Keyrock

Obligatory Jerry Jones **** eatin' grin gif:

The game takes place in the Kingdom of Bohemia (modern day Czech Republic) in 1403, which, I think(?), qualifies as Eastern Europe. Either way, I was quite impressed with the alchemy mini game, I like it a lot. I also really like the map. Good to see this coming along nicely.

OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY! GSC Game World is Back in Business Please, take me back to The Zone. I need to go back.

Geaux C-Hox, I guess. I'm too lazy to try to figure out the playoff scenarios where Dallas can get a bye (I'll let ESPN do that for me), but I'm pretty certain a Cards loss would be beneficial toward that end.

It's a very good loot em up. It's still not completely finished, but it's getting there. All 5 masteries are in and the latest patch added the first part of the 3rd and final act. There's a good bit of content in the game as it is. They tinker with the balance every new build (as is customary with a loot em up), but they're very close to as dialed in as possible, IMHO.

The Cowboys are MASSACRING the Colts tonight. NFC East champs! Yeeeeeeeeeeehaw!

Just so I'm not misunderstanding, you're not comparing killing virtual people in a video game to abusing a real dog in real life, right? Because that would be ridiculous.

Who here has said killing and torturing people is okay?

I somehow read that as Maxwell Smart. Now I'm sad. I wonder if Derek Smart owns a Cone of Silence?

If you want to give her the benefit of the doubt, that's your prerogative. As I've written, I'm willing to give someone the benefit of the doubt for a one time mistake, after that I will not. Again, as it relates to her right to keep a pet, I don't think it matters. Whether it was willful abuse, ignorance, or stupidity, that doesn't make the mistreatment any less real, and the fact that she's done this multiple times leads me to believe she will continue to do it. The dog is still getting abused regardless of intention. Whether she's too cruel to have a dog or too stupid to have a dog, I feel she shouldn't be allowed to have a dog. Keyrock I'm worried you are going to inadvertently and unnecessarily end relationships in your life if you really only give people one chance...surely you have family members and friends where you given them more than one chance? My personal life is none of your business. If I wanted people to concern themselves with it I would broadcast it on social media like all the attention whores out there. Your feigned concern is neither appreciated nor welcome.

If you want to give her the benefit of the doubt, that's your prerogative. As I've written, I'm willing to give someone the benefit of the doubt for a one time mistake, after that I will not. Again, as it relates to her right to keep a pet, I don't think it matters. Whether it was willful abuse, ignorance, or stupidity, that doesn't make the mistreatment any less real, and the fact that she's done this multiple times leads me to believe she will continue to do it. The dog is still getting abused regardless of intention. Whether she's too cruel to have a dog or too stupid to have a dog, I feel she shouldn't be allowed to have a dog.

It's not that I want her to suffer, it's that I don't want the dog to suffer any more. Where's your empathy for the dog? Is the dog not part of your SJW pet project (no pun intended) so who gives **** all about what the dog is going through? And what does it matter what time of the year it is? Does animal abuse hurt any less on a given time of year? You get one get out of jail free (very much figuratively speaking) card in my book when you do something stupid and hurtful like this, just one. I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt one time and assume you've learned your lesson and won't do it again. Once it happens multiple times, I will no longer give you the benefit of the doubt because I can clearly see a pattern being established. This goes for anybody. If Total Biscuit, a guy I very much respect, had done this I would give him the same one time benefit of the doubt and would condemn him the same way if he had done it multiple times.

She's done this multiple times? I didn't know that. That changes things. One time I can pass off as a supremely stupid mistake, lesson learned, never do that again. If she's dyed the dog again and again and again then she clearly does not have empathy for her animal and, in my opinion, this crosses the line from simple stupidity to animal cruelty. The reality is we don't know if anyone ever said to her " this is cruel to do this to an animal" . People might have said how cute her dog was and respected how close she was to it. So its quite possible she was unaware what she was really doing My point is just because she did something multiple times there is no evidence to believe she knew she was abusing her dog It reminds of people who use fireworks during events, like Guy Fawkes. In South Africa this always upsets and terrifies pets yet despite this every single year people use fireworks. If you have to ask these people " are you aware that you are contributing towards abuse of animals " they will deny it or be surprised because there usage of fireworks is often cultural, like the Indian festival of Diwali, so they won't believe its abuse of animals So at times the words " abuse of animals " can be subjective Yeah... This sounds like you're grasping at straws in her defense. While what you suggest isn't completely implausible, sorry, I'm not giving her the benefit of the doubt. If she made that mistake once, I'd give her the benefit of the doubt. If she's done it multiple times, then sorry, she doesn't get the benefit of the doubt from me, I'm making the assumption that she's an animal abuser. In either case, the correct course of action seems the same to me. The dog should be taken away from her and she should not be allowed to own a pet. Whether it's through willful abuse or an astonishing level of ignorance, she's abused this animal, multiple times, which suggests she'll do it again. The animal shouldn't be subjected to further abuse, it's inhumane.

Oh man, this Niners/Chargers game. It's headed into OT. I don't even care who wins, I'm rooting for tie. This day of football has been so awesome!

Coolest Austrian ever?

Congratulations, Calax!

Woot! I just got an early Christmas present from the Skins. Cowboys can clinch the division tomorrow.

She's done this multiple times? I didn't know that. That changes things. One time I can pass off as a supremely stupid mistake, lesson learned, never do that again. If she's dyed the dog again and again and again then she clearly does not have empathy for her animal and, in my opinion, this crosses the line from simple stupidity to animal cruelty.

Woot! Got 2 more stars in The Talos Principle today, which brings my total up to 16. I know there are at least 20 to collect as there are at least 2 gates which require 10 stars each to open. One of the stars I found and got fairly quickly, the second one took me about an hour to figure out. It was fiendishly tricky and hidden. To Croteam's credit, they do give you a clue a about what needs to be done. It is a very subtle clue, but it is there. Getting that star was super duper satisfying. I feel like a million bucks now.

This could also be subtitled "Reason #342 Why The Rest of the World Hates Us".

^ I like that first video, I'll have to check out more stuff from that band, the second one, not so much. Also, you can't go wrong with long haired shirtless guys headbanging. Also also, fat bassist is my spirit animal.

It has begun. My annual egg nog binge is here. Every year around the holidays I drink entirely too much nog, with and without alcohol. Then I get really sick of it and don't want to touch the stuff for an entire year, which works out quite nicely. It's tradition!

I'm going to at least partially agree with Bruce here. What Blocker List Lady did here is exhibit an astounding level of ignorance and stupidity, but I don't sense any malice. If she happens to live in an area where this is against the law, then she should be prosecuted accordingly. If animal rights folks want to go after her and/or if someone wants to pass this along to the ASPCA (or appropriate group in whatever area she lives), that's their choice and their right. Otherwise, I'm going to put a check mark in the Imbecile column under her name (it's not the first check mark in that column) and move on.

That's a great song and album, and I would call it Megadeth's 2nd or 3rd album (I go back and forth between Countdown to Extinction and Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? as to the second best album), but Rust in Peace is Megadeth's best album, hands down. Rust in Peace is LEGENDARY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLOKmyu40I

Could it not be argued, though, that that may well be the best way to provide social commentary on the senseless violence in video games. I mean, there's an almost infinite amount of games out there that have you murdering obscene amounts of people. Some of them justify it with some paper thin reasons as to why murdering hundreds, maybe thousands of people is a okay, others coat it with a paint of cartoonishness to dull the grim reality. By stripping away all the layers of sugar coating and exposing players to the bitter tasting pill, could it not be argued that a game like Hatred could be opening some people's eyes to the horrors they do in other games? Does that not give it value? What better way to let people know the horrors of murder than by fully exposing them to the horrors of murder? There's been a long standing debate in movies (since you brought Hollywood into this) about showing the full gore of violence. Some shy away from showing the full gore and carnage because OMG THINK OF THE CHILDREN, even though these movies are clearly marked as not for children, others (myself included) advocate for showing the full horror of death so that people can see the full terrifying nature of what murder is. If it applies to movies, I think it applies to video games as well.