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by My pseudonym is Ix
01 Aug 2016, 15:08
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Big Relationship Thread
Replies: 14919
Views: 534135

Re: The Big Relationship Thread

Delo, I can't comment on your full history with this lady, but I gotta say that it sounds to me like you're making a bit of a mountain out of a molehill. You had feelings for this girl. She turned you down. You've struggled processing that stuff. All fair enough- I've done the same thing multiple ti...
by My pseudonym is Ix
01 Aug 2016, 14:35
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ix's Essays
Replies: 35
Views: 8576

Re: Ix's Essays

NOTE: I appear to have developed a habit of writing shorter essays when I've got an emotional investment in the topic beyond a simple desire for rationalism. Hmm. On Cynicism Despite its Greek name and origins (as an early forerunner to Greek stoicism), cynicism is a relatively new idea. The term 'c...
by My pseudonym is Ix
29 Jul 2016, 06:42
Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
Topic: Talking Simulator
Replies: 63
Views: 19593

Re: Talking Simulator

Sorry for coming so late to reply... Civ is a game where you get to play out the whole of human history, including great power politics, trade, colonialism, imperial policy, etc. There is a LOT to talk about... A while back, I wrote an extended essay piece on these very forums comparing Civ to Crus...
by My pseudonym is Ix
24 Jul 2016, 12:15
Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
Topic: LoadingReadyLIVE [the show, not the channel]
Replies: 44
Views: 13436

Re: LoadingReadyLIVE [the show, not the channel]

Is it strange that about halfway through Beej's presentation, I suddenly realised I knew what he was talking about?

Algorithms for processing stress in Finite Element Analysis models, if anyone's wondering (I think, at least).
by My pseudonym is Ix
14 Jul 2016, 13:36
Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
Topic: 18 Games and Counting
Replies: 12
Views: 3609

Re: 18 Games and Counting

Speaking as someone who's not a football fan but has reasonable familiarity with it, that FIFA stream was hilarious for two reasons. Firstly, your entertaining Canadian selves having fun with the game. Secondly, the clearly-slightly-frustrated comments of RebelliousUno, who is apparently in a simila...
by My pseudonym is Ix
12 Jul 2016, 02:27
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The depressing depression thread
Replies: 2944
Views: 297221

Re: The depressing depression thread

I get the same Pros. It's not anything unusual; all it really means is that your tastes don't quite align with those of the kinds of people who post lots of things on your Twitter feed- which is not exactly unusual. And if that's not your thing, well that's just fine. There are *always* people havin...
by My pseudonym is Ix
11 Jul 2016, 14:23
Forum: LoadingReadyRun Streams
Topic: Talking Simulator
Replies: 63
Views: 19593

Re: Talking Simulator

Dropping by to say a) loving the show guys! In part it's introducing me to a host of games I've not played before and seeing them in a different light, and plus it's just really nice seeing the artistic values of games given consideration. So... just keep on doin' what you're doin', I guess. b) A co...
by My pseudonym is Ix
11 Jul 2016, 10:50
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Big Relationship Thread
Replies: 14919
Views: 534135

Re: The Big Relationship Thread

Swung the other way again Elomin?
by My pseudonym is Ix
09 Jul 2016, 07:40
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ix's Essays
Replies: 35
Views: 8576

Re: Ix's Essays

AdmiralMemo wrote:Regarding culture aspect, I recommend The Myth of the Gun episode of Extra Credits.


That was one of my first sources on the idea, back when it was published. Why do you think I used games as my comparison media? ;-)
by My pseudonym is Ix
08 Jul 2016, 14:16
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Venting Thread Delta - Now With Easy to Follow Rules
Replies: 7432
Views: 438345

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

I've been trying to dye some wool for my reenactment tunic. Thus far, all I've got as a result is two metres of blotchy blue wool that I can't use, at a cost of three weeks of trying and around £70. I'll need to drop another £50 to just have another crack at the wool, never mind actually making the ...
by My pseudonym is Ix
08 Jul 2016, 12:41
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Dallas
Replies: 13
Views: 1824

Re: Dallas

Damn. I knew it was bad. But I assumed it was around a 50-45-5 split, not a 15-70-15 split. Well crap, I guess I am going to have to revise my assumption that it's only a few officers that are the bad ones. And some of those stories... Not surprising, really. If you're interested, I'd recommend rea...
by My pseudonym is Ix
08 Jul 2016, 12:30
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ix's Essays
Replies: 35
Views: 8576

Re: Ix's Essays

On Americans, Games and Guns Back in mid-June, I wrote a post about how fickle our notion of 'right' can be. The fact that this was published within two days of the Orlando school shooting was not a coincidence; the incident had (predictably and justifiably enough) triggered a wave of angry self-jus...
by My pseudonym is Ix
04 Jul 2016, 09:17
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ix's Essays
Replies: 35
Views: 8576

Re: Ix's Essays

On Knowledge, Learning and Stupid People How many times have you heard others say, or have you yourself said, that "most people are stupid?". It's a remarkably common phrase nowadays, heightened by the ability of the internet to expose for us the very dregs of humanity's written and verbal...
by My pseudonym is Ix
04 Jul 2016, 01:48
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The depressing depression thread
Replies: 2944
Views: 297221

Re: The depressing depression thread

Betsy: the more people I meet and the more I see of them, the more I'm convinced that the lies we are willing to tell to others are naught compared to the lies we are willing to tell ourselves. This sounds to me like his attempt to artificially justify the whole business to himself after the fact, w...
by My pseudonym is Ix
03 Jul 2016, 13:45
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The General Chat thread
Replies: 6647
Views: 393978

Re: The General Chat thread

Funnily enough, research suggests that people enjoy TV and film more (or, at least, GOOD TV and film) if they've had major plot points spoiled for them. It's thought that knowing the basic plot beforehand lets you immerse yourself in the experience more fully. It's not a particularly well-studied fi...
by My pseudonym is Ix
03 Jul 2016, 13:43
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: This thread is so gay
Replies: 6589
Views: 317342

Re: This thread is so gay

I'm going to go on a limb here and suggest that the label was shortened because a) the speechwriters thought it flowed nicer and b) they don't quite appreciate nuance.
by My pseudonym is Ix
30 Jun 2016, 02:02
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Physical Moon Unit Currency Designs
Replies: 9
Views: 1523

Re: Physical Moon Unit Currency Designs

So... you're saying that the coins should be Penrose Tiles? ;-)
by My pseudonym is Ix
29 Jun 2016, 13:25
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So... About that Significant World Event that Happened...
Replies: 55
Views: 8359

Re: So... About that Significant World Event that Happened..

Arclight- not only is the office of Prime Minister a convention (and, fun fact, his official title is actually 'First Lord of the Treasury'), so is the idea of a cabinet. On the subject of weird things with British politics- members of parliament are not actually allowed to resign. They are only all...
by My pseudonym is Ix
27 Jun 2016, 08:37
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Masculinity
Replies: 25
Views: 3541

Re: Masculinity

Ooh, are we playing the positive masculine role models game? Let me share with you some of mine: William Marshall, First Earl of Pembroke (1989-1219) Yes, this is a bit of a left-field choice, but if you were a high medieval reenactor you wouldn't think so. William Marshall was basically THE perfect...
by My pseudonym is Ix
26 Jun 2016, 12:57
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Life is Strange, and There's This Game Too
Replies: 10
Views: 4093

Re: Life is Strange, and There's This Game Too

As for the whole 'nature doesn't want you using your power' thing... I really don't like that trope. The main reason for that is what kind of message this translates into in the real world. 'Powers' in fiction represent in many ways more ordinary talents and skills, as well as simply the increased ...
by My pseudonym is Ix
26 Jun 2016, 12:40
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Masculinity
Replies: 25
Views: 3541

Re: Masculinity

Fayili: I've actually had very similar thoughts regarding transmen as I've been considering all this. If you say masculinity is uniformly negative, or something that no one should seek to identify with, you're kind of leaving transmen high-and-dry. And if the only masculinity available is toxic mas...
by My pseudonym is Ix
26 Jun 2016, 11:31
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Physical Moon Unit Currency Designs
Replies: 9
Views: 1523

Re: Physical Moon Unit Currency Designs

I like the idea of a truly LUDICROUS exchange rate, with everything lower than a Kilomoon being dealt with via coinage. The reverse of each note is rented out for advertising space. So: Kilomoon: Spoopifer, with a background of smaller, fainter Spoopifers forming a disturbing watermark. Reverse is a...
by My pseudonym is Ix
26 Jun 2016, 10:44
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Masculinity
Replies: 25
Views: 3541

Re: Masculinity

Amen to that Arclight. I had just about the best education I could possibly have had, particularly at a state school (yay for state grammar schools!), and much of that was due to the environment the school created. My school experience wasn't perfect, but I was very lucky in a lot of ways and came o...
by My pseudonym is Ix
26 Jun 2016, 10:24
Forum: Video Games
Topic: Life is Strange, and There's This Game Too
Replies: 10
Views: 4093

Re: Life is Strange, and There's This Game Too

I actually enjoyed the ending, and the ending act. Tying off a branching storytelling game in such a way as to take into account ALL of the choices the player has made up to that point is something that no game I've ever played or heard of has yet managed to do. In the end, they all have to try and ...
by My pseudonym is Ix
26 Jun 2016, 08:25
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So... About that Significant World Event that Happened...
Replies: 55
Views: 8359

Re: So... About that Significant World Event that Happened..

For the record Darkflame- that clause has always been in the referendum rules one way or the other, it's just a question of whether or not the government want to revoke it. I seem to remember someone telling me that it's a fairly standard clause that the EU slip into most of their. Also empath- I en...

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