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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #525 on: May 25, 2009, 03:53:40 AM »
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4988255/1/Halflife_Fulllife_Consequences_Free_Man

Ladies and gentlemen, Peter Chimera has a successor at last.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULWgEnnmcv4

And here's the above fanfic acted out with Gary's Mod.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #526 on: May 25, 2009, 04:36:30 AM »
There is a whole series of those things each as hilarious as the last but not as good as NO JOHN YOU ARE THE DEMONS.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #527 on: May 25, 2009, 04:55:54 AM »
"I HAVE TO KILL FAST AND BULLETS TOO SLOW!"

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #528 on: May 25, 2009, 11:18:55 AM »
NO MORE POKEMON - Meeplelard.
The king perfect of the DL is and always will be Excal. - Superaielman
Don't worry, just jam it in anyway. - SirAlex
Gravellers are like, G-Unit - Trancey.

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #529 on: May 25, 2009, 03:44:50 PM »
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174369

would you like to beeorder something
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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #530 on: May 25, 2009, 10:55:21 PM »
That's a shame.  It's a nice store.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #531 on: May 26, 2009, 12:34:50 AM »
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174369

would you like to beeorder something

Yeah. I used to do all my NYC game shopping there since it was on the way to the old Neutral Ground. +10 points to the article for the Simpsons reference.

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #532 on: May 26, 2009, 07:01:23 AM »
Belongs in IotD for a great deal of the commentary, in my oh so humble opinion. If you wanted to make real profit on games, you'd spend the time and effort involved in selling them yourselves. *grumble* But I'm biased. I like my local GameStop.

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #533 on: May 26, 2009, 09:48:52 AM »
On the other hand (as a chain stores in general go fuck themselves), if you want me to buy games how about you fucking stock them?  No I don't want to preorder this game, no I do not want you to order it in.  I want you to fucking HAVE STOCK FOR NEWLY RELEASED OR COMING OUT GAMES YOU FUCKERS.

Case in point, I don't think I will see Star Ocean 4 in a fucking game's shop.  I will however find it at a store that sells all kinds of media equipment.  Fuck you game stores, fuck you.
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Rocky: you do know what an A-bomb is, right?
Bullwinkle: A-bomb is what some people call our show!
Rocky: I don't think that's very funny...
Bullwinkle: Neither do they, apparently!

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #535 on: May 29, 2009, 01:54:09 AM »
what, you don't like competitive facial hair?  fine!

how about a fascinating look at the 20th century's most interesting forger:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/opinion/28kristof.html?ref=opinion

it's not mentioned in this first piece in a series, but some of this guy's paintings were considered among the most intersting of Vermeer's work.
Rocky: you do know what an A-bomb is, right?
Bullwinkle: A-bomb is what some people call our show!
Rocky: I don't think that's very funny...
Bullwinkle: Neither do they, apparently!

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #536 on: May 29, 2009, 02:19:24 AM »
The quizzes were interesting, at least.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #537 on: May 29, 2009, 06:47:40 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m14BEO1M7C0
(video) Crazy commentary of a "Let's play".

http://www.topgear.com/us/features/more/this-is-not-a-game/
Nissan racecar managers recruit through...Gran Turismo, and find they get really damn good drivers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96dWOEa4Djs
(video) making a really fast computer.

http://runpee.com/#app=3e1a&e1bd-RunPeeID=12.164.0&a896-selectedIndex=0
Times in movies when it is safe to run and pee because not much will happen.

http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14352249/drawn-to-life-the-next-chapter/videos/drawntolifewii_trl_adventure_52709.html
(video) Interesting create-a-character.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8mlSWWZ9zQ
(video) Impressive beatboxing.

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #538 on: May 29, 2009, 07:19:07 PM »
what, you don't like competitive facial hair?  fine!

how about a fascinating look at the 20th century's most interesting forger:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/opinion/28kristof.html?ref=opinion

it's not mentioned in this first piece in a series, but some of this guy's paintings were considered among the most intersting of Vermeer's work.
That appears to be a quiz about whether you are liberal or conservative--didn't see anything about forgery.

Also, I am apparently very conservative.  EDIT: and score much higher on the "purity" scale than most conservatives.
« Last Edit: May 29, 2009, 07:34:00 PM by metroid composite »

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #539 on: May 29, 2009, 08:24:07 PM »
Welcome to the club, metroid. Set fire to the nearest filthy liberal and have fun!
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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #540 on: May 29, 2009, 09:21:47 PM »
Welcome to the club, metroid. Set fire to the nearest filthy liberal and have fun!

I don't know: wouldn't setting fire to the liberal involve touching them?  That sounds potentially unsanitary.

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #541 on: May 29, 2009, 09:43:25 PM »
Flamethrowers. Flamethrowers solve everything.

(Says one of the theoretically dirty liberals)

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #542 on: May 29, 2009, 10:59:27 PM »
Apparently I find more beauty in nature, art, and good people than not only other men, but a good ways above the average woman as well.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #543 on: May 29, 2009, 11:01:40 PM »
I find beauty in nature. Apparently the rest of existence can go away as far as I'm concerned.

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #544 on: May 29, 2009, 11:04:01 PM »
http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6210521/front-mission-evolves-on-360-ps3-pc

The new Front Mission game is going to be an Armored Core/Mechassault knockoff. Because when they made the side-scrolling one it was SO GOOD, right?

Fuck.

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #545 on: May 29, 2009, 11:11:46 PM »
Square, you fucking idiots. FM4 was fantastic and what every SRPG/tactics game should aspire to be that is about teamwork.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #546 on: May 29, 2009, 11:22:41 PM »
I'm quite partial to the first FM, myself. It's mostly the villain and the fact they were ballsy enough to make the main character a second-tier pilot. He's no Sakata/Yang/Paul, that's for damn sure.

Anyway, for some good news: NO MORE HEROES 2!!!!!!! got a new trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bekro0rJXZI

So awesome. And hey, a black dude who throws his hos at Travis and then turns his ghetto blaster in to power arms.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #547 on: May 29, 2009, 11:34:17 PM »
what, you don't like competitive facial hair?  fine!

how about a fascinating look at the 20th century's most interesting forger:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/opinion/28kristof.html?ref=opinion

it's not mentioned in this first piece in a series, but some of this guy's paintings were considered among the most intersting of Vermeer's work.
That appears to be a quiz about whether you are liberal or conservative--didn't see anything about forgery.

Also, I am apparently very conservative.  EDIT: and score much higher on the "purity" scale than most conservatives.

Wow.  These quizzes on the Your Morals website are second only to Facebook quizzes in how little sense they make. 

"Tell us how relevant each of these things is to determining right and wrong."
--"Whether or not someone is good at math."

WTF?  Well, OK, that's only a single question, maybe...

"Agree or disagree: Justice is the most important requirement for a society."
...I... er... but... "Society" is really just interchangeable with "culture" or "civilization" in the way that they're using it, and all that refers to is that a group of humans has found a way to cope with one another beyond the tribal/familial mindset.  And justice is a completely arbitrary concept defined by a society.  So... I... er... dumb.

"It is better to do good than to do bad."
On a purely semantic-based level this is correct.  Anything beyond that oversimplifies everything. 

Disgust Test:
"I would rather eat fruit than a piece of paper.  Agree/Disagree?"
... I.. er... what.

Dumb.  Dumb dumb dumb.  Then again, what did I expect from a site like this?
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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #548 on: May 29, 2009, 11:38:50 PM »
"Tell us how relevant each of these things is to determining right and wrong."
--"Whether or not someone is good at math."
Strongly Agree!


>_> what?

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Re: Miscellaneous Links 2009 - The Re-Vengeance
« Reply #549 on: May 30, 2009, 01:30:57 PM »
dangers of posting multiple links to NYT articles, I suppose.  anyway, here's the actual piece on the Vermeer forger.

http://morris.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/bamboozling-ourselves-part-1/
« Last Edit: May 30, 2009, 01:47:36 PM by NotMiki »
Rocky: you do know what an A-bomb is, right?
Bullwinkle: A-bomb is what some people call our show!
Rocky: I don't think that's very funny...
Bullwinkle: Neither do they, apparently!