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| Topic | Should students and former presidents have their debts forgiven? |
| banananor 08/24/22 7:06:51 PM #7 | Clearly, billionaires hoarding all the money is the only way to combat inflation --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Would you accept $100 if $200 will be taken from a random person? |
| banananor 08/24/22 7:04:41 PM #5 | If you work for the government, that's pretty much what happens People pay taxes, the government pays you a small percentage of that --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Saints Row Review Zone |
| banananor 08/23/22 9:38:51 AM #48 | Are you saying the port is bad enough to guarantee I will dislike the game? I want to give it a fair shake, so it seems like that would be a bad idea --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | I've generally had a less negative view of Google over other mega corps, but... |
| banananor 08/23/22 9:33:47 AM #3 | This is a feature length film I apologize for asking this, but could you provide a short summary? I believe you when you say it's bad, but I don't want to spend two hours listening to "the algorithm didn't bless me and the automated reporting system screwed me over and I got shadow banned" Edit: and if this is about Google as a whole, yeah big companies are bad --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Saints Row Review Zone |
| banananor 08/23/22 9:26:46 AM #46 | SR1 was such a sad GTA knockoff that I never bothered with 2 3 was different enough to lure me back, and I'm glad it did I'll give SR2 a shot if it's ever super cheap, just to figure out how silly you guys are --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Game of Gen 5: Rayman 2 vs. The Sims | Half-Life vs. Radiant Silvergun |
| banananor 08/20/22 3:55:51 AM #26 | Sims Half --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Do you wish it were sunny and warm all year round, by you? |
| banananor 08/20/22 3:47:52 AM #19 | It's been remarkably nice the past week or so Assuming magically no negative side effects on water, crops, animals, etc, I'd take year round 70-85 degree weather in a heartbeat --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Close Enough and Infinity Train being removed from HBO Max |
| banananor 08/18/22 9:22:25 PM #11 | Johnbobb posted... But like, what good does it do getting rid of stuff from your platform? It's not like there's a limit to how many shows you're allowed to have!what the other guy said. but also, maybe brand recognition/simplification if your target audience is children, you might not want "being john malkovich" to be featured. if you want to be an X-rated brand, you might not put sesame street on there, even if you own the rights or, if your channel is targeted towards reality TV... fans... anything that's not reality TV might confuse your intended audience --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Magic: The Gathering - New Capenna and Explorer incoming |
| banananor 08/18/22 6:57:43 PM #119 | https://i.redd.it/zs0dcydg2ii91.jpg return to ixalan ooyeah --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Does chess count as a sport? |
| banananor 08/16/22 10:48:27 AM #16 | i'm sure there's an official answer, but i have my own headcanon definitions. to me, a sport a) has a component of physical interaction, and b) involves playing against a specific opponent you have to respond to strategically if you have A without B, you have something like the high jump, 100 meter dash, or shotput events- pretty much anything you'd traditionally associate with the olympics. Golf and bowling fall into that category as well. I'd call these athletic competitions, but not sports. if you have B without A, you have something like chess or competitive starcraft. I'd call these something- competitive games maybe- but not sports the lines do get blurry, though. maybe chess and starcraft are a sub-category of sports that subtracts the athleticism portion --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Do you like this character? Day 1414: Steve Harrington (Stranger Things) |
| banananor 08/15/22 4:45:35 PM #35 | yes realistic flaws, good development. it's been a long time since i saw the first season, but i felt like they had already redeemed or at least proven the purpose of the character by the end of season 1 --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Is it still a way better deal to build your own gaming PC nowadays? |
| banananor 08/15/22 4:26:18 AM #2 | things were weird for a few years due to coin mining, and it was objectively better to buy pre-built recently, covid supply chain problems and then the russian invasion have thrown things for another loop unfortunately, if you care about money you should research and compare. i bought a pre-built off of amazon for roughly $1700 five years ago and it's still doing very well --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Why did you leave your last job? (a bit of BlogFAQs) |
| banananor 08/11/22 4:34:47 PM #23 | i was burned out, nothing specific about the job i had. regardless of why i quit, i'm way happier now. --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Was the matrix resurrections the worst matrix movie you've ever seen? |
| banananor 08/10/22 2:03:52 PM #17 | no. matrix 2 and especially 3 were such nonsensical disappointments. as dumb as parts of 4 were, it's better than at least one of those RLM is terriblei really liked red letter media at first. after it ran out of star wars prequel movies to dunk on, i realized its niche wasn't giving accurate reviews. its niche was making everything look terrible and laughing at it as hard as possible. kind of like how "zero punctuation" wasn't about accurate reviews, it was about coming up with the most creative and entertaining metaphors for "thing is bad" i still think RLM is good entertainment, i just wouldn't trust their reviews to be accurate. in their defense, a lot of stuff is bad- a broken clock is right 70% of the time, or whatever. in the end, they're putting on a show and making money --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Guess The Game |
| banananor 08/09/22 2:26:22 AM #33 | i was expecting it to --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Game of Generation V - NOMINATIONS |
| banananor 08/09/22 2:15:48 AM #66 | Super Mario 64 Super Smash Bros Metal Gear Solid Starcraft: Brood War Pokemon Gold/Silver Final Fantasy VII Spider-Man (2000) Spyro the Dragon Mario Kart 64 Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Diablo Deus Ex Age of Empires II Alpha Centauri --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Are there actually only 9 live-action solo Batman movies? |
| banananor 08/08/22 12:28:53 PM #41 | Aecioo posted... Resident Bond expert checking in just to say anyone arguing that he's a superhero is wrong.I think you're right, but I can't quite articulate why Bond is part power fantasy, which is a good portion of superhero movies. Bond's "powers" are to be suave, charming, wealthy, skilled, lucky, and white But it's a different kind of power fantasy. I dunno. It does feel like any umbrella genre has to have a more generic title --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Game of Gen 4 FINAL RESULTS |
| banananor 08/08/22 1:18:14 AM #14 | Also, good contest --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Game of Gen 4 FINAL RESULTS |
| banananor 08/08/22 1:17:10 AM #13 | The only match I thought Chrono trigger might lose was against ff6 Maybe it could've been taken down by a Zelda or Metroid, but it didn't face either I'll never understand this board's undying love of Chrono Trigger.I think I can sort of explain. When you first boot up Chrono trigger, it doesn't feel like anything special But by the time you're 8 hours in, you realize it hasn't missed a single beat, and it keeps not missing a beat for the entire rest of the game. That is an absolute rarity in narrative rpgs. No boring, awkward or cringey sections, and it doesn't promise anything it can't deliver my theory is that it is good, but it also has no reason to have anti-voters --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Save My Favorite Final Fantasy Characters XXIV: Day 56 [smfffc] |
| banananor 08/06/22 4:29:56 PM #112 | Jecht --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | You gain a time travel ability to use once, but must make a choice... (see post) |
| banananor 08/05/22 5:01:02 AM #50 | yep. computers aren't truly random. they are just "good enough" at randomness for human use. for truly serious implementations of cryptography, they'll use "good enough" algorithms, but pick initial starting inputs from nature that are practically impossible for humans to predict ahead of time Shattered posted... People saying option 1 is pointless are overlooking that it would allow you to get another year with a deceased loved one / pet. You wouldn't know it at the time but you would after you sprang back to the current time.option 1 is just a blast of sharpened memories. you don't actually get another year with them- you just remember that year more distinctly. depression is said to be a fixation on the past, while anxiety a fixation on the future. feeling like you were suddenly ripped away from your present and skipped to your future would suuuuuck BlueCrystalTear posted... You can, but keep in mind that the treasure may be recovered by somebody else in that span of timeIn that case, what I'd do would require some prep and research with good lawyers in the present. But I'd for sure game the system Ideally, I'd travel back to the year before I was born, and find a way to gather a valid ID. After that, I'd gather as much wealth as possible using future knowledge (lottery, patents, normal job, whatever). and then use the money to form a trust that invested in companies like apple or microsoft, keeping the trust hidden from my future self until the year 2023. Nice! If any step of the above proves impossible, I'd be a lot more limited. Without a valid id, I can't win the lotto, file a patent, or hold a decently paid job. I'd have the use a sketchier path of under-the-table work or loans, and then sports gambling, Biff Tannen style. I also couldn't form a trust. Then, I'd have to hide the treasure somewhere. This is tough, because being absent for the following 30+ years and not having an ID means I can't trust anyone or use official institutions. I might pick some graves that I know are still around in the year 2022 and put containers of gold or collectibles in there. While I do believe in the butterfly effect, I can hopefully avoid this disrupting my life and it'll all work out. --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | What's with all the ads now? |
| banananor 08/04/22 1:09:41 AM #11 | I suspect these are the ads normally shown to people not logged in --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | A Pokemon Red challenge I want to try |
| banananor 08/04/22 1:07:48 AM #3 | Go for it- play how you like! I don't think you'll have trouble beating the combat challenges. I know someone who completed the entire game using only wigglytuff Just confirm your hm setup works and you're good to go --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | You gain a time travel ability to use once, but must make a choice... (see post) |
| banananor 08/04/22 12:56:43 AM #20 | Option 1 seems pointless. The only way I can see it being helpful is if you've forgotten an important password or the location of some important documents. If this were my only option, I'd use it to remember my childhood email passwords. I guess if you were super depressed you could relive the glory days in a feeble attempt to jump start your brain endorphins Option 2 gives you an extra year of life, so that's nice. Can I affect the present from the past? Like, bury some treasure in a weird place, then pick it up when I warp back? Option 3 is rough. I might just pick doing nothing instead. I could envision a gamble on receiving the eternal youth serum invented in the year 3647 --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Do any of you think that you might just wear a mask for the rest of your life? |
| banananor 08/03/22 7:18:21 AM #35 | I will carry one around in case I enter a business and the workers are wearing them. It seems respectful since they're forced to be in there to earn a living But honestly... I generally won't wear one unless I think I might be sick --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Magic: The Gathering - New Capenna and Explorer incoming |
| banananor 08/02/22 6:01:23 AM #112 | I am so ready for standard rotation, even though I know it won't fix my issues it's not like the metagame is in a terrible place, it's just that none of the top decks feel my style Problem is, I think the major archetypes are going to be supported through rotation --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Persona 4 Golden First Playthrough |
| banananor 08/02/22 2:27:53 AM #14 | I feel like persona 4 isnt much less playable than p5- Persona 3 is where it really drops off. The dungeon grind was just too long and too monotonous Even in p5 I thought the dungeons were too long- I was always eager to get back to the social stuff I'd for sure replay p3 with cheat codes, though --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 402: Kentucky Route Zero |
| banananor 08/02/22 12:50:57 AM #4 | 8 i'm appreciative of magical realism, but the final episode flopped iirc --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Star Wars: Andor trailer (first three episodes September 21) |
| banananor 08/01/22 6:46:05 PM #16 | I'm a huge fan of shows that have a pre-planned beginning and ending, have something specific to say, and say it this could absolutely be a vehicle for good storytelling. i'll wait and see! --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | ITT I re-watch the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) (spoilers, obviously) |
| banananor 07/31/22 4:08:40 AM #7 | I'm just going to warn you, I did something similar in 2020 Too much marvel will fry your brain and ruin your sense of taste By the end, we weren't sure if marvel movies were good or not --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 400: Final Fantasy VII Remake |
| banananor 07/30/22 9:38:07 PM #18 | 7 This is tough. I think if you haven't already played the original, the story is bad If you have, the core is decent, but it wanders a little too far into kingdom hearts style nonsense. Everything about how sephiroth is handled is aggressively mediocre --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 392: PM Mess |
| banananor 07/30/22 3:15:42 PM #331 | Honestly, I'd be all for a more political parties if we could move beyond FPTP. So God damn disappointing there's been no movement on it. --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Is 1.1 Billion Dollars enough for you to take a chance? |
| banananor 07/29/22 9:25:13 PM #62 | full disclosure- i love arguing about the lottery MacArrowny posted... people statistically become unhappier after winning the lotterystatistically speaking, people don't have distinguishable traits or personalities, have 1.8 children, etc etc i have a strong sense of who i am and what i care about. i am also aware of the risks and downfalls. i personally guarantee that i would be happier after winning the jackpot --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Just beat Hollow Knight... 8 Good/Bad Takeaways |
| banananor 07/28/22 4:39:53 PM #16 | masterplum posted... True, but I think it did a masterful job of not making those things required and giving you multiple options which made exploring extra and fun.agreed, and that (LM2) sounds terrible! --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Just beat Hollow Knight... 8 Good/Bad Takeaways |
| banananor 07/28/22 2:09:56 PM #13 | I didn't want to like it at first (storytelling through item descriptions is dumb), but Hollow knight is by far my favorite in the genre The only criticism I have is that you pretty much need a guide to find certain items/areas --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Recommend power trip games |
| banananor 07/28/22 4:32:52 AM #22 | Oh, also, once you get good at hotline Miami 1, that game is a power trip and a half --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Recommend power trip games |
| banananor 07/28/22 4:31:11 AM #21 | I see you already know about saints row. I'll second Doom 2016 as well Not quite a power fantasy, but zooming around in cyber hook feels great On the more abstract scale of power.... Else heart.break() is a super weird title. It plays like an aimless adventure game on an island town with a day/night cycle and "the Sims" controls Until you find an item that lets you hack properties of objects in the environment It gets extra nuts if you can find a second hacking item, and use it to escalate permissions on the first one The problem with going that route is it's easy to sequence break the game and get stuck If that sounds fun and you're a PC gamer, I'd also just straight up look into "hacking" aka using cheat engine on random single player games. It is super fun to see what you can break or get away with Maybe it's " ruining the game" to play Oregon trail, frostpunk, or banner saga and hack infinite resources to save my townsfolk, but I love it. Or to hack myself a full stack of coffee in Stardew valley. Or infinite money, food, or fuel in a roguelike, but it feels good to bypass requirements --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Game of Gen 4: Final Fantasy VI vs. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island |
| banananor 07/27/22 10:42:37 PM #29 | MacArrowny posted... Final Fantasy VI --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | What is the best not-Smash game? |
| banananor 07/27/22 2:54:14 PM #16 | I think it depends on what sort of pacing you like in terms of reflexes and punishability Brawlhalla is the most fun "fast" one, and multiversus is the most fun "slow" one But it also just came out- dunno how I'll feel in a couple months --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Umbrella Academy: is it incest part 3 (tag season 3 spoilers) |
| banananor 07/27/22 1:18:17 AM #11 | Johnbobb posted... She never really apologizes for literally mind controlling him for his entire life, or even really recognizes that she did anything wronghonestly, she was a kid and therefore wasn't actually responsible. plus, it was 100% the right call to lock away those powers. hating on a young child for doing what she was told isn't super fair. i mean, they all are horrible communicators and it frustrates me that that's the source of the drama. i blame the writers rather than the characters themselves, if that makes sense --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | 80 minute animatic of Tartakovsky's cancelled Popeye movie leaked online |
| banananor 07/27/22 1:10:30 AM #7 | did anyone download that? --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | What do you believe happens after you die? |
| banananor 07/25/22 2:48:11 AM #19 | Nanis23 posted... Your body dies, your "soul" livesno joke, that concept was the scariest thing in the world to me when i was a kid what kind of thought processes would your soul have? would it be baby thoughts, kid thoughts, adult thoughts, drunk thoughts, alzhimer's thoughts, cat thoughts, orangutan thoughts, mosquito thoughts? what happens when your soul's thoughts conflict with what your brain thinks while you're alive? --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | What do you believe happens after you die? |
| banananor 07/25/22 2:43:57 AM #18 | ChichiriMuyo posted... Even in this scenario the net result is the same, when you die the stream of consciousness that is "you" comes to an end. Even if some semblance of you could exist again it has lost all thoughts and memories that are the core essential thing that defines you as you.yep, i agree with that. and that's what makes alzhimer's so scary- you lose what defines you without technically being dead banananor posted... the answer to the original question is "nothing"- the brain and its collective set of memories experiences nothing after deathand that sucks. if i had the chance to be granted eternal youth, i would absolutely take it --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | What do you believe happens after you die? |
| banananor 07/25/22 2:36:15 AM #15 | MZero posted... Is that what the kids are calling it these dayswhat do you believe? in any case, watch any tv show about artificial intelligence or consciousness transferral and then get back to me! something as mainstream as westworld or altered carbon works. even more on the nose would be "severance" i'd recommend some books, but nobody reads books on recommendation --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Best New Character 2007 R1D2: Wrex/Soldier Tali/Luna Jemaine/Dahlia Sam/Llewen |
| banananor 07/24/22 10:38:45 PM #16 | Wrex Tali Jemaine - --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | What do you believe happens after you die? |
| banananor 07/24/22 7:41:08 PM #10 | i used to be 100% on the 'nothing' train, but i think i have to tweak that a little bit. i have trouble articulating this correctly, so please bear with me. i'll give it a shot with the best metaphor i can muster i view brains, humans, animals, and life in general as slides on a projector, and "all of us"- that subjective experience- collectively as the whiteboard being projected upon in the sense that, when one slide is swapped out for another, the whiteboard doesn't remember what used to be projected on it. there's also nothing that says those slides need to be projected in order, or can be only projected once from that perspective, we have to really be specific about what "i" am when asking what happens when "i" die there's obviously no literal projector or literal whiteboard. hopefully what i'm saying is clear even if it might be silly from one perspective, the answer to the original question is "nothing"- the brain and its collective set of memories experiences nothing after death. from another perspective, the answer to the original question is "the same as its always been, and death doesn't change a thing" the answer depends on whether you identify more with the slide or the whiteboard --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Summoning Salt The Hidden Shortcuts of Double Dash |
| banananor 07/24/22 7:07:45 PM #13 | tazzyboyishere posted... It's pretty disingenuous to suggest it's low-hanging fruit when he puts such effort into his videos. Dude just likes Mario Kart and the stories that come about.you're reading too far into what i said. it's low hanging fruit because he can go back to the same sources for every video, rather than having to research new communities. plus, it generates views. plus, he can have fun with it. it's a win-win i'm not 100% sure why people are getting defensive --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | The Boys Season 3 Topic (Mark Your Spoilers) |
| banananor 07/24/22 11:53:30 AM #84 | I myself didn't mind how they used It will stink to Worst part of the season (as always?) was --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | The Boys Season 3 Topic (Mark Your Spoilers) |
| banananor 07/24/22 11:31:48 AM #83 | It's super weird how- for me- the good final scene almost completely makes up for the bad finale I'm feeling significantly more positive than I did after season 2 --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
| Topic | Summoning Salt The Hidden Shortcuts of Double Dash |
| banananor 07/24/22 9:06:28 AM #5 | Yeah, darn. But I guess I can't blame him- low hanging fruit --- You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured. |
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