Haven't played it, have no intention of doing so.

I am stunned, STUNNED by the money people will spend on in game items. It baffles me no end.

And I utterly HATE the concept of Freemium games. Any game that you get for free but then need to keep spending money to get anywhere in is by definition utter shit.

I like to pay money up front for a game, then enjoy it as I see fit. I don't want a subscription, I don't want to work out if my next action will require another purchase, I just want to enjoy the game I paid for.

Shudder... hatey hate hate

Ehh close enough heh comment upvote as promised
>> ^PlayhousePals:

Hey, I made to 1:04 [shudder] =o)

Hey, I made to 1:04 [shudder] =o)

Going up that high in Crackdown (videogame) and jumping off made my stomach do funny things. Whenever I see people do it for real (apart from the jumping off bit) I shudder.

Ahhhh ... the stuff that haunts one's dream. Reminds me a bit of the Zuni Fetish Warrior doll from the classic Trilogy of Terror starring Karen Black [shudder] =oO

>> ^JiggaJonson:

The fact that they can render CGI this beautiful in real time makes me want to throw up when I think about all of the generic/cartoony CGI movies out there.
I know we've come a long way, but even shudder Star Wars has fallen victim to horrid CGI. Give me a puppet any day over something that looks like a cartoon.


TPM was released in 1999, a LONG time ago in CGI development. Less-advanced CGI doesn't bother me as much as its overuse (think Michael Bay) and using it for its own sake on crap like a Jar Jar Binks.

EDIT: And btw, this is a real-time video game engine. There isn't a single scene in this video that wouldn't like like absolute crap edited into a movie with real actors/locations in it.

>> ^JiggaJonson:

The fact that they can render CGI this beautiful in real time makes me want to throw up when I think about all of the generic/cartoony CGI movies out there.
I know we've come a long way, but even shudder Star Wars has fallen victim to horrid CGI. Give me a puppet any day over something that looks like a cartoon.


I couldn't disagree more. By that logic, Beowulf is a better looking film than The Incredibles, which I think we both know is absurd.

>> ^legacy0100:

That's how simple the game was?? Goddamn it, the 11 year old me never was able to beat it.

These videos make it look a lot easier than it was. One slightly mis-timed jump, or failing to stop in time for a ledge, and it was often instant death.

I shudder to think of the number of times I used to run straight into the very first guard and die immediately because I didn't slow down soon enough to be able to draw my sword.

I made it to level 4 about three times, but definitely no more than that, and never completed it - those yellow guards were crazy hard to beat.

The fact that they can render CGI this beautiful in real time makes me want to throw up when I think about all of the generic/cartoony CGI movies out there.

I know we've come a long way, but even *shudder* Star Wars has fallen victim to horrid CGI. Give me a puppet any day over something that looks like a cartoon.

I posted about this before, so many of the problems that drugs create are actually created by the War On Drugs.

Governments can't beat drug dealers, but Capitalism can. If Tesco's sold Fair Trade Cannabis, drug dealers would be utterly screwed in no time. Plus, farmers in Columbia/Afghanistan/etc would have a legitimate market, which would erode the illegal market, in turn decimating FARC/Taliban/etc's income and ability to operate. I saw one report that said half of the Afghan Taliban's $3B annual income is from heroin and cannabis sales.

The financial implications would be vast, tax revenue for governments would be a big help while the money, and therefore power, of drug cartels shrinks. There would be even more horrific violence here as cartels look to consolidate on their remaining business, I shudder to think of how the Zetas, the Tijuana Gang and the Juarez Cartel among others in Mexico would respond and it would take considerable political strength to get through.

Is legalising drugs the answer to peace on earth? The war on drugs is subsidising organised crime.

It was interesting to read this sift talk post.

This was exactly my journey. Posting things I didn't much like, but knew they would sift was certainly a phase I went through. And also stopped doing, when I didn't like how it felt.

I think the journey is the journey. Sifters come and go. Tastes change. As has been remarked often, the old days of great science vids are long gone. I miss them, not that I always understood what was happening.

One thing I do is post vids that I KNOW won't sift. Because I want what I consider to be quality here on the Sift. Or I will post something that is close to my heart, personal, and having it here is a repository and a place to visit it later.

I don't think that star points should be awarded for embed fixes. I am a bit concerned at present that some fixes are done sloppily and quickly, just to earn the power point. If you got a star point? Now that Galaxy is out there as a goal? I shudder to think of what might happen with that lovely prize out there, beckoning us on.

>> ^therealblankman:

>> ^direpickle:
>> ^therealblankman:
Vancouver was recently named the third worst-dressed city in the entire world, behind only Maui Hawaii and Orlando Florida (shudder). Why you may ask? One word... lululemon.
http://travel.ca.msn.com/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=30567563&
amp;page=8
canada, viral, commercial

That's insane. I am totally digging the yoga pants fad. Just because some people can't wear them doesn't mean no one should!

It's all about what's appropriate to wear in any given situation. Yoga pants are inappropriate anywhere but the gym. Just as it's inappropriate to wear Spandex bicycle shorts unless you are actually riding a bicycle, or to wear Speedo trunks unless you are actually swimming. Imagine running into me at some trendy bullshit over-priced coffee bar in Kitsilano (I'm looking at you, Cafe Artigiano!) and I'm wearing my Speedos!
Yes I own a pair of Speedos, and yes I can pull off that look .


Whats appropriate to wear in any given situation is what you feel comfortable in or what you want to wear. Anyone telling you different need to mind their own business and find something better to do with their time. I do understand the requirements of a dress code for work but anything else is my decision. If ya don't like it tough. So called "fashion police" will be beaten and thrown to the sloths.

>> ^direpickle:

>> ^therealblankman:
Vancouver was recently named the third worst-dressed city in the entire world, behind only Maui Hawaii and Orlando Florida (shudder). Why you may ask? One word... lululemon.
http://travel.ca.msn.com/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=30567563&
amp;page=8
canada, viral, commercial

That's insane. I am totally digging the yoga pants fad. Just because some people can't wear them doesn't mean no one should!


Also... cameltoe.

>> ^direpickle:

>> ^therealblankman:
Vancouver was recently named the third worst-dressed city in the entire world, behind only Maui Hawaii and Orlando Florida (shudder). Why you may ask? One word... lululemon.
http://travel.ca.msn.com/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=30567563&
amp;page=8
canada, viral, commercial

That's insane. I am totally digging the yoga pants fad. Just because some people can't wear them doesn't mean no one should!


It's all about what's appropriate to wear in any given situation. Yoga pants are inappropriate anywhere but the gym. Just as it's inappropriate to wear Spandex bicycle shorts unless you are actually riding a bicycle, or to wear Speedo trunks unless you are actually swimming. Imagine running into me at some trendy bullshit over-priced coffee bar in Kitsilano (I'm looking at you, Cafe Artigiano!) and I'm wearing my Speedos!

Yes I own a pair of Speedos, and yes I can pull off that look .

>> ^therealblankman:

Vancouver was recently named the third worst-dressed city in the entire world, behind only Maui Hawaii and Orlando Florida (shudder). Why you may ask? One word... lululemon.
http://travel.ca.msn.com/photogallery.aspx?cp-documentid=30567563&
amp;page=8
canada, viral, commercial


That's insane. I am totally digging the yoga pants fad. Just because some people can't wear them doesn't mean no one should!