TruthTellah

I do believe that accurately presents TS12.

Also, this Quick Looks of the zombie DLC for it gives you a decent impression of the game. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ayju_YvAhUY

@whyareyoucrouchingspock: Oh yeah, just as a side thing to this odd conversation on bro-ness, I was curious if you could possibly edit the original post to say "should look up to" and not "should look up too". It just keeps bothering me when I see the thread on the front page. Thanks! :)

(Also, TotalBiscuit is one word, not two like "total biscuit" in the title. Saying "Is TotalBiscuit a gaming hero" would be better.)

@xbob42 said:

@TruthTellah said:

This is a thing that you made. I feel certain ways about it and am expressing those feelings here in text.

This response is in acknowledgement of the feelings you had thereafter viewing my creation.

A joke referencing you as a fellow "duder" of the subculture Giant Bomb. Followed by a sincere acknowledgement of my appreciation for your visual attempt at jocularity.

This is a thing that you made. I feel certain ways about it and am expressing those feelings here in text.

@whyareyoucrouchingspock:

I know who TotalBiscuit is, but... after your description, I don't think I know who TotalBiscuit is...

He's a nice fellow and does decent casting on occasion, but I wouldn't really call him a hero of some sort. I get the feeling this sentiment you're expressing is about a lot more than just TotalBiscuit.

Machinima's "How to Annoy People in Modern Warfare 2" videos are probably my favorite instances of purposeful trolling, as they are actually quite amusing and happen specifically to people who deserve it.

@Buccura: That laptop should be able to handle it on lowest settings. Though, note that your card has been known to have some stability issues with Mass Effect 1 and 2. So, it should be able to play it, but avoid anything that might overtax it, such as hitting ESC while playing.

Good luck with it!

@Contrarian said:

@TruthTellah said:

@Contrarian: I think you were meaning to more respond to Katkillad, not me, as I generally share the impression you're getting as far as the variability of what people call locations.

Though, where do you live? Canada?

Nah, it was both really. No, I live in Australia. You mentioned before the Myanmar/Burma thing and both still get thrown around a lot - more Burma though and I guess the media want to say a name most people recognise. I guess most figure when the regime falls, they will go back to Burma. Apart from that, the Monty Python joke of the penguin on the television just isn't as funny is Graham Chapman yells "Myanmar" ....... just sayin'.

I agree. Monty Python sketches should define the globally-recognized name of all nations.

@Contrarian: I think you were meaning to more respond to Katkillad, not me, as I generally share the impression you're getting as far as the variability of what people call locations.

Though, where do you live? Canada?

@Katkillad said:

@TruthTellah said:

@Katkillad said:

America is notorious for this, other examples include Beijing where most people pronounce it Bay-zheng when it really is just Bay-Jing. Another major offender is North Korea...their actual country is called Democratic People's Republic of Korea -DPRK. And what about Germany/Deutschland? I bet more than half of the locations on an american map are incorrect and we just call them whatever names we feel like.

I'm not quite sure what you're getting at. Most people that I have met refer to Beijing as "Bay-Jing", and people call the DPRK "North Korea" because the United States doesn't recognize the legitimacy of the regime. So, it's "North Korea", and South Korea is the Republic of Korea. Since the United States doesn't recognize the DPRK, it is just North Korea to them. As far as Germany... I don't know what you mean. It's the Republic of Germany. It can be called Deutschland, but it is still recognized as "Germany" by English-speaking nations.

Until the Beijing Olympics i'm pretty sure hardly anyone pronounced it right and if I remember even one of the commentators at the olympics was pronouncing it incorrectly. I'm in the midwest of the US though so that could have something to do with it. In regards to Germany, maybe its semantics there as I have never asked a native of Germany, but why would they prefer to go by their english pronunciation when their official language is German? Why is it ok to use english translations of countries instead of calling them what they are? As for the DPKR, why does the United States get to determine the name of a country? That's like someone calling me by a name other than my own regardless of my opinion.

I don't think I ever noticed a particularly high mention of Beijing before the last decade or so anyway; so, as long as I've heard it in normal conversation, it has been pronounced correctly.(in California and Texas) As far as maps and how people refer to locations, I'm not sure you're making the distinction between what a country is and how countries refer to it. It's like being mad that not everyone just calls a banana a "banana". People call things different things depending on their language, country, and even region within that country. Different cultures within those regions have differing terms for things, as well. That's just part of language in a diverse world.

As far as Germany goes, from my conversations with friends in Germany, it's called "Deutschland" when someone is speaking German, but when a German person is speaking English, they generally say "Germany". That's just because it is considered by many to be the proper term for the country in English. A US map showing the world in English will have differences in comparison to maps in other locations of the world. For example, a map in China may show Taiwan as the same color as mainland China, as they don't consider them separate, but a Japanese map will show mainland China and Taiwan as two distinct countries. A South Korean map will absolutely not have "DPRK" on there, as they would basically have to be saying that there were two Korean republics. To them, there is Korea, but half of it is under the control of a dictator. In North Korea, they just show Korea with South Korea under control of rebels or foreigners. Since the US is on the side of South Korea, they share South Korea's lack of recognition for the DPRK; instead, they would refer to it as "North Korea". That isn't the US deciding the name of a country. That's the US siding with South Korea in regarding the regime in North Korea as illegitimate.

Maps differ depending on regional views of the world. That's just how maps are. There are no maps in the world which everyone agrees on. Even local US states debate whether their state lines are correct. And considering the youth of mass global media(less than a century or so), regions had all sorts of distinct impressions of and names for areas of the world which still influence local perceptions today. Some maps show Israel as a whole country, not even indicating Palestinian land, but then other maps show Israel with Palestine chopping it up. Some show Myanmar as Burma despite the fact that the military government there calls the country Myanmar. That's because the military regime which changed the name in the 80s hasn't had their name change recognized or respected by the rest of the world. So, on a map, it's usually Burma, but on a local map, it would be Myanmar. Also, think of South Sudan. A lot of people in the world don't even know that there is a country called South Sudan, as it only gained independence last year. Many will also not know the difference because many don't recognize South Sudan as truly independent from Sudan. There's a lot more to what something is called than just what the local government calls it. Languages, politics, and culture come into play quite often.