I tried to watch the GitS 'reboots' on Netflix a while ago, and... I don't understand the appeal of the setting.
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I tried to watch the GitS 'reboots' on Netflix a while ago, and... I don't understand the appeal of the setting.
<holds Bunny back>
<gets giant pile of candy and sugar and throws it the opposite way from the GitS thread>
I'm 99% convinced that article is bullshit when it comes to ScarJo. The timing is way too fucking clickbait-y / outrage building.
Zoe
Member
The fact that they did it for background characters is outrage building enough.
Gully State
Member
I didn't know there are a lot of people out there that think Japanese anime characters look white by default....
Septimus Prime
Member
This is killing me, yet that is so sad
Sadly, the most stereotypically anime person I know is a white girl. >_<
What? Phoenix Wright isn't white? B-but the burgers!
Next you're gonna tell me that these aren't donuts
You could always meet in the middle with Jotaro, who is half-white half-japanese
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
there are actual girls in anime?????
i thought they were all just projected sexbots so of course they run ....weird. ubisoft even claimed they were too hard to make or something.
BLOODED_hands
Member
So I'm house-sitting for my sister and brother-in-law and I decided to finally learn to cook. I decided to make some ghetto noodle dish. No pics because I don't know the wi-fi password 
Some packs of instant ramen noodles boiled
Diced Beef
Onions
Diced Garlic
Red and Green Bell Peppers
Hoisin Sauce
A little bit of Soy Sauce
Salt
No Oil but I decided to splash in some water
Some other seasonings that I forgot about. I added in the noodles too late. It came out plain tasting but the rest tasted good to me. I guess I could've looked for some broth seasonings like chicken or pork broth sauce.
I still have the rest of the week to practice my cooking skills though!
Some packs of instant ramen noodles boiled
Diced Beef
Onions
Diced Garlic
Red and Green Bell Peppers
Hoisin Sauce
A little bit of Soy Sauce
Salt
No Oil but I decided to splash in some water
Some other seasonings that I forgot about. I added in the noodles too late. It came out plain tasting but the rest tasted good to me. I guess I could've looked for some broth seasonings like chicken or pork broth sauce.
I still have the rest of the week to practice my cooking skills though!
So I'm house-sitting for my sister and brother-in-law and I decided to finally learn to cook. I decided to make some ghetto noodle dish. No pics because I don't know the wi-fi password
Some packs of instant ramen noodles boiled
Diced Beef
Onions
Diced Garlic
Red and Green Bell Peppers
Hoisin Sauce
A little bit of Soy Sauce
Salt
No Oil but I decided to splash in some water
Some other seasonings that I forgot about. I added in the noodles too late. It came out plain tasting but the rest tasted good to me. I guess I could've looked for some broth seasonings like chicken or pork broth sauce.
I still have the rest of the week to practice my cooking skills though!
I don't think you can add in the noodles too late. Put them in too early and they disintegrate, especially if they're instant ramen and you have ingredients that give off water when cooked.
BLOODED_hands
Member
Yea that's true. Mistake #1 add more things to make it taste better lol. The chicken or beef broth would have helped make things taste better!
ActStriker
Member
Is it bad that I'm mildly curious about the Chinese+Japanese restaurants I've seen here in Sweden so far
BLOODED_hands
Member
Cool, will definitely check this out!
Read that and it definitely made me want Bad Rap to come near me hah. Maybe someone who makes decent threads can make one in OT to help spread the word.
Cow Mengde
Banned
I just sat in the office watching a video of construction companies fighting with bulldozers in China.
Septimus Prime
Member
Did you read that Ars article about how it wasn't the meteor that killed all the dinosaurs?
http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/04/dinosaurs-werent-wiped-out-by-that-meteorite-after-all/
For some reason, the scientists neglected to mention "fighting with a giant ape" as one possible cause of the dinosaur population decline.
Cow Mengde
Banned
I read that article. It's not accurate. Some of the genre were in decline, but others were on the raise. They think everything must survive and die at the same time, when in fact a lot of them die at different rates. Think about it, most sauropods died at the end of the Jurassic. That in and of itself is an extinction event, but it wasn't a massive one, as they were replaced by the raise of the Ornithopods and Titanosaurs. The same was happening at the end of the Cretaceous, but they were unlucky and also had to deal with the impact.
Strange to see this piece getting attention now since it was talked about a few years ago, and a lot of paleontologists I knew didn't buy it.
ActStriker
Member
I'm gonna be in LA the weekend of May 7th. Anyone want to meet up? Me and bunny are gonna meet up, but want to know if anyone else wants to join
Gully State
Member
So things I didn't know about the case.
- He didn't actually point the gun at the victim but rather the ricochet struck the victim in the chest
-Dude called his union rep instead of an ambulance.
I'm not going to to defend him but sounds like the guy wasn't fit for service or wasn't properly trained in the first place. What a terrible tragedy. All I can say is that my heart goes out to the victim and his family.
Septimus Prime
Member
I'll try to be available, but I can't promise anything, due to baby.
The solution, of course, is to bring the baby. Expose your offspring to GAF as early as possible as a preemptive vaccination.
"You don't understand what I'm saying yet, but these people are from the internet."
Septimus Prime
Member
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
i wants babby pics
and food porn pics
the azndeity demands it
thx
and food porn pics
the azndeity demands it
thx
My mistake, I was looking at the wrong month. It's a Saturday. Sure, I'm down.
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
welp
i went into the gits thread despite having restraint for the previous, previous ones
i went into the gits thread despite having restraint for the previous, previous ones
AnathemicOne
Banned
I need to stop participating in the GitS threads, someone halp me.
Gully State
Member
yeah it's killing my work productivity.
ActStriker
Member
It kinda depends on my flight because I haven't booked it yet but it's probably Saturday
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
today i learned me that if characters are not obnoxiously asian looking ............ they must be white!
wheeeeeeeee!
I was never a Ghost in the Shell fan so I'm somewhat removed from that discussion but I did find the quote about Milla Jovovich being the most likely person to play her in 1996 amusing. But between Speed Racer, Dragon Ball Evolution, and The Last Airbender, I'm pretty wary of adaptations when they start exhibiting the same behaviors before release.
BLOODED_hands
Member
Le sigh.... that scares me ;_;
Have a video of three of the main cast from Bad Rap!
The Pinche Kimchi Podcast with PK
It's insightful enough I think. I suppose it might be good if I put it in OT.
Zoe
Member
The ScarJo stuff is tiring. How about a positive Crazy Ex Girlfriend article instead?
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat...sian_bro_love_interest_is_groundbreaking.html
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat...sian_bro_love_interest_is_groundbreaking.html
IAmtheFMan
Member
Welp, I've put it off for long enough, here's the second half of my Asia trip. BTW, sorry if I kill your computer or mobile with these pics
Part one if you missed it, Shanghai and Beijing.
Katsu Don
Soba noodle soup at Honke Owariya, a 550 year old restaurant. These were the wife's.
And mine... Their house speciality with a tower of 5 fresh soba noodles and accompanying sides. Best soba I've ever had.
Kobe Beef Sashimi
"Kobe" Beef steak. A5 grade, marbling absolutely insane. I'm using quotes since this was actually from the Nagasaki prefecture. I've had the Kobe region beef before, but the Nagasaki is better IMO, plus tourists now just ask specifically for "Kobe Beef" (since they don't really know what means) and the prices are more expensive then the other regions.
Fish cakes we ate
Ramen at Kyoto Kairikiya
The start of our Kaiseki Meal at a Ryokan in Hakone
Our sashimi plate from the Kaiseki:
Our fish dish from the Kaiseki
Tempura... still the same meal...
...And the rest. Shabu Shabu, Veggies, Noodles.
And our breakfast in the AM at the Ryokan.
Ichiran Ramen. Some of the best ramen I've had.
Rokurinsha Tsukumen
Finally, (this may be more appropriate for the fine dining thread) but we went to Narisawa. Fantastic meal.
So that was our trip. Combined with the China portion, it was a great time. We ate way too much.
Anyhow, back to our regularly scheduled race/white-washing topics. Carry on Asian-Gaf.
Part one if you missed it, Shanghai and Beijing.
Katsu Don
Soba noodle soup at Honke Owariya, a 550 year old restaurant. These were the wife's.
And mine... Their house speciality with a tower of 5 fresh soba noodles and accompanying sides. Best soba I've ever had.
Kobe Beef Sashimi
"Kobe" Beef steak. A5 grade, marbling absolutely insane. I'm using quotes since this was actually from the Nagasaki prefecture. I've had the Kobe region beef before, but the Nagasaki is better IMO, plus tourists now just ask specifically for "Kobe Beef" (since they don't really know what means) and the prices are more expensive then the other regions.
Fish cakes we ate
Ramen at Kyoto Kairikiya
The start of our Kaiseki Meal at a Ryokan in Hakone
Our sashimi plate from the Kaiseki:
Our fish dish from the Kaiseki
Tempura... still the same meal...
...And the rest. Shabu Shabu, Veggies, Noodles.
And our breakfast in the AM at the Ryokan.
Ichiran Ramen. Some of the best ramen I've had.
Rokurinsha Tsukumen
Finally, (this may be more appropriate for the fine dining thread) but we went to Narisawa. Fantastic meal.
So that was our trip. Combined with the China portion, it was a great time. We ate way too much.
Anyhow, back to our regularly scheduled race/white-washing topics. Carry on Asian-Gaf.
That's fine. Was there anywhere in particular you were planning on going? Do you want to go to skid row and fill it with hope?
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
I died and went to food porn pic heaven
Much appreciate
❤
And envy. Mucho mucho envy.
Cow Mengde
Banned
ActStriker
Member
Not really. I'm only gonna be in for a couple days before heading to San Diego
I guess you just forgot to take photos of shengjian? 小杨生煎 more specifically. Nice pics though. Best part of living in Shanghai is the food. And everything else.
Zoe
Member
Well, we're talking about making Asian men desirable sex objects here, so you probably don't want to bring a child into the discussion :lol
IAmtheFMan
Member
Ya know, it's funny. I know we ate some, but I'm not sure if we have pictures. That being said, my wife came back with close to 7500 photos, and I probably skimmed through them pretty fast and may have missed it.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
It's funny, because neither me or my friends are Asian bros. Sure, we were raised in North America and speak English, but we're not frequent gym-goers or buff athletes. We relate more to Harold from "Harold and Kumar" than Josh Chan.
It's good to see diversity within Asian roles, though.