I was never really big on award shows and the like, but Twitter has had a noticible impact on my viewing of these types of events. I now tune in more often to things like this, but more as Twitter fodder and to give context to others' tweets than for enjoyment of the program itself.
Batman: Arkham Asylum. I was a Marvel kid growing up, so I only have a passing familiarity with the DC universe. The game is fun, but I can't help but question Batman's no-kill rule. It obviously makes sense from a comic book point of view, since it would be hard to write for if you kept killing the best villains. It also makes sense against normal humans, who can face the criminal justice system. But in a world populated by supervillains, it doesn't strike me as the most moral position.
There doesn't exist adequate containment for supervillains, so capturing them, in essence, is just delaying their inevitable return to crime. Batman has the capability of permanently ending the escape->murder spree->recapture cycle, but instead perpetuates it. How many innocent lives could Batman have saved by killing villains who would eventually escape?
Rocksmith 2014. Picked it up during the recent Steam sale and then bought a guitar. I have no prior skill in any musical instruments.
I've only been playing in earnest for a few days, and I already feel like it has great potential. They start you off playing occassional notes in a particular song, then add more as your abilities improve. It will take some time before I able to move my hand up and down the fretboard and place my fingers confidently and without looking, but I've made significant improvement from my first attempt.
At any rate, it's still fun and I'll likely stick with it for a while longer, even if my fingertips are tender from the lack of calluses.
I would hope that when my kid is rolling her eyes at something I've said or done, that I'm still trying to evolve with the times and haven't picked some decade to say "Stop! This is how things should be for all time."
My 6 y/o daughter surprised me and said she wanted a guitar for Christmas, soon after I saw a blurb about Rocksmith on Steam. I might end up getting both this season.
With the number of people they have, there is no excuse for anyone to ever be alone. You should have a small group of guards at night, to run routine patrols and even escort people to and from the bathroom. It's conceivable that the people from Woodbury (who occupied cell block D) may be "soft" from living in a secure environment, but Rick's group should know better.
Bungee cords seem to be the easiest way to go. You wouldn't have to lock the cell doors, just two or three across the doorway should make it really difficult for walkers to get in, yet trivial for the living. With all the pickups in the south, they should be plentiful.
Currently modding Fallout 3 for another play through. My first (and only) time through, I hit max level pretty easily and didn't do many of the side quests or DLC. In addition to improving the appearance, the mods will make for a more challenging game with slower leveling, which will incentivize exploring the corners I missed.
I would love to be playing GTAV, but I'm going to hold out for the PC version.
I think "lack of certain disadvantages, which sometimes leads to an obliviousness of particular struggles of minority groups" is more accurate, but doesn't quite roll off the tongue.
Does Hotline Miami offer a windowed mode yet? I tried playing a while back, and the low res graphics stretched out over my 30" monitor was actually painful to look at.
The mobile version seems to display the entire articles from the main page. You have to scroll (and scroll and scroll and scroll) passed the Jenny McCarthy article to see anything else.
The Witcher 2. On my second play through to see which of the morally ambiguous choices produces the most desirable results. The combat's more interactive than the first, though during a couple of the boss fights I did get frustrated with the controls/camera. I am really enjoying the characters and story.
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On “Stupid Tuesday questions, Franz Kafka edition”
First thing that came to mind is Frankenstein's monster, though I'm not sure how desensitized kids are these days to him.
From a different angle, my non-literary choice would be Richard Stallman.
On “The Grammys? Meh.”
I was never really big on award shows and the like, but Twitter has had a noticible impact on my viewing of these types of events. I now tune in more often to things like this, but more as Twitter fodder and to give context to others' tweets than for enjoyment of the program itself.
On “Saturday!”
The only people that tend to stay dead in comics are those that are required for backstory, like Uncle Ben and Bruce Wayne's parents.
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Batman: Arkham Asylum. I was a Marvel kid growing up, so I only have a passing familiarity with the DC universe. The game is fun, but I can't help but question Batman's no-kill rule. It obviously makes sense from a comic book point of view, since it would be hard to write for if you kept killing the best villains. It also makes sense against normal humans, who can face the criminal justice system. But in a world populated by supervillains, it doesn't strike me as the most moral position.
There doesn't exist adequate containment for supervillains, so capturing them, in essence, is just delaying their inevitable return to crime. Batman has the capability of permanently ending the escape->murder spree->recapture cycle, but instead perpetuates it. How many innocent lives could Batman have saved by killing villains who would eventually escape?
On “Saturday!”
The JustinGuitar site and lessons seem to be often recommended as a companion to Rocksmith to help fill in the gaps.
On “Saturday!”
Rocksmith 2014. Picked it up during the recent Steam sale and then bought a guitar. I have no prior skill in any musical instruments.
I've only been playing in earnest for a few days, and I already feel like it has great potential. They start you off playing occassional notes in a particular song, then add more as your abilities improve. It will take some time before I able to move my hand up and down the fretboard and place my fingers confidently and without looking, but I've made significant improvement from my first attempt.
At any rate, it's still fun and I'll likely stick with it for a while longer, even if my fingertips are tender from the lack of calluses.
On “Defending Richard Cohen”
I would hope that when my kid is rolling her eyes at something I've said or done, that I'm still trying to evolve with the times and haven't picked some decade to say "Stop! This is how things should be for all time."
On “Saturday!”
My 6 y/o daughter surprised me and said she wanted a guitar for Christmas, soon after I saw a blurb about Rocksmith on Steam. I might end up getting both this season.
On “Walking Dead Recap: Infected”
With the number of people they have, there is no excuse for anyone to ever be alone. You should have a small group of guards at night, to run routine patrols and even escort people to and from the bathroom. It's conceivable that the people from Woodbury (who occupied cell block D) may be "soft" from living in a secure environment, but Rick's group should know better.
Bungee cords seem to be the easiest way to go. You wouldn't have to lock the cell doors, just two or three across the doorway should make it really difficult for walkers to get in, yet trivial for the living. With all the pickups in the south, they should be plentiful.
On “Saturday!”
Papers, Please.
It's amazing how enthralling they made the exciting world of document verification.
On “Look, it can’t be both ways…”
You underestimate the disconnect from reality.
On “The 10 Biggest Lies Being Told About the Government Shutdown”
Taxpayers have been paying for those seeking emergency care, but unable to pay, long before Obamacare.
On “Saturday!”
Currently modding Fallout 3 for another play through. My first (and only) time through, I hit max level pretty easily and didn't do many of the side quests or DLC. In addition to improving the appearance, the mods will make for a more challenging game with slower leveling, which will incentivize exploring the corners I missed.
I would love to be playing GTAV, but I'm going to hold out for the PC version.
On ““Privilege” is a stupid, obnoxious term.”
I think "lack of certain disadvantages, which sometimes leads to an obliviousness of particular struggles of minority groups" is more accurate, but doesn't quite roll off the tongue.
On “Saturday!”
Does Hotline Miami offer a windowed mode yet? I tried playing a while back, and the low res graphics stretched out over my 30" monitor was actually painful to look at.
On “Saturday!”
I ended up buying SR3 as a bundle during a sale, so wasn't bothered by the DLC, but I can imagine becoming irritated with SR4.
I never even finished Mass Effect 2 (I'll take it back up one day...probably) so I can't speak to the ME3 ending, but they did spoof ME's romance.
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Just finished Saints Row 4. It's ridiculous, but it works. It was quite fun and I found myself wishing for more.
I'll probably go back to playing Europa Univeralis 4 next.
On “Welcome to Ordinary Times”
The mobile version seems to display the entire articles from the main page. You have to scroll (and scroll and scroll and scroll) passed the Jenny McCarthy article to see anything else.
On “Saturday!”
The Witcher 2. On my second play through to see which of the morally ambiguous choices produces the most desirable results. The combat's more interactive than the first, though during a couple of the boss fights I did get frustrated with the controls/camera. I am really enjoying the characters and story.
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