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Off Topic / Re: a Punished Toxicology appreciate thread

« on: November 05, 2017, 02:50:51 PM »

shouldnt you be getting a job

I have a job, that's why there's no "less" in my name.

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Off Topic / Re: a Punished Toxicology appreciate thread

« on: November 05, 2017, 04:09:59 AM »

Is that little stuff dead yet? I'd be glad to contribute to the festivities.

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Off Topic / Re: your troll slayer team

« on: November 05, 2017, 01:32:01 AM »

The only troll I'm going to slay is my ex-girlfriend.

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Off Topic / Re: Diagnose me again, BLF.

« on: November 04, 2017, 05:21:48 AM »

Did you land on your ribs?

Considering they don't hurt like the leg and arm, I'm going to say no for now.

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Off Topic / Re: Diagnose me again, BLF.

« on: November 04, 2017, 05:19:36 AM »

Basically, you got drunk and fell down

No, I fell down before getting drunk. I was on the way to the bar when I got side-swiped by air itself.

Throughout the night the pain got gradually worse and worse, so I drank more and more to keep it dull. I never forget anything when drinking.

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Off Topic / Re: Diagnose me again, BLF.

« on: November 04, 2017, 05:13:25 AM »

why are all of you talking about boning each other

homoloveuality

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Off Topic / Diagnose me again, BLF.

« on: November 03, 2017, 07:40:39 PM »

Last night while on the way to the pub, I slipped on a wet road and slammed on my right side. Since then, there's been dull pain from my right thigh, right wrist and right elbow, all of which sharp-spike when I move them. I hear no crunching or cracking, and the only visible damage is a red dot on my thigh (probably a cut that healed) and some grey marks on the inside of my hand from where I landed. I see no visible swelling or redness.

How bad is it, BLF? Will this require amputation? Should I write my own obituary now? Who gets all my stuff?

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Off Topic / Re: fellas, is liking christmas gay?

« on: November 03, 2017, 01:07:34 AM »

love on the night before Christmas is usually some of the best though, third only to a birthday romp and angry love.

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Off Topic / Re: lets get to know each other

« on: November 02, 2017, 08:55:56 PM »

• Name: Ben
• Age: 23
• Gender: Male
• Race/Ancestry: Caucasian (Irish + Italian)
• Country: Australia
• Current Employment: Programmer for Unity Apps (looking to go back to PR)
• Relationship Status: Single (Broke up with another chick 2 weeks ago)

You'll have to ask for specifics for interesting stuff about me.

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Games / Re: (most) Microtransactions are OK and people need to stop bitching about them

« on: November 01, 2017, 12:59:13 AM »

What do you mean OP isn't McJob? Where's that richardhead coming in to shill for his snake bosses at Ubisoft?

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Off Topic / Re: where did the term real estate come from

« on: October 31, 2017, 10:25:05 PM »

Estate refers to property as owned by an individual. The real implies that the estate has actual market and legal value beyond the individual, such as a house, while possessions are not considered of any value by the same measurement.

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Off Topic / Re: real talk: is rey a mary sue

« on: October 31, 2017, 12:45:39 AM »

who's rey?

Bland McBlandy from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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Off Topic / Re: real talk: is rey a mary sue

« on: October 31, 2017, 12:37:56 AM »

On the topic of the prequels why the forget did Lucas make episode 1 about a trade embargo due to over taxation? That stuff is interesting in an encyclopedia, not in a movie

The problem is that the dialogue is a bit too focused on the wrong issue.

Palpatine is a Senator who is in good position to become the Chancellor of the entire Republic. He wants to enact war-time protocols to boost his popularity and also increase his diplomatic powers, so he can begin laying the ground work for future events.

War-Time requires an actual war, so he plays the Evil Creepy Master Dude to the Trade Federation, promising them power for allegiance. The Trade Federation then begins cutting off supplies to Naboo, insisting that the Queen sign some ridiculous, insane contract. She ain't going to do that, so she sends word back to Coruscant, head of the Republic, and Palpatine moves to send some Jedi "Negotiators" to "Resolve" the situation.

The Jedi start a stuff-storm, and the Trade Federation's leaders escape and mount their forces for an all out assault on many multiple planets, enlisting the help of other large scale organisations in Palpatine's pocket.

The problem is that a lot of the dialogue is spent focusing on the embargo and the contract in political terms. You wouldn't really need to change much to fix those parts of Phantom Menace (the real issue is everything to do with Anakin).

Yes. Have you seen footage of him while he was directing? There was no passion or thought put into the prequels. He just sat in the directors chair sipping his coffee.

So, you're telling me that a director was acting like...a director? The forget do you think they do on set? Their job is to oversee the production and make sure ALL members of staff, cast and crew, are performing their duties. He was focusing on the actors to ensure they hit their marks, looking for areas to improve. He was making sure the lighting and cameras were set correctly. He had his mind on the game. I'm not sure what kind of handicapped point you're making here.

And of course he only used green screens and not real locations because putting effort into your film that you have 10x the budget for compared to your previous, better work is hard :C

How many locations in the prequel trilogy could have actually been shot in real locations? Why does it even matter filming in the real world? With the power of modern CGI (which is all thanks to enhancements from ILM, BTW), there really is no excuse for not at the very least digitally enhancing any sequence for a large-scale space opera. The prequels wanted to take us to places we've never been before, and they did.

Besides, you're presuming a lot to say they only used green screens, and it's flat out not true.

Dude the prequels were entirely corporate and made to sell toys.

Grow up.

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Off Topic / Re: real talk: is rey a mary sue

« on: October 30, 2017, 10:14:48 PM »

Episode 3 could have been the best if it wasn't for the poor dialogue, and some of the plot direction. I'm in love with the themes, like Palpatine's manipulation of all the chess pieces, the change in relationship and eventual battle of Anakin and Obi-Wan, the entire war being one long con job and the end of the golden age of the core worlds, but even I can't defend a lot of the movie's bigger mistakes (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO).

As a kid, it was all about the fights and the magic, but as an adult, I love seeing the more nuanced and complex conflicts, which is why Episode 3, 5 and Rogue One are my favourites so far. They make no illusion that the world is stuff mixing in a lot of grey and grey morality, and it's on full display that people have to do terrible things in the name of what they consider moral. I'm hoping we might see a main-line movie that even questions or blurs the core philosophies of the Jedi and Sith.

And George is a great visual director (if we overlook some of his stupid edits). Star Wars incorporates a lot of amazing cinematography you may not be aware of. His problem is whenever he feels the need to tell instead of showing, and has characters blurt out awkward exposition (and by all accounts, he's incredibly brown town about the way actors deliver their lines).

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Off Topic / Re: [blogland] trying to get out of this low state

« on: October 30, 2017, 09:18:26 PM »

doesn't op hate anti depressants or something

If he does, that's forgeted.

I've got hypothyroidism, which includes bouts of depression among other conditions (as the body can't regulate energy storage/usage correctly), and without testing and the correct meds I'd probably be getting worse now.