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Never used the disabled stall.
I might if all other stalls are occupied and there's a line and I still felt the need to go.
I know from stories disabled peopled pretty often find their stall (the only one they can go to) used by a non handicapped person who could've taken one of the many regular stalls. I don't want to be that person.

AllstarSniper32 posted...

benbeverfaqs posted...

Smash Brothers can be used as a party game with the right settings.

Yeah, the default settings. To make it an actual fighting game you have to change things to make it be 1v1 and not a party game.

Nah, that just makes it more boring imho. The attraction of the smash series (other than characters) is in the levels and items. Fighting games don't have to be 1v1. IK+ for example is a three player fighting game.

Cause while smash can involve skill, you don't have to have skill to play it well, since you know, with the default settings there's things like items to help you out. and it says elimination is "rare" not that if that there is elimination that automatically makes it not a party game. I mean Mario Party is considered a party game right? And even it has elimination. That's the point of making it to the end and declaring a winner.
Smash is a party game with Fighting game elements in it.
Mario Kart is a party game with Racing elements in it.

Items help everyone. Knowing how to use (and dodge) them involve experience and skill. It just makes the game more random, but a first time player doesn't have much chance against an experienced player.
I've never played Mario Party with elimination (and I've played it a lot).
Smash bros is not a party game according to the wiki pages.
I personally consider it a party game. And a fighting game. And an action game. When categorizing I'd file it under fighting game, which, to me, makes the most sense, and it seems to be the norm.
Mario Kart is a racing game. And a party game. I'd file it under racing, since that's its theme. There's not much else to do. Mario Party has fighting, racing, luck games and a lot of other stuff, so I'd file that in the genre of party games.
That 4 player kirby game is a platform game. And imho also a party game.

Entity13 posted...

Or have opinions that don't match up with the norms. That happens too, you know.

Valid point. Need for uniqueness is a thing too.
However, in the case of categorizing video game into genres, setting a norm is very useful.
The system of platformer, beat-em-up and shoot-em-up is a bit arbitrary, but people know what someone is talking about.
Like an example given in this topic; one can argue that any game where you play as a character is an rpg. This might be true, but it defeats the purpose, and isn't useful in categorizing.
If someone at home puts his copy of smash bros on the shelf with party games, that's fine. It'd even makes sense if that is what he plays when friends are over.
But in a shop or list, people will look in the fighting games section. Otherwise people'll have a hard time finding it. I see no reason not to stick to the definition (also a norm) of fighting games.

I don't know much about this case, but he served 39 years in prison for two murders he might not even be guilty of.
Anyway, he's a different person at age 59 after almost 4 decades in prison compared to the 20 year old drug addict he was.
Having him in prison is not helping society at all anymore. He's not a threat. And having him serve more years won't make it more of an example to discourage other people.
So yes, at some point, after decades, parole may apply in some cases.

The opposite system, like we have in the netherlands is worse:
This guy got 7 years in prison for violently raping 2 children and 5 armed robberies. On his first day as a free man (unmonitored) he raped and killed a 16 year old.

ImmortalityV posted...

benbeverfaqs posted...

ImmortalityV posted...

I do not know if I believe modern science.

I don't know what you mean by that. Science isn't something you can or can not believe in.
It's a word with the meaning: the human effort to understand and explain the world around them using testable explanations. "modern science" adds objectivity and reproducibility.
It's just a word, like "clock" or "book" or "water", you can't believe it.

Okay than explain scientific racism.

I honestly don't know what you're after, and you could've looked this up yourself:
Scientific racism is the pseudoscientific belief that empirical evidence exists to support or justify racism (racial discrimination), racial inferiority, or racial superiority. Alternatively, it is the practice of classifying individuals of different phenotypes or genotype into discrete races.

From the french radis de cheval and the german meerrettich.
rettich is from latin radix and means root.
meer is from mahre (female horse) from meer (sea or lake, meaning root that was brought from overseas or grows near the sea or lake) or from meer/mehr (which means more or bigger, so big root).
It could've been big root in old german and mistranslated to horse. Mistranslations like that are common, and horse radish is a cooler name than big radish.

OmegaTomHank posted...

Sure it sucks in areas with limited internet capabilities but generally if the ISPs are doing user unfriendly practices people will just move away from them. Its called capitalism.

Unfortunately that's not how capitalism works. There'll be laws involved meaning no choice for ISPs. And people often don't care/know enough to pick the user friendly options. Look at microsoft, the opposite of user friendly, and people still use or even buy it.

I assume you are talking about one of the 60 species of African root vegetable?
Those are no so great. Really basic food.

In some regions (US) sweet potatoes (they're not actually potatoes) are called yams.
those are delicious depending on recipe. For instance in soup or in curry.

In other regions purple potatoes are called yams, or Taros are called yams, or Ocas are called yams.
Your poll question is not very clear.

None, Christmas isn't celebrated with gifts here.

Both will start to decompose soon, and are required by law to have a burial or cremation, which is costly. I'll also probably be under criminal investigation, and I'll have a hard time explaining where the body parts came from.
If forced, I'd pick the head. It's smaller and easier to dispose of.

A fighting game is a video game genre in which the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent, which can be either an AI or controlled by another player. The fight matches typically consist of several rounds and take place in an arena, while each character has widely differing abilities but each is relatively viable to choose. Players must master techniques such as blocking, counter-attacking, and chaining attacks together into "combos".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_game
Smash Brothers is listed here
Which makes sense since it fits all criteria in the definition of fighting game

Party games are games that are played at social gatherings to facilitate interaction and provide entertainment and recreation. Categories include (explicit) icebreaker, parlour (indoor), picnic (outdoor), and large group games.
Party games aim to include players of various skill levels and player-elimination is rare. Party games are intended to be played socially, and are designed to be easy for new players to learn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_game
Smash Brothers is not listed here
Smash Brothers can be used as a party game with the right settings. It's easy to learn, but it does involve skill and player elimination. With the right settings (no stock limit to avoid elimination, random items to increase luck) it can be a party game. But not in the same league as games designed to be a party game.

People saying smash bros is not a fighting game are trying to be condescending and/or edgy, nothing more.

I like most if not all British accents.

Zeus posted...

benbeverfaqs posted...

Pokmon for instance is basically the same game every release. And you build up a collection and a team.

lolno

lolyes

wyansas posted...

Don't know why one [incredibly condescending] dude said replayability isn't important. It is with any other form of entertainment can think of. You watch your favorite movies and shows, listen to your favorite albums, read your favorite books, etc. over and over again, right?

No. I've watched my favourite movies once. (very few exceptions and then there's 10+ years between watchings) I watch my favourite shows once. And I read books once. I like new movies/series/books over ones I've already consumed.
Music is often an exception, I can play a great song a lot of times, or even an album. (But a long performance for instance is a one time experience)
Games is a mixed bag. I play a lot of games one time. But some games are all about replayability (sometimes it's even what makes a game great) for instance Spelunky is all about gameplay and replayability.

-20C in a winter a pretty long time ago. Winters are not what they used to be.

mooreandrew58 posted...

side note though, I've often wondered if sumo wrestling had any influence on the main objective of the game since both knocking your opponent out of the ring is the goal rather than "KO"ing them

Probably, that's very popular in Japan. And less "violent" than KOing an opponent (especially if the opponent is your brother, a princess or a furry animal).

I see no appeal if you already have a PS4 and maybe a computer set up for games.

ImmortalityV posted...

I do not know if I believe modern science.

I don't know what you mean by that. Science isn't something you can or can not believe in.
It's a word with the meaning: the human effort to understand and explain the world around them using testable explanations. "modern science" adds objectivity and reproducibility.
It's just a word, like "clock" or "book" or "water", you can't believe it.

ernieforss posted...

when i think of noire, i think of something dark and gritty.

I think of 1. L.A. Noire (since we're on gamefaqs), 2. chocolate (dark), 3. film noir.

It has up to four characters doing not much else than fighting...

ImmortalityV posted...

benbeverfaqs posted...

How about Americans from African descent when talking about socio-economic problems.
And dark skinned when relevant, like when buying sun screen or taking a photo with a black background.

And for the rest don't bother discriminating between skin colours.
A lot of black people are genetically closer to white people than to other black people originating from different regions. Why differentiate? We're biologically not only the same species but also the same race.

chimpanzees and humans share 96 percent of the same dna.
So it would be interesting to see how all the races compare genetically

You are not completely correct; humans (Homo sapiens) and Chimps (Pan troglodytes) share 98.8% of their DNA. Not 96%.

Chimps and Bonobos are our closest extant species. However, sharing 98.8% of DNA does not mean they're 98.8% the same. As explained in an article I read a while ago, the DNA might be the same, but the genes are often in other places, leading to different results. The chimps in zoos are a completely different species from us humans.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny-genetic-differences-between-humans-and-other-primates-pervade-the-genome/
Here's the article. It's easy to read and has very cool pictures :)

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/sa-visual/similarities-between-human-and-chimp-genomes-revealed-by-hilbert-curve/
here's more

Race in humans is a social construct. It's not based on biology or science. It was invented to differentiate between people from different cultures. Mainly between whites, blacks and asians, and often not with very good intentions.
In reality a european white person can be more genetically different from another white european person than from a black person from Africa.
((think green eyed red haired freckled sturdy build white person compared to a brown haired brown eyed slim build white person) The other way around, a black person is often more genetically different from another black person from another place in africa than from a white person.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(human_categorization)#Defining_race
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Human_DNA

Modern variance in human genome is not great enough to consider sub species or races.
We're all Homo sapiens.

As to answer your question how much all humans vary genetically: less than 0.1%

You have to look at the bottom (sole) of the shoe.

1 though 3 have nothing to do with you picking up a dropped item for her.
Not saying thank you is somewhat impolite, nothing more.

Dare, since most people pick truth (and lie when it's an interesting question), so it's more fun. In a company where most people do dares I might choose truth.

Terribly unfunny, unless they do give him his present after the laughs (which they do)
And what's wrong with books?

Yes, I rarely replay games. But they can be in my top10 anyway. Replayability is a factor,but for me a minor one.

Pokmon for instance is basically the same game every release. And you build up a collection and a team. I've never played any pokmon game more than once. Doesn't mean they can't be in my top 10.

I love Linear Story Driven action games, like Uncharted and The Last of Us, but I don't feel the need to play them more than once. After that I know the story and the plot twist. I try the hardest difficulty as soon as possible and use level select for the collectibles. I want the story one time and then it's shelved. Doesn't mean the experience can't make it into my top10 games.

I've played Resident Evil 4 more than once, but most, almost all, horror games get one playthrough. Like Dead Space or Outlast. After a thorough playthrough I know the story, the twists and the jump scares. If the game was great it could go into my top10 games, even if I never touch it again.

How about Americans from African descent when talking about socio-economic problems.
And dark skinned when relevant, like when buying sun screen or taking a photo with a black background.

And for the rest don't bother discriminating between skin colours.
A lot of black people are genetically closer to white people than to other black people originating from different regions. Why differentiate? We're biologically not only the same species but also the same race.

Your airline pilot "friend" is obviously in on the plot to brainwash people with chemtrails.
I mean condensation trails sounds ridiculous, chemicals to brainwash people makes a lot more sense.

When I was in southeast asia, women (even men) were trying desperately to be more white. In Thailand it was billboards with snail white creme, in Cambodia other whitening stuff, in China all girls walk with a parasol/umbrella against the sun all day.
Meanwhile in western Europe people go on vacations to the mediterranean to roast themselves on the beach and/or go lie in a solar bank or use orange creme to make themselves more brown (or orange).

Great game, played it when t was released. Good tip.

That does look great.
It's a great commercial for gopher cakes.
I missed the point at the end the first time watching.

TheThirdDay posted...

Remember, good and bad are completely subjective, 100% of the time. He was absolutely technically skilled, you can't argue that, but how you judge his art is on you. Nothing he painted on his show had any meaning to it, no emotion. Unless you count happy little trees. But they were all certainly physically attractive.

Complete BS

Art can be rated as good or bad on a lot of scales, fairly objectively, based on standards set by society and on what art lovers, in a certain time, like or don't like. That's why some art sells for millions and some (most) art is financially worthless. Simple examples of those scales are technique and originality. you're confusing taste with art. Taste is subjective.
Bob Ross wasn't particulary technically skilled, that's why he used painting tricks to make certain landscapes. He was skilled in a lot of other areas though.
Most things he painted had meaning to it. He spent the whole time talking about a paining while painting it. Most of the time the meaning was inner peace and things like that.
The fact that you think they're "certainly physically attractive" doesn't mean that they are. That's taste again. I, for instance, don't think most of his paintings are physically attractive. (I do like his show and how a landscape grows)

ddesroches posted...

I did used to pronounce it as "jif" when I first saw it used (just because the video I first heard that term used that term). Then I found out what it actually mean I switched "gif", I mean does anyone actually say Japhics.

Acronyms don't have to sound like the words the letters originated from. Example: JPEG. The f sound from photo is pronounced as a p is jpeg.

But jif for graphics just sounds silly and unintuitive. I've actually never heard anyone use jif.

Why do they keep making sunday-saturday calendars then? I don't know anyone who buys those.

White people are also not #FFFFFF white. It's just a dumb term, that doesn't need expanding.

I use trigonometry sometimes, when building furniture or creating something. And math as a whole is incredibly useful, both in science and in everyday life. They need to teach way more of it at school. The thing is, you're not just learning math, you're also learning problem solving and you're learning how to learn difficult things.
Basic chemistry, like the periodic table is very useful. Not just for my biology study at the university, but also for regular people, so they actually know what CO2 is when watching the news. So they understand what politicians and scientists are actually talking about.
History, including examples from ancient civilizations, is incredibly useful in everyday decision making, and in understanding today's problem, both small scale and large scale.
At school they teach broad sciences and knowledge and problem solving. This is way more useful than a bit of practical knowledge.

- How to mortgage <-wait a decade or two or move to another country and this knowledge is useless. That's why they teach english, math and economics.
- How to budget <-math and economics, and some schools actually teach budgetting
- Basic car maintenance <-some school teach practical technical things. I learned how to repair cars from manuals and trying. Learning English and problem solving in school helped.
- How to invest <-economics and math.
- How to do taxes <-again will be outdated with time or when you move. Luckily you learn math, english and how to fill in forms at school.
- Basic home repairs <-most schools teach this. And again this knowledge will be outdated with time.
- All those numbers and words that come up in car commercials that mean literally nothing to me. <-you mean the words you learn in english class and the technical terms from natural sciences?
- How to maintain a balanced diet <-this is literally learned in biology class.

The most important thing you learn in school is how to learn. After that go to a library or use the internet to learn specific things you personally want to learn. Like cooking, or how to fly an airplane, or how to build a house or whatever.

The only things in highschool that were completely useless were 4 years of french and 3 years of german.

I complete almost all games I play, but as a collector I've acquired thousands of games. Also hundreds of digital games on sale. The poll doesn't differentiate between games played and finished, and games owned and finished.

Missing poll options:
- don't care
- donate to science
- frozen to be reanimated in future

Monday, which is officially the first day of the week.
It's an international standard defined by ISO 8601 and NEN 2772.

It's also the start of the working/school week.
Sunday is the last day, hence why it's part of the weekEND.
If Sunday was the first day, you'd start the week with half of the weekend.

Some calendars start with Sunday. Luckily there's not many of them. I always steer clear of those. I've had one in the past, it was confusing for a whole year.

Your poll explanation is kinda biased. You already tell people what to fill in by telling them one option is sometimes considered and the other option is official.

NB other days are sometimes used as first day in religions, like Saturday in Islam and Sunday in Christianity.

"Would you have sex with R.L Stine for $100,000?"

If I had to pay that: nah, that's about 100k too expensive.
If I was paid that amount: sure, you can do a lot with 100k.

Never knew this was a thing.
I'm Dutch so GIF is pronounced with a very hard G. (also gif means poison in dutch).
Geo and Gym are also pronounced with a hard G in Dutch.

Because of the word "gift" and "Graphics" (Graphics Interchangeable File Format) the hard G is the only option that makes sense.

The brown/grey games were at a peak before 2009.
Then games like Flower, Uncharted 2 and Enslaved quickly ended that horrible trend.

He was a great painter. Nobody was better at what he did: speed painting landscapes for a camera. He made happy oil paint landscapes in no time at all, while explaining what he did, inspiring millions of viewers. Or just making his viewers feel relaxed.

He used tricks and special brushes to draw trees and snowy mountain peaks quickly, which is an art in itself. The resulting paintings convey a positive and relaxing natural atmosphere, and could be used to decorate hallways, public buildings, offices and whatnot.

He might've been not so great at drawing, and paintings other than landscapes didn't always turn out well. Also, the simple landscapes are not great pieces of art, you can't watch them for hours and there's no deeper meaning.
But that doesn't mean he isn't a great (definitely good) painter.

Your friend is jealous and/or ignorant. Sure there were/are better painters who could speed paint (or speed draw) anything, not just landscapes, like Picasso or Van Gogh. He was not as talented as those, but almost nobody is, so why compare.

He was a television speed painter, and great at that. Compare him to other television speed painters like that guy who does flowers. Or with your own speed paint work.

dragon504 posted...

Filler is shit 99% of the time, let's be honest.

Well, there are different kinds of shit. Some is watchable, some can't be touched with a stick and some burn all your sense.

conservatives, no contest.

dragon504 posted...

iirc that's the single longest filler block in the show

It is, and it's also the worst one.

What if you're not single but also not married?

You should definitely skip that filler season, from episode 428 to 450.
Some of the worst episodes of all of shippuden are here!
Since it's a "dream" the writers stopped caring, and have characters act out of character and do nonsense stuff. Naruto fans on myanimelist describe some of these episodes as acid in their eyes, and some score as low as 2/10 (where regular filler episode scores a 5 or 6 and a canon episode scores a 7 to 9).

451 to 457 is filler too, but it's semi-canon Itachi background story.
People liked these episodes so only skip them if you dislike Itachi or his story.

460-462 and 464-468 are history episodes in a far past. They're semi canon I think, but they're not in the manga. I watched them and don't regret it.

There are few fillers after that and they're all watchable.
The last three mini arcs, after the main story, are from books
The movie, between the main story and the last three mini arcs, is supposed to be canon, but I thought it was boring.

A plate of delicious ass vegetables sounds good.