Quoting: HalifaxI use Stack Exchange sites to answer questions I need answered all the time!

Show me an IT pro who doesn't and I'll show you a liar.

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Quoting: HalifaxOMG, you're kidding, right? ;-)

Maaaybe, who knows. ;P I'm not out to put you down in any way, that I promise. In fact, I have no idea why I keep derailing this thread. Sorry, OP! (This conversation would work better in a pub, but I might just end up with a black eye.)

Quoting: HalifaxObjectify women? I have sacrificed so much of my life to be there for women - that is so funny. You've read a demon you imagined into my words.

No demons, man. Just positively harmful, slightly creepy attitudes and speech patterns. Natural extensions of our cultures' (or species'?) patriarchal background, probably, but still worth leaving behind. I don't think you're evil or anything. We've all got our faults. Wouldn't know where to start counting mine.

Quoting: Halifax...and I absolutely have a challenge dealing with the silly things they think I should be getting and don't.

I'd bet their challenge dealing with that attitude trumps yours, easily.

Quoting: HalifaxSometimes, X GF's and wives have hummed lullabies in quiet moments, there's a brief moment where I think I understand, and then it's gone.

I'm not sure anyone can ever truly and completely understand another person, regardless of sex. And that's okay. Unique snowflakes, blah blah, wouldn't want to be a psychologist. I think we're okay as long as we make an effort to be a decent person and treat everyone, regardless of gender, age, race, religion or operating system (gasp) with some respect.

But maybe we should consider this discussion over? We're so off topic it hurts.

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Looks nice. Reminds me of Dust: An Elysian Tail quite a lot for some reason, and that's never a bad thing.

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Quoting: lucifertdarkI'm OVER THE MOON!!!!!!

Congrats for producing fertile progeny, good man! Didn't know you were an astronaut though, congrats for that as well.

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Quoting: tuubiAlthough the realisation that women are people like you--just with slightly different anatomy--is often a hard pill to swallow.

That is a quite judgmental assessment of where I'm coming from. Just thought it was humorous and applied to my earlier comments. Every guy in the bar started having more fun when I made it clear we were permanently changing the music. I had guys literally coming up, handing me more money and thanking me.

The story had nothing to do with my "judgment". If it quacks like a duck, swims like a duck, objectifies women like a duck, it's probably a chauvinist duck.

Actually I was just pushing your buttons in a rare trollish moment, and assumed your posts must be at least 50% provocation, but the fact that you don't seem to realise what I'm talking about is a bit depressing. Hint: Every time you mention a woman of the opposite sex (heh, Allo' Allo' cracks me up), they're either objects of sexual attraction, objects of condescension, objects of whatever. Objectifying people is not nice.

Well that came out a bit condescending, sorry about that.

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Quoting: JOndra91I was wondering why there was no dongle storage. 14€ for a piece of plastic? That's why.

Or, if we're a bit less cynical, maybe they just didn't think it was needed. Also, this is the first version of the controller ever; there's bound to be a design flaw or two.

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Quoting: ephemeralcuriositiesFor fuck's sake, people.

Yeah yeah. I'm happy that you're happy, but that doesn't change anything. It is obvious that crowdfunding is increasingly seen by well-to-do developers as a remarkably risk and obligation free source of funding, as an alternative to publishers, (actual) investors or loans.

I'm more than okay with tiny indie teams with little chance of getting funded otherwise make use of these platforms, but when bigger studios with several well received titles do it pretending they've got no choice, it really rubs me the wrong way. I know, it's no skin off my back. I'll just buy the finished product after I've seen a few reviews. I can't afford to buy stuff I may or may not receive, and may or may not even like anyway.

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Quoting: HalifaxAnd more power to you! Emotions, caring, loving... All the stuff I don't personally understand myself at 45 years old.

I'd be sorry for your sensitivity issues if you didn't seem so proud of them. Your condition is usually diagnosed as garden variety machismo. Don't worry, it's very treatable. Although the realisation that women are people like you--just with slightly different anatomy--is often a hard pill to swallow. Also, it's okay to admit that you feel stuff other than anger or hunger. That won't make you any less of a man, just a bit less of a douche.

That young lady sure wasn't good at her job though.

Can we get back to games and Linux now?

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To summarise this thread: Crowdfunding sucks, Paypal blows, Wasteland is awesome.

I won't fund but will definitely buy. I loved Wasteland 2 DC, and I'm looking forward to another well written crpg from InXile. It'll be a while though. Torment: Tides of Numenera is still in Early Access.

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Quoting: Mountain ManOne-way doors and an inability to sleep without a bedroll? I dunno, man... that sounds like "fake difficulty" to me.

Yes it does, but this is a survival game we're talking about, not a simulator. You've got to draw the line somewhere. It's also in early access so we'll see how it develops.

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