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Real Pic January 2014: Everyone wants to participate, no one wants to make the thread
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ThoseDeafMutes
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Holy shit that first one is borderline plagiarism.
As if there weren't enough reasons to dislike Heavy Rain
At least it gave us this.
The society is depicted (outright stated even) to have regressed socially, culturally and technologically from our own past. They are technologically inferior to the co-dominium, but they have also reverted to an outright medieval societal structure including women being babymakers and not much else. It's not the authors saying that's how things should be, nor is it the authors writing that way because they didn't know any better (it was written in 1974, so they're part of that wave of brilliant SF that was coming out during and after the height of the counterculture movements). It's just one of the worldbuilding things. It's a less extreme version of what you see in Warhammer 40,000, actually.
The Moties are one of the most interesting SF species I've read. It's not that they are alien in every single way, but Niven and Pournelle successfully built an alien psychology without simply resorting to "oh, they're like ants!" or "they're like humans, but super greedy!" There are moments of familiarity where you can see examples of convergent properties, but you also see the long, ingrained influence of their cyclic and ancient history carving its mark on the way they think, act and organize their societies. There are reasons for the way they are, they're not 2d cutouts and they are sufficiently different from humans as to satisfy verisimilitude, if they are not actually "realistic" in the strictest sense of the word. There is a mystery to the way they behave, but the few occasions we get to see inside their head we can see that they are just not quite the same as we are, and they take such a different perspective on so many things.
The Moties are one of the most interesting SF species I've read. It's not that they are alien in every single way, but Niven and Pournelle successfully built an alien psychology without simply resorting to "oh, they're like ants!" or "they're like humans, but super greedy!" There are moments of familiarity where you can see examples of convergent properties, but you also see the long, ingrained influence of their cyclic and ancient history carving its mark on the way they think, act and organize their societies. There are reasons for the way they are, they're not 2d cutouts and they are sufficiently different from humans as to satisfy verisimilitude, if they are not actually "realistic" in the strictest sense of the word. There is a mystery to the way they behave, but the few occasions we get to see inside their head we can see that they are just not quite the same as we are, and they take such a different perspective on so many things.
Messofanego
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Breakups and divorces rise exponentially for that day, so nothing to worry. And suicide rates, probably in part due to the relationship troubles around that time and the ridiculous amount of mass marketing beating your head over with their message.
RobotNinjaHornets
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I'm at work.
I want to watch Person of Interest.
Grr.
I want to watch Person of Interest.
Grr.
trab pu kcip
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really sick. even if I had a boyfriend I'd never celebrate valentine's day
Chuckie
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I'm gonna send you a card.
trab pu kcip
Member
no you won't
SquiddyCracker
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The only good thing to have come out of V-day are v-day related tv-episodes.
The futurama one(s) were great.
And of course cho-cho-choose you.
The futurama one(s) were great.
And of course cho-cho-choose you.
trab pu kcip
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and monster mash on the radio <3
SquiddyCracker
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I have no idea what that is.
Unrelated:
I need a new bed and/or pillow, I always wake up feeling like a rusted up 90-year old.
trab pu kcip
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CrudeDiatribe
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SquiddyCracker
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This is the first time in my life that I hear this.
Either that or I've forgotten about it.
Either that or I've forgotten about it.
CrudeDiatribe
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Well, you are 90.
Chuckie
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CrudeDiatribe
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Through facebook
"Tence has poked you"
Celestial Mortal
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Resist the temptation. More badassery will soon be yours to watch.
trab pu kcip
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Through facebook
at least post it on my wall so people think I have some action going on. it'll be funny just to imagine the looks on their faces :|
squiddy, you need to rewatch that simpsons ep
SquiddyCracker
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One day I plan on watching all ten seasons in one go.
Chuckie
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I am imagining the look on my wife's face if I post that on your wall :O
trab pu kcip
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wat you have a wife and want to send random people vagina day cards :O shame on you tence!
NinjaBoiX
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Such a ladies man.
trab pu kcip
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d'aw. :3 but apart from you guys being all cute and shit right now I still don't like v-day. but I still want that pm
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Transhuman
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killertofu
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Wait. People here are Facebook friends?
I wish I had a Facebook...
*EDIT*
Also, it is damn cold in my house. I live with one other person in like a 5 bedroom house so we don't really turn on the heat.... it takes like 5 days for it to warm up in here
I wish I had a Facebook...
*EDIT*
Also, it is damn cold in my house. I live with one other person in like a 5 bedroom house so we don't really turn on the heat.... it takes like 5 days for it to warm up in here
CrudeDiatribe
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ThoseDeafMutes
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What's stopping you?
RobotNinjaHornets
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So.
Friday.
Might be having a sort of try out session with a couple of people for band stuff.
Fucking yeeees
Friday.
Might be having a sort of try out session with a couple of people for band stuff.
Fucking yeeees
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Transhuman
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I have a spare one that I can sell you?
CrudeDiatribe
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Why not get a space heater to turn on when you want heat in the room you're in? $40 for a 1500W unit that won't burn the house down.
Excellent.
Is it for a Russian bride?
killertofu
Member
Well I have one...it's just deactivated.
One reason is so I don't get sucked into other people's lives.
Another reason is because of the stupid political stuff some of my friends post on there. Just makes me annoyed.
And lastly, I don't really want to be friends with my bosses.
For some reason I deleted a lot of my social media in the past year.
NinjaBoiX
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And IRL friends if you can Adam and Eve it!
To be fair, the isle of Britonian Land is so small, it's be kind of rude not to meet up with other BritGAFfers.
RobotNinjaHornets
Banned
...sorry :c
Nothing beats singing in the shower..
Actually, i take that back, singing while driving does.
Chuckie
Member
Not random people...just my favorite Poison Ivy!
And you probably knew I had a wife.. and it was only gonna be a really friendly V-Card... not a creepy one.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
I'm too cool for facebook.
If not I'd have added all of you, my chums
If not I'd have added all of you, my chums
NinjaBoiX
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killertofu
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Why is Chrome such a piece of shit? Half of the time the website just hangs there for like 30 seconds...
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Firefox is where it's at.
killertofu
Member
But my extensions...
SquiddyCracker
Banned
So many plugins!
ThoseDeafMutes
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I still remember when people were giving me shit for sticking with Firefox. Didn't take long for Chrome to descend into mediocrity, it seems.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Firefox has already undergone their dark ages, whereas Chrome are currently stuck in for the foreseeable future.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Chrome's lack of 'view image' when you right click something is unforgivable. "open image in new tab" is a poor substitute.
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