Anatoli Bacharach
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Tested.com |OT| Lean Into It If It's Racist
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
You know, I think I've heard every mistake made regarding the THQ sale on every gaming/nerd podcast that I listened to this week or so.
Will saying Ubisoft bought Volition, for one (Gary corrected him).
Chris Kohler saying that Actvision bought the Turtlerock game.
Someone on 8-4 thinking that Koch is related to the Koch brothers.
Probably some others that I'm forgetting. Not a complaint, since I suppose everyone just does these shows off memory, but it was just funny to basically see the podcast version of broken telephone.
Will saying Ubisoft bought Volition, for one (Gary corrected him).
Chris Kohler saying that Actvision bought the Turtlerock game.
Someone on 8-4 thinking that Koch is related to the Koch brothers.
Probably some others that I'm forgetting. Not a complaint, since I suppose everyone just does these shows off memory, but it was just funny to basically see the podcast version of broken telephone.
slaughterking
Member
Two and a half hours, Gary back, Will back. Sweet.
Deadly Joker
Member
Two and a half hours, Gary back, Will back. Sweet.
It was a great podcast. One of the best ones in months. (Gary being there helped)
You know, I think I've heard every mistake made regarding the THQ sale on every gaming/nerd podcast that I listened to this week or so.
Will saying Ubisoft bought Volition, for one (Gary corrected him).
Chris Kohler saying that Actvision bought the Turtlerock game.
Someone on 8-4 thinking that Koch is related to the Koch brothers.
Probably some others that I'm forgetting. Not a complaint, since I suppose everyone just does these shows off memory, but it was just funny to basically see the podcast version of broken telephone.
That was the worst/funniest.
You know, I think I've heard every mistake made regarding the THQ sale on every gaming/nerd podcast that I listened to this week or so.
Will saying Ubisoft bought Volition, for one (Gary corrected him).
Chris Kohler saying that Actvision bought the Turtlerock game.
Someone on 8-4 thinking that Koch is related to the Koch brothers.
Probably some others that I'm forgetting. Not a complaint, since I suppose everyone just does these shows off memory, but it was just funny to basically see the podcast version of broken telephone.
This was my favorite. He was so sure!
Listening to this week's podcast, and did I just hear Norm say you can't buy Office 2013? Between that and not knowing the terms of the Office 365 Home Premium subscription (5 devices, which means it's actually a pretty good deal for a full family) before railing against it... I mean, I can accept some mistakes when it comes to gaming stuff, since that's not really the main focus of their jobs or the site, but Jesus, not knowing that there's an actual boxed version of Office 2013 is just downright embarrassing. You guys have laptops sitting in front of you when doing the podcast, don't you? Really should consider doing some real-time fact checking when it comes to this stuff, especially when it's obvious that the person who's bringing it up is not at all sure on all the facts, as Norm so obviously was in this case - he said "I think" with regards to just about everything.
HamPster PamPster
Member
Norm asked why people use office instead of google docs? Because it's better. I tried opening a work excel file in google docs. God it was terrible. Last time I tired open office it wasn't any better. I mean if you want to do your child's third grade math homework it's fine I guess. But anyone doing something above high school math would prefer excel.
I also prefer MS Word to google's option but I think that’s just because I'm used to word's layout.
Why would someone use the iPad mini over the $160 Kindle Fire? Sometimes the expensive option is worth it
I also prefer MS Word to google's option but I think that’s just because I'm used to word's layout.
Why would someone use the iPad mini over the $160 Kindle Fire? Sometimes the expensive option is worth it
Is it just my copy or is there a lot of audio issues (clipping? I'm unsure of the terminology) in this episode?
Yeah, there was (I think that's what Will referred to it as). Must have gotten rusty being away for a week.
HamPster PamPster
Member
In Norm's SF bubble only "suits" do math. He uses google docs spreadsheets to sort his action figures into lists.
He should get an app for that
shadyspace
Banned
Haha poor Norm
The people who say Google Docs can replace Office are like the ones who say Gimp can replace Photoshop.
Basically every time I ever use Google Docs spreadsheet for anything more than a glorified table (i.e. do any sort of calculation, sorting, or editing existing data), I find a new reason to hate using it and instead go back to Excel. GDoc documents are a little better, and it's fine if you just want a text file for some notes that accessible anywhere, but even it doesn't come anywhere close to Word if you have any real formatting needs.
Basically every time I ever use Google Docs spreadsheet for anything more than a glorified table (i.e. do any sort of calculation, sorting, or editing existing data), I find a new reason to hate using it and instead go back to Excel. GDoc documents are a little better, and it's fine if you just want a text file for some notes that accessible anywhere, but even it doesn't come anywhere close to Word if you have any real formatting needs.
I think Google Docs hits the "good enough" threshold that the majority of Office users need. Most people don't do anything fancy in Word, and just having a blank slate you can do bolds and italics and font choices on does the job. Google spreadsheet gives you the ability to make tables and organize information just fine. But when it comes to calculations, Excel is definitely a must.Norm asked why people use office instead of google docs? Because it's better. I tried opening a work excel file in google docs. God it was terrible. Last time I tired open office it wasn't any better. I mean if you want to do your child's third grade math homework it's fine I guess. But anyone doing something above high school math would prefer excel.
I also prefer MS Word to google's option but I think thats just because I'm used to word's layout.
Why would someone use the iPad mini over the $160 Kindle Fire? Sometimes the expensive option is worth it
The simplicity of the online storage and document sharing is also a huge plus in Google's favor.
Colonel Nasty
Member
LOL poor Gary, Norm was getting irritated about that damn tumbler.
Gary Whitta
Member
That thing is fucking made out of matchsticks, you can't even breathe on it without something falling off.LOL poor Gary, Norm was getting irritated about that damn tumbler.
I really don't care if Will remembers which company bought Volition as long as there's a decent amount of placenta-related horror stories.Glaring factual inaccuracies & audio issues made this episode a real tough listen for me. :/
Aruarian Reflection
Chauffeur de la gdlk
I really don't care if Will remembers which company bought Volition as long as there's a decent amount of placenta-related horror stories.
My takeaway from the daddy talk is that people are quick to drop eco-conscious intentions once it starts to become inconvenient
Anatoli Bacharach
Member
You know, I think I've heard every mistake made regarding the THQ sale on every gaming/nerd podcast that I listened to this week or so..
Yeah, it is funny. That was a lot of news to keep track of though, so it's understandable if people got confused.
http://www.amazon.com/bumGenius-One-Size-Closure-Cloth-Diaper/dp/B003VRER44/ref=sr_il_1_9?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1359781655&sr=1-9&keywords=cloth+diaper
Those are amazing for the first like 15 pounds. After that nothing but disposables work. The pads are even washable.
Those are amazing for the first like 15 pounds. After that nothing but disposables work. The pads are even washable.
Anatoli Bacharach
Member
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Those are amazing for the first like 15 pounds. After that nothing but disposables work. The pads are even washable.
You're a bumGenius.
Gary Whitta
Member
I neglected to mention that the cloth diapers also gave our baby a rash, which was actually the main reason we stopped using them.My takeaway from the daddy talk is that people are quick to drop eco-conscious intentions once it starts to become inconvenient
It was goo to hear Will and Gary back this week. One other inaccuracy- Will had the TSA body scanning machines backwards. The big blue boxes are the ones that do x-ray and are going away. The teleportor looking ones are the ones that get to stay.
This goes well beyond Tested, but I always wonder when I hear or read things on websites or podcasts that I know are not accurate: How much of the other stuff that is covered by that site, that I don't happen to know much about, is also wrong? You always assume people know what they're talking about, but that can't always be the case. Especially in this case when a site like Tested covers such a wide array of stuff.
This goes well beyond Tested, but I always wonder when I hear or read things on websites or podcasts that I know are not accurate: How much of the other stuff that is covered by that site, that I don't happen to know much about, is also wrong? You always assume people know what they're talking about, but that can't always be the case. Especially in this case when a site like Tested covers such a wide array of stuff.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It was goo to hear Will and Gary back this week. One other inaccuracy- Will had the TSA body scanning machines backwards. The big blue boxes are the ones that do x-ray and are going away. The teleportor looking ones are the ones that get to stay.
This goes well beyond Tested, but I always wonder when I hear or read things on websites or podcasts that I know are not accurate: How much of the other stuff that is covered by that site, that I don't happen to know much about, is also wrong? You always assume people know what they're talking about, but that can't always be the case. Especially in this case when a site like Tested covers such a wide array of stuff.
I think it's a compromise between people having conversations and people reading off a script.
Well, short of actually memorizing talking points and treating each podcast like a debate anyway.
Although, a pet peeve of mine is when people act as if they are 100% sure of some fact and there's nothing you can do to tell them that they're wrong.
Gary Whitta
Member
My advice: get off the internet.Although, a pet peeve of mine is when people act as if they are 100% sure of some fact and there's nothing you can do to tell them that they're wrong.
chickdigger802
Banned
man, listening to the podcast it took me a while to realize they were talking about the batman tumbler and not tumblr. :S
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Well, that's the thing, the internet lets you call bullshit on something instantly. Podcasts are still "old media" enough that they aren't immediately interactive (unless you happen to watching one that streams live I suppose), so they exist in this weird middle ground between the new and old media.My advice: get off the internet.
Of course, I've learned to just take podcasts as pieces of entertainment for the most part - the only exception is when I'm listening to a politics/news podcast.
Although, a pet peeve of mine is when people act as if they are 100% sure of some fact and there's nothing you can do to tell them that they're wrong.
It's worse when they're in a room full of people where you would think at least one of know would know better. Like Brad on the last Giant Bomb TNT hoping that the PS4 gets auto updating Cloud saves like the 360 has, except the PS3 has already had them for 18 months.
HamPster PamPster
Member
Well, that's the thing, the internet lets you call bullshit on something instantly. Podcasts are still "old media" enough that they aren't immediately interactive (unless you happen to watching one that streams live I suppose), so they exist in this weird middle ground between the new and old media.
Of course, I've learned to just take podcasts as pieces of entertainment for the most part - the only exception is when I'm listening to a politics/news podcast.
Occasionally I still find myself pausing a podcast to start formulating a counterpoint to their bullshit in my head to post on GAF... but then I ask what the fuck am I doing and resume listing
I can be hard sometimes though
It's worse when they're in a room full of people where you would think at least one of know would know better. Like Brad on the last Giant Bomb TNT hoping that the PS4 gets auto updating Cloud saves like the 360 has, except the PS3 has already had them for 18 months.
Aren't they part of plus though?
Aren't they part of plus though?
Cloud Saves by itself are part of Plus: The same situations as on the Xbox, where only Gold members get access to online storage.
Nihilistic Monk
Member
Well, that's the thing, the internet lets you call bullshit on something instantly. Podcasts are still "old media" enough that they aren't immediately interactive (unless you happen to watching one that streams live I suppose), so they exist in this weird middle ground between the new and old media.
You've got a few sites that have, or are contemplating the turning off of comments on articles / removal of staff interaction on forums as well. I hate that kind of "Shut up and listen" bullshit when they have no intention of listening back. Same with any disagreement even if polite & well stated being put down to "trolls".
We're moving past that big business interaction in a lot of places both online & off (shop local, etsy & the like.) if you want my clicks "likes" and subscriptions then there's going to have to be a relationship there, otherwise you can just stroll on.
Everyone in the "web" business loves social if its just a feed of sycophants confirming them. Only the brave actually keep calm & engage with valid comment question & criticism.
Not aimed at Tested staffers. Just a general call out to social/fan interaction & the few tech sites that've decided to disengage from their audience.
So a soda exploded in my bag last week and I want to replace my laptop. I've also really wanted a tablet but have held out on one since I really don't need one. The planets seem to be aligning now and I'm wondering if I should get the Surface Pro. Yay? Nay?
Has the W8 ecosystem gotten any better?
Has the W8 ecosystem gotten any better?
It largely depends on what you're going to use it for, but no matter what definitely wait for reviews.So a soda exploded in my bag last week and I want to replace my laptop. I've also really wanted a tablet but have held out on one since I really don't need one. The planets seem to be aligning now and I'm wondering if I should get the Surface Pro. Yay? Nay?
Has the W8 ecosystem gotten any better?
It largely depends on what you're going to use it for, but no matter what definitely wait for reviews.
Well I need a laptop for portable computing as I'm a student and I've always wanted to mess around with a tablet.
edit: Well shit. Another hundred or so for the type cover. Nevermind. Damn MS!
firehawk12
Subete no aware
It's worse when they're in a room full of people where you would think at least one of know would know better. Like Brad on the last Giant Bomb TNT hoping that the PS4 gets auto updating Cloud saves like the 360 has, except the PS3 has already had them for 18 months.
Yup, just gotta let go sometimes. lolOccasionally I still find myself pausing a podcast to start formulating a counterpoint to their bullshit in my head to post on GAF... but then I ask what the fuck am I doing and resume listing
I can be hard sometimes though
Funny enough, a lot of the podcasts I listen to do have some form of feedback system... even if it means live shows, which allows for the most intimate form of fan feedback in a way.You've got a few sites that have, or are contemplating the turning off of comments on articles / removal of staff interaction on forums as well. I hate that kind of "Shut up and listen" bullshit when they have no intention of listening back. Same with any disagreement even if polite & well stated being put down to "trolls".
We're moving past that big business interaction in a lot of places both online & off (shop local, etsy & the like.) if you want my clicks "likes" and subscriptions then there's going to have to be a relationship there, otherwise you can just stroll on.
Everyone in the "web" business loves social if its just a feed of sycophants confirming them. Only the brave actually keep calm & engage with valid comment question & criticism.
Not aimed at Tested staffers. Just a general call out to social/fan interaction & the few tech sites that've decided to disengage from their audience.
That said, if you can control the message, it makes life easier (just ask CBS. lol).
Still a little vague. If you're just writing documents, virtually any tablet and bluetooth keyboard would do the trick. I do most of my writing on an ipad2, and it works great for me. Though if you're doing photos or even video editing you'll need something more powerful.Well I need a laptop for portable computing as I'm a student and I've always wanted to mess around with a tablet.
edit: Well shit. Another hundred or so for the type cover. Nevermind. Damn MS!
Anatoli Bacharach
Member
First entertaining podcast in ages, despite the audio issues. Hope Gary sticks around for a bit - it's not the same without him.
Agreed.