JadedWolf

Hilarious to think this was banned from Mtv at the time:

Just be sure to turn this off once you've installed Windows 10. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/30/windows_10_wi_fi_sense/ http://uk.businessinsider.com/how-to-turn-off-windows-10-wi-fi-sense-2015-7?r=US&IR=T

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8g-lugXGBQ

I learned today that there's a town in Colorado called "Nederland" (Netherlands). I came to know this through this adorable video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gXqmwTSa0s I also learned that this small town has a special festivity. The Frozen Dead Guy Days. "Celebrating its 14th year in 2015, Nederland, Colorado’s Frozen Dead Guy Days is known as one of the most unique and quirky festivals in the country and continues to be a world-renowned spectacle. The home-grown frosty fest pays homage to Bredo Morstol who is frozen in a state of suspended animation and housed in a Tuff Shed on dry ice high above Nederland. Thousands of adventurous, life enthusiasts come annually to participate in and view the events along with local, national and international media and entertainment." http://frozendeadguydays.org/ Apparently they are celebrating the frozen corpse of a Norwegian guy who was brought there by his family who had hoped to build a cryogenic facility for him. One of the things they do for fun during these days is... coffin racing.

Her last thoughts: "I should probably have invested in better armour".

I meant literally when all other options have been exhausted. I'll eat grass and bark and dig worms out of the ground to eat before I eat human, but once there is absolutely nothing else and it's down to chomp on human or die of starvation, I would imagine that survival instinct would override any and all moral aversion I have toward cannibalism. The problem is that the other guy might not have such well developed morals and might skip eating grass and bark entirely, patiently waiting until eventually you start feeling ill and weak from eating things that don't go well with your digestive system. And then, it's fava beans and chianti time.

Pigs are actually quite intelligent, according to some studies. http://modernfarmer.com/2014/03/pigheaded-smart-swine/ I fully expect you to stop eating bacon now. Come on, put your money where your mouth is!

I agree it's a bit hypocritical to condemn people for killing animals, no matter how brutal it may look, for most of us - since most of us eat meat that doesn't grow on trees, obviously. That being said... I did a google search on Sea Sheperd and tuna fish, and this came up: http://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-media/2015/03/05/uk-supreme-court-victory-for-endangered-bluefin-tuna-and-sea-shepherd-1674 http://news.mongabay.com/2010/06/the-bluefin-tuna-wars-greenpeace-and-sea-shepherd-step-up-tactics-to-save-critically-endangered-species/ So at least the "hippies" are doing something against tuna fishermen?

When it comes to the hyper realistic style that seems to prevail in this thread, Don Lawrence. But my all time favourite comic artist is Franquin.

I hate to burst your bubble, but I googled Cuban woman rolling cigar and the first hit I got was...

I've been trying not to butt into this discussion. People on this forum have, in the past, pointed out that I have strong opinions on things which are based entirely on second hand information about things I have no real relevant experience in. I've come to accept that, really, they are absolutely right. So, while absolutely admitting that I've never been to South Africa and that my opinions may not be worth much, I'd still like to say some things. First, let me just say that it seems very lame to me to discredit someone's opinion on the basis that you think think they can't see things straight because of their skin colour. But on the other hand, I can totally understand why some black people in South Africa might take that stance - understand, I mean, not saying that they are right to think that way. From what I can tell, the social gap in South Africa is still huge, certainly not to be compared to things we are used to here in Europe. And if you are frustrated, feeling that you are being held back because of things you have no control over, it's easy to lash out at someone based on an easy to digest dichotomy. And the feeling of being held back purely because of skin colour isn't completely baseless. From what I understand, a lot of the fertile land in South Africa is, because of historical reasons, still in the hands of white people. And because of practical reasons -land reform in Zimbabwe has been a total disaster because land was taken from whites and given to people who had no idea how to manage the land- the status quo has not been changed too much. And if land is redistributed, it's the government that takes it. That doesn't make it right to start to dislike white people, but it does make it understandable. And with understandable, I mean, it's not something unexpected and odd to happen. It's also really a situation that in time needs to be resolved. If you close your eyes to it, then you risk that in South Africa eventually the same thing happens that happened in Zimbabwe. It's not just black people who play the race card, by the way. You have Afrikaners -that is white people of Afrikaner descent- that say that these days, white people can't get decent jobs anymore because of black people dominance - in fact there are insular Afrikaner groups, still longing for the good old days, who use this as an excuse to say that things were better when there was still apartheid. They are wrong of course, from what I understand white people are still represented far more in the upper classes than black people, it's just that simply being white just doesn't cut it anymore. Besides, not even in the good old days all whites were living in wealth. But yeah. What I really don't understand is why the A.N.C. still has so much power. Mandela was surely a great man, but surely such a corrupt institution can only really leech of one man's reputation for so long, I would think. And they are really not doing enough to lift the poor South Africans out of their situation. That really seems to me to be the main problem that should be given most attention. Why is there no credible alternative?

Misleading title. I thought this thread was going to be about the advantages of gaming on a P.C.

For the record, my actual vote went to Grieving Mother.

Maybe it is just my imagination, but I am pretty sure Sagani's wolf is leaping up to bite Eder. It seemed obvious to me that Itumaak was asking to be pet in that scene. You probably fall for the cat belly trap too, every time.

I tip the pizza delivery guys, if I ever have pizza delivered at all - which is never, really. But yeah, over here they are usually 16 year olds making minimal youth wage, which is peanuts. So they deserve a tip.

https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/money/tipping-in-europe

Maybe it is just my imagination, but I am pretty sure Sagani's wolf is leaping up to bite Eder.

I think it is inevitable Iran will have nuclear weapons, one way or another. If Netanyahu thinks he can stop them, good luck to him.

The character I dislike most is Durance, but that's good - he is supposed to be thoroughly unlikeable. So job well done there. Now, the character I felt least about is Grieving Mother. I just never really cared, and I was never really able to relate. She's sort of hindered by the fact that none of the other characters actually interact with her, so you're completely dependent on your dialogue interaction with her to get to know her. And from the dialogue, well, I just couldn't empathize. Her world view is at once so simplistic, and yet so alien. I wasn't able to bridge that gap.

Imagine how awesome it would be to have a built in "Wi-Fi" that gave you access to any data you wanted at any time. :droolemoticon: But what if it came -because of reasons scientists are unwilling to get into- with the added side effect of a constant craving for bananas?

I guess that's exactly why I've always felt Superman to be so very unappealing. He's so incredibly flawless. It's really hard to relate to that.

You do realize this is just practice right? You'll know what's up when the next scientific breakthrough is announced. Perfectly square space vessels. After that, resistance will be futile.