>> ^jmd:

Seriously? I mean... really? were upvoting for a sound effect that has been in effect since the beginning of time itself.. and has been on the most basic and oldest of sound editors.. all recorded on some dudes awesome cell phone mic...
I wheep for you guys..


The reverb of your basic sound editor is cheap tinny crap. Good reverb is computationally expensive and hard to get right. We've been getting there in the past years, but still great to have the real stuff.
I agree with the mic though - 1080p video but shitty compressed mono sound in a video that's _about_ sound...*sigh*

Oh and I'm a bit confused about your last sentence...referencing urbandictionary, are you farting underwater or are you going to piss in my sink?

Seriously? I mean... really? were upvoting for a sound effect that has been in effect since the beginning of time itself.. and has been on the most basic and oldest of sound editors.. all recorded on some dudes awesome cell phone mic...

I wheep for you guys..

Aww I was hoping they did a spin off of Superman where he became a crab fisher and Mike Rowe voiced over his adventures. And then he later went on to be an ice road trucker and cheated using his super powers.

I said that jokingly, but you know......we mere humans could understand that crap. Sure he could still save people and be all heroic, but journalism is the opposite of interesting. Got some dude who can bench press cars and he's writing articles instead of doing the work of 10 guys labor in a day in one hour and running around rescuing people the rest of the day.

He could be both the common man (manual labor) and a super hero.

I always liked when Superman was not all super-positive....when he was getting into fights in restaurants and stuff. I mean your life as a secret super hero would be pretty damn stressful, and being continually upbeat is annoying.

Consider this my downvote. Some dude made an expensive mistake going around a corner. So fucking what? How was he "showing off"?

So who here has actually driven a supercar? I'm sure you're all expert drivers who've never had a single accident. Yeah, he took the corner a little fast, but nowhere near "showing off". It's bloody easy to spin out a car that powerful.

and who fucking cares if it called a "gay-ardo"? It's an awesome looking car, and I bet it's really nice to drive too.

I fail to see how buying a nice car automatically makes someone a dick.

did I mention I hate cat videos? nah, just kidding. but it has to be a damn cute looking kitten to get my upvote:) welcome to the sift. as you've seen by now, VS is full of cat lovers. except me and some dude who posted only videos of llamas, off all creatures ...
>> ^silverpoint16:

I agree that it does take a big man to admit he's wrong. Thank you @dystopianfuturetoday. As far as I am concerned this incident is closed. Let's forget it ever happened and if you want cat videos we can certainly oblige. >> ^lucky760:
@dystopianfuturetoday has issued a mea culpa and self-imposed a two week ban as punishment for all that has befallen the kitty crew as a result of his suspicions. It takes a big man to admit he's wrong.
See you in two weeks!

>> ^Bruti79:

I did know this existed, National Geographic did a show on it. =D


Not only did i used to play this (didn't call it that though) but i knew it existed cos some dude asked if that was what we were playing.

All these operators are competitive like that. Some dude I worked a few years ago bragged how he could grade 1/32" off a road with his bulldozer if necessary. Never believed him but maybe it was true now.

Was this really about a Prius driver vs what looked like to be some sort of Avalanche driver or was it an over dramatic woman bitching about some dude in a big truck pulling up next to her and idling in what seemed to be a relatively empty portion of a parking lot?

Disregarding the "environmental" concerns between the two opposing vehicle factions, what the dude did is still considered rather rude. He could have parked anywhere, but chose to pull up next to the two parked Prius(i) and sit at idle. From the way the wife got all bent out of shape, the 'lanche couple seemed every bit as entitled as the woman. True colors were thrown around by both parties here.

1. He can park anywhere he chooses. Fine.
2. He can idle his truck as he pleases. Fine.
3. She could have chosen to pack up and move. Fine.

Ultimately, he had every right to be a douche and she had every right to return said douchiness back, but this could have easily been avoided by a little considering for "the next guy." Instead, it's like a giant troll video about fat, bitchy Prius drivers vs marketing/horse owners and their Detroit awesomesauce.

>> ^MilkmanDan:

>> ^acidSpine:
I know this is serious but "MEDIC!... MEDIIIIIC!" Where do these people think they are, Omaha fucking beach.

I get where you are coming from, and I pretty much agree that it is a bit overly dramatic. On the other hand, I can only say this:
If I was in that situation myself and was suddenly being rocked by flash grenade explosions and other shit popping off all around me, then saw some dude being limply carried away with a bloodied head, apparently unable to speak... I'd be pretty impressed with myself if I managed to shout something as coherent as "MEDIC!", rather than "blauahhahahhahhahghwaa".
That kind of adrenaline rush lets instinct take over rather than logic, so I can cut them some slack on the melodrama.


Maybe they were trying to get him Uber'd?




Too soon?

>> ^acidSpine:

I know this is serious but "MEDIC!... MEDIIIIIC!" Where do these people think they are, Omaha fucking beach.


I get where you are coming from, and I pretty much agree that it is a bit overly dramatic. On the other hand, I can only say this:

If I was in that situation myself and was suddenly being rocked by flash grenade explosions and other shit popping off all around me, then saw some dude being limply carried away with a bloodied head, apparently unable to speak... I'd be pretty impressed with myself if I managed to shout something as coherent as "MEDIC!", rather than "blauahhahahhahhahghwaa".

That kind of adrenaline rush lets instinct take over rather than logic, so I can cut them some slack on the melodrama.

>> ^ChaosEngine:

>> ^Porksandwich:
I mean if some dude gets into office and wants to believe God created us and science is crazy talk.....what bearing does that have on 95% of what this guy is going to be doing? I mean he's clearly an idiot to dismiss thousands of years of study and millions of years of proof, but his belief only possibly impacts what is taught in schools as far as I can see.
Do you really want someone you just described as an idiot running your country? I would rather see someone who's political ideology I disagree with, but I still consider smart (i.e. Ron Paul, if he wasn't an idiot creationist).


I sort of agree with porksandwich, what you SHOULD be looking for is a person who is smart enough to realise that he isn't running the country FOR THEMSLVES. I was also an atheist and i was long before it was "cool" to be an atheist. However, what atheists also have to understand is that there are a lot of theists too, and the governance of the country has to reflect both groups of people.

Fortunately, that can be done. Scientists have been exploiting atheism for years to make our lives easier and easier whilst theists reap the benefits of blaspheming without getting their eternal soul dirty.

When i was a kid, the education thing wasn't even an issue i don't think; we taught science and i think religion was mentioned in passing as a sort of "if you want to be religious you can be" kind of thing. But everyone really knew that the sciencey bit was true, and it was easy to know that because there was proof.

You can fit god around your science no problem, but it has to be your own god. I am now agnostic; because it is impossible to know given our current understanding. However, i do believe that there could be a greater being - a god - but he would be MY god, understood in my own way, and not a god pertaining to the major religions.

You can be entirely rational, even academically excellent, and fit your own god around science. Perhaps science is merely discovering and charting an environment created originally by another sentient being? We cannot know and in a way it doesn't matter because if there is a god, imo, he is intangible and therefore has no bearing on science; thus science and religion are married without a problem.

>> ^ChaosEngine:

>> ^Porksandwich:
I mean if some dude gets into office and wants to believe God created us and science is crazy talk.....what bearing does that have on 95% of what this guy is going to be doing? I mean he's clearly an idiot to dismiss thousands of years of study and millions of years of proof, but his belief only possibly impacts what is taught in schools as far as I can see.
Do you really want someone you just described as an idiot running your country? I would rather see someone who's political ideology I disagree with, but I still consider smart (i.e. Ron Paul, if he wasn't an idiot creationist).


The point I was trying to make is that believing creationism or not, what they will be influencing has little to do with it. They are super focused on a topic that in the grand scheme of things is important, but the likelihood of that topic being something they would ever have to make a decision on while in office is nil. Now if their beliefs keep them from making decision objectively, that's a different situation.

I mean hell, from what I can gather Stephen Hawking believes in God in some form, but he doesn't let his belief stop him from studying objectively.

I just can't imagine a situation where they would have to make a decision based on creationism versus evolution argument that wouldn't be directly related to school teachings. And anything to do with creationism has religious connotations and I think it should all fall under the separation of church and state no matter what decisions they think they are making.

Or to put it another way: If they believe creationism unconditionally, then they probably believe a lot of other fucked up things that could cause a lot more problems if they got into office. So why are they so focused on a inconsequential part of their belief system and looking for more dangerous areas? There's more than just one belief that makes a person irrational, and being super focused on one that has almost no practical impact on your life is stupid.

IE Bachmann, she's anti-gay...we've seen her cover it. If she were to get any real power she could cause all kinds of issues for gays and their families. That's a real issue. And the even bigger issue is that she has completely avoided speaking about it....which means she's trying to hide a real big portion of her belief system going forward. She hasn't even claimed to have "seen the light" and changed her opinion, she just simply won't talk about it. It shows she can't look at an issue objectively and decide what's best for everyone long term.....she can only look at it subjectively and apply her own beliefs to it or not speak on it at all.

>> ^Porksandwich:

I mean if some dude gets into office and wants to believe God created us and science is crazy talk.....what bearing does that have on 95% of what this guy is going to be doing? I mean he's clearly an idiot to dismiss thousands of years of study and millions of years of proof, but his belief only possibly impacts what is taught in schools as far as I can see.

Do you really want someone you just described as an idiot running your country? I would rather see someone who's political ideology I disagree with, but I still consider smart (i.e. Ron Paul, if he wasn't an idiot creationist).

Not sure I understand why it's a political issue. We are as we are, and I don't see how we came to be has much bearing on politics besides human necessities and what not.

I mean if some dude gets into office and wants to believe God created us and science is crazy talk.....what bearing does that have on 95% of what this guy is going to be doing? I mean he's clearly an idiot to dismiss thousands of years of study and millions of years of proof, but his belief only possibly impacts what is taught in schools as far as I can see.

And just out right forcing kids to study religious beliefs and trying to do away with scientific research and the history behind it is pure ignorance. You should be suspect of anyone who wants to take a whole idea/concept/ideology and throw it away because he doesn't agree.

People SHOULD be more concerned with job creation, ending wars, corruption, and a myriad of subjects that are vastly more important to the functioning of society than the topic of how humans came to be as they are. Just another subject to divide people on and use as a wedge to push an agenda somewhere else.

OMFG some dude from another country goes nuts and blows people away and still people start talking about Americas issues. I know, all Americans are fat too right?