Easily the worst thing about living on the East Coast is that when things release at midnight eastern, it's in my time zone. If I lived in CA still I could play ME at 9pm and instead I will not be able to play it really at all tonight because I have to work early in the morning.
This is the worst thing that has ever happened to a person ever
Look on the bright side. When the world is fully urbanized and we all live in caves of steel, time zones will cease to matter.
i'm looking forward to next semester when my earliest class will be at 10 am, but it's at the school that is a 10 minute drive from my apartment.
I don't have to teach until 10 tomorrow, but I have to drive an hour and a half first.
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"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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The comb the desert scene is very quotable when you're playing a hidden movement board game like Whitechapel.
I have decided that many of Microsoft's products and install processes are actual war crimes
Oh is that fresh Win 7 install done already? Great, this machine will be back up and running in no ti-Installing update 14 of 472.
Why Microsoft doesn't do sub-service pack level releases that act as aggregators of all that shit is beyond me.
Windows 10.1.0, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, etc.
not that I have a preference for systems like this or anything... but outside of corporate AD bullshit where they need to control the rollout of each patch, there is absolutely no reason for the way they do it now, and no reason that the consumers need to suffer through it. Period.
uh just have friends who work at microsoft
then when you need to install windows you don't need to jump through a million hoops to get an image even with your legit key
they just grab you the latest build bam easy
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
they do seem to have gotten better with win10
I did a fresh install for a friend a couple of weeks ago off of an old USB
it ran the most recent big update ("your files are right were you left them" OMINOUS)
and then only one reboot after that
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
You can generally understand both scales pretty well, and since game critics aren't generally also acting as movie critics it doesn't matter that the scales are incongruent.
Further, gaming also tends to put out far more ireedeemable crap than movies, justifying the inflation of acceptable games. If movie theaters frequently showed movies that sometimes lost audio or contained five minute shots of the camera operator's feet, it'd be more justified to consider "it is coherently a movie" as worthy of an above 60% score. Plus, the quantization of high scores allows room to distinguish a 10/10 from a 9.5/10 in a way that you can't with 3 versus 4 stars.
eh plenty of films released are on that level of terrible, though yeah buggy shit in an AA game is bizarre.
I think the scales are fine, I think that the greater investment and the more diverse preferences of gamers due to diversity in play create a different perception. Plopping down 60 bucks makes for angry folk when a game is not to their liking, and perhaps we just need to adopt a rule that says "subtract 25% of the score if you're not a fan of the genre".
like, lots of reviewers act on the Ebert principle of judging based on what the game sets out to do, but aggregate sites can't deal with nuance like that. Do you subtract points for including a limited inventory even though fans of the series like that shit? Can you accurately reflect how good a new Zelda game is relative to all other games, even though people hate it or love it, or can you only do it relative to other zelda games? (eg, a 70% zelda game is still an instant buy for fans, even though it probably should be avoided if you're neutral to the series)
films are easier because they provide a less diverse experience (shorter and always passive), and because people are already more sure of what genres they like or hate.
I don't think I'd say movies tend to be "as bad" as some buggy games; a game with a 40-50% is likely to be nearly nonfunctional in some major ways.
Still, this reminds me that one DBZ fighting game got rated "6.5 if you don't like Dragonball, 9.5 if you do" by Game Informer; basically, "this is dumb unexplained anime shit like the series to like the game."
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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I really disliked weapons systems in general in BF1.
There were like 3-4 weapons per class or something. But then three variations of each of those, but for a large part those variations felt either pretty meaningless or that one of them was just objectively better.
Also no modifications whatsoever to apply. I get that acogs probably weren't really common in 1917 but still, it felt like it was missing something.
The war bonds someone mentioned were to 95% just earned from leveling up the player class, not just participating in games. So it was really slow going.
I have decided that many of Microsoft's products and install processes are actual war crimes
Oh is that fresh Win 7 install done already? Great, this machine will be back up and running in no ti-Installing update 14 of 472.
Why Microsoft doesn't do sub-service pack level releases that act as aggregators of all that shit is beyond me.
Windows 10.1.0, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, etc.
not that I have a preference for systems like this or anything... but outside of corporate AD bullshit where they need to control the rollout of each patch, there is absolutely no reason for the way they do it now, and no reason that the consumers need to suffer through it. Period.
They do do that! Service Packs. And you can definitely make an install CD with all the updates rolled into it.
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I love windows 10 except for this one issue. driver related, dumb sound card.
The comb the desert scene is very quotable when you're playing a hidden movement board game like Whitechapel.
"We ain't found shit!"
That movie has some of the best and funniest dialogue ever
The exchange about watching radar
The "then" and "now" exchange
Basically always funny
Although the hardest I have laughed at anything ever was the solid no dialogue and just farting in Blazing Saddles. Every time it is so funny I can't breathe.
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to give into it." - Oscar Wilde
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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For many, the moment when Mongo punches the horse was life changing.
can you feel the struggle within?
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my mouse also randomly didn't work twice last night, had to unplug and replug
it almost feels like somehow the mouse and soundcard are getting mad at each other
I have decided that many of Microsoft's products and install processes are actual war crimes
Oh is that fresh Win 7 install done already? Great, this machine will be back up and running in no ti-Installing update 14 of 472.
Why Microsoft doesn't do sub-service pack level releases that act as aggregators of all that shit is beyond me.
Windows 10.1.0, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, etc.
not that I have a preference for systems like this or anything... but outside of corporate AD bullshit where they need to control the rollout of each patch, there is absolutely no reason for the way they do it now, and no reason that the consumers need to suffer through it. Period.
They do do that! Service Packs. And you can definitely make an install CD with all the updates rolled into it.
the cycle between service packs is such that you go through a bit of pain between those iterations on fresh installs.
Also, it was my experience that often you need to download updates just to get ready to install the SP. Which is dumb and it sucks.
Also, Microsoft has a storied history of not letting me use my original cd key on an SP2 image
If they have gotten better about this that is awesome. But historically this is one of the worst parts of dealing with Microsoft's OS.
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Let's play Mario Kart or something...
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I've been busy working and working on my ACLU volunteer stuff
but I've been glancing at twitter
This Intel hearing be like colbertpopcorn.gif , yo.
My favorites:
You can generally understand both scales pretty well, and since game critics aren't generally also acting as movie critics it doesn't matter that the scales are incongruent.
Further, gaming also tends to put out far more ireedeemable crap than movies, justifying the inflation of acceptable games. If movie theaters frequently showed movies that sometimes lost audio or contained five minute shots of the camera operator's feet, it'd be more justified to consider "it is coherently a movie" as worthy of an above 60% score. Plus, the quantization of high scores allows room to distinguish a 10/10 from a 9.5/10 in a way that you can't with 3 versus 4 stars.
eh plenty of films released are on that level of terrible, though yeah buggy shit in an AA game is bizarre.
I think the scales are fine, I think that the greater investment and the more diverse preferences of gamers due to diversity in play create a different perception. Plopping down 60 bucks makes for angry folk when a game is not to their liking, and perhaps we just need to adopt a rule that says "subtract 25% of the score if you're not a fan of the genre".
like, lots of reviewers act on the Ebert principle of judging based on what the game sets out to do, but aggregate sites can't deal with nuance like that. Do you subtract points for including a limited inventory even though fans of the series like that shit? Can you accurately reflect how good a new Zelda game is relative to all other games, even though people hate it or love it, or can you only do it relative to other zelda games? (eg, a 70% zelda game is still an instant buy for fans, even though it probably should be avoided if you're neutral to the series)
films are easier because they provide a less diverse experience (shorter and always passive), and because people are already more sure of what genres they like or hate.
I don't think I'd say movies tend to be "as bad" as some buggy games; a game with a 40-50% is likely to be nearly nonfunctional in some major ways.
Still, this reminds me that one DBZ fighting game got rated "6.5 if you don't like Dragonball, 9.5 if you do" by Game Informer; basically, "this is dumb unexplained anime shit like the series to like the game."
shit like asylum and other bargain straight to dvd shit is on that same level, i'd argue. though perhaps the mediums are too different and unwatchable doesn't really translate to unplayable.
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lost track of time and went to get lunch right before the cafeteria closed. sandwich guy made my lunch, then his. the amount of care that went into his that did not go into mine was breathtaking. he used only the finest cuts of meat while I got shredded scraps. his veggies were crisp and perfect and all nicely aligned to hold together. My sandwich had fallen apart before he handed it to me.
I was happy before I saw him make his but now I know mine is trash. I demand a redo.
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i'm looking forward to next semester when my earliest class will be at 10 am, but it's at the school that is a 10 minute drive from my apartment.
I don't have to teach until 10 tomorrow, but I have to drive an hour and a half first.
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"We ain't found shit!"
uh just have friends who work at microsoft
then when you need to install windows you don't need to jump through a million hoops to get an image even with your legit key
they just grab you the latest build bam easy
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
they do seem to have gotten better with win10
I did a fresh install for a friend a couple of weeks ago off of an old USB
it ran the most recent big update ("your files are right were you left them" OMINOUS)
and then only one reboot after that
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
Spaceballs is funny, but it's definitely below Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles. Closer to on par with with To Be or Not to Be and Silent Movie.
FFXIV - Milliardo Beoulve/Sargatanas
I don't think I'd say movies tend to be "as bad" as some buggy games; a game with a 40-50% is likely to be nearly nonfunctional in some major ways.
Still, this reminds me that one DBZ fighting game got rated "6.5 if you don't like Dragonball, 9.5 if you do" by Game Informer; basically, "this is dumb unexplained anime shit like the series to like the game."
Oh my God Elliot pls But after way more playing than I expected to be necessary
I AM A GOLDEN GOD
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
There were like 3-4 weapons per class or something. But then three variations of each of those, but for a large part those variations felt either pretty meaningless or that one of them was just objectively better.
Also no modifications whatsoever to apply. I get that acogs probably weren't really common in 1917 but still, it felt like it was missing something.
The war bonds someone mentioned were to 95% just earned from leveling up the player class, not just participating in games. So it was really slow going.
They do do that! Service Packs. And you can definitely make an install CD with all the updates rolled into it.
Rekt
That movie has some of the best and funniest dialogue ever
The exchange about watching radar
The "then" and "now" exchange
Basically always funny
Although the hardest I have laughed at anything ever was the solid no dialogue and just farting in Blazing Saddles. Every time it is so funny I can't breathe.
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
it almost feels like somehow the mouse and soundcard are getting mad at each other
Mongo punching the horse is singularly more funny that some entire comedy movies. (At least if you're watching it for the first time.)
FFXIV - Milliardo Beoulve/Sargatanas
the cycle between service packs is such that you go through a bit of pain between those iterations on fresh installs.
Also, it was my experience that often you need to download updates just to get ready to install the SP. Which is dumb and it sucks.
Also, Microsoft has a storied history of not letting me use my original cd key on an SP2 image
If they have gotten better about this that is awesome. But historically this is one of the worst parts of dealing with Microsoft's OS.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
but I've been glancing at twitter
This Intel hearing be like colbertpopcorn.gif , yo.
My favorites:
It's the low point in a pretty stellar career. Shawn Wayans would kill for his career to have that as it's peak.
you should - it is a great movie, even as it is somewhat an artifact of the time.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
It's one of the few that seems to get better every time I see it because age effects what you find funny.
It is fantastic. If you like comedy at all, then it's a must see.
I actually don't know what Tim Russ has done outside that and Star Trek
shit like asylum and other bargain straight to dvd shit is on that same level, i'd argue. though perhaps the mediums are too different and unwatchable doesn't really translate to unplayable.
Don't know if I ever will, because I will not buy tchotchkes for a system I primarily plan to use when mobile.
C'mon nintendo, digital amiibos with OS level support ala Miis. Get on it.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
Reminds me of myself
Tonight I will try to watch Tokyo Drift, which sounds like a high point for the series, but in a ridiculous way.
I will be disappointed if there are not blue sparks.
Themes so far:
F&F: I'm a cop!
2F2F: I'm not a cop!
Cop Rock!
But seriously, the dude works constantly. But the vast majority of his roles are "That guy!" roles.
Watch the first one. Then jump to the fifth one. Hell I'm pretty sure Tokyo Drift can't even be fit into the movie chronology at this point.
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It would be utterly impossible to make today. I think it was just mostly impossible to make at the time it was made.
I was happy before I saw him make his but now I know mine is trash. I demand a redo.