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by CSt
04 Jan 2016, 10:53
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Force Awakens.
Replies: 139
Views: 17539

Re: The Force Awakens.

Presumably living near a port where humans appeared to be in the minority, she picked up a number of languages. I don't know if the Wookiee language was ever established to be a difficult language to learn in-universe, but I don't believe Chewbacca was ever shown having difficulties communicating w...
by CSt
05 Nov 2014, 05:59
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The General Chat thread
Replies: 6647
Views: 393795

Re: The General Chat thread

Valkyrie-Lemons wrote:Twitch is apparently worth a hell of a lot of money.


Either there was a currency crash I missed or one of these numbers is wrong.
by CSt
28 Oct 2014, 01:38
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The General Chat thread
Replies: 6647
Views: 393795

Re: The General Chat thread

So something has been bothering me all day and I dont know why but here it is. In the Star Trek universe, why arn't there more Vulcan captains, for that matter, why aren't MOST of Star Fleets captains Vulcan? Here is my logic. Vulcans are stronger, faster, and more intelligent than humans, they are...
by CSt
23 Oct 2014, 09:21
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The General Chat thread
Replies: 6647
Views: 393795

Re: The General Chat thread

Prospero101 wrote:I would think that Swedish and German might have at least a few cognates. But then again, I don't know shit about shit.


Different branches of a surprisingly large tree.

And:
8 years English
4 years Latin
3 years Spanish
2 years French

Except in French and Latin I get by okay.
by CSt
23 Oct 2014, 01:12
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The General Chat thread
Replies: 6647
Views: 393795

Re: The General Chat thread

Valkyrie-Lemons wrote:I think we probably should. Heck, I think there should be a real effort to try and get kids to speak *any* second language.


Henning Wehn:
It's good how proud the British are, when they get out one or two words of a foreign language.

Ironically said on the BBC.
by CSt
21 Oct 2014, 09:05
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Judges have a sense of humor, who knew?
Replies: 16
Views: 1602

Re: Judges have a sense of humor, who knew?

Yeah, we have similar collections in German. Especially rhyming seems to be popular, I once read an entire trial in rhyme.
by CSt
21 Oct 2014, 08:08
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Judges have a sense of humor, who knew?
Replies: 16
Views: 1602

Re: Judges have a sense of humor, who knew?

Just out of interest, are these trials by jury or by judge?
by CSt
14 Oct 2014, 10:26
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A question about copyright on youtube
Replies: 13
Views: 2027

Re: A question about copyright on youtube

Finally something. Smeghead, I think you should talk to your boss about this whole idea and get a specialized lawyer (or a general counsel if you have one at hand) to look this over. Because this opinion piece in Wired basically tells you all about your situation: Could work, might end badly.
by CSt
14 Oct 2014, 07:09
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A question about copyright on youtube
Replies: 13
Views: 2027

Re: A question about copyright on youtube

This is what the dispute over the Summer between YouTube and Indie labels was all about. YouTube wants to force them all to accept the exact deal they made with the major labels. So yes, these deals exist. Here's my problem: You keep referring to a contract you say exists. If such a contract existe...
by CSt
14 Oct 2014, 06:08
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A question about copyright on youtube
Replies: 13
Views: 2027

Re: A question about copyright on youtube

In the vast majority of cases with popular music covers your school may post, you'll be covered by YouTube's agreement with the artist/label, and being "flagged" simply means they'll put ads and pass along the revenue, but does not count as a copyright violation because you're essentially...
by CSt
18 Sep 2014, 00:35
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?
Replies: 780
Views: 62644

Re: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?

There's no conflict of interest if the exchange is one way. Like, say a Restaurant Critic for the New York Times has a favorite restaurant. They go to the restaurant all the time. There's nothing that should stop them from writing a review of that restaurant, even though they've contributed money t...
by CSt
13 Sep 2014, 01:56
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Custom cards - Playability assessment
Replies: 148
Views: 13443

Re: Custom cards - Playability assessment

That doesn't help, because the activation is simply to weak to actually warrant any use. You would have to be in a situation where you accepted putting yourself on a 19-turn clock to draw one card. Meanwhile your opponent draws two cards every turn regardless of what you do. Nitpicking: You named th...
by CSt
12 Sep 2014, 12:14
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?
Replies: 780
Views: 62644

Re: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?

No, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory things with the intention of provoking an emotional reaction. What you described is the actual advocatus diaboli, which is an actual and important role in a debate.

But can I get a call on Goodwin's Law while we're at it?
by CSt
12 Sep 2014, 00:17
Forum: Magic: The Gathering
Topic: Custom cards - Playability assessment
Replies: 148
Views: 13443

Re: Custom cards - Playability assessment

Frankly you couldn't pay me to play this card. Just imagine you played this with five counters on it. Your opponent immediately pays five mana, you gain 10 life. And gave your opponent five 3/3s. And +2/+2 to his other creatures.
by CSt
11 Sep 2014, 12:03
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Venting Thread Delta - Now With Easy to Follow Rules
Replies: 7432
Views: 438155

Re: Venting Thread Delta - Now With Easy to Follow Rules

Burden of proof: You want to use an argument, you proof it to be right, not the other way around.
by CSt
06 Sep 2014, 14:09
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Advice Thread
Replies: 1621
Views: 89878

Re: Advice Thread

My advice would be to get some distance to your cousin. Because from what I read, you have not two but three people who have to become active and that obviously hasn't happened. Your cousin doesn't seem to be willing to take the necessary steps to get his parents working / out of his apartment, so w...
by CSt
03 Sep 2014, 09:43
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?
Replies: 780
Views: 62644

Re: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?

So you can have a phobia of something without being scared of it. For example, a lot of homophobes state religious grounds for opposing homosexuality. In other words, they think their religious beliefs are threatened by homosexuals, and thus they have a fear of them. That argument might work better...
by CSt
03 Sep 2014, 01:19
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?
Replies: 780
Views: 62644

Re: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?

It's not the only word with 'phobe' in it. I believe the only real difference between a 'phobe' and a 'phobia' is how it is used in a sentence. Someone 'has' a -phobia, therefore they 'are' a -phobe. I think he meant the question as "Why are derogatory and hostile sentiments toward homosexuals...
by CSt
30 Aug 2014, 00:16
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Gaming General Chat Thread
Replies: 2184
Views: 182127

Re: Gaming General Chat Thread

*waves bye-bye to the 'real gamers'* [...] ...and that term doesn't mean the same thing anymore, and the unevolved, unenlightened holdbacks that can't accept change and ride the changing tides are going to get hostile and violent toward 'these interlopers infringing on OUR hobby'. But don't worry, ...
by CSt
29 Aug 2014, 13:11
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Gaming General Chat Thread
Replies: 2184
Views: 182127

Re: Gaming General Chat Thread

But that's just it: We're seeing it break down. There's clearly a notion of 'gamer' as an identity, hence why we get the constant "they're not real gamers" comments whenever any poll shows that yes, more women and older people (and older women, for that matter) are playing games. The noti...
by CSt
29 Aug 2014, 08:17
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: YRR of LRR 2: Kickstarting Soon?
Replies: 14
Views: 1498

Re: YRR of LRR 2: Kickstarting Soon?

They are going to kickstart throwing bears in lava? That might create backlash.
by CSt
28 Aug 2014, 13:11
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Advice Thread
Replies: 1621
Views: 89878

Re: Advice Thread

Well, the French will help you learn Spanish, but German, Welsh and English are the wrong family, no help there. Yesterday I had an add for a language-site that claimed to teach you any language in 180 days, maybe you could try that. My personal experience is, that you learn best by learning the bas...
by CSt
28 Aug 2014, 13:03
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?
Replies: 780
Views: 62644

Re: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?

Once the trope is established, the question in modern media studies becomes: why does this trope exist? Second: what impact might it have on people watching it? And here, the "positions" that Sarkeesian takes are hardly revolutionary. If you show someone lots of violence, they become dese...
by CSt
28 Aug 2014, 12:09
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Advice Thread
Replies: 1621
Views: 89878

Re: Advice Thread

It depends on several factors, one of the more important being if you have any kind of knowledge in other languages, preferably roman.
by CSt
28 Aug 2014, 09:03
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?
Replies: 780
Views: 62644

Re: What is Adam Baldwin thinking?

I think in a few regards Elomin Sha is right. I only watched the last video, so I will talk about that: I got the impression this video was not an exploration but a search for arguments for a position. The two theories were: "Video games use sexual violence against women as shorthand for the mo...

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