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Off Topic / Re: 2012 Election Megathread

« on: November 05, 2012, 08:01:38 PM »

Excuse me?  How the hell is media inherently liberal?  What the hell are you even implying by free media?

Freedom of the Press is a right granted to the people and enforced by the government. One of the classic liberal beliefs is that the rights are to be protected firmly by the government. This is why social services and the right to choose and such are considered liberal.

The classic conservative position on the same idea is that freedoms are the job of the individual to protect and the government can sometimes infringe on some freedoms. The bill of rights was added to the constitution because the liberals of the time (anti-federalists) wanted the freedoms to be secured by the highest law.

So the idea that the press can print whatever and is protected is liberal.

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Off Topic / Re: 2012 Election Megathread

« on: November 05, 2012, 07:50:55 PM »

I watch Presidental Debates, they seem most useful source of information. Then again they could be lies but it seems less likely I guess.

The main thing any person does in a debate is lie because they know the majority of people will never look it up.

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Off Topic / Re: 2012 Election Megathread

« on: November 05, 2012, 07:49:03 PM »

For the most part, it is, but republicans have stufffests when CNN promotes something they disagree with.  If you watch Fox News, you aren't a credible source.

Except media is inherently liberal because free media is a liberal ideal. Which means nearly every media source is going to be, consciously or not, left-leaning except intentionally right ones. So if a balanced media diet is your goal, you need to get information from left and right sources, which may include Fox News.

Therefore, if someone watches Fox News and other news sources they may be a very very credible source.

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Off Topic / Re: 2012 Election Megathread

« on: November 05, 2012, 07:34:57 PM »

Let's just ignore how wikipedia is in every way superior to encyclopedia brittanica.

Encyclopedia Brittanica is online as well. :c

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Off Topic / Re: 2012 Election Megathread

« on: November 05, 2012, 07:21:57 PM »

Not the senate, the courts, correct?

Courts are "nonpartisan"

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Off Topic / Re: Obama - Admit's her husband is from Kenya

« on: November 05, 2012, 07:14:11 PM »

Haha Pakistan, that's saying something about the dudes ideals.

Pakistan is our ally.

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Off Topic / Re: Obama - Admit's her husband is from Kenya

« on: November 05, 2012, 09:26:18 AM »

since when is obama female

Obama is a last name.

Michelle(?) Obama is female.

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Off Topic / Re: Metal Music Thread - DJENT TIME

« on: November 04, 2012, 05:45:51 PM »

Hair metal is great.

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Games / Re: League of Legends - Megathread

« on: November 01, 2012, 09:16:45 AM »

It's literally impossible to have the one perfect team

One strategy, not one team combination.

And it is nearly impossible for a non random game to have more than one best strategy.

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Off Topic / Re: MATH HALP

« on: October 31, 2012, 09:52:24 PM »

Yes.

Tan is Opposite over Adjacent
Cotan is Adjacent over Opposite.

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Games / Re: League of Legends - Megathread

« on: October 31, 2012, 09:50:46 PM »

-snip-

You didn't seem to understand what I said.

In every moba game there is a best strategy. Games are based on numbers. Numbers (mostly) mean 1 best answer. This best strategy is called the meta. If Dota 2 has no single meta, then it is either based on luck or the meta has not yet been discovered.

Once a meta has come about, it is required that the game be balanced around that meta otherwise some variations of champions/heroes will stomp others within the meta, severely limiting the competitive gameplay. If a new meta were to be created, then every champion/hero would need to be rebalanced.

Dota 2 has not reached a meta yet.

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Games / Re: League of Legends - Megathread

« on: October 31, 2012, 09:15:16 PM »

So what you're saying is League got unbearably worse?
Makes sense.

The longer a game lasts the more insanely people study the mechanics. When it comes down to it, nearly all games are math. You reveal the math and then find the winning variables. So a game transforms from wild to strict; play to work; brown townogous to digital as time goes on.

The reason why gaming companies don't change the mechanics or meta very often is because when the meta is unknown, then the game moves from skill to luck because one person may guess a better combination than the next.

Personally, I think finding the new meta would be fun and add a new level of skill which is the ability to adapt. But it doesn't make sense for a successful company to do so, especially when every meta would need a complete rebalancing of every champion. And LoL has over 100.

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Games / Re: League of Legends - Megathread

« on: October 30, 2012, 11:08:50 PM »

I remember the times when AD mid was the meta, and also the time when anything went.

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Games / Re: League of Legends - Megathread

« on: October 30, 2012, 10:15:19 PM »

My best mid is Ryze and my favorite is Malzahar. lol

My favorite is Malzahar too. Hmm

I love playing Jungle AD Malzahar but I always get stuff for it from randoms.

Malzahar also is favorite of mine. But I am going to be too busy learning top champions to ever play Malzahar.

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Off Topic / Re: snake/Ball injuries

« on: October 30, 2012, 10:12:42 PM »

Why'd you tell them, i wanted to see some 9 year old click it thinking it was a youtube video  

I'd like to see you banned for thinking that is funny.