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I remember renting Dead Rising for my 360 back in the day. Played it for like ten minutes, hated it, and returned it. Only mildly related, but I also rented a game called "Ninety-Nine Nights" or something and hated it too. It was slim pickings in the early days of the 360.

Roughly twelve years later, I got a digital copy of DR1 in a bundle for literally a dollar. Figured, "Eh, may as well give it another chance," and I actually ended up loving it. I didn't get all the trophies because one of them requires you to literally drive back in forth in the tunnels for hours, but I got a lot of them. I actually ended up getting DR2 in a sale not long after that, but I haven't gotten around to playing it.

Houston posted...

I don't think there should be this big "once size fits all" leap. There are many states with a much lower cost of living. Someone making $15/hr minimum wage in Alabama when they were used to $7-$8 will be living on the hog compared to someone in a much more expensive state making $15/hr.

So, I see nonsense like this and it makes me laugh. Absolutely makes me laugh my fucking ass off.

Your little theory here assumes that people making $7-8/hr are surviving on that. They're not! They're dependent on welfare just to scrape by! They're working multiple jobs that are destroying their mental and physical health. They wouldn't be "living on the hog" at $15/hr; they'd finally be a pretty bare bones level of comfortable. Maybe you feel differently, but I don't think an entire class of people should be stuck in a constant soul-destroying struggle just to survive.

I would.

I don't want children.

I'm not so hung up on a label for my sexuality that I would give anything even resembling a single fuck about what someone was born as if I find them currently attractive.

Yeah, I had a friend in college who really liked it and I watched it with her once. I liked the comics better, personally, but the movie wasn't bad. I haven't sat down and watched it in like... ten years though.

You can do "SDG shoved into the plot of the movie" well, but it's easy to do it poorly.

I love the updates on everyone's pets!

Yesterday, I had to have maintenance over to fix something in my apartment and my cats wouldn't stop gawking at the guy. No tact, no decorum, just openly peering around the corner to stare at him.

No. I've been cheated on multiple times. It sucks.

RebelElite791 posted...

Uhh, did I say otherwise?

I took your post as agreeing with the "joke"; my bad.

Tyranthraxus posted...

I feel like contrapoints literally released a video like a few days ago literally saying about how arguing shit like this is a trap to distract from the real problems because you waste time arguing about what a woman is and what transgender is instead of arguing about whether or not Jim's identity is valid.

Jim's identity is valid. It's valid if they want to consider themselves transgender. It's valid if they don't want to consider themselves transgender.

TeaMilk posted...

People gotta stop saying this, transgender does include nonbinary people

Since when? Enby-inclusion often falls under the umbrella of trans-inclusion, but kindly don't speak for all enbies when you say that they're transgender. :)

RebelElite791 posted...

Apparently they came out as NB in August, so the latter

NB =/= trans

I got shit to do, so can't watch the video. Are you being genuine or is this some kind of bad-faith joke?

CruelBuffalo posted...

https://twitter.com/jordanuhl/status/1356268035812847619?s=21

Noted leftist mocking the author

I meant "getting defensive over the Bernie memes."

CruelBuffalo posted...

That's actually false. Like, the saying. I know what you mean by it though.

Consider: would you find her words more "calm" if she were a man? I don't find them be particularly "angry" in the first place. "Annoyed," sure. It's not as though she's screaming that Bernie is evil for wearing a jacket.

I dont find her shrill or a B if thats what you are getting at. I would feel the same if a guy wrote this. You can see from the replies that people were put on the defensive because it comes across as an attack on Bernie.

If you highlight the text and hit quote, it'll quote just that text.

I didn't really see people getting defensive over the Bernie thing. I'm sure there were a few that did, but that wasn't my experience by far.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Memers are fickle. If it's "privilege" to get meme'd, that's not a privilege you'd want.

You seem to have completely ignored the explanation of what privilege is in this context. Bye.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Then... where's the Harris Converse memes?

I'm sorry, did you think you had a real zinger here?

CruelBuffalo posted...

You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Theres ways she could have calmly explained this that wouldnt have people on their guard. As a teacher this should be known by her.

That's actually false. Like, the saying. I know what you mean by it though.

Consider: would you find her words more "calm" if she were a man? I don't find them be particularly "angry" in the first place. "Annoyed," sure. It's not as though she's screaming that Bernie is evil for wearing a jacket.

Questionmarktarius posted...

The whole point of the inauguration Bernie meme is ridicule, tho.

Is that what you took from it? I saw them largely done in loving tribute. Good humor. Not harsh "ridicule" as you've observed.

pinky0926 posted...

I'm aware that she cries almost weekly over some of the things I'm talking about here, yes.

It's a complicated topic. If you got the idea that I think caring about animals is always stupid then you weren't really reading. My actual point is, "sometimes people go too far, and put their own needs above animals".

Bro you just quoted me talking about a scenario where the pet is almost certainly going to die and treatment is excessively expensive. This is a very far cry from a comparing life saving care to senseless pain.

Also it's weird that you would quote my first post directly but miss this part: "Alright, so i get if this is your boy and he's been in your family for 10 years and you're attached and there's a good chance that with some money and care you'll save his life"

And, yet again, it's really bizarre you'd make this topic to moan about animal lovers given you "know" all this lol

You came out of the gate swinging.

Questionmarktarius posted...

The blindness I see, of so many (Bernie included), to the privileges Bernie represents. I dont know many poor, or working class, or female, or struggling-to-be-taken-seriously folk who would show up at the inauguration of our 46th president dressed like Bernie.

She's not wrong about this. Y'all have to get this "if you say privilege, you mean evil" narrative out of your head.

It's a fact: there would have been an absolute uproar from certain crowds if someone like AOC showed up in this outfit. Acknowledging privilege isn't the end of the world.

We all have privileges that give us an advantage in certain situations. I'm white. If I go in a store, I don't have to worry about being racially profiled and followed by security. That's white privilege.

There's male privilege. There's skinny privilege. There's "no accent" privilege. It's not a word that means "everything is super easy for you." It's "this isn't instantly harder because you don't have this thing."

What Bernie wore was perfectly sensible for the weather. A good, thick winter jacket and mittens. I don't think it even looks that outrageous and neither did most people. God forbid if a woman wore it though. People would call her sloppy, manly, and disrespectful. It's actually completely legal in my state to require women (but not men) to wear an absurd amount of makeup to work.

pinky0926 posted...

Show me on the doll where I conflated those ideas

pinky0926 posted...

Okidoki. For clarity though, I didn't say 0 compassion. I said my compassion is limited because I think the response sometimes is over the top, like people will set aside their entire life for a forest animal that is almost certainly going to die. I don't get it.

pinky0926 posted...

I wish we allowed humans the level of compassion we sometimes show animals in that we allow them to be euthanised rather than suffer needlessly.

But at least humans can consent to whatever treatment is inflicted on them.

And of course your original post.

pinky0926 posted...

You read the part where I said my partner is a vet right?

Yes, I am aware of the complications on the topic, since I generally deal with her literally crying about it on a weekly basis. Breaks her heart when a dog needs treatment and they have to put it down because the owners can't afford it.

Equally, it breaks her heart when a dog needs to die but the owners insist on putting it through extensive chemo because they just can't bear to lose it.

Pretty bizarre that you would make your original rant then.

I feel bad your partner; veterinary care isn't easy. I'm sure you're aware of some of the grim statistics of the profession.

pinky0926 posted...

See post #38. Wanting the meat/dairy industries to be better and thinking sometimes people seek out medical treatment for pets for selfish reasons are not mutually exclusive ideas.

If you're still curious, I'm not vegan. And if you want to point out that animals don't consent to being eaten, of course. But I don't think eating animals is inherently the same as putting them through senseless pain.

And again, you are needlessly conflating the issues the ideas of life saving care and "senseless" pain. Maybe you have it in your mind that most pet owners are doping up their animals explicitly to prolong a life just so the human isn't sad and that just isn't how it works. I'm sure there are a few people, but most pet owners DO consider the pet's wellbeing and happiness. They DO consider whether or not the pet needs this help to otherwise live a happy life.

And for the record, I'm not vegan either. I'm not even vegetarian. Plant-based diets inflict their own unique damage on people (particularly workers harvesting plants) and the planet. There's very much no ethical consumption under capitalism, so I try not to worry about excessively.

pinky0926 posted...

Don't have to. The dairy and meat industries are excessively cruel and should be improved. People also should consider if they really have their pets best interests in mind when they seek out treatment, and not just their own.

You kinda do if you want a leg to stand on with regard to your argument of consent.

You seem to have this binary view on pet care. You are aware that lots of people make the extremely difficult decision to end their pet's suffering even if they could afford further treatment, right?

GrabASnickers posted...

It is a pretty weird gotcha though considering a lot of the people TC is describing aren't vegan either. The value they place on animal lives depends on if they get food from them and/or how cute they are

It's a valid question since he's so hung up on the consent of the animal. He's also conflating life saving care with needlessly prolonging the suffering of an animal, so he's not making a good faith argument in the first place.

pinky0926 posted...

This is a weird attempt at a gotcha...

You didn't answer my question.

Lot of people in this topic loudly screaming that they should never own pets.

Also, paying for medical care =/= needlessly prolonging your pet's suffering.
pinky0926 posted...

I wish we allowed humans the level of compassion we sometimes show animals in that we allow them to be euthanised rather than suffer needlessly.

But at least humans can consent to whatever treatment is inflicted on them.

Are you a vegan? Since you seem so hung up on the consent issue, I have to presume you are also against the slaughter and forced impregnation of the animals used to make things like milk, cheese, etc.

I hope someone shows this level of compassion for you in your hour of need.

It truly amazes me how stupid any given one of the rioters were.

I have trouble eating them because the smell makes me think of facial cleansers and body wash. I'll go from enjoying a nice salad to suddenly feeling as though I'm eating a big bite of lotion.

Grubhub posted...

Can you make cute girls?

And cute cat boys!

I play on Midgardsormar. People are pretty friendly.

There's a free trial that goes up to level 60 and includes the first expansion. You have to buy in to play as a Viera.

As a free player, you can't hold more than 300k gil, join a free company, or use the /tell command which is like a whisper, but you can still use the chat box.

Gonna be super basic here:

1) Aerith's Theme - FFVII
2) Tifa's Theme - FFVII

Both fantastic pieces of music that truly represent their characters.

My third nomination might technically be cheating. The rules seem to be that nominations have to be from the FF series, not exclusively the games, so:

3) Cloud Smiles - FFVII: Advent Children

Cloud doesn't have a proper theme that's entirely his own in the game (a lot of sources consider the main theme to be his), so I chose this. My personal nitpick that I can fly into an hour long rant about is basically "Cloud has a damn good reason to be depressed and mopey after the game because the poor guy is extremely traumatized." This theme is him starting to heal and it personally means a lot to me.

https://youtu.be/nS32hGl-bBU

I also still tear up at this scene in the movie. I can usually hold it in until he looks past the crowd and sees Aerith. There's a lot wrong with Advent Children, but I have always liked how it handled this aspect of his character.

gamer167 posted...

Cant believe we waited 14 years for that mediocrity.

I got a PS3 to play KH3. That's how long I waited/roughly when I expected it would come out. I was certain it would follow the pattern of "spinoff game then main game" and come out maybe around the time I graduated high school.

I was YEARS past college graduation when it finally came out. I fell off after 2 because I figured "okay, I'll play all these spinoffs when they formally announce KH3" which proceeded to not happen until 2013 and I didn't get around to playing those games until 2018 because it took that long to get a concrete release date.

though, I guess I did get my "spinoff game that sets up the main entry" in Dream Drop Distance. It felt the most like 1 and 2 to me and I really enjoyed it even though the story goes completely off the rails near the end.

I saw Lulu on the poll and was like, "Wonder how she got enough nominations."

Then I remembered.

Then I voted for her.

I do, but I also call my male cat "baby boy" because he is a giant baby.

Teachers are horrifically underpaid across the country. This drives talented people away from the field en masse.

Not gonna call myself talented, but I legitimately ragequit out of an education major. Had an incident that highlighted how awful they're treated and I decided, "Fuck this, I'm not putting up with this crap for $30k/yr." Dropped all my education classes, changed my major, and never looked back. It's fucking criminal how little teachers get paid considering all the education they get, how much work they put in, and how underappreciated they are. Just look at how many parents had nuclear meltdowns trying to teach their kids during the pandemic. Now imagine doing that with thirty kids at once for seven hours a day.

Reminder: outlawing abortion doesn't eliminate it! It just kills (poor) women; rich women (wives, mistresses, and daughters) will always have access to abortion.

It looks like Echo has little white boots :3

Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens

It's about a group of assassins who also occasionally play baseball. Very jazzy soundtrack and it's only twelve episodes long with several satisfying, but short arcs.

Reis posted...

yeah its always funny that people use that clip as example of bad voice acting when its deliberately bad, as opposed to all of yuna's stilted delivery, wakka's terrible accent, or how bad the voices for the vast majority of the NPCs are

Yup. Yuna's at least seems to be the fault of the voice actress trying to match the lip flaps to the extreme detriment of her delivery. She sounds infinitely better in X-2.

spikethedevil posted...

@CRON Literally meant to be bad and awkward and sounds even worse in the Japanese version.

https://youtu.be/ik4JI4D7rZQ

CRON posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H47ow4_Cmk0
Weebs think this is art

Do you know the context of that clip? Just curious, because if you don't, you've just made yourself look unbelievably foolish.

I'm sure it'll get a physical run at some point.

Reminds of that slack-jawed representative from Roy Moore's campaign.

https://youtu.be/WFYRkzznsc0

Smackems posted...

What game

Lost Odyssey

Lost_All_Senses posted...

The internet let's you find whatever you're looking for. You see more people acting that way hecause you're looking for it and make more of a mental note when somebody is proving you right, rather than soneone who diverts your expectations.

Man, I promise I'm not out there looking for angry lesbians lol

I knew a lesbian once. Very out and proud about it. Always got a "dramatic and high maintenance" vibe from her, but she was a friend of my friend, so I tried to be nice when we'd all hang out.

Then she got her panties in a twist over a group chat name having the word "lesbian" in it and, not long after that, went on a long, screaming TERF rant into the face of one of my closest friends.

So, even if it's not fair, my initial (internal) reaction is, "This person might be super egotistical and transphobic." Hasn't been helped by seeing similar patterns of behavior repeated online. That said, I don't hate lesbians. My best friend considers herself a lesbian. A lesbian did steal one of my games in college though...

Medussa posted...

if the states would have done their jobs all along, the feds wouldn't have to drag them into the present right now.
if anyone had done their job all along, businesses would have been able to adapt to smaller, more frequent increases.

these are not arguments for continuing to not do the job. these are explanations for past failures.

Thank you. Also, reminder that a lot of these small town jobs (and big retailers like Walmart) are HEAVILY subsidized by welfare such as housing and food assistance. No shame in needing that help, but $7.25/hr isn't viable anywhere in the U.S. and hasn't been for a long time.

Zeeak4444 posted...

never thought about them picking up Relient K. That would have been pretty good.

I assume that dude is probably super religious though? Since Relient K is one of those stealth-Christian rock bands (think Red, Skillet, etc.).

I thought Pizza Hut had like a patent on stuffed crust in a restaurant setting. Neat.

harley2280 posted...

So it's taxes you don't understand then?

You pay the interest every month on your student loans along with your payment, and currently student loans aren't accuring interest. He's not getting any taxes reduced by paying off his loans. In fact there's a solid chance his credit score is going to decrease from paying them off. On top of the extra taxes he'll pay for only holding the stocks for short term.

I imagine a lot of student loans have a large accrued interest already that doesn't get knocked out with each monthly payment. The freeze on interest actively accruing didn't eliminate already accrued interest.