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>> ^bareboards2:

So am I the only one who thinks this guy is lip synching and it really IS Sir Ian's voice?


well in that case Sir Ian Mckellen must at some point have recorded himself reciting the Fresh Prince theme.

Which is more likely?

i wonder why they haven't tide-locked it - wouldn't that make radio contact & stuff easier?

>> ^demon_ix:

I think it's a little early to call this a meme


But Fresh Prince is, if I'm not mistaken.

http://www.viceland.com/blogs/uk-games/2010/05/10/the-totalitarian-buddhist-who-beat-sim-city/

interesting interview with the creator in Vice. it's sinister.

The ash-covered landscape at :35 is awesome. I expect to see the timelapse-of-ashy-farmland shot in upcoming movies.

@gwiz665

Is... is that what you call it?

^Double points for me!

I like gwiz' suggestion of an built-in mechanism better, both for positive and negative badges.
Having it as an invocation is just asking for abuse.

I do think, however, that there are subtler, friendlier ways of encouraging good behavior.

In the longer term, I also think that the best way to scale up the Sift while keep coherence and quality, is to allow differentiation and self-regulation of sub-sifts.

Colonial frontier -> independent states -> federal union, something like that. [edit], it's a good cure for imperial overextension.

Value-laden badges do not promote differentiation.

Oh, a badge of shame! I've got a suggestion.

@MilkmanDan, I think the DSM method of diagnosing mental disorders causes a lot of "sort of" diagnoses (almost everyone can answer yes to one or two or three of the questions for any diagnosis). You can just keep in mind that it's only really relevant to talk about labels like that if it's pathological, rather than just a quirk.

Some parents are perhaps a bit more eager to put a diagnostic label on their child, because it explains the confusing behavior of e.g. a moody teenager. Same goes for "is my baby using drugs?".

It might be healthier to be aware that no one behaves exactly like the textbooks say they ought to, and that doesn't have to be a reason to worry.

I try, sifu.

or, Labour and Tories make a coalition for massive majority... oh wait, that would destroy the illusion that there is any difference between them whatsoever... who ever heard of a half'n'half of coke and pepsi, that's just crazy talk. There must be choice!

I try, Sifu

>> ^NordlichReiter:

Very monotone. I'm having a hard time giving a shit.
Still a good subject, probably the only saving factor are the visuals he is using.


well, thank heaven it wasn't a book then, huh?