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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #350 on: September 19, 2013, 07:36:44 AM »
It really comes off as Square-enix is desperate to milk FF4 for all its worth and then some.  They've basically reached a point where they can't do anything more with FF4 in it's current state, so opt to its sequel. 

Its weird because I don't think the game was even THAT successful, and to make a remake like this that would actually have something resembling a budget (well, ok, probably reusing a lot of assets from other 3D FF4 versions, so that will cut down a lot)...I dunno, seems silly.  Maybe I'm overestimating how much is needed to break even on this.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #351 on: September 19, 2013, 10:07:57 PM »
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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #353 on: September 20, 2013, 02:40:28 AM »
Square-enix is desperate

Brevity, dude.  And yes, they are.

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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #354 on: September 20, 2013, 09:20:32 PM »
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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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 from 2013
« Reply #356 on: September 27, 2013, 02:43:22 PM »
I know its comics stuff, but kind of generic news.

http://comicsalliance.com/sex-criminals-launch-party-matt-fraction-chip-zdarsky-club-nipple-piercing-photos/

Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky's new comic launched this week, it is called Sex Criminals.  It is about a couple that stop time when they have simultaneous orgasms.  They use this to steal shit.

To celebrate this comic's first issue they rented out a sex club in Toronto.  Chip Zdarsky wore a Garfield costume all night and Matt Fraction got his nipple pierced on stage.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #357 on: September 29, 2013, 04:34:25 PM »
I wasn't sure if this ( http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1041514 ) belonged in IOTD.

It might do, but not for entirely obvious reasons, or for maybe entirely obvious reasons.

Either way, it's some food for thought. Good night.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #358 on: September 30, 2013, 09:15:26 PM »
Quick answer to the question posed in the headline: yes it's legal to fire someone for being a brony, unless their contract or collective bargaining agreement provides that they may only be fired for enumerated reasons, none of which are "likes kids' shows and dolls."  if we're talking about a government employee, the answer is "maybe," because government employees enjoy some measure of speech protection thanks to the First Amendment.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #359 on: October 01, 2013, 12:41:09 AM »
Even if it's not illegal, it's pretty damn stupid. If you read the story, you see that over a series of months he has three small instances of "hey, I enjoy that show" that get turned into people being wary that he might be a pedophile.

Blah blah blah other side of the story blah, but isn't there some concern about being fired/addressed in a manner that strongly implies something illegal is being done (ie, that he's chasing after little girls looking for sexual contact) and that's why they're being let go?
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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #360 on: October 01, 2013, 05:42:35 AM »
In San Francisco I met someone in a bar who occasionally crossdressed on weekends, but never mentioned it at work (he was a schoolteacher).  He was flying somewhere and had some women's clothing in his suitcase; the airline searched it, and asked him if the stuff was his, and then asked for his employer's number, which he gave.  They called his employer, and his employer...didn't fire him, because it was California where you actually can't be fired over that, but he was subjected to harassment and physical violence from the custodian, principal, and staff until he quit.  (In Texas they could have just legally fired him, of course).  And this is even less grounds for dismissal than the brony above--literally never mentioned at work.  We encouraged the guy to file a lawsuit, of course, but he seemed too depressed about the whole situation to take action.

If this doesn't sound like the San Francisco you know and love, that's probably because being white in San Francisco is very different from being black in San Francisco, and he was black.



On a more positive and upbeat note, if you're even slightly into computers, you should read this all the way through, it's hilarious:

https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1309_14-17_mickens.pdf

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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #361 on: October 01, 2013, 11:18:55 PM »


If there is any justice in the world of internet memes, this young lady smirking at GOP tryhards will replace the url-camping lady.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #362 on: October 01, 2013, 11:37:27 PM »
Also that Batman is willing to violate HIPAA privacy guidelines if that's what it takes to defeat The Joker.

https://www.healthcare.gov/index.php

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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #363 on: October 01, 2013, 11:46:43 PM »
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 from 2013
« Reply #364 on: October 02, 2013, 03:15:27 AM »
So late on that FF 4 thing, but the most baffling thing is not remaking TAYs, but it's that this is the 3rd (4th?) variant of FF 4 they have released since the last FF 6 release, and yet this is what they are giving us.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #365 on: October 02, 2013, 07:44:19 AM »
That particular trough of hot, frothy diarrhea makes more sense when you figure it is primarily for the Japanese market, who will suck it down just like they do everything else that they tie in to FF4.  They gotta milk that base some more so they can try and avoid bankruptcy without actually examining their dysfunctional AAA model.

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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #366 on: October 02, 2013, 08:45:55 AM »
http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/cockblocked-by-redistribution

Damnable socialism, ruining the days of pick up artists everywhere.

"What’s blocking the pussy flow in Denmark? The country’s excellent social welfare services. Really."

I feel like 85% amused and 15% horrified.
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« Reply #367 on: October 03, 2013, 05:05:21 AM »
http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/cockblocked-by-redistribution

Damnable socialism, ruining the days of pick up artists everywhere.

"What’s blocking the pussy flow in Denmark? The country’s excellent social welfare services. Really."

I feel like 85% amused and 15% horrified.

That makes me pretty much 100% amused, just because I was already aware this existed from some of the E3 horror stories this year, so I had already been 100% horrified earlier in the year:

http://kotaku.com/the-creepy-side-of-e3-513484271

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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #368 on: October 03, 2013, 05:11:50 AM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGm_YBFohrA

Extra Credits has been doing a piece on choice in gaming for aw hile, but this one is easily the most interesting to me.  The important thing isn't providing the choices or even making the player think they have a choice even if they don't (the earlier videos in the series address those).  Instead, it's that if you appear to present an option to the player, you damn well better give them something for exploring it.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #369 on: October 03, 2013, 06:20:20 AM »
Wait wait wait.

You are saying there should be both choice and consequence.
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Re: Miscellaneous Links from 2013
« Reply #370 on: October 03, 2013, 06:30:05 AM »
Not necessarily.  Just acknowledgement.
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<NotMiki> I mean, we're talking life vs. liberty, with the pursuit of happiness providing color commentary.

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« Reply #371 on: October 03, 2013, 06:40:48 AM »
Consequence just being anything happening at all.  It doesn't have to be a bad thing, it doesn't have to be a reward.  It just is something happening because of something you did before.
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Don't worry, just jam it in anyway. - SirAlex
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« Reply #372 on: October 03, 2013, 07:48:59 AM »
Consequence just being anything happening at all.  It doesn't have to be a bad thing, it doesn't have to be a reward.  It just is something happening because of something you did before.

But Grefter, are you sure that's what you want?  Maybe you would prefer a Suikoden choice instead.

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« Reply #373 on: October 03, 2013, 07:49:34 AM »
Yes
Correction, maybe later
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« Reply #374 on: October 03, 2013, 08:06:49 AM »
Eh.  Consequence implies strictly narrative to me.  I'm talking more broadly.
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