The Refuge of the Toads

[Phil_Giordana_FCD]

Annnnnd he is gone

Farewell August. What timing.

Oh. That looks interesting, in light of the Carrier shit.

[Brive1987]

Poor Carrier, he should put ice on the bump from where the door hit him.

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/imag ... c0f7LuxX3v

[comhcinc]

Friend of mine (and occasional former Pit poster) got his FB photography account suspended because the ladies were a bit too naked. Meanwhile, ISIS has a few active accounts on FB.

I am slightly pissed off right now.

I think that ISIS is allowed to keep their pages up because it is a extremely useful method of keeping track of would be terrorist.

Not sure where he posted this, but this video is what got the ginger jihadi I mentioned on the previous page caught:
[youtube]ZQ821jDTFU0[/youtube]

Some sharp eyed FBI dude saw it and contacted the RCMP that were able to stop him from killing any innocents so I think there can be good in not just shutting these guys down.

Yeah I see how it's a good way to start following people. Person follows ISIS on facebook and then the FBI now has someone they know they should watch for a while.

[katamari Damassi]

I vote for a planet called Niggercunt.

Have fun on your travels Scented. :D

Thankfully, I won't have to live up to my promise on this one, since Hello Games has set up a word filter! :lol:

"SCENTED NECTAR, YOU HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM THE NO MAN'S SKY UNIVERSE! THE ATLAS, GEK, KORVAX, AND VY'KEEN ALIEN RACES ALL HATE YOUR GUTS, YOU RACIST MISOGYNIST! DON'T COME BACK!"

If you come across a world of buff hairy guys, name it after me.

Was looking forward to Mass Effect Andromeda, but won't buy it because of it's game developer.

[Really?]

Poor Carrier, he should put ice on the bump from where the door hit him.

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/imag ... c0f7LuxX3v

Not at all. Now they have more time to spend together. Just him, Carrier and his wife. Road trip!

[Phil_Giordana_FCD]

Here's the thing:

With all these pretty public atheist figures coming out as poly/cheating/whatever, the religious will have more and more ammo to point at the "immorality" of atheists.

Did we really need that shit?

[katamari Damassi]

Annnnnd he is gone

Farewell August. What timing.

I thought it meant he's becoming a woman. Oh excuse me; that he is a woman and always has been, but will now wear frocks.

[Brive1987]

The poor bastard was the bread winner for both Carrier and cuck-woman. Appears the external report authors were poorly briefed. Or maybe they were briefed to perfection......

But I imagine all are now ruing Amanda and Carrier's bogan great adventure.

What exactly has Carrier touched that did not transfigure to shit-vomit?

[Really?]

Looks like we missed this.

https://secularstudents.org/node/6679

In connection with allegations made by a former SSA student member with respect to a former Speakers Bureau speaker, SSA conducted an inquiry into the sufficiency of our internal policies, procedures, and processes in handling such matters as part of our commitment to prioritizing the safety of our student members. After an in-depth review, it was determined that SSA will make improvements in the interest of continuing to protect the safety and well-being of SSA students. We deeply regret any flaws in the prior process that did not reach the high standard that the SSA aspires to in this aspect of our mission.

As an initial step, a special SSA task force on sexual harassment policies and procedures will make recommendations for improvement in handling and prevention, and we look forward to sharing new plans that will further support our mission of serving SSA students. We encourage any students with input to share to contact taskforce@secularstudents.org, and report of violations to SSA policies should be directed to violations@secularstudents.org. The SSA will await the recommendations of the task force to comment on potential changes to policies and procedures.

In regard to the precipitating issue, Richard Carrier was appropriately removed from the Speakers Bureau for violating the fraternization policy, which is a sufficient basis for removal of a speaker. This violation has been public knowledge, admitted by the accused, so the SSA does not consider commenting on the action taken in response to be releasing privileged information. In general, the SSA as an organization cannot litigate the validity of claims in the public domain. We take student complaints seriously, and we will continue to use all information at our disposal to improve our internal processes in the interest of student comfort and safety. In service of this priority, the SSA reserves the right to remove speakers from the Bureau for any violation of SSA policy or no stated reason at all.

We will continue to prioritize the well-being of SSA students as we move forward, and we appreciate the support of those helping us to strive to continually improve our processes.

This is bullshit. The investigation report doesn't seem to have been released, and they don't mention that Carrier kept speaking for the SSA after he was removed from the Bureau. AND Carrier just said that SSA told him he could keep speaking and fucking, just not on the Bureau.

[comhcinc]

I vote for Carrier to take over leadership of the SSA.

[Really?]

I vote for Carrier to take over leadership of the SSA.

Here's a still from next year's Carrier-led SSACon.

http://nightflight.com/wp-content/uploa ... LLEY-5.jpg

[comhcinc]

I vote for Carrier to take over leadership of the SSA.

Here's a still from next year's Carrier-led SSACon.

http://nightflight.com/wp-content/uploa ... LLEY-5.jpg

I am not seeing this as a negative.

[Sunder]

Here's the thing:

With all these pretty public atheist figures coming out as poly/cheating/whatever, the religious will have more and more ammo to point at the "immorality" of atheists.

Did we really need that shit?

SJW atheists have been immoral.

This should be a broader lesson to nonbelievers: Atheism is insufficient without skepticism, and NEVER trust a moral scold, even a nominally godless one.

[Brive1987]

Athesism entails skepticism. In fact. It is Atheism Plus Skepticism.

[Sunder]

Kek.

But really, skepticism nets you atheism for free. You can't be truly skeptic and not be an atheist. But as we've seen it's easy to be a credulous atheist in love with woo and nonsense.

[comhcinc]

Here's the thing:

With all these pretty public atheist figures coming out as poly/cheating/whatever, the religious will have more and more ammo to point at the "immorality" of atheists.

Did we really need that shit?

Meh. Who really gives a fuck?

[DrokkIt]

Speaking of asian pencil dicks:
http://heatst.com/culture-wars/mass-eff ... d-to-know/

Um... it's called punching up...

[DrokkIt]

PZ has some interesting stock ideas in his latest fried-free speech post.

Firstly we get the reasoning behind his silo approach. He simply conflates the worst of trolls with anything he dislikes.

Sorry if this is obvious noob shit, but I have heard the term 'siloism' a few times, but can't find much concise information on it. Any pointers?

[deLurch]

I vote for Carrier to take over leadership of the SSA.

Here's a still from next year's Carrier-led SSACon.
http://nightflight.com/wp-content/uploa ... LLEY-5.jpg

I am not seeing this as a negative.

All of the women there have had Carrier's dick in them.

But while we are at it, we should tell carrier that there is a job opening. It looks like he could use the extra income.

[free thoughtpolice]

PZ has some interesting stock ideas in his latest fried-free speech post.

Firstly we get the reasoning behind his silo approach. He simply conflates the worst of trolls with anything he dislikes.

Sorry if this is obvious noob shit, but I have heard the term 'siloism' a few times, but can't find much concise information on it. Any pointers?

I believe it's businessspeak:
http://www.businessdictionary.com/defin ... ality.html

[deLurch]

Was looking forward to Mass Effect Andromeda, but won't buy it because of it's game developer.

There should just be a general policy that if you wish to say controversial things on social media, you should not in any way link your social media accounts to your employer's name. Let's just use some common sense here.

[deLurch]

Here's the thing:
With all these pretty public atheist figures coming out as poly/cheating/whatever, the religious will have more and more ammo to point at the "immorality" of atheists.
Did we really need that shit?

Nearly half of all marriages end in divorce. I would expect that cheating would be high up there on the list. It is so common, the only time people care is if that person might be a potential dating prospect, or if they have made part of their career out of eulogizing on morality. This is why family values republican's get dinged, for being secretly gay or cheating on their spouse, but democrats don't. It matters to their voter base.

But hand me an openly gay republican, and no one will care. Rule #1 of politics. Don't be a fucking hypocrite, and try to push your hypocrisy on everyone else.

[Sunder]

Was looking forward to Mass Effect Andromeda, but won't buy it because of it's game developer.

There should just be a general policy that if you wish to say controversial things on social media, you should not in any way link your social media accounts to your employer's name. Let's just use some common sense here.

I'd rather encourage them to be as loud and stupid as possible so I'd know not to financially support them.

Not that another ME game was high on my wishlist after 3, which not only left a sour taste on my mouth but also wrapped up the primary story meaning another sequel would just be an unrelated story banking on the name.

[deLurch]

Annnnnd he is gone

Farewell August. What timing.

I think August deserved to get the boot. He set his poly-circle fuck fest ahead of the organization he was in charge of. If you can't make the hard choices, you should not be the one to lead.

[ConcentratedH2O, OM]

Annnnnd he is gone

Farewell August. What timing.

"Transition"? Seems like a "fuck you" way to describe someone leaving a company/organization.

[Kirbmarc]

[quote="Sunder]SJW atheists have been immoral.

This should be a broader lesson to nonbelievers: Atheism is insufficient without skepticism, and NEVER trust a moral scold, even a nominally godless one.[/quote]

The real lesson of the Atheism Plus/FTB fiasco, at least to me, is that moralists with an authoritarian streak are always a danger, no matter their ideas.

Also I may be callous but I don't really care think it's my job to care about somebody else's marital infidelity. I think that's a private matter between the cheater, their spouse and the third (or more) person involved. Of course it's funny to see a moralist revealed to be a hypocrite, and if they do spill the beans in public they're just going to get other people's attention, but I think that some issues are called personal issues for a reason.

I think that in general as a society we care way too much about other people's personal life.

[Kirbmarc]

Nearly half of all marriages end in divorce. I would expect that cheating would be high up there on the list. It is so common, the only time people care is if that person might be a potential dating prospect, or if they have made part of their career out of eulogizing on morality. This is why family values republican's get dinged, for being secretly gay or cheating on their spouse, but democrats don't. It matters to their voter base.

But hand me an openly gay republican, and no one will care. Rule #1 of politics. Don't be a fucking hypocrite, and try to push your hypocrisy on everyone else.

Yep. Loads of people cheat on their spouses. Only people who are involved in personal relationship with them care unless they've been pontificating about morality.

The truth about morality is that it's a guideline to reduce harm and suffering, not a path to sainthood. It's good to reduce conflict if possible, to try not to hurt others if you can, and to follow some rules to keep your personal and professional life in order. But no one is always going to do the right thing, and no one has the right to castigate others from a position of moral infallibility.

Screw ups happen. Mistakes happen. Over-reactions, dumb ideas, failures to control yourself or communicate well happen. Nobody is "pure". At the same time most people have some degree of standards. Very few people (compared to the rest of society, not in absolute terms) are so dangerous that they need to be locked up. Most of us are morally average.

Also laws and the justice system exist to fight crime and try to reduce it, not to improve the moral nature of the average citizen. Any ideology which preaches a large-scale moral improvement through legally sanctioned punishment is only a thinly veil of justification for authoritarianism.

[Scented Nectar]

I vote for a planet called Niggercunt.

Have fun on your travels Scented. :D

Thankfully, I won't have to live up to my promise on this one, since Hello Games has set up a word filter! :lol:

"SCENTED NECTAR, YOU HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM THE NO MAN'S SKY UNIVERSE! THE ATLAS, GEK, KORVAX, AND VY'KEEN ALIEN RACES ALL HATE YOUR GUTS, YOU RACIST MISOGYNIST! DON'T COME BACK!"

If you come across a world of buff hairy guys, name it after me.

Was looking forward to Mass Effect Andromeda, but won't buy it because of it's game developer.

Would you settle for some buff but hairless space aliens? The only other buff hairy guys are animals, but I think they have fur instead of hair. That's the best I can do.

Just did a search for other people's NMS animal pics, and I asked if any of them (just the buff ones) wanted to meet you. This one immediately spread its legs and said it wanted to meet you...
http://1u88jj3r4db2x4txp44yqfj1.wpengin ... 00x450.jpg
... but I said "ma'am, you're buff and all, but my friend is not a lesbian - I can see what you've not got between your legs. :D
:rimshot:

[Suet Cardigan]

White Cis-Heteronormative Patriarchy is doing it wrong:

African Immigrants Lead With The Highest Academic Achievements In The US

http://linkis.com/www.myafricanow.com/ZksSj

[BoxNDox]

There's an interesting quote here:

"In a swing state, you're part of the presidential campaign," says political scientist Darrell West, author of Air Wars. "Everywhere else, you're outside."

If you live in a swing state, I can't see how abolishing the electoral college and getting these fucking pols to leave your state alone couldn't be near the top of your wish list.

Speaking as a Californian, I absolutely love the electoral college. TV would be unwatchable three years out of four if it were abolished.

[Service Dog]

Scented Nectar -- I wish to outsource my playing of No Man's Sky. Will you play it 'for' me? That is, on my behalf? Like a medieval 'champion' jousting for one's honor. So I don't have to.

[BarnOwl]

If you come across a world of buff hairy guys, name it after me.

Was looking forward to Mass Effect Andromeda, but won't buy it because of it's game developer.

I'll take the world of buff non-hairy guys then.

Anyone want to play Ugly Olympic Athletes?

I'm in a bitchy mood. :twisted:

[Scented Nectar]

Scented Nectar -- I wish to outsource my playing of No Man's Sky. Will you play it 'for' me? That is, on my behalf? Like a medieval 'champion' jousting for one's honor. So I don't have to.

Well, I'm not going to do much jousting. I'm playing the explorer style. Hey, I know, I'll just play the game twice as much and half of the exploring will be on your behalf, and I'll throw in any fighting I have to do to survive as well. It's going to be a hard promise for me to fulfill playing the game twice as much as I was planning, but I will do my best! :D

There are three main ways to play, or any mix you want, although people will lean towards one of the three. They are fighting, trading, and exploring. I'm exploring. Everyone does need to do a little of each category to survive though, no matter what their main enjoyment is. I'm going to have to shoot some things even though I'd rather not get into any fights at all. I'll have to defend myself against animals that sometimes attack, and space pirates, and overly trigger happy sentinels on some planets. There are also three "paths" in the game that players' early choices will determine for them, each path with its own ending to the game, probably all connected in the game's unfolding lore, though. I'm not sure if those three paths line up with the three gameplay styles though, or if they are a different set of three ways to play the game. I'm starting to think they are different based on someone's gameplay I saw streamed today.

[Scented Nectar]

If you come across a world of buff hairy guys, name it after me.

Was looking forward to Mass Effect Andromeda, but won't buy it because of it's game developer.

I'll take the world of buff non-hairy guys then.

Anyone want to play Ugly Olympic Athletes?

I'm in a bitchy mood. :twisted:

Ok, "BarnOwl's Buff Non-Hairy Guy Planet" it is. :D

[deLurch]

I believe women do not lie about rape.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... droom.html

[Service Dog]

Scented Nectar -- I wish to outsource my playing of No Man's Sky. Will you play it 'for' me? That is, on my behalf? Like a medieval 'champion' jousting for one's honor. So I don't have to.

Well, I'm not going to do much jousting. I'm playing the explorer style. Hey, I know, I'll just play the game twice as much and half of the exploring will be on your behalf, and I'll throw in any fighting I have to do to survive as well. It's going to be a hard promise for me to fulfill playing the game twice as much as I was planning, but I will do my best! :D

There are three main ways to play, or any mix you want, although people will lean towards one of the three. They are fighting, trading, and exploring. I'm exploring. Everyone does need to do a little of each category to survive though, no matter what their main enjoyment is. I'm going to have to shoot some things even though I'd rather not get into any fights at all. I'll have to defend myself against animals that sometimes attack, and space pirates, and overly trigger happy sentinels on some planets. There are also three "paths" in the game that players' early choices will determine for them, each path with its own ending to the game, probably all connected in the game's unfolding lore, though. I'm not sure if those three paths line up with the three gameplay styles though, or if they are a different set of three ways to play the game. I'm starting to think they are different based on someone's gameplay I saw streamed today.

Im sure Columbus said something similar to Queen Isabella.

[rayshul]

I vote for a planet called Niggercunt.

Have fun on your travels Scented. :D

Oooooh, I know, I know. I'll look for a vulva-shaped flower or something, and call it "Rayshul's Perfection". Filter safe and family friendly! No one but Pitters will know it's rather rude. :D

My perfect vagina immortalised :dance:

[DaveDodo007]

That's because you have many SJW echo chambers in the art/entertainment business. Feig probably works with a marketing team which more or less ideologically aligned with him. They were probably convinced that the "misogynistic man-baby trolls" weren't going to affect the ticket sales, and were going to just generate more drama.

I'd still like to see the m/f distribution of watchers in the old, vs. the new Ghostbusters. I suspect most women are just as averse of political bollocks in their summer flick as men.

Audience of Suicide Squad was almost half ladies and that was called a horrible misogynistic gun-fuckery of a movie. It made my heart warm to see the stats. I've seen a lot of women on my terrible Facebook feed go on about how Ghostbusters was amazing and fuck the man babies, so certainly a TYPE of woman definitely went out of their way to see it. But maybe most women are actually still normal and unbrainfucked.

"But maybe most women are actually still normal and unbrainfucked."

Fuck you, you misogynist piece of shit, how dare you claim to speak for all women when that is our job. Grrrr. :(

[Matt Cavanaugh]

There's an interesting quote here:

"In a swing state, you're part of the presidential campaign," says political scientist Darrell West, author of Air Wars. "Everywhere else, you're outside."

If you live in a swing state, I can't see how abolishing the electoral college and getting these fucking pols to leave your state alone couldn't be near the top of your wish list.

Ohio is a swing state. And, as the home of SSA and Camp Quest, it's also a swinger state.

[Steersman]

I vote for a planet called Niggercunt.

Have fun on your travels Scented. :D

Thankfully, I won't have to live up to my promise on this one, since Hello Games has set up a word filter! :lol:
...

Dang! And I too thought some part of my oeuvre might be immortalized. ;-) But have fun - do check in periodically with travelogues and tales of distant suns. :-)

[CaptainFluffyBunny]

Here's the thing:
With all these pretty public atheist figures coming out as poly/cheating/whatever, the religious will have more and more ammo to point at the "immorality" of atheists.
Did we really need that shit?

Nearly half of all marriages end in divorce. I would expect that cheating would be high up there on the list. It is so common, the only time people care is if that person might be a potential dating prospect, or if they have made part of their career out of eulogizing on morality. This is why family values republican's get dinged, for being secretly gay or cheating on their spouse, but democrats don't. It matters to their voter base.

But hand me an openly gay republican, and no one will care. Rule #1 of politics. Don't be a fucking hypocrite, and try to push your hypocrisy on everyone else.

Hmmm, not sure I agree. Cheating is a form of lying, and I think it's fine to state that lying to others about important matters isn't trivial, even if it doesn't affect you directly. Clinton's affairs affected nobody but those "involved", but spoke very poorly of his character. Character matters, at least to me. He shouldn't have been impeached, but it does speak to trustworthiness.

I am probably absolutely alone on this, but there it is. If a person will cheat on their spouse, they'll cheat on deals, money and any other form of trust. YMMV, IMHO, etc

[Steersman]

Here's the thing:
With all these pretty public atheist figures coming out as poly/cheating/whatever, the religious will have more and more ammo to point at the "immorality" of atheists.
Did we really need that shit?

Nearly half of all marriages end in divorce. I would expect that cheating would be high up there on the list. .... Rule #1 of politics. Don't be a fucking hypocrite, and try to push your hypocrisy on everyone else.

Hmmm, not sure I agree. Cheating is a form of lying, and I think it's fine to state that lying to others about important matters isn't trivial, even if it doesn't affect you directly. Clinton's affairs affected nobody but those "involved", but spoke very poorly of his character. Character matters, at least to me. He shouldn't have been impeached, but it does speak to trustworthiness.

I am probably absolutely alone on this, but there it is. If a person will cheat on their spouse, they'll cheat on deals, money and any other form of trust. YMMV, IMHO, etc

You've just hidden Anne Frank in your attic in 1942 in the Netherlands. And the Nazis come knocking on your door asking if you've seen a young girl that matches the description of Anne to a T. Do you lie or not?

The problem is in anathematizing lying, in making strictures against it into absolutes, with no consideration of other ethical imperatives that might justifiably carry greater weight.

[Cnutella]

You've just hidden Anne Frank in your attic in 1942 in the Netherlands. And the Nazis come knocking on your door asking if you've seen a young girl that matches the description of Anne to a T. Do you lie or not?

The problem is in anathematizing lying, in making strictures against it into absolutes, with no consideration of other ethical imperatives that might justifiably carry greater weight.

This is exactly why I am only willing to cheat on my spouse with women named "Anne Frank". My conscience is clear.

[Really?]

This is exactly why I am only willing to cheat on my spouse with women named "Anne Frank". My conscience is clear.

Would you bend this policy for someone named Amy Frank?

[Steersman]

You've just hidden Anne Frank in your attic in 1942 in the Netherlands. And the Nazis come knocking on your door asking if you've seen a young girl that matches the description of Anne to a T. Do you lie or not?

The problem is in anathematizing lying, in making strictures against it into absolutes, with no consideration of other ethical imperatives that might justifiably carry greater weight.

This is exactly why I am only willing to cheat on my spouse with women named "Anne Frank". My conscience is clear.

:) Even if the field of opportunity is quite limited ...

[Phil_Giordana_FCD]

I saw on FB that Trump allegedly stated ISIS was the creation of Obama/Clinton. Of course, fury is deployed by Clinton supporters.

BUT, here in France it's the prevailing theory of the regressive/far Left. ISIS is solely a creation of the US and Israel (because of course, always Israel).

Fucking politics, right?

[Phil_Giordana_FCD]

Not sure about NMS anymore...

[Steersman]

I saw on FB that Trump allegedly stated ISIS was the creation of Obama/Clinton. Of course, fury is deployed by Clinton supporters.

BUT, here in France it's the prevailing theory of the regressive/far Left. ISIS is solely a creation of the US and Israel (because of course, always Israel).

Fucking politics, right?

Yea. But you might take a look at this:

2012 Defense Intelligence Agency document: West will facilitate rise of Islamic State “in order to isolate the Syrian regime”

I have no idea how accurate it might be. But considering that Saudi Arabia is an "ally" of the US, and that there's probably a hair's breadth of difference between the Islam of Saudi Arabia and that of ISIS, it seems hard not to put at least some credence in that "theory".

[Shatterface]

I believe women do not lie about rape.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... droom.html

It's probably just a new variation on sleep paralysis. Every era interprets the phenomena its own way.

Still, the police should round up the Pokemon just in case. Gotta catch 'em all.

[Phil_Giordana_FCD]

I saw on FB that Trump allegedly stated ISIS was the creation of Obama/Clinton. Of course, fury is deployed by Clinton supporters.

BUT, here in France it's the prevailing theory of the regressive/far Left. ISIS is solely a creation of the US and Israel (because of course, always Israel).

Fucking politics, right?

Yea. But you might take a look at this:

2012 Defense Intelligence Agency document: West will facilitate rise of Islamic State “in order to isolate the Syrian regime”

I have no idea how accurate it might be. But considering that Saudi Arabia is an "ally" of the US, and that there's probably a hair's breadth of difference between the Islam of Saudi Arabia and that of ISIS, it seems hard not to put at least some credence in that "theory".

I agree it's a big possibility, and I'm not going to discuss the subject itself much. I just find it amusing that in the end both Trump and his direct opposite are saying the same thing. It's just a general observation on politics.

[Brive1987]

I saw on FB that Trump allegedly stated ISIS was the creation of Obama/Clinton. Of course, fury is deployed by Clinton supporters.

BUT, here in France it's the prevailing theory of the regressive/far Left. ISIS is solely a creation of the US and Israel (because of course, always Israel).

Fucking politics, right?

Yea. But you might take a look at this:

2012 Defense Intelligence Agency document: West will facilitate rise of Islamic State “in order to isolate the Syrian regime”

I have no idea how accurate it might be. But considering that Saudi Arabia is an "ally" of the US, and that there's probably a hair's breadth of difference between the Islam of Saudi Arabia and that of ISIS, it seems hard not to put at least some credence in that "theory".

I agree it's a big possibility, and I'm not going to discuss the subject itself much. I just find it amusing that in the end both Trump and his direct opposite are saying the same thing. It's just a general observation on politics.

The report is also very concerned that a Sunni state would fuck Iraq up further ...
.

A Sunni “Islamic State” could be devastating to “unifying Iraq” and could lead to “the renewing facilitation of terrorist elements from all over the Arab world entering into Iraqi Arena.” (see last non-redacted line in full PDF view.)

So I would hesitate before you drew firm singular conclusions about the doc's purpose - let alone giving it an 'official policy' label.

[Phil_Giordana_FCD]

I believe women do not lie about rape.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... droom.html

It's probably just a new variation on sleep paralysis. Every era interprets the phenomena its own way.

Still, the police should round up the Pokemon just in case. Gotta catch 'em all.

That should be a Top post X3.

[Scented Nectar]

Scented Nectar -- I wish to outsource my playing of No Man's Sky. Will you play it 'for' me? That is, on my behalf? Like a medieval 'champion' jousting for one's honor. So I don't have to.

Well, I'm not going to do much jousting. I'm playing the explorer style. Hey, I know, I'll just play the game twice as much and half of the exploring will be on your behalf, and I'll throw in any fighting I have to do to survive as well. It's going to be a hard promise for me to fulfill playing the game twice as much as I was planning, but I will do my best! :D

There are three main ways to play, or any mix you want, although people will lean towards one of the three. They are fighting, trading, and exploring. I'm exploring. Everyone does need to do a little of each category to survive though, no matter what their main enjoyment is. I'm going to have to shoot some things even though I'd rather not get into any fights at all. I'll have to defend myself against animals that sometimes attack, and space pirates, and overly trigger happy sentinels on some planets. There are also three "paths" in the game that players' early choices will determine for them, each path with its own ending to the game, probably all connected in the game's unfolding lore, though. I'm not sure if those three paths line up with the three gameplay styles though, or if they are a different set of three ways to play the game. I'm starting to think they are different based on someone's gameplay I saw streamed today.

Im sure Columbus said something similar to Queen Isabella.

They're making me wait until 1 this afternoon (EST) for the game to come out. :( :( :( :cry: :cry: :cry: :( :( :( :cry: :cry: :cry:

I got up early and excitedly sat down at the computer and steam says wait. And reddit says it's true too, I have to wait. :cry:

[Brive1987]

Latsot needs it spelt out for him.

http://i.imgur.com/sLuhkzd.jpg

[Scented Nectar]

I vote for a planet called Niggercunt.

Have fun on your travels Scented. :D

Oooooh, I know, I know. I'll look for a vulva-shaped flower or something, and call it "Rayshul's Perfection". Filter safe and family friendly! No one but Pitters will know it's rather rude. :D

My perfect vagina immortalised :dance:

I was going to say that I just know I'll come across your vagina somewhere out there, but that might be open to misinterpretation. :lol:

I'm also looking for some giant phallic mushrooms or whatever else that is giant and penis-like, and I'm going to name them things like "Phil, you didn't lie about that!" and "Lsuoma, you didn't lie either!" or maybe something fascist-tit-shaped for him.

I saw someone's gameplay yesterday, and he found a bouncing animal that looked just like a butt plug! I was laughing and shouting at the screen for the guy to be careful he doesn't slip and fall and sit on it by accident. Unless he wants to of course. That thing was just begging for a silly name.

[Brive1987]

Alex has come out of hibernation to describe how he vandalised the branding of a Patheos blog

http://archive.is/wbTPJ


This from a dude whose Twitter feed literally choked itself on gaming bs:

last autumn he hired me to give his blog a new look. I’ve been worn out over the last ten months, stretched thin between a day job and half a dozen other projects and creatively tired—all credit goes to James for showing me far more patience than I deserved—but this week I at last signed off on it.

He signed off on it? :lol: :lol: No word on the client.

Anyway Gabs takes many hundreds of words to explain how he hand fashioned this beauty.

http://cdn1.the-orbit.net/godlessness/w ... ernate.jpg

A complex design rendered incomprehensible and no doubt taking its cue from:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/imag ... 71jl8eq2jQ

[Scented Nectar]

I vote for a planet called Niggercunt.

Have fun on your travels Scented. :D

Thankfully, I won't have to live up to my promise on this one, since Hello Games has set up a word filter! :lol:
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Dang! And I too thought some part of my oeuvre might be immortalized. ;-) But have fun - do check in periodically with travelogues and tales of distant suns. :-)

I would love to immortalize you in NMS!!! You are one of my favourite people here. I need some hints though. A sea filled planet would fit in good with your seafaring avatar, but that's all I can think of. Do you have any favourite weather conditions or colours or anything like that?

I'm keeping an eye out for certain things, like hoping to find a planet with pink air and red trees for some footage to put to the B-52s song "Planet Claire", and some other stuff for other songs. Lists of things to watch for - I have them!

"Planet Claire - The B52's (HD)"
[youtube]47YAcpCa5dM[/youtube]

[Brive1987]

Hilarious. Priceless. A witty, golden play on words. A gift for Steers.

[Scented Nectar]

Not sure about NMS anymore...

If I find a planet full of winged creatures flying around the garden like that, I'm calling it FairyLand!

[MarcusAu]

Alex has come out of hibernation to describe how he vandalised the branding of a Patheos blog

http://archive.is/wbTPJ


This from a dude whose Twitter feed literally choked itself on gaming bs:

last autumn he hired me to give his blog a new look. I’ve been worn out over the last ten months, stretched thin between a day job and half a dozen other projects and creatively tired—all credit goes to James for showing me far more patience than I deserved—but this week I at last signed off on it.

He signed off on it? :lol: :lol: No word on the client.

Anyway Gabs takes many hundreds of words to explain how he hand fashioned this beauty.

http://cdn1.the-orbit.net/godlessness/w ... ernate.jpg

A complex design rendered incomprehensible and no doubt taking its cue from:

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/imag ... 71jl8eq2jQ

Dazzling!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazzle_camouflage