ThunderPeel2001

Holy shit, it finally almost worked. So only one person will get to see the contents of the cube. Ha! Genuis. I think it's a study of selfish behaviour than it is on curiosity.

Same here! Lots of fun...

Oops. I just noticed I put this in the YouTube thread. Bah. Silly me!

I agree with IrishJohn. Rudeness is rudeness. But this type of thinking is precisely what I'm talking about. For some reason people seem have developed this odd sense of entitlement: "I should be allowed to say whatever the fuck I want on your website!". Erm. No, you shouldn't. A website is private property. The owner has final say on whatever they want to be seen, and that's precisely how it should be. And quite frankly, I wish more people would make use of this power. I think the "You're in my house" analogy still stands.

I removed the 9/11 one because apparently you can only have one video per post, but here it is again.

Being not very polite is a perfectly valid reason to delete a comment, if you ask me.

This is a much smarter example of someone having fun with a "serious" radio format, if you ask me:

I know GTAIV wanted to be a satire a lot of the time, but this sort of stuff just comes across as juvenile to me:

He sounds like a dick to me.

Here's one of my favorite examples to illustrate my point: America's healthcare system is obviously a highly contentious issue. What astonishes me is that someone on a news show, say a politician or pundit, will say something like, "America has the best healthcare system in the world!", and it goes completely unchallenged. And you finish watching it thinking, "Why does he think that? What's it based on? Maybe there's some truth to what they said?". Well, I still don't know why certain talking heads make claims like that, but using Infant Mortality Rate as an indicator (which is the generally accepted measure of a country's healthcare system, especially among third world countries) it turns out that America has the worst rate in the entire First World. Source: http://bit.ly/FirstW...InfantMortality But how many news programs take their guests to task with their claims? To delve deeper into what's being said? They don't (at least 99% of the time). They just let anyone who's slightly contentious have their say, and then move on to the next segment. It's maddening to watch. When someone who's not even from the country in question knows more about what's being discussed on US TV news, or at least has several obvious questions that should to be asked, but aren't, then something is terribly wrong.

Bah, they got pretty tiresome after a while, too. Sometimes you just wanted to be able get somewhere without having to prevent a murder.

Hurrah, the worst parts of GTAIV! So someone else is writing it this time, right? Or maybe at least someone, you know, funny and talented writing the radio bits? Right?

Here's I how I see things: The far right are often fueled by a desire to save the world, to do good. The problem is that their reasoning is usually based on bad information and fear mongering. The reason for this (I believe) is the shockingly piss poor hideousness of US TV news. And I don't just mean Fox News. I mean ALL the US TV news (that I've ever seen, at least). Just watching a few minutes of the news in the US makes me angry, because it's not "news". It's entertainment dressed up as being news. Hell, most of the time it plays like "Here's the best bits of YouTube for the week". It's atrocious. (I consider it the evil sibling to the our print news.) In my experience, it's the ones that get dubbed at being "crazy" are the ones most driven by fear: And they often can't let go of their beliefs for fear that they're right, and you're wrong. Or because they're tied to other deep-seated fears (like racism). Noam Chomsky made a smart series of statements about the Tea Party, pointing out that their creation indicates the apparent feeling that some people aren't being represented. Rather than deride them, we should figure out what they're really after, what they're really saying, where their feelings really come from, and listen to that. (I feel the same way about Religion, incidentally.) Of course, there are the other members of the right: Those who are particularly wealthy, and don't feel as though they should be paying a butt load of taxes to people they don't think have worked as hard as they have (and often rich people have really worked their off asses off to get where they are). Or, the most sane of all, those who are smart, even natured, and just genuinely believe that a free market is the best system we have for sorting out humanity's problems. But that's all a different kettle of fish.

Well here's what the internet says.... Edit: Well damn. I posted a hoax. My bad. Game map size:

Don't know how true this is, but it's certainly interesting if it's accurate...

Indeed. These are the days we'll remember all our lives... *sniff*

I personally think people should exercise more control over comments. Somewhere along the way it became considered "dishonest" or "uncool" or something to delete comments. I think that's total nonsense. I wish people would delete rude and obnoxious comments from their content. If someone has a reasonable critique, then fair enough, but if it's just "You suck! You totally didn't understand! You idiot!!!" then it's just adding another bit of shit to everyone's day. I remember the good old days at the beginning of the internet where people were, you know, pretty damned nice to each other, and that was partially because moderators were like; "Coming to my website is like coming to my house. Respect me, and all my other guests, or get out."

Nice!

Fixed! (Very close now, too!) http://kck.st/VZ7vqo

It's the bit were you explain to us how we can now understand angry/unreasonable Republicans. I just read that paragraph again and I'm still flabbergasted. I've never believed that people on the other end of the political spectrum to me, *especially* emotional ones, are motivated by anything other than desire to do good...?

Sorry Sal, but your post left me feeling incredibly patronised.

Man, there's too many missions and not enough storyline in this game. I've finally gotten all the characters, made them loyal, and there's STILL a buttload of "side-quests" left... I'm not sure I can be bothered. It's so repetitive. "Distress Signal -> Fight a Bunch of People. Derelict Ship -> Fight a Bunch of People. Rescue Needed -> Fight a Bunch of People." Anyone else get fatigued by this game? Maybe I picked the wrong Class or something? (Soldier.)

Picture a noble warrior-monk. This warrior-monk goes from planet to planet, seeking out injustice. She lives a life of humble chastity, foregoing possessions and relationships, dedicating herself only to her work. She's revered by her people and lives a highly spiritual life. Got an image in your head? Great! I bet this is what you came up with... Right?

Chin up, Kingz. You're a shoe-in for "Least Liked Video Posted in 2012" at the Thumbs Forum Awards!

I could introduce you to some intelligent and pleasant Republicans if you like?