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#1 Posted by SoylentGreen (250 posts) - 5 days, 10 hours ago

Not to mention the potential ramifications for sites like Giantbomb whose entire content schedule is based around the idea of playing a video game and talking over it. This whole thing is a really slippery slope, so regardless of whether or not you agree with this move, you should be worried that Nintendo is willing to do this.

This is what we should be talking about, really. GB's content isn't really that different from that of some of these LPers, except that they're not advertising (I think?) on YouTube. Where is the line drawn between two separate instances of people talking over video game footage for money?

#2 Posted by SoylentGreen (250 posts) - 5 days, 11 hours ago

@cale said:

The worst thing about all of this are the people coming out of the woodwork to espouse what is and is not a 'real' job. Utterly pathetic.

This. That discussion is far from being relevant to the actual point.

Yeah. I keep thinking of attitudes towards rock in the 50's/60's ("That's not real music!") for whatever reason.

A job is something you're being paid for. Not sure why some people have to be judgemental about it.

#3 Posted by SoylentGreen (250 posts) - 3 months, 25 days ago

Sounds a bit like Dungeon Master. Not sure if that came out for the Mac, though.

#4 Posted by SoylentGreen (250 posts) - 4 months, 1 day ago

I'm disappointed (but not surprised) that nobody's mentioned Zeus yet. It's from the same guys who did Pharaoh, and IMO it's better. It was on GOG for like $5 recently, too.

#5 Posted by SoylentGreen (250 posts) - 5 months, 23 days ago

@CaptainCody said:

You know, I can't give you sympathy for any of this. It sounds like you're struggling with your own emotions and that's a battle of your own willpower and one that you certainly don't have much to be upset about. What you have for spending money in a month is more than I have pocketed in the past 6 months while I deal with my very uncertain life thanks to horrible people. Just get over it, man, that's how you win.

That's a pretty messed-up thing to say, dude. Everyone's different, and thus deal with their emotions in different ways.

Some can't, and need professional help to do so. You can't say who can and who can't feel bad about stuff just because you might be in a shitty situation; it's like comparing apples and oranges.

@Hizang: I've been going to see a therapist for a couple of months now. The hardest part was telling myself that I needed to talk to someone, and then acting on that. So, good for you for taking the first step - I think more people would do it (and would certainly benefit from doing so) if there was less of a stigma around it. It's definitely helped me, and I hope it helps you.

#6 Posted by SoylentGreen (250 posts) - 6 months, 16 days ago

@Aegon said:

This is another method that we haven't learned in class and I think it would be pretty suspicious if I used it.

I'm a little curious here: how would it be suspicious?

Programming isn't about having memorized every answer to every single problem out there, it's about being able to go out and find an answer yourself. Unless your teacher/professor is a complete jerk, going out and finding a solution that hasn't been covered in class yet should just prove that you're eager to learn.

On-topic: a dictionary sounds like your best bet. Switch statements are fugly.

#7 Posted by SoylentGreen (250 posts) - 6 months, 20 days ago

I think I read somewhere that the British accents we all know (and love) today didn't exist back then, and grew into place after the colonies had been founded. The British accent back then sounded a lot more like the stereotypical American accent of today.

Yep, here's a source.

#8 Posted by SoylentGreen (250 posts) - 7 months, 7 days ago

@nohthink: Why do these fake companies try to bring people like you in? Seems like too much work for just a laugh...tax reasons?

#9 Posted by SoylentGreen (250 posts) - 7 months, 15 days ago

@Video_Game_King: Almost, except replace the beavers with basically everyone and the wine with maple whiskey. It's good stuff!

#10 Posted by SoylentGreen (250 posts) - 7 months, 15 days ago

@Chop: Do it! This is the one time of the year where pumpkin pie is better than apple pie!

@Video_Game_King: Yes, that's pretty much what all Canadian Thanksgivings are like. Do they have anything similar on the moon?

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