealthy
3) It encourages people to tie inordinate amounts of their self-identity and self-worth up with a single identity/hobby/job/whatever when in modern life we need to be able to successfully wear, and switch between, several "hats" at will
I have a term for 3.
I call it Singular Identity Presentation.
When a person has essentially one focused aspect of their life that they essentially connect all of their other interests to and are incapable of separating it from the others.
they come across as shallow, one-dimensional caricatures of human beings who are obsessed and socially awkard.
for example:
"otaku" who only watch anime, play japanese video games with anime stylings, the only music they listen to is anime soundtracks and j-pop, they eat as much ramen as possible, etc.
the internet is like "well clearly these people are just xenophiles who love japanese culture because their own culture bores them" but i don't think that's right
it's been my observation that these people are simply clinging to one facet of their interests and identities to define all the others, and that is the singular aspect of their identity they present in any other interest they have.
people can basically do this with anything because it's easier than "switching hats" or having multiple unrelated interests.
christ are they annoying. i say it borders on an indicator of a psychological illness.
it seems like a new thing but it is not. some of the older spergy engineers i work with are like really really into, say, model trains or HAM radio or the stock market and pretty much only want to talk about these things.
the internet has probably made it worse though. like the HAM radio guy actually had to socially interact to some degree with non-HAM enthusiasts, because there just aren't going to be that many in his locale. the naruto-headband-wearing dude has the whole world of other otaku available on the internet and can really minimize his other social interactions.
What's worse is everyone in those online communities reinforces each other, saying they're good and normal and acting fine when clearly they are not. You can some really weird shit out there.
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ThomamelasOnly one man can kill this many Russians. Bring his guitar to me! Registered Userregular
Organichu I have sold a broken laptop (with the words DOESN'T TURN ON. IS BROKEN. WILL NOT WORK in the ebay header)
for hundreds of dollars
people will still buy it off of ebay
Parts can be valuable. Rarity of the parts can make them much more valuable. One of our tech support guys brought in a box of super old parts, one of which was a token ring ethernet card. We fired it up and the thing was working and I told him to put it up on E-bay because I knew he could get a couple of hundred bucks for it. He figured he'd get ten. The auction closed at eleven hundred dollars.
dayum
Laptop parts are a huge pain in the ass to track down and pulling data off of a laptop drive used to be a huge pain in the ass. Have the newer laptops switched over to SATA with standard plugs or is like the old days of that funky IDE variant?
Organichu I have sold a broken laptop (with the words DOESN'T TURN ON. IS BROKEN. WILL NOT WORK in the ebay header)
for hundreds of dollars
people will still buy it off of ebay
Parts can be valuable. Rarity of the parts can make them much more valuable. One of our tech support guys brought in a box of super old parts, one of which was a token ring ethernet card. We fired it up and the thing was working and I told him to put it up on E-bay because I knew he could get a couple of hundred bucks for it. He figured he'd get ten. The auction closed at eleven hundred dollars.
dayum
Laptop parts are a huge pain in the ass to track down and pulling data off of a laptop drive used to be a huge pain in the ass. Have the newer laptops switched over to SATA with standard plugs or is like the old days of that funky IDE variant?
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at the end the kid finally arrives at the shimmering portal that leads back home
he steps through, emboldened by his experiences in azeroth
and then proceeds to go beat up the bullies that were picking on him at the beginning of the movie
a garbage pail lid is employed as a shield
this movie
would be so fucking awesome
Cardboard boxes for his shoulders?
but the decent person in me goes "no... that won't fly"
so i'm basically out a lot of money
damn you, decent person inside of me
I think you missed your true calling!
for hundreds of dollars
people will still buy it off of ebay
Re-enactment here tends to be mostly medieval or Napoleonic. There isn't really much crossover with any current cultural conflict.
JAKE
Wait! Let me negotiate a peace between you!
BLOOD ELF
You are more handsome then the Sunwell.
They FUCK. It is very ARTSY.
I've been 2 months clean.
Don't do this to me, people.
I have a term for 3.
I call it Singular Identity Presentation.
When a person has essentially one focused aspect of their life that they essentially connect all of their other interests to and are incapable of separating it from the others.
they come across as shallow, one-dimensional caricatures of human beings who are obsessed and socially awkard.
for example:
"otaku" who only watch anime, play japanese video games with anime stylings, the only music they listen to is anime soundtracks and j-pop, they eat as much ramen as possible, etc.
the internet is like "well clearly these people are just xenophiles who love japanese culture because their own culture bores them" but i don't think that's right
it's been my observation that these people are simply clinging to one facet of their interests and identities to define all the others, and that is the singular aspect of their identity they present in any other interest they have.
people can basically do this with anything because it's easier than "switching hats" or having multiple unrelated interests.
christ are they annoying. i say it borders on an indicator of a psychological illness.
wait go back to thrall
wait fuck i mean
yeah ELVES UNF
Hey Justin, Azeroth called. They need your sword. Adventure awaits you in "The World of Warcraft".
*queue awesome music*
it is like making edward penishands before edward scissorhands
i mean sure maybe it stands on its own merits but it still doesn't make any sense
clean of jerking off to internet slash?
slashaholics anonymous
yeah i know but i could be dishonest and get way more
but as much jew as there is in me, there's about 5.5 inches of irond will in me, too
and if there's one thing he ain't it's dishonest
has just suggested
that being gay, and being a gamer, are the same thing
and either a gay person chooses to be gay
or gamers can't help but play games
wow
are you saying will has a small penis
Right which is why I said 'basically'.
But I think you have it backwards here. These attitudes are a reaction to the way they're treated, they're otherised which makes them close ranks. If the attitude of being less judgemental (in all sectors of life) was more common I doubt this would occur nearly as much. Just look at the overweight thread if you want to see an example of such. Or like any feminist blog ever.*
*sorry spark notes version. I'm hitting the gym right now.
i am saying that there is a penis in my butt
and when i crane my head around, or look at a reflective surface, i can see that the penis is sprouting from will's pelvis
i am not suggesting it to be small or large
i am only relating the facts as i understand them
Nah i'm using RefWorks. Which is worse!
it seems like a new thing but it is not. some of the older spergy engineers i work with are like really really into, say, model trains or HAM radio or the stock market and pretty much only want to talk about these things.
the internet has probably made it worse though. like the HAM radio guy actually had to socially interact to some degree with non-HAM enthusiasts, because there just aren't going to be that many in his locale. the naruto-headband-wearing dude has the whole world of other otaku available on the internet and can really minimize his other social interactions.
Parts can be valuable. Rarity of the parts can make them much more valuable. One of our tech support guys brought in a box of super old parts, one of which was a token ring ethernet card. We fired it up and the thing was working and I told him to put it up on E-bay because I knew he could get a couple of hundred bucks for it. He figured he'd get ten. The auction closed at eleven hundred dollars.
*from memory and not verbatim
I hate you.
dayum
5.5 inches in diameter is what he is saying
chu has a pooper like a storm drain
poor frankie
for a while my friends considered me 'the israeli' because i flew back whenever i could and did activism and stuff
and now i've been shooting a lot so i'm 'the gun guy'
but i like to think that i'm not just totally defined by a single one of my habits or proclivities
you can choose to be out or not about being gay and you can choose to be out or not about playing videogames
in this context same thing
What's worse is everyone in those online communities reinforces each other, saying they're good and normal and acting fine when clearly they are not. You can some really weird shit out there.
Laptop parts are a huge pain in the ass to track down and pulling data off of a laptop drive used to be a huge pain in the ass. Have the newer laptops switched over to SATA with standard plugs or is like the old days of that funky IDE variant?
yes the social stigmas and societal constructs you're bottlenecked into for engaging in male on male sodomy and 4 player halo are precisely analogous
no fucking clue
i dont deal with laptops
they break
i give up
pc's are different
i just don't deal with laptops
no i use my other wiener on her
I was given to understand both lead to cock and balls in your face.