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Your sister sounds hot. Is she single?
reptilescorpio
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It would be awful though. That is the issue. That most Kinect games are just awful. The random kiddie stuff seems to actually work well but big name developers just do a shit job with it.
Mid-tier developers can give it enjoyable stuff like Child of Eden.
lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCJ6SvFB32Q
I bet he makes the same noises during sex.
Fail below, clicked quote instead of edit on this post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCJ6SvFB32Q
I bet he makes the same noises during sex.
Fail below, clicked quote instead of edit on this post.
Would it be awful just because pretty much anyone would fail to bring *any* type of Road Rash game to justice, or specifically because of the Kinect thing?
Becayse the way I'm picturing it, is it's just like Road Rash (well, next-gen RR) but the biker on screen does what you're doing with your arms, effectively. You still control with the joypad with both hands (and when both hands are on the joypad, your biker avatar has both hands on the handles), but if you want to use a weapon you just, say, raise your right or left arm outwards and swing. It wouldn't need to be precise, it just needs to be able to read when you're holding the controller with both hands and when you're sticking one of your arms out. Doesn't need head tracking or any of that fancy crap, just your two top limbs.
Bonus points if you use both arms for something, as you're completely forfeiting any control of the bike for a short period of time to hit someone, just as you would if it was happening in real life.
The bet part is is that it's not exclusively a Kinect thing, so if you're playing with just a pad you'd just use the bumper buttons or something (but maybe program in an artificial delay so as to not disadvantage Kinect players making physical movements). And for two-player splitscreen, you'd have the added benefit of *actually* punching them as well as doing it in-game.
I think you're getting too hung up on the term dangerous roads. I don't think it's supposed to mean that the road quality is bad or that the road is causing the issues. It's just the fact taht the bad driving takes place on the roads, thus making them dangerous.
Good luck! I can apply for that as soon as it hits march or april apparently.
DarthHomer
Member
Good luck!
Planet_JASE
Member
Anyone that puts others at risk due to their negligence. I'm an equal opportunity hater.
That's a yes to both. Unfortunately, due to the former, she wouldn't be interested in you.
Yeah, I am getting hung up on the term dangerous road. The reason why is because the answer to these things always seems to be "changes need to happen with the road" which doesn't eliminate the cause of the issue, it just hides it.
But you're right, I just need to let it go. We can't suddenly make dangerous drivers disappear, so we can only do what we can do - change the roads to give them less opportunity to hurt or kill others.
Unbelievably easy. You'll smash it.
reptilescorpio
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I can never get Former and Later right 
You are reading a tone where there is none.
That is an absurd line of thinking that I cannot understand, especially given what your family members have experienced. However, I'll keep this in mind each time my back and knee aches from the result of one particular accident. The accident wasn't even that bad, but I can't play sports again because my knee can't handle it and I'm unable to take a job that involves heavy lifting because my back will cause great pain. I won't wag my finger at offending drivers because other riders have been reckless on the road.
A friend of mine witnessed the death of a fellow motorcycle rider at the hands of a driver who ran through a red light at speed and T-boned him. Even though the man was hit right outside a hospital in full protective equipment, there was no saving him. But he shouldn't wag his finger at the driver responsible, because other riders have been reckless too.
The problem with many car drivers goes down to a lapse in performing the very fundamentals of driving a vehicle and occurs even when obeying the rules of the road. So many drivers cannot even bother to check their blind spot when changing lanes; motorcycles can easily hide there. Knowing how roundabouts work is another and others can be cleaned up by a car because of this, I know because I've been hit, only gently because I did my best to minimise the impact, but I was still hit. Apparently even watching the road in front of them is difficult because I have been rear-ended whilst stationary at a busy roundabout and sent flying into oncoming traffic, there is no excuse for that.
The sad thing is that the onus is on the motorcycle rider to protect themselves, to look for and avoid problems such as the above to preserve their lives. Lapse in perfect attention for even a moment and your life as a rider could be forfeit. Car drivers are supposed to be actively looking for hazards, not only paying attention to what's in front of them, even though some are incapable of doing that. See, what I'm saying is that it goes beyond recklessness. These are the most basic elements of safely navigating a vehicle around the streets and I see them being ignored constantly every time I'm on the road. To do such things is to show utter disregard for other people on the roads.
Anyone who has ever said "sorry mate, I didn't see you" is a shit driver and should get off the road immediately, before they kill someone.
Missed this. The low man on the totem pole. The roads here in Sydney are pathetic for them to use, putting them constantly on the road with angry, aggressive drivers. They have things thrown at them, cop a lot of screaming abuse, have people hit them with their cars and attempts made to run them off the road and worse.
To top it off, they get told two contradictory things by jerk drivers:
- Don't break the road rules.
- You're too slow to take off from the lights, hurry up.
Everyone should watch a new TV show called Legit. It stars Aussie comedian Jim Jefferies and it's actually a bit funny. Worth a shot, at least.
Edit: The guy in question. He's playing the Aussie/ocker card pretty heavily, but I don't think it's deliberate... that's just his thing:
Edit: The guy in question. He's playing the Aussie/ocker card pretty heavily, but I don't think it's deliberate... that's just his thing:
I only asked one question.
bodyboarder
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From someone who grew up riding motor bikes, as soon as you hit the road in anything without a "cage" your asking for trouble. People on the whole cant drive for shit. As much as people harp on about how car drivers etc. should pay more attention, it's not them who's going to be splattered all over the road.
I do still ride occasionally, just not on a daily basis.
FormallyMegadrive
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I played about 1 and a half hours of Fable 3. It's not THAT bad. It's not THAT good either. Doesn't help the game runs like shit even on medium/high settings.
http://mylicence.sa.gov.au/hpt
This is the actual test, even though they're "practice" test questions, they are the exact same. I've used it and my little brother has used it too, easy as pie
Planet_JASE
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I started this conversation by stating that there are bad people on both sides of the equation. I later restated that the point I was trying to make was that there are bad operators or vehicles; car, bike, motorbike, semi-trailers, buses, van, whatever.
However, you continually return to this argument which is "The problem with many car drivers goes down to a lapse in performing the very fundamentals of driving a vehicle and occurs even when obeying the rules of the road." and your stance on people on motorbikes is "Lapse in perfect attention for even a moment and your life as a rider could be forfeit."
There is a fundamental locus of control difference in these statements. Your view is that many drivers, even while trying to be good are ticking time bombs waiting to go off on an unwary motorcyclist. Even the good ones are bad, essentially, and that it's but for the grace of god that lives aren't taken more often. Meanwhile, people on motorcycles are finely honed concentration machines that, if they let their attention slip for just one second, their life will be claimed by a car. (Side note: there are a couple of bad seeds in the motorbike fraternity, but no one likes them and their are easily recognised by the fact that the only protective clothing they wear is a helmet.)
I don't think that that is an accurate characterisation of either side. There are crappy operators of vehicles on all sides. All sides. I think it's unfair to label many car drivers well-meaning-but-ultimately-loaded-guns and equally unfair to believe that the vast majority of bike riders adhere to the road rules at all times. It's not fair and it's unrealistic.
I think where this issue stems, is that everyone experiences a lot of the same issues on the road, it's just that the stakes are a lot higher for people on bikes. People don't check their blind spot because they hate people on bikes it's because they are shitty people. It's not personal, they're just fucktards. But fucktards are not limited to cars, or buses, or taxies or trucks; they exist everywhere.
You bring us examples in your own life that have happened and shouldn't have. Absolutely, there is no excuse for anyone getting rear ended or cut off or any other form of vehicular crash. But it happens with people in cars, too. People in cars die and that horrendous, too. Pedestrians die due to vehicles, too. Late last year a pedestrian was killed by a motorbike. Everyone fallible. Your stakes are just higher which is why it seems more personal.
The point I was unsuccessfully trying to make towards the end of my last post is that before people on bikes talk about how "if everyone rode bikes we wouldn't have accidents" like they're a bastion of care and road rule adherence is absolute bollocks. To a degree its a case of the pot calling the kettle black when there are appeals for all drivers of vehicles with more than 2 wheels to stop being reckless on the roads when not all people on bikes show the same regard for the rules or their own lives.
That's all. That's all I ever wanted to do. Just to point out that it's not all as one sided as it was being made to seem. I wanted put forward the idea that it's not always targeted toward motorcyclists but shitty human being shitty to humans. That's it, that's all.
I'm sorry to everyone for shitting up the thread with this. It's not great conversation and I apologise.
Fucking tipping threads, I'm going to get banned.
Planet_JASE
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You should get banned, you Holying sonofabitch.
OH DON'T YOU GO EDITING NOW YOU PRICK!!! SMW#@$3@r#~D V!!!
OH DON'T YOU GO EDITING NOW YOU PRICK!!! SMW#@$3@r#~D V!!!
I don't know what you are talking about.
Planet_JASE
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I will get you.
When you sleep.
You have to sleep at some point.
When you sleep.
You have to sleep at some point.
reptilescorpio
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Console version is fucking awful. Playing it feels like what I expect a stroke to feel like.
reptilescorpio
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Does too!
Planet_JASE
Member
FUCK YOU DEAD MAN!!! I saw that reply by charlequin about 8 people being an horrible burden and had to reply.
MY BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS!!
MY BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS!!
I had a decent reply, but you know what? Fuck it. Why don't I do everyone a favour and end it right here. You're putting words in my mouth and twisting those that I did say.
This is the second time I have engaged in a conversation with you and I regret it as much as the last.
I also apologise for the way this has gone. I have now learned not to give those that ended up on my ignore list a second chance. Kritz, have you still got that userscript or whatever it is that makes those on the ignore list completely invisible? I would very much appreciate a copy.
codswallop
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Can't we all just go back to talking about how much we hate video games?
reptilescorpio
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Tipping? Its a cultural thing.
Games? We don't talk about games in AusGAF.
New Cod avatar? Sucks.
Games? We don't talk about games in AusGAF.
New Cod avatar? Sucks.
Just pay your staff properly and put the prices up to what they 'really' cost. Done.
Planet_JASE
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8 people occupying 8 seats in your restaurant is high impact and you need to pay more for service? I don't think I've ever used a 'lolwat' before but that difinately deserves it.. The laws of business says that they are the people that you target for service as they are a potential high paying table. Make sure you're taking plenty of drink orders and keep them spending.
On the off chance that Kritz hasn't delivered the script to you before you've finished overreacting, you can just use the old fashioned Ignore List in the User CP. Hopefully your heart will mend and you'll learn to open up and love again.
Can we talk about how much we hate your new avatar?
Box of Bunnies
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The pastor factor is the best thing about the current tipping thread. "Render unto Caesar" and all that.
If you're saying that because of the banner on that image, I'm sorry I couldn't get a better quality image for you while browsing at 64kbps. Next time I'll try harder or just not bother at all.
If it's because it came up with some rehosting thing because I didn't bother rehosting that image to imgur or somesuch, I apologise as I'm currently throttled to 64kbps and next time I'll try harder or just not bother at all.
I do but if I gave it to you I'd have to quickly delete my userscript that puts a little ", lol
" at the end of your posts which is super charming and even though we're now friends again I don't have the heart to remove it because it makes all your posts seem super warm and fuzzy please don't be mad this should work
put user on your ignore list, and you'll no longer see their messages or Neogaf's banner telling you that someone's been ignored.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Who had the time to look around? Left at 8am from Melbourne, finished work and reached motel at 10pm. :/ 600 kms on a morning coffee.
Country side driving was great though, much better landscape than other parts of victoria. Tomorrow I'm meeting a client in cape bridgewater, so will try to get a view of some seals or whales or penguins or whatever else wants to show off it's scaly form.
Green P drivers are the worst in my experience. They think they can't bother with the rules anymore. Last month this P plater chick almost caused a pile up on GOR near angelsea when she overtook me by going on the wrong side and didn't see the big friking truck coming head on. Had to brake like crazy so she could squeeze through the gap between me and the car in front. Luckily the 2 cars behind me also braked in time and major fuckup was avoided.
I'm sorry. Won't post anything remotely related to driving ever again. Now make nice with planet_jase and his hot sister.
Ok, so where exactly can you hire an artist from? I want to get someone a specifically made picture/poster thing online for their birthday, a cartoony colourful one with all our in jokes since we've known each other. Where do you find people who do that? There's probably a lot of them about but I dunno where to start.
Go via their site/private contact details, most (non-hobby) artists take private commissions. I'd be happy to recommend a couple but it's better if you choose the style/artist yourself
I do but if I gave it to you I'd have to quickly delete my userscript that puts a little ", lol
this should work
put user on your ignore list, and you'll no longer see their messages or Neogaf's banner telling you that someone's been ignored.
Thanks, I just get a thick black line in its place instead, which I assume is the banner borders up against each-other . Also, you're mean.
Not a chance. I'm not angry or anything like that, but I don't like having my time wasted.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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What part of 'hot sister' did you not understand?
Probably the unspoken "she lives in another state, I do not know her, will never know her, currently know nothing about her, nor have I seen pictures of her". Also, if she exists, her brother is Jase, who I have had the misfortune of dealing with.
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