clyde

I'm not sure how "Despacito" fits into the discussion on cultural appropriation, but I'm sure it does. http://variety.com/2017/music/news/despacito-youtube-most-watched-video-see-you-again-justin-bieber-1202516756/

You are fine, you don't sound snarky; it is an obvious question. Every time I look at where they are positioned on an issue such as Medicare for All, Feminism, Anti-racism, Palestine/Israel, Campaign-Finance reform, Wealth-Inequality, Mass-Incarceration... I'm already in agreement with them. So at some point I feel like it's absurd to apply a purity-test to myself just because I don't know what "Socialism" is; I figure joining might be a good way to find out. I'm also kinda frustrated by the limits of my efforts as an individual and this group seems to be consistently taking positions that I agree with so I feel more comfortable allowing myself to follow their lead more than I have ever been able to do with another organization. That dependency is already helping me deal with feelings of futility and frustration when approaching the many facets of injustice in the United States of America.

The softboy article reminds me of an NPR story I heard about "Lumbersexuals". I get nervous when some fashion trends or behaviors I ascribe to get lumped into a genre of person because I see myself in pretty much everything but then I'm like "Oh well, I'm typical in some ways." and then relax about shit and just make decisions to buy floral baseball caps from Target or hang my keys off my belt-loop from a carabiner that no climber would use (because it seems like a good idea). I actually get a little but of a rush from these moments of aspects of my styles being summarized and generalized. That Nick Robinson stuff sucks. Please continue to fight toxic masculinity and demonstrate a plurality of creative masculinities that fight for compassion and justice.

I'm interested but I've never done custom server stuff before. I'll try it out and tell you if I run into problems. I haven't even seen what gender and color I am yet! That's how long it's been since I logged on.

I joined the Democratic Socialists of America last night and I'm super excited about it. I don't know enough yet to say much more. http://www.dsausa.org/about_dsa

Surviving High School: Football Star I don't know of a way to play it anymore but here is a YouTube series I haven't watched.

This is sounding like something I'd like. There was a mobile game from a couple of years ago where you were a highschool football player and it was visual novel choices like whethet or not to steal the opposing team's mascot before the match and how to deal with drama. Then ylu would play a football minigame that felt like it influenced the story. I loved it.

Sansar is going into open beta. https://www.sansar.com/?utm_source=ET&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=openbeta&utm_content=sansar If anyone manages to get in there and fool around, I'd be curious to know your internet speeds.

I get the impression that I am only one of many people on these forums who want to include the computer-game craft in their roster of hobbies. I'd rank myself as a second degree amateur, now that I've used Game Maker to craft something where a little man with two frames of animation can walk horizontally (though he cannot turn around). One of the circumstances which has aided me in getting to this skill-level is playing games that didn't have millions spent on them and weren't necessarily made by 15 year veterans or prodigies. I've been playing a lot of the recent stuff from http://www.freeindiegam.es Much of it is barely playable, many of them don't seem to be complete. I want to make barely playable, possibily not complete games. I need the taste of success to push me forward. Complete, polished, innovative products are kinda intimidating right now. Would anyone else on the forum be interested in helping create some sort of Idle Thumbs Games Work-shop? I don't know exactly what form it should take. It could include game-jams, but also encourage projects that may take a little longer. I am imagining scenarios like someone saying "Aggg! I hate my art-assets, I can't draw a spider riding a horse!" and someone else posting that on their own accord for the pure enjoyment of doing so. It could also be a way of showcasing games that don't really deserve being showcased. I'm thinking that this may be an opportunity to use this community to encourage some amateur attempts. Low expectations are sometimes useful. Edit: Blambo has created a Google Hangout for collaboration. Edit: Twig set up an IRC channel.

I may have gotten too good at it while testing and tuning. If I make it too easy, I'm worried that simultaneous conversations will be too common. I hope people who play it play it with audio. Looking forward to playing your game sometime this week @OneGameDad

https://clyde.itch.io/day-one-on-the-show-floor @dibs

I want a single-payer system in the U.S. I think the ACA didn't do enough and isn't politically, fiscally or ethically defensible over time. I figured we could talk about single-payer a.k.a. Medicare for all a.k.a. HR.676 here. I don't typically read The Hill, but I'm curious to see what happens here as the senate enters a debate where I want single-payer to come up and be discussed as the only real viale option in the longterm. Couldn't he just force a vote on HR.676? http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/344038-gop-senator-forces-dems-to-vote-on-single-payer?amp

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/344156-democrats-reject-gop-single-payer-amendment?amp I don't understand what the calculus is that tells Democrat Senators that they shouldn't vote for a single-payer amendment even if it's a political manuever by Republicans. They have to fake non-support in purple states? So doesn't that just make them against single-payer?

So have y'all heard about the fake game problem? This guy who uses a bunch of fascist imagery will explain it to you. I really kinda want to play it, but I am having a hard time finding Air Control. It appears that the game's rarity has now turned it into a currency? I don't really want to buy it on a gray market for an inflated price. Anyone know where I can get a copy in a legitimate manner? All I can find is a game-jam (that didn't seem to take off) that was inspired by it.

I read this article because it popped up when I was searching for the one Chris was talking about where the true, evil nature of netizens is revealed from their Google searches. I assume it's the same one, but it doesn't really matter because I thought it was interesting either way. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/09/everybody-lies-how-google-reveals-darkest-secrets-seth-stephens-davidowitz

Wow. That is so much less expensive than it used to be. Cool. I hope it helps folks who want to play in VR get the hardware. ---- I tried to play the Lone Echo beta, but I was never able to get into a game. But I think Unspoken is free now?

Unity has a tutorial that would be tge beginnings of a shmup. I did it years ago and liked it a lot. It took me about 10-15 hours as someone who knew nothing. https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/projects/space-shooter-tutorial Puzzlescript seems to be the sokoban maker of choice, but I've never used it. http://www.puzzlescript.net/Documentation/documentation.html

There are a lot of options. Imagine a very small game that you would like to make. What might it be like? That information can help with a recommendation. The simplest engine I know of is one that makes a 16-frame point-and-click game.

I'm glad your job at the nuclear plant isn't interesting, but I know what you mean.

@YoThatLimp I still play. I'm very interested in playing together. Casual is fine with me.

@dewar same. I'll sit down and end up playing Overwatch and reading Twitter for two hours, but the commitment to go in and play Pinball or make a model means that I Know that I won't be doing anything else for atleast half an hour. ***** I have more than enough games to play, but I find myself wanting to see if Sansar is going to live up to my expectations. I'll likely play King Spray today around 2-3pm EST if anyone is interested in hanging out send me a dm. I'm feeling social.

$35 bidet sounds like it would be too good to be true! Glad it works. Regarding that Octavia Butler letter, survival-bias is so misleading.

Avocado does a lot for a sandwich imo. Roasted beets also work. Both are a bit slippery though.

So is the stuff ypu get for purchasingCard Crawl something that can sustain one's interest? I've optimized my matches of the free mode after 10 or so matches and it is no longer interesting to me.