Recent content by Krik

The forum update definitely felt like a nail in the coffin.

thank you for the update, annoying ghost of the anachronists guild

Putin is an alpha macho guy on paper (judo black belt, warmonger, rides horses shirtless, etc), but I agree with your assessment of him. He seems pretty robotic, like he might not even have hormones of any kind in his body.

MK Ultra and the Gulf of Tonkin being bull**** were both just "conspiracy theories" at one point. I'm not big into conspiracy theories at all, but even I'm aware of those two off the top of my head.

There are quite a few things that are now confirmed and accepted as fact, that were once just fringe conspiracy theories. Most of them are probably bull****, but to believe they all are is almost as insane as believing they're all true.

The meta stuff is kind of interesting I guess. If the point of the movie was to make an intentionally soulless soft-reboot, and completely take away the things that made the original great (while simultaneously crashing the value of any more Matrix movies) in an effort to get paid while simultaneously giving a middle finger to the current state of Hollywood, I can respect that. The movie itself was an absolute chore to get through tho, and I didn't really enjoy any of it. The action, cinematography, plot, and aesthetic overall was so inferior to the 99 film that I almost have to believe it was on purpose.

But then the setup for every terrible road trip comedy would be ruined.

Adorno said:

Humans are not monkeys

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Neither are chimps tho

I bought a new (to me) car recently. A 1993 Nissan 300zx, it's the naturally aspirated model and not the twin turbo which hurts the car guy part of my soul but is probably for the best since I plan on daily driving the thing, and I really don't want to deal with the lack of reliability that forced induction brings. It's not an insanely remarkable car (the thing they're most well known for is that Lamborghini bought a bunch of the same headlights to put into the Diablo), but I've always loved the old Datsun/Nissan Z cars, and the seats are comfy. I have a decent bit of work to do to it before it's ready to daily, but the drivetrain is totally solid so nothing too bad.

Maybe something like a used Lexus GS or SC or an Infiniti G35/37 would fit the bill (if they're available in your country that is). The GT86 is supposed to be a great car overall though, a Subaru drivetrain in a Toyota chassis. The only complaint you hear about them is from car guys who are disappointed that the 0-60 isn't really competitive with other sports cars, but that doesn't really sound like something you're too worried about.

Cyborg Eastern European said:

https://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php?threads/grand-theft-auto-v.200262/post-7871402

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This was great to read again, what a twist ending.

MadVader said:

Disappointment doesn't make it a non-RPG.

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No, but it has a real deficit when it comes to RPG elements. Most quests don't really have choices that affect outcomes, the character building is essentially limited to just perks and aesthetics and doesn't really affect gameplay very much, etc. The post you replied to was making the point that usually either the shooter part is half baked or the RPG part is half baked, and the RPG side of Fallout 4 is half baked to put it nicely.

I wouldn't consider Fallout 4 much of an RPG.

MadVader said:

No, it's not interesting, and if you checked, she's lying about the WH visit. This is also not interesting.

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Interesting is optional tho

Kentucky 『 ＨＥＩＧＵＩ 』 James said:

White people saying the N word in public or group settings is way, way more common than it would seem. In America pop culture it almost seems like you would be flayed alive for saying it, but in everyday life it is relatively common, especially in the midwest or the south or anywhere else where people aren't oversocialised.

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This is only kind of true, in my experience. A surprising amount of people will be comfortable using the word with you in private or in a small group, but in public it's about as taboo as you'd think.